LF Steve 'Rock and Roll' Garcia #20
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
09/20/1971
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LF STEVE 'ROCK AND ROLL' GARCIA #20 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 366 65 7 2 24 52 71 69 .178 .318 .404 10 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 35 35 35
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 70 55 75 70
Eye 65 50 70 65
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 45
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 50 75
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/14/1971 @ SEA Win, 6-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1971 @ SEA Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/12/1971 @ SFS Win, 1-0 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
08/11/1971 @ SFS Loss, 2-5 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 0
08/10/1971 @ SFS Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/09/1971 @ SFS Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/08/1971 @ HOU Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/07/1971 @ HOU Win, 12-1 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 1
08/06/1971 @ HOU Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1971 SEA Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He needs someone to light a fire under him.
Low: Work Ethic
Birthday:06/14/1939
Born in:Reading, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$340,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 9th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1971 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 366 65 7 2 24 52 57 71 69 .178 .318 .404 .723 .332 .227 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 443 5 3 0 4 1 1 148 33 10 10 50.0 49.5 4.22 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   69 10 0 0 2 5 5 14 17 1 1 1 .145 .294 .232 .526
Versus Right   297 55 7 2 22 47 52 57 52 0 0 4 .185 .324 .444 .768
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   78 13 3 0 3 11 12 12 14 0 0 1 .167 .286 .321 .606
May   93 18 2 0 7 13 14 11 19 0 0 0 .194 .279 .441 .720
June   78 15 0 0 8 13 13 18 14 1 1 3 .192 .360 .500 .860
July   78 11 0 2 2 9 11 21 17 0 0 1 .141 .330 .269 .599
August   39 8 2 0 4 6 7 9 5 0 0 0 .205 .354 .564 .918
Spring Training   66 9 1 1 4 7 9 11 12 0 3 0 .136 .260 .364 .623
Last Year   518 110 11 1 37 81 106 109 100 5 7 5 .212 .352 .452 .803
2 Years Ago   524 92 8 2 37 96 80 108 85 5 3 2 .176 .316 .410 .726
Career   4166 905 126 19 281 688 690 710 809 31 23 27 .217 .333 .459 .792
Home   197 36 2 2 15 33 36 35 36 0 1 2 .183 .312 .442 .754
Road   169 29 5 0 9 19 21 36 33 1 0 3 .172 .325 .361 .686
Grass   366 65 7 2 24 52 57 71 69 1 1 5 .178 .318 .404 .723
Day   221 38 4 1 15 31 34 39 36 0 1 2 .172 .302 .403 .704
Night   145 27 3 1 9 21 23 32 33 1 0 3 .186 .343 .407 .749
As Starter   362 64 7 2 23 51 55 71 68 1 1 5 .177 .319 .398 .717
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Close/Late   82 19 1 1 7 14 16 21 9 0 0 1 .232 .394 .524 .919
Inning 1-3   128 18 1 1 5 16 16 21 31 0 0 1 .141 .267 .281 .548
Inning 4-6   124 21 4 0 8 15 15 24 26 1 1 1 .169 .307 .395 .702
Inning 7-9   106 25 2 1 10 20 24 23 11 0 0 3 .236 .386 .557 .943
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 .125 .364 .500 .864
0 Outs   115 18 3 0 8 12 24 23 22 1 1 2 .157 .305 .391 .696
1 Outs   125 28 2 2 8 20 20 22 21 0 0 2 .224 .349 .464 .813
2 Outs   126 19 2 0 8 20 13 26 26 0 0 1 .151 .301 .357 .658
Scoring Position   76 17 3 1 4 30 11 21 18 1 1 2 .224 .400 .447 .847
Bases Empty   232 40 3 1 19 19 42 35 40 0 0 2 .172 .286 .440 .726
Runner on 1st   58 8 1 0 1 3 4 15 11 0 0 1 .138 .324 .207 .531
