Joe Ginsberg

Myron Nathan Ginsberg
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: October 11, 1926 in New York, NY
Signed: 1944 by the Detroit Tigers
Acquired: as a free agent, January 1962
Departed: released, May 1962
Died: November 2, 2012 in West Bloomfield, MI

This long-time American League catcher saw his only NL action for the expansion Mets in 1962 for only two games. This is Joe's 1957 Topps card. A couple of '50s Bowman cards appear below.

back to Players - back to the New York Mets Hall of Records home page - Rounding Third baseball card shop

BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP   SLG  AVG
======================================================================================
1948 Det AL  11   36   7  13  0  0  0   1  13  0  -   1   3   0   0  0 .410  .361 .361
1950 Det AL  36   95  12  22  6  0  0  12  28  1  -   6  11   1   2  0 .318  .295 .232
1951 Det AL 102  304  44  79 10  2  8  37 117  0  2  21  43   2   2  0 .355  .385 .260
1952 Det AL 113  307  29  68 13  2  6  36 103  1  1  21  51   3   3  0 .338  .336 .221
1953 2teams  64  162  16  47  6  0  0  13  53  0  0   5  24   2   4  0 .388  .327 .290
1954 Cle AL   3    2   0   1  0  1  0   1   3  0  0   0   0   1   0  0 .667 1.500 .500
1956 2teams  86  223  15  50  8  1  1  14  63  1  1  21  25   0   1  3 .299  .283 .224
1957 Bal AL  85  175  15  48  8  2  1  18  63  2  1  19  18   2   2  4 .342  .360 .274
1958 Bal AL  61  109   4  23  1  0  3  16  33  0  0  14  13   2   0  2 .302  .303 .211
1959 Bal AL  65  166  14  30  2  0  1  14  35  1  0  13  21   0   0  3 .268  .211 .181
1960 2teams  42  105  11  27  5  0  0  15  32  1  0   9  16   1   2  1 .358  .305 .257
1961 2teams  25   27   1   6  0  0  0   5   6  0  0   4   1   0   1  0 .250  .222 .222
1962 *METS*   2    5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0 .000  .000 .000
======================================================================================
METS TOTALS   2    5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0 .000  .000 .000
OTHER CLUBS 693 1711 168 414 59  8 20 182 549  7  5 134 226  14  17 13 .333  .321 .242
======================================================================================
CAREER TOTS 695 1716 168 414 59  8 20 182 549  7  5 135 226  14  17 13 .332  .320 .241

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP   SLG  AVG
======================================================================================
1953 Det AL  18   53   6  16  2  0  0   3  18  0  0   1  10   1   1  0 .422  .340 .302
1953 Cle AL  46  109  10  31  4  0  0  10  35  0  0   4  14   1   3  0 .371  .321 .284
1956 K C AL  71  195  15  48  8  1  1  12  61  1  1  17  23   0   0  2 .323  .313 .246
1956 Bal AL  15   28   0   2  0  0  0   2   2  0  0   4   2   0   1  1 .129  .071 .071
1960 Bal AL  14   30   3   8  1  0  0   6   9  0  0   1   6   0   1  0 .389  .300 .267
1960 Chi AL  28   75   8  19  4  0  0   9  23  1  0   8  10   1   1  1 .345  .307 .253
1961 Chi AL   6    3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0  0   2   1   0   1  0 .250  .000 .000
1961 Bos AL  19   24   1   6  0  0  0   5   6  0  0   2   0   0   0  0 .250  .250 .250

back to Players - back to the New York Mets Hall of Records home page - Rounding Third baseball card shop

This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1953 Bowman Color	1954 Bowman

1953 Bowman Color #6

1954 Bowman #52

1957 Topps #236

1958 Topps #67

1959 Topps #66

1960 Topps #304

1961 Topps #79

1975 TCMA 1954 Cleveland Indians

1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #52

1991 Crown Baltimore Orioles #157
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #141 (photo actually Hobie Landrith)

2011 Topps Lineage Reprint Autographs #RA-MG (autographed)

back to Players - back to the New York Mets Hall of Records home page - Rounding Third baseball card shop