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Bob Porterfield
Full name Erwin Cooledge Porterfield Born August 10, 1923, Newport, Virginia Died April 28, 1980, Charlotte, North Carolina Buried at Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, North Carolina First Game: August 8, 1948 ; Final Game: September 21, 1959 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1953) Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1953) Ejections: 1958 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1948 NY A Daily Splits 16 24 4 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .280 .250 0.0 1948 NY A
1949 NY A Daily Splits 12 19 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .053 .100 .105 0.0 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 0.0 1950 NY A
1951 NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1951 NY A
1951 WAS A Daily Splits 19 46 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 12 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .130 .184 .130 0.0 1951 WAS A
1951 TOT A 21 46 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 12 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .130 .184 .130 0.0 1951 TOT A
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 31 79 5 15 3 0 0 3 2 0 18 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 .190 .210 .228 0.0 1952 WAS A
1953 WAS A Daily Splits 37 98 8 25 7 0 3 16 6 0 20 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 .255 .298 .418 0.0 1953 WAS A
1954 WAS A Daily Splits 32 88 3 9 0 0 1 5 4 0 24 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .102 .149 .136 0.0 1954 WAS A
1955 WAS A Daily Splits 30 63 3 12 3 1 0 7 0 0 15 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .190 .185 .270 0.0 1955 WAS A
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 25 43 4 14 0 0 1 5 1 0 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .326 .348 .395 0.0 1956 BOS A
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 28 29 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .172 .219 .207 0.0 1957 BOS A
1958 BOS A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1958 BOS A
1958 PIT N Daily Splits 37 20 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .050 .095 .200 0.0 1958 PIT N
1958 Total 39 20 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .050 .095 .200 0.0 1958 Total
1959 PIT N 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1959 PIT N
1959 CHI N Daily Splits 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1959 CHI N
1959 PIT N Daily Splits 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1959 PIT N
1959 TOT N 40 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1959 TOT N
Total NL ( 2 Years) 77 24 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .042 .080 .167 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 245 492 32 94 15 1 5 41 19 0 114 4 25 5 0 6 12 1 0 .191 .225 .256 0.0 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 322 516 34 95 15 1 6 43 20 0 123 4 25 5 0 7 14 1 0 .184 .218 .252 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1954 AL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1948 NY A Daily Splits 16 12 2 1 2 0 78 85 349 5 42 39 34 2 30 4 1 0 2 10 1 8 6 5 3 4.50 6.25 -0.3 1948 NY A
1949 NY A Daily Splits 12 8 3 0 1 0 57.2 53 248 3 26 26 29 2 25 7 2 1 0 6 1 5 3 2 5 4.06 4.38 0.0 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 10 2 0 0 2 1 19.2 28 91 2 19 19 8 0 9 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 8.69 4.00 -0.8 1950 NY A
1951 NY A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 16 0 6 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 - -0.2 1951 NY A
1951 WAS A Daily Splits 19 19 10 3 0 0 133.1 109 548 8 51 48 54 1 53 8 2 0 0 14 5 11 6 9 8 3.24 3.58 1.3 1951 WAS A
1951 TOT A 21 19 10 3 0 0 136.1 114 564 8 57 53 57 1 55 8 3 0 0 15 6 11 6 9 8 3.50 3.58 1.1 1951 TOT A
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 31 29 15 3 2 0 231.1 222 973 7 80 70 85 9 80 11 2 4 0 35 7 22 15 13 14 2.72 2.76 2.4 1952 WAS A
1953 WAS A Daily Splits 34 32 24 9 2 0 255 243 1036 19 99 95 73 1 77 15 2 1 0 37 4 31 6 22 10 3.35 5.22 3.3 1953 WAS A
1954 WAS A Daily Splits 32 31 21 2 1 0 244 249 1034 14 104 90 77 8 82 13 6 1 3 0 38 5 26 15 13 15 3.32 3.97 0.5 1954 WAS A
1955 WAS A Daily Splits 30 27 8 2 2 0 178 197 770 14 103 88 54 5 74 10 5 0 2 0 34 4 20 13 10 17 4.45 4.30 -1.8 1955 WAS A
