Joe Ginsberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: October 11, 1926 in New York, NY us

Died: November 2, 2012 in West Bloomfield, MI

Buried: Montrose Township Cemetery, Montrose, MI

High School: Cooley HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 15, 1948 (Age 21-340d, 10,548th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 15, 1962 (Age 35-186d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Myron Nathan Ginsberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

1716

414

.241

168

RBI

182

OBP

.332

SLG

.320

OPS

.652

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-19 / in Starts: 2-0
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-7-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	18 (9-5-3)

Most Driven In
V Wertz	2
C Hardy	1
F Malzone	1
J Jensen	1

Most Driven In By
C Yastrzemski	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	669	2 (1)	Apr 14	CHW	@	DET	L,0-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	.41	-0.01%	-0.25	PH
2	670	7 (4)	Apr 22	CHW		BOS	L,6-7	9-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.19	-0.013	6.37	-0.02%	-0.20	PH C
3	671	12 (4)	Apr 29	CHW	@	KCA	L,9-13	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	.29	0.009	.63	0.01%	0.26	PH
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
4	672	16 (3)	May 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	7						C
5	673	17	May 5	CHW		DET	L,4-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.27	-0.007	.47	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
6	674	18	May 6	CHW		DET	L,8-11	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.71	-0.018	1.09	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox
7	675	34	May 24	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	2.15	-0.054	2.73	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
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
8	676	43 (8)	Jun 3	BOS		BAL	L,1-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	7	1.77	-0.051	1.70	-0.03%	-0.33	C
9	677	44	Jun 4	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	6	8.83	0.460	6.31	0.20%	1.34	PH
10	678	45	Jun 5 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	7	1.11	0.057	.75	0.02%	0.71	C
11	679	47 (1)	Jun 6	BOS		KCA	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	7	.88	0.130	.52	0.05%	1.11	C
12	680	50 (2)	Jun 8 (2)	BOS		LAA	T,4-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	8	1.82	-0.046	1.55	-0.02%	-0.17	C
13	681	52 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	BOS		LAA	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	9	.06	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.11	PH
14	682	58 (5)	Jun 14	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	9	1.54	0.076	1.07	0.03%	0.39	PH
15	683	65 (6)	Jun 21	BOS	@	LAA	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	9	.20	-0.005	.24	0.00%	-0.18	PH
16	684	72 (6)	Jun 27 (2)	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	1	.41	-0.013	.30	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
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
17	685	77 (4)	Jul 2	BOS		CLE	L,6-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.250	.536	9	1.81	-0.046	1.11	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
18	686	79 (1)	Jul 4	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.238	.511	1	.17	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.31	PH
19	687	98 (18)	Jul 22	BOS		NYY	L,9-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	5	1.59	-0.046	.02	0.00%	-0.24	C
20	688	101 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.261	.227	.488	5						C
21	689	106 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,9-8	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	5	4.39	0.387	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
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
22	690	133 (26)	Aug 26	BOS	@	LAA	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530	9	2.27	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.97	PH
23	691	134	Aug 27	BOS	@	LAA	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.240	.509	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.03	PH
24	692	136 (1)	Aug 29	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-4	9-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.259	.231	.490	9	2.11	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
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	693	141 (4)	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	.21	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
							5-19		29	27	1	6	0	0	0	5	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472		1.45	0.665	1.01	0.15%	0.52

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