Joe Collins

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 3, 1922 in Scranton, PA us

Died: August 30, 1989 in Union, NJ

Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, NJ

Debut: September 25, 1948 (Age 25-297d, 10,563rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 34-300d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Joseph Edward Collins

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.0

2329

596

.256

404

RBI

329

OBP

.350

SLG

.421

OPS

.772

OPS+

111

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 86 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 5 tying, 31 go ahead

1 Tm
NYY	86

Platoon
vs RHP	80
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	50
Away	36

Outs
1	39
2	25
0	22

7 Opps
CLE	19
BOS	17
DET	14
BAL/SLB	12
CHW	12
PHA/KCA	8
WSH	4

53 Pitchers
Early Wynn	7
Bob Lemon	7
Ellis Kinder	6
Joe Coleman	3
Dave Madison	3
Ned Garver	2
Ted Gray	2
Jim Suchecki	2
Dick Donovan	2
Hal White	2
Frank Sullivan	2
Fritz Dorish	2
Bob Hooper	2
Tom Brewer	2
Saul Rogovin	2
Art Houtteman	2
Billy Hoeft	2
Al Widmar	1
Mike Garcia	1
George Susce	1
Hal Brown	1
Marlin Stuart	1
Satchel Paige	1
Tommy Byrne	1
Dick Brodowski	1
Harry Byrd	1
Charlie Bishop	1
Luis Alomá	1
Sid Schacht	1
Virgil Trucks	1
Ray Herbert	1
Walt Masterson	1
Don Johnson	1
Willard Nixon	1
Ike Delock	1
Johnny Gray	1
Bobby Shantz	1
Dick Starr	1
Duke Maas	1
Paul Foytack	1
Arnie Portocarrero	1
Julio Moreno	1
Lou Kretlow	1
Ray Scarborough	1
Mike Fornieles	1
Bob Porterfield	1
Marv Grissom	1
Camilo Pascual	1
Jack Crimian	1
Steve Gromek	1
Sid Hudson	1
Ray Narleski	1
Vito Valentinetti	1

9 Parks
Yankee Stad (NYC)	50
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	8
Tiger Stad (DET)	7
ClevelandStd (CLE)	6
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	5
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	4
Munic. Stad (KAN)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1

Where Hit
9	66
8	4
7	3
89	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	70
2·HR gms	8

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	51
1--	17
12-	6
-2-	6
--3	3
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

131 RBI
RISP	18
0 on	51
1 on	26
2 on	8
3 on	1
Any on	35

Inning
1	10
2	6
3	11
4	5
5	11
6	7
7	9
8	12
9	14
Extra	1

1-3	27
4-6	23
7-end	36

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	8
+2	7
+1	4
Tied	29
-1	6
-2	5
-3	2
-4..	13

