Joe Dobson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: January 20, 1917 in Durant, OK us

Died: June 23, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Durant HS (Durant, OK)

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 22-096d, 8,651st in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1954 (Age 37-100d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Joseph Gordon Dobson

Nicknames: Burrhead

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.2

137

103

ERA

3.62

414

273

2170.0

992

WHIP

1.336

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-27 / in Starts: 0-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	8 (4-1-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	1	6 (5)	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-5	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.83	-0.022	2.12	-0.03%	-0.27	P
2	2	10 (3)	Apr 30	CLE	@	DET	L,1-14	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.20	-0.065	2.68	-0.09%	-0.78	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
3	3	14 (3)	May 6	CLE		NYY	L,1-5	2-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.73	0.039	1.24	0.04%	0.28	P
4	4	19 (4)	May 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
5	5	23 (3)	May 18	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
6	6	25 (1)	May 20	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
7	7	30 (4)	May 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						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
8	8	36 (5)	Jun 2	CLE		NYY	L,5-17	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.48	-0.013	.91	-0.02%	-0.27	P
9	9	43 (6)	Jun 7 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,9-13	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.35	-0.021	.29	-0.01%	-0.48	P
10	10	53 (9)	Jun 18 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-5	8-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
11	11	56 (2)	Jun 22	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-8	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.05	-0.028	.53	-0.01%	-0.25	P
12	12	60 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	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
13	13	69 (8)	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-8	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.71	-0.019	.13	0.00%	-0.20	P
14	14	75 (5)	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
15	15	77 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
16	16	78	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9						P
17	17	80 (1)	Jul 18	CLE		PHA	W,6-3	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.61	-0.048	.03	0.00%	-0.68	P
18	18	86 (5)	Jul 25	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	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
19	19	91 (4)	Aug 1	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
20	20	94 (2)	Aug 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-17	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
21	21	95	Aug 4	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
22	22	99 (3)	Aug 7	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
23	23	100	Aug 9	CLE		SLB	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.08	-0.029	.02	0.00%	-0.12	P
24	24	106 (5)	Aug 15	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.80	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
25	25	112 (5)	Aug 20	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	1.37	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
26	26	117 (4)	Aug 26	CLE		PHA	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
27	27	120 (2)	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
28	28	122 (1)	Aug 30	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	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
29	29	123	Sep 1	CLE		NYY	L,8-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
30	30	126 (2)	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
31	31	127	Sep 5	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
32	32	131 (3)	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9						P
33	33	136 (4)	Sep 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.92	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
34	34	142 (5)	Sep 19	CLE	@	WSH	L,9-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
35	35	146 (3)	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9						P
							8-27		20	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1		0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161		.76	-0.316	.64	-0.12%	-4.16

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