1953
Born July 25, 1953
Burbank, CA, USA
Biff Pocoroba Notable
b. July 25, 1953 · Atlanta Braves 1975–1984
Biff Pocoroba spent all 10 of his major-league seasons with the Atlanta Braves as a catcher, from 1975 to 1984.
Across 596 games he batted .257, with 374 hits and 132 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 71 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 391 games behind the plate, with 1,938 putouts and 39 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1978.
He was born in Burbank, CA, USA on July 25, 1953, and died on May 24, 2020. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1978 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1977 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ATL | 67 | 188 | 15 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 0 | .255 |
| 1976 | ATL | 54 | 174 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 1 | .241 |
| 1977 | ATL | 113 | 321 | 46 | 93 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 57 | 27 | 3 | .290 |
| 1978 | ATL | 92 | 289 | 21 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 0 | .242 |
| 1979 | ATL | 28 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| 1980 | ATL | 70 | 83 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .265 |
| 1981 | ATL | 57 | 122 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 0 | .180 |
| 1982 | ATL | 56 | 120 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .275 |
| 1983 | ATL | 55 | 120 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .267 |
| 1984 | ATL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 596 | 1457 | 132 | 374 | 71 | 2 | 21 | 172 | 182 | 109 | 6 | .257 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died May 24, 2020
1975
Major-league debut: Biff Pocoroba
Biff Pocoroba made a major-league debut on April 25, 1975.
1984
Final major-league game: Biff Pocoroba
Biff Pocoroba played a final major-league game on April 20, 1984.
Image: Hostess, public domain