John Beckwith

Q: Where was John Beckwith born?

John Beckwith was born in Louisville, KY .

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: January 10, 1900 in Louisville, KY us

Died: January 4, 1956 in New York, NY

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

Debut: 1920 (4,835th in major league history)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1920 season

Full Name: John Christopher Beckwith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.6

1815

631

.348

370

RBI

448

OBP

.402

SLG

.580

OPS

.982

OPS+

159

John Beckwith Menu

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Standard Fielding

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Regular Season

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard										Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	PB	SB	Awards
1920	20	COG	NNL	C	15	14	119.0	84	64	19	1	4	.988	.971	6.28	6.50	5.53	5.40	1	27
1920	20	COG	NNL	SS	14	14	108.0	91	37	46	8	6	.912	.916	6.92	4.93	5.93	4.09
1920	20	COG	NNL	P	1	1	8.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.940	1.13	3.49	1.00	2.90
1920	20	COG	NNL	1B	1	1	8.0	9	8	1	0	0	1.000	.977	10.13	11.25	9.00	9.40
1921	21	COG	NNL	SS	46	46	375.2	242	79	129	34	9	.860	.908	4.98	5.18	4.52	5.28
1921	21	COG	NNL	P	2	0	9.2	5	2	3	0	0	1.000	.930	4.66	3.26	2.50	3.30
1921	21	COG	NNL	LF	1	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.940	4.50	1.80	1.00	1.70
1922	22	CAG	NNL	3B	57	56	500.2	209	61	130	18	7	.914	.932	3.43	3.20	3.35	3.26
1922	22	CAG	NNL	1B	5	5	42.0	51	47	2	2	4	.961	.978	10.50	11.40	9.80	11.60
1922	22	CAG	NNL	SS	3	1	15.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	.917	1.80	4.86	1.00	4.97
1922	22	CAG	NNL	RF	1	1	8.2	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.955	2.08	1.56	2.00	1.60
1923	23	CAG	NNL	1B	59	58	492.0	645	606	26	13	27	.980	.980	11.56	11.92	10.71	12.48
1923	23	CAG	NNL	C	10	9	76.1	45	35	9	1	1	.978	.965	5.19	5.73	4.40	6.00	1	4
1923	23	CAG	NNL	3B	8	5	53.2	24	10	12	2	1	.917	.925	3.69	3.17	2.75	3.31
1924	24	BBS	ECL	SS	33	33	281.0	161	64	84	13	7	.919	.909	4.74	4.92	4.48	4.73
1925	25	BBS	ECL	SS	36	36	313.1	225	94	110	21	13	.907	.923	5.86	5.28	5.67	6.11
1925	25	BBS	ECL	3B	12	12	100.0	56	15	35	6	4	.893	.925	4.50	3.01	4.17	3.49
1925	25	BBS	ECL	1B	3	3	25.0	29	27	2	0	1	1.000	.979	10.44	10.94	9.67	12.67
1925	25	BBS	ECL	C	1	0	2.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.965	9.00	5.40	2.00	6.40	0	0
1925	25	BBS	ECL	2B	1	0	3.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.940	3.00	5.70	1.00	6.50
1926	26	2TM	ECL	3B	48	48	380.2	117	45	60	12	2	.897	.918	2.48	2.93	2.19	2.53
1926	26	BBS	ECL	3B	21	21	152.2	50	21	23	6	2	.880	.918	2.59	2.93	2.10	2.53
1926	26	HBG	ECL	3B	27	27	228.0	67	24	37	6	0	.910	.918	2.41	2.93	2.26	2.53
1926	26	2TM	ECL	SS	7	3	40.0	24	7	14	3	1	.875	.912	4.73	5.42	3.00	4.69
1926	26	BBS	ECL	SS	6	2	31.0	15	5	7	3	0	.800	.912	3.48	5.43	2.00	4.68
1926	26	HBG	ECL	SS	1	1	9.0	9	2	7	0	1	1.000	.912	9.00	5.40	9.00	4.70
1926	26	BBS	ECL	RF	2	1	13.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	.963	2.08	1.80	1.50	1.55
1926	26	BBS	ECL	P	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.70	0.00	2.30
1926	26	BBS	ECL	LF	1	0	4.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.970	2.25	1.80	1.00	1.60
1927	27	HBG	ECL	3B	26	26	213.1	80	23	49	8	4	.900	.931	3.04	2.97	2.77	2.83
1927	27	HBG	ECL	SS	25	22	209.0	147	44	90	13	19	.912	.919	5.77	5.31	5.36	5.07
1927	27	HBG	ECL	C	17	17	127.2	75	66	8	1	1	.987	.961	5.22	5.40	4.35	5.16	4	16
1927	27	HBG	ECL	RF	6	3	28.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.960	0.64	1.86	0.33	1.80
1927	27	HBG	ECL	1B	1	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	1	1.000	.980	18.00	10.80	2.00	10.20

