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Joe Dobson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: January 20, 1917 in Durant, OK us

Died: June 23, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Durant HS (Durant, OK)

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 22-096d, 8,651st in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1954 (Age 37-100d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Joseph Gordon Dobson

Nicknames: Burrhead

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.2

137

103

ERA

3.62

414

273

2170.0

992

WHIP

1.336

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-11 / in Starts: 12-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 54 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	43 (19-14-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 54 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
J Foxx	2
D DiMaggio	1
T Williams	1
F Pytlak	0

Most Driven In By
T Williams	1
P Fox	0

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	76	6 (5)	Apr 21	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
2	77	27 (20)	May 19	BOS		DET	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.013	1.14	-0.02%	-0.11	P
3	78	31 (3)	May 23	BOS	@	NYY	T,9-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	79	37 (5)	May 29	BOS		PHA	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.78	0.011	1.45	0.01%	-0.28	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
5	80	42 (4)	Jun 2	BOS	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.444	.444	.778	1.222	9						P
6	81	44 (1)	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.636	1.000	9	.27	-0.020	.92	-0.04%	-0.74	P
7	82	48 (3)	Jun 12 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-9	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.583	.917	9	.88	-0.025	2.67	-0.05%	-0.53	P
8	83	53 (4)	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		DET	W,14-6	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.538	.846	9	1.96	-0.051	7.25	-0.11%	-0.80	P
9	84	57 (3)	Jun 20	BOS		SLB	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9	.74	-0.041	2.19	-0.07%	-0.36	P
10	85	60 (2)	Jun 22 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,3-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9						P
11	86	67 (6)	Jun 29 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9	1.57	-0.047	4.52	-0.08%	-0.40	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
12	87	69 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-9	3-GF(5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.438	.688	9	.07	-0.002	.23	0.00%	-0.11	P
13	88	81 (11)	Jul 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.211	.211	.368	.579	9	.69	-0.075	.83	-0.05%	-1.58	P
14	89	88 (6)	Jul 20 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.57	-0.031	.25	-0.01%	-0.43	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
15	90	101 (12)	Aug 5	BOS		PHA	W,6-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.174	.174	.304	.478	9						P
16	91	106 (4)	Aug 9	BOS		WSH	L,6-8	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.304	.513	9	2.50	0.019	.28	0.00%	0.24	P
17	92	112 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,11-8	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	9	2.34	-0.060	.05	0.00%	-0.24	P
18	93	115 (2)	Aug 16	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9	2.90	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.43	P
19	94	118 (2)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9						P
20	95	119	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,9-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.280	.472	9						P
21	96	122 (2)	Aug 22	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.233	.259	.493	9	.94	0.042	.01	0.00%	0.37	P
22	97	129 (6)	Aug 28	BOS	@	DET	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.133	.212	.233	.445	9	1.01	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-2.36	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
23	98	134 (4)	Sep 1 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.147	.216	.235	.452	9	.82	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
24	99	137 (2)	Sep 6	BOS	@	NYY	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.132	.195	.211	.406	9	.47	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
25	100	141 (3)	Sep 12	BOS		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.222	.220	.442	9	1.30	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.29	P
26	101	146 (4)	Sep 17	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.159	.229	.227	.456	9						P
27	102	150 (3)	Sep 23	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	1-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.216	.213	.428	9	1.30	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.22	P
							15-11		54	47	3	7	0	0	1	6	4	0	14	0	3		1	2	0	0	.149	.216	.213	.428		.99	-0.404	.81	-0.43%	-8.17

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