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Boom-Boom Beck
Walter William Beck

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut September 22, 1924
Final Game September 26, 1945
Born October 16, 1904 in Decatur, IL
Died May 7, 1987 in Champaign, IL

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1924 19 SLB AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    2    0    0   0    1    0   0   0     5       0  0.00  4.53  inf 3.000
 1927 22 SLB AL   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  0   11.3   15    8    7   0    5    6   1   0    53       0  5.56  4.34   78 1.765
 1928 23 SLB AL   2   3  16   4   2   0   7  0   49.0   52   29   24   4   20   17   4   0   222       0  4.41  4.20   95 1.469
 1933 28 BRO NL  12  20  43  35  15   3   7  1  257.0  270  128  101   9   69   89  11   2  1114       1  3.54  3.20   91 1.319
 1934 29 BRO NL   2   6  22   9   2   0   6  0   57.0   72   50   47   6   32   24   5   3   278       0  7.42  3.90   53 1.825
 1939 34 PHI NL   7  14  34  16  12   0  13  3  182.7  203  104   96  11   64   77   3   1   812       0  4.73  3.96   84 1.462
 1940 35 PHI NL   4   9  29  15   4   0  10  0  129.3  147   69   62  13   41   38   9   1   574       0  4.31  3.89   90 1.454
 1941 36 PHI NL   1   9  34   7   2   0  14  0   95.3  104   52   49   8   35   34   2   2   421       0  4.63  3.71   80 1.458
 1942 37 PHI NL   0   1  26   1   0   0  12  0   53.0   69   30   28   4   17   10   1   0   236       0  4.75  3.31   70 1.623
 1943 38 PHI NL   0   0   4   0   0   0   3  0   13.7   24   15   15   1    5    3   2   0    68       0  9.88  3.37   34 2.122
 1944 39 DET AL   1   2  28   2   0   0  15  1   74.0   67   36   32   5   27   25   3   1   318       0  3.89  3.57   92 1.270
 1945 40 TOT NL   8   5  25  10   6   0   6  1  110.7   96   40   33   2   26   29   1   0   444       0  2.68  3.87  144 1.102
         CIN NL   2   4  11   5   2   0   4  1   47.7   42   21   18   0   12    9   1   0   196       0  3.40  3.76  111 1.133
         PIT NL   6   1  14   5   4   0   2  0   63.0   54   19   15   2   14   20   0   0   248       0  2.14  3.95  184 1.079
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .355  38  69 265 100  44   3  94  6 1034.0 1121  561  494  63  342  352  42  10  4545       1  4.30  3.67   85 1.415
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  12  49  18   8   0  17  1  192.3  208  104   92  11   63   65   7   1   846   0   0  4.30  3.67   85 1.415
 Career High     12  20  43  35  15   3  15  3  257.0  270  128  101  13   69   89  11   3  1114   0   1  2.68  4.20  144 1.102

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1927 22 SLB AL   3    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   28    1   0           0    
 1928 23 SLB AL  16   14    0    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .429  .429  .429  123    6   0           0    
 1933 28 BRO NL  43   95    5   18   5  0   0    6   0      1  22  .189  .198  .242   27   23   2           0   3
 1934 29 BRO NL  22   17    2    4   1  0   0    0   0      1   1  .235  .278  .294   57    5   1           0   2
 1939 34 PHI NL  34   68    3    9   3  0   0    3   0      1   6  .132  .145  .176  -13   12   4           0   4
 1940 35 PHI NL  29   36    0    2   1  0   0    0   0      0   5  .056  .056  .083  -62    3   3           0   3
 1941 36 PHI NL  34   25    0    3   0  0   0    1   0      0   3  .120  .120  .120  -31    3   1           0   0
 1942 37 PHI NL  27   12    2    4   1  0   0    3   0      0   0  .333  .333  .417  124    5   0           0   0
 1943 38 PHI NL   4    4    1    2   0  0   0    1   0      0   1  .500  .500  .500  194    2   0           0   0
 1944 39 DET AL  28   22    3    7   3  0   0    3   0  0   0   2  .318  .318  .455  114   10   1           0   1
 1945 40 TOT NL  25   30    1    5   0  0   0    1   0      1   3  .167  .194  .167    0    5   7           0   0
         CIN NL  11   14    1    3   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .214  .214  .214   20    3   2           0   0
         PIT NL  14   16    0    2   0  0   0    1   0      1   3  .125  .176  .125  -17    2   5           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     266  327   17   61  14  0   0   20   0  0   4  46  .187  .196  .229   19   75  19   0   0   0  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        199   10   37   9  0   0   12   0  0   2  28  .187  .196  .229   19   46  12   0   0   0   8
 Career High     43   95    5   18   5  0   0    6   0  0   1  22                          23   7   0   0   0   4

