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John Poff

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: October 23, 1952 in Chillicothe, OH us

High School: Findlay HS (Findlay, OH)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: September 8, 1979 (Age 26-320d, 14,238th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1980 (Age 27-348d)
vs. OAK 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: John William Poff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

.218

RBI

OBP

.253

SLG

.322

OPS

.575

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-5 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (8-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
P Rose	1

Most Driven In By
M Schmidt	1
L Smith	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	142 (141)	Sep 8	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-8	6-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1.000			1	1.65	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH
2	2	143	Sep 9	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-15	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
3	3	147 (3)	Sep 14	PHI		CHC	L,0-2	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.35	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
4	4	148	Sep 15	PHI		CHC	W,8-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	LF
5	5	150 (1)	Sep 17	PHI	@	STL	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			.000	.250	.000	.250	1						1B
6	6	151	Sep 18	PHI	@	STL	W,5-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	3.03	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.59	PH
7	7	155 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	PHI		MON	W,9-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.83	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
8	8	156	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		MON	L,2-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.72	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
9	9	158 (1)	Sep 24	PHI		STL	L,2-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	2.31	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
10	10	159	Sep 25	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.091	.167	.091	.258	5	1.61	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.29	LF
11	11	160	Sep 26	PHI		STL	W,11-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.200	.388	6	.37	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-1.31	LF
12	12	161	Sep 28	PHI	@	MON	W,3-2	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.105	.150	.158	.308	6	1.34	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.83	LF
							7-5		20	19	2	2	1	1	1	0	4	0	1	.105	.150	.158	.308		1.21	-0.399	.00	0.00%	-3.63

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