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Joe Altobelli
Joseph Salvatore Altobelli

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 14, 1955
Final Game October 1, 1961
Born May 26, 1932 in Detroit, MI

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 23 CLE AL  42   75    8   15   3  0   2    5   0  1   5  14  .200  .259  .320   53   24   3   0   0   1   0
 1957 25 CLE AL  83   87    9   18   3  2   0    9   3  2   5  14  .207  .253  .287   48   25   2   2   0   1   1
 1961 29 MIN AL  41   95   10   21   2  1   3   14   0  0  13  14  .221  .312  .358   75   34   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      166  257   27   54   8  3   5   28   3  3  23  42  .210  .277  .323   60   83   5   3   0   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        251   26   53   8  3   5   27   3  3  22  41  .210  .277  .323   60   81   5   3   0   2   3
 Career High     83   95   10   21   3  2   3   14   3  2  13  14                          34   3   2   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 23 CLE AL   84   64    6   2.5   106| .200  .271| .259  .351| .320  .404| .579  .755|  53  .250  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 1957 25 CLE AL   97   76    7   2.5    99| .207  .263| .253  .335| .287  .397| .540  .732|  48  .261  -6.5  -0.7  60%
 1961 29 MIN AL  109   77   11   3.8   109| .221  .271| .312  .347| .358  .421| .670  .768|  75  .410  -3.7  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       290  217   24   3.0   105| .210  .268| .277  .344| .323  .408| .600  .752|  60  .314 -15.7  -1.6  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 23 CLE AL 1B 40 224 11 2 14 .992 .991 5.88 8.17 1957 25 CLE AL 1B 56 145 9 1 16 .994 .992 2.75 8.36 8.01 9.67 12 173.0 OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.97 3.34 2.24 3 35.0 CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.40 4.00 2.70 1 18.0 RF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.70 2.81 1.91 2 16.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1961 29 MIN AL LF 25 37 0 2 0 .949 .969 1.48 1.62 1.87 2.00 21 178.3 1B 2 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.30 14.40 9.45 1 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 23 CLE AL 1B 40 224 11 2 14 .992 .991 5.88 8.17 1957 25 CLE AL 1B 56 145 9 1 16 .994 .992 2.75 8.36 8.01 9.67 12 173.0 1961 29 MIN AL 1B 2 15 1 0 0 1.000 .988 8.00 8.30 14.40 9.45 1 10.0 1957 25 CLE AL CF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.40 4.00 2.70 1 18.0 1957 25 CLE AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1961 29 MIN AL LF 25 37 0 2 0 .949 .969 1.48 1.62 1.87 2.00 21 178.3 1957 25 CLE AL OF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.97 3.34 2.24 3 35.0 1961 29 MIN AL OF 25 39 0 2 0 .951 .977 1.56 1.98 1.97 2.25 21 178.3 1957 25 CLE AL RF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.70 2.81 1.91 2 16.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 98 384 21 3 30 .993 .991 4.13 8.28 13 183.0 OF* 32 52 0 2 0 .963 .977 1.62 1.98 24 213.3 26 4 2# LF* 26 37 0 2 0 .949 .969 1.42 1.62 21 179.3 CF* 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.00 2.40 1 18.0 RF* 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.70 2 16.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 130 436 21 5 30 .989 .990 3.52 6.73
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

January 13, 1959: Purchased by the Toronto (International) from the Cleveland Indians.

April 1, 1960: Traded by the Toronto (International) to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Clyde Parris (minors).

May 10, 1961: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Ed Palmquist to the Minnesota Twins for Ernie Oravetz and cash.

October 12, 1961: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

October 12, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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