Joe Ginsberg
Myron Nathan Ginsberg
Born: October 11, 1926
New York, NY USA
Deceased: 2012
West Bloomfield, MI USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Career: 1948-1962
Minor League Statistics
Joe Ginsberg compiled a career batting average of .241 with 20 home runs and 182 RBI in his 695-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
 Detroit Tigers |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Kansas City Athletics |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Chicago White Sox |
 Boston Red Sox |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .361 | .410 | .361 | .771 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 109 | 95 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .232 | .318 | .295 | .612 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 351 | 304 | 44 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21 | .260 | .355 | .385 | .740 | 117 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 113 | 364 | 307 | 29 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 21 | .221 | .338 | .336 | .673 | 103 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 65 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .302 | .422 | .340 | .761 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 46 | 127 | 109 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .284 | .371 | .321 | .692 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 71 | 220 | 195 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 17 | .246 | .323 | .313 | .636 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .071 | .129 | .071 | .200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 201 | 175 | 15 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | .274 | .342 | .360 | .702 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 61 | 126 | 109 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .211 | .302 | .303 | .604 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 65 | 190 | 166 | 14 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | .181 | .268 | .211 | .479 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .267 | .389 | .300 | .689 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 28 | 88 | 75 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .253 | .345 | .307 | .651 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 19 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | New York Mets | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 695 | 1986 | 1716 | 168 | 414 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 182 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 135 | .241 | .332 | .320 | .652 | 549 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .943 | 4.545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 97 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .981 | 3.387 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 388 | 56 | 10 | 7 | .978 | 4.674 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 442 | 41 | 8 | 7 | .984 | 4.782 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .988 | 5.533 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 130 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .966 | 3.590 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | C | 57 | 50 | 451.3 | 238 | 28 | 3 | 3 | .989 | 5.304 | 4.667 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 48.4 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 8 | 7 | 61.0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.016 | 4.250 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 66 | 46 | 426.3 | 252 | 20 | 4 | 6 | .986 | 5.742 | 4.121 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 44.8 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 39 | 26 | 241.3 | 156 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 6.116 | 4.205 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 1959 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 62 | 40 | 433.0 | 241 | 29 | 2 | 4 | .993 | 5.612 | 4.355 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 65.0 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 25 | 21 | 193.3 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .993 | 6.378 | 5.480 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 14 | 10 | 90.0 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .940 | 6.300 | 4.500 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 1961 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 6 | 2 | 26.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.101 | 2.000 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NL | New York Mets | C | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.615 | 5.500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 574 | 204 | 1938.7 | 2304 | 234 | 44 | 40 | .983 | 11.782 | 4.422 | 63 | 40 | 64 | 51 | 44.3 |
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