Joe Medwick was born on Friday, November 24, 1911, in Carteret, New Jersey. Medwick was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1932, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Medwick baseball stats page.
"Dawgonnit. That (Joe) Medwick don't fight fair at all. You argue with him for a bit and then he beats you before you've even had a chance to speak your piece." - Dean, Dizzy. Hall of Fame Pitcher. The Gigantic Book of Baseball Quotations. Stewart, Wayne. Author. Skyhorse Publishing. 17 October 2007. Page 313.
Joe MedwickJoe 'Ducky' Medwick Autograph on a 1961 Fleer Baseball Greats Baseball Card (#61) |
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Joe MedwickJoe Medwick Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Joe MedwickJoe Medwick Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1932 | 21 | Cardinals | 26 | 106 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .349 | .367 | .538 |
1933 | 22 | Cardinals | 148 | 595 | 92 | 182 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 98 | 26 | 5 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .306 | .337 | .497 |
1934 | 23 | Cardinals | 149 | 620 | 110 | 198 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 106 | 21 | 3 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .319 | .343 | .529 |
1935 | 24 | Cardinals | 154 | 634 | 132 | 224 | 46 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 126 | 30 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .353 | .386 | .576 |
1936 | 25 | Cardinals | 155 | 636 | 115 | 223 | 64 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 138 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .351 | .387 | .577 |
1937 | 26 | Cardinals | 156 | 633 | 111 | 237 | 56 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 154 | 41 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .374 | .414 | .641 |
1938 | 27 | Cardinals | 146 | 590 | 100 | 190 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 122 | 42 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .322 | .369 | .536 |
1939 | 28 | Cardinals | 150 | 606 | 98 | 201 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 117 | 45 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .332 | .380 | .507 |
1940 | 29 | Cardinals | 37 | 158 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .304 | .329 | .437 |
1940 | 29 | Dodgers | 106 | 423 | 62 | 127 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 66 | 26 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .300 | .345 | .499 |
1941 | 30 | Dodgers | 133 | 538 | 100 | 171 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 88 | 38 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .318 | .364 | .517 |
1942 | 31 | Dodgers | 142 | 553 | 69 | 166 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 32 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .300 | .338 | .403 |
1943 | 32 | Dodgers | 48 | 173 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .272 | .315 | .329 |
1943 | 32 | Giants | 78 | 324 | 41 | 91 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .281 | .300 | .407 |
1944 | 33 | Giants | 128 | 490 | 64 | 165 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 38 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .337 | .386 | .441 |
1945 | 34 | Giants | 26 | 92 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .319 | .446 |
1945 | 34 | Braves | 66 | 218 | 17 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .284 | .325 | .344 |
1946 | 35 | Dodgers | 41 | 77 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .369 | .442 |
1947 | 36 | Cardinals | 75 | 150 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .307 | .373 | .467 |
1948 | 37 | Cardinals | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .250 | .211 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,984 | 7,635 | 1,198 | 2,471 | 540 | 113 | 205 | 3 | 1,383 | 437 | 75 | 551 | 44 | 0 | 26 | 205 | .324 | .362 | .505 |
Joe MedwickJoe Medwick Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1932 Cardinals | CF | 19 | 19 | 501 | 155 | 8.2 | 153 | 151 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 8.25 |
1932 Cardinals | LF | 7 | 7 | 177 | 212 | 30.3 | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 32.34 |
1933 Cardinals | LF | 147 | 147 | 438 | 342 | 2.3 | 335 | 318 | 17 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 20.65 |
1934 Cardinals | LF | 144 | 144 | 423 | 287 | 2.0 | 276 | 273 | 3 | 11 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 17.62 |
1934 Cardinals | RF | 5 | 5 | 108 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.75 |
1935 Cardinals | LF | 154 | 153 | 3,927 | 373 | 2.4 | 360 | 352 | 8 | 13 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.48 |
1936 Cardinals | LF | 155 | 154 | 4,353 | 389 | 2.5 | 383 | 367 | 16 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.38 |
1937 Cardinals | LF | 156 | 156 | 456 | 342 | 2.2 | 338 | 329 | 9 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 20.01 |
1938 Cardinals | LF | 144 | 144 | 426 | 351 | 2.4 | 342 | 330 | 12 | 9 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 21.68 |
1939 Cardinals | LF | 149 | 149 | 3,903 | 331 | 2.2 | 323 | 313 | 10 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.23 |
1940 Cardinals | LF | 37 | 37 | 840 | 83 | 2.2 | 82 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.64 |
1940 Dodgers | LF | 103 | 102 | 2,712 | 252 | 2.4 | 247 | 240 | 7 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.46 |
1941 Dodgers | LF | 131 | 130 | 3,477 | 286 | 2.2 | 281 | 270 | 11 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.18 |
1942 Dodgers | LF | 140 | 136 | 387 | 295 | 2.1 | 292 | 287 | 5 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 20.37 |
1943 Dodgers | LF | 42 | 39 | 993 | 69 | 1.6 | 67 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.82 |
1943 Giants | 1B | 3 | 2 | 48 | 27 | 9.0 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 15.19 |
1943 Giants | LF | 74 | 75 | 1,998 | 169 | 2.3 | 167 | 157 | 10 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 2.26 |
