Joe Black

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ us

Died: May 17, 2002 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, NJ

School: Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: 1943 (9,311th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 1, 1952 (Age 28-083d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1957 (Age 33-215d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1952 season)

Full Name: Joseph Black

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Rookie of the Year
2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.8

ERA

3.71

240

806.0

455

WHIP

1.295

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-21 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	26 (15-8-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
R Campanella	2
C Furillo	1
D Williams	1
G Hodges	1

Most Driven In By
C Furillo	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	74	11 (10)	May 1	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	75	18 (6)	May 10 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,0-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	76	24 (5)	May 16	BRO		PIT	W,6-4	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	77	29 (4)	May 22	BRO		CIN	W,8-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.021	3.79	-0.06%	-0.31	P
5	78	32 (2)	May 26	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	79	35 (2)	May 29	BRO		BSN	W,7-3	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.13	-0.005	.53	-0.01%	0.11	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
7	80	38 (2)	Jun 1	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
8	81	40 (1)	Jun 3	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
9	82	43 (2)	Jun 6	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
10	83	45 (1)	Jun 8 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
11	84	47 (1)	Jun 9	BRO	@	STL	W,6-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.08	-0.002	.38	-0.01%	-0.15	P
12	85	50 (2)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	L,10-15	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
13	86	52 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.77	-0.022	3.76	-0.06%	-0.22	P
14	87	55 (2)	Jun 18	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.39	-0.020	2.49	-0.08%	-0.20	P
15	88	58 (2)	Jun 21	BRO		PIT	W,14-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
16	89	62 (3)	Jun 26	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
17	90	64 (1)	Jun 28	BRO		BSN	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
18	91	66 (1)	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	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
19	92	68 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
20	93	70 (1)	Jul 3	BRO		NYG	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
21	94	73 (2)	Jul 6	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	0.12	P
22	95	74	Jul 10	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.87	-0.043	4.34	-0.13%	-0.38	P
23	96	78 (3)	Jul 16	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
24	97	79	Jul 17	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-1	9-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	2.69	0.004	11.15	0.01%	-0.16	P
25	98	80	Jul 18	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
26	99	82 (1)	Jul 20	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-5	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.02	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.17	P
27	100	83	Jul 22	BRO		CIN	W,7-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						P
28	101	85 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						P
29	102	88 (2)	Jul 26	BRO		STL	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						P
30	103	89	Jul 27	BRO		STL	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	8						PR
31	104	90	Jul 28	BRO		STL	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9						P
32	105	92 (1)	Jul 30	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.23	-0.056	11.22	-0.17%	-0.23	P
33	106	93	Jul 31 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,7-6	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	4.31	-0.204	20.88	-0.59%	-0.89	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
34	107	98 (4)	Aug 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-7	7-15	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.70	-0.113	11.73	-0.47%	-0.57	P
35	108	100 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.46	-0.012	4.14	-0.06%	-0.22	P
36	109	105 (4)	Aug 11 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-5	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	.50	-0.037	1.53	-0.07%	-0.65	P
37	110	106	Aug 13 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	2.71	-0.018	10.06	-0.04%	-0.19	P
38	111	107	Aug 13 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,4-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9						P
39	112	111 (3)	Aug 17	BRO		PHI	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9						P
40	113	113 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9						P
41	114	115 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-2	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	.38	0.064	1.38	0.14%	1.48	P
42	115	117 (1)	Aug 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	.82	-0.010	2.82	-0.02%	-0.19	P
43	116	118	Aug 24	BRO	@	STL	W,10-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9						P
44	117	120 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,9-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9						P
45	118	123 (2)	Aug 28	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-6	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.96	-0.023	.98	-0.01%	-0.25	P
46	119	125 (1)	Aug 30	BRO		NYG	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						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
47	120	129 (3)	Sep 3	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-5	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.78	-0.038	1.21	-0.04%	-0.29	P
48	121	130	Sep 4	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	7-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	1.71	-0.041	2.55	-0.04%	-0.15	P
49	122	135 (4)	Sep 8 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-2	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9	.29	-0.027	1.75	-0.10%	-0.82	P
50	123	138 (2)	Sep 10 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,4-1	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.138	.138	.138	.276	9	.05	-0.001	.25	0.00%	-0.19	P
51	124	141 (2)	Sep 12	BRO		STL	W,8-5	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9	.12	-0.006	.70	-0.02%	-0.37	P
52	125	144 (2)	Sep 15	BRO		CIN	W,11-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9						P
53	126	145	Sep 16	BRO		PIT	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9						P
54	127	146	Sep 17	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9						P
55	128	147	Sep 19	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-2	8-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.129	.129	.258	9						P
56	129	149 (1)	Sep 21	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.54	-0.070	.66	-0.02%	0.43	P
57	130	154 (4)	Sep 27	BRO		BSN	L,3-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.139	.139	.139	.278	9	.72	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
							36-21		42	36	1	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	15	0	6		0	1	0	0	.139	.139	.139	.278		.92	-0.720	3.42	-1.84%	-4.34

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