Johnny Gorsica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: March 29, 1915 in Bayonne, NJ us

Died: December 16, 1998 in Charlottesville, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV

School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 22, 1940 (Age 25-024d, 7,098th in MLB history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1947 (Age 32-172d)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Joseph Perry Gorsica

Career

6.4

4.18

204

723.2

272

1.416

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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
1939	24	DET-min	A1	9	17	.346	3.94	41	29					251.0	261	146	110		107									1.466	9.4		3.8			BMT TL
1940	25	DET	AL	7	7	.500	4.33	29	20	2	5	2	0	160.0	170	85	77	10	57	3	68	4	1	2	692	110	3.94	1.419	9.6	0.6	3.2	3.8	1.19
1941	26	DET	AL	9	11	.450	4.47	33	21	10	8	1	2	171.0	193	98	85	14	55	6	59	2	1	5	753	101	4.04	1.450	10.2	0.7	2.9	3.1	1.07
1942	27	DET	AL	3	2	.600	4.75	28	0	19	0	0	4	53.0	63	31	28	2	26	6	19	3	0	0	242	84	3.83	1.679	10.7	0.3	4.4	3.2	0.73
1943	28	DET	AL	4	5	.444	3.36	35	4	18	1	0	5	96.1	88	43	36	3	40	3	45	2	1	2	406	104	3.19	1.329	8.2	0.3	3.7	4.2	1.13
1944	29	DET	AL	6	14	.300	4.11	34	19	8	8	1	4	162.0	192	88	74	5	32	2	47	4	1	1	696	86	3.03	1.383	10.7	0.3	1.8	2.6	1.47
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1946	31	DET	AL	0	0		4.56	14	0	7	0	0	1	23.2	28	13	12	5	11	0	14	0	0	0	105	82	5.34	1.648	10.6	1.9	4.2	5.3	1.27
1947	32	DET	AL	2	0	1.000	3.75	31	0	16	0	0	1	57.2	44	27	24	5	26	2	20	2	0	1	242	102	4.39	1.214	6.9	0.8	4.1	3.1	0.77
1948	33	DET-min	AAA	13	14	.481	3.56	34			17	2		225.0	244	116	89		50		95	4	1	3				1.307	9.8		2.0	3.8	1.90	SLE PCL
1950	35	CLE-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	6.00	2	0		0	0		3.0	2	2	2		4		0	1	1	0				2.000	6.0		12.0	0.0	0.00	SDG PCL
7 Yrs				31	39	.443	4.18	204	64	80	22	4	17	723.2	778	385	336	44	247	22	272	17	4	11	3136	98	3.73	1.416	9.7	0.5	3.1	3.4	1.10
162 Game Avg.				8	10	.443	4.18	52	16	20	6	1	4	184	197	98	85	11	63	6	69	4	1	3	796	98	3.73	1.416	9.7	0.5	3.1	3.4	1.10