Bob Porterfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA us

Died: April 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: Newport HS (Newport, VA)

Debut: August 8, 1948 (Age 24-364d, 10,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1959 (Age 36-042d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Erwin Cooledge Porterfield

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.79

318

193

1567.2

572

WHIP

1.354

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-12 / in Starts: 9-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	30 (19-5-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
C Michaels	1
C Kluttz	1
M McCormick	0

Most Driven In By
G Coan	1
I Noren	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	40	3 (2)	Apr 20 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	41	9 (5)	Apr 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
				Player went from New York Yankees to Washington Nationals
3	42	58	Jun 23	WSH		DET	W,6-3	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.26	-0.026	.13	0.00%	-0.23	P
4	43	63 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						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
5	44	71 (7)	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.37	-0.098	.03	0.00%	-0.81	P
6	45	77 (5)	Jul 13	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.49	0.077	.02	0.00%	0.67	P
7	46	84 (6)	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
8	47	90 (5)	Jul 24	WSH		DET	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.99	-0.053	.03	0.00%	-0.40	P
9	48	95 (4)	Jul 29 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.08	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-0.24	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
10	49	99 (3)	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.38	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
11	50	104 (4)	Aug 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.71	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
12	51	110 (5)	Aug 14	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	GS-8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.67	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
13	52	115 (4)	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
14	53	119 (3)	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,10-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9						P
15	54	124 (4)	Aug 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.161	.103	.265	9	1.67	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.12	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
16	55	128 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.25	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
17	56	132 (3)	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.121	.194	.121	.316	9	.95	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
18	57	137 (4)	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.179	.111	.291	9	.80	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
19	58	144 (6)	Sep 19	WSH		SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.163	.100	.263	9	1.77	-0.182	.00	0.00%	-1.95	P
20	59	149 (4)	Sep 25	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.093	.152	.093	.245	9	1.02	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
21	60	153 (3)	Sep 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.184	.130	.314	9	1.31	0.117	.00	0.00%	0.96	P
							9-12		49	46	3	6	0	0	0	2	2	0	12	1	0		1	2	0	0	.130	.184	.130	.314		1.19	-0.455	.01	0.00%	-5.00

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