#80 Joe Ginsberg, Catcher, 35 yrs, Detroit Tigers Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Joe Ginsberg
10/11/1926 35 USA,NY,NEW YORK 5"11 185
Catcher L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,100,000 1963 12 Year(s), 51 Days (2115 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 144 Days (2552 total Days) 14 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 2 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 7 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | KC | W 13-2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/29 | NYY | L 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/30 | NYY | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/1 | MIN | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/2 | MIN | W 12-10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @WS2 | L 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/5 | @BOS | W 10-2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #6 | PoG | |
10/7 | @BAL | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/9 | WS2 | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/10 | @CLE | W 9-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 139 | 424 | 135 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 72 | 76 | 88 | 41 | .318 | .436 | .476 | .912 | .964 | .158 |
Projected | 139 | 424 | 135 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 72 | 76 | 88 | 41 | .318 | .436 | .476 | .912 | .964 | .158 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 112 | 521 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 202 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 92.2 | 8.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 106 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .360 | .406 | .766 |
vs. RHP | 318 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 71 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .340 | .460 | .500 | .960 |
Close/Late | 51 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .451 | .373 | .823 |
Scoring Position | 125 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .436 | .496 | .932 |
Pinch Hitting | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .269 | .182 | .451 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 238 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 25 | .298 | .424 | .399 | .823 |
Road | 61 | 186 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 16 | .344 | .451 | .575 | 1.026 |
Last Week | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .500 | .833 | .500 | 1.333 |
March/April | 19 | 56 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 4 | .357 | .479 | .714 | 1.193 |
May | 23 | 68 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | .338 | .489 | .412 | .901 |
June | 20 | 70 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | .343 | .368 | .471 | .840 |
July | 22 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | .308 | .430 | .431 | .861 |
August | 24 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 6 | .189 | .330 | .230 | .559 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 91 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 9 | .374 | .500 | .615 | 1.115 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 107 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 46 | 59 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 2 | .214 | .299 | .282 | .581 | DET |
1950 | 16 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .277 | .397 | .404 | .801 | DET |
1951 | 131 | 440 | 114 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .331 | .364 | .695 | DET |
1952 | 138 | 466 | 139 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 66 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .380 | .399 | .779 | DET,AL |
1953 | 139 | 482 | 138 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 73 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .373 | .384 | .757 | DET,AL |
1954 | 128 | 481 | 132 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 1 | .274 | .369 | .368 | .737 | DET |
1955 | 141 | 550 | 168 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 94 | 84 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .398 | .409 | .808 | DET,AL |
1956 | 141 | 467 | 153 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 77 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .423 | .413 | .836 | DET,AL |
1957 | 148 | 493 | 157 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 83 | 64 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .423 | .418 | .841 | DET |
1958 | 146 | 477 | 132 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 73 | 67 | 91 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .397 | .415 | .812 | DET |
1959 | 141 | 456 | 137 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .410 | .436 | .846 | DET |
1960 | 143 | 486 | 151 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 83 | 71 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 4 | .311 | .416 | .438 | .855 | DET,AL |
1961 | 139 | 424 | 135 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 72 | 76 | 88 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .436 | .476 | .912 | DET,AL |
Total | 1713 | 5769 | 1676 | 215 | 22 | 123 | 839 | 837 | 916 | 35 | 42 | 445 | 7 | 11 | .291 | .388 | .399 | .788 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950, AAA | 110 | 400 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 54 | 92 | 33 | 7 | 8 | .253 | .388 | .375 | .763 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 125 | 111 | 792 | 52 | 0 | 849 | 5 | .994 | 1029.1 | 7.42 | 0 | 67 | 28 | 41.8 |
Third Base | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 8.0 | 3.38 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cleveland on 6/12/1953... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... 9/22/1955: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $5,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... 5/22/1960: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $8,100,000 per year, for 3 years. Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Kansas City on 7/17/1960... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1961...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1956 - .328 - 4th
| OBP 1956 - .423 - 3rd 1957 - .423 - 8th 1959 - .410 - 8th 1960 - .416 - 4th
| BB 1955 - 84 - 10th 1957 - 89 - 8th 1958 - 91 - 4th 1959 - 84 - 10th 1960 - 86 - 4th
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