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	9-19 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	20 (7-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
G Mauch	1
B Consolo	1

Most Driven In By
J Piersall	1
F Malzone	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	216	3 (2)	Apr 20	BOS		NYY	L,7-10	2-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.050	2.13	-0.08%	-0.57	P
2	217	7 (3)	Apr 24	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-3	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.90	-0.022	2.30	-0.03%	-0.15	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
3	218	13 (5)	May 1	BOS	@	KCA	L,5-7	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	219	16 (2)	May 4	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	220	27 (10)	May 16	BOS		DET	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.067	3.56	-0.11%	-0.47	P
6	221	31 (3)	May 21	BOS		CLE	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	222	34 (2)	May 25	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	223	37 (2)	May 27	BOS		NYY	L,8-17	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	224	40 (2)	May 30 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,7-6	5-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.125	.143	.268	9	1.80	0.131	2.82	0.12%	0.86	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
10	225	48 (7)	Jun 7	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.111	.125	.236	9	1.83	-0.046	2.53	-0.04%	-0.57	P
11	226	50 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	BOS	@	KCA	W,9-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.100	.111	.211	9	.09	-0.002	.12	0.00%	-0.31	P
12	227	53 (2)	Jun 12	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.091	.100	.191	9	.48	-0.012	.95	-0.01%	-0.22	P
13	228	66 (12)	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.091	.100	.191	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
14	229	76 (9)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.091	.100	.191	9						P
15	230	81 (4)	Jul 12	BOS	@	DET	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.091	.100	.191	9						P
16	231	89 (7)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.091	.083	.091	.174	9	.66	0.028	.50	0.01%	0.25	P
17	232	93 (3)	Jul 25	BOS		KCA	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.214	.464	9	.60	0.085	.37	0.03%	1.39	P
18	233	98 (4)	Jul 30	BOS		DET	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.211	.176	.387	9	.57	-0.041	.51	-0.02%	-0.68	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
19	234	103 (4)	Aug 4	BOS		CHW	L,6-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.211	.176	.387	9						P
20	235	109 (5)	Aug 11 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,8-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.190	.158	.348	9	.87	-0.047	.19	-0.01%	-0.52	P
21	236	113 (3)	Aug 15	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.190	.158	.348	9						P
22	237	115 (1)	Aug 17	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-16	1-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.217	.150	.367	9	.70	0.004	.07	0.00%	-0.18	P
23	238	121 (5)	Aug 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.208	.143	.351	9	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
24	239	127 (5)	Aug 30	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.207	.192	.399	9	.73	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.76	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
25	240	131 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,8-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.207	.192	.399	9						P
26	241	134 (2)	Sep 6	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.226	.214	.440	9	1.03	0.051	.01	0.00%	0.28	P
27	242	140 (5)	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	L,3-16	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.219	.207	.426	9	1.36	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
28	243	153 (12)	Sep 28	BOS		NYY	L,0-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.219	.207	.426	9						P
							9-19		32	29	2	5	1	0	0	2	2	0	8	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.172	.219	.207	.426		.85	-0.087	.91	-0.14%	-1.97

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