Jo-Jo White
[edit] Biography
Jo-Jo White (Joyner Clifford White) was born on June 1, 1909 in Red Oak, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1932 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1932, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 2 home runs and 21 RBI. White played for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Jo-Jo White's best season was 1934, when he stole 28 bases and hit for a .313 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1932
| DET
| A
| 80
| 208
| 25
| 54
| 2
| 21
| .260
| .330
| .346
| 6
| 3
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| 91
| 234
| 43
| 59
| 2
| 34
| .252
| .337
| .359
| 9
| 5
| 27
| 26
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| 115
| 384
| 97
| 120
| 0
| 44
| .313
| .419
| .385
| 18
| 5
| 69
| 39
| 1
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| 114
| 412
| 82
| 99
| 2
| 32
| .240
| .348
| .345
| 13
| 12
| 68
| 42
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 58
| 51
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .275
| .383
| .333
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| 94
| 305
| 50
| 75
| 0
| 21
| .246
| .354
| .308
| 5
| 7
| 50
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| DET
| A
| 78
| 206
| 40
| 54
| 0
| 15
| .262
| .359
| .301
| 6
| 1
| 30
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| 139
| 500
| 69
| 124
| 1
| 30
| .248
| .335
| .316
| 17
| 7
| 61
| 51
| 4
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 7
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| 85
| 267
| 30
| 59
| 1
| 21
| .221
| .329
| .262
| 4
| 2
| 40
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| 24
| 85
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 5
| .235
| .316
| .259
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| 109
| 352
| 39
| 79
| 1
| 26
| .224
| .326
| .261
| 6
| 2
| 50
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 24
| 85
| 9
| 20
| 0
| 5
| .235
| .316
| .259
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 854
| 2567
| 447
| 658
| 8
| 224
| .256
| .354
| .330
| 81
| 42
| 376
| 269
| 13
| 35
| 92
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 878
| 2652
| 456
| 678
| 8
| 229
| .256
| .353
| .328
| 83
| 42
| 386
| 276
| 13
| 35
| 92
| 0
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1932
| DET
| A
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 96
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| OF
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| OF
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 247
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| OF
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1938
| DET
| A
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1943
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 335
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1944
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| OF
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 685
| 0
| 0
| 1613
| 52
| 60
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Tony Piet, George Archie, Ed Selway and cash to Seattle (PCL) in exchange for Fred Hutchinson (December 12, 1938).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Cincinnati Reds (August 19, 1944).
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