Von Joshua
[edit] Biography
Von Joshua (Von Everett Joshua) was born on May 1, 1948 in Oakland, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .252 with 2 home runs and 17 RBI. Joshua played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Von Joshua's best season was 1975, when he hit for a .318 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 14
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 72
| 109
| 23
| 29
| 1
| 8
| .266
| .302
| .358
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 11
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 75
| 159
| 19
| 40
| 2
| 17
| .252
| .288
| .327
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 81
| 124
| 11
| 29
| 1
| 16
| .234
| .276
| .315
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 129
| 507
| 75
| 161
| 7
| 43
| .318
| .359
| .448
| 25
| 10
| 32
| 75
| 1
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 6
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 42
| 156
| 13
| 41
| 0
| 2
| .263
| .280
| .321
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| 107
| 423
| 44
| 113
| 5
| 28
| .267
| .295
| .357
| 13
| 5
| 18
| 58
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 3
| 5
|
| 1976
| Total
|
| 149
| 579
| 57
| 154
| 5
| 30
| .266
| .291
| .347
| 18
| 7
| 22
| 78
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 5
| 8
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 144
| 536
| 58
| 140
| 9
| 49
| .261
| .286
| .384
| 25
| 7
| 21
| 74
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 4
| 17
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 94
| 142
| 22
| 40
| 3
| 14
| .282
| .315
| .408
| 7
| 1
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 53
| 63
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .238
| .294
| .397
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 571
| 1275
| 175
| 357
| 16
| 107
| .280
| .317
| .386
| 49
| 19
| 69
| 206
| 3
| 6
| 35
| 13
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 251
| 959
| 102
| 253
| 14
| 77
| .264
| .290
| .372
| 38
| 12
| 39
| 132
| 0
| 9
| 20
| 7
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 822
| 2234
| 277
| 610
| 30
| 184
| .273
| .306
| .380
| 87
| 31
| 108
| 338
| 3
| 15
| 55
| 20
| 43
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| LA
| N
| LF
| 6
| 2
| 21.2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| OF
| 8
| 2
| 26.2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| OF
| 41
| 19
| 205.1
| 47
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| CF
| 11
| 3
| 40
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| LF
| 21
| 11
| 114
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| RF
| 16
| 5
| 51.1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| OF
| 46
| 36
| 328.2
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| LF
| 43
| 34
| 308.2
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| CF
| 17
| 10
| 104
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| LF
| 11
| 6
| 65
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| OF
| 35
| 18
| 195
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| RF
| 7
| 2
| 26
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| OF
| 117
| 117
| 1005
| 279
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| CF
| 117
| 117
| 1005
| 278
| 10
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| CF
| 33
| 33
| 295.2
| 69
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| OF
| 35
| 33
| 301.2
| 70
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 105
| 103
| 888
| 268
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 83
| 79
| 684
| 218
| 10
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1976
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 25
| 24
| 204
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| Total
|
| CF
| 116
| 112
| 979.2
| 287
| 13
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1976
| Total
|
| LF
| 28
| 24
| 210
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1976
| Total
|
| OF
| 140
| 136
| 1189.2
| 338
| 13
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 140
| 128
| 1128.2
| 311
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 140
| 128
| 1128.2
| 308
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| OF
| 46
| 22
| 228.2
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| CF
| 10
| 4
| 37.2
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| RF
| 28
| 13
| 137
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| LF
| 11
| 5
| 54
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 19.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| OF
| 12
| 6
| 54.1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| CF
| 8
| 4
| 34
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 127
| 84
| 799.2
| 163
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 424
| 380
| 3352
| 937
| 33
| 21
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 590
| 484
| 4371
| 1154
| 36
| 30
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 55
| 20
| 219.1
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 28, 1967).
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (June 28, 1967).
- Claimed on waivers by San Francisco Giants from Los Angeles Dodgers (January 29, 1975).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to Milwaukee Brewers (June 2, 1976).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 30, 1978).
- Sold by Tabasco (Mexican) to Los Angeles Dodgers (January 9, 1979).
- Claimed on waivers by San Diego Padres from Los Angeles Dodgers (December 3, 1979).
- Released by San Diego Padres (August 11, 1980).
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