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Joe Ginsberg
Myron Nathan Ginsberg

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

MLB Debut September 15, 1948
Final Game April 15, 1962
Born October 11, 1926 in New York, NY
Died November 2, 2012 (age 86)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 21 SLA AL   33   37    5   16   3   0   0    6   0   0    6    1  .432  .489  .514 1.002   138    19   0   2   0   0   0  
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950 23 BON NL   23   70    8   19   6   0   0    6   0   0    5    7  .271  .320  .357  .677    90    25   1   0   0   0   1  
 1951 24 BON NL  103  325   37   94  13   2   9   43   2   2   45   22  .289  .372  .425  .797   111   138   3   5   3   1   7  
 1952 25 BON NL  105  324   24   66   8   0   4   24   1   0   50   38  .204  .306  .265  .572    85    86   2   5   0   0  10  
 1953 26 PHA AL   71  172   17   48  10   0   0   25   0   0   33   10  .279  .392  .337  .730    98    58   0   3   3   1   8  
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 29 PIN NL   97  239   24   49  11   1   1   20   0   0   27   26  .205  .281  .272  .553    76    65   1   4   0   0  13  
 1957 30 PIN NL   73  188   24   58  13   6   1   25   1   0   17   23  .309  .361  .457  .818   107    86   0   3   5   0   5  
 1958 31 PIN NL   50   85   12   19   0   0   4    6   0   0    9   11  .224  .298  .365  .663    91    31   0   0   0   0   4  
 1959 32 PIN NL   62  156   10   33   2   0   2   11   1   0   12   16  .212  .268  .263  .531    73    41   1   0   0   0   4  
 1960 33 CHA AL   27   80    4   25   2   0   0    9   0   0    3    5  .312  .337  .338  .675    94    27   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons      644 1676  165  427  68   9  21  175   5   2  207  159  .255  .334  .344  .677         576   8  22  11   2  52
 Per 600 PA           525   52  134  21   3   7   55   2   1   65   50                                 180   3   7   3   1  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With PIN      282  668   70  159  26   7   8   62   2   0   65   76  .238  .303  .334  .637         223   2   7   5   0  26
   With BON      231  719   69  179  27   2  13   73   3   2  100   67  .249  .337  .346  .684         249   6  10   3   1  18
   With PHA       71  172   17   48  10   0   0   25   0   0   33   10  .279  .392  .337  .730          58   0   3   3   1   8
   With SLA       33   37    5   16   3   0   0    6   0   0    6    1  .432  .489  .514 1.002          19   0   2   0   0   0
   With CHA       27   80    4   25   2   0   0    9   0   0    3    5  .312  .337  .338  .675          27   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      695 1716  168  414  59   8  20  182   7   5  226  135  .241  .332  .320  .652         549  17  13   9  14  46
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1948 21 SLA AL  30   10  12.4  25  10   0  .400   1    2    0  .000    2    2  .500  C    4(+3)e16  231   
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950 23 BON NL   8    8   4.1   2   1   0  .500   0   10    9  .900    7    0 1.000  C    4(+2)e6    65   
 1951 24 BON NL   9   53   5.8  12   4   1  .333   8   35   29  .829   46   20  .697  C    3(+1)e8    57   
 1952 25 BON NL  36   28   2.8   5   0   0  .000  14   52   43  .827   53   22  .707  C    3(+1)e6  -102   
 1953 26 PHA AL   5   23   4.8  18   5   0  .278   3   23   16  .696   47   15  .758  C    3(+1)e8    14   
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 29 PIN NL  22   17   2.3  12   1   0  .083   2   41   28  .683   15   13  .536  C    4(+2)e4   -28   
 1957 30 PIN NL  14   30   6.0  13   7   1  .538   4   30   21  .700   25   11  .694  C    3(+1)e4   116   
 1958 31 PIN NL  32    8   3.3   9   1   0  .111   3   16   14  .875   18    9  .667  C    3(+1)e4    58   
 1959 32 PIN NL  31   10   2.3   5   1   0  .200   3   23   20  .870   24   10  .706  C    3(0)e3     51   
 1960 33 CHA AL  45    9   4.6   4   0   0  .000   1    8    8 1.000    5    5  .500  C    3(0)e12    12   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 10 Seasons          201   4.1 105  30   2  .286  39  240  188  .783  242  107  .693                  16   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1948 21 SLA AL  C      9    22     2    1    0   .960     3    38.0   5.68
 1949           [Did not play]
 1950 23 BON NL  C     21    93     4    0    0  1.000    18   160.2   5.43
 1951 24 BON NL  C     89   466    38    8    1   .984    87   776.1   5.84
 1952 25 BON NL  C     99   551    47   14    1   .977    94   841.1   6.40
 1953 26 PHA AL  C     50   209    24    3    1   .987    43   376.1   5.57
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955           [Did not play]
 1956 29 PIN NL  C     87   399    26    2    6   .995    72   594.2   6.43
 1957 30 PIN NL  C     60   343    29    4    0   .989    50   448.1   7.47
 1958 31 PIN NL  C     41   141    19    3    2   .982    21   214.1   6.72
 1959 32 PIN NL  C     56   239    18    3    0   .988    46   405.0   5.71
 1960 33 CHA AL  C     23   106     8    1    0   .991    21   184.0   5.58
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    535  2569   215   39   11   .986   455  4039.0   6.20
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1948  SLA   78-76   Pat Carr
 1950  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee
 1951  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee
 1952  BON   63-91   Jim Pardee
 1953  PHA   74-80   Drew Kennedy
 1956  PIN   63-91   Dennis Van Langen
 1957  PIN   75-79   Dennis Van Langen
 1958  PIN   79-75   Dennis Van Langen
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen
 1960  CHA   70-84   Ron Tidrow

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