Ahead	31
Tied	29
Behind	26

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	75
RF	5
PH	4
LF	2

OrderPos
2nd	44
5th	12
6th	11
3rd	8
8th	7
9th	2
7th	1
4th	1

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	49

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1950-04-27	NYY		BOS	Ellis Kinder	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	1	2	3	0.115	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1950-05-30 (2)	NYY		BOS	Ellis Kinder	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---	1	3	3	0.249	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1950-06-04	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	---	1	3	3	0.055	89%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1950-06-08	NYY		DET	Hal White	ahead 7-2	b 7	1	-2-	2	3	3	0.011	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rizzuto Scores
5	5	5	1	1950-06-09	NYY		DET	Ted Gray	behind 1-5	b 5	1	1--	2	8	3	0.134	27%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Johnson Scores
6	6	6	1	1950-06-16	NYY	@	SLB	Al Widmar	ahead 4-1	t 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.064	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	2	1950-06-16	NYY	@	SLB	Dick Starr	ahead 5-2	t 6	0	---	1	6	3	0.059	90%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	8	1	1950-06-18 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	Fritz Dorish	ahead 5-0	t 7	0	--3	2	3	3
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1951-05-03	NYY	@	SLB	Sid Schacht	ahead 9-3	t 9	1	--3	2	6	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Jensen Scores
10	10	2	1	1951-06-06	NYY	@	SLB	Jim Suchecki	tied 2-2	t 7	1	1--	2	6	3
11	11	3	1	1951-07-04 (1)	NYY		WSH	Julio Moreno	behind 5-9	b 9	1	---	1	5	3	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
12	12	4	1	1951-07-07	NYY	@	BOS	Ellis Kinder	behind 1-10	t 7	1	1--	2	5	3	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Mapes Scores
13	13	5	1	1951-07-13	NYY	@	CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 0-0	t 3	2	123	4	3	3	0.324	85%		Home Run; J. Coleman Scores; V. Raschi Scores; P. Rizzuto Scores
14	14	6	1	1951-07-16	NYY	@	DET	Hal White	ahead 7-6	t 9	2	---	1	5	3	0.106	91%		Home Run
15	15	7	1	1951-08-04	NYY		SLB	Jim Suchecki	ahead 7-2	b 7	1	1--	2	2	3	0.010	100%		Home Run; G. Woodling Scores
16	16	8	1	1951-09-20	NYY		CHW	Saul Rogovin	behind 2-4	b 8	1	12-	3	2	3	0.607	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rizzuto Scores; M. Mantle Scores
17	17	9	1	1951-09-28 (1)	NYY		BOS	Ray Scarborough	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	-2-	2	8	3	0.012	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Woodling Scores
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1952-06-11	NYY		DET	Billy Hoeft	behind 0-2	b 5	2	---	1	8	3	0.127	34%		Home Run
19	19	2	2	1952-06-11	NYY		DET	Billy Hoeft	ahead 4-2	b 8	2	12-	3	8	3	0.049	100%		Home Run; B. Martin Scores; B. Cerv Scores
20	20	3	1	1952-06-23	NYY	@	SLB	Dave Madison	tied 7-7	t 6	1	-2-	2	2	3
21	21	4	2	1952-06-23	NYY	@	SLB	Dave Madison	ahead 11-7	t 7	1	1--	2	2	3
22	22	5	1	1952-06-30	NYY		BOS	Dick Brodowski	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.112	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	6	1	1952-07-11	NYY		SLB	Tommy Byrne	behind 2-6	b 8	1	---	1	2	3	0.026	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	7	1	1952-07-13 (1)	NYY		DET	Art Houtteman	tied 0-0	b 3	0	1--	2	2	3	0.189	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rizzuto Scores
25	25	8	1	1952-07-15	NYY		CLE	Early Wynn	behind 1-7	b 9	0	---	1	2	3	0.004	1%		Home Run
26	26	9	1	1952-07-17 (1)	NYY		CLE	Steve Gromek	behind 1-6	b 3	1	12-	3	2	3	0.162	28%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Martin Scores; P. Rizzuto Scores
27	27	10	1	1952-07-17 (2)	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 4-4	b 9	2	---	1	2	3	0.469	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	11	1	1952-07-20	NYY		CHW	Saul Rogovin	behind 0-3	b 6	0	---	1	2	3	0.094	23%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	12	1	1952-08-22	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	behind 1-5	b 6	1	1-3	3	6	3	0.204	33%		Home Run (Deep RF); I. Noren Scores/unER; Y. Berra Scores
30	30	13	1	1952-08-26	NYY		SLB	Satchel Paige	tied 3-3	b 9	2	12-	3	2	3	0.396	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rizzuto Scores; M. Mantle Scores
31	31	14	1	1952-09-01	NYY		BOS	Ellis Kinder	tied 1-1	b 1	1	---	1	3	3	0.112	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	15	2	1952-09-01	NYY		BOS	Ellis Kinder	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	---	1	3	3	0.084	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	16	1	1952-09-10	NYY	@	SLB	Marlin Stuart	ahead 4-1	t 9	0	1--	2	3	3
34	34	17	1	1952-09-12	NYY	@	CHW	Hal Brown	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.105	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	18	1	1952-09-16	NYY	@	DET	Art Houtteman	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	2	3	0.213	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Silvera Scores
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1953-04-21	NYY		BOS	Marv Grissom	tied 0-0	b 5	1	---	1	7	3	0.157	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	2	1	1953-05-20	NYY		DET	Dave Madison	behind 5-8	b 6	2	1--	2	9	3	0.196	32%		Home Run (CF-RF); I. Noren Scores
38	38	3	1	1953-05-27	NYY		WSH	Walt Masterson	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.107	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	4	1	1953-06-02	NYY	@	CHW	Mike Fornieles	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	2	2	3	0.211	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Martin Scores
40	40	5	2	1953-06-02	NYY	@	CHW	Fritz Dorish	tied 3-3	t 9	2	---	1	2	3	0.410	80%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	6	1	1953-06-10	NYY	@	DET	Ray Herbert	ahead 9-4	t 9	1	1--	2	2	3	0.005	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Martin Scores
42	42	7	1	1953-06-12	NYY	@	CLE	Bob Hooper	ahead 3-1	t 9	2	---	1	2	3	0.047	96%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	8	1	1953-07-28	NYY		CLE	Early Wynn	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.105	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
44	44	9	1	1953-08-16 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	Charlie Bishop	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	1	2	3	0.100	39%		Home Run
