(19-41, 5th place in NL Central), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 12:55AM. Corpus Christi Hooks placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 7-day disabled list. Houston Astros recalled RHP Joe Musgrove from Fresno Grizzlies. Joseph Anthony Musgrove...Is a 2011 graduate of Grossmont High School in El Cajon, CA, where he pitched and played first base and was a teammate of Stephen Brault...Went 7-5 with a 2.40 ERA (78.2ip/27er) and 100 strikeouts in 14 games as a senior, while also batting .350 (36-for-103) with nine home runs and 32 RBI... Was also a part of the offensive and defensive line on the football team. Joe Musgrove #59. Joe Musgrove. Houston Astros optioned RHP Joe Musgrove to Corpus Christi Hooks. on 7/3 (retro to 6/30) with a right index finger infection... Was reinstated on 7/10 and started that night vs. Washington; struck out a career-high nine batters but lost a 5-1 decision (6.0ip/2er)...Collected first career extra-base hit (double) on 8/6 at Colorado off lefty Kyle Freeland...Served as a pinch-runner on 8/20 vs. 18,825th in MLB history) Are you a Stathead, too? All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. RHP Joe Musgrove assigned to GCL Astros from Greeneville Astros. Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Joe Musgrove on a rehab assignment to Altoona Curve. Right shoulder strain. Louis...Struck out as a pinch hitter on 7/28 at New York...Tied career high (second time) with nine strikeouts in 7.1ip on 8/16 vs. Team in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and tossed a perfect 1st inning in front of his hometown crowd at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif...went 2-1 with a 0.68 ERA (1ER/26.1IP), three walks and 30 strikeouts in six games (four starts) at Double A Corpus Christi to begin the season...was the Hooks April Pitcher of the Month...was leading the Texas League in ERA prior to his promotion to Triple A...went 5-3 with a 3.81 ERA (25ER/85.1IP) in 10 starts at Triple A. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Houston Astros selected the contract of Joe Musgrove from Corpus Christi Hooks. Houston Astros optioned RHP Joe Musgrove to Fresno Grizzlies. Join our linker program. RHP Joe Musgrove assigned to Lancaster JetHawks from Quad Cities River Bandits. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to June 30, 2018.  •  Do you have a blog? Houston Astros placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to May 27, 2017. Joseph Anthony Musgrove...Is a 2011 graduate of Grossmont High School in El Cajon, CA, where he pitched and played first base and was a teammate of Stephen Brault...Went 7-5 with a 2.40 ERA (78.2ip/27er) and 100 strikeouts in 14 games as a senior, while also batting .350 (36-for-103) with nine home runs and 32 RBI... Was also a part of the offensive and defensive line on the football … in El Cajon, CA Exceeded rookie limits during 2016 season, 2020 Contract Status: Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Joe Musgrove from the 10-day disabled list. Joe Musgrove roster status changed by Houston Astros. Atlanta...Threw 21 straight strikes to begin the game on 8/30 at St. Louis; the most by any Major League pitcher since 1988 when pitches were first tracked...Struck out eight batters in his win on 9/4 vs. Cincinnati (6.1ip/2er)...Was shut down for the season after making his final start on 9/17... Was diagnosed with a stress reaction on the front of his pelvic bone and an abdominal wall muscle strain...Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 14 of his 19 starts and at least 7.0 innings eight times; went 5-2 with a 1.75 ERA in those eight games...Had surgery on 10/19 to repair the abdominal wall and to help the stress reaction heal (surgery performed by Dr. Craig Smith in Los Angeles, CA).  •  Musgrove went from throwing his four-seamer 37.6% of the time in 2019 to 28.4% of the time in 2020. Recorded first two career saves in back-to-back appearances on 9/16 vs. Seattle and 9/20 vs. Chicago (AL)...Made seven total appearances during the post season...Was the winning pitcher in Game Five of the World Series against the Dodgers; pitched a scoreless 10th inning in Houston's 13-12 victory...Went hitless in five at bats as a batter during the regular season. Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Joe Musgrove from the 10-day injured list. Born: Saw limited action in spring training due to shoulder discomfort...Threw 92 pitches in 6.0 innings of action against the GCL Pirates in Bradenton on 3/31...Was placed on the 10-day disabled list on 4/2 (retro to 3/30) due to a right shoulder muscle strain...Threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on 4/19 and a 35-pitch session on 4/22...Took part in a simulated game at PNC Park on 4/25; threw 37 pitches... Made a rehab appearance with Bradenton on 5/1 and gave up five hits and two runs in 3.0 innings (36 pitches)...Had rehab transferred to Double-A Altoona on 5/6 and made start there on 5/7 vs. Bowie (4.0ip/2h/1r/1er/0bb/4os); threw 28 of his 34 pitches for strikes...Pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit ball and struck out six batters while winning his first rehab start with Triple-A Indianapolis on 5/12, throwing 60 of his 79 pitches for strikes...Suffered a loss in his second start with Indy on 5/18 at Durham (5.0ip/10h/6r/6er/2bb/5so - 96 pitches)...Went 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA (17.2ip/9er) in his four rehab starts...Was recalled from rehab and reinstated from the D.L. Oakland...Walked a career-high five batters and gave up eight runs in 3.0ip while suffering loss on 5/9 at St. Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Joe Musgrove on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders. 4 starter in the rotation...Made his first 15 appearances as a starter and went 4-8 with a 6.12 ERA (78.0ip/55er) and .306 opponent batting average against...Made his final 23 appearances in relief and went 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA (31.1ip/5er) and a .196 opponent batting average against...His 1.44 ERA as a reliever ranked tied for third among A.L. Right shoulder discomfort. Quad Cities River Bandits placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the temporarily inactive list. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Olney's biggest deadline questions: Will the Astros land a closer? Houston Astros Traded RHP Brandon Lyon, LHP J.A. RHP Joe Musgrove assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits from Tri-City ValleyCats. Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to March 30, 2018. Find out more. RHP Joe Musgrove assigned to Fresno Grizzlies from Corpus Christi Hooks. As a result, the pitch’s whiff rate rose from 15.0% to 17.2%. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Joe Musgrove on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians. Latest on Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN. Olney: The time is right for dynasty-minded Astros to be all-in. on 5/25; made his first start with the Pirates that night vs. St. Louis and pitched 7.0 scoreless innings for the win (67 pitches)...Also singled off John Gant for his first Major League hit on 5/25...Gave up one run in 7.0ip and threw 100 pitches while winning his second start on 5/20 vs. Chicago (NL); also collected his second hit with a single off Kyle Hendricks...Went 0-3 with a 7.45 ERA (19.1ip/16er) in his next four starts thru 6/23...Started in front of close to 100 family members and friends in his hometown of San Diego on 6/29 and pitched 7.0 scoreless innings for the victory; also went 1-for-2 with a sac bunt at the plate...Went on the 10-day D.L. Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 9, 2020. (Age 23-242d, Latest on Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Joe Musgrove including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN High School: Grossmont HS (El Cajon, CA), Debut: December 4, 1992 Made his Major League debut in August, pitching in 11 total games in the Majors while making 10 starts down the stretch run...struck out 55 batters in his 62.0 innings, while walking 16 for a 2.32 walks per 9.0 innings ratio...threw five quality starts, while three of his last four starts were quality starts...posted a 3-1 record with a 1.75 ER (7ER/36IP) and 37 strikeouts in six games (five starts) at home...compiled 147.1 innings pitched between the Majors (56.2) and minor leagues (85.1), by far a career high...increased his innings total in five consecutive seasons: 2012 (17IP), 2013 (32.2IP), 2014 (77IP), 2015 (100.2IP)...began the season at Double A Corpus Christi before getting a promotion to Triple A Fresno on May 13...was recalled from Triple A on Aug. 1 for his first career stint in the Major Leagues...made his Major League debut on Aug. 2 vs. TOR against his former organization... tossed 4.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out eight in a 2-1 Houston loss...set a Major League record for strikeouts by a reliever in a Major League debut...also set a franchise record for most scoreless relief innings in a Major League debut, which was previously held by RHP Jose Cisnero (3.2IP in 2013)...made his first career Major League start on Aug. 7 vs. TEX, tossing 7.0 innings of one-run ball while striking out six with no walks...became the third pitcher since 1913 to record at least six strikeouts with no more than one walk in each of his first three appearances in the Majors...the only other two to do it were RHP Johnny Cueto (2008) and RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2014)...his 21 strikeouts over his first three games in the Majors marked the third-most in club history behind RHP J.R. Richard (29 in 1971) and RHP Tom Griffin (26 in 1969)...on Sept. 21 at OAK, carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning, ultimately allowing one run in 5.1 innings in a 2-1 Astros win...went 7-4 with a 2.74 ERA (26ER/85.1IP), 87 strikeouts and 10 walks in 16 games (14 starts) between Triple A and Double A...was the starting pitcher for the U.S.