John Boccabella
[edit] Biography
John Boccabella (John Dominic Boccabella) was born on June 29, 1941 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1963 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .228 with 6 home runs and 25 RBI. Boccabella played for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 12 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 74
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 5
| .189
| .247
| .311
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 23
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .391
| .391
| .565
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 4
| .333
| .385
| .833
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 75
| 206
| 22
| 47
| 6
| 25
| .228
| .274
| .359
| 9
| 0
| 14
| 39
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 25
| 35
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 8
| .171
| .250
| .257
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .176
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 40
| 86
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 6
| .105
| .170
| .163
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 61
| 145
| 18
| 39
| 5
| 17
| .269
| .321
| .407
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 74
| 177
| 15
| 39
| 3
| 15
| .220
| .278
| .333
| 11
| 0
| 14
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 83
| 207
| 14
| 47
| 1
| 10
| .227
| .259
| .290
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 118
| 403
| 25
| 94
| 7
| 46
| .233
| .279
| .318
| 13
| 0
| 26
| 57
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 15
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 29
| 80
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .138
| .176
| .175
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 551
| 1462
| 117
| 320
| 26
| 148
| .219
| .267
| .317
| 56
| 5
| 96
| 246
| 5
| 16
| 3
| 20
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 24
| 21
| 189.1
| 234
| 12
| 1
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 34
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 33
| 28
| 245
| 51
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 30
| 17
| 178.2
| 182
| 15
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 33
| 28
| 245
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| C
| 5
| 4
| 38
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 9
| 3
| 41
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| N
| C
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| C
| 32
| 19
| 196.2
| 137
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 25
| 221
| 234
| 33
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| C
| 24
| 14
| 124
| 79
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| .989
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 37
| 28
| 217.1
| 207
| 22
| 1
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| C
| 37
| 21
| 231.1
| 127
| 11
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 6
| 0
| .979
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| C
| 73
| 44
| 451.2
| 316
| 33
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 24
| 1
| .983
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 61
| 51
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| C
| 117
| 106
| 956
| 610
| 65
| 14
| 10
| 1
| 11
| 53
| 34
| 0
| .980
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| C
| 26
| 21
| 183.2
| 110
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 319
| 234
| 2218.1
| 1433
| 146
| 25
| 21
| 1
| 24
| 126
| 85
| 1
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 143
| 103
| 929.1
| 982
| 92
| 4
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 41
| 33
| 280
| 56
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 3.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 46
| 35
| 306
| 60
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1963).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees (December 2, 1967).
- Returned to Chicago Cubs (April, 1968).
- Selected by Montreal Expos from Chicago Cubs (56th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Don Carrithers (April 1, 1974).
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