Joey Jay
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[edit] Biography
Born on August 15, 1935 in Middletown, Connecticut, Joey Jay (Joseph Richard Jay) played for the Milwaukee Braves, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 13 year career. Jay broke into the bigs on July 21, 1953 with the Milwaukee Braves, and put up a 2.14 ERA in 96.2 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Joey Jay's best season was 1961, when he posted a 3.53 ERA, won 21 games and struck out 157 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | MIL | N | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | MIL | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | MIL | N | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2.14 | 74 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 96.2 | 60 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | MIL | N | 34 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4.09 | 88 | 71 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 136.1 | 130 | 11 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 1960 | MIL | N | 32 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3.24 | 90 | 60 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133.1 | 128 | 10 | 59 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 1961 | CIN | N | 34 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3.53 | 157 | 102 | 97 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 247.1 | 217 | 25 | 92 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 1962 | CIN | N | 39 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 3.76 | 155 | 121 | 114 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 273 | 269 | 26 | 100 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 1963 | CIN | N | 30 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 4.29 | 116 | 91 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 172 | 19 | 73 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | 34 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3.39 | 134 | 75 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 167 | 17 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1965 | CIN | N | 37 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4.22 | 102 | 83 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 155.2 | 150 | 21 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 1966 | CIN | N | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3.91 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73.2 | 78 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | ATL | N | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7.89 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.2 | 39 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1966 | TOT | N | 21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5.05 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103.1 | 117 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 310 | 203 | 99 | 91 | 3.77 | 999 | 714 | 648 | 63 | 16 | 7 | 1546.1 | 1460 | 153 | 607 | 34 | 54 | 36 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | MIL | N | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | P | 15 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1957 | MIL | N | P | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | MIL | N | P | 18 | 12 | 96.2 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .957 |
| 1959 | MIL | N | P | 34 | 19 | 136.1 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .953 |
| 1960 | MIL | N | P | 32 | 11 | 133.1 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .969 |
| 1961 | CIN | N | P | 34 | 34 | 247.1 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | .965 |
| 1962 | CIN | N | P | 39 | 37 | 273 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .981 |
| 1963 | CIN | N | P | 30 | 22 | 170 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | .927 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | P | 34 | 23 | 183 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .968 |
| 1965 | CIN | N | P | 37 | 24 | 155.2 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .972 |
| 1966 | CIN | N | P | 12 | 10 | 73.2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .846 |
| 1966 | ATL | N | P | 9 | 8 | 29.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | TOT | N | P | 21 | 18 | 103.1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .889 |
| Total | P | 310 | 201 | 1517.1 | 105 | 221 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 99 | 35 | 3 | .959 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | MIL | N | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | MIL | N | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | MIL | N | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | MIL | N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | MIL | N | 18 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .194 | .094 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | MIL | N | 34 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .135 | .086 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | MIL | N | 32 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .156 | .204 | .156 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | CIN | N | 34 | 89 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .090 | .110 | .124 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | CIN | N | 39 | 90 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | .167 | .250 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | CIN | N | 30 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .192 | .180 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | CIN | N | 34 | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .057 | .091 | .075 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CIN | N | 37 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .041 | .078 | .061 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | CIN | N | 12 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .179 | .115 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | ATL | N | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | TOT | N | 21 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .118 | .167 | .147 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 310 | 483 | 17 | 55 | 2 | 19 | .114 | .164 | .141 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 206 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by Milwaukee Braves (June 23, 1953).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Juan Pizarro to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Roy McMillan (December 15, 1960).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Hank Fischer (June 15, 1966).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (December 2, 1966).
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