| Eddie Joost | |
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 Joost in 1954. |
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: June 5, 1916 San Francisco, California |
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| Died: April 12, 2011 (aged 94) Fair Oaks, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1936 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1955 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .239 |
| Home runs | 134 |
| Runs batted in | 601 |
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Edwin David Joost (June 5, 1916 – April 12, 2011) was a shortstop and manager in American Major League Baseball. In 1954, Joost became the third and last manager in the 54-year history of the Philadelphia Athletics. Under Joost, the A's finished last in the American League and lost over 100 games. After that season, they relocated to Kansas City.
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An outstanding defensive player, the right-handed-hitting Joost hit for power but had trouble making contact. In a 17-year major league playing career (1936–37; 1939–43; 1945; 1947–55) for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Athletics and Boston Red Sox, Joost smashed 134 home runs, with a batting average of .239. In 1943, as a Boston Brave, Joost batted .185 in 421 at bats.
His poor contact hitting notwithstanding, Joost was a central figure in the brief revival of the Athletics in the late 1940s. For three seasons — 1947 through 1949 — the A's, after over a decade of futility, played over .500 baseball. Joost was their regular shortstop and one of the team's leaders. He twice hit over 20 home runs, and batted .289 in 1951.
Joost was an integral part of an Athletics’ infield that registered the still-unmatched feat of turning more than 200 doubles plays in three consecutive seasons, between 1949-51. The Athletics’ 1949 season mark of 217 double plays remains the all-time best in Major League history.[1][2]
One factor contributing to Joost's performance with the A's was his decision to wear eyeglasses on the field, which he had avoided earlier in his career because of the negative stereotype of athletes with eyewear at the time. After speaking with A's manager Connie Mack, Joost began to wear his glasses while playing — and improved his hitting.[3]
Despite his low lifetime batting average, Joost had excellent patience at the plate, resulting in six straight seasons of 100 walks or more, and a career on-base percentage of .361. In 1949, he had an OBP of .429, hitting 23 home runs, scoring 128 runs and walking 149 times.
But the Athletics' resurgence after World War II was brief. Beset by a poor farm system and limited finances, the Mackmen could not compete with the Yankees, Indians and Red Sox. Mack, the team's Hall of Fame patriarch and manager, retired at age 87 after the 1950 campaign. Veteran Jimmie Dykes took the helm from 1951–53, and — thanks to the American League MVP, pitcher Bobby Shantz — sparked one last revival in 1952. But the A's fell to seventh in 1953, prompting Dykes' departure, and Joost, who had appeared in only 51 games in '53, became player-manager in '54. He batted .362 in 47 at bats, but the team went 51-103 (.331) and Joost was fired after the season ended.
Joost continued his playing career as a utility infielder for the Red Sox in 1955, and in 1956 briefly managed the Pacific Coast League's San Francisco Seals, then the top Bosox farm club, in his hometown before leaving the game.
When the Oakland Athletics played the Philadelphia Phillies for the first time in interleague play in June 2003 at Veterans Stadium, the Phillies invited former-Philadelphia A's Joost and Gus Zernial to the games.[4] When the Phillies played the Athletics in Oakland in June 2005, the A's invited Joost to throw out the first pitch before the series opening game on June 17, 2005.[5]
Joost was the last living member of the Reds team that won the 1940 World Series. At the time of his death, no living player had played on an earlier World Series-winning team.
During a 1941 game with the Reds, Joost fielded 19 balls at shortstop, recording 9 put-outs and 10 assists.[6]
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References [link]
- ^ Macht, Norman (December 1989). Old A's Were Masters of the Double Play. Books.Google.com. https://books.google.com/books?id=YTQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA69&dq=hank+majeski+baseball+digest&source=bl&ots=dNY8MNFoQb&sig=RY-tmXTzDW0EzlXtvn2RKe9_Wfc&hl=en&ei=5cBXTObnFcT48AbKoaHaCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "A Record with Legs: Most Double Plays Turned in a Season". philadelphiaathletics.org. https://www.philadelphiaathletics.org/history/doubleplays.htm. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Neyer, Rob (2003). "Rob Neyer’s Big Book of Baseball Lineups". Fireside Books.
