NAME     : Joe Ginsberg
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : NEW YORK,NY,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/11/1926
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 5"11
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1960
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .976)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : E
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 4  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Doubles      : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 0  (VS. RHP : 0, VS. LHP : 0, Talent Poor)
  Getting BB's         : 7  (VS. RHP : 7, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 8  (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .333  0   3  12   4  1  0   2  0  0   3   0 .500 .417 
  vs RHP        .333  0   2  12   4  1  0   2  0  0   2   0 .429 .417 
  vs LHP        .000  0   1   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   1   0 1.000 .000 
  At Home       .667  0   2   3   2  0  0   0  0  0   1   0 .800 .667 
  Away          .222  0   1   9   2  1  0   2  0  0   2   0 .364 .333 
  R.I.S.P.      .667  0   3   3   2  0  0   0  0  0   1   0 .800 .667 
  Pinch Hitting .500  0   1   4   2  1  0   1  0  0   1   0 .600 .750 
  Close/Late    .500  0   1   2   1  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .500 .500 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .286  0   1   7   2  1  0   2  0  0   1   0 .375 .429 
  Apr/Mar       .333  0   3  12   4  1  0   2  0  0   3   0 .500 .417 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1948  .361  0   1  11  36  13  0  0   7  0  0   3   1 .410 .361   DET
  1950  .232  0  12  36  95  22  6  0  12  1  0  11   6 .311 .295   DET
  1951  .260  8  37 102 304  79 10  2  44  0  2  43  21 .352 .385   DET
  1952  .221  6  36 113 307  68 13  2  29  1  1  51  21 .332 .336   DET
  1953  .290  0  13  64 162  47  6  0  16  0  0  24   5 .382 .327   CLE,DET
  1954  .500  0   1   3   2   1  0  1   0  0  0   0   0 .500 1.500   CLE
  1956  .224  1  14  86 223  50  8  1  15  1  1  25  21 .302 .283   KCA,BAL
  1957  .274  1  18  85 175  48  8  2  15  2  1  18  19 .342 .360   BAL
  1958  .211  3  16  61 109  23  1  0   4  0  0  13  14 .295 .303   BAL
  1959  .181  1  14  65 166  30  2  0  14  1  0  21  13 .273 .211   BAL
 
  Total AB  : 1591
  Total AVG : .242
  Total Hits: 385
  Total HR  : 20
  Total RBI : 165
  Total Runs: 158
  Total SB  : 6