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Cool Papa Bell League
8-30-2060
Joe Fishburn Third Base
Retired (1993, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 2099 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 05-15-1955
HR 222 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(33 games)
RBI 927
SB 309
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (6.9%) Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF B+ (73.6%) Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF F  (0.4%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (2.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1977 CIN
83
277
31
66
11
1
3
23
28
 52 1 1
4
 2 6
.627
.309
.318
.079
.238
1978 CIN
131
536
68
148
26
3
12
56
49
 105 2 0
14
 9 4
.742
.339
.403
.127
.276
1979 CIN
139
546
71
168
29
9
10
67
49
 89 1 2
11
 8 8
.813
.365
.449
.141
.308
1980 CIN-MIN
140
525
68
132
14
2
17
65
57
 98 0 3
5
 8 24
.706
.323
.383
.131
.251
1981 MIN-BAL-DET
130
432
68
116
23
3
11
57
41
 93 2 1
15
 3 7
.746
.334
.412
.144
.269
1982 DET
113
394
47
104
12
2
9
41
40
 75 0 2
28
 7 6
.703
.330
.373
.109
.264
1983 DET
127
446
61
123
28
1
9
66
41
 87 2 1
20
 12 7
.742
.339
.404
.128
.276
1984 DET
143
521
114
170
33
7
23
93
61
 106 2 3
34
 8 11
.946
.397
.549
.223
.326
1985 DET
148
573
116
177
47
6
19
60
64
 92 3 1
35
 7 16
.892
.381
.511
.202
.309
1986 DET
155
503
101
150
22
7
20
69
69
 103 0 4
30
 13 4
.869
.380
.489
.191
.298
1987 DET
127
439
80
133
28
6
17
56
50
 81 1 1
19
 12 7
.885
.375
.510
.207
.303
1988 DET-STL
138
479
87
128
20
11
15
54
57
 86 3 0
23
 7 7
.798
.349
.449
.182
.267
1989 MIN
137
275
49
67
10
1
19
47
32
 47 2 2
11
 4 1
.819
.325
.495
.251
.244
1990 MIN
140
449
77
134
21
1
19
69
39
 85 2 1
10
 2 12
.833
.356
.477
.178
.298
1991 MIN
145
518
75
140
26
2
12
43
48
 99 3 0
23
 9 8
.733
.336
.398
.127
.270
1992 MIN
136
418
47
111
19
5
6
49
38
 75 0 1
20
 14 19
.704
.326
.378
.112
.266
1993 BOS
54
111
10
32
7
0
1
12
17
 26 0 0
7
 4 3
.761
.383
.378
.090
.288
Total
2186
7442
1170
2099
376
67
222
927
780
 1399 24 23
309
 129 150
.791
.351
.440
.158
.282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Joe Fishburn has retired from the Boston Americans
1989-05-20Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota DareDevils is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1989-04-01Trade #1139255 has been completed between the Minnesota DareDevils and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Fritz Hegan from the Minnesota DareDevils in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1989-04-01The St. Louis Browns have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1988-09-13Joe Fishburn of the St. Louis Browns is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1988-08-23Trade #1132960 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Autoworkers. The Detroit Autoworkers receive Walter Drabowsky, Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 STL (Paul Tucker) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Joe Fishburn, Gene Bates, Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 DET (Hugo Guerra). Protest This Trade.
1988-08-20The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1987-08-27The Detroit Autoworkers have removed Joe Fishburn from the trade block.
1987-04-21Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1987-03-01The Detroit Autoworkers have placed Joe Fishburn on the trade block.
1984-04-25Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1983-08-31Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1982-04-25Joe Fishburn of the Detroit Autoworkers is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1981-06-28A trade has been completed between the Detroit Autoworkers and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Jerry Mashore, Rube Jones, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 DET (Frank Williams) from the Detroit Autoworkers in exchange for Larry Look, Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-19A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles receive Bill Burrows, Ralph Decker, Joe Fishburn from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Rabbit Renko, Fred Green. Protest This Trade.
1981-05-08Joe Fishburn of the Minnesota Savage Snowmen is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1980-05-12A trade has been completed between the Minnesota Savage Snowmen and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals receive Tom Garcia, Ping Stuart from the Minnesota Savage Snowmen in exchange for Joe Fishburn. Protest This Trade.
1978-09-20Joe Fishburn of the Cincinnati Bengals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1977-09-09The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-08-19The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Dave Stephens to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Rocky McKnight for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Jeff Gilbert for assignment.
1977-07-17The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors.
1977-04-18The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Sam Choteau for assignment.
1977-04-11The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ferris Long to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Ed James to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Joe Fishburn to the minors. The Cincinnati Bengals have sent Gale Bratcher to the minors.
1977-04-01The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Joe Fishburn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Gale Bratcher to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Skeeter Hunt for assignment. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Hal Johnson for assignment.