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	4-21 / in Starts: 4-14
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	28 (14-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Piersall	2
J Jensen	1
S White	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
T Williams	1
Self	1
M Vernon	1
B Klaus	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	191	2 (1)	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.58	-0.199	4.29	-0.33%	-2.29	P
2	192	7 (4)	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	L,1-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.79	0.030	1.91	0.04%	0.28	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	193	10 (2)	May 1	BOS		KCA	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.333	.708	9	.58	0.015	1.26	0.02%	0.31	P
4	194	17 (6)	May 9	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.250	.550	9	.48	-0.027	1.37	-0.05%	-0.53	P
5	195	26 (8)	May 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.273	.222	.495	4	.67	-0.019	1.90	-0.03%	-0.24	P
6	196	34 (7)	May 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,10-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.273	.222	.495	9						P
7	197	39 (4)	May 31	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.429	.417	.845	9	.56	0.010	1.22	0.01%	0.43	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
8	198	43 (3)	Jun 5	BOS		DET	L,11-14	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.467	.462	.928	9	.61	0.014	1.27	0.02%	0.22	P
9	199	49 (5)	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.412	.400	.812	9	1.28	-0.069	2.71	-0.09%	-0.67	P
10	200	54 (4)	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.333	.714	9	.93	-0.075	2.07	-0.10%	-0.60	P
11	201	58 (3)	Jun 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.360	.318	.678	9	1.90	-0.147	3.38	-0.16%	-1.20	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
12	202	68 (9)	Jul 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	GS-5	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.407	.500	.907	9	1.11	0.189	1.93	0.20%	1.38	P
13	203	73 (4)	Jul 5	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.393	.480	.873	9	2.10	-0.036	2.92	-0.03%	-0.34	P
14	204	84 (10)	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.387	.464	.851	9	.84	-0.011	.72	-0.01%	-0.18	P
15	205	91 (6)	Jul 25	BOS	@	KCA	L,6-9	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.344	.371	.438	.809	9	.78	0.015	.96	0.01%	0.94	P
16	206	98 (6)	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.342	.400	.742	9	.95	-0.062	.34	-0.01%	-0.50	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
17	207	110 (11)	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-8	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.333	.389	.722	9	.97	-0.025	1.47	-0.02%	-0.24	P
18	208	112 (1)	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.333	.389	.722	9						P
19	209	115 (2)	Aug 18	BOS		WSH	L,7-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.333	.389	.722	9						P
20	210	121 (5)	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.333	.389	.722	9						P
21	211	124 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.333	.389	.722	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
22	212	129 (4)	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	L,10-11	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.341	.395	.736	9	.28	0.026	.01	0.00%	0.64	P
23	213	145 (15)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-8	1-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.349	.400	.749	9	1.06	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
24	214	149 (3)	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.356	.405	.760	9	.76	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
25	215	153 (3)	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.348	.395	.743	9	.44	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
							4-21		47	43	4	14	0	0	1	5	1	0	10	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.326	.348	.395	.743		.97	-0.360	1.62	-0.52%	-2.60

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