Zinn Beck

Born: 9/30/1885 in Steubenville, OH, USA

Died: 3/19/1981 in West Palm Beach, FL, USA

MLB Debut: 1913-09-13 | Final Game: 1918-07-22

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'10" | Weight: 160 lbs

Full name: Zinn Bertram Beck

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Biography

Zinn Beck was a professional baseball player born in 1885, who played as a position player from 1913 until his retirement on July 22, 1918. Over the course of his five-year career in Major League Baseball, Beck participated in 290 games, accumulating a total of 204 hits. He demonstrated his power with three home runs and contributed 73 runs batted in (RBIs) to his teams. With a batting average of .226, Beck was known for his gritty playing style during a time when the game was evolving, transitioning out of the deadball era and into a period where offensive production began to take center stage. Beck's career coincided with significant changes in baseball, particularly as teams started to embrace a more dynamic offensive approach. His 21 stolen bases reflected a willingness to utilize speed as part of his game, a trait that was becoming increasingly valuable in the early 20th century. While his statistics may not place him among the game's all-time greats, Beck's contributions on the field during a transformative era in baseball history highlight the important role players like him had in shaping the sport's future.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
290	902	75	204	32	16	3	73	21	58	95	0.226	0.279	0.307	0.586	-1579.7

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 12.8% below league average.

Career SLG .307 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career OPS 0.586 vs. league average 0.654 across their career seasons — 10.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1913	STL	NL	10	30	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	4	10	0.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	STL	NL	137	457	42	106	15	11	3	45	14	28	32	0.232	.255 (-9%)	.322 (-12%)	.339 (-2%)	.661 (-7%)	-775.0
1915	STL	NL	70	223	21	52	9	4	0	15	3	12	31	0.233	.250 (-7%)	.318 (-12%)	.332 (-7%)	.651 (-9%)	-397.3
1916	STL	NL	62	184	8	41	7	1	0	10	3	14	21	0.223	.248 (-10%)	.314 (-10%)	.326 (-17%)	.640 (-14%)	-407.4
1918	NYY	AL	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	6	17	2	0	3
2B	3	1	2	1	0
3B	242	249	488	54	41
SS	25	51	80	14	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1913	SLN	3B	5	4	11	0	0
1913	SLN	SS	5	7	18	5	2
1914	SLN	3B	122	141	264	28	24
1914	SLN	SS	16	41	54	7	6
1915	SLN	2B	2	1	2	1	0
1915	SLN	3B	62	59	127	13	10
1915	SLN	SS	4	3	8	2	0
1916	SLN	1B	1	1	0	0	1
1916	SLN	2B	1	0	0	0	0
1916	SLN	3B	52	45	86	13	7
1918	NYA	1B	5	16	2	0	2
1918	NYA	3B	1	0	0	0	0