Position: Catcher

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

5-11195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: October 14, 1964 in Peoria, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

High School: Spalding Catholic HS (Peoria, IL)

School: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Debut: April 4, 1989 (Age 24-172d, 15,592nd in major league history)
   vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 38-349d)
   vs. ARI 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Alan Nero

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Joseph Elliott Girardi

Pronunciation: \jeh-RAR-dee\

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Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB WPA cWPA SRC OSWC
1989 24 CHC NL NLCS SFG L 4 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 1 1 0 1 0 0 -0.02 0.2%
1995 30 COL NL NLDS ATL L 4 16 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.35 -3.1%
1996 31 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 4 13 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .222 .462 .222 .684 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.05 -0.3%
1996 31 NYY AL ALCS BAL W 4 13 12 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .308 .417 .724 5 1 0 0 0 0 -0.24 -3.9% 0.333 0.000
1996 31 NYY AL WS ATL W 4 12 10 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .400 .673 4 0 0 1 0 0 -0.01 0.5% 0.833 0.260
1997 32 NYY AL ALDS CLE L 5 17 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 3 0 1 0 0 -0.45 -7.0%
1998 33 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 2 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.06 0.4%
1998 33 NYY AL ALCS CLE W 3 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.12 -1.6% 1.050 0.070
1998 33 NYY AL WS SDP W 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.22 -3.2% 0.000 0.000
1999 34 NYY AL ALDS TEX W 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.13 -1.1%
1999 34 NYY AL ALCS BOS W 3 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.15 -2.8% 0.000 0.000
1999 34 NYY AL WS ATL W 2 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.01 -0.1% 0.883 0.220