Joe Medwick

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 187lb (178cm, 84kg)

Born: November 24, 1911 in Carteret, NJ us

Died: March 21, 1975 in St. Petersburg, FL

Buried: St. Lucas Cemetery, Sunset Hills, MO

High School: Carteret HS (Carteret, NJ)

Debut: September 2, 1932 (Age 20-283d, 7,518th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 25, 1948 (Age 36-244d)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1968. (Voted by BBWAA on 240/283 ballots)
View Joe Medwick's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season

Full Name: Joseph Michael Medwick

Nicknames: Ducky or Muscles

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

54.5

7635

2471

205

.324

1198

RBI

1383

OBP

.362

SLG

.505

OPS

.867

OPS+

134

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1940 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 27	STL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	9	Apr 28	STL		CHC	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	10	Apr 29	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	52	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	11	May 2	STL		NYG	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	12	May 3	STL		BSN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	13	May 4	STL		BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	14	May 5	STL		BRO	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	15	May 6	STL		BRO	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	16	May 7	STL		BRO	W,18-2	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	17	May 8	STL		PHI	W,7-4	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	18	May 9	STL		PHI	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	19	May 11	STL		CIN	L,5-12	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
13	20	May 12 (1)	STL		CIN	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	21	May 12 (2)	STL		CIN	L,4-13	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	22	May 13	STL	@	CIN	T,8-8	CG	59	14.0	7	0	0	7	0
16	23	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	24	May 15	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	25	May 17	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	26	May 18	STL	@	BRO	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	27	May 19	STL	@	NYG	W,6-5	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	28	May 20	STL	@	NYG	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	29	May 25 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	30	May 25 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
24	31	May 26	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	32	May 27	STL	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
26	33	May 28	STL	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	34	May 29	STL	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	35	Jun 1	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	36	Jun 2 (1)	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	37	Jun 2 (2)	STL		PHI	W,9-2	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
31	38	Jun 4	STL		BRO	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	39	Jun 6	STL		BRO	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
33	40	Jun 7	STL		NYG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	41	Jun 8 (1)	STL		NYG	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	42	Jun 8 (2)	STL		NYG	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	43	Jun 9 (1)	STL		NYG	L,9-11	CG	53	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	45 (1)	Jun 10	STL		BSN	L,2-12	CG	53	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Brooklyn Dodgers
38	44	Jun 14	BRO		CIN	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
39	45	Jun 15	BRO		CIN	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	46	Jun 16 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	47	Jun 16 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
42	48	Jun 17	BRO		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	49	Jun 18	BRO		STL	L,5-7	GS	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	54 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	BRO		PIT	T,4-4	CG	51	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	55	Jun 25	BRO		CHC	L,3-8	CG	56	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	56	Jun 27	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	57	Jun 28	BRO		BSN	W,2-1	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	58	Jun 29	BRO		BSN	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	59	Jun 30 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	60	Jun 30 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	61	Jul 1	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
52	62	Jul 2	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
53	63	Jul 3	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
54	64	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	65	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	66	Jul 5	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	GS	57	14.0	5	0	0	5	0
57	67	Jul 6	BRO	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	68	Jul 7 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	69	Jul 7 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	70	Jul 11	BRO	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	71	Jul 13 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	72	Jul 13 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
63	73	Jul 14 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	74	Jul 14 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
65	75	Jul 15 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-1	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	76	Jul 15 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	77	Jul 16	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	78	Jul 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	79	Jul 18	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
70	80	Jul 19	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	81	Jul 20	BRO	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	82	Jul 21 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	83	Jul 21 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	84	Jul 23 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	85	Jul 23 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	86	Jul 24	BRO		CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	87	Jul 26	BRO		STL	T,3-3	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	88	Jul 27 (1)	BRO		STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
79	89	Jul 27 (2)	BRO		STL	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	90	Jul 28 (1)	BRO		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	91	Jul 28 (2)	BRO		STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	92	Jul 29	BRO		PIT	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
83	93	Jul 30	BRO		PIT	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	94	Aug 1 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	95	Aug 1 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	96	Aug 2	BRO		CHC	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	97	Aug 3	BRO		CHC	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	98	Aug 4 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	101 (2)	Aug 7	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	102	Aug 8	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-3	CG	54	12.0	0	1	0	1	0
91	103	Aug 9	BRO	@	BSN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
92	104	Aug 10	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	105	Aug 11 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	106	Aug 11 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	107	Aug 14 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	108	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	109	Aug 15	BRO		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
98	110	Aug 16	BRO		BSN	L,1-2	CG	45	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	111	Aug 18 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	112	Aug 18 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	113	Aug 20 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	115 (1)	Aug 21	BRO	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
103	116	Aug 22	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	117	Aug 23	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	49	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
105	118	Aug 24	BRO	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	119	Aug 25 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	120	Aug 25 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	121	Aug 29	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	122	Aug 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
110	123	Aug 31	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
111	124	Sep 1 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	125	Sep 1 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	126	Sep 2 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,6-7	CG	46	10.2	4	0	0	4	0
114	127	Sep 2 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	128	Sep 4	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
116	129	Sep 5	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	46	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
117	130	Sep 6 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	131	Sep 6 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
119	132	Sep 7	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
120	133	Sep 8 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	134	Sep 8 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-2	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	135	Sep 9	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
123	136	Sep 11 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
124	137	Sep 11 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	138	Sep 12 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	139	Sep 12 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
127	140	Sep 13	BRO		PIT	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	141	Sep 14 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
129	142	Sep 14 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
130	143	Sep 15 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,3-13	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	144	Sep 15 (2)	BRO		CIN	T,1-1	CG	39	11.0	4	0	1	5	0
132	145	Sep 16	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
133	146	Sep 17	BRO		STL	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	147	Sep 18	BRO		STL	L,7-14	CG	50	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
135	148	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	149	Sep 22 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
137	150	Sep 22 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
138	151	Sep 23	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	152	Sep 24	BRO		NYG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	156 (3)	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							140gm			310	7	6	323	0