Joe Ginsberg Stats

Joe Ginsberg was born on Monday, October 11, 1926, in New York, New York. Ginsberg was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1948, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Ginsberg baseball stats page.
"JOE GINSBERG played his last major league season with the 1962 Mets. 'It was sort of a fun year,' he said. 'It wasn't fun losing every day, but with all of us old pros, we did have a good time. Especially with thousands of people coming to the Polo Grounds every day.'" - Author Janet Paskin in Tales from the 1962 New York Mets Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Stories from the Mets Inaugural Season (Sports Publishing, 04/01/2012, 'Where Are They Now', Chapter 10)

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Joe Ginsberg

Joe Ginsberg Autograph on a 1983 TCMA Reprint (#6)

Joe Ginsberg Autograph on a 1983 TCMA Reprint (#6)
 

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Birth Name:   Myron Nathan Ginsberg
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   10-11-1926  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-02-2012 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Bloomfield, Michigan
Cemetery:   Montrose Township Cemetery, Montrose, Michigan
High School:   Cooley High School (Detroit, MI)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-15-1948 (Age 21)
Last Game:   04-15-1962
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Ginsberg

Joe Ginsberg Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Joe Ginsberg

Joe Ginsberg Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 22 Tigers 11 36 7 13 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 1 0 - 0 1 .361 .410 .361
1950 24 Tigers 36 95 12 22 6 0 0 0 12 11 - 6 2 - 1 2 .232 .318 .295
1951 25 Tigers 102 304 44 79 10 2 8 0 37 43 - 21 2 - 2 8 .260 .355 .385
1952 26 Tigers 113 307 29 68 13 2 6 0 36 51 - 21 3 - 3 9 .221 .338 .336
1953 27 Tigers 18 53 6 16 2 0 0 0 3 10 - 1 1 - 1 0 .302 .422 .340
1953 27 Indians 46 109 10 31 4 0 0 0 10 14 - 4 3 - 1 4 .284 .371 .321
1954 28 Indians 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.500
1956 30 Athletics 71 195 15 48 8 1 1 0 12 23 3 17 0 2 0 7 .246 .323 .313
1956 30 Orioles 15 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 .071 .129 .071
1957 31 Orioles 85 175 15 48 8 2 1 0 18 18 1 19 2 4 2 4 .274 .342 .360
1958 32 Orioles 61 109 4 23 1 0 3 0 16 13 1 14 0 2 2 0 .211 .302 .303
1959 33 Orioles 65 166 14 30 2 0 1 0 14 21 3 13 0 3 0 6 .181 .268 .211
1960 34 Orioles 14 30 3 8 1 0 0 0 6 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 .267 .389 .300
1960 34 White Sox 28 75 8 19 4 0 0 0 9 10 0 8 1 1 1 1 .253 .345 .307
1961 35 White Sox 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
1961 35 Red Sox 19 24 1 6 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250
1962 36 Mets 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 695 1,716 168 414 59 8 20 0 182 226 9 135 17 13 14 46 .241 .332 .320
Joe Ginsberg

Joe Ginsberg Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1948 Tigers C 11 10 270 53 4.8 50 46 4 3 3 0 7 0 .943 5.00
1950 Tigers C 31 24 699 107 3.5 105 97 8 2 3 2 11 3 .981 4.06
1951 Tigers C 95 81 2,254 454 4.8 444 388 56 10 7 6 46 23 .978 5.32
1952 Tigers C 101 83 2,294 491 4.9 483 442 41 8 7 8 25 17 .984 5.68
1953 Tigers C 15 15 407 84 5.6 83 71 12 1 2 2 6 9 .988 5.51
1953 Indians C 39 31 750 145 3.7 140 130 10 5 2 2 13 5 .966 5.04
1954 Indians C 1 0 1 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 27.00
1956 Athletics C 57 50 1,354 269 4.7 266 238 28 3 3 5 16 15 .989 5.30
1956 Orioles C 8 7 183 34 4.3 34 31 3 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.02
1957 Orioles C 66 46 1,279 276 4.2 272 252 20 4 6 6 17 13 .986 5.74
1958 Orioles C 39 26 724 165 4.2 164 156 8 1 2 2 6 5 .994 6.12
1959 Orioles C 62 40 1,299 272 4.4 270 241 29 2 4 21 7 13 .993 5.61
1960 Orioles C 14 10 270 67 4.8 63 59 4 4 0 8 5 1 .940 6.30
1960 White Sox C 25 21 580 138 5.5 137 129 8 1 0 0 8 3 .993 6.38
1961 White Sox C 2 0 8 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 10.13
1961 Red Sox C 6 2 79 12 2.0 12 11 1 0 0 1 3 1 1.000 4.10
1962 Mets C 2 2 39 11 5.5 11 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 7.62
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 574 448 12,490 2,582 4.5 2,538 2,304 234 44 40 63 173 108 .983 5.49
13 Years 574 448 12,490 2,582 4.5 2,538 2,304 234 44 40 63 173 108 .983 5.49
Joe Ginsberg

Joe Ginsberg Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Tigers 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 36.0 36.0 - - -
1950 Tigers 1 0 1.000 6 1 n/a 0.0 15.8 7.9 - - -
1951 Tigers 0 2 .000 12 3 n/a 38.0 14.5 8.2 - - -
1952 Tigers 1 1 .500 20 1 n/a 51.2 14.6 8.5 - - -
1953 Tigers 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 53.0 17.7 - - -
1953 Indians 0 0 .000 12 0 n/a 0.0 27.3 10.9 - - -
1954 Indians 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 - - -
1956 Athletics 1 1 .500 15 0 n/a 195.0 11.5 16.3 - - -
1956 Orioles 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 14.0 - - -
1957 Orioles 2 1 .667 21 0 n/a 175.0 9.2 9.7 - - -
1958 Orioles 0 0 .000 23 0 n/a 36.3 7.8 6.8 - - -
1959 Orioles 1 0 1.000 5 0 n/a 166.0 12.8 11.9 - - -
1960 Orioles 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 30.0 5.0 - - -
1960 White Sox 1 0 1.000 3 1 n/a 0.0 9.4 8.3 - - -
1961 White Sox 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 - - -
1961 Red Sox 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 0.0 12.0 4.8 - - -
1962 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 7 5 .583 150 6 n/a 85.8 12.7 9.4 - - -
Joe Ginsberg

Joe Ginsberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1948 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1950 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1951 Detroit Tigers 26 Undetermined - -
1952 Detroit Tigers 1 Undetermined - -
1953 Detroit Tigers 2 Undetermined - -
1953 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1954 Cleveland Indians 15 Undetermined - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 9 Undetermined - -
1956 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1957 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1958 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1960 Baltimore Orioles 22 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago White Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago White Sox 28 Undetermined - -
1961 Boston Red Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1962 New York Mets 12 Undetermined - -




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