Johnny Gorsica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: March 29, 1915 in Bayonne, NJ us

Died: December 16, 1998 in Charlottesville, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV

School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 22, 1940 (Age 25-024d, 8,873rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1947 (Age 32-172d)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Joseph Perry Gorsica

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

ERA

4.18

204

723.2

272

WHIP

1.416

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-26 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	17 (10-6-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In By
D Wakefield	2

1943 Batting Game Log

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1943 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	94	3 (2)	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
2	95	6 (2)	Apr 28	DET		SLB	W,4-2	8-GF	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	96	9 (2)	May 2	DET		CLE	L,2-5	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.30	0.008	4.09	0.02%	0.07	P
4	97	14 (4)	May 9 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	98	17 (2)	May 13	DET		PHA	L,1-2	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
6	99	20 (2)	May 16 (1)	DET		WSH	L,1-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
7	100	24 (3)	May 23 (1)	DET		BOS	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
8	101	28 (3)	May 29	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
9	102	30 (1)	May 30 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
10	103	32 (1)	May 31 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						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
11	104	36 (3)	Jun 4	DET	@	WSH	W,2-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9						P
12	105	37	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,3-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	.51	-0.012	2.09	-0.03%	-0.25	P
13	106	41 (3)	Jun 10	DET		CHW	L,5-11	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.53	-0.028	1.51	-0.05%	-0.31	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
14	107	63 (21)	Jul 4 (1)	DET		NYY	L,0-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.80	-0.043	6.47	-0.09%	-0.15	P
15	108	67 (3)	Jul 6	DET		WSH	W,4-3	13-GF(16)	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.556	.956	9	3.05	0.472	10.52	0.98%	1.40	P
16	109	71 (3)	Jul 10	DET		PHA	L,1-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.500	.864	9	.06	-0.002	.23	0.00%	-0.09	P
17	110	74 (2)	Jul 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	9	.23	-0.005	.75	-0.01%	-0.33	P
18	111	77 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.417	.724	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.43	P
19	112	79 (1)	Jul 21	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.417	.724	9						P
20	113	85 (5)	Jul 25 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	9	1.93	-0.040	5.33	-0.07%	-0.29	P
21	114	88 (2)	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.400	.713	9						P
22	115	90 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.235	.278	.353	.631	9						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
23	116	95 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-12	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.333	.596	9	.42	-0.010	1.01	-0.02%	-0.09	P
24	117	97 (1)	Aug 7	DET		CHW	L,4-7	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	9	.17	-0.004	.25	0.00%	-0.09	P
25	118	102 (4)	Aug 13	DET		WSH	L,3-11	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9	.31	-0.007	.47	-0.01%	-0.34	P
26	119	106 (3)	Aug 17	DET		PHA	W,4-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9						P
27	120	111 (4)	Aug 21	DET		BOS	L,6-7	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9						P
28	121	115 (3)	Aug 24 (1)	DET		NYY	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.300	.538	9						P
29	122	117 (1)	Aug 25 (1)	DET		NYY	L,5-7	4-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.286	.513	9	1.61	-0.072	.98	-0.03%	-0.49	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
30	123	129 (11)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	3-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9	.98	-0.067	.03	0.00%	-1.02	P
31	124	134 (4)	Sep 11	DET		CLE	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9						P
32	125	136 (1)	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9						P
33	126	139 (2)	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9						P
34	127	140	Sep 18	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	8						PR
35	128	148 (7)	Sep 26 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9						P
36	129	151 (2)	Sep 29 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,2-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469	9						P
							10-26		26	23	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	2		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.261	.469		1.15	0.190	2.80	0.69%	-2.41

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