Joe Orsulak
[edit] Biography
Joe Orsulak (Joseph Michael Orsulak) was born on May 31, 1962 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1983 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .300 with 0 home runs and 21 RBI. Orsulak played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Joe Orsulak's best season was 1989, when he hit for a .285 average and knocked in 55 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .182
| .167
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 67
| 12
| 17
| 0
| 3
| .254
| .271
| .328
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 121
| 397
| 54
| 119
| 0
| 21
| .300
| .342
| .365
| 14
| 6
| 26
| 27
| 1
| 9
| 24
| 3
| 5
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 138
| 401
| 60
| 100
| 2
| 19
| .249
| .299
| .342
| 19
| 6
| 28
| 38
| 1
| 6
| 24
| 2
| 4
|
| 1988
| BAL
| A
| 125
| 379
| 48
| 109
| 8
| 27
| .288
| .331
| .422
| 21
| 3
| 23
| 30
| 3
| 8
| 9
| 2
| 7
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| 123
| 390
| 59
| 111
| 7
| 55
| .285
| .351
| .421
| 22
| 5
| 41
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 6
| 8
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| 124
| 413
| 49
| 111
| 11
| 57
| .269
| .343
| .397
| 14
| 3
| 46
| 48
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 9
| 7
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| 143
| 486
| 57
| 135
| 5
| 43
| .278
| .321
| .358
| 22
| 1
| 28
| 45
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 9
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 117
| 391
| 45
| 113
| 4
| 39
| .289
| .342
| .381
| 18
| 3
| 28
| 34
| 4
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 3
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 134
| 409
| 59
| 116
| 8
| 35
| .284
| .331
| .399
| 15
| 4
| 28
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 6
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| 96
| 292
| 39
| 76
| 8
| 42
| .260
| .299
| .353
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 11
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 108
| 290
| 41
| 82
| 1
| 37
| .283
| .323
| .372
| 19
| 2
| 19
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| 120
| 217
| 23
| 48
| 2
| 19
| .221
| .274
| .286
| 6
| 1
| 16
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1997
| MON
| N
| 106
| 150
| 13
| 34
| 1
| 7
| .227
| .310
| .340
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 862
| 2234
| 301
| 594
| 22
| 184
| .266
| .312
| .355
| 89
| 22
| 152
| 210
| 9
| 21
| 62
| 11
| 35
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 632
| 2059
| 258
| 579
| 35
| 221
| .281
| .337
| .394
| 97
| 15
| 166
| 192
| 14
| 23
| 31
| 23
| 34
|
| Total
|
|
| 1494
| 4293
| 559
| 1173
| 57
| 405
| .273
| .324
| .374
| 186
| 37
| 318
| 402
| 23
| 44
| 93
| 34
| 69
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 8
| 3
| 42.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 25
| 11
| 142.2
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 13.1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 12
| 8
| 87
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 72
| 63
| 561
| 150
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 41
| 15
| 192.2
| 47
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 115
| 93
| 884
| 229
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 16
| 15
| 130.1
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 120
| 91
| 839
| 193
| 11
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 9
| 6
| 45.2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 73
| 50
| 457
| 96
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 46
| 35
| 336.1
| 87
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1988
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 37
| 29
| 257
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 117
| 87
| 821.1
| 228
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1988
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 14
| 9
| 86
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 76
| 49
| 478.1
| 131
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 110
| 99
| 889.2
| 250
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 91
| 80
| 719.1
| 210
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1989
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 20
| 19
| 170.1
| 42
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 30
| 30
| 242.2
| 64
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 109
| 100
| 874
| 267
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 80
| 70
| 631.1
| 202
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 85
| 78
| 651.1
| 161
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 67
| 40
| 397.2
| 110
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 132
| 118
| 1055
| 273
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1991
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 14
| 10
| 105
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 110
| 98
| 917.1
| 228
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 98
| 88
| 812.1
| 203
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| LF
| 66
| 49
| 458.1
| 115
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 1
| 12.2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| CF
| 39
| 34
| 283.1
| 77
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| OF
| 114
| 94
| 853.1
| 215
| 9
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1993
| NY
| N
| RF
| 24
| 11
| 111.2
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| LF
| 18
| 8
| 82
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| OF
| 90
| 67
| 650
| 129
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| CF
| 13
| 11
| 100.1
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| RF
| 63
| 48
| 467.2
| 93
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1994
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 1
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| OF
| 86
| 60
| 573.2
| 108
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3.1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| LF
| 56
| 41
| 384
| 65
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| RF
| 31
| 19
| 189.2
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| LF
| 30
| 21
| 188.2
| 40
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| RF
| 19
| 2
| 65
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| OF
| 59
| 37
| 355.1
| 80
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1996
| FLA
| N
| CF
| 14
| 14
| 101.2
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1997
| MON
| N
| RF
| 26
| 14
| 143
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MON
| N
| OF
| 63
| 19
| 240.1
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 11
| 112.2
| 112
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1997
| MON
| N
| LF
| 37
| 5
| 97.1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| MON
| N
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 28
| 13
| 147.2
| 154
| 13
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 451
| 314
| 2917.1
| 679
| 35
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 215
| 175
| 1580.2
| 416
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1254
| 975
| 9114.2
| 2284
| 105
| 43
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 669
| 486
| 4616.2
| 1182
| 55
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980 - signed August 20, 1980).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Terry Crowley Jr. and Rico Rossy (November 6, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1992).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 18, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 1995).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (December 5, 1995).
- Traded by Florida Marlins with Dustin Hermanson to Montreal Expos in exchange for Cliff Floyd (March 26, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 6, 1997).
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