Joe Black

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ us

Died: May 17, 2002 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, NJ

School: Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: 1943 (9,311th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 1, 1952 (Age 28-083d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1957 (Age 33-215d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1952 season)

Full Name: Joseph Black

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Rookie of the Year
2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.8

ERA

3.71

240

806.0

455

WHIP

1.295

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

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 21	BRO		PHI	W,14-4	GF	22	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	21 (10)	May 6	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4		15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	25 (3)	May 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	30 (4)	May 15 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-11		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	36 (5)	May 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-15		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	43 (6)	May 31	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Cincinnati Redlegs
7	50	Jun 12	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-12		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	52 (1)	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,0-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	55 (2)	Jun 17	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	57 (1)	Jun 19 (1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	62 (4)	Jun 24 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	68 (5)	Jul 1	CIN		MLN	W,14-2	GF	20	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	72 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4		15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	73	Jul 5	CIN		STL	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	74	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	75	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,8-9	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	79 (3)	Jul 10 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS	27	5.2	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	80	Jul 10 (2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	86 (5)	Jul 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-5	GS	27	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	92 (1)	Jul 22	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	GS	35	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	94 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	97 (2)	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
24	101 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	GS	32	7.0	1	1	2	4	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	108 (6)	Aug 5	CIN		NYG	L,9-12	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	110 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,8-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	112 (1)	Aug 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	115 (2)	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	119 (3)	Aug 16	CIN		CHC	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 20	CIN		STL	W,7-4	GS	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	128 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	133 (4)	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	135 (1)	Aug 30 (2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-9	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	136	Aug 31	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5		19	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	139 (2)	Sep 3	CIN	@	MLN	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	140	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	141	Sep 5	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	143 (1)	Sep 8	CIN		PHI	L,4-6		18	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							38gm		117.2	3	18	2	23	1