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Joe Strain

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Full Name: Joseph Allan Strain Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/169 First Game: June 28, 1979
Birthdate: April 30, 1954 Final Game: June 2, 1981
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado MLB Experience: 3 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 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
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Joe Strain (Joseph Allan Strain) was born on April 30, 1954 in Denver, Colorado. He made his Major League debut on June 28, 1979 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .241 with 1 home run and 12 RBI. Strain played for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 3 year career.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1979 SF N 67 257 27 62 1 12 .241 .285 .292 8 1 13 21 3 11 8 0 5
1980 SF N 77 189 26 54 0 16 .286 .320 .317 6 0 10 10 0 7 1 0 8
1981 CHI N 25 74 7 14 0 1 .189 .250 .203 1 0 5 7 1 0 0 0 1
Total 169 520 60 130 1 29 .250 .292 .288 15 1 28 38 4 18 9 0 14

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1979 SF N 2B 67 65 547.2 147 188 6 32 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1979 SF N 3B 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 SF N 3B 6 5 48 3 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .875
1980 SF N SS 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 SF N 2B 42 33 326.1 85 102 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1981 CHI N 2B 20 19 154.1 38 81 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 .975
Total SS 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 129 117 1028.1 270 371 11 57 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total 3B 7 5 50 3 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .882

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  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Francisco Giants (June 14, 1976).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants with Phil Nastu to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jerry Martin, Jesus Figueroa and a player to be named later (December 12, 1980); San Francisco Giants received Mike Turgeon (August 11, 1981).

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