Joe Kracher
Joseph Peter Kracher "Jug"
Born: November 4, 1913
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: December 24, 1981
San Angelo, TX US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1936-1953
Major League Statistics
Joe Kracher compiled a career batting average of .315 with 96 home runs and 370 RBI in his 1345-game career with the Thomasville Orioles, Johnstown Johnnies, Selma Cloverleafs, Baltimore Orioles, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Texarkana Bears, Shreveport Sports, Kilgore Drillers, Hammond Berries, Tyler Trojans, Tyler East Texans, Lake Charles Lakers, Laredo Apaches, Corpus Christi Aces and Brownsville Charros. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 28 | 84 | 84 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .369 | .655 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | D | GAFL | Thomasville Orioles | 45 | 177 | 177 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .260 | .260 | .356 | .616 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | D | GAFL | Thomasville Orioles | 322 | 322 | 91 | 1 | .283 | .283 | .292 | .575 | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | GAFL | Thomasville Orioles | 115 | 430 | 430 | 120 | 21 | 10 | 1 | .279 | .279 | .381 | .660 | 164 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | B | SEAL3 | Selma Cloverleafs | 132 | 417 | 417 | 137 | 35 | 5 | 14 | .329 | .329 | .537 | .866 | 224 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 103 | 325 | 325 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 9 | .249 | .249 | .382 | .631 | 124 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 250 | 229 | 24 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 31 | .223 | .279 | .367 | .646 | 84 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 85 | 76 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .303 | .376 | .474 | .850 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 15 | 44 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .175 | .250 | .225 | .475 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | C | ETXL | Texarkana Bears | 122 | 487 | 421 | 81 | 143 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 89 | 11 | 59 | 31 | .340 | .426 | .546 | .972 | 230 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 129 | 566 | 489 | 115 | 163 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 96 | 7 | 68 | 27 | .333 | .420 | .505 | .925 | 247 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 1948 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 113 | 383 | 383 | 166 | 36 | 3 | 12 | .433 | .433 | .637 | 1.070 | 244 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 133 | 558 | 477 | 77 | 157 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 75 | 31 | .329 | .423 | .447 | .870 | 213 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | 35 | 110 | 110 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .282 | .345 | .627 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | C | EVAN | Hammond Berries | 89 | 294 | 294 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 6 | .337 | .337 | .463 | .799 | 136 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | BSTL | Tyler East Texans | 59 | 135 | 135 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .274 | .333 | .607 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Lake Charles Lakers | 119 | 405 | 346 | 65 | 121 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 1 | 55 | 27 | .350 | .442 | .546 | .988 | 189 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | (+) Laredo Apaches | 85 | 319 | 319 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 8 | .313 | .313 | .461 | .774 | 147 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | (+) Corpus Christi Aces | 85 | 319 | 319 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 8 | .313 | .313 | .461 | .774 | 147 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | B | GULF3 | (+) Brownsville Charros | 85 | 319 | 319 | 100 | 21 | 1 | 8 | .313 | .313 | .461 | .774 | 147 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1345 | 5072 | 4755 | 371 | 1497 | 294 | 46 | 96 | 370 | 21 | 0 | 285 | 163 | .315 | .356 | .457 | .812 | 2171 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | GAFL | Thomasville Orioles | OF | 45 | 117 | 27 | 5 | .966 | 3.200 | |||||
| 1936 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | OF | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |||||
| 1939 | B | SEAL3 | Selma Cloverleafs | C | 128 | 645 | 94 | 14 | .981 | 5.773 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 88 | 366 | 31 | 7 | .983 | 4.511 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 28 | 121 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .971 | 4.821 | 1 | |||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 23 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 2.913 | ||||
| 1941 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 14 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | .925 | 2.643 | ||||
| 1942 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 17 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .928 | 3.765 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | LF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .800 | .571 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | C | 12 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.750 | 2 | |||
| 1946 | C | ETXL | Texarkana Bears | C | 116 | 649 | 73 | 12 | 11 | .984 | 6.224 | 15 | |||
| 1947 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | CF | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.846 | ||||
| 1947 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | C | 112 | 540 | 53 | 11 | 14 | .982 | 5.295 | 11 | |||
| 1947 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | 1B | 10 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.900 | ||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1949 | C | ETXL | Kilgore Drillers | C | 128 | 747 | 54 | 9 | 7 | .989 | 6.258 | 12 | |||
| 1952 | B | GULF3 | Lake Charles Lakers | C | 119 | 362 | 31 | 4 | 5 | .990 | 3.303 | ||||
| Totals | 890 | 3846 | 434 | 77 | 44 | .982 | 4.809 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Thomasville Orioles | |||
| 1936 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Johnstown Johnnies | |||
| 1937 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Thomasville Orioles | |||
| 1938 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Thomasville Orioles | |||
| 1939 | B | Southeastern League | Selma Cloverleafs | |||
| 1940 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1941 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | |||
| 1942 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1942 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | CLE | ||
| 1946 | C | East Texas League | Texarkana Bears | CHA | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | CHA | ||
| 1947 | C | Lone Star League | Kilgore Drillers | |||
| 1948 | C | Lone Star League | Kilgore Drillers | |||
| 1949 | C | East Texas League | Kilgore Drillers | |||
| 1950 | C | Evangeline League | Hammond Berries | |||
| 1950 | C | East Texas League | Tyler Trojans | |||
| 1951 | B | Big State League | Tyler East Texans | |||
| 1952 | B | Gulf Coast League | Lake Charles Lakers | |||
| 1953 | B | Gulf Coast League | Laredo Apaches | |||
| 1953 | B | Gulf Coast League | Corpus Christi Aces | |||
| 1953 | B | Gulf Coast League | Brownsville Charros |
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