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Joe Beckwith
Thomas Joseph Beckwith
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 28, 1955 in Opelika, AL
Schools: Auburn University
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1979
Final Game: September 30, 1986
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1979 24 LAD NL 1 2 .333 4.34 17 0 8 0 0 2 37.1 42 18 18 4 15 1 28 0 1 0 168 84 1.527 10.1 1.0 3.6 6.8 1.87
1980 25 LAD NL 3 3 .500 1.96 38 0 16 0 0 0 59.2 60 17 13 1 23 4 40 1 0 4 258 180 1.391 9.1 0.2 3.5 6.0 1.74
1982 27 LAD NL 2 1 .667 2.70 19 1 5 0 0 1 40.0 38 14 12 2 14 5 33 0 0 0 170 130 1.300 8.6 0.5 3.2 7.4 2.36
1983 28 LAD NL 3 4 .429 3.55 42 3 15 0 0 1 71.0 73 40 28 5 35 11 50 1 0 1 321 101 1.521 9.3 0.6 4.4 6.3 1.43
1984 29 KCR AL 8 4 .667 3.40 49 1 24 0 0 2 100.2 92 39 38 13 25 1 75 2 1 4 410 119 1.162 8.2 1.2 2.2 6.7 3.00
1985 30 KCR AL 1 5 .167 4.07 49 0 21 0 0 1 95.0 99 45 43 9 32 8 80 3 0 6 410 102 1.379 9.4 0.9 3.0 7.6 2.50
1986 31 LAD NL 0 0 6.87 15 0 4 0 0 0 18.1 28 16 14 5 6 0 13 0 0 0 86 50 1.855 13.7 2.5 2.9 6.4 2.17
7 Seasons 18 19 .486 3.54 229 5 93 0 0 7 422.0 432 189 166 39 150 30 319 7 2 15 1823 108 1.379 9.2 0.8 3.2 6.8 2.13
162 Game Avg. 5 6 .486 3.54 67 1 27 0 0 2 123 126 55 48 11 44 9 93 2 1 4 530 108 1.379 9.2 0.8 3.2 6.8 2.13
LAD (5 yrs) 9 10 .474 3.38 131 4 48 0 0 4 226.1 241 105 85 17 93 21 164 2 1 5 1003 106 1.476 9.6 0.7 3.7 6.5 1.76
KCR (2 yrs) 9 9 .500 3.73 98 1 45 0 0 3 195.2 191 84 81 22 57 9 155 5 1 10 820 110 1.267 8.8 1.0 2.6 7.1 2.72
NL (5 yrs) 9 10 .474 3.38 131 4 48 0 0 4 226.1 241 105 85 17 93 21 164 2 1 5 1003 106 1.476 9.6 0.7 3.7 6.5 1.76
AL (2 yrs) 9 9 .500 3.73 98 1 45 0 0 3 195.2 191 84 81 22 57 9 155 5 1 10 820 110 1.267 8.8 1.0 2.6 7.1 2.72

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1983 28 LAD NL NLCS L PHI 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 11 1.286 3.9 0.0 7.7 11.6 1.50
1985 30 KCR AL WS W STL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 18 0.923 4.2 0.0 4.2 12.5 3.00
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 11 1.286 3.9 0.0 7.7 11.6 1.50
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 13.5
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1979 24 LAD NL 17 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1980 25 LAD NL 38 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 LAD NL 19 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 28 LAD NL 42 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 31 LAD NL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 131 22 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .053 .100 .053 .153 -56 1 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 27 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .053 .100 .053 .153 -56 1 0 0 2 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 LAD NL 24 P 17 0 37.1 12 5 5 2 0 .833 0.0 0.0 2.41 0.59 .958 1.81 0.66
1980 LAD NL 25 P 38 0 59.2 10 1 7 2 0 .800 0.0 0.0 1.21 0.21 .960 1.92 0.69
1982 LAD NL 27 P 19 1 40.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.90 0.21 .950 1.96 0.70
1983 LAD NL 28 P 42 3 71.0 21 8 13 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.66 0.50 .948 1.91 0.68
1984 KCR AL 29 P 49 1 100.2 22 10 12 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.97 0.45 .955 1.79 0.70
1985 KCR AL 30 P 49 0 95.0 21 7 12 2 1 .905 0.0 0.0 1.80 0.39 .957 1.86 0.70
1986 LAD NL 31 P 15 0 18.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.49 0.07 1.000 1.91 0.66
7 Seasons P 229 5 422.0 91 34 51 6 3 .934 0.0 0.0 1.81 0.37 .955 1.87 0.69
7 Seasons TOT 229 5 422.0 91 34 51 6 3 .934 0.0 0.0 1.81 0.37 .889 1.87 0.69

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1853), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 8, 1983: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Szekeley (minors), John Serritella (minors) and Jose Torres (minors).

March 28, 1986: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

April 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 31, 1986: Purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 1, 1986: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Kansas City Royals$358,000
1986Los Angeles Dodgers$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$558,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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