Joe Staton (baseball)
| Joe Staton | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: March 3, 1948 Seattle, Washington | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1973, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .211 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Joseph Staton (born March 3, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. A first baseman, he appeared in 15 games with 19 official at bats for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball during the 1972 and 1973 seasons.[1] Staton threw and batted left-handed; he stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Signed by Detroit as a non-drafted, amateur free agent in 1970, Staton played for five seasons in the Tiger farm system, batting .301 in 518 career games.[2] He was recalled by the Tigers in September 1972 and got into six games as a pinch runner and late-inning defensive replacement at first base. In 1973, again during a September tryout, he appeared in nine games, starting three, and collected his four Major League hits, all singles. He retired from baseball after the 1974 minor league season.
References
- ↑ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 929. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
- ↑ Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference