#75 Eddie Joost, Third Base, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics

#75 Eddie Joost, Third Base, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Eddie Joost

6/5/1916
33
USA,CA,SAN FRANCISCO
6"0
180

Third Base
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R

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Minimal
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4 / 6 (Popular)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,050,000
1950
12 Year(s), 119 Days (2183 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 34 Days (2270 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	5	4	10	6
Versus LHP	6	6	5	10	7
Versus RHP	5	5	4	10	6
Talent	6	5	4	10	7

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3
4
6
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 3 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/28	@CHA	W 6-1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	#6
9/29	@CHA	L 1-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
9/30	NYY	W 10-8	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	#6
10/1	@WAS	L 0-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
10/2	BOS	W 4-3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
10/4	@CLE	W 6-3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#6
10/7	@CHA	L 3-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
10/8	@CHA	L 1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	#6
10/10	CHA	L 4-12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#6
10/11	CHA	L 5-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	#6

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	156	493	110	26	6	10	64	91	136	118	.223	.392	.361	.753	.801	.138
Projected	156	493	110	26	6	10	64	91	136	118	.223	.392	.361	.753	.801	.138

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	148	632	2	4	0	11	0	1	178	42	2	3	40.0	81.3	5.5

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	163	34	7	2	2	11	29	46	40	0	0	0	.209	.383	.313	.696
vs. RHP	330	76	19	4	8	53	62	90	78	1	0	2	.230	.397	.385	.782
Close/Late	61	9	1	1	0	6	14	19	14	0	0	1	.148	.358	.197	.555
Scoring Position	126	32	4	2	3	50	0	43	29	1	0	0	.254	.441	.389	.830
Pinch Hitting	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	.250	.625	.250	.875

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	78	243	53	14	2	5	34	47	64	55	.218	.380	.354	.734
Road	78	250	57	12	4	5	30	44	72	63	.228	.404	.368	.772
Last Week	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.000	.333	.000	.333
March/April	25	72	17	2	2	4	19	16	27	18	.236	.440	.486	.926
May	26	88	18	5	1	1	10	12	18	26	.205	.346	.318	.664
June	26	77	21	4	0	2	16	14	27	15	.273	.462	.403	.864
July	25	85	22	4	2	1	7	16	18	20	.259	.388	.388	.777
August	27	83	22	8	1	1	6	22	27	17	.265	.450	.422	.872
Sept/Oct	27	88	10	3	0	1	6	11	19	22	.114	.271	.182	.453
Postseason	4	13	1	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	.077	.294	.308	.602

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1936	15	49	8	3	0	0	4	6	12	0	0	8	0	1	.163	.328	.224	.552	CIN CLE
1937	46	101	23	3	0	3	14	21	24	0	1	13	1	2	.228	.373	.347	.720	CLE
1938	84	94	26	8	0	2	14	29	29	2	0	8	3	0	.277	.456	.426	.882	CLE
1939	97	150	41	7	0	6	31	32	55	0	1	25	4	2	.273	.466	.440	.906	CLE
1940	86	148	50	13	0	5	34	39	33	1	0	22	1	1	.338	.462	.527	.989	CLE
1941	79	128	32	3	0	5	20	24	38	0	2	15	2	0	.250	.417	.391	.807	CLE
1942	118	172	41	13	2	4	29	35	41	0	1	22	4	3	.238	.383	.407	.790	CLE
1943	133	347	92	17	1	19	54	87	97	1	2	63	7	3	.265	.425	.484	.909	CLE
1944	157	513	130	29	3	20	83	75	119	2	6	92	18	10	.253	.392	.439	.831	CIN
1945	135	426	102	15	2	25	67	97	122	2	2	86	15	8	.239	.409	.460	.870	CIN
1946	116	239	60	9	1	13	45	51	65	0	1	42	4	7	.251	.410	.460	.870	CIN
1947	108	173	37	6	0	8	30	37	57	2	1	28	5	2	.214	.412	.387	.799	CIN
1948	145	435	118	19	2	15	64	85	145	3	1	76	6	5	.271	.455	.428	.883	PHA
1949	156	493	110	26	6	10	64	91	136	2	1	118	2	3	.223	.392	.361	.753	PHA
Total	1475	3468	870	171	17	135	553	709	973	15	19	618	72	47	.251	.415	.427	.842

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1936, AAA	132	468	125	21	3	41	91	103	137	101	4	5	.267	.430	.588	1.018
1937, AAA	88	282	92	11	1	39	99	94	89	60	5	2	.326	.487	.787	1.274

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750
1938	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1939	7	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	.200	.429	.600	1.029
1940	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1941	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1942	5	5	2	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	.400	.571	.800	1.371
1944	13	40	14	2	0	3	12	14	17	8	3	1	.350	.544	.625	1.169
1945	7	25	5	1	0	2	5	3	7	3	0	4	.200	.375	.480	.855
1946	4	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167
1948	6	16	4	1	0	0	3	3	10	3	0	0	.250	.538	.313	.851
1949	4	13	1	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	0	0	.077	.294	.308	.602
Total	62	120	28	4	2	6	26	25	45	21	3	6	.233	.442	.450	.892

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	4	0	7	6	1	15	2	.867	13.1	10.13
Third Base	149	148	83	286	19	383	14	.963	1302.1	2.65
Shortstop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1936...
Traded from Cincinnati to Cleveland on 4/1/1936 (Going to CIN: P Emil Roy, P Al Benton. Going to CLE: SS Eddie Joost)...
Had first career hit on 9/4/1936, off Randy Gumpert (WAS)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/23/1937, off Luis Tiant sr (WAS)...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1939...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1940...
1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $803,571 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/26/1941 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,067,857 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1942...
1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,067,857 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/3/1944 to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year...
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1944...
Injured on 4/9/1945 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week...
Injured on 6/9/1945 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/1/1948 to a 3-year deal worth $3,050,000 per year...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

OBP
1948 - .455 - 4th

BB
1943 - 97 - 8th
1944 - 119 - 5th
1945 - 122 - 4th
1948 - 145 - 2nd

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