#1 Johnny Gorsica, Reliever, 34 yrs, New York (N) Giants

#1 Johnny Gorsica, Reliever, 34 yrs, New York (N) Giants
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Johnny Gorsica

3/29/1915
34
USA,NJ,BAYONNE
6"2
180

Reliever
R
R

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Average
Average
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Average
Normal
Prone
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,000,000
1950
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	2	6	8	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	2	6	8
Versus RHB	2	7	8
Talent	1	6	9

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

8
56
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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4
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
9/2	@PIT	L 6-10		0.1	1	1	1	0	0
9/4	@PHI	W 3-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/8	CIN	W 3-2		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/27	@PIT	W 7-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
9/28	PHI	L 2-5		0.2	0	0	0	1	0
10/2	@STL	W 6-3		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
10/7	PHI	L 2-11		0	2	2	2	0	0
10/8	PHI	L 6-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	@PHI	L 4-6		0.1	2	2	2	0	1	L
10/12	@PHI	L 3-8		0	1	3	3	2	0

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	24	0	0	2	8	3.86	21.0	20	9	9	9	12	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	24	0	0	2	8	3.86	21.0	20	9	9	9	12

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	9	1	88.9	24	18	12.4	8.6	5.1	3.9	2	0	.0	9	3	33.3	3.74

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	40	11	2	1	2	9	6	7	3	0	0	0	.275	.375	.525	.900
vs. RHB	40	9	2	0	0	3	3	2	9	0	0	0	.225	.256	.275	.531

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	11	0	0	0	3	0.00	11.1	5	0	0	7	6
Road	13	0	0	2	5	8.38	9.2	15	9	9	2	6
Postseason	4	0	0	1	0	94.59	0.2	5	7	7	2	1
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	0	1	0	135.14	0.1	3	5	5	2	1

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	2	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	4	2	2	1	1
May	5	0	0	1	0	1.23	7.1	5	1	1	3	4
June	4	0	0	1	1	7.36	3.2	5	3	3	2	3
July	4	0	0	0	2	0.00	3.0	1	0	0	2	1
August	3	0	0	0	1	10.80	1.2	4	2	2	0	1
Sept./Oct.	6	0	0	0	4	2.08	4.1	1	1	1	1	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1941	18	0	0	0	0	3.41	29.0	26	15	11	3	7	12	0	0	1.14	.250	CLE
1942	31	0	4	1	3	4.78	32.0	48	28	17	4	10	9	0	0	1.81	.338	CLE
1943	20	0	0	2	1	5.81	26.1	37	19	17	6	7	13	0	0	1.67	.337	CLE
1944	32	0	1	2	0	5.21	48.1	56	32	28	4	20	13	0	0	1.57	.306	CLE
1947	27	0	2	3	18	2.48	29.0	31	13	8	2	11	10	0	0	1.45	.279	CLE
1948	63	1	7	7	11	5.14	84.0	97	54	48	11	40	23	0	0	1.63	.286	CLE
1949	24	0	0	2	8	3.86	21.0	20	9	9	2	9	12	0	0	1.38	.273	NYN
Total	215	1	14	17	41	4.61	269.2	315	170	138	32	104	92	0	0	1.55	.296

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1940, AAA	26	0	2	1	12	0.95	28.1	21	4	3	1	7	11	0	0	0.99	.217
1945, AAA	30	30	15	10	0	3.54	233.2	241	106	92	29	72	108	13	4	1.34	.273
1946, AAA	25	25	12	6	0	4.74	190.0	214	108	100	22	35	119	12	1	1.31	.304

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1941	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949	4	0	0	1	0	94.59	0.2	5	7	7	2	1	0	0
Total	5	0	0	1	0	63.00	1.0	5	7	7	2	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1941	18	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	CLE
1942	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1943	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1944	32	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.750	1.000	CLE
1947	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1948	63	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
Total	215	21	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	0	0	.095	.095	.190	.286

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

21.0

3.00

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1940...
Had first career hit on 5/6/1941, off Charlie Devens (NYY)...
Earned first career win on 4/11/1942...
Won World Series with Cleveland in 1942...
1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/24/1946 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $917,143 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/18/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1947 - 18 - 1st
1948 - 11 - 3rd

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