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	9-16 / in Starts: 6-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	16 (11-3-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
J Barrett	0

Most Driven In By
G Walker	0

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	242	3 (2)	Apr 19	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.51	-0.026	1.52	-0.05%	-0.33	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
2	243	13 (9)	May 6 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	244	17 (3)	May 13	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-10	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.003	.16	0.00%	-0.23	P
4	245	18	May 14	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	246	21 (2)	May 17	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.048	.80	-0.03%	-0.55	P
6	247	25 (3)	May 24	CIN		NYG	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	248	27 (1)	May 26	CIN		NYG	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.95	0.056	1.06	0.04%	0.51	P
8	249	33 (5)	May 31	CIN		PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.51	0.059	.50	0.04%	0.92	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
9	250	38 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.72	-0.018	1.52	-0.02%	-0.17	P
10	251	42 (3)	Jun 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.17	-0.058	2.43	-0.07%	-0.52	P
11	252	48 (5)	Jun 15 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						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
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Pittsburgh Pirates
12	253	70	Jul 6 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	L,5-13	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
13	254	71	Jul 6 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,8-14	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
14	255	79 (7)	Jul 16	PIT		BRO	L,4-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.17	0.007	.37	0.01%	0.13	P
15	256	84 (4)	Jul 20	PIT		NYG	W,13-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
16	257	89 (4)	Jul 23	PIT		BSN	W,8-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9						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
17	258	103 (13)	Aug 8 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-5	3-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.13	0.006	.02	0.00%	0.12	P
18	259	106 (2)	Aug 10 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.72	-0.020	.07	0.00%	-0.22	P
19	260	111 (4)	Aug 14 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	9						P
20	261	117 (5)	Aug 19 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	9						P
21	262	121 (3)	Aug 23	PIT		CIN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	.41	-0.063	.01	0.00%	-1.50	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
22	263	130 (8)	Sep 2 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	9	2.32	-0.169	.01	0.00%	-1.30	P
23	264	139 (8)	Sep 9 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1			0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9						P
24	265	148 (8)	Sep 16 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,2-9	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9						P
25	266	150 (1)	Sep 26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9	1.28	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
							9-16		38	30	1	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7		1	0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360		.88	-0.309	.60	-0.10%	-3.55

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