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Joe Ginsberg
Myron Nathan Ginsberg
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 11, 1926 in New York, NY
High School: Cooley (Detroit, MI)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1948
Final Game: April 15, 1962
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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
1948 21 DET AL 11 39 36 7 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .361 .410 .361 .771 104 13 1 0 0 2
1950 23 DET AL 36 109 95 12 22 6 0 0 12 1 0 11 6 .232 .318 .295 .612 56 28 2 1 2 2
1951 24 DET AL 102 351 304 44 79 10 2 8 37 0 2 43 21 .260 .355 .385 .740 100 117 8 2 2 2
1952 25 DET AL 113 364 307 29 68 13 2 6 36 1 1 51 21 .221 .338 .336 .673 87 103 9 3 3 2
1953 26 TOT AL 64 192 162 16 47 6 0 0 13 0 0 24 5 .290 .388 .327 .715 96 53 4 2 4 2
1953 26 DET AL 18 65 53 6 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 10 1 .302 .422 .340 .761 108 18 0 1 1 2
1953 26 CLE AL 46 127 109 10 31 4 0 0 10 0 0 14 4 .284 .371 .321 .692 90 35 4 1 3 2
1954 27 CLE AL 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.500 2.167 477 3 0 1 0 0 /2
1956 29 TOT AL 86 252 223 15 50 8 1 1 14 1 1 25 21 .224 .299 .283 .581 55 63 9 0 1 3 3 2
1956 29 KCA AL 71 220 195 15 48 8 1 1 12 1 1 23 17 .246 .323 .313 .636 69 61 7 0 0 2 3 2
1956 29 BAL AL 15 32 28 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .071 .129 .071 .200 -44 2 2 0 1 1 0 /2
1957 30 BAL AL 85 201 175 15 48 8 2 1 18 2 1 18 19 .274 .342 .360 .702 99 63 4 2 2 4 1 2
1958 31 BAL AL 61 126 109 4 23 1 0 3 16 0 0 13 14 .211 .302 .303 .604 72 33 0 2 0 2 1 2
1959 32 BAL AL 65 190 166 14 30 2 0 1 14 1 0 21 13 .181 .268 .211 .479 36 35 6 0 0 3 3 2
1960 33 TOT AL 42 125 105 11 27 5 0 0 15 1 0 16 9 .257 .358 .305 .662 82 32 2 1 2 1 1 2
1960 33 BAL AL 14 37 30 3 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 6 1 .267 .389 .300 .689 91 9 1 0 1 0 1 2
1960 33 CHW AL 28 88 75 8 19 4 0 0 9 1 0 10 8 .253 .345 .307 .651 78 23 1 1 1 1 0 2
1961 34 TOT AL 25 29 27 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 4 .222 .250 .222 .472 27 6 1 0 1 0 0 /2
1961 34 CHW AL 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 -26 0 0 0 1 0 0 /2
1961 34 BOS AL 19 24 24 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 6 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1962 35 NYM NL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
13 Seasons 695 1986 1716 168 414 59 8 20 182 7 5 226 135 .241 .332 .320 .652 79 549 46 14 17 13 9
162 Game Avg. 162 463 400 39 97 14 2 5 42 2 1 53 31 .241 .332 .320 .652 79 128 11 3 4
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
BAL (5 yrs) 240 586 508 36 111 12 2 5 56 3 1 60 51 .219 .301 .280 .580 64 142 13 4 4 10 6
DET (5 yrs) 280 928 795 98 198 31 4 14 89 2 3 118 50 .249 .351 .351 .702 90 279 20 7 8
CLE (2 yrs) 49 130 111 10 32 4 1 0 11 0 0 14 4 .288 .378 .342 .720 97 38 4 2 3 0
CHW (2 yrs) 34 93 78 8 19 4 0 0 9 1 0 11 10 .244 .341 .295 .636 74 23 1 1 2 1 0
NYM (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 19 24 24 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 6 1 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 71 220 195 15 48 8 1 1 12 1 1 23 17 .246 .323 .313 .636 69 61 7 0 0 2 3
AL (12 yrs) 693 1981 1711 168 414 59 8 20 182 7 5 226 134 .242 .333 .321 .654 79 549 46 14 17 13 9
