Beals Becker
1908–1915 · bats L / throws L · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
881G
.276AVG
.335OBP
.397SLG
More career statistics
763H
45HR
292RBI
129SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 881 | 880 |
| Batting · At bats | 2,764 | 2,775 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 15 | 143 |
| Batting · Hits | 763 | 764 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 5 | 6 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 231 | 340 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,091 | 3,109 |
| Batting · Runs | 367 | 368 |
| Batting · RBI | 292 | 293 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 129 | 131 |
| Batting · Walks | 241 | 246 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 881 | 3,091 | 2,764 | 367 | 763 | 114 | 43 | 45 | 292 | 241 | 231 | 129 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1,098 | .276 | .335 | .397 | .732 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1909-06-07 to 1909-06-29
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1913-07-12 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1909-07-22 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1913-05-15 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 443 | 1557 | 389 | 30 | 147 | 142 | 165 | .284 | .341 | .419 |
| Away | 437 | 1552 | 375 | 15 | 146 | 104 | 175 | .267 | .309 | .374 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 62 | 180 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 21 | .217 | .272 | .292 |
| May | 135 | 472 | 102 | 5 | 32 | 36 | 45 | .238 | .292 | .341 |
| June | 139 | 498 | 137 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 43 | .306 | .351 | .445 |
| July | 179 | 671 | 168 | 11 | 73 | 51 | 66 | .279 | .326 | .430 |
| August | 158 | 585 | 136 | 6 | 49 | 46 | 80 | .265 | .311 | .365 |
| September | 168 | 566 | 151 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 67 | .296 | .339 | .418 |
| October | 39 | 137 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 18 | .310 | .401 | .425 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 134 | 502 | 117 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 54 | .254 | .285 | .356 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 131 | 466 | 131 | 9 | 55 | 34 | 49 | .315 | .354 | .445 |
| cincinnati-reds | 130 | 473 | 119 | 7 | 53 | 43 | 48 | .286 | .342 | .421 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 124 | 400 | 90 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 44 | .260 | .325 | .344 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 124 | 426 | 91 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 57 | .237 | .282 | .341 |
| boston-braves | 84 | 300 | 99 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 23 | .368 | .430 | .532 |
| new-york-giants | 80 | 304 | 62 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 43 | .224 | .266 | .361 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 73 | 238 | 55 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 22 | .267 | .336 | .398 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 236 | 57 | – | 9 | 9 | .242 | – | – |
| 1909 |  Boston Braves | 152 | 566 | 138 | 6 | 27 | 20 | .244 | – | – |
| 1910 |  New York Giants | 81 | 128 | 36 | 3 | 21 | 13 | .281 | – | – |
| 1911 | New York Giants | 90 | 173 | 45 | 1 | 20 | 19 | .260 | – | – |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 126 | 403 | 106 | 6 | 60 | 30 | .263 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 118 | 415 | 131 | 9 | 53 | 11 | .316 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 138 | 515 | 168 | 9 | 67 | 17 | .326 | – | – |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Phillies | 112 | 339 | 83 | 11 | 36 | 12 | .245 | – | – |