Boom-Boom Beck

Q: When was Boom-Boom Beck born?

Boom-Boom Beck was born on October 16, 1904.

Q: Where was Boom-Boom Beck born?

Boom-Boom Beck was born in Decatur, IL .

Q: How tall was Boom-Boom Beck?

Boom-Boom Beck was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Boom-Boom Beck weigh when playing?

Boom-Boom Beck weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Boom-Boom Beck play?

Boom-Boom Beck played 12 seasons.

Q: Is Boom-Boom Beck in the Hall of Fame?

Boom-Boom Beck has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Boom-Boom Beck have?

Boom-Boom Beck had 352 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Boom-Boom Beck played for?

Boom-Boom Beck played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Phils, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Q: When did Boom-Boom Beck retire?

Boom-Boom Beck last played in 1945.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: October 16, 1904 in Decatur, IL us

Died: May 7, 1987 in Champaign, IL

Buried: Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, IL

Debut: September 22, 1924 (Age 19-342d, 6,071st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1945 (Age 40-345d)
vs. CIN 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Walter William Beck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

4.28

265

101

1032.2

352

WHIP

1.414

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1924	19	SLB	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	5		5.74	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00

1927	22	SLB	AL	1	0	1.000	5.56	3	1	0	1	0	0	11.1	15	8	7	0	5		6	1	0	0	53	81	3.03	1.765	11.9	0.0	4.0	4.8	1.20
1928	23	SLB	AL	2	3	.400	4.41	16	4	7	2	0	0	49.0	52	29	24	3	20	0	17	4	0	0	217	96	4.60	1.469	9.6	0.6	3.7	3.1	0.85

1933	28	BRO	NL	12	20	.375	3.54	43	35	7	15	3	1	257.0	270	128	101	9	69	1	89	11	1	2	1114	91	3.60	1.319	9.5	0.3	2.4	3.1	1.29
1934	29	BRO	NL	2	6	.250	7.42	22	9	6	2	0	0	57.0	72	50	47	6	32	2	24	5	0	3	278	53	5.66	1.825	11.4	0.9	5.1	3.8	0.75

1939	34	PHI	NL	7	14	.333	4.62	34	16	13	12	0	4	181.1	200	101	93	11	64	7	77	3	0	1	805	85	3.64	1.456	9.9	0.5	3.2	3.8	1.20
1940	35	PHI	NL	4	9	.308	4.31	29	15	10	4	0	0	129.1	147	69	62	13	41	3	38	9	0	1	574	90	4.88	1.454	10.2	0.9	2.9	2.6	0.93
1941	36	PHI	NL	1	9	.100	4.63	34	7	14	2	0	0	95.1	104	52	49	8	35	2	34	2	0	2	421	80	4.32	1.458	9.8	0.8	3.3	3.2	0.97
1942	37	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	4.75	26	1	12	0	0	0	53.0	69	30	28	4	17	0	10	1	0	0	236	70	3.69	1.623	11.7	0.7	2.9	1.7	0.59
1943	38	PHI	NL	0	0		9.88	4	0	3	0	0	0	13.2	24	15	15	1	5	0	3	2	0	0	68	35	4.70	2.122	15.8	0.7	3.3	2.0	0.60
1944	39	DET	AL	1	2	.333	3.89	28	2	15	0	0	1	74.0	67	36	32	5	27	0	25	3	0	1	318	91	4.10	1.270	8.1	0.6	3.3	3.0	0.93
1945	40	TOT	NL	8	5	.615	2.68	25	11	6	6	0	1	110.2	96	40	33	2	26	1	29	1	0	0	444	145	3.14	1.102	7.8	0.2	2.1	2.4	1.12
1945	40	CIN	NL	2	4	.333	3.40	11	6	4	2	0	1	47.2	42	21	18	0	12	0	9	1	0	0	196	112	3.14	1.133	7.9	0.0	2.3	1.7	0.75
1945	40	PIT	NL	6	1	.857	2.14	14	5	2	4	0	0	63.0	54	19	15	2	14	1	20	0	0	0	248	185	3.14	1.079	7.7	0.3	2.0	2.9	1.43
1946	41	PIT-min	B	9	7	.563	4.31	21			8	1		96.0	103	56	46		30		58	1	0	0				1.385	9.7		2.8	5.4	1.93	YOR ISLG
1947	42	PIT-min	B	3	2	.600	4.15	15			4	1		65.0	70	38	30		15		35	3	0	1				1.308	9.7		2.1	4.8	2.33	SEL SEAL
1948	43	PIT-min	A	2	0	1.000		5			0	0		22.0	35	21			3		13	0	0	0				1.727	14.3		1.2	5.3	4.33	FWA CENL
1950	45	DET-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.00	7			0			18.0	16	8	8	4	10		10	0	1	0				1.444	8.0	2.0	5.0	5.0	1.00	TOL AA
12 Yrs				38	69	.355	4.28	265	101	94	44	3	7	1032.2	1118	558	491	62	342	16	352	42	1	10	4533	86	4.00	1.414	9.7	0.5	3.0	3.1	1.03
162 Game Avg.				7	13	.355	4.28	49	19	17	8	1	1	192	208	104	91	12	64	3	65	8	0	2	842	86	4.00	1.414	9.7	0.5	3.0	3.1	1.03

