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	11-19 / in Starts: 11-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	54 (28-16-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-14-6)

Most Driven In
B Oldis	1
J Delis	1
C Courtney	1
T Umphlett	1
E Yost	1
E FitzGerald	1
J Valdivielso	1

Most Driven In By
E FitzGerald	1
M Vernon	1
E Oravetz	1
T Umphlett	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	161	1	Apr 11	WSH		BAL	W,12-5	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.250	.667	.917	9	.96	0.122	2.45	0.19%	0.50	P
2	162	3 (1)	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.429	.667	1.095	9	1.05	0.063	2.69	0.10%	0.48	P
3	163	6 (2)	Apr 21	WSH		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.300	.444	.744	9	1.47	-0.106	3.43	-0.15%	-0.73	P
4	164	9 (2)	Apr 24 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.273	.400	.673	9	1.72	-0.042	4.28	-0.06%	-0.15	P
5	165	12 (2)	Apr 27	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.231	.333	.564	9	1.02	-0.052	2.40	-0.07%	-0.49	P
6	166	15 (2)	Apr 30	WSH	@	DET	L,7-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.214	.308	.522	9	1.54	-0.035	2.77	-0.04%	-0.36	P
May		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
7	167	19 (3)	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.167	.235	.402	9	1.05	-0.104	1.41	-0.08%	-1.27	P
8	168	22 (2)	May 8 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.167	.235	.402	9						P
9	169	24 (1)	May 10	WSH		DET	W,7-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211	.190	.316	.506	9	1.07	0.038	1.41	0.03%	0.14	P
10	170	28 (3)	May 15 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.190	.316	.506	9						P
11	171	31 (2)	May 20	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.217	.333	.551	9	1.54	-0.012	1.41	-0.01%	-0.10	P
12	172	37 (5)	May 27	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-16	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.208	.318	.527	9	1.45	-0.038	1.06	-0.02%	-0.46	P
13	173	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.214	.308	.522	9	1.79	-0.144	1.21	-0.06%	-0.63	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
14	174	45 (4)	Jun 4	WSH	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.219	.300	.519	9	.47	0.068	.16	0.01%	-0.37	P
15	175	50 (4)	Jun 8	WSH	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.200	.273	.473	9	1.46	-0.127	.73	-0.04%	-1.06	P
16	176	53 (2)	Jun 12 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.184	.250	.434	9	1.67	-0.152	.59	-0.03%	-1.01	P
17	177	59 (5)	Jun 17	WSH		KCA	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.175	.237	.412	9	1.46	-0.078	.11	0.00%	-0.58	P
18	178	61 (1)	Jun 21	WSH		CHW	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.167	.225	.392	9	.79	-0.039	.05	0.00%	-0.33	P
19	179	64 (2)	Jun 24	WSH		DET	L,7-18	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.167	.225	.392	9						P
20	180	69 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.156	.209	.365	9	1.43	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.19	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
21	181	73 (3)	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.156	.209	.365	9						P
22	182	77 (3)	Jul 7	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.167	.217	.384	9	1.00	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
23	183	95 (17)	Jul 26 (1)	WSH		KCA	W,9-3	GS-6	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.200	.271	.471	9	.62	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.81	P
24	184	100 (4)	Jul 30	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.208	.314	.521	9	.84	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.42	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
25	185	104 (3)	Aug 3	WSH		DET	L,0-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.208	.200	.302	.502	9	.95	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
26	186	111 (6)	Aug 13	WSH	@	BOS	W,18-9	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.190	.286	.475	9	1.24	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
27	187	116 (4)	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,0-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.183	.276	.459	9	1.53	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
28	188	121 (4)	Aug 25	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-1	GS-8	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.194	.283	.477	9	.78	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.56	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
29	189	128 (6)	Sep 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.188	.274	.462	9	1.03	-0.051	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
30	190	141 (12)	Sep 13 (2)	WSH		CLE	L,2-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.185	.270	.454	9	.77	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							11-19		70	63	4	12	3	1	0	7	0	0	15	0	5	2	0	3	0	0	.190	.185	.270	.454		1.14	-1.022	.94	-0.23%	-9.44

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