Joe Lonnett
[edit] Biography
Joe Lonnett (Joseph Paul Lonnett) was born on February 7, 1927 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1956 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .169 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI. Lonnett played for the Philadelphia Phillies for his entire 4 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 16
| 22
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 67
| 160
| 12
| 27
| 5
| 15
| .169
| .272
| .294
| 5
| 0
| 22
| 39
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 17
| 50
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .140
| .167
| .180
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 93
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 10
| .172
| .284
| .215
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 143
| 325
| 22
| 54
| 6
| 27
| .166
| .259
| .246
| 8
| 0
| 40
| 74
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| C
| 65
| 50
| 464.1
| 305
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 7
| 0
| .997
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| C
| 15
| 12
| 123
| 78
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .988
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| C
| 43
| 33
| 291
| 171
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 14
| 4
| 1
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 130
| 95
| 878.1
| 578
| 29
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 34
| 15
| 1
| .992
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (April 14, 1948).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Carl Sawatski (June 13, 1958).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Earl Hersh to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Charlie Lau and Al Paschal (May 28, 1959); Joe Lonnett refused to report to Detroit Tigers; Earl Hersh returned to Milwaukee Braves and Charlie Lau returned to Detroit Tigers and Al Paschal returned to Detroit Tigers (May 28, 1959).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to Philadelphia Phillies (June 18, 1959).
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