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J.R. Towles

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: February 11, 1984 in Crosby, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 32nd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crosby HS (Crosby, TX), the Oakland Athletics in the 23rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Collin College (Dallas, TX) and the Houston Astros in the 20th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Central Texas College (Gainesville, TX).

High School: Crosby HS (Crosby, TX)

Schools: Collin College (Dallas, TX), North Central Texas College (Gainesville, TX)

Debut: September 5, 2007 (Age 23-206d, 19,204th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2011 (Age 27-228d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

Agents: Burton Rocks

Full Name: Justin Richard Towles

Pronunciation: \TOLLS\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

428

.187

RBI

OBP

.267

SLG

.315

OPS

.583

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-12 / in Starts: 4-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	34 (16-11-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
G Blum	2
P Feliz	1
L Berkman	1
C Johnson	1
H Pence	1
C Lee	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Keppinger	2
Self	1

2010 Batting Game Log

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2010 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	85	1	Apr 5	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	7	.53	-0.013	.50	-0.01%	0.27	C
2	86	3 (1)	Apr 7	HOU		SFG	L,4-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	8	1.20	-0.112	.95	-0.05%	-1.01	C
3	87	4	Apr 9	HOU		PHI	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.083	.167	.250	7	.38	-0.049	.28	-0.02%	-1.50	C
4	88	6 (1)	Apr 11	HOU		PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	8	1.64	-0.208	1.04	-0.08%	-1.11	C
5	89	7	Apr 12	HOU	@	STL	L,0-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.125	.188	9	.25	-0.006	.17	0.00%	-0.22	C
6	90	8	Apr 14	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	8	1.24	-0.062	.70	-0.02%	-0.45	C
7	91	11 (2)	Apr 17	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.364	.545	8	.61	0.176	.31	0.05%	2.06	C
8	92	12	Apr 18	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.348	.522	8	3.66	-0.104	2.30	-0.04%	-0.33	PH C
9	93	13	Apr 20	HOU		FLA	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.370	.593	7	1.87	0.082	1.16	0.03%	0.83	C
10	94	16 (2)	Apr 23	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.333	.533	7	.49	-0.038	.35	-0.02%	-0.63	C
11	95	18 (1)	Apr 25	HOU		PIT	W,10-3	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.375	.640	7	.40	0.113	.35	0.06%	1.20	C
12	96	19	Apr 27	HOU		CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.289	.412	.701	7	.99	-0.030	.86	-0.02%	0.31	C
13	97	20	Apr 28	HOU		CIN	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.282	.400	.682	9	4.61	-0.104	3.66	-0.05%	-0.46	PH
14	98	21	Apr 29	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.256	.359	.615	7	1.52	-0.141	1.12	-0.06%	-0.82	C
15	99	22	Apr 30	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.261	.357	.618	7	1.12	0.025	.66	0.01%	0.32	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	100	23	May 1	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.255	.349	.604	7	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.79	PH
17	101	24	May 2	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.191	.235	.319	.554	8	.74	-0.099	.37	-0.03%	-1.17	C
							5-12		51	47	3	9	3	0	1	8	2	0	12	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	.191	.235	.319	.554		1.05	-0.571	.73	-0.25%	-3.50

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