Johnny Gorsica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: March 29, 1915 in Bayonne, NJ us

Died: December 16, 1998 in Charlottesville, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, WV

School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 22, 1940 (Age 25-024d, 8,873rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 17, 1947 (Age 32-172d)
vs. PHA 1.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1940 season

Full Name: John Joseph Perry Gorsica

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.4

ERA

4.18

204

723.2

272

WHIP

1.416

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-17 / in Starts: 9-12
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	39 (31-6-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
C Gehringer	1
R York	0
B Campbell	0
B Tebbetts	0

Most Driven In By
C Gehringer	1
P Mullin	1

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	30	3 (2)	Apr 19	DET		CLE	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.50	-0.150	3.89	-0.23%	-1.31	P
2	31	8 (4)	Apr 25	DET		SLB	W,12-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
3	32	12 (3)	Apr 29	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.24	-0.018	.42	-0.02%	-0.71	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	33	19 (6)	May 6	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	.42	-0.032	1.09	-0.05%	-0.70	P
5	34	25 (5)	May 14	DET	@	WSH	L,4-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	.63	-0.035	1.06	-0.04%	-0.34	P
6	35	30 (4)	May 19	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.04	-0.036	2.32	-0.05%	-0.51	P
7	36	36 (5)	May 24	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	1.30	-0.145	2.46	-0.16%	-1.06	P
8	37	39 (2)	May 27	DET	@	CLE	W,9-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.19	-0.005	.44	-0.01%	-0.16	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	38	44 (4)	Jun 1 (1)	DET		BOS	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9	1.10	-0.041	2.83	-0.06%	-0.68	P
10	39	50 (5)	Jun 7	DET		WSH	W,10-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	9						P
11	40	54 (3)	Jun 12	DET		PHA	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	1.17	-0.037	2.57	-0.05%	-0.47	P
12	41	59 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	1.01	-0.007	1.95	-0.01%	-0.31	P
13	42	61 (1)	Jun 19	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9						P
14	43	65 (3)	Jun 24	DET	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9	1.24	-0.017	1.91	-0.02%	-0.20	P
15	44	71 (5)	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.226	.143	.369	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	45	77 (5)	Jul 5 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-10	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.91	0.007	.71	0.00%	0.22	P
17	46	81 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	DET		BOS	L,5-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.306	.167	.472	9	1.06	0.030	.43	0.01%	0.40	P
18	47	87 (5)	Jul 18	DET		WSH	L,1-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.306	.167	.472	9						P
19	48	90 (2)	Jul 20	DET		NYY	L,6-12	17-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.306	.167	.472	9						P
20	49	95 (4)	Jul 26	DET	@	PHA	W,4-2	5-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	.63	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
21	50	99 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	9-GF(13)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.206	.325	.206	.531	9	2.71	0.045	.01	0.00%	0.18	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	51	105 (5)	Aug 7	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.386	.289	.676	9	1.32	0.104	.00	0.00%	1.10	P
23	52	109 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	DET		CLE	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.370	.275	.645	9	1.57	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
24	53	114 (4)	Aug 16	DET	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9	1.49	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
25	54	121 (6)	Aug 21 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.267	.620	9	1.39	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
26	55	123 (1)	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,6-5	5-GF(10)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.352	.271	.623	9	2.03	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
27	56	127 (3)	Aug 27	DET		BOS	W,6-3	1-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.328	.250	.578	9	.86	0.122	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
28	57	130 (2)	Aug 31 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.328	.250	.578	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	58	133 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	DET		SLB	W,16-8	0-GF	5	5	3	4	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.298	.365	.316	.681	9						P
30	59	138 (4)	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.365	.316	.681	9						P
31	60	141 (2)	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	L,2-8	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.365	.316	.681	9						P
32	61	143 (1)	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.365	.316	.681	9						P
33	62	153 (9)	Sep 26	DET		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.365	.316	.681	9						P
							16-17		66	57	5	17	1	0	0	3	6	0	7	0	3		2	3	0	0	.298	.365	.316	.681		1.12	-0.489	1.14	-0.68%	-6.38

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