Boom-Boom Beck

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: October 16, 1904 in Decatur, IL us

Died: May 7, 1987 in Champaign, IL

Buried: Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, IL

Debut: September 22, 1924 (Age 19-342d, 6,071st in major league history)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1945 (Age 40-345d)
vs. CIN 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1928 season

Full Name: Walter William Beck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.2

ERA

4.28

265

101

1032.2

352

WHIP

1.414

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-32 / in Starts: 1-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (6-3-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
B Warren	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	149	3 (2)	Apr 17	PHI		BSN	L,5-7	4-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.24	-0.001	2.94	0.00%	-0.02	P
2	150	6 (2)	Apr 20	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-7	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	4.37	-0.108	7.92	-0.12%	-0.41	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	151	17 (10)	May 2	PHI		STL	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
4	152	18	May 3	PHI		STL	L,0-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
5	153	22 (3)	May 8	PHI		CHC	L,1-5	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.47	-0.012	.38	-0.01%	-0.21	P
6	154	24 (1)	May 11	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
7	155	26 (1)	May 14	PHI	@	PIT	L,7-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
8	156	30 (3)	May 20	PHI	@	STL	W,6-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
9	157	36 (5)	May 28	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	158	40 (3)	Jun 1 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,5-9	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.14	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
11	159	41	Jun 1 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,0-1	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
12	160	44 (2)	Jun 6	PHI		CIN	L,0-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
13	161	50 (5)	Jun 11	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
14	162	55 (4)	Jun 17	PHI	@	STL	L,3-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
15	163	62 (6)	Jun 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.96	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	164	70 (7)	Jul 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-9	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
17	165	73 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
18	166	78 (4)	Jul 13 (2)	PHI		STL	L,5-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
19	167	80 (1)	Jul 15	PHI		STL	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
20	168	83 (2)	Jul 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,1-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
21	169	90 (6)	Jul 27 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.71	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
22	170	92 (1)	Jul 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-12	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
23	171	94 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	172	97 (2)	Aug 2	PHI	@	STL	L,7-11	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.16	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
25	173	100 (2)	Aug 5	PHI		BSN	L,9-10	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.64	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
26	174	106 (5)	Aug 11	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.46	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
27	175	112 (5)	Aug 18 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,5-13	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
28	176	121 (8)	Aug 26 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
29	177	122	Aug 26 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,3-11	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	178	127 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.51	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
31	179	128	Sep 1 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	1.77	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
32	180	141 (12)	Sep 17 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	1.37	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.72	P
33	181	145 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9						P
34	182	152 (6)	Sep 24 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	8						P
							2-32		26	25	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240		.99	-0.257	.71	-0.13%	-2.58

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