Joe Foy

Full Name: Joseph Anthony Foy	Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/215	First Game: April 13, 1966
Birthdate: February 21, 1943	Final Game: May 27, 1971
Birthplace: New York, New York	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: October 12, 1989
Deathplace: Bronx, New York
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Career Highlights
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Joe Foy (Joseph Anthony Foy) was born on February 21, 1943 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1966 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .262 with 15 home runs and 63 RBI. Foy played for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Joe Foy's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1966, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 63 runs. However, others believe that it was 1969, when he stole 37 bases and knocked in 71 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1966	BOS	A	151	554	97	145	15	63	.262	.364	.413	23	8	91	80	2	5	2	2	14
1967	BOS	A	130	446	70	112	16	49	.251	.325	.426	22	4	46	87	3	4	8	1	14
1968	BOS	A	150	515	65	116	10	60	.225	.336	.326	18	2	84	91	4	7	26	5	9
1969	KC	A	145	519	72	136	11	71	.262	.354	.370	19	2	74	75	5	2	37	4	12
1970	NY	N	99	322	39	76	6	37	.236	.373	.329	12	0	68	58	4	2	22	5	4
1971	WAS	A	41	128	12	30	0	11	.234	.363	.297	8	0	27	14	0	1	4	0	4
Total	NL		99	322	39	76	6	37	.236	.373	.329	12	0	68	58	4	2	22	5	4
Total	AL		617	2162	316	539	52	254	.249	.347	.378	90	16	322	347	14	19	77	12	53
Total			716	2484	355	615	58	291	.248	.351	.372	102	16	390	405	18	21	99	17	57

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1966	BOS	A	3B	139	139	1244	150	279	21	28	0	.953
1966	BOS	A	SS	13	11	104.1	19	31	6	7	0	.893
1967	BOS	A	3B	119	106	988	109	204	27	13	1	.921
1967	BOS	A	RF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	BOS	A	OF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	BOS	A	3B	147	144	1286.1	116	313	30	36	0	.935
1968	BOS	A	LF	3	2	18	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	BOS	A	OF	3	2	18	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	KC	A	3B	112	107	968.1	117	209	12	20	0	.964
1969	KC	A	CF	13	13	106	30	2	1	1	0	.970
1969	KC	A	LF	2	2	18.2	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	KC	A	1B	16	16	137	131	11	2	6	0	.986
1969	KC	A	SS	5	1	15	3	5	2	2	0	.800
1969	KC	A	RF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1969	KC	A	OF	16	15	126.2	32	2	1	1	0	.971
1969	KC	A	2B	4	4	31	2	3	1	0	0	.833
1970	NY	N	3B	97	94	841.2	90	179	18	20	0	.937
1971	WAS	A	3B	37	36	311	44	77	5	12	0	.960
1971	WAS	A	2B	4	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1971	WAS	A	SS	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	16	16	137	131	11	2	6	0	.986
Total			CF	13	13	106	30	2	1	1	0	.970
Total			RF	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	8	4	37	2	5	1	0	0	.875
Total			LF	5	4	36.2	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	19	12	122.1	22	37	8	9	0	.881
Total			3B	651	626	5639.1	626	1261	113	129	1	.943
Total			OF	20	17	145.2	35	2	1	1	0	.974

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Minnesota Twins (1962).
Selected by Boston Red Sox from Minnesota Twins in the minor league draft (November 26, 1962).
Selected by Kansas City Royals from Boston Red Sox (4th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
Traded by Kansas City Royals to New York Mets in exchange for Amos Otis and Bob Johnson (December 3, 1969).
Selected by Washington Senators from New York Mets in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 30, 1970).
Released by Washington Senators (July 16, 1971).

[edit] Career Highlights

Finished 5th in the league in stolen bases twice
Finished 2nd in the league in walks in 1966 and 3rd in 1968

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