Joe Black

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: February 8, 1924 in Plainfield, NJ us

Died: May 17, 2002 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, NJ

School: Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: 1943 (9,311th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 1, 1952 (Age 28-083d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1957 (Age 33-215d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1952 season)

Full Name: Joseph Black

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Rookie of the Year
2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.8

ERA

3.71

240

806.0

455

WHIP

1.295

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-23 / in Starts: 8-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 12

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	164	10	Apr 21	BRO		PHI	W,14-4	3-GF	W(1-0)	99	6.2	5	2	2	1	5	0	0	2.70	1.32	22	10	6	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	4	0	0	.37	0.231	1.70	0.63%	2.77	3t 123 1 out tie	9t end a10
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	165	21	May 6	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	4-6		14	3.0	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	1.86	2.16	15	2	8	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.76	0.201	8.76	0.60%	1.49	4b --- 0 out tie	6b 3 out tie
3	166	25	May 11	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-10	4-5		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.54	2.02	7	2	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.045	1.77	0.13%	1.02	4b --- 0 out d3	5b 3 out d3
4	167	30	May 15(2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-11	3-4		3	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.13	2.29	6	2	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	.52	-0.056	2.26	-0.15%	-0.97	3b -23 1 out d3	4b 12- 1 out d4
5	168	36	May 24	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-15	5-5		8	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.70	2.29	5	2	3	1	0	0		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.021	.62	-0.06%	-2.43	5b 123 1 out d5	5b 3 out d9
6	169	43	May 31	BRO		PIT	L,3-6	8-GF		6	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.93	3.02	7	2	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.003	1.19	-0.01%	0.06	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Cincinnati Redlegs
7	170	50	Jun 12	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-12	6-6		11	0.1	2	5	0	2	0	1	0	2.87	4.22	6	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.53	-0.428	.26	-0.04%	-6.56	6b 12- 2 out tie	6b 3 out d7
8	171	52	Jun 14	CIN		BRO	L,0-9	8-GF		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.55	3.78	8	1	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.07	8t --- 0 out d9	9t end d 9
9	172	55	Jun 17	CIN		PIT	L,1-3	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.29	3.54	7	3	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.45	0.051	.07	0.01%	1.07	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
10	173	57	Jun 19(1)	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	8-GF		1	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	2.91	3.94	11	1	4	0	1	5		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.069	.10	-0.01%	-0.93	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 3
11	174	62	Jun 24(1)	CIN		PHI	L,6-8	8-8		4	1.0	1	3	3	2	0	1	0	3.97	4.71	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.56	-0.118	.04	-0.01%	-2.47	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	175	68	Jul 1	CIN		MLN	W,14-2	3-GF	W(2-0)	6	6.2	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	3.38	4.41	20	6	9	0	3	2		3	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.300	.05	0.02%	3.81	3t 123 1 out a2	9t end a12
13	176	72	Jul 4(2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	4-6		2	3.0	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.34	4.72	14	7	3	0	2	3		2	2	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.42	-0.133	.35	-0.02%	-0.48	4b 12- 0 out a1	6b 3 out d2
14	177	73	Jul 5	CIN		STL	W,5-4	9-GF	W(3-0)	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.24	4.62	5	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.62	-0.091	.37	-0.01%	0.54	9t 12- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
15	178	74	Jul 6	CIN		STL	L,4-6	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.15	4.43	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
16	179	75	Jul 7	CIN		STL	L,8-9	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.97	4.27	6	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.097	.06	0.01%	1.07	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
17	180	79	Jul 10(1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS-6	L(3-1)	2	5.2	7	5	3	3	2	0	0	3.21	4.13	27	12	3	0	0	7	38			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.51	-0.457	.04	-0.01%	-2.57	1b start tie	6b 1-3 2 out d1
18	181	80	Jul 10(2)	CIN	@	MLN	W,7-6	9-GF	S(1)	-1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	4.12	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.01	0.141	.09	0.00%	0.32	9b -2- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
