#1 Johnny Gorsica, Closer, 32 yrs, Cleveland Indians Monday, 10/23/1947 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Johnny Gorsica
3/29/1915 32 USA,NJ,BAYONNE 6"2 180
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average Some ability 2 / 6 (Fair) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Normal Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1947 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 7 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 56 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/20 | SLA | W 5-3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
8/22 | SLA | W 9-8 | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
8/23 | SLA | W 6-5 | | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
8/24 | CHA | W 7-4 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
8/28 | @PHA | W 2-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
8/29 | @PHA | L 7-8 | | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/11 | DET | W 2-1 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
9/26 | @WAS | W 4-3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
9/27 | @WAS | W 8-5 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SV | | | | |
10/4 | PHA | W 7-6 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2.48 | 29.0 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2.48 | 29.0 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 10 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 24 | 4 | 81.8 | 27 | 23 | 13.0 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 3.86 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .245 | .245 | .490 |
vs. RHB | 67 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .367 | .552 | .919 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.46 | 13.0 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Road | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1.69 | 16.0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
July | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
August | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.61 | 10.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 29.0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | .250 | CLE |
1942 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.78 | 32.0 | 48 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 | .338 | CLE |
1943 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.81 | 26.1 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 | .337 | CLE |
1944 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.21 | 48.1 | 56 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .306 | CLE |
1947 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2.48 | 29.0 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .279 | CLE |
Total | 128 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 4.43 | 164.2 | 198 | 107 | 81 | 19 | 55 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | .304 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1940, AAA | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0.95 | 28.1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 | .217 |
1945, AAA | 30 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3.54 | 233.2 | 241 | 106 | 92 | 29 | 72 | 108 | 13 | 4 | 1.34 | .273 |
1946, AAA | 25 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4.74 | 190.0 | 214 | 108 | 100 | 22 | 35 | 119 | 12 | 1 | 1.31 | .304 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1941 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | CLE |
1942 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1943 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1944 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 | CLE |
1947 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
Total | 128 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 27 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 29.0 | 2.17 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1940... Had first career hit on 5/6/1941, off Charlie Devens (NYY)... Earned first career win on 4/11/1942... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1942... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/24/1946 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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