Joe Christopher

Full Name: Joseph O'Neal Christopher	Primary Position: OF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/175	First Game: May 26, 1959
Birthdate: December 13, 1935	Final Game: June 9, 1966
Birthplace: Frederiksted, Virgin Islands	MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Joe Christopher (Joseph O'Neal Christopher) was born on December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, Virgin Islands. He made his Major League debut on May 26, 1959 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 0 home runs and 14 RBI. Christopher played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Christopher's best season was 1964, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .300 average and knocked in 76 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1959	PIT	N	15	12	6	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
1960	PIT	N	50	56	21	13	1	3	.232	.295	.321	2	0	5	8	0	0	1	0	0
1961	PIT	N	76	186	25	49	0	14	.263	.327	.333	7	3	18	24	0	1	6	0	7
1962	NY	N	119	271	36	66	6	32	.244	.338	.362	10	2	35	42	4	3	11	0	4
1963	NY	N	64	149	19	33	1	8	.221	.295	.289	5	1	13	21	3	2	1	0	2
1964	NY	N	154	543	78	163	16	76	.300	.360	.466	26	8	48	92	6	1	6	5	18
1965	NY	N	148	437	38	109	5	40	.249	.311	.339	18	3	35	82	6	4	4	3	10
1966	BOS	A	12	13	1	1	0	0	.077	.200	.077	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		626	1654	223	433	29	173	.262	.330	.376	68	17	155	273	19	12	29	8	41
Total	AL		12	13	1	1	0	0	.077	.200	.077	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
Total			638	1667	224	434	29	173	.260	.329	.374	68	17	157	277	19	12	29	8	41

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1959	PIT	N	OF	9	3	34	5	0	0	0	1.000
1959	PIT	N	RF	9	3	34	5	0	0	0	1.000
1960	PIT	N	OF	17	10	109	24	0	0	0	1.000
1960	PIT	N	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1960	PIT	N	LF	11	7	69	15	0	0	0	1.000
1960	PIT	N	CF	5	3	39	8	0	0	0	1.000
1961	PIT	N	CF	5	5	43	9	1	0	1	1.000
1961	PIT	N	OF	55	44	410.2	86	2	2	1	.978
1961	PIT	N	RF	5	0	8.2	1	0	0	0	1.000
1961	PIT	N	LF	45	39	359	70	2	2	0	.973
1962	NY	N	RF	44	40	354.2	64	2	1	1	.985
1962	NY	N	CF	32	26	239.1	58	3	3	3	.953
1962	NY	N	OF	94	69	639.1	133	5	4	4	.972
1962	NY	N	LF	19	3	45.1	14	0	0	0	1.000
1963	NY	N	OF	45	33	300	58	1	1	1	.983
1963	NY	N	RF	40	29	268.2	49	1	1	1	.980
1963	NY	N	LF	6	4	31.1	4	0	0	0	1.000
1964	NY	N	OF	145	141	1241	251	10	7	2	.974
1964	NY	N	LF	7	5	42	8	1	0	0	1.000
1964	NY	N	RF	129	127	1122.1	222	9	5	1	.979
1964	NY	N	CF	10	9	76.2	14	0	2	0	.875
1965	NY	N	RF	50	48	412.1	82	1	1	0	.988
1965	NY	N	OF	112	110	942	180	3	2	0	.989
1965	NY	N	LF	64	62	529.2	98	1	1	0	.990
1966	BOS	A	OF	2	1	10	1	0	0	0	1.000
1966	BOS	A	LF	2	1	10	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	479	411	3686	738	21	16	8	.979
Total			CF	52	43	398	89	4	5	4	.949
Total			RF	278	247	2201.2	424	13	8	3	.982
Total			LF	154	121	1086.1	210	4	3	0	.986

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1955).
Selected by New York Mets from Pittsburgh Pirates 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).