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1927 22 SLB AL    4    3    0   0.0   113| .250  .297| .250  .365| .250  .416| .500  .782|  28  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1928 23 SLB AL   14    8    3  10.0   111| .429  .292| .429  .358| .429  .415| .858  .773| 123  .797   0.4   0.0   0%
 1933 28 BRO NL   98   82    5   1.6    88| .189  .270| .198  .322| .242  .369| .440  .690|  27  .158  -8.9  -0.9     
 1934 29 BRO NL   19   16    1   1.7   100| .235  .281| .278  .335| .294  .399| .572  .735|  57  .129  -1.0  -0.1     
 1939 34 PHI NL   73   67    2   0.8   100| .132  .275| .145  .340| .176  .393| .321  .734| -13  .040 -10.7  -1.1     
 1940 35 PHI NL   39   40    0   0.0    95| .056  .267| .056  .331| .083  .384| .139  .715| -62  .000  -7.8  -0.8     
 1941 36 PHI NL   26   23    0   0.0    91| .120  .261| .120  .331| .120  .368| .240  .699| -31  .000  -4.4  -0.5     
 1942 37 PHI NL   12    8    2   6.7    83| .333  .250| .333  .321| .417  .348| .750  .669| 124  .740   0.3   0.0     
 1943 38 PHI NL    4    2    1  13.5    86| .500  .260| .500  .328| .500  .353|1.000  .681| 194  .904   0.4   0.0     
 1944 39 DET AL   23   17    3   4.8    96| .318  .275| .318  .343| .455  .375| .773  .718| 114  .576   0.4   0.0   0%
 1945 40 TOT NL   38   32    1   0.8    98| .167  .275| .194  .345| .167  .379| .361  .724|   0  .048  -4.2  -0.5     
         CIN NL   16   13    1   2.1    95| .214  .271| .214  .340| .214  .374| .428  .714|  20  .208  -1.6  -0.2     
         PIT NL   22   19    0   0.0   100| .125  .278| .176  .348| .125  .384| .301  .732| -17  .000  -2.6  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      350  298   18   1.6    95| .187  .272| .196  .334| .229  .380| .425  .714|  19  .144 -35.9  -3.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1924 19 SLB AL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.30  9.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1927 22 SLB AL   P    3      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  1.40  1.59  2.63    1   11.3
 1928 23 SLB AL   P   16      0   11    1    2  .917  .957  0.69  1.37  2.02  2.44    4   49.0
 1933 28 BRO NL   P   43     12   52    3    4  .955  .964  1.49  1.28  2.24  2.36   35  257.0
 1934 29 BRO NL   P   22      2   17    0    2 1.000  .960  0.86  1.12  3.00  2.27    9   57.0
 1939 34 PHI NL   P   34      8   37    6    1  .882  .959  1.32  1.09  2.22  2.19   16  182.7
 1940 35 PHI NL   P   29     10   32    3    0  .933  .961  1.45  1.10  2.92  2.22   15  129.3
 1941 36 PHI NL   P   34      3    6    1    0  .900  .968  0.26  1.09  0.85  2.23    7   95.3
 1942 37 PHI NL   P   26      3    9    1    2  .923  .968  0.46  1.17  2.04  2.34    1   53.0
 1943 38 PHI NL   P    4      4    0    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  1.15  2.63  2.30    0   13.7
 1944 39 DET AL   P   28      0    6    1    1  .857  .952  0.21  1.14  0.73  2.09    2   74.0
 1945 40 TOT NL   P   25      4   21    0    0 1.000  .962  1.00  1.06  2.03  2.19   10  110.7
         CIN NL   P   11      2   10    0    0 1.000  .960  1.09  1.06  2.26  2.19    5   47.7
         PIT NL   P   14      2   11    0    0 1.000  .963  0.93  1.06  1.86  2.19    5   63.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1924 19 SLB AL   P    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.30  9.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1927 22 SLB AL   P    3      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  1.40  1.59  2.63    1   11.3
 1928 23 SLB AL   P   16      0   11    1    2  .917  .957  0.69  1.37  2.02  2.44    4   49.0
 1933 28 BRO NL   P   43     12   52    3    4  .955  .964  1.49  1.28  2.24  2.36   35  257.0
 1934 29 BRO NL   P   22      2   17    0    2 1.000  .960  0.86  1.12  3.00  2.27    9   57.0
 1939 34 PHI NL   P   34      8   37    6    1  .882  .959  1.32  1.09  2.22  2.19   16  182.7
 1940 35 PHI NL   P   29     10   32    3    0  .933  .961  1.45  1.10  2.92  2.22   15  129.3
 1941 36 PHI NL   P   34      3    6    1    0  .900  .968  0.26  1.09  0.85  2.23    7   95.3
 1942 37 PHI NL   P   26      3    9    1    2  .923  .968  0.46  1.17  2.04  2.34    1   53.0
 1943 38 PHI NL   P    4      4    0    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  1.15  2.63  2.30    0   13.7
 1944 39 DET AL   P   28      0    6    1    1  .857  .952  0.21  1.14  0.73  2.09    2   74.0
 1945 40 TOT NL   P   25      4   21    0    0 1.000  .962  1.00  1.06  2.03  2.19   10  110.7
         CIN NL   P   11      2   10    0    0 1.000  .960  1.09  1.06  2.26  2.19    5   47.7
         PIT NL   P   14      2   11    0    0 1.000  .963  0.93  1.06  1.86  2.19    5   63.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 265     47  193   16   12  .938  .962  0.91  1.16  2.09  2.26  100 1034.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       265     47  193   16   12  .938  .962  0.91  1.16  2.09  2.26  100   1034

