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Boom-Boom Beck Boom-Boom Beck

Full name: Walter William Beck Born: October 16, 1904, Decatur, Illinois Died May 7, 1987, Champaign, Illinois Buried at Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois First Game: September 22, 1924; Final Game: September 26, 1945 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 200 Boom-Boom Beck Collectibles! Boom-Boom Beck Memorabilia! Boom-Boom Beck Cards! Boom-Boom Beck Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1924 STL A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0        0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1924 STL A
1927 STL A                 3     4    0    1   0   0   0    1    0    0   0   0        0   0  .250  .250  .250   0.0 1927 STL A
1928 STL A                16    14    0    6   0   0   0    1    0    3   0   0        0   0  .429  .429  .429   0.0 1928 STL A
1933 BRO N                43    95    5   18   5   0   0    6    1   22   0   2   3    0      .189  .198  .242   0.0 1933 BRO N
1934 BRO N                22    17    2    4   1   0   0    0    1    1   0   1   2    0      .235  .278  .294   0.0 1934 BRO N
1939 PHI N                34    68    3    9   3   0   0    3    1    6   0   4   4    0      .132  .145  .176   0.0 1939 PHI N
1940 PHI N                29    36    0    2   1   0   0    0    0    5   0   3   3    0      .056  .056  .083   0.0 1940 PHI N
1941 PHI N                34    25    0    3   0   0   0    1    0    3   0   1   0    0      .120  .120  .120   0.0 1941 PHI N
1942 PHI N                27    12    2    4   1   0   0    3    0    0   0   0   0    0      .333  .333  .417   0.0 1942 PHI N
1943 PHI N                 4     4    1    2   0   0   0    1    0    1   0   0   0    0      .500  .500  .500   0.0 1943 PHI N
1944 DET A                28    22    3    7   3   0   0    3    0    2   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .318  .455   0.0 1944 DET A
1945 CIN N                11    14    1    3   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   2   0    0      .214  .214  .214   0.0 1945 CIN N
1945 PIT N                14    16    0    2   0   0   0    1    1    3   0   5   0    0      .125  .176  .125   0.0 1945 PIT N
1945 TOT N                25    30    1    5   0   0   0    1    1    3   0   7   0    0      .167  .194  .167   0.0 1945 TOT N
Total NL                 218   287   14   47  11   0   0   15    4   41   0  18  12    0      .164  .175  .202   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                  48    40    3   14   3   0   0    5    0    5   0   1   1i   0   0  .350  .350  .425   0.0 Total AL        
Total                    266   327   17   61  14   0   0   20    4   46   0  19  13i   0   0i .187  .196  .229   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Pitching RecordPitching Record

Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1924 STL A                 1   0   0   0   1   0    1      2     5   0    0    0    1    0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00   0.0 1924 STL A
1927 STL A                 3   1   1   0   0   0   11.1   15    53   0    8    7    5    6   2   0   1   0   1   0   5.56  -0.1 1927 STL A
1928 STL A                16   4   2   0   7   0   49     52   222   4   29   24   20   17  13   0   4   0   2   3   4.41   0.0 1928 STL A
1933 BRO N                43  35  15   3   7   1  257    270  1114   9  128  101   69   89  23   2  11   1  12  20   3.54  -1.4 1933 BRO N
1934 BRO N                22   9   2   0   6   0   57     72   278   6   50   47   32   24   2   3   5   0   2   6   7.42  -2.3 1934 BRO N
1939 PHI N                34  16  12   0  13   3  182.2  203   812  11  104   96   64   77  29   1   3   0   7  14   4.73  -1.6 1939 PHI N
1940 PHI N                29  15   4   0  10   0  129.1  147   574  13   69   62   41   38  10   1   9   0   4   9   4.31  -0.7 1940 PHI N
1941 PHI N                34   7   2   0  14   0   95.1  104   421   8   52   49   35   34   7   2   2   0   1   9   4.63  -1.0 1941 PHI N
1942 PHI N                26   1   0   0  12   0   53     69   236   4   30   28   17   10   6   0   1   0   0   1   4.75  -0.3 1942 PHI N
1943 PHI N                 4   0   0   0   3   0   13.2   24    68   1   15   15    5    3   0   0   2   0   0   0   9.88  -0.4 1943 PHI N
1944 DET A                28   2   0   0  15   1   74     67   318   5   36   32   27   25  12   1   3   0   1   2   3.89   0.0 1944 DET A
1945 CIN N                11   5   2   0   4   1   47.2   42   196   0   21   18   12    9   5   0   1   0   2   4   3.40   0.2 1945 CIN N
1945 PIT N                14   5   4   0   2   0   63     54   248   2   19   15   14   20   3   0   0   0   6   1   2.14   1.1 1945 PIT N
1945 TOT N                25  10   6   0   6   1  110.2   96   444   2   40   33   26   29   8   0   1   0   8   5   2.68   1.3 1945 TOT N
Total NL                 217  93  41   3  71   5  898.2  985  3947  54  488  431  289  304  85   9  34   1  34  64   4.32  -6.4 Total NL        
Total AL                  48   7   3   0  23   1  135.1  136   598   9   73   63   53   48  28   1   8   0   4   5   4.19  -0.1 Total AL        
Total                    265 100  44   3  94   6 1034   1121  4545  63  561  494  342  352 113  10  42   1  38  69   4.30  -6.5 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  SH  WP HPB  BK   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1924 STL A         P    1     0    1    0    0 1.000
1927 STL A         P    3     1    1    0    0 1.000
1928 STL A         P   16     0   11    1    2  .917
1933 BRO N         P   43    12   52    3    4  .955
1934 BRO N         P   22     2   17    0    2 1.000
1939 PHI N         P   34     8   37    6    1  .882
1940 PHI N         P   29    10   32    3    0  .933
1941 PHI N         P   34     3    6    1    0  .900
1942 PHI N         P   26     3    9    1    2  .923
1943 PHI N         P    4     4    0    0    0 1.000
1944 DET A         P   28     0    6    1    1  .857
1945 CIN N         P   11     2   10    0    0 1.000
1945 PIT N         P   14     2   11    0    0 1.000
1945 TOT N         P   25     4   21    0    0 1.000
Total              P  265    47  193   16   12  .938
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

TransactionsTransactions

Released by Detroit Tigers (March 10, 1945).

Signed by Cincinnati Reds (@April 10, 1945).

Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 22, 1945).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (@June 24, 1945).

Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 31, 1945).

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