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Joe Ginsberg

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: October 11, 1926 in New York, NY us

Died: November 2, 2012 in West Bloomfield, MI

Buried: Montrose Township Cemetery, Montrose, MI

High School: Cooley HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 15, 1948 (Age 21-340d, 10,548th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 15, 1962 (Age 35-186d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Myron Nathan Ginsberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

1716

414

.241

168

RBI

182

OBP

.332

SLG

.320

OPS

.652

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	15	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
2	10 (1)	Apr 26	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (3)	May 3	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	GS	23	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
4	15	May 4 (1)	BAL		DET	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
5	18 (2)	May 10	BAL		BOS	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	20 (1)	May 11 (2)	BAL		BOS	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	21	May 13	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
8	22	May 14	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
9	23	May 17 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
10	35 (11)	May 30 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	43 (7)	Jun 6 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
12	46 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,4-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
13	49 (2)	Jun 10	BAL		CLE	L,2-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
14	52 (2)	Jun 13	BAL		CHW	T,5-5	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
15	63 (10)	Jun 24	BAL	@	DET	L,0-5	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	67 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,11-6	GS	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (10)	Jul 10 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	79	Jul 13 (1)	BAL		DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	84 (4)	Jul 16 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
20	87 (2)	Jul 19	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	88	Jul 20	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
22	90 (1)	Jul 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	GS	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
23	94 (3)	Jul 27	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-11	GF	9	2.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
24	95	Jul 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	97 (1)	Aug 1	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	99 (1)	Aug 3 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
27	100	Aug 3 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	101	Aug 4	BAL		NYY	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	102	Aug 5	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
30	108 (5)	Aug 11 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
31	113 (4)	Aug 16	BAL		WSH	W,9-0	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
32	116 (2)	Aug 19 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
33	122 (5)	Aug 24	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
34	125 (2)	Aug 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	129 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
36	133 (3)	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	134	Sep 5	BAL		BOS	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
38	135	Sep 6	BAL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
39	154 (18)	Sep 28 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
							39gm		241.1	156	8	1	165	2