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 25 18 4 1 3 0 126 127 557 21 82 72 64 4 53 4 0 2 1 0 23 5 7 8 3 12 5.14 4.33 -0.4 1956 BOS A
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 28 9 3 1 5 1 102.1 107 435 8 54 46 30 2 28 9 2 1 1 0 18 0 11 8 4 4 4.05 4.11 -0.1 1957 BOS A
1958 BOS A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 15 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 - 0.0 1958 BOS A
1958 PIT N Daily Splits 37 6 2 1 10 5 87.2 78 352 7 33 32 19 3 39 3 5 2 1 0 12 3 7 5 4 6 3.29 4.00 0.8 1958 PIT N
1958 Total 39 6 2 1 11 5 91.2 81 367 8 35 34 19 3 40 4 5 2 1 0 12 3 7 5 4 6 3.34 4.00 0.8 1958 Total
1959 PIT N Daily Splits 6 0 0 0 3 0 5.1 6 24 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.69 - 0.0 1959 PIT N
1959 CHI N Daily Splits 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 14 36 1 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.37 - -0.3 1959 CHI N
1959 PIT N Daily Splits 30 0 0 0 11 1 36 45 162 2 20 19 17 5 18 5 0 5 0 0 11 0 6 3 1 2 4.75 - -0.2 1959 PIT N
1959 TOT N 40 0 0 0 14 1 47.2 65 222 4 31 28 22 6 19 6 0 5 0 0 14 0 7 4 1 2 5.29 - -0.5 1959 TOT N
Total NL ( 2 Years) 77 6 2 1 24 6 135.1 143 574 11 64 60 41 9 58 9 5 7 1 0 26 3 14 9 5 8 3.99 4.00 0.3 Total NL
Total AL (11 Years) 241 187 90 22 21 2 1432.1 1428 6072 102 668 600 511 34 514 83 13 14 13 3 221 33 142 80 82 89 3.77 4.21 3.9 Total AL
Total (12 Years) Splits 318 193 92 23 45 8 1567.2 1571 6646 113 732 660 552 43 572 92 18 21 14 3 247 36 156 89 87 97 3.79 4.20 4.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1954 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 13 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 - 1954 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1948 NY A Daily Splits P 16 12 2 78 4 8 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1.000
1949 NY A Daily Splits P 12 8 3 57.2 1 10 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 .786
1950 NY A Daily Splits P 10 2 0 19.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
1951 NY A Daily Splits P 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 WAS A Daily Splits P 19 19 10 133.1 8 23 2 0 0 1 4 5 1 .939
1951 TOT A P 21 19 10 136.1 8 24 2 0 0 1 4 5 1 .941
1952 WAS A Daily Splits P 31 29 15 231.1 4 34 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1.000
1953 WAS A Daily Splits P 34 32 24 255 16 50 0 4 1 4 3 6 1 1.000
1954 WAS A Daily Splits P 32 31 21 244 10 61 3 4 0 2 0 6 0 .959
1955 WAS A Daily Splits P 30 27 8 178 8 28 1 2 0 3 3 3 1 .973
1956 BOS A Daily Splits P 25 18 4 125 8 14 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 .917
1957 BOS A Daily Splits P 28 9 3 102.1 7 23 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .909
1958 BOS A Daily Splits P 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1958 PIT N Daily Splits P 37 6 2 87.2 8 13 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1958 Total P 39 6 2 91.2 8 13 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000
1959 PIT N Daily Splits P 6 0 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1959 CHI N Daily Splits P 4 0 0 6.2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 PIT N Daily Splits P 30 0 0 36 5 10 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .938
1959 TOT N P 40 0 0 48 5 12 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .944
Total (12 Years) Splits P 318 193 92 1567 80 280 15 15 1 11 21 36 3 .960
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1954 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-23-1958(1) BOX PIT N Jocko Conlan Picking up live ball while in bullpen
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1946).
Traded by New York Yankees with Fred Sanford and Tom Ferrick to Washington Senators
in exchange for Bob Kuzava (June 15, 1951 ).
Traded by Washington Senators with Mickey Vernon , Johnny Schmitz and Tom Umphlett to
Boston Red Sox in exchange for Karl Olson , Dick Brodowski , Tex Clevenger , Neil
Chrisley and Al Curtis (November 8, 1955 ).
Sold by Boston Red Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates (May 7, 1958 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (May 12, 1959 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (May 13, 1959 ).
Claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh Pirates from Chicago Cubs (June 13, 1959 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 29, 1959 ).
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