NL (1 yr) 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1948 DET AL 21 C 11 53 46 4 3 3 .943 4.55 .987 4.08 0
1950 DET AL 23 C 31 107 97 8 2 3 .981 3.39 .985 4.21 2
1951 DET AL 24 C 95 454 388 56 10 7 .978 4.67 .982 4.40 6
1952 DET AL 25 C 101 491 442 41 8 7 .984 4.78 .985 4.70 8
1953 TOT AL 26 C 54 229 201 22 6 4 .974 4.13 .985 4.44 4
1953 DET AL 26 C 15 84 71 12 1 2 .988 5.53 .985 4.44 2
1953 CLE AL 26 C 39 145 130 10 5 2 .966 3.59 .986 4.44 2
1954 CLE AL 27 C 1 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 27.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.80 0 0 0 0
1956 TOT AL 29 C 65 57 512.1 303 269 31 3 3 .990 2.0 4.7 2 5.27 4.62 .988 5.91 5.02 5 11 19 15 44%
1956 KCA AL 29 C 57 50 451.1 269 238 28 3 3 .989 3.0 8.0 3 5.30 4.67 .988 5.91 5.02 5 8 16 15 48%
1956 BAL AL 29 C 8 7 61.0 34 31 3 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -19.7 -1 5.02 4.25 .988 5.92 5.03 0 3 3 0 0%
1957 BAL AL 30 C 66 46 426.1 276 252 20 4 6 .986 1.0 2.8 1 5.74 4.12 .991 5.92 5.11 6 3 16 13 45%
1958 BAL AL 31 C 39 26 241.1 165 156 8 1 2 .994 -1.0 -5.0 -1 6.12 4.21 .990 6.01 5.34 2 7 6 5 45%
1959 BAL AL 32 C 62 40 433.0 272 241 29 2 4 .993 -1.0 -2.8 -1 5.61 4.35 .989 6.08 5.31 21 6 7 13 65%
1960 TOT AL 33 C 39 31 283.1 205 188 12 5 0 .976 -4.0 -16.9 -4 6.35 5.13 .987 5.93 5.12 8 9 13 4 24%
1960 BAL AL 33 C 14 10 90.0 67 59 4 4 0 .940 -4.0 -53.3 -4 6.30 4.50 .988 5.93 5.12 8 5 5 1 17%
1960 CHW AL 33 C 25 21 193.1 138 129 8 1 0 .993 0.0 0.0 0 6.38 5.48 .987 5.93 5.12 0 4 8 3 27%
1961 TOT AL 34 C 8 2 29.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -41.4 -1 4.66 1.88 .993 6.21 5.44 1 1 3 1 25%
1961 CHW AL 34 C 2 0 2.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 10.12 1.50 1.000 6.41 5.45 0 0 0 0
1961 BOS AL 34 C 6 2 26.1 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -45.6 -1 4.10 2.00 .992 6.19 5.43 1 1 3 1 25%
1962 NYM NL 35 C 2 2 13.0 11 9 2 0 1 1.000 -1.0 -92.3 -1 7.62 5.50 .991 6.72 5.50 0 3 0 0
13 Seasons C 574 204 1938.2 2582 2304 234 44 40 .983 -5.0 -3.1 -5 11.78 4.42 .987 5.98 4.82 63 40 64 51 44%
13 Seasons TOT 574 204 1938.2 2582 2304 234 44 40 .983 -5.0 -3.1 -5 11.78 4.42 .969 5.98 4.82 63 40 64 51 44%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1953: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Owen Friend, Art Houtteman and Bill Wight to the Cleveland Indians for Al Aber, Ray Boone, Steve Gromek and Dick Weik.

Before 1955 Season: Sent from the Cleveland Indians to San Diego (PCL) in an unknown transaction.

September 10, 1955: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from Seattle (PCL).

August 17, 1956: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Baltimore Orioles for Hal Smith.

April 18, 1960: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

April 18, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

June 15, 1960: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

June 18, 1960: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

May 15, 1961: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

May 17, 1961: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 20, 1961: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

January 30, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

May 1, 1962: Released by the New York Mets.

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