Joe Beckwith
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[edit] Biography
Born on January 28, 1955 in Auburn, Alabama, Joe Beckwith (Thomas Joseph Beckwith) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 7 year career. Beckwith broke into the bigs on July 21, 1979 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 1.96 ERA in 59.2 innings pitched in 1980, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Joe Beckwith's best season was 1984, when he posted a 3.40 ERA and struck out 75 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | LA | N | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.34 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.1 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LA | N | 38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.96 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 60 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1982 | LA | N | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.70 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LA | N | 42 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.55 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 73 | 5 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | KC | A | 49 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3.40 | 75 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.2 | 92 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1985 | KC | A | 49 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.07 | 80 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 99 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 1986 | LA | N | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 131 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3.38 | 164 | 105 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 226.1 | 241 | 17 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | AL | 98 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3.73 | 155 | 84 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 195.2 | 191 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 229 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 3.54 | 319 | 189 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 422 | 432 | 39 | 150 | 30 | 15 | 7 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | LA | N | P | 17 | 0 | 37.1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
| 1980 | LA | N | P | 38 | 0 | 59.2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .800 |
| 1982 | LA | N | P | 19 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | LA | N | P | 42 | 3 | 71 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1984 | KC | A | P | 49 | 1 | 100.2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | KC | A | P | 49 | 0 | 95 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .905 |
| 1986 | LA | N | P | 15 | 0 | 18.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 229 | 5 | 422 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 1 | .934 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | LA | N | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LA | N | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LA | N | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LA | N | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | A | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | A | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LA | N | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 131 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 229 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1976).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Joe Szekeley, Jose Torres and John Serritella (December 8, 1983).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (March 28, 1986).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 8, 1986).
- Sold by Toronto Blue Jays to Los Angeles Dodgers (July 31, 1986).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 1, 1986).
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