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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Team Record in Appearances: 11-22 / in Starts: 4-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 9

1939 Pitching Game Log

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1939 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	86	3	Apr 21	PHI		BRO	T,2-2	9-GF(11)		99	3.0	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.00	1.59	14	3	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	0.297	5.14	0.38%	1.41	9t --- 0 out d1	11t end tie
2	87	5	Apr 23	PHI		BRO	W,5-4	12-GF(12)	W(1-0)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.09	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.035	3.05	0.05%	0.48	12t 1-3 2 out d1	12t end d 1
3	88	6	Apr 24	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	8-GF	S(1)	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.66	4	1	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.33	0.330	8.53	0.51%	1.22	8t 123 2 out a1	9t end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	89	15	May 5	PHI		PIT	L,7-10	4-8		10	4.1	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.00	1.59	18	3	9	0	0	6		1	1	1	1	0	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.016	.11	-0.02%	-0.81	4t -2- 2 out d6	8t 3 out d8
5	90	18	May 8	PHI		CIN	W,8-7	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.70	2.79	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	0.069	4.00	0.09%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
6	91	34	May 28	PHI		NYG	L,2-7	8-GF		19	2.0	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	3.00	2.93	10	2	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	1	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	.58	-0.144	.26	-0.04%	-2.08	8t 12- 0 out d1	9t end d 5
7	92	36	May 30(1)	PHI		BSN	L,7-9	9-10	L(1-1)	1	1.0	2	3	1	2	1	0	0	3.46	3.21	7	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	-0.497	1.02	-0.09%	-1.91	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 1-- 0 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	93	40	Jun 4	PHI		CHC	L,4-9	3-GF		4	6.1	5	3	3	4	6	0	0	3.72	3.01	29	8	6	0	0	5		1	0	1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.097	.09	0.01%	0.04	3t 1-- 2 out d6	9t end d 5
9	94	42	Jun 6	PHI		CHC	W,9-8	9-GF	W(2-1)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.98	2.89	4	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.071	.09	-0.01%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
10	95	47	Jun 11(1)	PHI		STL	W,5-4	1-GF(11)	W(3-1)	4	10.2	8	2	2	0	5	0	1	3.19	2.56	41	13	14	2	0	8		3	1	1	0	0	40	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.68	0.536	.35	0.07%	3.23	1t 123 1 out d1	11t end tie
11	96	53	Jun 22	PHI	@	STL	L,5-11		L(3-2)	10	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.69	2.66	6												4					0
12	97	58	Jun 28	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-7	4-6		5	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.41	2.48	9	2	3	0	0	1		3	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.023	.00	0.00%	2.59	4b 123 1 out d6	6b 3 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	98	60	Jul 2(1)	PHI		BSN	L,7-9	2-7	L(3-3)	3	5.2	6	2	2	2	0	1	0	3.38	2.97	24	9	7	0	0	6		1	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	.89	0.014	.02	0.00%	0.85	2t 1-- 1 out tie	7t 3 out d2
14	99	61	Jul 2(2)	PHI		BSN	L,3-4			-1	4.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.07	3.00	15												14					0
15	100	65	Jul 7	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-7	GS-6	L(3-4)	4	5.1	8	4	3	2	1	0	0	3.28	3.04	27	8	8	0	0	8	37			0	0	0	24	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.19	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1b start a 2	6b 1-- 1 out tie
16	101	68	Jul 9(2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-6		S(3)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.40	3.29	5												5					0
17	102	69	Jul 13	PHI		CHC	L,5-7	5-GF	L(3-5)	3	5.0	4	3	3	3	4	1	0	3.58	3.48	21	4	6	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	1	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.80	-0.368	.01	0.00%	-1.28	5t 1-- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
