Boom-Boom Beck
1924–1945 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
266G
.187AVG
.196OBP
.229SLG
More career statistics
61H
0HR
20RBI
0SB
38–69W–L
1,034.0IP
352K
4.30ERA
100GS
6SV
3Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 350 | 349 |
| Batting · Walks | 4 | 3 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,540 | 4,533 |
| Pitching · p er | 494 | 487 |
| Pitching · p gs | 100 | 101 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,121 | 1,120 |
| Pitching · p hr | 63 | 64 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,102 | 3,096 |
| Pitching · p k | 352 | 354 |
| Pitching · p r | 561 | 559 |
| Pitching · p w | 342 | 343 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 350 | 327 | 17 | 61 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | .187 | .196 | .229 | .425 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,034.0 | 265 | 100 | 44 | 38 | 69 | 6 | 1,121 | 561 | 494 | 63 | 342 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 1.415 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1927-10-02 to 1928-05-28
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1939-09-14 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1933-05-12 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | 1933-04-19 | 1 in 150 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 138 | 165 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | .170 | .170 | .203 |
| Away | 128 | 184 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 | .201 | .196 | .253 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 21 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .240 |
| May | 47 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .265 | .250 | .286 |
| June | 49 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .121 | .111 | .155 |
| July | 61 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .145 | .154 | .194 |
| August | 44 | 74 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | .232 | .230 | .304 |
| September | 43 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .167 | .167 | .200 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 40 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .161 | .175 | .226 |
| cincinnati-reds | 36 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .073 | .081 | .091 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .188 | .171 | .281 |
| chicago-cubs | 28 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .205 | .214 | .256 |
| new-york-giants | 25 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .226 | .241 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .071 | .115 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .231 | .250 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 17 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .219 | .206 | .219 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 |  St. Louis Browns | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1927 | St. Louis Browns | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 11 | 6 |
| 1928 | St. Louis Browns | 16 | 14 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .429 | 48 | 17 |
| 1933 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 43 | 95 | 18 | – | 6 | – | .189 | 257 | 88 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 17 | 4 | – | – | – | .235 | 57 | 24 |
| 1939 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 68 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .132 | 181 | 77 |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 29 | 36 | 2 | – | – | – | .056 | 129 | 40 |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 25 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .120 | 95 | 34 |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 12 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .333 | 53 | 10 |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .500 | 13 | 3 |
| 1944 |  Detroit Tigers | 28 | 22 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .318 | 74 | 25 |
| 1945 | Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 30 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 110 | 30 |