» Joe DeSa | Major Leaguer 1980-1985

Positions: 1B-916, OF-136, DH-4

Full Name: Joseph Desa
Born: July 27,1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Death: December 20,1986
Height: 5-11  Weight: 170  Bats: Left  Throws: Left
High School: Damien (Honolulu, Hawaii)  "Monarchs"
College: None

Drafted: Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in 3rd Round (58th overall) of 1977 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

MLB Debut: September 6,1980

Scouting Report
Power:	66
Speed:	13
Contact:	88
Patience:	60

Major Leaguers who died while still Active Player

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Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1977	Cal	Pio	17	Stl	Rk			70	279	65	76	13	1	3	55										.272	---	.358	---
1978	GAS	Wcar	18	Stl	A	1b		42	149	23	39	11	0	4	25	5	1	20	14	3		0	1		.262	.358	.416	774
	ST.	FSL	18	Stl	A+	1b		86	277	41	86	13	0	5	30	2	3	29	20	7		5	4		.310	.385	.412	797
1979	ARK	Tex	19	Stl	AA	1b		130	463	71	147	32	5	13	86	3	3	44	65	13		1	5		.317	.389	.492	881
1980	SPR	Amer	20	Stl	AAA	1b		123	423	54	124	25	2	9	74	4	2	43	62	4		4	5		.293	.360	.426	786
	STL	NL	20	Stl	MLB	of-1b	9	7	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.273	546
1981	SPR	Amer	21	Stl	AAA	1b		132	497	60	145	30	2	12	73	4	3	67	66	7	9	0	5		.292	.380	.433	813
1982	LOU	Amer	22	Stl	AAA	of-1b		130	487	72	134	26	3	14	75	1	2	48	63	4	1	2	3		.275	.343	.427	770
1983	LOU	Amer	23	Stl	AAA	1b-of		27	105	12	31	6	1	1	14	0	1	9	11	0	0	1	1		.295	.348	.400	748
1984	DEN	Amer	24	Chw	AAA	1b		141	511	73	144	32	7	10	81	2	3	58	47	4	6	4	9		.282	.354	.431	785
1985	BUF	Amer	25	Chw	AAA	1b-of		97	366	56	105	21	3	17	66	8	1	39	46	3	3	0	6		.287	.355	.500	855
	CHW	AL	25	Chw	MLB	1b-dh	6,9	28	44	5	8	2	0	2	7	0	0	3	6	0	1	1	0	0	.182	.234	.364	598
1986	BUF	Amer	26	Chw	AAA	1b		130	450	65	128	21	3	17	83	0	2	61	45	8	2	1	6		.284	.375	.458	833

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)								35	55	5	11	2	0	2	7	0	0	3	8	0	1	1	0	1	.200	.241	.345	586
Minor League Totals - 10 Season(s)								1108	4007	592	1159	230	27	105	662										.289	---	.439	---

Game Logs: 1980, 1985

List of Teams for Joe DeSa: Arkansas Travelers AA [1], Buffalo Bisons AAA [2], Calgary Rk [1], Chicago White Sox [1], Denver Zephyrs AAA [1], Gastonia Cardinals A [1], Louisville Redbirds AAA [2], Springfield Redbirds AAA [2], St. Louis Cardinals [1], St. Petersburg Cardinals A+ [1]

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