1915
Born March 29, 1915
Bayonne, NJ, USA
Johnny Gorsica Notable
b. March 29, 1915 · Detroit Tigers 1940–1944, 1946–1947
Johnny Gorsica played 1940 to 1947 for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher.
He went 31 and 39 with a 4.18 earned run average, pitching 723.7 innings in 204 games. He struck out 272, completed 22 of his 64 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 214 games he batted .207, with 45 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 5 doubles.
He was born in Bayonne, NJ, USA on March 29, 1915, and died on December 16, 1998. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | DET | 29 | 62 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .194 |
| 1941 | DET | 33 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .298 |
| 1942 | DET | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 |
| 1943 | DET | 36 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .174 |
| 1944 | DET | 40 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .135 |
| 1946 | DET | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1947 | DET | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 214 | 217 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 0 | .207 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | DET | 7 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 160.0 | 170 | 77 | 57 | 68 | 4.33 |
| 1941 | DET | 9 | 11 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 171.0 | 193 | 85 | 55 | 59 | 4.47 |
| 1942 | DET | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 53.0 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 4.75 |
| 1943 | DET | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 96.1 | 88 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 3.36 |
| 1944 | DET | 6 | 14 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 162.0 | 192 | 74 | 32 | 47 | 4.11 |
| 1946 | DET | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 23.2 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4.56 |
| 1947 | DET | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 57.2 | 44 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 3.75 |
| Career | — | 31 | 39 | 204 | 64 | 17 | 723.2 | 778 | 336 | 247 | 272 | 4.18 |
On this day & linked events
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