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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Won-Loss %
1945 NL-.615-10

Games
1933 NL-43-6

Innings
1933 NL-257.0-9

Strikeouts
1933 NL-89-10

Games Started
1933 NL-35-1

Shutouts
1933 NL-3-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1933 NL-69-10

Hits Allowed
1933 NL-270-3

Losses
1933 NL-20-2
1939 NL-14-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1933 NL-101-2

Hit Batsmen
1933 NL-11-3
1934 NL-5-8
1940 NL-9-2

Batters Faced
1933 NL-1114-7

Games Finished
1944 AL-15-10

Oldest Player
1943 NL-38-10
1945 NL-40-10

Youngest Player
1924 AL-19-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (822) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 13 (1298) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
November 16, 1934: Purchased by the Mission (PCL) from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
March 10, 1945: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
April 10, 1945: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 22, 1945: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
June 24, 1945: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 31, 1945: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Uniforms
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Won-Loss % 1945 NL-.615-10	Games 1933 NL-43-6	Innings 1933 NL-257.0-9	Strikeouts 1933 NL-89-10	Games Started 1933 NL-35-1	Shutouts 1933 NL-3-9
Bases On Balls Allow. 1933 NL-69-10	Hits Allowed 1933 NL-270-3	Losses 1933 NL-20-2 1939 NL-14-8	Earned Runs Allow. 1933 NL-101-2	Hit Batsmen 1933 NL-11-3 1934 NL-5-8 1940 NL-9-2	Batters Faced 1933 NL-1114-7
Games Finished 1944 AL-15-10	Oldest Player 1943 NL-38-10 1945 NL-40-10	Youngest Player 1924 AL-19-2