Joe Birmingham

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: December 3, 1884 in Elmira, NY us

Died: April 23, 1946 in Tampico, Mexico

Buried: Sauquoit Valley Cemetery, Clayville, NY

Schools: University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

Debut: September 12, 1906 (Age 21-283d, 2,878th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Last Game: July 25, 1914 (Age 29-234d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1907 season

Full Name: Joseph Leo Birmingham

Nicknames: Dode

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

2633

667

.253

284

RBI

265

108

OBP

.294

SLG

.316

OPS

.610

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1908 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1908 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 16	CLE		SLB	L,2-6	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 17	CLE	@	DET	W,12-8	CG	0	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	4	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 21	CLE		CHW	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 22	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
7	7	Apr 23	CLE		CHW	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
8	8	Apr 24	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 25	CLE		DET	L,2-3	CG	0	10.0	2	1	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 27	CLE		DET	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 28	CLE		DET	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
12	12	Apr 29	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
13	13	Apr 30	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-9	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 3	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	16	May 9 (1)	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	17	May 9 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-5	CG	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	22	May 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
24	24	May 18	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
25	25	May 19	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
27	27	May 21	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 22	CLE	@	PHA	W,1-0	CG	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	29	May 23	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	30	May 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	31	May 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	32	May 27	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
33	33	May 28	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 29	CLE		SLB	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
35	35	May 30 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	CG	0	14.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 30 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
37	37	May 31	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1	CLE	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
39	39	Jun 2 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	40	Jun 2 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	41	Jun 3	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
42	42	Jun 4	CLE		NYY	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	43	Jun 5	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
44	44	Jun 6	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	45	Jun 8	CLE		NYY	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
46	46	Jun 9	CLE		BOS	W,15-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	47	Jun 10	CLE		BOS	L,4-8	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 11	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	49	Jun 12	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
50	50	Jun 13	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	51	Jun 15	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 16	CLE		WSH	L,3-9	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
53	53	Jun 17	CLE		WSH	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 18	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	0	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	55	Jun 20	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
56	56	Jun 22	CLE		PHA	L,2-9	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	57	Jun 23	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	58	Jun 24	CLE		CHW	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	59	Jun 25	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
60	60	Jun 26	CLE		CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	61	Jun 27	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
62	62	Jun 28	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	63	Jun 30	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	64	Jul 1	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	8	1	0	9	0
65	65	Jul 2	CLE		DET	L,1-11	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	66	Jul 3	CLE		DET	L,0-6	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
67	67	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	68	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	69	Jul 5	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	10.1	5	0	0	5	0
70	70	Jul 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	71	Jul 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 11 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
75	75	Jul 11 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 13	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	77	Jul 15 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,16-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	78	Jul 15 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	79	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-6	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
80	80	Jul 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
81	81	Jul 18	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-3	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
82	87 (5)	Jul 25	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
83	88	Jul 27	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	89	Jul 28	CLE		BOS	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	90	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	92 (1)	Jul 31	CLE		NYY	W,16-3	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	93	Aug 1	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
88	118 (24)	Aug 29 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-3	GF	0		3	0	0	3	0
89	120 (1)	Aug 31	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	121	Sep 1	CLE	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	122	Sep 2	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	123	Sep 3	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
93	124	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	0	10.2	3	0	0	3	0
94	128 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	129	Sep 7 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	130	Sep 8	CLE		SLB	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	131	Sep 9	CLE		SLB	W,1-0	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	132	Sep 10	CLE		SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	133	Sep 11	CLE		SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	134	Sep 12	CLE		SLB	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
101	135	Sep 13 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
102	136	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	137	Sep 14	CLE	@	CHW	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	138	Sep 15	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	139	Sep 16	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	140	Sep 17	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	141	Sep 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	142	Sep 19	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	143	Sep 21	CLE		NYY	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
110	144	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
111	145	Sep 23	CLE		NYY	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
112	146	Sep 24	CLE		WSH	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	147	Sep 25	CLE		WSH	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
114	148	Sep 26	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
115	149	Sep 29 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
116	150	Sep 29 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,9-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	151	Sep 30	CLE		PHA	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	152	Oct 2	CLE		CHW	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	153	Oct 3	CLE		CHW	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	154	Oct 4	CLE	@	SLB	T,3-3	CG	0	11.0	4	0	1	5	0
121	155	Oct 5 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	156	Oct 5 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
							122gm		9.0	252	23	12	287	5