PHI (5 yrs)				12	33	.267	4.70	127	39	52	18	0	4	472.2	544	267	247	37	162	12	162	17	0	4	2104	81	4.15	1.494	10.4	0.7	3.1	3.1	1.00
SLB (3 yrs)				3	3	.500	4.55	20	5	8	3	0	0	61.1	69	37	31	3	26	0	23	5	0	0	275	95	4.33	1.549	10.1	0.4	3.8	3.4	0.88
BRO (2 yrs)				14	26	.350	4.24	65	44	13	17	3	1	314.0	342	178	148	15	101	3	113	16	1	5	1392	79	3.97	1.411	9.8	0.4	2.9	3.2	1.12
PIT (1 yr)				6	1	.857	2.14	14	5	2	4	0	0	63.0	54	19	15	2	14	1	20	0	0	0	248	185	3.14	1.079	7.7	0.3	2.0	2.9	1.43
CIN (1 yr)				2	4	.333	3.40	11	6	4	2	0	1	47.2	42	21	18	0	12	0	9	1	0	0	196	112	3.14	1.133	7.9	0.0	2.3	1.7	0.75
DET (1 yr)				1	2	.333	3.89	28	2	15	0	0	1	74.0	67	36	32	5	27	0	25	3	0	1	318	91	4.10	1.270	8.1	0.6	3.3	3.0	0.93

NL (8 yrs)				34	64	.347	4.29	217	94	71	41	3	6	897.1	982	485	428	54	289	16	304	34	1	9	3940	85	3.97	1.416	9.8	0.5	2.9	3.0	1.05
AL (4 yrs)				4	5	.444	4.19	48	7	23	3	0	1	135.1	136	73	63	8	53	0	48	8	0	1	593	93	4.20	1.397	9.0	0.5	3.5	3.2	0.91

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos
1924	19	SLB	AL	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0		0	0	0	/1

1927	22	SLB	AL	0.0	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	28	.242	20	1		0	0	0	/1
1928	23	SLB	AL	0.2	16	14	14	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.429	.429	.429	.857	123	.394	124	6		0	0	0	1

1933	28	BRO	NL	0.1	43	98	95	5	18	5	0	0	6	0	0	1	22	.189	.198	.242	.440	28	.198	15	23	3	0	2	0	1
1934	29	BRO	NL	0.1	22	19	17	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.235	.278	.294	.572	57	.268	55	5	2	0	1	0	1

1939	34	PHI	NL	-0.4	34	73	68	3	9	3	0	0	3	0	1	1	6	.132	.145	.176	.321	-12	.142	-30	12	4	0	4	0	1
1940	35	PHI	NL	-0.4	29	39	36	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.056	.056	.083	.139	-61	.062	-92	3	3	0	3	0	1
1941	36	PHI	NL	-0.1	34	26	25	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.120	.120	.120	.240	-31	.113	-49	3	0	0	1	0	1
1942	37	PHI	NL	0.2	27	12	12	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	125	.354	128	5	0	0	0	0	1/H
1943	38	PHI	NL	0.1	4	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	195	.466	203	2	0	0	0	0	/1
1944	39	DET	AL	0.3	28	23	22	3	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.318	.318	.455	.773	115	.358	114	10	1	0	1	0	1
1945	40	2TM	NL	-0.2	25	38	30	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.167	.194	.167	.360	0	.175	-34	5	0	0	7	0	1
1945	40	CIN	NL	0.0	11	16	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	20	.206	3	3	0	0	2	0	1
1945	40	PIT	NL	-0.1	14	22	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.125	.176	.125	.301	-17	.150	-65	2	0	0	5	0	1
12 Yrs				-0.2	266	350	327	17	61	14	0	0	20	0	1	4	46	.187	.196	.229	.426	20	.195	3	75	13	0	19	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				-0.1	162	213	199	10	37	9	0	0	12	0	1	2	28	.187	.196	.229	.426	20	.195	3	46		0	12	0

