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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Team Record in Appearances: 0-26 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 5

1942 Pitching Game Log

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1942 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	183	14	Apr 28	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-7			99	3.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.00	3.07	12												11					0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	184	17	May 1	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	5-7		2	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.69	3.20	8	1	5	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.27	0.037	.24	0.02%	1.20	5b --3 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
3	185	19	May 3(1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-9	6-7		1	1.2	5	5	5	1	2	1	0	7.71	4.64	11	2	3	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.015	.07	-0.01%	-4.25	6b --- 0 out d4	7b --- 2 out d9
4	186	23	May 9	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-6	6-7		5	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.00	4.07	8	3	2	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.014	.20	-0.01%	-0.16	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
5	187	28	May 13	PHI		STL	L,1-9	5-7		3	3.0	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.75	3.57	15	9	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	1	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.77	5t --- 0 out d6	7t 3 out d8
6	188	43	May 30(1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-10	5-6		16	2.0	6	6	6	2	0	1	0	9.64	4.71	14	4	2	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	-0.053	.02	-0.01%	-5.16	5b --- 0 out d4	6b 3 out d9
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	189	52	Jun 7(2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	7-GF(7)		7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.00	4.54	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.020	.02	0.00%	0.45	7b --- 0 out d2	7b end d 2
8	190	56	Jun 14(1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-9			6	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8.62	4.82	4												2					0
9	191	61	Jun 20	PHI		CIN	L,0-7	5-GF		5	5.0	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	7.40	4.25	20	4	8	1	0	4		3	2	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	.10	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.16	5t 123 0 out d3	9t end d 7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	192	71	Jul 3	PHI		BRO	L,1-8	6-7		12	1.1	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	7.77	4.25	9	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-1.99	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 12- 1 out d5
11	193	72	Jul 4(1)	PHI		BRO	L,0-14	6-GF		0	4.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.58	3.96	16	2	9	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.64	6t --- 0 out d14	9t end d14
12	194	76	Jul 9	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-9			4	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.41	4.02	4												3					0
13	195	82	Jul 15(2)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-9	6-6		5	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.26	3.97	3	1	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.26	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-1.85	6b 1-3 1 out d3	6b 3 out d6
14	196	87	Jul 19(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-8	GS-5	L(0-1)	3	4.2	8	5	5	3	0	2	0	6.75	4.79	25	14	0	0	0	8	25			1	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.317	.00	0.00%	-3.11	1b start tie	5b 1-- 2 out d4
15	197	94	Jul 28(1)	PHI		CIN	L,1-8	9-GF		8	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.55	4.71	4	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.41	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	198	110	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-6	2-7		18	6.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	5.54	4.28	20	15	1	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.117	.00	0.00%	2.44	2b 123 0 out d4	7b 3 out d1
17	199	119	Aug 28(1)	PHI	@	STL	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		11	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	4.22	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
18	200	121	Aug 29	PHI	@	STL	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.36	4.21	10	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.06	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
19	201	124	Aug 31	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-8	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.44	4.12	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.57	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 7
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	202	130	Sep 7(2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-4	9-GF		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	4.07	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.41	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
21	203	132	Sep 11	PHI		CIN	L,5-8	7-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.20	4.03	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.65	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.41	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d2
22	204	139	Sep 16(2)	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	8-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.09	3.98	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.41	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
23	205	140	Sep 17	PHI		CHC	L,0-8	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.98	3.90	6	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.59	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 8
24	206	145	Sep 23	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-6	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.96	3.83	10	3	2	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.04	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
25	207	148	Sep 25(1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-6	4-5		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.94	3.76	8	2	4	1	1	2		3	3	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.227	.00	0.00%	-1.31	4b 123 0 out a2	5b 3 out d2
26	208	150	Sep 26	PHI		BRO	L,3-8	7-8		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.75	3.69	7	3	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.82	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
							0-26		W-L:0-1	3.3	53.0	69	30	28	17	10	4	1	4.75	3.69	236	1.76		5%	1%	57	25	12	75%	2	1	1	213	14	1	0	4	0	1	.29	-0.540	.02	0.00%	-11.45

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