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Joe Charboneau

Positions: Leftfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: June 17, 1955 in Belvidere, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from West Valley College (Saratoga, CA) and the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1976 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from West Valley College (Saratoga, CA).

High School: Emil R. Buchser HS (Santa Clara, CA)

School: West Valley College (Saratoga, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1980 (Age 24-299d, 14,273rd in major league history)
vs. CAL 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 1, 1982 (Age 26-349d)
vs. MIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Joseph Charboneau

Nicknames: Super Joe, Joltin' Joe or Bazooka Joe

Pronunciation: \SHAR-buh-no\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

647

172

.266

RBI

114

OBP

.329

SLG

.453

OPS

.782

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 12	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
3	3	Apr 13	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 14	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 15	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 16	CLE	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 19	CLE		TOR	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 20	CLE		TOR	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 21	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG	49	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 22	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
11	11	Apr 23	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 25	CLE		TEX	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 26	CLE		TEX	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	14	Apr 27	CLE		TEX	W,7-4	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	16 (1)	May 1	CLE	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	17	May 2	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
17	18	May 3	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	19	May 4 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	20	May 4 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
20	21	May 5	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	23 (1)	May 7	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	24	May 9	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	25	May 10	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	26	May 11	CLE	@	SEA	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
25	27	May 14	CLE		CAL	L,7-13	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
26	28	May 15	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	29	May 16	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	33 (3)	May 20 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	34	May 20 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
30	35	May 21	CLE		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	39 (3)	May 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	41 (1)	May 28	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-6	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	42	May 29	CLE		MIL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	43	May 30	CLE		SEA	L,3-4	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	44	May 31	CLE		SEA	W,5-2	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	45	Jun 1	CLE		SEA	L,7-8	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	47 (1)	Jun 3	CLE		OAK	W,6-4	GF	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
38	48	Jun 4	CLE		OAK	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	49	Jun 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	44	8.2	3	1	0	4	1	LF
40	50	Jun 8	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	53 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	CLE		KCR	W,8-5	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	54	Jun 13	CLE		MIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	55	Jun 14	CLE		MIN	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	56	Jun 15	CLE		MIN	W,14-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	57	Jun 16	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	58	Jun 17	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	62 (3)	Jun 21	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	71 (8)	Jul 1	CLE	@	DET	W,8-7	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	85 (13)	Jul 18	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-9	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	89 (3)	Jul 22	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-0	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	91 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	93 (1)	Jul 26	CLE		CAL	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	94	Jul 28	CLE		SEA	W,7-3	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	99 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	100	Aug 4	CLE		TOR	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	101	Aug 5	CLE		TOR	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	104 (2)	Aug 8	CLE	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	105	Aug 9	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	106	Aug 10 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,1-5	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
60	107	Aug 10 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
61	108	Aug 12	CLE		TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	109	Aug 13	CLE		TEX	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	110	Aug 14	CLE		TEX	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	111	Aug 15	CLE		MIL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	112	Aug 16	CLE		MIL	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
66	113	Aug 17 (1)	CLE		MIL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	114	Aug 17 (2)	CLE		MIL	L,1-11	CG	44	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
							68gm		553.1	123	6	5	134	1