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

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

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
2	6 (3)	Apr 23 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-9	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (5)	Apr 30 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,19-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17 (4)	May 5	BOS		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	22 (4)	May 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,4-13	GS	30	6.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
6	25 (2)	May 13	BOS		WSH	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
8	30 (1)	May 18	BOS	@	DET	W,13-12	GF	9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (3)	May 21 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	34	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (3)	May 27 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (4)	Jun 2	BOS		CLE	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	48 (4)	Jun 7	BOS		SLB	W,20-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
13	52 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	57 (4)	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
15	61 (3)	Jun 21	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS	23	6.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,11-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	67 (1)	Jun 27	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-5	GF	10	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	70 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,6-9	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	74 (3)	Jul 5	BOS		WSH	L,7-9		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	77 (2)	Jul 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
21	78	Jul 13	BOS		CHW	W,8-7		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	80 (1)	Jul 15	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	83 (2)	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,6-11	GS	25	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
24	84	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,7-5	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	85	Jul 18	BOS		DET	W,12-9	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
26	88 (2)	Jul 21	BOS		SLB	W,7-4	GS	30	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	96 (7)	Jul 30 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	103 (6)	Aug 6 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
29	109 (5)	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
30	116 (6)	Aug 18	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	GS	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
31	122 (5)	Aug 26	BOS		DET	L,6-8	GS	12	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
32	123	Aug 27	BOS		CLE	W,11-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	126 (2)	Aug 30	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	130 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS	13	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	133 (2)	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,10-8		9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	139 (5)	Sep 15	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-9	GS	24	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	144 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS	15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	146 (1)	Sep 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	149 (2)	Sep 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,0-2	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							39gm		206.2	8	44	3	55	4