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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 21	BAL		WSH	L,5-6	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
2	5 (1)	Apr 23	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
3	11 (5)	Apr 29	BAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
4	12	Apr 30	BAL		NYY	L,0-16	GS	34	6.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	13	May 1	BAL		NYY	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	15 (1)	May 3	BAL		CHW	L,3-5	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
7	17 (1)	May 5	BAL		CLE	L,6-11	CG	49	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
8	18	May 6	BAL		CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
9	19	May 7	BAL		CLE	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
10	20	May 10	BAL		KCA	L,0-10	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	21	May 11	BAL		KCA	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
12	27 (5)	May 18	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
13	28	May 19	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-7	GF	9	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
14	33 (4)	May 25	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox
15	59	Jun 19 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
16	61 (1)	Jun 22	CHW		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	C
17	64 (2)	Jun 25	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	CG	52	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	65	Jun 26 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
19	68 (2)	Jun 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	69	Jul 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	70	Jul 2	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
22	72 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	78 (5)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
24	83 (4)	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	90 (6)	Jul 24 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	96 (5)	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	101 (4)	Aug 4	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
28	105 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
29	106	Aug 8	CHW		NYY	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
30	107	Aug 9	CHW		NYY	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
31	108	Aug 10	CHW		NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
32	112 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
33	116 (3)	Aug 18	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS	21	5.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
34	119 (2)	Aug 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-8	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR C
35	121 (1)	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	131 (9)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-4	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	139 (7)	Sep 11 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
38	140	Sep 13	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
39	152 (11)	Sep 30	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GF	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							39gm		283.1	188	12	5	205	0