Joe Grace

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Full Name: Joseph LaVerne Grace	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/180	First Game: September 24, 1938
Birthdate: January 5, 1914	Final Game: September 3, 1947
Birthplace: Gorham, Illinois	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: September 18, 1969
Deathplace: Murphysboro, Illinois
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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7 See Also
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Joe Grace (Joseph LaVerne Grace) was born on January 5, 1914 in Gorham, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 24, 1938 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .304 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI. Grace played for the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Grace's best season was 1946, when he hit for a .278 average.

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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
1938	STL	A	12	47	7	16	0	4	.340	.367	.362	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
1939	STL	A	74	207	35	63	3	22	.304	.363	.420	11	2	19	24	0	3	3	0	1
1940	STL	A	80	229	45	59	5	25	.258	.336	.402	14	2	26	23	1	1	2	0	5
1941	STL	A	115	362	53	112	6	60	.309	.410	.428	17	4	57	31	5	2	1	0	5
1946	WAS	A	77	321	39	97	2	31	.302	.358	.399	17	4	24	19	4	3	1	0	6
1946	STL	A	48	161	21	37	1	13	.230	.307	.317	7	2	16	20	2	4	1	0	4
1946	TOT	A	125	482	60	134	3	44	.278	.341	.371	24	6	40	39	6	7	2	0	10
1947	WAS	A	78	234	25	58	3	17	.248	.348	.359	9	4	35	15	1	3	1	0	6
Total			484	1561	225	442	20	172	.283	.362	.393	76	18	179	135	13	16	9	0	27

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1938	STL	A	OF	12	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.933
1939	STL	A	OF	53	0	0	83	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.968
1940	STL	A	OF	51	0	0	86	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1940	STL	A	C	12	0	0	16	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1941	STL	A	OF	88	0	0	164	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1941	STL	A	C	9	0	0	20	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	.917
1946	WAS	A	OF	74	0	0	185	4	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1946	STL	A	OF	43	0	0	82	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1946	TOT	A	OF	117	0	0	267	10	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1946	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1947	WAS	A	OF	67	0	0	162	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
Total			OF	388	0	0	775	43	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	.969
Total			C	21	0	0	36	3	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	.951

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Memphis (Southern Association) to St. Louis Browns (September 8, 1938).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Al LaMacchia to Washington Senators in exchange for Jeff Heath (June 15, 1946).
Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Washington Senators (September 23, 1947).

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