#33 Joe "Smokey" Gonzales, Closer, 34 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Joe Gonzales
Smokey
3/19/1915
34
USA,CA,SAN FRANCISCO
5"9
195
Closer
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R
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$ 500,000
1949
12 Year(s), 73 Days (2137 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 73 Days (2137 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 2 | 7 | 8 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
| Talent | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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8
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4
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Fastball
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 | 6 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.73 | 62.2 | 62 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.73 | 62.0 | 62 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 22 | | | | | |
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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 |
| | 3 | 2 | 33.3 | 44 | 27 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 4.02 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 130 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .340 | .415 | .756 |
| vs. RHB | 116 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .308 | .284 | .593 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.64 | 42.0 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
| Road | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 | 20.2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| May | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 | 18.1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| June | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 | 8.1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| July | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 10.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| August | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sept./Oct. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 12.0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1937 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 8.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | .214 | CHC |
| 1938 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7.71 | 14.0 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 | .443 | CHC,NL |
| 1939 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6.50 | 18.0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .347 | CHC |
| 1940 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.93 | 15.1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .304 | CHC |
| 1941 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6.53 | 30.1 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | .327 | CHC PHI |
| 1942 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4.40 | 28.2 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | .273 | PHI,NL |
| 1943 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4.64 | 21.1 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | .350 | PHI |
| 1944 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8.17 | 25.1 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.41 | .396 | BRO |
| 1945 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.99 | 29.1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | .293 | BRO |
| 1946 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.73 | 31.1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.44 | .278 | BRO |
| 1947 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6.32 | 31.1 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | .291 | NYY |
| 1948 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7.05 | 103.1 | 133 | 98 | 81 | 25 | 59 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1.86 | .295 | STL,NL |
| 1949 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.73 | 62.2 | 62 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | .257 | STL,NL |
| Total | 295 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 51 | 5.55 | 419.2 | 521 | 299 | 259 | 67 | 207 | 166 | 5 | 0 | 1.73 | .306 | |
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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 |
| 1937, AAA | 36 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4.85 | 52.0 | 63 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1.58 | .341 |
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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 |
| 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1937 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC |
| 1938 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC,NL |
| 1939 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 | CHC |
| 1940 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC |
| 1941 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CHC PHI |
| 1942 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI,NL |
| 1943 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
| 1944 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BRO |
| 1945 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BRO |
| 1946 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BRO |
| 1947 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYY |
| 1948 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .107 | .148 | .255 | STL,NL |
| 1949 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | STL,NL |
| Total | 295 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .075 | .093 | .170 | .262 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 44 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1.000 | 62.2 | 3.02 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1937...
Earned first career win on 9/5/1937...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Injured on 3/25/1939 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/27/1939, off Ralph Birkofer (NYN)...
1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $384,286 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 5/25/1941 (Going to CHC: P Verdell Mathis, LF Vince Dimaggio. Going to PHI: P Lefty Gomez, P Joe Gonzales)...
1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $580,000 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game...
1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $580,000 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/8/1944 to a 3-year deal worth $1,600,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 4/9/1947 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/20/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
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Saves
1938 - 4 - 8th
1939 - 6 - 3rd
1940 - 10 - 3rd
1942 - 8 - 4th
1943 - 13 - 2nd
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