Johnny Gorsica
John Joseph Perry Gorsica
Born: March 29, 1915
Bayonne, NJ USA
Deceased: 1998
Charlottesville, VA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1940-1947
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Gorsica compiled a career record of 31 wins and 39 losses in his 214-game career with the Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1947 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4.33 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160.0 | 170 | 85 | 77 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 692 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.47 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 171.0 | 193 | 98 | 85 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 753 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.75 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53.0 | 63 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.36 | 35 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 96.3 | 88 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 406 |
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4.11 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 162.0 | 192 | 88 | 74 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 696 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.7 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.75 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57.7 | 44 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 242 |
| Totals | 31 | 39 | .443 | 4.18 | 204 | 64 | 80 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 723.7 | 778 | 385 | 336 | 44 | 247 | 0 | 272 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 3136 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 66 | 62 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .194 | .231 | .306 | .537 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 66 | 57 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .298 | .365 | .316 | .681 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .300 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .174 | .208 | .261 | .469 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 54 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .135 | .167 | .212 | .378 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 214 | 237 | 217 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | .207 | .252 | .290 | .542 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 53 | 4 | 2 | .944 | 2.345 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 3 | .969 | 1.879 | |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.214 | |
| 1943 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.143 | |
| 1944 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 5 | .967 | 1.735 | |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .286 | |
| 1947 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .677 | |
| Totals | 204 | 0 | 0.0 | 68 | 220 | 10 | 14 | .966 | 1.412 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.79 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.765 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.765 | 3.000 |
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