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	9-31 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 4 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 4 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	2 (1-0-0)

Most Driven In By
E Banks	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	283	1	Apr 9	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	284	2	Apr 10	PIT		MLN	L,0-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	285	9 (6)	Apr 23	PIT		CIN	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	286	10	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	287	13 (2)	Apr 26 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
6	288	16 (2)	May 1	PIT		STL	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago Cubs
7	289	34	May 17 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	290	37 (2)	May 20	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	7-9	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.018	2.21	-0.03%	-0.35	P
9	291	40 (2)	May 23	CHC		STL	L,1-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
10	292	54 (13)	Jun 8	CHC	@	MLN	L,5-9	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates
11	293	62	Jun 14 (1)	PIT		LAD	W,6-3	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	1.15	-0.02%	-0.10	P
12	294	68 (5)	Jun 20	PIT	@	STL	L,2-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	295	69	Jun 21 (1)	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	296	70	Jun 21 (2)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	297	71	Jun 22	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	298	73 (1)	Jun 24	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	299	75 (1)	Jun 26	PIT	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	300	77 (1)	Jun 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
19	301	81 (3)	Jul 3	PIT		MLN	L,0-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	302	86 (4)	Jul 10	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	303	87	Jul 11	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	304	89 (1)	Jul 12 susp	PIT		STL	L,6-8	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
23	305	95 (5)	Jul 21	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
24	306	96	Jul 22	PIT		PHI	L,4-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	307	98 (1)	Jul 25	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	308	99	Jul 26 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	309	102 (2)	Jul 28	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.16	-0.004	.19	0.00%	-0.17	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
28	310	106 (3)	Aug 1	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-9	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	311	107	Aug 2	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
30	312	112 (4)	Aug 8	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	8-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.016	.09	0.00%	-0.23	P
31	313	118 (5)	Aug 16 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
32	314	119	Aug 16 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
33	315	128 (8)	Aug 25	PIT		SFG	L,5-12	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	316	133 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,7-6	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
35	317	136 (2)	Sep 4	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
36	318	137	Sep 5	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
37	319	139 (1)	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
38	320	141 (1)	Sep 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
39	321	144 (2)	Sep 11 (2)	PIT	@	LAD	L,0-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	322	151 (6)	Sep 21	PIT		MLN	L,6-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							9-31		4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.51	-0.049	.91	-0.05%	-0.85

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