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Earl Averill League
9-16-2076
Joe Battle Right Field
Retired (1968, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .710 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
H 1499 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 03-25-1932
HR 113 Drafted Round 9, Pick 142
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(82 games)
RBI 606
SB 204
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance C    Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B D  (17.4%) LF A+ (99.0%) Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (98.8%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 BAL
145
480
33
109
22
7
3
37
36
 82 4 2
0
 0 6
.606
.285
.321
.094
.227
1951 BAL
51
87
12
23
6
1
4
7
7
 14 1 0
0
 0 2
.821
.326
.494
.230
.264
1952 BAL
106
150
18
31
4
0
4
12
15
 22 2 1
0
 0 1
.599
.286
.313
.107
.207
1953 BAL
137
512
65
122
17
3
9
55
55
 91 2 3
17
 9 5
.649
.313
.336
.098
.238
1954 BAL
135
472
59
120
24
4
7
48
43
 79 5 1
16
 9 3
.689
.322
.367
.112
.254
1955 BAL
126
470
72
129
19
4
6
48
54
 70 1 4
20
 2 7
.718
.348
.370
.096
.274
1956 BAL
146
548
56
132
16
5
13
69
51
 91 4 7
18
 4 2
.666
.307
.359
.119
.241
1957 PHI
54
90
17
25
4
2
2
14
19
 21 0 1
9
 2 0
.833
.400
.433
.156
.278
1958 PHI
92
263
39
82
11
4
4
40
19
 49 1 2
11
 8 4
.788
.358
.430
.118
.312
1959 PHI
124
457
84
128
29
5
11
40
38
 75 1 2
27
 6 3
.773
.335
.438
.158
.280
1960 PHI
125
351
47
101
26
2
9
46
25
 56 0 3
6
 6 1
.783
.332
.450
.162
.288
1961 PHI
85
174
23
48
8
1
7
18
21
 30 0 0
8
 4 2
.808
.354
.454
.178
.276
1962 PHI
137
413
57
112
18
9
9
36
43
 67 1 0
18
 9 3
.765
.341
.424
.153
.271
1963 PHI
48
160
19
45
3
2
3
17
12
 23 0 2
7
 4 0
.709
.328
.381
.100
.281
1964 PHI-DET
106
297
46
78
11
1
7
29
34
 59 2 1
10
 0 3
.718
.341
.377
.114
.263
1965 DET
91
203
31
53
7
0
4
18
23
 37 0 2
9
 0 2
.688
.333
.355
.094
.261
1966 DET
118
310
42
89
14
1
5
41
31
 46 2 4
15
 1 2
.739
.352
.387
.100
.287
1967 DET-STL
79
180
25
41
5
2
4
17
19
 30 1 0
11
 4 1
.649
.305
.344
.117
.228
1968 STL-KC
55
121
16
31
2
3
2
14
7
 18 2 0
2
 1 1
.680
.308
.372
.116
.256
Total
1960
5738
761
1499
246
56
113
606
552
 960 29 35
204
 69 48
.710
.327
.383
.121
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Joe Battle has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1968-07-08The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Joe Battle to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated William Jacobs for assignment.
1968-07-06The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1968-07-02The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Joe Battle.
1968-06-07The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted CeciIio Gabrielson to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1968-04-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have re-claimed Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1968-03-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Fred Myers to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1967-09-29The St. Louis Rough Riders have re-claimed Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1967-09-26The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1967-09-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Joe Battle to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Randy Belden for assignment.
1967-08-29The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Jim Huckleberry to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1967-07-05The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Joe Battle from the waiver wire.
1967-07-01The Detroit Tigers have promoted Edgar Botz to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Joe Battle for assignment.
1964-05-16A trade has been completed between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Balco Boyz. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz receive Bill Warner, Jerry Robinson, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 3 (DET) from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Joe Battle, Bob Danning, Sandy Franco.
1954-04-01The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Max Power to Joe Battle.
1951-07-30The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Max Power to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Steve Frey to the minors.
1951-03-01The Baltimore Bombabeers have promoted Steve Frey to the major league team. The Baltimore Bombabeers have sent Max Power to the minors.
1950-04-04The Baltimore Bombabeers have renamed Joe Battle to Max Power.