Joe Altobelli
[edit] Biography
Joe Altobelli (Joseph Salvatore Altobelli) was born on May 26, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1955 for the Cleveland Indians. Altobelli played for the Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| 42
| 75
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 5
| .200
| .259
| .320
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| 83
| 87
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 9
| .207
| .253
| .287
| 3
| 2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 41
| 95
| 10
| 21
| 3
| 14
| .221
| .312
| .358
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 166
| 257
| 27
| 54
| 5
| 28
| .210
| .277
| .323
| 8
| 3
| 23
| 42
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 11
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 7
| 3
| 35
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 57
| 12
| 173
| 145
| 9
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 25
| 21
| 178.1
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 25
| 21
| 178.1
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 26
| 21
| 179.1
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 99
| 13
| 183
| 384
| 21
| 3
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 32
| 24
| 213.1
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1951).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Toronto (International) (January 13, 1959).
- Traded by Toronto (International) to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Clyde Parris (April 1, 1960).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Ed Palmquist to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ernie Oravetz and cash (May 10, 1961).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (October 12, 1961).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 12, 1961).
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