1955
Born January 28, 1955
Opelika, AL, USA
Joe Beckwith Notable
Joe Beckwith divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1979, then the Los Angeles Dodgers through 1986.
He went 18 and 19 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 422 innings in 229 games. He struck out 319. Across 229 games he batted .053, with 1 hit and 3 runs.
He was born in Opelika, AL, USA on January 28, 1955, and died on May 22, 2021. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | LAD | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | LAD | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | LAD | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | LAD | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1984 | KCR | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | KCR | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | LAD | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 229 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .053 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | LAD | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 37.1 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 4.34 |
| 1980 | LAD | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 | 60 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 1.96 |
| 1982 | LAD | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 2.70 |
| 1983 | LAD | 3 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 71.0 | 73 | 28 | 35 | 50 | 3.55 |
| 1984 | KCR | 8 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 100.2 | 92 | 38 | 25 | 75 | 3.40 |
| 1985 | KCR | 1 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 95.0 | 99 | 43 | 32 | 80 | 4.07 |
| 1986 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6.87 |
| Career | — | 18 | 19 | 229 | 5 | 7 | 422.0 | 432 | 166 | 150 | 319 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died May 22, 2021
Image: Los Angeles Dodgers / Major League Baseball, public domain