Joe Medwick

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1932-1948 (1932-1948)
Proper Name
Joseph Michael Medwick
Nickname
Ducky
Positions
OF (1852) ... 1B (19)
Height / Weight
5-10 / 187
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Death Date
March 21,1975   Age:  63.117
High School
Carteret (Carteret,NJ)
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
medwj101
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Joe Medwick [Joseph Michael Medwick] is a former Major Leaguer who played 17 MLB seasons between 1932-1948. His date of birth is November 24th, 1911He died on March 21st, 1975 at the age of 63. He played his high school baseball for the Carteret High School Ramblers in Carteret, New Jersey. Made his Major League Debut on September 2nd, 1932 at the age of 20. Historically, based on stats listed below, his most frequent teammate was Pepper Martin [9 seasons]. Medwick played 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, 5 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 seasons with the San Francisco Giants and 1 season with the Atlanta Braves. Participated in the MLB World Series 2x [1934,1941]. Hit a career high 31 home runs with the St. Louis Cardinals ...
in 1937. Had a career high 154 runs batted in with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937. Had a career high .374 Batting Average for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937. Had a career high 1.056 OPS for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1937. Led the National League (MLB) with 18 Triples in 1934. Led the National League (MLB) with 365 Total Bases and 82 Extra Base Hits in 1935. Led the National League (MLB) with 223 Hits, 367 Total Bases, 64 Doubles, 138 Runs Batted In and 95 Extra Base Hits in 1936. Led the National League (MLB) with a .641 Slugging Pct, a 1.560 OPS, 633 At Bats, 111 Runs, 237 Hits, 406 Total Bases, 56 Doubles, 31 Home Runs, 154 Runs Batted In, 97 Extra Base Hits, a .374 Batting Average and a .267 ISO in 1937. Led the National League (MLB) with 47 Doubles and 122 Runs Batted In in 1938.

Awards: Named National League Most Valuable Player in 1937.

Career Transactions: Claimed on waivers from Dodgers by Giants on July 16th, 1943. Traded from New York Giants with Ewald Pyle to Boston Braves for Clyde Kluttz on June 16th, 1945. Signed contract with Browns on March 3rd, 1946. Signed contract with Dodgers on June 25th, 1946. Signed contract with Yankees on December 11th, 1946. Signed contract with Cardinals on May 25th, 1947.

Career Notes: World Series Champion with St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. Hit for the cycle on Jun 29 in 1935. Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) in 1968. Inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014.

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1932St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN2820121*2610613371212123021010000571091522.349.367.538.905.000.189.0001.839.175.0053.00
1933St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN721115148595921824010189850265623001529662668114.306.337.497.834.000.191.0004.158.952.1533.06
1934St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN72211514962011019840181810630218314001532864676122.319.343.529.872.000.210.0003.2512.853.9534.44
1935St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN72312715463413222446132312640305942001536567082142.353.386.576.962.000.223.0004.488.811.9727.57
1936St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN72412415563611522364131813830343343001436767795128.351.387.577.964.000.226.0005.024.870.9735.33
1937St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN72513815663311123756103115440415021001140667797140.374.414.6411.055.000.267.0006.067.391.2220.42
1938St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN7261191465901001904782112200424120002131663476114.322.369.536.905.000.214.0006.626.470.9828.10
1939St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN7271181506069820148814117604544214001530766770131.332.380.507.887.000.175.0006.756.600.9843.29
1940St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN728111371582148120320006800008691641533.304.329.437.766.000.133.0003.664.881.3352.67
1940Brooklyn DodgersNLMLBBRO7,772811110642362127181214662026283000112114524483.300.345.499.844.000.199.0005.756.191.0830.21
1941Brooklyn DodgersNLMLBBRO77,6291211335381001713310188820383512002027857961110.318.364.517.881.000.199.0006.566.040.9229.89
1942Brooklyn DodgersNLMLBBRO6301081425536916637449620322502001522358745121.300.338.403.741.000.103.0005.454.260.78138.25
1943Brooklyn DodgersNLMLBBRO7311014817313471000251010810004571841037.272.315.329.644.000.057.0005.434.350.800.00
1943New York GiantsNLMLBNY11931101783244191203545009140300131323362863.281.300.407.707.000.126.0002.684.171.5664.80
1944New York GiantsNLMLBNY13321191284906416524378520382416001221653534131.337.386.441.827.000.104.0007.104.490.6370.00
1945New York GiantsNLMLBNY133310126921428403112022030034197721.304.319.446.765.000.142.0002.062.061.0030.67
1945Boston BravesNLMLBBSN3,53310166218176213002630121210006752311349.284.325.344.669.000.060.0005.195.191.000.00
1946Brooklyn DodgersNLMLBBRO16344177724402180065110013485618.312.369.442.811.000.130.0007.065.880.8338.50
1947St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN2135116*75150194612042800161200003701661630.307.373.467.840.000.160.0009.647.230.7537.50
1948St. Louis CardinalsNLMLBSLN12,2136201904000200120000142004.211.250.211.461.000.000.0005.0010.002.000.00
Tot:MLB (17 yrs) MLB      19847635119824715401132051383420437551264400203385281428581613.324.362.505.867.244.181.3295.376.771.2637.24
Tot:NL (17 yrs) NL      19847635119824715401132051383420437551264400203385281428581613.324.362.505.867.244.181.3295.376.771.2637.24
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1934National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar22121100130001000004210.500.5002.0002.5001.5001.500.0000.0050.000.002.00
1934St. Louis CardinalsWorld SeriesPlayoffs227294110115001700000163029.379.400.552.952.207.173.4763.3323.337.003.33
1935National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar23130000000011000000400.000.250.000.250.333.000.00025.0025.001.000.00
1936National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar24140100010000000001401.250.250.250.500.000.000.2500.000.000.000.00
1937National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar25151420010000000006522.800.8001.2002.000.400.400.8000.000.000.000.00
1938National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar26140100010000000001401.250.250.250.500.000.000.2500.000.000.000.00
1939National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar27140000000001000000400.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0025.000.000.00
1940National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28120000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1941National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1941Brooklyn DodgersWorld SeriesPlayoffs2951714100000120000051813.235.278.294.572.118.059.2675.5611.112.000.00
1942National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30120000000000000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1944National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar32100000000000010000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (10 Yrs) AllStar 1027272016001301000122934.259.286.444.730.222.185.2613.4510.343.0027.00
Tot:Playoffs (2 Yrs) Playoffs 124651511150029000002148312.326.354.457.811.174.130.3894.1718.754.5046.00

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