Joseph “Joe” Henry Astroth (World War II) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/southflorida.asp.

Joseph “Joe” Henry Astroth (World War II). Astroth was born in Illinois in 1922. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and played baseball and basketball. He joined the Coast Guard in 1942 and served until the end of World War II. 

After the war he signed a contract with the Philadelphia Athletics professional baseball team and made his major league debut in August 1945. Astroth was a consistent catcher in 10 years with the Athletics, who moved to Kansas City during his tenure. He was a solid defensive player who had a career percentage of “caught stealing” at 49-percent. He is one of only nine players to collect six RBIs in a single inning, a feat he performed against the Washington Senators in 1950. 

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JOSEPH HENRY ASTROTH

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