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.

1942 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1942 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
2	3 (1)	Apr 16	BRO	@	NYG	W,4-2	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	4	Apr 17	BRO		PHI	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	6 (1)	Apr 19	BRO		PHI	W,6-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	7	Apr 20	BRO		BSN	W,9-2	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	10 (2)	Apr 23	BRO	@	BSN	W,9-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	11	Apr 24	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	12	Apr 25	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	14 (1)	Apr 26 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-2	GF	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	15	Apr 28	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	16	Apr 29	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
12	17	Apr 30	BRO	@	CIN	W,11-8	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	18	May 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	0	0	0	0	0
14	19	May 2	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-10	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	20	May 3 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,10-14	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	21	May 3 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	22	May 5	BRO	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	40	11.0	6	0	0	6	0
18	23	May 8	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	24	May 10	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	25	May 12	BRO		CIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	26	May 13	BRO		CIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
22	27	May 14	BRO		PIT	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	28	May 15	BRO		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	29	May 16	BRO		PIT	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	30	May 17 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	31	May 17 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	33 (1)	May 19	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	34	May 20	BRO		STL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	35	May 22	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	36	May 23	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	37	May 24	BRO	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
32	38	May 25	BRO		PHI	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	39	May 27	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	40	May 28	BRO	@	BSN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	41	May 29	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	42	May 30 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	43	May 30 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	44	May 31 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,10-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	45	May 31 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	46	Jun 2	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-2	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
41	47	Jun 5 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	48	Jun 5 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
43	49	Jun 6	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	50	Jun 7 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
45	51	Jun 7 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	52	Jun 14 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	53	Jun 14 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
48	54	Jun 15	BRO		CHC	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	55	Jun 17	BRO		CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	56	Jun 18	BRO		STL	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	57	Jun 19	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	58	Jun 20	BRO		STL	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	59	Jun 21 (1)	BRO		STL	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	60	Jun 21 (2)	BRO		STL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	61	Jun 23	BRO		PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	62	Jun 25	BRO		CIN	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	63	Jun 26	BRO		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
58	64	Jun 27	BRO		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
59	65	Jun 28 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,3-6	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	66	Jun 28 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	67	Jun 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	68	Jun 30	BRO		BSN	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	69	Jul 3	BRO	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	70	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,14-0	GS	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	71	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	72	Jul 5 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	73	Jul 5 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	74	Jul 9	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	75	Jul 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
70	76	Jul 11 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
71	77	Jul 11 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	61	15.0	5	0	0	5	0
72	78	Jul 12 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	79	Jul 12 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	80	Jul 14	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	81	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	82	Jul 16 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
77	83	Jul 16 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	84	Jul 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	85	Jul 18 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
80	86	Jul 18 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	87	Jul 19 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	88	Jul 19 (2)	BRO	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	89	Jul 20	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	90	Jul 21	BRO		CIN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
85	91	Jul 22	BRO		CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	92	Jul 24	BRO		PIT	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
87	93	Jul 25	BRO		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	94	Jul 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	95	Jul 26 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	96	Jul 28 (1)	BRO		STL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	97	Jul 28 (2)	BRO		STL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	98	Jul 29	BRO		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
93	99	Jul 30	BRO		CHC	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	100	Aug 1	BRO		CHC	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	101	Aug 2 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	102	Aug 2 (2)	BRO		CHC	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	103	Aug 3	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	104	Aug 4	BRO	@	NYG	T,1-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	105	Aug 5	BRO		NYG	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
100	106	Aug 6	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-8	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	107	Aug 7	BRO		BSN	L,1-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
102	108	Aug 8	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
103	109	Aug 10	BRO		PHI	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	110	Aug 12	BRO		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	111	Aug 14 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
106	112	Aug 14 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	113	Aug 15	BRO		BSN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	114	Aug 16	BRO		BSN	L,0-2	CG	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	115	Aug 18	BRO	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	116	Aug 19	BRO		BSN	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	117	Aug 20	BRO		NYG	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
112	118	Aug 22	BRO		NYG	W,10-5	CG	36	7.2	3	0	0	3	0
113	119	Aug 23 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	120	Aug 23 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-5	CG	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	121	Aug 24	BRO	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	122	Aug 25	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	56	13.1	2	0	0	2	0
117	123	Aug 26	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
118	124	Aug 27	BRO	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	125	Aug 28	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	126	Aug 29	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
121	127	Aug 30 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
122	128	Aug 30 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	129	Aug 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	49	11.0	3	1	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	130	Sep 1	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
125	131	Sep 2	BRO	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
126	132	Sep 3	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	133	Sep 5	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	135 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
129	136	Sep 7 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,11-4	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
130	137	Sep 7 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
131	138	Sep 8	BRO		PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
132	139	Sep 10	BRO		CHC	L,2-10	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
133	140	Sep 11	BRO		STL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	141	Sep 12	BRO		STL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	142	Sep 13 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
136	143	Sep 13 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
137	144	Sep 16	BRO		PIT	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
138	145	Sep 17	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	146	Sep 19	BRO		PHI	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
140	150 (3)	Sep 22	BRO		NYG	W,9-8	GS	32	7.0	1	0	1	2	0
							140gm			285	5	3	293	1