18	103	70	Jul 15	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	9-GF	S(4)	1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.67	3.46	5	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 3
19	104	78	Jul 22	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	CG	L(3-6)	6	9.0	9	2	2	6	3	0	0	3.44	3.53	39	8	14	3	0	8	58			1	2	0	30	4	0	2	1	2	0	1.12	0.204	.00	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
20	105	80	Jul 23(2)	PHI		CIN	L,0-4	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.53	3.51	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
21	106	83	Jul 26(2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG(8)	L(3-7)	2	8.0	13	5	5	4	4	0	0	3.75	3.47	40	11	8	1	0	13	36			0	0	0	32	2	2	1	0	1	0	1.25	-0.235	.00	0.00%	-1.08	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
22	107	88	Jul 30(2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	L(3-8)	3	8.2	7	5	4	3	3	1	0	3.80	3.57	35	6	17	0	0	6	52			0	0	1	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.63	0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.52	1b start a 1	9b --- 2 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	108	91	Aug 4	PHI	@	STL	L,8-9	GS-9		4	8.1	14	8	8	1	4	0	0	4.24	3.43	40	8	13	0	4	14	26			0	0	0	38	5	0	0	0	1	0	1.30	-0.215	.00	0.00%	-3.44	1b start tie	9b 1-3 1 out a1
24	109	96	Aug 10(1)	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	CG	L(3-9)	5	9.0	4	3	2	6	3	1	0	4.04	3.60	38	17	8	0	3	4	66			0	0	0	31	0	0	1	0	0	1	.85	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
25	110	102	Aug 15	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	W(4-9)	4	9.0	8	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.95	3.53	36	8	18	0	0	8	59			0	0	0	32	0	1	0	0	2	0	1.19	0.254	.00	0.00%	1.14	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
26	111	106	Aug 20(1)	PHI		NYG	L,4-8	CG	L(4-10)	4	9.0	15	8	7	3	3	0	0	4.18	3.48	46	13	13	1	0	14	27			0	0	0	41	8	0	0	0	0	1	.80	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-3.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out d6
27	112	110	Aug 23	PHI		CIN	L,0-3	CG	L(4-11)	2	9.0	8	3	3	3	5	1	0	4.10	3.51	37	10	11	0	0	8	61			0	1	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.057	.00	0.00%	1.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
28	113	114	Aug 27(1)	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	W(5-11)	3	9.0	8	3	2	3	5	1	0	3.96	3.54	38	7	15	0	0	8	63			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.39	0.363	.00	0.00%	1.23	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
29	114	118	Aug 31(2)	PHI		PIT	W,11-6	CG	W(6-11)	3	9.0	10	6	5	1	5	1	0	4.03	3.52	40	9	15	0	7	10	49			1	0	0	38	3	0	0	0	1	2	.65	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-1.77	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	115	124	Sep 4(2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,6-7	GS-8		3	8.0	9	6	6	5	6	0	1	4.17	3.51	39	16	2	0	1	9	41			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.51	-0.353	.00	0.00%	-1.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
31	116	129	Sep 9	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	W(7-11)	4	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.99	3.45	32	15	10	2	3	6	72			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.81	0.614	.00	0.00%	3.14	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
32	117	132	Sep 14(1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-13	CG(8)	L(7-12)	4	8.0	15	13	12	3	1	1	0	4.44	3.53	41	15	7	0	2	15	0			1	1	0	37	2	0	1	1	0	1	.70	-0.308	.00	0.00%	-8.92	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d12
33	118	141	Sep 20	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	L(7-13)	5	8.1	9	3	2	4	2	1	1	4.33	3.62	39	11	12	0	0	9	53			0	0	0	32	1	0	1	1	1	0	1.59	-0.066	.00	0.00%	0.67	1b start a 1	9b 12- 1 out d1
34	119	151	Sep 30(2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-5	GS-3	L(7-14)	9	2.2	5	4	4	3	1	1	0	4.47	3.71	16	7	1	0	0	4	30			1	0	0	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.09	-0.231	.00	0.00%	-2.87	1b start tie	3b 12- 2 out d4
							11-22		W-L:7-14,Sv:4	3.0	181.1	200	101	90	64	77	12	3	4.47	3.71	805	0.96		2%	4%	188	46	17	29%	9	5	3	709	44	6	7	7	11	11	1.17	0.109	.20	0.94%	-12.59

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