1944 Giants | LF | 122 | 121 | 3,141 | 300 | 2.5 | 298 | 290 | 8 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.56 |
1945 Giants | LF | 23 | 21 | 564 | 48 | 2.1 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.25 |
1945 Braves | 1B | 15 | 14 | 291 | 127 | 8.5 | 127 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.78 |
1945 Braves | LF | 38 | 38 | 819 | 85 | 2.2 | 85 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.80 |
1946 Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 12.00 |
1946 Dodgers | LF | 18 | 14 | 327 | 30 | 1.7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.48 |
1947 Cardinals | LF | 5 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1947 Cardinals | RF | 38 | 31 | 489 | 55 | 1.4 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.04 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 1,789 | 1,772 | 29,415 | 4,248 | 2.4 | 4,169 | 4,042 | 127 | 79 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 3.83 | |
RF Totals | 43 | 36 | 597 | 66 | 1.5 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.98 | |
CF Totals | 19 | 19 | 501 | 155 | 8.2 | 153 | 151 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 8.25 | |
1B Totals | 19 | 17 | 357 | 164 | 8.6 | 162 | 158 | 4 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 12.25 | |
16 Years | 1,870 | 1,844 | 30,870 | 4,633 | 2.5 | 4,550 | 4,414 | 136 | 83 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.98 |
Joe MedwickJoe Medwick Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1932 Cardinals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 53.0 | 10.6 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1933 Cardinals | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 33.1 | 10.6 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1934 Cardinals | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.4 | 7.5 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1935 Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.6 | 10.7 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1936 Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 35.3 | 19.3 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1937 Cardinals | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 20.4 | 12.7 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1938 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 28.1 | 14.4 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1939 Cardinals | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 43.3 | 13.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1940 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.7 | 19.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1940 Dodgers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 30.2 | 15.1 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1941 Dodgers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 29.9 | 15.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1942 Dodgers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 138.3 | 22.1 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1943 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.6 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1943 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 64.8 | 23.1 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1944 Giants | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 70.0 | 20.4 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1945 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 30.7 | 46.0 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1945 Braves | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 18.2 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1946 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 38.5 | 15.4 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1947 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 32 | 0 | n/a | 37.5 | 12.5 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1948 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 42 | 29 | .592 | 115 | 0 | n/a | 37.2 | 13.9 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
Ducky? Muscles? Fans nicknamed Joe Medwick "Ducky" because of his waddle when he walked (or maybe it was his girlfriend, who said he swims like a duck, see card below, the mystery remains unsolved). His stocky build led to the nickname of "Muscles" which meant that most of his teammates did not dare to use the fan-issued "Ducky" nickname to his face.
Joe Medwick | 1938 Goudey Baseball Card (#286)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Joe Medwick was pulled out of the Game 7 of the 1934 World Series by Commissioner Landis? Detroit Tigers fans started pelting Medwick with garbage after he slid hard into third base on a triple. Landis also ordered Tigers third baseman Marv Owen, into whom Medwick had slid, benched. Medwick remains the only known player to be "thrown-out" of a game for his own "personal safety." When asked about the incident by reporters after the game Medwick said, "Well, I knew why they threw that garbage at me. What I don't understand is why they brought it to the park in the first place." Listen to Joe Medwick discuss that moment in the following radio interview:
Baseball Almanac Audio Moment | Hear The Game
Joe Medwick Interview. 3 March 1968.
Did you know that when Joe Medwick finished the 1936 season with 64 doubles, he set a new National League record for doubles in season?
Joe Medwick, a year later, went 4-for-5 in the 1937 All-Star Game, the first All-Star with four hits in a Midsummer Classic. The record has since been tied, twice, by Ted Williams (1946 All-Star Game) and Carl Yastrzemski (1970 All-Star Game).
Joe Medwick | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1968 (HOF)
Muscles, the "Gashouse Gang" left fielder, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1968, receiving 84.81% of the votes (on his tenth ballot). The ten-time All-Star finished with a lifetime .324 batting average (Top 40), won the National League Triple Crown and a Most Valuable Player Award in 1937, and is still, through today, the last National League player to win a Triple Crown.