Joel Youngblood
[edit] Biography
Joel Youngblood (Joel Randolph Youngblood) was born on August 28, 1951 in Houston, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1976 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .244 with 0 home runs and 12 RBI. Youngblood played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Joel Youngblood's best season was 1979, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .275 average and knocked in 60 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| 55
| 57
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .193
| .233
| .246
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 25
| 27
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .185
| .267
| .259
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 70
| 182
| 16
| 46
| 0
| 11
| .253
| .301
| .324
| 11
| 1
| 13
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 95
| 209
| 17
| 51
| 0
| 12
| .244
| .296
| .316
| 13
| 1
| 16
| 45
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 113
| 266
| 40
| 67
| 7
| 30
| .252
| .294
| .436
| 12
| 8
| 16
| 39
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 4
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 158
| 590
| 90
| 162
| 16
| 60
| .275
| .346
| .436
| 37
| 5
| 60
| 84
| 7
| 4
| 18
| 7
| 7
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 146
| 514
| 58
| 142
| 8
| 69
| .276
| .340
| .381
| 26
| 2
| 52
| 69
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 10
| 10
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 43
| 143
| 16
| 50
| 4
| 25
| .350
| .398
| .531
| 10
| 2
| 12
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 80
| 202
| 21
| 52
| 3
| 21
| .257
| .302
| .361
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 37
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 40
| 90
| 16
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .200
| .291
| .222
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| 120
| 292
| 37
| 70
| 3
| 29
| .240
| .299
| .318
| 14
| 0
| 17
| 58
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 124
| 373
| 59
| 109
| 17
| 53
| .292
| .356
| .499
| 20
| 3
| 33
| 59
| 5
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 11
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 134
| 469
| 50
| 119
| 10
| 51
| .254
| .328
| .358
| 17
| 1
| 48
| 86
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 8
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 95
| 230
| 24
| 62
| 4
| 24
| .270
| .355
| .348
| 6
| 0
| 30
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 6
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 97
| 184
| 20
| 47
| 5
| 28
| .255
| .320
| .402
| 12
| 0
| 18
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 69
| 91
| 9
| 23
| 3
| 11
| .253
| .296
| .385
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 83
| 123
| 12
| 31
| 0
| 16
| .252
| .307
| .285
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 76
| 118
| 13
| 25
| 3
| 13
| .212
| .299
| .331
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 1408
| 3659
| 453
| 969
| 80
| 422
| .265
| .329
| .392
| 180
| 23
| 332
| 589
| 36
| 18
| 60
| 30
| 80
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 9
| 5
| 48
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| OF
| 11
| 4
| 41.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| LF
| 10
| 4
| 40
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 1
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| RF
| 13
| 6
| 73
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 33
| 21
| 204.2
| 54
| 70
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 8
| 69
| 9
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| OF
| 22
| 11
| 125.1
| 36
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| CF
| 7
| 5
| 46.1
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 33
| 15
| 166.2
| 43
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 9
| 88
| 10
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 14
| 6
| 74.1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 14
| 4
| 46
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| RF
| 34
| 18
| 190.2
| 55
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 25.2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| OF
| 51
| 29
| 297.1
| 86
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| CF
| 14
| 9
| 81
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 40
| 23
| 233
| 67
| 72
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 9
| 63
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| OF
| 147
| 139
| 1229.2
| 308
| 18
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 6
| 71.2
| 21
| 22
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| RF
| 87
| 82
| 686
| 164
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 7
| 72
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| LF
| 71
| 53
| 505.2
| 136
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| CF
| 5
| 4
| 38
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| OF
| 121
| 109
| 988.1
| 292
| 18
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 16
| 143
| 15
| 33
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| RF
| 96
| 75
| 695.2
| 194
| 8
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 3
| 36
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| CF
| 40
| 34
| 292.2
| 99
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| RF
| 36
| 32
| 274.1
| 62
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| OF
| 41
| 37
| 315.1
| 70
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| OF
| 63
| 40
| 390.2
| 88
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| CF
| 8
| 8
| 56
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| RF
| 43
| 31
| 310.1
| 63
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 5
| 47
| 11
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| LF
| 15
| 1
| 24.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| OF
| 35
| 23
| 219.1
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| RF
| 33
| 21
| 204.1
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 98
| 63
| 610
| 137
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 76
| 52
| 514.2
| 104
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 10
| 10
| 71
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| OF
| 23
| 14
| 147
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 63
| 53
| 441.1
| 97
| 142
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| LF
| 16
| 6
| 77
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 28
| 25
| 228
| 22
| 38
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| RF
| 8
| 8
| 70
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| RF
| 8
| 4
| 42
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 118
| 114
| 1010
| 87
| 195
| 36
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 3
| 25
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| OF
| 12
| 5
| 55.2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 13.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| OF
| 56
| 49
| 451
| 103
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 48.1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| RF
| 34
| 29
| 265.2
| 62
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| CF
| 17
| 15
| 137
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| LF
| 29
| 19
| 174
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| RF
| 17
| 6
| 84
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| OF
| 45
| 25
| 258
| 49
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 2
| 19
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1986
| SF
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| OF
| 22
| 14
| 114.2
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 4.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| RF
| 14
| 7
| 71
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 42.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| LF
| 22
| 9
| 103.2
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| RF
| 18
| 6
| 66.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| OF
| 45
| 17
| 198
| 48
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| CF
| 9
| 2
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 45
| 22
| 207.1
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 35
| 19
| 172
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 10
| 3
| 35.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 237
| 130
| 1274
| 279
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 7
| 2
| 19
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 748
| 543
| 5087
| 1242
| 71
| 26
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 172
| 114
| 1065
| 267
| 350
| 30
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 107
| 82
| 720
| 227
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 455
| 331
| 3093
| 736
| 39
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 220
| 183
| 1649.2
| 148
| 326
| 55
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (January 17, 1970).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bill Caudill (March 28, 1977).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Mets in exchange for Mike Phillips (June 15, 1977).
- Traded by New York Mets to Montreal Expos in exchange for a player to be named later (August 4, 1982); New York Mets received Tom Gorman (August 16, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (February 7, 1983).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (December 20, 1985).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (March 20, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 1, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 21, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
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