45	45	10	1	1953-08-17 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	Joe Coleman	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.099	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
46	46	11	2	1953-08-17 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	Joe Coleman	ahead 5-0	t 2	2	---	1	2	3	0.040	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	12	1	1953-08-20	NYY		WSH	Bob Porterfield	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	-2-	2	2	9	0.033	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. McDougald Scores; J. Collins Scores
48	48	13	1	1953-08-28	NYY	@	CLE	Early Wynn	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	1	6	3	0.147	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)
49	49	14	1	1953-08-30 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	Luis Alomá	ahead 7-2	t 3	1	---	1	2	3	0.035	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	15	1	1953-09-07 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	Sid Hudson	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	---	1	2	3	0.119	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	16	1	1953-09-11	NYY		DET	Ted Gray	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.105	63%		Home Run (CF-RF)
52	52	17	1	1953-09-13	NYY		CLE	Mike Garcia	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.105	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1954-04-27	NYY		CHW	Don Johnson	behind 0-4	b 5	2	1--	2	9	PH	0.131	22%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rizzuto Scores
54	54	2	1	1954-06-03	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 1-1	b 8	0	---	1	2	3	0.275	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	3	1	1954-06-15	NYY	@	BAL	Joe Coleman	tied 2-2	t 5	1	-23	3	2	3	0.226	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Coleman Scores; A. Reynolds Scores
56	56	4	1	1954-06-20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	Vito Valentinetti	ahead 14-6	t 9	1	1--	2	6	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Woodling Scores
57	57	5	1	1954-06-25	NYY	@	CLE	Bob Hooper	ahead 7-0	t 8	2	1--	2	2	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. McDougald Scores
58	58	6	1	1954-07-05 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	Arnie Portocarrero	ahead 3-0	t 8	1	---	1	2	3	0.036	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	7	1	1954-07-06	NYY		BOS	Frank Sullivan	behind 0-1	b 5	2	---	1	2	3	0.172	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)
60	60	8	1	1954-07-07	NYY		BOS	Tom Brewer	tied 4-4	b 2	2	--3	2	2	3	0.196	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Rizzuto Scores; J. Collins Scores
61	61	9	1	1954-08-05	NYY	@	CLE	Ray Narleski	ahead 2-0	t 8	1	---	1	2	3	0.069	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	10	1	1954-08-11	NYY		PHA	Johnny Gray	ahead 2-1	b 8	0	---	1	2	3	0.070	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	11	1	1954-08-29	NYY		CHW	Virgil Trucks	ahead 2-1	b 7	1	---	1	2	3	0.106	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
64	64	12	1	1954-09-06 (1)	NYY		BOS	Ellis Kinder	behind 3-5	b 8	1	---	1	8	PH	0.118	22%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	1955-04-15	NYY	@	BOS	Tom Brewer	ahead 4-2	t 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.080	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	2	1	1955-05-01	NYY	@	DET	Ned Garver	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.107	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
67	67	3	1	1955-05-08	NYY	@	BOS	Willard Nixon	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	3	0.146	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Bauer Scores
68	68	4	1	1955-05-10	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	behind 3-8	b 7	2	---	1	2	3	0.020	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
69	69	5	1	1955-06-07	NYY	@	DET	Ned Garver	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	1	6	9	0.085	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
70	70	6	1	1955-07-27	NYY		CHW	Harry Byrd	behind 0-6	b 4	0	---	1	2	9	0.033	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
71	71	7	1	1955-08-02	NYY		CLE	Early Wynn	behind 0-1	b 1	1	---	1	2	3	0.105	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	8	2	1955-08-02	NYY		CLE	Early Wynn	tied 1-1	b 10	1	---	1	2	3	0.421	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
73	73	9	1	1955-08-25	NYY	@	CLE	Early Wynn	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.160	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Mantle Scores
74	74	10	1	1955-09-09	NYY		CHW	Dick Donovan	tied 0-0	b 4	1	12-	3	5	3	0.250	85%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. McDougald Scores; Y. Berra Scores
75	75	11	2	1955-09-09	NYY		CHW	Dick Donovan	ahead 3-0	b 6	1	---	1	5	3	0.042	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
76	76	12	1	1955-09-11 (1)	NYY		CLE	Early Wynn	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.075	87%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
77	77	13	1	1955-09-17	NYY		BOS	George Susce	ahead 3-0	b 5	2	---	1	8	3	0.052	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
78	78	1	1	1956-04-22	NYY		BOS	Frank Sullivan	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	6	9	0.180	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Skowron Scores
79	79	2	1	1956-05-24	NYY	@	DET	Duke Maas	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.102	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
80	80	3	1	1956-06-05	NYY		KCA	Lou Kretlow	behind 3-7	b 9	0	---	1	5	3	0.023	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
81	81	4	1	1956-06-10	NYY		CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 0-0	b 3	2	12-	3	2	PH	0.274	82%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Kucks Scores; G. McDougald Scores
82	82	5	1	1956-06-25	NYY	@	KCA	Bobby Shantz	ahead 6-3	t 5	2	---	1	5	3	0.068	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
83	83	6	1	1956-07-01 (1)	NYY		WSH	Camilo Pascual	behind 1-2	b 8	2	1--	2	5	3	0.611	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Mantle Scores
84	84	7	1	1956-08-29	NYY		KCA	Jack Crimian	behind 4-6	b 9	1	---	1	8	PH	0.068	11%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
85	85	1	1	1957-06-08	NYY	@	DET	Paul Foytack	behind 1-7	t 8	2	-2-	2	4	7	0.010	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Bauer Scores
86	86	2	1	1957-09-21	NYY		BOS	Ike Delock	behind 2-8	b 9	1	---	1	5	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)

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