#4 Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Boston (N) Braves
Wednesday, 7/16/1952 |
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| Joe Wurzelbacher
The Plumber
8/5/1928
23
Holland, OH
6"2
195
Starting Pitcher
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5.0 Stars
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$ 300,000
1952 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 73 Days (245 total Days)
107 Day(s)
3 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Versus RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 7 | |
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versus RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Talent | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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Spray Hitter
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P : 2 (Range), .925 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 20 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4.14 | 154.1 | 173 | 80 | 71 | 51 | 45 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | 55.0 |
| Projected | 35 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4.14 | 273.0 | 306 | 142 | 126 | 90 | 80 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.39 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 242 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .332 | .417 | .749 |
| vs. RHB | 359 | 102 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .339 | .457 | .796 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.86 | 81.2 | 89 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 29 |
| Road | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4.46 | 72.2 | 84 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 16 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 7.2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.53 | 27.2 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.58 | 55.1 | 56 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 20 |
| June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.20 | 55.2 | 68 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 12 |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 15.2 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1951 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3.63 | 233.1 | 208 | 117 | 94 | 15 | 101 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 1.32 | .248 | PIT BSN |
| 1952 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4.14 | 154.1 | 173 | 80 | 71 | 14 | 51 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1.45 | .293 | BSN |
| Total | 50 | 50 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 3.83 | 387.2 | 381 | 197 | 165 | 29 | 152 | 114 | 15 | 0 | 1.37 | .266 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1949, A | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.34 | 33.2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0.62 | .177 |
| 1949, AA | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4.01 | 164.0 | 153 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 81 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1.43 | .265 |
| 1949, AAA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.09 | 17.2 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | .329 |
| 1950, AA | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2.22 | 137.2 | 109 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 49 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1.15 | .244 |
| 1950, AAA | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 | 105.0 | 87 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1.39 | .260 |
| 1951, AAA | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 54.2 | 66 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.63 | .313 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1951 | 30 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .057 | .078 | .057 | .135 | PIT BSN |
| 1952 | 20 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .102 | .117 | .186 | .303 | BSN |
| Total | 50 | 146 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | .075 | .093 | .110 | .203 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .969 | 154.1 | 1.87 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Washington in 1927...
Injured on 5/13/1927 with a Concussion, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 6/17/1927, off Auggie Shun (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1927, off Ed Rondthaler (SLA)...
Won WORLD SERIES with Washington in 1928...
Injured on 8/26/1930 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for full season...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1931...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1932...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1933, hitting .467 with 0 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1933, hitting .750 with 0 HR, 4 RBI...
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1933, hitting .413 with 1 HR, 22 RBI...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 6/30/1934...
Injured on 7/3/1934 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4-5 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/12/1934...
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1935...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1936, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 6 RBI...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 8/5/1936...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 8/23/1936...
Won WORLD SERIES with Washington in 1936...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1936...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1937...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Chicago (A) on 6/15/1938...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1938, hitting .615 with 0 HR, 2 RBI...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1938...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1939...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1940...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1941, hitting .455 with 0 HR, 2 RBI...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/21/1941, off Ronald Yablonsky (SLA)...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1941...
Injured on 5/30/1942 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5 weeks...
Won GOLD GLOVE AWARD at Catcher in 1943...
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1949...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (N) on 4/14/1951 (Going to BSN: P Joe Wurzelbacher, P Larry Semisch, P Fritz DeFalco. Going to PIT: SS Bruce Zimmerman, C Hank Higgins, P Len Bond)...
Earned first career win on 6/1/1951...
Had first career hit on 6/9/1951, off Joachim Braun (PIT)...
Injured on 3/11/1952 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1952, off Ansel Guillaume (PHI)...
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Losses
1951 - 14 - 10th
| BB
1951 - 101 - 8th
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