Joe Cannon
[edit] Biography
Joe Cannon (Joseph Jerome Cannon) was born on July 13, 1953 in Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 22, 1977 for the Houston Astros. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .211 with 1 home run and 5 RBI. Cannon played for the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 9
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .118
| .235
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 8
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .222
| .222
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 61
| 142
| 14
| 30
| 1
| 5
| .211
| .217
| .254
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 70
| 50
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .080
| .098
| .080
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 17
| 35
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .171
| .171
| .229
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 131
| 192
| 30
| 34
| 1
| 9
| .177
| .186
| .208
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 48
| 1
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 148
| 227
| 34
| 40
| 1
| 11
| .176
| .183
| .211
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 54
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 31.2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 17.2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 50
| 33
| 321
| 81
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 40
| 32
| 282
| 73
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 17
| 1
| 39
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 17
| 3
| 51.1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 17
| 4
| 69.2
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 33
| 7
| 122
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 40
| 9
| 133
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 19
| 6
| 83.2
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 91
| 47
| 499.2
| 124
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 41
| 32
| 283
| 73
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (16th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1974).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Pedro Hernandez and Mark Lemongello to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Alan Ashby (November 27, 1978).
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