Johnny Gorsica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: March 29, 1915 in Bayonne, NJ us

Died: December 16, 1998 in Charlottesville, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV

School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 22, 1940 (Age 25-024d, 8,873rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1947 (Age 32-172d)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Joseph Perry Gorsica

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

ERA

4.18

204

723.2

272

WHIP

1.416

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-25 / in Starts: 7-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
P Richards	1

Most Driven In By
C Hostetler	2
A Unser	1
P Richards	1
J Hoover	0

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	130	2 (1)	Apr 19	DET		SLB	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	131	11 (8)	Apr 30 (2)	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.11	0.114	1.63	0.10%	0.49	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	132	15 (3)	May 6	DET		CHW	L,2-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1						PR
4	133	17 (1)	May 7 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-4	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9						P
5	134	19 (1)	May 11	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	8						PR
6	135	23 (3)	May 14 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9						P
7	136	24	May 15	DET	@	PHA	L,2-6	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	137	25	May 16	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	0-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	9						P
9	138	26	May 17	DET	@	PHA	W,2-1	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
10	139	28 (1)	May 19	DET	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9						P
11	140	32 (3)	May 24	DET		PHA	L,4-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	8						PR
12	141	33	May 25	DET		PHA	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	9						P
13	142	38 (4)	May 29	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.250	.368	.618	9						P
14	143	41 (2)	May 31	DET		NYY	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.368	.618	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
15	144	43 (1)	Jun 2	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.217	.318	.536	9						P
16	145	50 (6)	Jun 12	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9	1.52	-0.041	4.46	-0.07%	-0.33	P
17	146	52 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,11-3	0-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.208	.240	.375	.615	9						P
18	147	55 (2)	Jun 17	DET		SLB	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.360	.591	9	.77	-0.019	2.34	-0.03%	-0.15	P
19	148	59 (3)	Jun 21	DET		CLE	L,7-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.192	.222	.346	.568	9						P
20	149	62 (2)	Jun 24	DET	@	SLB	L,1-7	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.207	.233	.345	.578	9	.69	0.030	1.87	0.05%	0.41	P
21	150	65 (2)	Jun 28	DET	@	WSH	L,1-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.233	.345	.578	9						P
22	151	67 (1)	Jun 30	DET	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0			0	0	0	.194	.219	.323	.541	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	152	72 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.229	.303	.532	9						P
24	153	82 (9)	Jul 15 (2)	DET		CHW	W,8-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.286	.502	9	.11	-0.005	.13	0.00%	-0.38	P
25	154	85 (2)	Jul 18	DET		WSH	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.162	.205	.270	.475	9	1.07	-0.088	1.21	-0.06%	-0.98	P
26	155	90 (4)	Jul 23 (1)	DET		PHA	L,3-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.205	.270	.475	9						P
27	156	93 (2)	Jul 25	DET		BOS	L,3-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.270	.475	9						P
28	157	95 (1)	Jul 27	DET		BOS	L,1-6	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.256	.452	9	.37	-0.019	.62	-0.02%	-0.25	P
29	158	98 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	DET		NYY	L,2-10	4-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.275	.489	9	.47	0.021	.56	0.02%	0.25	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
30	159	107 (8)	Aug 12	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.209	.268	.478	9	.00	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
31	160	110 (2)	Aug 14	DET	@	PHA	L,5-7	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.209	.268	.478	9						P
32	161	115 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.159	.196	.250	.446	9						P
33	162	119 (3)	Aug 21	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.196	.250	.446	9						P
34	163	126 (6)	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,3-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.152	.188	.239	.427	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
35	164	129 (2)	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.188	.239	.427	9						P
36	165	132 (2)	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.180	.229	.409	9	.31	-0.015	2.37	-0.07%	-0.18	P
37	166	136 (3)	Sep 9	DET		CLE	W,15-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.140	.173	.220	.393	9						P
38	167	138 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	DET		CLE	L,4-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.137	.170	.216	.385	9						P
39	168	147 (8)	Sep 22 (2)	DET		BOS	W,8-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.135	.167	.212	.378	9						P
40	169	153 (5)	Sep 29 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.167	.212	.378	9						P
							15-25		54	52	7	7	2	1	0	4	2	0	6	0	0		1	3	0	0	.135	.167	.212	.378		.66	-0.020	1.47	-0.09%	-1.13

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