Joe Ginsberg
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Myron Nathan "Joe" Ginsberg (October 11, 1926 – November 2, 2012) was an American
Early life
Ginsberg was Jewish.
Baseball career
Ginsberg batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). In his 13 MLB seasons he played in 695 games (520 of them for the Tigers and Orioles), and had 1,716 at bats, 168 runs, 414 hits, 59 doubles, eight triples, 20 home runs, 182 RBIs, seven stolen bases, 226 walks, a .241 batting average, .332 on-base percentage, 17 sacrifice hits, 13 sacrifice flies and nine intentional walks.
As a Tiger, Ginsberg caught the first of Virgil Trucks' two no-hitters on the 1952 season, on May 15.[3]
Death
Ginsberg died on November 2, 2012, in
References
- ^ "Joe Ginsberg". Jewish Baseball Museum. Retrieved 14 Oct 2016.
- ^ "Joe Ginsberg Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 1, Washington Senators 0". Retrosheet.org. 1952-05-15. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ "Michigan Death Notices » from Michigan.com". Deathnotices.michigan.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
- Joe Ginsberg at Find a Grave
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