Joe Ginsberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: October 11, 1926 in New York, NY us

Died: November 2, 2012 in West Bloomfield, MI

Buried: Montrose Township Cemetery, Montrose, MI

High School: Cooley HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 15, 1948 (Age 21-340d, 10,548th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 15, 1962 (Age 35-186d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Myron Nathan Ginsberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

1716

414

.241

168

RBI

182

OBP

.332

SLG

.320

OPS

.652

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	25 (24)	May 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	36	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	C
2	27 (1)	May 14	DET	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	30 (2)	May 18 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	32 (1)	May 19	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	41	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
5	34 (1)	May 22	DET		CHW	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	35	May 23	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
7	36	May 24	DET		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
8	37	May 26	DET	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	38	May 27	DET	@	CHW	T,2-2	GS	19	4.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	39	May 29	DET		SLB	L,5-11	CG	56	11.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
11	40	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (2)	Jun 2	DET		PHA	T,7-7	CG	65	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
13	46 (2)	Jun 4 (2)	DET		PHA	L,6-9	CG	45	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
14	47	Jun 6 (1)	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
15	53 (5)	Jun 11	DET		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Cleveland Indians
16	52	Jun 16	CLE	@	PHA	L,7-9	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
17	53	Jun 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
18	54	Jun 18	CLE	@	PHA	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
19	57 (2)	Jun 21	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
20	59 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	64 (4)	Jun 26	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	67 (2)	Jun 30	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	69 (1)	Jul 2	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	72	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-6	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
26	73	Jul 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
27	75 (1)	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
28	77 (1)	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
29	78	Jul 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	80 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-16	GF	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
31	82 (1)	Jul 12 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	5	3	0	8	2	C
32	89 (6)	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	91 (1)	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	GS	21	5.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
34	92	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
35	94 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
36	96 (1)	Jul 28	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
37	97	Jul 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
38	99 (1)	Jul 31	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-6	GS	30	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	100	Aug 1	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	104 (3)	Aug 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-11	CG	45	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
41	105	Aug 6	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-4	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
42	112 (6)	Aug 14	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-7	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	113	Aug 16 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
44	114	Aug 16 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-7	GS	27	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
45	115	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	122 (6)	Aug 23 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	129 (6)	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	142 (12)	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
49	143	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
50	144	Sep 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
51	149 (4)	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,6-8	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH
52	150	Sep 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
53	153 (2)	Sep 25	CLE		DET	W,12-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	155 (1)	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
							54gm		386.1	201	22	6	229	4