Boom-Boom Beck

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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-24 / in Starts: 2-13
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	16 (9-4-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (13-8-4)

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	120	4 (3)	Apr 25	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	121	6 (1)	Apr 27	PHI	@	BSN	W,5-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	122	14 (7)	May 9	PHI	@	STL	L,4-8	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.025	1.82	-0.03%	-0.17	P
4	123	20 (5)	May 17	PHI		CIN	L,2-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.68	-0.231	3.06	-0.25%	-3.01	P
5	124	28 (7)	May 29	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	1.02	0.015	1.07	0.01%	0.19	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	125	32 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9						P
7	126	37 (4)	Jun 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-10	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9						P
8	127	41 (3)	Jun 11	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.143	.214	9	.73	0.030	.23	0.01%	0.12	P
9	128	44 (2)	Jun 15	PHI		STL	L,1-14	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.143	.214	9						P
10	129	47 (2)	Jun 17	PHI		CIN	L,2-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.125	.188	9	1.28	-0.052	.16	0.00%	-0.39	P
11	130	53 (5)	Jun 23 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,2-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	9						P
12	131	56 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,6-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.111	.167	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	132	73 (16)	Jul 14 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.105	.158	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
14	133	81 (7)	Jul 23	PHI		STL	L,3-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.050	.050	.100	.150	8	.76	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
15	134	84 (2)	Jul 28 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.091	.136	9	.62	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	135	90 (5)	Aug 3	PHI		PIT	L,0-8	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9	.12	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
17	136	91	Aug 4 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9						P
18	137	95 (3)	Aug 7	PHI		BSN	L,3-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9						P
19	138	96	Aug 8	PHI		BSN	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9						P
20	139	99 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,2-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9						P
21	140	100	Aug 14 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9						P
22	141	101	Aug 14 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-6	6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.080	.120	9	.42	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
23	142	111 (9)	Aug 25 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.036	.036	.071	.107	9	.63	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
24	143	118 (6)	Aug 31	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.036	.071	.107	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	144	120 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-10	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.032	.032	.065	.097	9	.17	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
26	145	122 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	0-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.031	.031	.063	.094	9						P
27	146	127 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.029	.029	.059	.088	9	1.76	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
28	147	133 (5)	Sep 11	PHI		PIT	L,3-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.029	.029	.059	.088	9						P
29	148	146 (12)	Sep 22 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.056	.056	.083	.139	9						P
							5-24		39	36	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3		0	3	0	0	.056	.056	.083	.139		.83	-0.479	.50	-0.27%	-6.28

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