- ^ Santoliquito, Joe (2003-06-03). "For some, A's still live in Philly; Philadelphia A's Historical Society fondly recalls past". MLB.com. https://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20030605&content_id=357544&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ Kuttner, Tony (2005-06-17). "Notes: Phils get aggressive on bases; Club runs into a few outs, but Manuel pleased with attitude". MLB.com. https://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050617&content_id=1093722&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ Solomon, Abbot Neil, "Baseball Records Illustrated", Quintet Publishing, London, 1988
External links [link]
- Baseball Library - profile and chronology
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Hall of Fame Legends interview, August 2008
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Podcasts:
Adjust
by: Atmosphere[Verse 1 : Slug]
I woke up on the wrong side of my head
converts the day into search for awake until I go to bed
I drove up, but misplaced the directions they learned
ignored the arrows and the signs
just follow the sense
I don't know whether or not you can comprehend
levers and knobs got stripped and that was just within the launch of it
they found me up in up to my neck
all they saw was his head on top the ocean
it didn't stop the motion,
they kept goin'
perfect, didn't recognize Slug
or the effects he'd have when he disrupts the class
mission bound, twisting around my realm of lost
cash is expensive, I think O can smell the cost
decomposure, something died right behind that wall
TV gave me all I needed
it only took a phone call
paid by the minute
85%'s a second coming
all over the breasts of she who left the water running
flood the basement, drowned the MC's and centipedes
filed complaints, civil suits and try to sue the sidle tendancies
energy drained, drain plugged -- hence the flood
find the fault line, shift plate, take blame off of Slug
[Beyond]
Adjustments - they need to be constructed,
Adjustments - they need to be constructed,
Adjustments - they need to be constructed,
Adjustments - they need to be constructed,
Adjustments
[Verse 2 : Slug]
Aiyo Money lets sit down if you've got the time
'cause if can take the time I've got some substance on my mind
no I don't really know you, but i know who you are
we've spoke a few times, joked a few times
we even toked a few times
I can remember one time purchasing weed from you once
yeah it was worth it
one time we even discussed maybe hooking up and workin'
it didn't happen, but that's not the reason for this
I know I should just get to the point
so lets all get to the point
but lets all get to the point
you may get pissed at what I'm about to spit
bottom line is mad or not somebody needs to say this shit
when I'm finished, you might wanna fight
but I don't wanna fight, i've seen you fight
go ahead get wild, and I'll still smile for bein' right
see me and mics are like marriage -- make's life complete
and you've been fuckin' with nasal drugs renders love obsolete
I dare to speak upon you, not to front on you
but I'd rather address this here matter
than have to duck and shun you
it's getting close to harvest, time to count your livestock
all I've got for a hype is a 5 spots to shovel my sidewalk
it's still within you, I can see it, I think it froze
''cause you keep cooling it off putting winter in your nose
[Beyond]
Man, I don't know about you no more kid
I mean look at your shit, I mean your shits all off balance
I mean I don't know, your fucking with these drugs and shit
I just don't know, I don't know
Adjustments - they need to be constructed
Adjustments - they need to be constructed
[Verse 3: Slug]
Adjustments they remain, but not just for the purpose of adaption
'cause that's natural, I'm trying to stay alert to actions
surroundings became more dangerous
the more familar i've became with strangers
and the more I've focused on they strangeness
strain with this, but i guess that's out of choice,
he pinned me down, gave me the right to shut up after I used my voice
well guess what? Fuck You
and that's all I wanted to say
go tell your kids about my crew and the next venue we're gonna play
stressed out, but that's nothing new everyone is
and it's gonna stay that way 'cause nowadays that's how we're running shit
punishment: that's just another fancy way to say it's time to wake up
fuck your fame I'm trying to build some game for my man Jacob
that's my son
some say spittin' image
same smile different grimace
when grown I hope he's never prone to heed the limits
of life, life probably the biggest word I've ever said,
that says alot 'cause there's a whole lot of words inside my head
death almost a quarter deep, still ain't learned to cope
I struggle to see the horizon while I'm hanging from this rope
[Beyond]
Adjustments - they needed to be constructed
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed
Adjustments - they needed to be Constructed