Bob Porterfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA us

Died: April 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: Newport HS (Newport, VA)

Debut: August 8, 1948 (Age 24-364d, 10,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1959 (Age 36-042d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Erwin Cooledge Porterfield

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.79

318

193

1567.2

572

WHIP

1.354

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-7 / in Starts: 4-3
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	12 (5-5-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	17	18 (17)	May 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
2	18	22 (3)	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.03	-0.090	5.27	-0.28%	-1.00	P
3	19	23	May 14	NYY	@	PHA	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	6						P
4	20	25 (1)	May 15 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
5	21	28 (2)	May 19	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.16	-0.095	5.59	-0.28%	-0.78	P
6	22	35 (6)	May 29	NYY		PHA	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.71	-0.036	4.11	-0.13%	-0.36	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
7	23	40 (4)	Jun 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	2.66	-0.077	14.05	-0.25%	-0.81	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
8	24	103 (62)	Aug 7 (2)	NYY		SLB	T,2-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9	1.23	-0.064	7.07	-0.22%	-0.56	P
9	25	109 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	GS-8	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.056	.105	.111	.216	9	.56	-0.065	3.23	-0.23%	-1.17	P
10	26	114 (4)	Aug 19	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.111	.216	9						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
11	27	149 (34)	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.105	.111	.216	9						P
12	28	153 (3)	Sep 30	NYY		PHA	L,1-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9	.40	-0.011	8.25	-0.13%	-0.11	P
							4-7		20	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205		.96	-0.438	5.49	-1.50%	-4.79

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