Joe Medwick

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: November 24, 1911 in Carteret, NJ us

Died: March 21, 1975 in St. Petersburg, FL

Buried: St. Lucas Cemetery, Sunset Hills, MO

High School: Carteret HS (Carteret, NJ)

Debut: September 2, 1932 (Age 20-283d, 7,518th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 25, 1948 (Age 36-244d)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1968. (Voted by BBWAA on 240/283 ballots)
View Joe Medwick's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season

Full Name: Joseph Michael Medwick

Nicknames: Ducky or Muscles

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.5

7635

2471

205

.324

1198

RBI

1383

OBP

.362

SLG

.505

OPS

.867

OPS+

134

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

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1938 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 27	STL	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	10	Apr 28	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	11	Apr 30	STL		CHC	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	12	May 1	STL		CHC	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	13	May 2	STL		CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	14	May 3	STL		BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	15	May 4	STL		BSN	T,3-3	CG	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	16	May 5	STL		BSN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	17	May 6	STL		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	18	May 8	STL		BRO	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	19	May 9	STL		BRO	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	20	May 10	STL		BRO	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	21	May 11	STL		NYG	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	22	May 14	STL		CIN	T,7-7	CG	50	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	23	May 15	STL		CIN	W,12-11	CG	51	10.0	2	1	0	3	0
16	24	May 17	STL	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
17	25	May 18	STL	@	BRO	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	26	May 19	STL	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	27	May 21	STL	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	28	May 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0
21	29	May 23	STL	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	30	May 24	STL	@	NYG	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	31	May 25	STL	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	32	May 27	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	42	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
25	33	May 29	STL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	34	May 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	76	16.1	4	0	0	4	0
27	35	May 30 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	36	Jun 1	STL		PHI	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
29	37	Jun 2	STL		PHI	W,12-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	38	Jun 3	STL		PHI	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	2	1	0	3	1
31	39	Jun 4	STL		BSN	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	40	Jun 5 (1)	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	41	Jun 5 (2)	STL		BSN	L,3-10	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	42	Jun 6	STL		BSN	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
35	43	Jun 7	STL		BRO	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	44	Jun 8	STL		BRO	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
37	45	Jun 10	STL		NYG	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	46	Jun 11	STL		NYG	T,2-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	47	Jun 12 (1)	STL		NYG	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
40	48	Jun 12 (2)	STL		NYG	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	49	Jun 14	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
42	50	Jun 15	STL	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
43	51	Jun 16	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	52	Jun 17	STL	@	NYG	L,3-10	CG	51	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	53	Jun 18	STL	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	54	Jun 19 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,8-7	CG	0	12.0	4	1	1	6	1
47	55	Jun 19 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
48	56	Jun 21	STL	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
49	57	Jun 22	STL	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	58	Jun 23	STL	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	59	Jun 24	STL	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	60	Jun 25	STL	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	61	Jun 26	STL	@	BRO	T,1-1	CG	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
54	62	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	63	Jun 29	STL	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	64	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	65	Jul 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	53	11.2	6	0	0	6	0
58	66	Jul 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	67	Jul 4 (1)	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	68	Jul 4 (2)	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
61	69	Jul 8	STL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
62	70	Jul 9	STL		PIT	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	71	Jul 10 (1)	STL		PIT	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	72	Jul 10 (2)	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	73	Jul 11	STL		CIN	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	74	Jul 12	STL		CIN	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	75	Jul 13	STL		BSN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	76	Jul 14	STL		BSN	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
69	77	Jul 15	STL		BSN	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	78	Jul 16	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	79	Jul 18	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
72	80	Jul 19	STL		NYG	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	81	Jul 20 (1)	STL		NYG	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	82	Jul 20 (2)	STL		NYG	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	83	Jul 21	STL		NYG	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	84	Jul 22	STL		BRO	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
77	85	Jul 23	STL		BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
78	86	Jul 24 (1)	STL		BRO	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	87	Jul 24 (2)	STL		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	88	Jul 26	STL	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	89	Jul 27	STL	@	NYG	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	90	Jul 28	STL	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	91	Jul 29	STL	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	92	Jul 30	STL	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	93	Jul 31 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	94	Jul 31 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	95	Aug 2 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	96	Aug 2 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
89	97	Aug 3	STL	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	98	Aug 5	STL	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	99	Aug 6	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	100	Aug 7 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	101	Aug 7 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	102	Aug 9	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	103	Aug 10	STL	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
96	104	Aug 12	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	105	Aug 14 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	106	Aug 14 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	107	Aug 15	STL	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	108	Aug 16 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	52	10.2	0	0	0	0	0
101	109	Aug 16 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	110	Aug 17	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	2	1	0	3	1
103	111	Aug 18	STL		PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
104	112	Aug 20 (1)	STL		CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	113	Aug 20 (2)	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	114	Aug 21 (1)	STL		CIN	W,7-6	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	115	Aug 21 (2)	STL		CIN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	116	Aug 22	STL		CIN	L,4-11	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	117	Aug 23	STL		BRO	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	118	Aug 24	STL		BRO	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	119	Aug 25	STL		NYG	L,7-8	GS	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	120	Aug 26	STL		NYG	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	121	Aug 27	STL		NYG	W,12-3	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	122	Aug 28 (1)	STL		BSN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	123	Aug 28 (2)	STL		BSN	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	124	Aug 30 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
117	125	Aug 30 (2)	STL		PHI	W,8-7	CG	0	10.0	2	1	0	3	1
118	126	Aug 31 (1)	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	127	Aug 31 (2)	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	128	Sep 1	STL		PHI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
121	129	Sep 2	STL	@	PIT	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
122	130	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
123	131	Sep 4	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
124	132	Sep 5 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
125	133	Sep 5 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	134	Sep 6	STL	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	135	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
128	136	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,4-7	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	137	Sep 9	STL		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	138	Sep 10	STL		PIT	L,7-14	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
131	139	Sep 11	STL		PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
132	140	Sep 14 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
133	141	Sep 14 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
134	142	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	143	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	144	Sep 21	STL	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
137	145	Sep 22 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	146	Sep 22 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
139	147	Sep 24	STL	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
140	148	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
141	153 (4)	Sep 30	STL		CHC	T,7-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
142	154	Oct 1 (1)	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	155	Oct 1 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	156	Oct 2	STL		CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							144gm			267	12	9	288	6