19	182	86	Jul 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-5	GS-7	W(4-1)	7	6.2	7	5	5	1	3	0	0	3.67	3.82	27	13	10	2	0	0	42			1	1	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.136	.02	0.00%	0.24	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a3
20	183	90	Jul 20(2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.71	3.78	11	3	3	2	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.82	-0.015	.01	0.00%	0.00	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
21	184	92	Jul 22	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-6	GS-10		1	10.0	6	3	2	0	5	0	0	3.39	3.38	35	9	15	1	0	6	75			0	0	0	35	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.435	.00	0.00%	2.13	1b start tie	10b 3 out tie
22	185	94	Jul 24(1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-4	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	3.35	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.57	0.092	.01	0.00%	0.44	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
23	186	97	Jul 27	CIN		BRO	W,4-3	GS-8		2	8.0	9	3	3	0	3	2	0	3.38	3.52	33	11	18	4	0	1	55			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.021	.00	0.00%	1.27	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
24	187	101	Jul 31(1)	CIN		PIT	W,7-4	GS-8	W(5-1)	3	7.0	8	4	3	2	3	3	0	3.42	3.93	32	12	7	0	2	8	48			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.13	0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.66	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	188	108	Aug 5	CIN		NYG	L,9-12	GS-1	L(5-2)	4	0.2	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.74	3.93	7	0	1	0	0	4	32			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.198	.00	0.00%	-2.26	1t start tie	1t 123 2 out d2
26	189	110	Aug 7(1)	CIN		NYG	W,8-5	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.71	3.92	3	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.17	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.44	9t -23 1 out a3	9t end a 3
27	190	112	Aug 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.66	3.88	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
28	191	115	Aug 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-6		1	5.0	7	4	3	0	3	1	0	3.76	3.87	22	5	7	0	1	7	42			0	1	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-1.46	1b start tie	6b --- 0 out a1
29	192	119	Aug 16	CIN		CHC	W,11-2	CG	W(6-2)	4	9.0	9	2	2	1	7	0	0	3.59	3.61	37	4	17	3	3	8	67			0	0	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.114	.00	0.00%	2.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
30	193	123	Aug 20	CIN		STL	W,7-4	GS-1		3	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.88	3.61	4	1	0	0	0	3	32			0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.316	.00	0.00%	-3.92	1t start tie	1t --3 0 out d3
31	194	128	Aug 25(2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	GS-7		4	6.0	6	4	4	2	3	1	0	4.01	3.66	26	9	12	5	0	0	45			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1b start a 2	7b -2- 0 out a1
32	195	133	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-4		3	4.0	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	4.12	3.63	17	2	7	0	3	4	42			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	1	0	.81	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-1.01	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
33	196	135	Aug 30(2)	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-9	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.13	3.64	10	5	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	.23	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.03	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
34	197	136	Aug 31	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	1-6		0	5.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.92	3.55	19	7	9	0	3	2		3	1	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	1	0	.45	0.136	.00	0.00%	3.16	1b 123 1 out d2	6b 3 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	198	139	Sep 3	CIN	@	MLN	L,5-6	6-6		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.96	3.55	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.16	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.51	6b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d2
36	199	140	Sep 4	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-5	5-6		0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.97	3.61	8	0	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.03	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d4
37	200	141	Sep 5	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	9-9		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.94	3.63	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.23	0.138	.00	0.00%	0.50	9b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
38	201	143	Sep 8	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	1-4		2	3.1	6	3	3	2	2	0	0	4.05	3.61	18	3	5	0	2	6		1	0	2	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-1.16	1t 1-- 2 out d2	4t 3 out d3
							15-23		W-L:6-2,Sv:3	2.2	117.2	121	63	53	30	63	14	0	4.05	3.61	500	0.84		8%	7%	82	47	26	38%	5	2	0	459	20	2	4	11	5	9	.92	-0.121	.43	1.10%	-1.61

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