Boom-Boom Beck

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: October 16, 1904 in Decatur, IL us

Died: May 7, 1987 in Champaign, IL

Buried: Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, IL

Debut: September 22, 1924 (Age 19-342d, 6,071st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1945 (Age 40-345d)
vs. CIN 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Walter William Beck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

4.28

265

101

1032.2

352

WHIP

1.414

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-16 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	14 (8-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-2)

Most Driven In
L Koenecke	0

Most Driven In By
D Taylor	1
L Frey	1

1934 Batting Game Log

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1934 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	64	3 (2)	Apr 19	BRO		BSN	T,1-1	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.57	-0.204	3.84	-0.30%	-1.89	P
2	65	7 (3)	Apr 24	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.75	-0.040	5.18	-0.07%	-0.35	P
3	66	11 (3)	Apr 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	67	20 (8)	May 9	BRO	@	CHC	L,9-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.39	-0.010	.68	-0.01%	-0.11	P
5	68	24 (3)	May 13	BRO	@	STL	L,7-12	2-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.71	-0.013	2.27	-0.01%	-0.11	P
6	69	27 (2)	May 18	BRO		PIT	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	70	30 (2)	May 21	BRO		CHC	L,9-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	71	41 (10)	Jun 2	BRO	@	BSN	L,6-16	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.039	.56	-0.02%	-0.51	P
9	72	45 (3)	Jun 6	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-12	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.89	0.034	.38	0.01%	0.40	P
10	73	50 (4)	Jun 10	BRO		BSN	L,8-10	3-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.61	0.022	.27	0.01%	0.26	P
11	74	52 (1)	Jun 13	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-15	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.02	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.20	P
12	75	55 (2)	Jun 16	BRO	@	CIN	L,9-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9						P
13	76	57 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	1.06	-0.031	.48	-0.01%	-0.23	P
14	77	58	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	L,7-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9						P
15	78	62 (3)	Jun 23	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	79	73 (10)	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9						P
17	80	74	Jul 5	BRO		NYG	L,7-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
18	81	76 (1)	Jul 7	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9						P
19	82	80 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	.42	-0.011	.02	0.00%	-0.10	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	83	136 (55)	Sep 12	BRO		CIN	W,8-7	8-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	4	1.17	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
21	84	144 (7)	Sep 21 (1)	BRO		STL	L,0-13	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	9						P
22	85	149 (4)	Sep 24 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.294	.572	9	.12	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
							5-16		19	17	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.235	.278	.294	.572		.75	-0.282	1.08	-0.40%	-2.96

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