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Joe Christopher

Full name Joseph O'Neal Christopher
Born December 13, 1935, Frederiksted, St. Croix (Virgin Islands)
Died October 3, 2023, Edgewood, Maryland
Buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland
First Game: May 26, 1959; Final Game: June 9, 1966
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 175
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1959 PIT N    Daily Splits   15    12    6    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    4   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077  .000  -0.4 1959 PIT N
1960 PIT N    Daily Splits   50    56   21   13   2   0   1    3    5   0    8   0   0   0   0   2   0    1   0  .232  .295  .321  -0.4 1960 PIT N
1961 PIT N    Daily Splits   76   186   25   49   7   3   0   14   18   0   24   0   1   1   0   4   7    6   4  .263  .327  .333  -1.0 1961 PIT N
1962 NY  N    Daily Splits  119   271   36   66  10   2   6   32   35   0   42   4   3   1   0   4   4   11   3  .244  .338  .362  -1.0 1962 NY  N
1963 NY  N    Daily Splits   64   149   19   33   5   1   1    8   13   0   21   3   2   1   0   2   2    1   3  .221  .295  .289  -1.1 1963 NY  N
1964 NY  N    Daily Splits  154   543   78  163  26   8  16   76   48   5   92   6   1   6   0   8  18    6   5  .300  .360  .466   1.3 1964 NY  N
1965 NY  N    Daily Splits  148   437   38  109  18   3   5   40   35   3   82   6   4   4   0   6  10    4   4  .249  .311  .339  -2.0 1965 NY  N
1966 BOS A    Daily Splits   12    13    1    1   0   0   0    0    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .200  .077  -0.2 1966 BOS A
Total NL ( 7 Years)         626  1654  223  433  68  17  29  173  155   8  273  19  12  13   0  26  41   29  19  .262  .330  .376  -4.6 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )          12    13    1    1   0   0   0    0    2   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .200  .077  -0.2 Total AL
Total    ( 8 Years) Splits  638  1667  224  434  68  17  29  173  157   8  277  19  12  13   0  26  41   29  19  .260  .329  .374  -4.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1960 PIT N    Daily Splits    3     0    2    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 1960 PIT N

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1959 PIT N Daily Splits  OF    9    3    2    34       5    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    9 
1959 PIT N               RF    9    3    2    34       5    0    0    0   0 1.000
1960 PIT N Daily Splits  OF   17   10    4   109      24    0    0    0   0 1.000    11    5    1 
1960 PIT N               LF   11    7    1    69      15    0    0    0   0 1.000
1960 PIT N               CF    5    3    3    39       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
1960 PIT N               RF    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1961 PIT N Daily Splits  OF   55   44   43   410.2    86    2    2    1   0  .978    45    5    5 
1961 PIT N               LF   45   39   39   359      73    2    2    0   0  .974
1961 PIT N               CF    5    5    4    43       9    1    0    1   0 1.000
1961 PIT N               RF    5    0    0     8.2     1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1962 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   94   69   66   639.1   133    5    4    4   0  .972    19   32   44 
1962 NY  N               RF   44   40   38   354.2    64    2    1    1   0  .985
1962 NY  N               CF   32   26   26   239.1    58    3    3    3   0  .953
1962 NY  N               LF   19    3    2    45.1    13    0    0    0   0 1.000
1963 NY  N Daily Splits  OF   45   33   27   300      58    1    1    1   0  .983     6    0   40 
1963 NY  N               RF   40   29   24   268.2    49    1    1    1   0  .980
1963 NY  N               LF    6    4    3    31.1     4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1964 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  145  141  133  1241     251   10    7    2   0  .974     7   10  129 
1964 NY  N               RF  129  127  122  1122.1   223   10    5    2   0  .979
1964 NY  N               CF   10    9    7    76.2    14    0    2    0   0  .875
1964 NY  N               LF    7    5    4    42       8    1    0    0   0 1.000
1965 NY  N Daily Splits  OF  112  110   83   942     180    3    2    0   0  .989    64    0   50 
1965 NY  N               LF   64   62   48   529.2    99    1    1    0   0  .990
1965 NY  N               RF   50   48   35   412.1    82    1    1    0   0  .988
1966 BOS A Daily Splits  OF    2    1    1    10       1    0    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    0 
1966 BOS A               LF    2    1    1    10       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits  OF  479  411  359  3686     738   21   16    8   0  .979   154   52  278 
Total ( 7 Years)         RF  278  247  221  2201.2   425   14    8    4   0  .982
Total ( 7 Years)         LF  154  121   98  1086.1   213    4    3    0   0  .986
Total ( 4 Years)         CF   52   43   40   398      89    4    5    4   0  .949
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1955).

Selected by New York Mets from Pittsburgh Pirates (10th pick overall) in the
expansion draft (October 10, 1961).

Traded by New York Mets to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Eddie Bressoud (November
30, 1965).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Earl Wilson to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Don
Demeter and a player to be named later (June 14, 1966); Boston Red Sox received
Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966).
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