Joe Medwick
Joseph Michael Medwick
Born: November 24, 1911
Carteret, NJ USA
Deceased: 1975
St. Petersburg, FL USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 187
Career: 1932-1948
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.
Minor League Statistics
Joe Medwick compiled a career batting average of .324 with 205 home runs and 1383 RBI in his 1984-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1932 season and last took the field during the 1948 campaign. Medwick was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968.
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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 |
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1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 109 | 106 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .349 | .367 | .538 | .905 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 148 | 626 | 595 | 92 | 182 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 56 | .306 | .337 | .497 | .835 | 296 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 646 | 620 | 110 | 198 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 106 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 83 | .319 | .343 | .529 | .872 | 328 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 670 | 634 | 132 | 224 | 46 | 13 | 23 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 59 | .353 | .386 | .576 | .962 | 365 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 677 | 636 | 115 | 223 | 64 | 13 | 18 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 33 | .351 | .387 | .577 | .964 | 367 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 677 | 633 | 111 | 237 | 56 | 10 | 31 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 50 | .374 | .414 | .641 | 1.056 | 406 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 634 | 590 | 100 | 190 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 41 | .322 | .369 | .536 | .905 | 316 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 667 | 606 | 98 | 201 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 44 | .332 | .380 | .507 | .886 | 307 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 164 | 158 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .304 | .329 | .437 | .766 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 106 | 452 | 423 | 62 | 127 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 28 | .300 | .345 | .499 | .844 | 211 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 133 | 579 | 538 | 100 | 171 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 35 | .318 | .364 | .517 | .881 | 278 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 142 | 587 | 553 | 69 | 166 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 25 | .300 | .338 | .403 | .742 | 223 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 184 | 173 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .272 | .315 | .329 | .645 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1943 | NL | New York Giants | 78 | 336 | 324 | 41 | 91 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .281 | .300 | .407 | .708 | 132 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1944 | NL | New York Giants | 128 | 535 | 490 | 64 | 165 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 24 | .337 | .386 | .441 | .826 | 216 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | NL | New York Giants | 26 | 97 | 92 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .304 | .319 | .446 | .765 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1945 | NL | Boston Braves | 66 | 231 | 218 | 17 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .284 | .325 | .344 | .669 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 85 | 77 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .312 | .369 | .442 | .811 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 166 | 150 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .307 | .373 | .467 | .840 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1984 | 8142 | 7635 | 1198 | 2471 | 540 | 113 | 205 | 1383 | 42 | 0 | 437 | 551 | .324 | .362 | .505 | .867 | 3852 | 203 | 26 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .970 | 2.500 | |
1933 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 318 | 17 | 7 | 2 | .980 | 2.279 | |
1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .960 | 2.228 | |
1935 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 352 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .965 | 2.338 | |
1936 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 16 | 6 | 4 | .985 | 2.471 | |
1937 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .988 | 2.167 | |
1938 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 330 | 12 | 9 | 6 | .974 | 2.375 | |
1939 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 313 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .976 | 2.168 | |
1940 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.216 | |
1940 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 240 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .980 | 2.398 | |
1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 270 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 2.145 | |
1942 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 2.086 | |
1943 | NL | New York Giants | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | |
1943 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .971 | 1.595 | |
1943 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 74 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .988 | 2.257 | |
1944 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 290 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 2.443 | |
1945 | NL | Boston Braves | 1B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.467 | |
1945 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .979 | 2.043 | |
1945 | NL | Boston Braves | OF | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.237 | |
1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 8.000 | |
1946 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | |
1947 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.372 | |
1948 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
Totals | 1871 | 0 | 0.0 | 4152 | 143 | 86 | 36 | .980 | 2.296 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 7 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .379 | .400 | .552 | .952 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 | .278 | .294 | .572 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 12 | 48 | 46 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .326 | .354 | .457 | .811 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1934 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 61.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.321 | 1.286 |
1941 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 39.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.846 | 1.600 |
Totals | 12 | 12 | 100.3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.525 | 1.417 |
Awards
1933 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1935 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1936 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1937 - NL Triple Crown
1937 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1937 - NL TSN Guide MVP
1937 - NL Most Valuable Player
1938 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1939 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1940 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1941 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1942 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1944 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
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