1929	29	2TM	ANL	3B	29	29	245.0	74	30	37	7	1	.905	.918	2.46	2.90	2.31	2.85
1929	29	HG	ANL	3B	20	20	171.0	55	21	28	6	1	.891	.918	2.58	2.90	2.45	2.85
1929	29	NLG	ANL	3B	9	9	74.0	19	9	9	1	0	.947	.918	2.19	2.89	2.00	2.86
1929	29	HG	ANL	1B	16	16	130.0	150	142	5	3	10	.980	.980	10.18	10.65	9.19	10.48
1929	29	HG	ANL	SS	8	5	46.2	33	13	15	5	2	.848	.914	5.40	5.32	3.50	5.24
1929	29	HG	ANL	C	5	3	30.1	23	18	3	2	0	.913	.959	6.23	5.40	4.20	5.34	0	2
1929	29	HG	ANL	LF	2	2	14.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.945	1.29	1.74	1.00	1.70

1932	32	NWB	EWL	3B	2	2	10.0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	.920	4.50	2.79	2.50	3.85
1932	32	NWB	EWL	2B	1	0	6.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960	1.50	5.70	1.00	7.90

1934	34	ND	NN2	3B	1	1	8.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.935	2.25	2.81	2.00	3.10
1935	35	HG	NN2	C	5	4	31.0	29	28	1	0	0	1.000	.981	8.42	6.47	5.80	5.14	0	1
1935	35	HG	NN2	3B	1	0	2.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	.920	9.00	2.70	2.00	2.30
1935	35	HG	NN2	LF	1	1	7.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.940	1.29	1.80	1.00	1.40
					Standard										Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	PB	SB	Awards
12 Yrs					500	470	4014.0	2647	1575	899	173	125	.935	.944	5.55	5.54	4.95	5.54	6	50

3B (9 Yrs)				3B	184	179	1513.1	569	189	327	53	19	.907	.926	3.07	3.03	2.80	2.96
SS (8 Yrs)				SS	172	160	1388.2	926	339	490	97	57	.895	.915	5.37	5.16	4.82	5.19
1B (6 Yrs)				1B	85	83	698.0	886	832	36	18	43	.980	.980	11.19	11.61	10.21	12.00
C (6 Yrs)				C	53	47	386.1	258	213	40	5	6	.981	.967	5.89	5.89	4.77	5.42	6	50
LF (4 Yrs)				LF	5	3	27.0	5	4	1	0	0	1.000	.948	1.67	1.77	1.00	1.62
RF (3 Yrs)				RF	9	5	49.2	7	7	0	0	0	1.000	.960	1.27	1.79	0.78	1.72
P (3 Yrs)				P	4	1	18.2	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	.932	2.89	3.33	1.50	2.95
2B (2 Yrs)				2B	2	0	9.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.950	2.00	5.70	1.00	7.20

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was John Beckwith born?

John Beckwith was born on January 10, 1900.

Where was John Beckwith born?

John Beckwith was born in Louisville, KY.

How tall was John Beckwith?

John Beckwith was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did John Beckwith weigh when playing?

John Beckwith weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Beckwith play?

John Beckwith played 12 seasons.

Is John Beckwith in the Hall of Fame?

John Beckwith has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did John Beckwith play?

John Beckwith was a Third Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman.

How many hits did John Beckwith have?

John Beckwith had 631 hits over his career.

How many home runs did John Beckwith have?

John Beckwith had 74 home runs over his career.

What was John Beckwith's average?

John Beckwith had a .348 average over his career.

How many teams has John Beckwith played for?

John Beckwith played for 8 teams; the Baltimore Black Sox, Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Harrisburg Giants, Homestead Grays, Newark Dodgers, New York Lincoln Giants and Newark Browns.