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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1944 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2	9 (4)	Apr 29	DET		CLE	L,6-7		0	1.2	0	1	0	1	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	32 (22)	May 24	DET		PHA	L,4-8		0	6.2	0	0	0	0	0
4	36 (3)	May 28 (1)	DET		WSH	L,2-4		16	4.2	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	46 (9)	Jun 4 (2)	DET		BOS	L,1-5		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	54 (7)	Jun 16	DET		SLB	L,1-14		0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
7	59 (4)	Jun 21	DET		CLE	L,7-9	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	61 (1)	Jun 23	DET	@	SLB	L,0-5	GF	0	6.1	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	68 (6)	Jul 1	DET	@	PHA	W,9-4	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0
10	72 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	74 (1)	Jul 6	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	GF	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	77 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	13	1.2	0	1	0	1	0
13	81 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	DET		CHW	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	83 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-7	GF	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	87 (3)	Jul 20	DET		WSH	W,7-6	GS	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
16	90 (2)	Jul 23 (1)	DET		PHA	L,3-13	GF	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	95 (4)	Jul 27	DET		BOS	L,1-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	98 (2)	Jul 30 (1)	DET		NYY	L,2-10	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	108 (9)	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
20	110 (1)	Aug 14	DET	@	PHA	L,5-7	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	116 (5)	Aug 19	DET	@	BOS	L,1-9		22	4.1	0	0	1	1	0
22	120 (3)	Aug 22	DET	@	NYY	L,7-9	GF	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0
23	124 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-17	GS	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	126 (1)	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,3-8		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	129 (2)	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
26	132 (2)	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	147 (14)	Sep 22 (2)	DET		BOS	W,8-6	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
28	154 (6)	Sep 29 (2)	DET		WSH	L,2-9		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
							28gm		74.0	0	6	1	7	1