1930
Born October 19, 1930
Detroit, MI, USA
Joe Koppe Notable
b. October 19, 1930 · Milwaukee Braves 1958, Philadelphia Phillies 1959–1961, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1964, California Angels 1965
Joe Koppe played for four clubs across eight seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Braves in 1958 and closing with the California Angels in 1965.
Across 578 games he batted .236, with 379 hits and 202 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 61 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He played 436 games at shortstop, with 1,262 assists and 100 errors. He turned 235 double plays.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on October 19, 1930, and died on September 27, 2006. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLN | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .444 |
| 1959 | PHI | 126 | 422 | 68 | 110 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 41 | 80 | 7 | .261 |
| 1960 | PHI | 58 | 170 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 3 | .171 |
| 1961 | LAA/PHI | 97 | 341 | 47 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 77 | 3 | .249 |
| 1962 | LAA | 128 | 375 | 47 | 85 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 73 | 84 | 2 | .227 |
| 1963 | LAA | 76 | 143 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 0 | .210 |
| 1964 | LAA | 54 | 113 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .257 |
| 1965 | CAL | 23 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .212 |
| Career | — | 578 | 1606 | 202 | 379 | 61 | 12 | 19 | 141 | 209 | 345 | 16 | .236 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died September 27, 2006
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