Joe Strauss
[edit] Biography
Joe Strauss (Joseph Strauss) was born on November 16, 1858 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on July 27, 1884 for the Kansas City Unions. In 1886, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 1 home run and 36 RBI. Strauss played for the Kansas City Unions, Louisville Colonels and Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 16
| 60
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .213
| .250
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| 74
| 297
| 36
| 64
| 1
| 31
| .215
| .239
| .283
| 5
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BRO
| a
| 9
| 36
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .250
| .270
| .333
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| TOT
| a
| 83
| 333
| 42
| 73
| 1
| 36
| .219
| .242
| .288
| 6
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| UA
|
| 16
| 60
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .213
| .250
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 85
| 339
| 42
| 74
| 1
| 36
| .218
| .241
| .286
| 6
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 101
| 399
| 46
| 86
| 1
| 36
| .216
| .237
| .281
| 9
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1884
| KC
| U
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1884
| KC
| U
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .556
|
| 1884
| KC
| U
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| BRO
| a
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| BRO
| a
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1886
| TOT
| a
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| TOT
| a
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .866
|
| 1886
| TOT
| a
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .556
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 19
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .823
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Louisville Colonels to Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (@September 1, 1886).
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