Joe Ginsberg
[edit] Biography
Joe Ginsberg (Myron Nathan Ginsberg) was born on October 11, 1926 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 15, 1948 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 8 home runs and 37 RBI. Ginsberg played for the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets over the course of his 13 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| DET
| A
| 11
| 36
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 1
| .361
| .410
| .361
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 36
| 95
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 12
| .232
| .318
| .295
| 6
| 0
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 102
| 304
| 44
| 79
| 8
| 37
| .260
| .355
| .385
| 10
| 2
| 43
| 21
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 113
| 307
| 29
| 68
| 6
| 36
| .221
| .338
| .336
| 13
| 2
| 51
| 21
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 18
| 53
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 3
| .302
| .422
| .340
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| 46
| 109
| 10
| 31
| 0
| 10
| .284
| .371
| .321
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| 64
| 162
| 16
| 47
| 0
| 13
| .290
| .388
| .327
| 6
| 0
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .667
| 1.500
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| 71
| 195
| 15
| 48
| 1
| 12
| .246
| .323
| .313
| 8
| 1
| 23
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 15
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .071
| .129
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 86
| 223
| 15
| 50
| 1
| 14
| .224
| .299
| .283
| 8
| 1
| 25
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 9
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 85
| 175
| 15
| 48
| 1
| 18
| .274
| .342
| .360
| 8
| 2
| 18
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 61
| 109
| 4
| 23
| 3
| 16
| .211
| .302
| .303
| 1
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 65
| 166
| 14
| 30
| 1
| 14
| .181
| .268
| .211
| 2
| 0
| 21
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 75
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 9
| .253
| .345
| .307
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 14
| 30
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 6
| .267
| .389
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 105
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 15
| .257
| .358
| .305
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 19
| 24
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 25
| 27
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .222
| .250
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 693
| 1711
| 168
| 414
| 20
| 182
| .242
| .333
| .321
| 59
| 8
| 226
| 134
| 14
| 17
| 7
| 9
| 46
|
| Total
|
|
| 695
| 1716
| 168
| 414
| 20
| 182
| .241
| .332
| .320
| 59
| 8
| 226
| 135
| 14
| 17
| 7
| 9
| 46
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| DET
| A
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 4
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1950
| DET
| A
| C
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| C
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 388
| 56
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1952
| DET
| A
| C
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 442
| 41
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| C
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 130
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1953
| TOT
| A
| C
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 201
| 22
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| KC
| A
| C
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| C
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 269
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| C
| 66
| 46
| 426.1
| 252
| 20
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 16
| 13
| 1
| .986
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| C
| 39
| 26
| 241.1
| 156
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| .994
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| C
| 62
| 40
| 433
| 241
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 21
| 7
| 13
| 0
| .993
|
| 1960
| CHI
| A
| C
| 25
| 21
| 193.1
| 129
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| .993
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| C
| 14
| 10
| 90
| 59
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .940
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| C
| 39
| 31
| 283.1
| 188
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 13
| 4
| 0
| .976
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| C
| 2
| 0
| 2.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| C
| 6
| 2
| 26.1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| C
| 8
| 2
| 29
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| C
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 574
| 147
| 1426
| 2304
| 234
| 44
| 40
| 0
| 63
| 45
| 36
| 1
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1944).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Art Houtteman, Owen Friend and Bill Wight to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ray Boone, Al Aber, Steve Gromek and Dick Weik (June 15, 1953).
- Sold by Seattle (PCL) to Kansas City Athletics with Lou Kretlow for $100000 (September 10, 1955).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Hal Smith (August 17, 1956).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (April 18, 1960).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April 18, 1960).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (June 15, 1960).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (June 18, 1960).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (May 15, 1961).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (May 17, 1961).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (October 20, 1961).
- Signed by New York Mets (January 30, 1962).
- Released by New York Mets (May 1, 1962).
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