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Joe Dobson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: January 20, 1917 in Durant, OK us

Died: June 23, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Durant HS (Durant, OK)

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 22-096d, 8,651st in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1954 (Age 37-100d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Joseph Gordon Dobson

Nicknames: Burrhead

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.2

137

103

ERA

3.62

414

273

2170.0

992

WHIP

1.336

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-16 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	51 (27-14-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
B Doerr	2
J Tabor	1
L Finney	0

Most Driven In By
J Pesky	2
L Finney	1
T Williams	1
P Fox	1
J Foxx	0

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	103	2 (1)	Apr 15	BOS		PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2	104	7 (4)	Apr 20	BOS		WSH	L,4-10	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.00	0.045	3.60	0.10%	0.32	P
3	105	11 (3)	Apr 25	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.61	0.015	2.00	0.03%	-0.29	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
4	106	16 (4)	May 1	BOS		SLB	L,6-10	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	1.19	0.024	3.45	0.04%	0.29	P
5	107	21 (4)	May 6	BOS		CHW	W,3-1	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	1.01	-0.081	3.19	-0.16%	-0.43	P
6	108	24 (2)	May 10 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-6	GS-4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.200	.494	9	1.34	0.056	4.13	0.10%	0.51	P
7	109	36 (11)	May 26	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.200	.494	9						P
8	110	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	W,10-6	3-GF	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.78	0.031	1.42	0.03%	0.59	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
9	111	44 (3)	Jun 2	BOS		CLE	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9						P
10	112	53 (8)	Jun 13	BOS		DET	W,6-5	3-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.250	.568	9	1.04	0.018	2.30	0.02%	0.15	P
11	113	57 (3)	Jun 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.318	.250	.568	9						P
12	114	59 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	9	2.42	-0.057	6.97	-0.10%	-0.28	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
13	115	71 (11)	Jul 1 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.208	.505	9	.34	0.020	1.48	0.05%	-0.11	P
14	116	76 (4)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.185	.290	.185	.476	9	1.26	-0.207	4.88	-0.48%	-1.96	P
15	117	80 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,6-10	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.290	.185	.476	9						P
16	118	84 (3)	Jul 16	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.290	.185	.476	9						P
17	119	86 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.290	.185	.476	9						P
18	120	92 (5)	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.161	.257	.161	.418	9						P
19	121	97 (4)	Jul 28	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	GS-9	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.206	.289	.235	.525	9	.53	0.043	.40	0.02%	0.51	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
20	122	103 (5)	Aug 2 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.317	.250	.567	9	1.57	-0.038	1.35	-0.02%	-0.27	P
21	123	108 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.295	.231	.526	9	1.91	-0.135	.96	-0.04%	-0.72	P
22	124	112 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.277	.214	.491	9	1.05	-0.077	.31	-0.01%	-1.53	P
23	125	117 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.178	.260	.200	.460	9	1.32	-0.123	1.50	-0.08%	-0.97	P
24	126	123 (5)	Aug 23 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,7-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		1	0	0	0	.163	.241	.184	.424	9	.76	-0.028	.55	-0.01%	-0.68	P
25	127	128 (4)	Aug 28	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.241	.189	.430	9	.57	-0.023	.70	-0.02%	-0.58	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
26	128	134 (5)	Sep 2 (2)	BOS		DET	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.158	.226	.175	.401	9	1.02	-0.051	1.23	-0.04%	-0.62	P
27	129	138 (3)	Sep 7	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.215	.167	.382	9	.62	-0.050	.22	-0.01%	-0.66	P
28	130	142 (3)	Sep 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.141	.203	.156	.359	9	.93	-0.091	.07	0.00%	-1.11	P
29	131	146 (3)	Sep 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.149	.208	.164	.373	9						P
30	132	149 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.145	.203	.159	.362	9	1.47	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
							14-16		78	69	6	10	1	0	0	3	4	0	17	1	4		2	1	0	0	.145	.203	.159	.362		.99	-0.803	1.64	-0.57%	-8.53

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