Beals Becker
[edit] Biography
Beals Becker (David Beals Becker) was born on July 5, 1886 in El Dorado, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1908 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1908, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 0 home runs and 7 RBI. Becker played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Doves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Beals Becker's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1914, when he hit for a .325 average and knocked in 66 runs. However, others believe that it was 1912, when he stole 30 bases and knocked in 58 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1908
| PIT
| N
| 20
| 65
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .191
| .185
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| BOS
| N
| 43
| 171
| 13
| 47
| 0
| 7
| .275
| .303
| .304
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| TOT
| N
| 63
| 236
| 17
| 57
| 0
| 7
| .242
| .272
| .271
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| BOS
| N
| 152
| 562
| 60
| 138
| 6
| 24
| .246
| .305
| .326
| 15
| 6
| 47
| 0
| 1
| 35
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 80
| 126
| 18
| 36
| 3
| 24
| .286
| .357
| .437
| 2
| 4
| 14
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| 88
| 172
| 28
| 45
| 1
| 20
| .262
| .359
| .355
| 11
| 1
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 0
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| 125
| 402
| 66
| 106
| 6
| 58
| .264
| .354
| .393
| 18
| 8
| 54
| 35
| 2
| 11
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| PHI
| N
| 88
| 306
| 53
| 99
| 9
| 44
| .324
| .369
| .539
| 19
| 10
| 22
| 30
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 108
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 14
| .296
| .333
| .398
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| 118
| 414
| 64
| 131
| 9
| 58
| .316
| .360
| .502
| 24
| 13
| 28
| 42
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| PHI
| N
| 138
| 514
| 76
| 167
| 9
| 66
| .325
| .370
| .446
| 25
| 5
| 37
| 59
| 0
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| 112
| 338
| 38
| 83
| 11
| 35
| .246
| .301
| .414
| 16
| 4
| 26
| 48
| 1
| 11
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 876
| 2764
| 367
| 763
| 45
| 292
| .276
| .335
| .397
| 114
| 43
| 241
| 231
| 5
| 81
| 129
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1908
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1908
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1908
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1908
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1909
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 222
| 26
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| OF
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1910
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| OF
| 56
| 32
| 378
| 72
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| CF
| 8
| 2
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| RF
| 33
| 27
| 262
| 47
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1911
| NY
| N
| LF
| 17
| 3
| 82
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1912
| NY
| N
| OF
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 230
| 20
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1913
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1913
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1913
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1913
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1914
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 270
| 17
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1915
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 17
| 3
| 82
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 759
| 32
| 378
| 1327
| 103
| 68
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 8
| 2
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 33
| 27
| 262
| 47
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Boston Doves (August 18, 1908).
- Traded by Boston Doves to New York Giants in exchange for Buck Herzog and Bill Collins (April 4, 1910).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for John Dodge (June 3, 1913).
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