PHI (5 Yrs)				-0.7	128	154	145	6	20	5	0	0	8	0	1	1	15	.138	.144	.172	.316	-11	.144	-31	25	7	0	8	0	1/H
SLB (3 Yrs)				0.2	20	18	18	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	.389	.389	.389	.778	102	.360	100	7		0	0	0	1
BRO (2 Yrs)				0.2	65	117	112	7	22	6	0	0	6	0	0	2	23	.196	.211	.250	.461	32	.209	22	28	5	0	3	0	1
DET (1 Yr)				0.3	28	23	22	3	7	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.318	.318	.455	.773	115	.358	114	10	1	0	1	0	1
PIT (1 Yr)				-0.1	14	22	16	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.125	.176	.125	.301	-17	.150	-65	2	0	0	5	0	1
CIN (1 Yr)				0.0	11	16	14	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	20	.206	3	3	0	0	2	0	1

NL (8 Yrs)				-0.7	218	309	287	14	47	11	0	0	15	0	1	4	41	.164	.175	.202	.377	7	.173	-11	58	12	0	18	0	1/H
AL (4 Yrs)				0.4	48	41	40	3	14	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	.350	.350	.425	.775	108	.359	107	17	1	0	1	0	1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1924	19	SLB	AL	P	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960	9.00	2.70	1.00	2.50	0	1	1	50.0	45.0	1

1927	22	SLB	AL	P	3	1	1	11.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	.960	1.64	2.62	0.67	2.60	0	1	0	0.0		0
1928	23	SLB	AL	P	16	4	2	49.0	12	0	11	1	2	.917	.957	2.02	2.44	0.69	2.42	0	3	4	57.1		0

1933	28	BRO	NL	P	43	35	15	257.0	67	12	52	3	4	.955	.964	2.24	2.36	1.49	2.33	2	6	16	72.7	48.5	2
1934	29	BRO	NL	P	22	9	2	57.0	19	2	17	0	2	1.000	.960	3.00	2.27	0.86	2.24	3	2	1	33.3	48.7	1

1939	34	PHI	NL	P	34	16	12	183.0	51	8	37	6	1	.882	.960	2.21	2.19	1.32	2.16	1	9	5	35.7	47.0	3
1940	35	PHI	NL	P	29	15	4	129.0	45	10	32	3	0	.933	.962	2.93	2.22	1.45	2.22	1	3	3	50.0	45.7	1
1941	36	PHI	NL	P	34	7	2	95.0	10	3	6	1	0	.900	.965	0.85	2.23	0.26	2.21	2	5	1	16.7	47.5	0
1942	37	PHI	NL	P	26	1	0	53.0	13	3	9	1	2	.923	.968	2.04	2.34	0.46	2.35	0	2	1	33.3	45.0	1
1943	38	PHI	NL	P	4	0	0	14.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	.960	2.57	2.25	1.00	2.25	0	2	2	50.0	46.0	0
1944	39	DET	AL	P	28	2	0	74.0	7	0	6	1	1	.857	.960	0.73	2.09	0.21	2.10	1	0	3	100.0		0
1945	40	2TM	NL	P	25	11	6	111.0	25	4	21	0	0	1.000	.963	2.03	2.18	1.00	2.17	0	11	3	21.4	37.6	1
1945	40	CIN	NL	P	11	6	2	48.0	12	2	10	0	0	1.000	.963	2.25	2.18	1.09	2.17	0	7	0	0.0	37.6	0
1945	40	PIT	NL	P	14	5	4	63.0	13	2	11	0	0	1.000	.963	1.86	2.19	0.93	2.17	0	4	3	42.9	37.6	1
12 Yrs					265	101	44	1034.0	256	47	193	16	12	.938	.962	2.09	2.26	0.91	2.24	10	45	40	47.1	39.6	10

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Boom-Boom Beck born?

Boom-Boom Beck was born on October 16, 1904.

Where was Boom-Boom Beck born?

Boom-Boom Beck was born in Decatur, IL.

How tall was Boom-Boom Beck?

Boom-Boom Beck was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Boom-Boom Beck weigh when playing?

Boom-Boom Beck weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Boom-Boom Beck play?

Boom-Boom Beck played 12 seasons.

Is Boom-Boom Beck in the Hall of Fame?

Boom-Boom Beck has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Boom-Boom Beck play?

Boom-Boom Beck was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Boom-Boom Beck have?

Boom-Boom Beck had 352 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Boom-Boom Beck played for?

Boom-Boom Beck played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Phils, Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.

When did Boom-Boom Beck retire?

Boom-Boom Beck last played in 1945.

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