Joe Black
Joseph Black
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ
School: Morgan State University
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1952
Final Game: September 11, 1957
Died: May 17, 2002 in Scottsdale, AZ
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1952 BRO NL 28 P 56 29 7 18 4 2 .862 0.45 .959 0.98 MVP-3,RoY-1
1953 BRO NL 29 P 34 15 3 11 1 0 .933 0.41 .960 0.87
1954 BRO NL 30 P 5 0 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.29 0.20 1.000 2.06 0.88
1955 TOT NL 31 P 38 11 117.2 23 3 18 2 1 .913 1.61 0.55 .948 2.04 0.83
1955 BRO NL 31 P 6 0 15.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.59 0.17 .900 2.05 0.83
1955 CIN NL 31 P 32 11 102.1 22 3 17 2 1 .909 1.76 0.63 .950 2.04 0.83
1956 CIN NL 32 P 32 0 61.2 13 5 7 1 2 .923 1.75 0.38 .969 2.06 0.83
1957 WSH AL 33 P 7 0 12.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.84 0.57 .950 1.99 0.86
6 Seasons P 172 11 199.0 85 19 58 8 5 .906 3.48 0.45 .958 2.04 0.89
6 Seasons TOT 172 11 199.0 85 19 58 8 5 .906 3.48 0.45 .864 2.04 0.89

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1952 BRO NL 28 57 57 57 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 BRO NL 29 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 BRO NL 30 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CIN NL 31 32 11 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 BRO NL 31 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CIN NL 32 34 0 34 34 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1957 WSH AL 33 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 175 11 175 175 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 BRO NL 30 37 78% 27% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1955 CIN NL 31 445 82% 26% 19 89% 0 3 0 2 17 9 3 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 100%
1955 BRO NL 31 63 78% 30% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CIN NL 32 270 81% 24% 9 67% 0 5 0 4 7 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 33%
1957 WSH AL 33 60 95% 28% 4 100% 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
4 Seasons 875 82% 26% 36 83% 0 9 0 6 30 18 5 3 0 3 0 3 3 1 3 0 11 73%
MLB Averages 79% 26% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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