Joe Caruso
Joseph Franklin Caruso
Born: December 30, 1974
Lock Haven, PA US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 59 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
Draft: Round 3 (1991 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 19 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 11 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Casa Grande HS (Petaluma, CA)
Loyola Marymount
Alabama
Career: 1997-2003
Joe Caruso compiled a career batting average of .264 with 47 home runs and 335 RBI in his 905-game career with the Spokane Indians, Lansing Lugnuts, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Wichita Wranglers, Fort Worth Cats, Altoona Curve and Omaha Royals. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
 Spokane Indians |
 Lansing Lugnuts |
 Wilmington Blue Rocks |
 Wichita Wranglers |
 Altoona Curve |
 Omaha Royals |
 Fort Worth Cats |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 57 | 237 | 194 | 48 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 30 | .299 | .406 | .469 | .875 | 91 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 120 | 496 | 417 | 73 | 112 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 24 | 9 | 60 | 61 | .269 | .374 | .422 | .796 | 176 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 102 | 412 | 361 | 60 | 85 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 68 | .235 | .313 | .346 | .659 | 125 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 108 | 460 | 400 | 69 | 125 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 45 | .312 | .385 | .480 | .865 | 192 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 120 | 507 | 424 | 75 | 112 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 65 | .264 | .369 | .387 | .755 | 164 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 14 | 57 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .192 | .263 | .269 | .532 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 47 | 164 | 148 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | .250 | .315 | .372 | .686 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 46 | 171 | 154 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 25 | .279 | .329 | .403 | .732 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 83 | 265 | 224 | 28 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 43 | .196 | .300 | .250 | .550 | 56 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 698 | 2773 | 2378 | 396 | 627 | 123 | 23 | 47 | 335 | 69 | 33 | 258 | 363 | .264 | .353 | .394 | .747 | 937 | 39 | 81 | 33 | 23 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | NORW | Spokane Indians | 2B | 51 | 97 | 137 | 10 | 22 | .959 | 4.588 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 3B | 71 | 49 | 123 | 13 | 8 | .930 | 2.423 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 2B | 47 | 95 | 124 | 6 | 33 | .973 | 4.660 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 2B | 64 | 130 | 165 | 7 | 37 | .977 | 4.609 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | OF | 38 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .968 | 1.605 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | RF | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | LF | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 67 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 1.701 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | LF | 56 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 23 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 3 | .889 | 2.435 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | SS | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 2B | 14 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 10 | .953 | 4.357 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | CF | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 68 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 1.794 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | LF | 64 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | CF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 2B | 20 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 5 | .968 | 3.000 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 16 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .950 | 2.375 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | SS | 16 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 6 | .933 | 3.500 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2001 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | SS | 8 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 4.125 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 1B | 6 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.167 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 3B | 35 | 32 | 85 | 9 | 9 | .929 | 3.343 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | OF | 23 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.174 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | LF | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 3B | 18 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | .909 | 2.222 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 3B | 11 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 5 | .900 | 3.273 |
| 2002 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 1B | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 16.000 |
| 2002 | Ind | UL | Fort Worth Cats | 2B | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 3B | 42 | 26 | 80 | 4 | 7 | .964 | 2.524 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 2B | 20 | 32 | 66 | 4 | 16 | .961 | 4.900 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | OF | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 905 | 1000 | 1052 | 89 | 175 | .958 | 2.267 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Spokane Indians | KCA | ||
| 1998 | A | Midwest League | Lansing Lugnuts | KCA | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | ||
| 2000 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | ||
| 2001 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | ||
| 2002 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | ||
| 2002 | Ind | Central League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 2002 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | ||
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | April 6, 2002 | April 28, 2002 |
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT |
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