Bob Porterfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA us

Died: April 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: Newport HS (Newport, VA)

Debut: August 8, 1948 (Age 24-364d, 10,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1959 (Age 36-042d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Erwin Cooledge Porterfield

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.79

318

193

1567.2

572

WHIP

1.354

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-7 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (12-4-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
C Keller	1

Most Driven In By
J DiMaggio	1
B Brown	1
T Henrich	1
Y Berra	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	1	101 (100)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.72	-0.129	12.42	-0.56%	-1.06	P
2	2	104 (2)	Aug 13	NYY		PHA	W,8-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.071	5.20	-0.20%	-0.57	P
3	3	108 (3)	Aug 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.40	0.038	.91	0.05%	0.46	P
4	4	112 (3)	Aug 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.44	-0.045	1.85	-0.12%	-0.76	P
5	5	116 (3)	Aug 25	NYY		CHW	W,8-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.28	-0.034	1.49	-0.11%	-1.16	P
6	6	121 (4)	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		DET	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	.93	0.031	6.22	0.13%	-0.10	P
Sep/Oct		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
7	7	125 (3)	Sep 1	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	2.73	-0.060	19.47	-0.25%	-0.25	P
8	8	128 (2)	Sep 4	NYY		WSH	W,9-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9						P
9	9	133 (4)	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.06	-0.047	12.40	-0.33%	-0.60	P
10	10	136 (2)	Sep 12	NYY	@	WSH	W,10-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9						P
11	11	137	Sep 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-5	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	4	.41	-0.005	4.26	-0.03%	-0.21	P
12	12	142 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-8	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.39	0.072	13.66	0.43%	0.75	P
13	13	146 (3)	Sep 23	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-4	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	.50	-0.013	6.11	-0.10%	-0.11	P
14	14	148 (1)	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	L,2-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9						P
15	15	151 (2)	Sep 29	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530	9	.75	0.057	4.36	0.20%	0.74	P
16	16	154 (2)	Oct 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-10	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530	9	1.35	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
							9-7		32	24	4	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7		1	1	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530		.92	-0.209	5.89	-0.88%	-2.96

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