A private memorial service is scheduled for Friday. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Jody Karin Raymond, four children and 15 grandchildren. After starring at Canoga Park High School, he was picked by the Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 amateur draft. “We share our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”īiff Benedict Pocoroba was born in Burbank, California, on July 25, 1953. “We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Braves catcher Biff Pocoroba,” the team said in a statement. He retired at age 30 and began a second career running a specialty meat business in suburban Atlanta. Pocoroba was released by the Braves after playing just four games early in the 1984 season. “With shoulder problems he became our go-to LH bat off the bench." “Poco once threw out 11 straight base-stealers in spring training,” Murphy wrote on Twitter. 982 fielding %.Longtime teammate Dale Murphy, a two-time NL MVP who began his career as a catcher before moving to the outfield, remembered Pocoroba as a “key member of our early '80s team” before injuries derailed his career. Defensively he threw out 34% of would be base stealers, posting a. 257 with 374 hits 21 HRs 71 doubles 172 RBIs & a. He retired in 1984 after only four games at the young age of 30. He stayed with the Braves for six more seasons as a backup catcher & third baseman. Tom Wages Funeral Services in suburban Snellville confirmed that Pocoroba died Sunday. He injured himself & needed rotator cuff surgery which ruined any chances of him being a top player. ATLANTA (AP) Former Atlanta catcher Biff Pocoroba, who played in the 1978 All-Star Game and was a backup on the Braves team that won an improbable NL West title in 1982, has died at age 66.
That card also features the classic blue Braves uniform with that red, white & blue feather on the sleeve. Like many catchers of the era, Biff didn’t wear a batting helmet under his mask, as it hadn’t become a rule yet.
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242, with 6 HRs & 34 RBIs.īiff’s 1978 baseball card was always one of my favorites, he looks like real old time catcher, a cheek full of tobacco squinting into the sun, as he adjusts his catcher’s mask to go over his cap. Total Cards: 726 Rating: 7.5 (181 votes) Rate this set. The main reason Pocoroba was added to the roster by NL Manager Tommy Lasorda was to handle Niekro's famous knuckle ball. He didn’t get an at bat, but caught the final out of the game from teammate Phil Niekro. In May he hit a walk off grand slam HR to beat the Montreal Expos at Fulton County Stadium.Īll Star: He had a good start in 1978 and represented the lowly Braves in that years All Star Game, catching the whole 9th inning as a defensive replacement. By 1977 he was the Braves main catcher, batting. His defense got better as he went along, throwing out 34% of the base runners attempting to steal the next two seasons. Defensively he had a rougher time than in Spring Training, throwing out only 17% of base stealers while getting charged with 13 passed balls. Pocoroba would see action in 67 games, batting. As a rookie, Pocoroba got attention during spring training in 1975 by throwing out 11 straight. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 amateur draft. He made the Braves squad that year, backing up catcherVic Correl who only hit. Biff Benedict Pocoroba (born Jin Burbank, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher, who also played a few games at third base. Biff Pocoraba (1953-2020) was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1971. Color 2½x3½ baseball card, full view in Braves uniform, full-statistics on verso.
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In 1975 he began to get some attention when he threw out eleven straight would be base stealers during Braves Spring Training. BIFF POCOROBA - TRADING/SPORTS CARD SIGNED - HFSID 21507. The five foot ten inch catcher, was signed in the seventeenth round of the 1971 amateur draft by the Atlanta Braves. To everyone's surprise, his actual name on his birth certificate is Biff. Biff Benedict Pocoroba was born on Jin Burbank, California.
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