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	14-20 / in Starts: 0-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	7 (4-3-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
D Thompson	1
G Hodges	0

Most Driven In By
D Snider	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	131	1	Apr 14	BRO		PIT	W,8-5	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.066	2.07	-0.10%	-1.11	P
2	132	7 (5)	Apr 22	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	133	10 (2)	Apr 25	BRO		NYG	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	134	13 (2)	Apr 29	BRO		CIN	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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	135	15 (1)	May 1	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	136	20 (4)	May 9 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,4-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.026	4.34	-0.07%	-0.26	P
7	137	22 (1)	May 12	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	138	23	May 14	BRO	@	STL	L,3-8	1-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.039	2.90	-0.09%	-0.43	P
9	139	25 (1)	May 17 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-13	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	140	30 (4)	May 21	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	141	34 (3)	May 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	142	35	May 27	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	143	36	May 28	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.89	-0.049	7.46	-0.12%	-0.18	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
14	144	43 (6)	Jun 3	BRO		MLN	L,9-14	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	145	45 (1)	Jun 5	BRO		STL	W,5-4	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.43	-0.010	2.18	-0.03%	-0.13	P
16	146	50 (4)	Jun 10	BRO		CIN	W,13-3	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.06	0.005	.25	0.01%	0.28	P
17	147	51	Jun 11	BRO		CIN	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
18	148	53 (1)	Jun 14 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
19	149	56 (2)	Jun 17	BRO	@	STL	L,3-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	8						P
20	150	58 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-11	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
21	151	62 (3)	Jun 22	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-9	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
22	152	69 (6)	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	L,9-10	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	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
23	153	72 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,6-5	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
24	154	74 (1)	Jul 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-20	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
25	155	81 (6)	Jul 11	BRO		NYG	L,0-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
26	156	88 (6)	Jul 19 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,7-5	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.24	-0.006	1.45	-0.02%	-0.12	P
27	157	93 (4)	Jul 24	BRO		MLN	L,6-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	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
28	158	120 (26)	Aug 21	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
29	159	126 (5)	Aug 26	BRO		CHC	L,4-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
30	160	129 (2)	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,10-3	4-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9	.24	0.001	.12	0.00%	0.94	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
31	161	133 (3)	Sep 2	BRO		MLN	L,8-9	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9						P
32	162	135 (1)	Sep 4	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	9						P
33	163	144 (8)	Sep 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	1.13	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
34	164	147 (2)	Sep 16	BRO	@	STL	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9						P
							14-20		17	17	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471		.65	-0.245	1.79	-0.41%	-1.50

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