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, 10,555th 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+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1944	17	DET-min	D	88	318	273	41	74	12	6	4	43	7		38	30	.271	.362	.403	.765		110		1	6				JAM · PONY
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1947	20	DET-min	A	92	305	250	35	55	9	5	3	34	2		52	25	.220	.359	.332	.691		83		2	1				WPT · EL
1948	21	DET-min	A	107	399	340	55	111	21	8	1	58	8		55	19	.326	.423	.444	.867		151		2	2				WPT · EL
1948	21	DET	AL	11	39	36	7	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	.361	.410	.361	.771	104	13	1	0	0		0	2/H

1949	22	DET-min	AAA	102	369	336	48	95	17	1	5	43	2		31	19	.283	.343	.384	.727		129	8	0	2				TOL · AA
1950	23	DET-min	AAA	63	243	214	32	72	13	2	7	39	0		25	15	.336	.411	.514	.925		110	7	2	2				TOL · AA
1950	23	DET	AL	36	109	95	12	22	6	0	0	12	1	0	11	6	.232	.318	.295	.612	56	28	2	1	2		1	2/H
1951	24	DET	AL	102	351	304	44	79	10	2	8	37	0	2	43	21	.260	.355	.385	.740	100	117	8	2	2		2	2H
1952	25	DET	AL	113	364	307	29	68	13	2	6	36	1	1	51	21	.221	.338	.336	.673	88	103	9	3	3		3	2H
1953	26	TOT	AL	64	192	162	16	47	6	0	0	13	0	0	24	5	.290	.388	.327	.715	97	53	4	2	4		2	2H
1953	26	DET	AL	18	65	53	6	16	2	0	0	3	0	0	10	1	.302	.422	.340	.761	109	18	0	1	1		0	2/H
1953	26	CLE	AL	46	127	109	10	31	4	0	0	10	0	0	14	4	.284	.371	.321	.692	91	35	4	1	3		2	2H
1954	27	CLE-min	AAA	59	200	175	15	51	6	0	3	27	0		21	15	.291	.367	.377	.744		66	10	1	1	2			INA · AA
1954	27	CLE	AL	3	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.500	2.167	477	3	0	1	0	0	0	/H2

1956	29	TOT	AL	86	252	223	15	50	8	1	1	14	1	1	25	21	.224	.299	.283	.581	56	63	9	0	1	3	3	2H
1956	29	KCA	AL	71	220	195	15	48	8	1	1	12	1	1	23	17	.246	.323	.313	.636	69	61	7	0	0	2	3	2H
1956	29	BAL	AL	15	32	28	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.071	.129	.071	.200	-43	2	2	0	1	1	0	/2H
1957	30	BAL	AL	85	201	175	15	48	8	2	1	18	2	1	18	19	.274	.342	.360	.702	99	63	4	2	2	4	1	2H
1958	31	BAL	AL	61	126	109	4	23	1	0	3	16	0	0	13	14	.211	.302	.303	.604	72	33	0	2	0	2	1	2H
1959	32	BAL	AL	65	190	166	14	30	2	0	1	14	1	0	21	13	.181	.268	.211	.479	36	35	6	0	0	3	3	2/H
1960	33	TOT	AL	42	125	105	11	27	5	0	0	15	1	0	16	9	.257	.358	.305	.662	82	32	2	1	2	1	1	2/H
1960	33	BAL	AL	14	37	30	3	8	1	0	0	6	0	0	6	1	.267	.389	.300	.689	91	9	1	0	1	0	1	2
1960	33	CHW	AL	28	88	75	8	19	4	0	0	9	1	0	10	8	.253	.345	.307	.651	78	23	1	1	1	1	0	2/H
1961	34	TOT	AL	25	29	27	1	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	4	.222	.250	.222	.472	28	6	1	0	1	0	0	H/2
1961	34	CHW	AL	6	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	-26	0	0	0	1	0	0	/H2
1961	34	BOS	AL	19	24	24	1	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	34	6	1	0	0	0	0	H/2
1962	35	DET-min	AAA	46	144	124	9	27	5	1	0	14	1		16	19	.218	.301	.274	.575		34		0	1	3	3		DEN · AA
1962	35	NYM	NL	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
13 Yrs				695	1986	1716	168	414	59	8	20	182	7	5	226	135	.241	.332	.320	.652	79	549	46	14	17	13	17
162 Game Avg.				162	463	400	39	97	14	2	5	42	2	1	53	31	.241	.332	.320	.652	79	128	11	3	4		4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
BAL (5 yrs)				240	586	508	36	111	12	2	5	56	3	1	60	51	.219	.301	.280	.580	64	142	13	4	4	10	6
DET (5 yrs)				280	928	795	98	198	31	4	14	89	2	3	118	50	.249	.351	.351	.702	91	279	20	7	8		6
CLE (2 yrs)				49	130	111	10	32	4	1	0	11	0	0	14	4	.288	.378	.342	.720	98	38	4	2	3	0	2
CHW (2 yrs)				34	93	78	8	19	4	0	0	9	1	0	11	10	.244	.341	.295	.636	74	23	1	1	2	1	0
NYM (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				19	24	24	1	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	34	6	1	0	0	0	0
KCA (1 yr)				71	220	195	15	48	8	1	1	12	1	1	23	17	.246	.323	.313	.636	69	61	7	0	0	2	3

AL (12 yrs)				693	1981	1711	168	414	59	8	20	182	7	5	226	134	.242	.333	.321	.654	79	549	46	14	17	13	17
NL (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

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