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Joe Beckwith
Thomas Joseph Beckwith

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
School Auburn University

Debut July 21, 1979
  vs. MON 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 30, 1986
Born January 28, 1955 in Opelika, AL

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1979 24 LAD NL   1   2  17   0   0   0   8  2   37.3   42   18   18   4   15   28   0   0   168   1   1  4.34  3.67   84 1.527
 1980 25 LAD NL   3   3  38   0   0   0  16  0   59.7   60   17   13   1   23   40   1   4   258   4   0  1.96  3.54  180 1.391
 1982 27 LAD NL   2   1  19   1   0   0   5  1   40.0   38   14   12   2   14   33   0   0   170   5   0  2.70  3.50  130 1.300
 1983 28 LAD NL   3   4  42   3   0   0  15  1   71.0   73   40   28   5   35   50   1   1   321  11   0  3.55  3.60  101 1.521
 1984 29 KCR AL   8   4  49   1   0   0  24  2  100.7   92   39   38  13   25   75   2   4   410   1   1  3.40  4.04  119 1.162
 1985 30 KCR AL   1   5  49   0   0   0  21  1   95.0   99   45   43   9   32   80   3   6   410   8   0  4.07  4.15  102 1.379
 1986 31 LAD NL   0   0  15   0   0   0   4  0   18.3   28   16   14   5    6   13   0   0    86   0   0  6.87  3.47   50 1.855
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .486  18  19 229   5   0   0  93  7  422.0  432  189  166  39  150  319   7  15  1823  30   2  3.54  3.81  108 1.379
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   5  66   1   0   0  27  2  122.3  125   54   48  11   43   92   2   4   529   8   0  3.54  3.81  108 1.379
 Career High      8   5  49   3   0   0  24  2  100.7   99   45   43  13   35   80   3   6   410  11   1  1.96  4.15  180 1.162

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 24 LAD NL  17    5    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1980 25 LAD NL  38    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .333  .000    2    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 27 LAD NL  19    7    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1983 28 LAD NL  42    5    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .200  .200  .200   12    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      131   19    3    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .053  .100  .053  -56    1   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         23    4    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  12  .053  .100  .053  -56    1   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     42    7    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4                           1   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1979 24 LAD NL    6    6    0   0.0    99| .000  .268| .000  .333| .000  .397| .000  .730|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1980 25 LAD NL    3    2    0   0.0    94| .000  .266| .333  .328| .000  .386| .333  .713|   2  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1982 27 LAD NL    8    8    0   0.0    93| .000  .263| .000  .326| .000  .383| .000  .709|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1983 28 LAD NL    5    4    0   0.0    96| .200  .262| .200  .330| .200  .388| .400  .719|  12  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons        22   20    0   0.0    95| .053  .264| .100  .329| .053  .388| .153  .717| -56  .000  -4.1  -0.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1979 24 LAD NL P 17 5 5 2 0 .833 .952 0.59 0.66 2.41 1.81 0 37.3 1980 25 LAD NL P 38 1 7 2 0 .800 .952 0.21 0.69 1.21 1.91 0 59.7 1982 27 LAD NL P 19 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.21 0.70 0.90 1.96 1 40.0 1983 28 LAD NL P 42 8 13 0 1 1.000 .950 0.50 0.68 2.66 1.91 3 71.0 1984 29 KCR AL P 49 10 12 0 1 1.000 .957 0.45 0.70 1.97 1.79 1 100.7 1985 30 KCR AL P 49 7 12 2 1 .905 .955 0.39 0.70 1.80 1.86 0 95.0 1986 31 LAD NL P 15 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.07 0.66 0.49 1.92 0 18.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1979 24 LAD NL P 17 5 5 2 0 .833 .952 0.59 0.66 2.41 1.81 0 37.3 1980 25 LAD NL P 38 1 7 2 0 .800 .952 0.21 0.69 1.21 1.91 0 59.7 1982 27 LAD NL P 19 2 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.21 0.70 0.90 1.96 1 40.0 1983 28 LAD NL P 42 8 13 0 1 1.000 .950 0.50 0.68 2.66 1.91 3 71.0 1984 29 KCR AL P 49 10 12 0 1 1.000 .957 0.45 0.70 1.97 1.79 1 100.7 1985 30 KCR AL P 49 7 12 2 1 .905 .955 0.39 0.70 1.80 1.86 0 95.0 1986 31 LAD NL P 15 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.07 0.66 0.49 1.92 0 18.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 229 34 51 6 3 .934 .954 0.37 0.69 1.81 1.87 5 422.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 229 34 51 6 3 .934 .954 0.37 0.69 1.81 1.87 5 422
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.1   1   0   2   3 
 1985   WS    KCR STL     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   0   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   4.1   2   0   2   6 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   NLCS  LAD PHI     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1985   WS    KCR STL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

December 8, 1983: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Szekeley (minors), John Serritella (minors), and Jose Torres (minors).

March 28, 1986: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

April 8, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

July 31, 1986: Purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 1, 1986: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Kansas City Royals$358,000
1986Los Angeles Dodgers$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$558,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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