Joe Strain
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Joe Strain (Joseph Allan Strain) was born on April 30, 1954 in Denver, Colorado. He made his Major League debut on June 28, 1979 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .241 with 1 home run and 12 RBI. Strain played for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 67
| 257
| 27
| 62
| 1
| 12
| .241
| .285
| .292
| 8
| 1
| 13
| 21
| 3
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 77
| 189
| 26
| 54
| 0
| 16
| .286
| .320
| .317
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 25
| 74
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 1
| .189
| .250
| .203
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 169
| 520
| 60
| 130
| 1
| 29
| .250
| .292
| .288
| 15
| 1
| 28
| 38
| 4
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 67
| 65
| 547.2
| 147
| 188
| 6
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1979
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 5
| 48
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 42
| 33
| 326.1
| 85
| 102
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 19
| 154.1
| 38
| 81
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 129
| 117
| 1028.1
| 270
| 371
| 11
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 7
| 5
| 50
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by San Francisco Giants (June 14, 1976).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Phil Nastu to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Jerry Martin, Jesus Figueroa and a player to be named later (December 12, 1980); San Francisco Giants received Mike Turgeon (August 11, 1981).
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