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Joe Black

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Full Name: Joseph Black Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/220 First Game: May 1, 1952
Birthdate: February 8, 1924 Final Game: September 11, 1957
Birthplace: Plainfield, New Jersey MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: May 17, 2002
Deathplace: Scottsdale, Arizona
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, New Jersey, Joe Black (Joseph Black) played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Washington Senators over the course of his 6 year career. Black broke into the bigs on May 1, 1952 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, and put up a 2.15 ERA in 142.1 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Joe Black's best season was 1952, when he posted a 2.15 ERA, won 15 games, notched 15 saves and struck out 85 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1952 BRO N 56 2 15 4 2.15 85 40 34 1 0 15 142.1 102 9 41 0 0 1
1953 BRO N 34 3 6 3 5.33 42 46 43 0 0 5 72.2 74 12 27 0 0 1
1954 BRO N 5 0 0 0 11.57 3 9 9 0 0 0 7 11 3 5 1 0 0
1955 CIN N 32 11 5 2 4.22 54 58 48 1 0 3 102.1 106 13 25 3 0 0
1955 BRO N 6 0 1 0 2.93 9 5 5 0 0 0 15.1 15 1 5 1 0 0
1955 TOT N 38 11 6 2 4.05 63 63 53 1 0 3 117.2 121 14 30 4 0 0
1956 CIN N 32 0 3 2 4.52 27 31 31 0 0 2 61.2 61 11 25 3 0 0
1957 WAS A 7 0 0 1 7.11 2 11 10 0 0 0 12.2 22 4 1 0 0 0
Total NL 165 16 30 11 3.81 220 189 170 2 0 25 401.1 369 49 128 8 0 2
Total AL 7 0 0 1 7.11 2 11 10 0 0 0 12.2 22 4 1 0 0 0
Total 172 16 30 12 3.91 222 200 180 2 0 25 414 391 53 129 8 0 2

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1952 BRO N P 56 0 0 7 18 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .862
1953 BRO N P 34 0 0 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1954 BRO N P 5 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 CIN N P 32 0 0 3 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1955 BRO N P 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 TOT N P 38 0 0 3 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1956 CIN N P 32 0 0 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1957 WAS A P 7 0 12.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 172 0 19.2 19 58 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .906

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1952 BRO N 57 36 1 5 0 5 .139 .139 .139 0 0 0 15 0 6 0 0 1
1953 BRO N 34 17 1 4 0 1 .235 .235 .235 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
1954 BRO N 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CIN N 32 30 3 3 0 2 .100 .129 .100 0 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 0
1955 BRO N 6 3 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1955 TOT N 38 33 3 4 0 3 .121 .147 .121 0 0 1 11 0 3 0 0 0
1956 CIN N 34 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1
1957 WAS A 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 168 96 5 13 0 9 .135 .144 .135 0 0 1 38 0 9 0 0 2
Total AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 175 96 5 13 0 9 .135 .144 .135 0 0 1 38 0 9 0 0 2

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1951).
  • Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bob Borkowski and cash (June 9, 1955).
  • Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies (May 25, 1957).
  • Released by Philadelphia Phillies (July 5, 1957).
  • Signed by Washington Senators (August 6, 1957).
  • Released by Washington Senators (November 25, 1957).

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