| Joe Becker | |||
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Full Name: Joseph Edward Becker Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'1" Weight: 180 lbs. Born: Jun 25, 1908 in St.Louis, MO Major League Debut: May 10, 1936 Died: Jan 11, 1998 in St. Louis, MO |
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| Joe Becker | |||
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Full Name: Joseph Edward Becker Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'1" Weight: 180 lbs. Born: Jun 25, 1908 in St.Louis, MO Major League Debut: May 10, 1936 Died: Jan 11, 1998 in St. Louis, MO |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1936 1937 |
TM Cle Cle |
LG AL AL |
POS C C |
G 22 18 |
AB 50 33 |
R 5 3 |
H 9 11 |
2B 3 2 |
3B 1 1 |
HR 1 0 |
RBI 11 2 |
TB 17 15 |
BB 5 3 |
IBB 0 0 |
| Totals | G 40 |
AB 83 |
R 8 |
H 20 |
2B 5 |
3B 2 |
HR 1 |
RBI 13 |
TB 32 |
BB 8 |
IBB 0 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1936 1937 |
TM Cle Cle |
LG AL AL |
K 4 4 |
HBP 0 1 |
SH 0 0 |
SF 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 |
SB 0 0 |
CS 0 0 |
SB% -.--- -.--- |
AVG .180 .333 |
OBP .255 .405 |
SLG .340 .455 |
AB/HR 50.0 --.- |
AB/K 12.5 8.3 |
| Totals | K 8 |
HBP 1 |
SH 0 |
SF 0 |
GDP 0 |
SB 0 |
CS 0 |
SB% -.--- |
BAVG .241 |
OBP .315 |
SLG .386 |
AB/HR 83.0 |
AB/K 10.4 |
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| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1936-1937 |
TM Cle |
LG AL |
TEAM NAME Cleveland Indians |
LEAGUE NAME American League |
Joe Becker was a pitching coach for sixteen years with the Dodgers (Newcomb, Black, Koufax, Drysdale, Podres, Labine, etc.) and the Cardinals (Gibson, etc) and the Chicago Cubs (Jenkins, Holtzman). Joe said that he felt it was a priviledge to be a coach and work with so many fine pitchers. Joe loved the game of baseball and he said that he always enjoyed every game he caught and at age 89 he still remembered plays that were made some fifty years ago.
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