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Joe Christopher

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 13, 1935 in Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands vi

Died: October 3, 2023 in Edgewood, MD

Buried: Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD

High School: St. Patricks HS (Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands)

Debut: May 26, 1959 (Age 23-164d, 11,641st in major league history)
vs. MLN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 9, 1966 (Age 30-178d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Joseph O'Neal Christopher

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1960 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

1667

434

.260

224

RBI

173

OBP

.329

SLG

.374

OPS

.702

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-6 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	7 (3-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
D Kravitz	2
D Groat	2
B Mazeroski	1
B Skinner	0

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	42 (41)	May 26	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	10-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.25	-0.056	8.39	-0.12%	-0.21	RF
2	2	43	May 27	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
3	3	44	May 28	PIT	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	1	1.08	-0.034	3.04	-0.06%	-0.62	RF
4	4	45	May 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	1	1.03	-0.137	2.86	-0.23%	-1.25	RF
5	5	46	May 30	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	1	.87	-0.022	2.09	-0.03%	-0.24	RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	50 (3)	Jun 3	PIT		STL	W,5-3	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	7	54 (3)	Jun 7 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	8	55	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,0-1	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	1						RF
9	9	56	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
10	10	58 (1)	Jun 10	PIT		SFG	L,7-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	8						RF
11	11	59	Jun 11	PIT		SFG	W,12-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	8						PR RF
12	12	61 (1)	Jun 13	PIT		LAD	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	8						PR RF
13	13	62	Jun 14 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
14	14	66 (3)	Jun 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-2	7-12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	8	2.88	-0.081	10.61	-0.18%	-0.43	RF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	15	80 (13)	Jul 2	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
							9-6		14	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077		1.39	-0.330	4.37	-0.62%	-2.75

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