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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Team Record in Appearances: 2-12

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 5, Entered with runners on base: 1

1946 Pitching Game Log

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1946 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	160	49	Jun 9(2)	DET	@	BOS	L,6-11	7-GF(8)		99	2.0	4	3	3	2	2	1	0	13.50	10.08	12	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.007	.06	-0.01%	-2.03	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 7
2	161	60	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,8-10	7-8		13	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	9.00	9.58	7	4	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.007	.46	-0.01%	-0.03	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
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
3	162	69	Jul 2	DET		CHW	L,7-8			8	3.0	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	5.14	5.87	16												15					0
4	163	72	Jul 4(2)	DET		CLE	L,8-9	4-5		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.00	4.69	6	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.20	0.023	.26	0.02%	0.98	4t --- 0 out d5	5t 3 out d5
5	164	87	Jul 21(2)	DET	@	PHA	W,11-7			16	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	4.55	4												4					0
6	165	90	Jul 25	DET		WSH	L,3-8	7-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.38	4.65	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.006	.03	0.00%	0.49	7t --- 0 out d5	7t 3 out d5
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
7	166	98	Aug 1	DET		NYY	L,2-4			6	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.55	5.03	7												7					0
8	167	101	Aug 4	DET		BOS	L,4-9	9-GF		2	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.95	5.07	5	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.51	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 7
9	168	105	Aug 11(1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	4.90	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.44	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
10	169	113	Aug 18(1)	DET		SLB	L,3-4			6	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.60	5.05	3												1					0
11	170	123	Aug 28	DET	@	BOS	W,7-2	7-GF	S(1)	9	3.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.00	4.86	11	5	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.16	0.252	.01	0.00%	1.45	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 5
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
12	171	133	Sep 8(1)	DET		CHW	L,2-3	9-GF		10	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.84	4.79	5	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.49	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
13	172	140	Sep 15	DET		WSH	L,5-15	5-8		6	3.2	8	6	6	2	1	2	0	4.76	5.76	20	5	4	0	0	8		2	2	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	.13	-0.124	.00	0.00%	-5.64	5t 12- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d11
14	173	151	Sep 25	DET		SLB	L,7-8			9	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.56	5.54	3												3					0
							2-12		W-L:0-0,Sv:1	5.6	23.2	28	13	12	11	14	5	0	4.56	5.54	105	1.79		3%	0%	17		2	100%	0	1	0	93	3	1	0	3	0	0	.45	0.184	.08	0.00%	-4.37

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