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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-26 / in Starts: 14-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 98 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	64 (36-18-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 98 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (33-19-11)

Most Driven In
T Cuccinello	3
L Frey	1
S Leslie	1
B Outen	1
J Stripp	0
G Wright	0
A Lopez	0

Most Driven In By
J Stripp	2
D Taylor	1
J Frederick	1

1933 Batting Game Log

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1933 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	21	2 (1)	Apr 14	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.75	-0.020	1.99	-0.03%	-0.26	P
2	22	5 (2)	Apr 19	BRO	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.54	-0.119	4.44	-0.21%	-0.58	P
3	23	8 (2)	Apr 23	BRO		BSN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	1.29	-0.067	3.75	-0.12%	-0.43	P
4	24	12 (3)	Apr 27	BRO		BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.76	-0.003	1.91	-0.01%	-0.10	P
May		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
5	25	15 (2)	May 2	BRO		STL	L,4-13	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	1.09	-0.026	2.79	-0.04%	-0.20	P
6	26	21 (5)	May 12	BRO		CIN	L,3-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9						P
7	27	23 (1)	May 14	BRO		PHI	W,8-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	9	.54	-0.014	.88	-0.01%	-0.20	P
8	28	24	May 16	BRO	@	STL	W,6-5	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	.89	0.041	1.77	0.05%	0.38	P
9	29	29 (4)	May 21 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.263	.474	9	.72	-0.053	1.55	-0.07%	-0.52	P
10	30	33 (3)	May 25	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.250	.450	9	2.28	-0.065	4.39	-0.08%	-0.56	P
11	31	38 (4)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.208	.375	9	.54	-0.053	.74	-0.04%	-0.66	P
Jun		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
12	32	44 (5)	Jun 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,1-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.208	.375	9						P
13	33	47 (2)	Jun 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,4-6	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360	9	1.98	-0.045	1.46	-0.02%	-0.26	P
14	34	48	Jun 11 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,5-2	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.185	.333	9	.28	-0.014	.18	-0.01%	-0.76	P
15	35	50 (1)	Jun 13	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-15	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.179	.321	9	.32	-0.008	.23	0.00%	-0.10	P
16	36	54 (3)	Jun 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,7-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.179	.321	9						P
17	37	55	Jun 17 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	T,3-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.194	.355	9	.29	0.005	.34	0.00%	0.19	P
18	38	59 (3)	Jun 21	BRO		STL	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.147	.176	.324	9	.54	-0.039	.53	-0.02%	-0.95	P
19	39	64 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,9-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.135	.135	.162	.297	9	.25	-0.024	.18	-0.01%	-0.84	P
20	40	68 (3)	Jun 29	BRO		CHC	L,2-7	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.225	.400	9	1.28	0.143	1.03	0.07%	1.01	P
Jul		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
21	41	72 (3)	Jul 2 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	9	.58	0.001	.44	0.00%	0.15	P
22	42	73	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.209	.238	.447	9						P
23	43	77 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,8-6	GS-9	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.191	.217	.409	9	.71	-0.066	.59	-0.03%	-0.87	P
24	44	81 (3)	Jul 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.163	.180	.204	.384	9	1.27	-0.143	.79	-0.05%	-1.15	P
25	45	86 (4)	Jul 19	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.173	.189	.212	.400	9	1.45	-0.088	.23	-0.01%	-0.55	P
26	46	90 (3)	Jul 23	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.164	.179	.200	.379	9	1.06	-0.087	.11	-0.01%	-1.32	P
27	47	92 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-4	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.175	.196	.372	9	.79	-0.020	.04	0.00%	-0.09	P
28	48	94 (1)	Jul 29 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,12-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.155	.169	.190	.359	9	1.34	-0.087	.01	0.00%	-0.96	P
Aug		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
29	49	97 (2)	Aug 2 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.150	.164	.183	.347	9	1.43	-0.126	.02	0.00%	-1.14	P
30	50	102 (4)	Aug 5	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.177	.190	.226	.416	9	1.01	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.76	P
31	51	108 (5)	Aug 13 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,11-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.179	.212	.391	9	.07	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-1.31	P
32	52	113 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	BRO		STL	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.188	.221	.409	9	.91	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
33	53	116 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.194	.225	.420	9	1.74	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-0.83	P
34	54	122 (5)	Aug 29 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,13-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.187	.197	.227	.424	9	.37	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
Sept		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
35	55	128 (5)	Sep 2	BRO		PHI	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.190	.218	.408	9	1.16	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
36	56	131 (2)	Sep 7	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.193	.220	.412	9	1.28	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
37	57	135 (3)	Sep 10 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.188	.214	.403	9	.64	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
38	58	141 (5)	Sep 16	BRO	@	STL	L,13-14	GS-3	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.207	.256	.463	9	1.65	0.206	.00	0.00%	2.48	P
39	59	142	Sep 17 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.216	.264	.480	9	.94	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
40	60	146 (3)	Sep 20	BRO	@	PIT	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.211	.258	.470	9	.96	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
41	61	151 (4)	Sep 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.202	.247	.449	9	.55	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
42	62	153 (1)	Sep 28 (1)	BRO		BSN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.202	.247	.449	9						P
43	63	155 (1)	Sep 29	BRO		BSN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.198	.242	.440	9	.76	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
							16-26		98	95	5	18	5	0	0	6	1	0	22	0	2		0	3	0	0	.189	.198	.242	.440		.90	-0.999	.73	-0.64%	-12.51

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