Joe Ferguson Notable

b. September 19, 1946 · Los Angeles Dodgers 1970–1976, 1978–1981, St. Louis Cardinals 1976, Houston Astros 1977–1978, California Angels 1981–1983

Joe Ferguson played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1970 and closing with the California Angels in 1983.

Across 1,013 games he batted .240, with 719 hits and 407 runs. He finished with 122 home runs, 121 doubles, 562 walks and 22 stolen bases.

He played 766 games behind the plate, with 3,905 putouts and 56 errors. He turned 54 double plays. He also played 207 games in the outfield.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on September 19, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1970	LAD	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	.250
1971	LAD	36	102	13	22	3	0	2	7	12	15	1	.216
1972	LAD	8	24	2	7	3	0	1	5	2	4	0	.292
1973	LAD	136	487	84	128	26	0	25	88	87	81	1	.263
1974	LAD	111	349	54	88	14	1	16	57	75	73	2	.252
1975	LAD	66	202	15	42	2	1	5	23	35	47	2	.208
1976	LAD/STL	125	374	46	79	15	4	10	39	57	81	6	.211
1977	HOU	132	421	59	108	21	3	16	61	85	79	6	.257
1978	HOU/LAD	118	348	40	78	16	0	14	50	71	71	1	.224
1979	LAD	122	363	54	95	14	0	20	69	70	68	1	.262
1980	LAD	77	172	20	41	3	2	9	29	38	46	2	.238
1981	CAL/LAD	29	44	7	9	2	0	1	6	11	13	0	.205
1982	CAL	36	84	10	19	2	0	3	8	12	19	0	.226
1983	CAL	12	27	3	2	0	0	0	2	5	8	0	.074
Career	—	1013	3001	407	719	121	11	122	445	562	607	22	.240

On this day & linked events

1946

Born September 19, 1946

San Francisco, CA, USA

1970

Major-league debut: Joe Ferguson

Joe Ferguson made a major-league debut on September 12, 1970.

1983

Final major-league game: Joe Ferguson

Joe Ferguson played a final major-league game on June 17, 1983.

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