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b. May 31, 1962 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1983–1986, Baltimore Orioles 1988–1992, New York Mets 1993–1995, Florida Marlins 1996, Montreal Expos 1997

He batted .285 with 111 hits for Baltimore in 1989, then collected another 111 hits the following year. Across those two seasons he struck out 83 times in 803 at bats, a compact illustration of how regularly he put the ball in play. He also appeared in 28 games at first base.

Fourteen seasons gave him 1,173 hits, 186 doubles, 37 triples, 57 home runs, 405 runs batted in, 318 walks, 93 stolen bases and a .273 average across 1,253 games in the outfield. He finished sixth in the 1985 Rookie of the Year voting with Pittsburgh before Baltimore claimed him.

He played for five clubs and finished with Montreal in 1997 at thirty-five. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1983	PIT	7	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.182
1984	PIT	32	67	12	17	1	2	0	3	1	7	3	.254
1985	PIT	121	397	54	119	14	6	0	21	26	27	24	.300
1986	PIT	138	401	60	100	19	6	2	19	28	38	24	.249
1988	BAL	125	379	48	109	21	3	8	27	23	30	9	.288
1989	BAL	123	390	59	111	22	5	7	55	41	35	5	.285
1990	BAL	124	413	49	111	14	3	11	57	46	48	6	.269
1991	BAL	143	486	57	135	22	1	5	43	28	45	6	.278
1992	BAL	117	391	45	113	18	3	4	39	28	34	5	.289
1993	NYM	134	409	59	116	15	4	8	35	28	25	5	.284
1994	NYM	96	292	39	76	3	0	8	42	16	21	4	.260
1995	NYM	108	290	41	82	19	2	1	37	19	35	1	.283
1996	FLA	120	217	23	48	6	1	2	19	16	38	1	.221
1997	MON	106	150	13	34	12	1	1	7	18	17	0	.227
Career	—	1494	4293	559	1173	186	37	57	405	318	402	93	.273

On this day & linked events

1962

Born May 31, 1962

Glen Ridge, NJ, USA

1983

Major-league debut: Joe Orsulak

Joe Orsulak made a major-league debut on September 1, 1983.

1997

Final major-league game: Joe Orsulak

Joe Orsulak played a final major-league game on September 25, 1997.

Image: Baltimore Orioles French/Bray, public domain