Boom-Boom Beck

Walter William Beck
Born: October 16, 1904
Decatur, IL US
Deceased: May 7, 1987
Champaign, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Career: 1925-1950
Major League Statistics

Boom-Boom Beck compiled a career record of 192 wins and 157 losses and a 3.17 ERA in his 468-game pitching career with the Marlin Bathers/Palestine Pals, Bloomington Bloomers, Tulsa Oilers, Milwaukee Brewers, Chattanooga Lookouts, Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colonels, Memphis Chickasaws, Albany Senators, Mission Reds, Seattle Rainiers, Hollywood Stars, Knoxville Smokies, York White Roses, Selma Cloverleafs, Fort Wayne Generals, Butler Tigers and Toledo Mud Hens. He began playing during the 1925 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.

Milwaukee Brewers	Buffalo Bisons	Hollywood Stars	Seattle Rainiers	Knoxville Smokies	Selma Cloverleafs
Toledo Mud Hens

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1925	D	TEXA2	Marlin Bathers/Palestine Pals	13	8	.619	2.12	28						174.0	135		41		59
1925	B	IIIL	Bloomington Bloomers	0	1	.000	0.00	5						29.0	47				11
1926	A	WL3	Tulsa Oilers	18	17	.514	0.00	51						304.0	332	186			170
1927	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	0	1	.000	4.80	5						15.0	15	11	8		9
1927	A	WL3	Tulsa Oilers	10	9	.526	0.00	24						148.0	158	83			58
1929	A	SOUA	Chattanooga Lookouts	12	11	.522	3.39	26						186.0	192	89	70		47
1929	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	1	3	.250	5.00	8						18.0	28	11	10		13
1929	AA	IL	Buffalo Bisons	0	0		4.50	1						2.0	2	1	1		2
1930	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	16	7	.696	3.83	33						228.0	240	112	97		76
1931	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	19	12	.613	3.99	43	36					275.0	286	143	122		110
1932	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	27	6	.818	3.20	37						284.0	286	120	101		107
1934	AA	IL	Albany Senators	2	6	.250	7.62	10						39.0	43	39	33		26
1935	AA	PCL	Mission Reds	23	18	.561	4.07	46						354.0	366	179	160		143
1936	AA	PCL	Mission Reds	18	21	.462	3.73	47						304.0	321	149	126		119
1937	AA	PCL	Mission Reds	11	22	.333	4.42	44						226.0	270	129	111		90
1943	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies	6	4	.600	3.07	12	11	1	8	1		82.0	91	37	28		21		30	2	0	0
1946	B	INSL6	York White Roses	9	7	.562	4.31	21			8	1		96.0	103	56	46		30		58	1	0	0
1947	B	SEAL3	Selma Cloverleafs	3	2	.600	4.15	15			4	1		65.0	70	38	30		15		35	3	0	1
1948	A	CENL5	Fort Wayne Generals	2	0	1.000	7.77	5						22.0	35	21	19		3
1950	AAA	AA2	Toledo Mud Hens	2	2	.500	4.00	7			0			18.0	16	8	8	4	10		10	0	1	0
Totals				192	157	.550	3.17	468	47	1	20	3	0	2869.0	3036	1412	1011	4	1119	0	133	6	1	1	0

Batting:

Year	Level	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
1926	A	WL3	Tulsa Oilers	51	124	124		39	9	1	4						.315	.315	.500	.815	62
1927	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	5	4	4		1	0	0	1						.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4
1927	A	WL3	Tulsa Oilers	24	58	58		17	3	1	0						.293	.293	.379	.672	22
1929	AA	AA2	Louisville Colonels	9	7	7		2	0	1	0						.286	.286	.571	.857	4
1929	A	SOUA	Chattanooga Lookouts	34	82	82		22	4	1	1						.268	.268	.378	.646	31
1930	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	34	84	84		16	2	0	0						.190	.190	.214	.405	18
1931	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	43	92	92		27	7	0	0						.293	.293	.370	.663	34
1932	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	38	115	115		31	6	0	1						.270	.270	.348	.617	40
1934	AA	IL	Albany Senators	11	15	15		4	2	0	0						.267	.267	.400	.667	6
1935	AA	PCL	Mission Reds	46	141	141		27	7	0	0						.191	.191	.241	.433	34
1936	AA	PCL	Mission Reds	48	110	110		31	3	0	2						.282	.282	.364	.645	40
1937	AA	PCL	Mission Reds	44	78	78		22	7	0	1						.282	.282	.410	.692	32
1938	AA	PCL	(+) Seattle Rainiers	30	38	38		12	2	0	0						.316	.316	.368	.684	14
1938	AA	PCL	(+) Hollywood Stars	30	38	38		12	2	0	0						.316	.316	.368	.684	14
1943	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies	16	41	38	6	9	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	2	.237	.256	.316	.572	12		0	2
1946	B	INSL6	York White Roses	23	44	39	4	14	3	0	1	7	0		3	4	.359	.405	.513	.918	20		0	2
1947	B	SEAL3	Selma Cloverleafs	17	27	25	4	7	1	0	1	4	0		1	4	.280	.308	.440	.748	11		0	1
1950	AAA	AA2	Toledo Mud Hens	7	5	5		3									.600	.600	.600	1.200	3
Totals				450	1027	1017	14	272	57	4	12	15	0	0	5	10	.267	.271	.367	.638	373	0	0	5	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1931	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	P	43						.000
1932	A	SOUA	Memphis Chickasaws	P	37						.000
1943	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies	P	12	1	12	1	0	.929	1.083
1946	B	INSL6	York White Roses	P	21	2	17	2	2	.905	.905
1947	B	SEAL3	Selma Cloverleafs	P	15	5	12	0	0	1.000	1.133
1950	AAA	AA2	Toledo Mud Hens	P	7						.000
Totals					135	8	41	3	2	.942	.363

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1925	D	Texas Association	Marlin Bathers/Palestine Pals
1925	B	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Bloomington Bloomers
1926	A	Western League	Tulsa Oilers
1927	A	Western League	Tulsa Oilers	SLA
1927	AA	American Association 2	Milwaukee Brewers
1929	A	Southern Association	Chattanooga Lookouts
1929	AA	International League	Buffalo Bisons
1929	AA	American Association 2	Louisville Colonels
1930	A	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1931	A	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1932	A	Southern Association	Memphis Chickasaws
1934	AA	International League	Albany Senators
1935	AA	Pacific Coast League	Mission Reds
1936	AA	Pacific Coast League	Mission Reds
1937	AA	Pacific Coast League	Mission Reds
1938	AA	Pacific Coast League	Hollywood Stars
1938	AA	Pacific Coast League	Seattle Rainiers
1943	A1	Southern League	Knoxville Smokies
1946	B	Inter-State League	York White Roses	PIT
1947	B	Southeastern League	Selma Cloverleafs	PIT
1948	A	Central League	Fort Wayne Generals	PIT
1949	C	Middle Atlantic League	Butler Tigers	DET
1950	AAA	American Association 2	Toledo Mud Hens	DET

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