Joe Garagiola

Full Name: Joseph Henry Garagiola	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190	First Game: May 26, 1946
Birthdate: February 12, 1926	Final Game: September 26, 1954
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Joe Garagiola (Joseph Henry Garagiola) was born on February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on May 26, 1946 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI. Garagiola played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and New York Giants over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Garagiola's best season was 1952, when he knocked in 54 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1946	STL	N	74	211	21	50	3	22	.237	.312	.308	4	1	23	25	0	1	0	0	4
1947	STL	N	77	183	20	47	5	25	.257	.398	.415	10	2	40	14	3	2	0	0	5
1948	STL	N	24	56	9	6	2	7	.107	.275	.232	1	0	12	9	1	0	0	0	0
1949	STL	N	81	241	25	63	3	26	.261	.348	.357	14	0	31	19	1	2	0	0	6
1950	STL	N	34	88	8	28	2	20	.318	.388	.477	6	1	10	7	0	0	0	0	5
1951	STL	N	27	72	9	14	2	9	.194	.284	.375	3	2	9	7	0	1	0	0	3
1951	PIT	N	72	212	24	54	9	35	.255	.358	.439	8	2	32	20	2	3	4	0	4
1951	TOT	N	99	284	33	68	11	44	.239	.339	.423	11	4	41	27	2	4	4	0	7
1952	PIT	N	118	344	35	94	8	54	.273	.369	.410	15	4	50	24	2	0	0	0	7
1953	PIT	N	27	73	9	17	2	14	.233	.341	.384	5	0	10	11	2	1	1	0	2
1953	CHI	N	74	228	21	62	1	21	.272	.336	.360	9	4	21	23	1	1	0	0	8
1953	TOT	N	101	301	30	79	3	35	.262	.337	.365	14	4	31	34	3	2	1	0	10
1954	NY	N	5	11	1	3	0	1	.273	.308	.455	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1954	CHI	N	63	153	16	43	5	21	.281	.403	.412	5	0	28	12	4	1	0	4	4
1954	TOT	N	68	164	17	46	5	22	.280	.397	.415	7	0	29	14	4	1	0	5	4
Total			676	1872	198	481	42	255	.257	.354	.385	82	16	267	173	16	12	5	5	48

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1946	STL	N	C	70	0	0	260	25	3	6	4	0	0	.990
1947	STL	N	C	74	0	0	281	23	4	2	2	0	0	.987
1948	STL	N	C	23	0	0	83	14	1	1	0	0	0	.990
1949	STL	N	C	80	0	0	332	35	6	1	6	0	0	.984
1950	STL	N	C	30	0	0	99	8	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1951	STL	N	C	23	0	0	81	6	0	2	2	0	0	1.000
1951	PIT	N	C	61	0	0	255	30	4	4	7	0	0	.986
1951	TOT	N	C	84	0	0	336	36	4	6	9	0	0	.989
1952	PIT	N	C	105	0	0	418	63	11	9	2	0	0	.978
1953	PIT	N	C	22	0	0	82	10	1	0	0	0	0	.989
1953	CHI	N	C	68	0	0	296	34	4	2	6	0	0	.988
1953	TOT	N	C	90	0	0	378	44	5	2	6	0	0	.988
1954	NY	N	C	3	2	23	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
1954	CHI	N	C	55	48	409	191	23	4	0	6	15	7	.982
1954	TOT	N	C	58	50	432	208	23	4	0	6	16	7	.983
Total			C	614	50	432	2395	271	38	29	35	16	7	.986

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1942).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet, Ted Wilks and Dick Cole to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Cliff Chambers and Wally Westlake (June 15, 1951).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ralph Kiner, Howie Pollet and George Metkovich to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Toby Atwell, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward, George Freese, Bob Addis, Gene Hermanski and $150000 (June 4, 1953).
Claimed on waivers by New York Giants from Chicago Cubs (September 8, 1954).

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