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Joe Altobelli

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Full Name: Joseph Salvatore Altobelli Primary Position: 1B,OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: April 14, 1955
Birthdate: May 26, 1932 Final Game: October 1, 1961
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
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[edit] Biography

Joe Altobelli (Joseph Salvatore Altobelli) was born on May 26, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1955 for the Cleveland Indians. Altobelli played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 3 year career.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1955 CLE A 42 75 8 15 2 5 .200 .259 .320 3 0 5 14 1 3 0 0 0
1957 CLE A 83 87 9 18 0 9 .207 .253 .287 3 2 5 14 1 2 3 0 1
1961 MIN A 41 95 10 21 3 14 .221 .312 .358 2 1 13 14 0 0 0 0 2
Total 166 257 27 54 5 28 .210 .277 .323 8 3 23 42 2 5 3 0 3

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1955 CLE A 1B 40 0 0 224 11 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1957 CLE A OF 7 3 35 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 CLE A LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 CLE A CF 4 1 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 CLE A 1B 57 12 173 145 9 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1957 CLE A RF 2 2 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIN A 1B 2 1 10 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 MIN A OF 25 21 178.1 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1961 MIN A LF 25 21 178.1 37 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .949
Total LF 26 21 179.1 37 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .949
Total 1B 99 13 183 384 21 3 30 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total OF 32 24 213.1 52 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
Total CF 4 1 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total RF 2 2 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1951).
  • Sold by Cleveland Indians to Toronto (International) (January 13, 1959).
  • Traded by Toronto (International) to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Clyde Parris (April 1, 1960).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Ed Palmquist to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ernie Oravetz and cash (May 10, 1961).
  • Released by Minnesota Twins (October 12, 1961).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 12, 1961).

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