Runner on 2nd   20 5 1 0 1 4 4 3 4 0 1 0 .250 .348 .450 .798
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 4 0 0 1 3 2 5 9 0 0 0 .154 .290 .269 .560
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 1.333 1.933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 5 1 6 1 1 0 2 .250 .588 .375 .963
Bases Loaded   9 3 1 1 1 13 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 1.000 1.455
Two Strikes   170 24 4 0 12 18 25 31 69 0 0 3 .141 .284 .376 .661
First Pitch   66 15 0 0 3 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 .227 .257 .364 .621
Count 0-1   36 6 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .361 .528
Count 0-2   26 5 0 0 3 3 4 0 16 0 0 1 .192 .222 .538 .761
Count 1-0   27 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .148 .179 .259 .438
Count 1-1   27 5 2 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .214 .444 .659
Count 1-2   53 10 1 0 5 5 7 0 19 0 0 0 .189 .189 .491 .679
Count 2-0   11 2 0 0 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .727 .909
Count 2-1   21 5 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .476 .714
Count 2-2   55 4 1 0 2 6 3 0 26 0 0 2 .073 .105 .200 .305
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 4 0 0 2 4 7 22 0 0 0 0 .500 .867 1.250 2.117
Full Count   36 5 2 0 2 4 11 31 8 0 0 0 .139 .537 .361 .898
Behind in Count   115 21 2 0 10 14 14 0 35 0 0 1 .183 .190 .461 .651
Ahead in Count   67 15 0 1 6 18 19 38 0 0 0 0 .224 .505 .522 1.027
Batting 2nd   110 19 2 0 9 15 19 17 22 0 0 2 .173 .295 .436 .731
Batting 4th   14 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .214 .312 .714 1.027
Batting 5th   87 17 4 1 5 17 15 18 11 0 0 1 .195 .340 .437 .776
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 7th   149 24 0 1 7 16 18 33 32 1 1 2 .161 .319 .315 .634
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Low Leverage   161 28 2 1 13 14 31 29 28 0 0 4 .174 .314 .441 .755
Medium Leverage   137 22 4 0 6 15 16 26 27 1 1 1 .161 .297 .321 .618
High Leverage   67 14 1 1 5 23 10 16 14 0 0 0 .209 .361 .478 .839
EASTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 112 387 105 22 2 32 82 81 71 76 .271 .386 .587 .972 .422 .315 157
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 464 3 8 0 2 1 3 227 56 10 1 90.9 95.2 8.89 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   1056 264 47 9 61 175 173 163 256 7 9 20 .250 .359 .485 .844
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1959 Twin Cities - MLB 19 24 81 13 4 1 1 4 10 6 1 0 21 0 0 .160 .227 .272 .499 40 34 -0.4
1960 Twin Cities - MLB 20 18 57 9 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 14 0 2 .158 .183 .175 .359 3 -5 -0.9
1961 Twin Cities - MLB 21 3 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536 48 51 -0.0
1962 Twin Cities - MLB 22 23 60 11 1 0 3 8 8 10 1 0 17 1 0 .183 .310 .350 .660 83 90 0.1
1963 Twin Cities - MLB 23 143 446 95 15 4 27 64 80 68 2 2 104 14 3 .213 .319 .446 .765 124 125 1.7
1964 Twin Cities - MLB 24 135 375 99 13 2 25 74 68 70 2 2 86 17 3 .264 .381 .509 .890 162 157 4.5
1965 Twin Cities - MLB 25 146 478 110 12 2 33 75 78 85 1 2 84 14 2 .230 .346 .471 .817 140 132 3.3
1966 Twin Cities - MLB 26 142 390 95 19 2 29 68 67 55 1 3 69 11 3 .244 .336 .526 .862 151 153 3.9
1967 Twin Cities - MLB 27 132 405 91 12 2 29 71 63 56 1 3 57 13 5 .225 .318 .479 .797 144 146 3.1
1968 Twin Cities - MLB 28 146 459 114 22 1 36 92 68 69 6 7 99 10 6 .248 .349 .536 .885 173 170 5.8
1969 Twin Cities - MLB 29 160 524 92 8 2 37 96 80 108 2 5 85 18 7 .176 .316 .410 .726 110 107 2.6
1970 Twin Cities - MLB 30 153 518 110 11 1 37 81 106 109 5 5 100 34 9 .212 .352 .452 .803 126 131 4.1
1971 Twin Cities - MLB 31 116 366 65 7 2 24 52 57 71 5 1 69 10 10 .178 .318 .404 .723 102 112 -0.2
Total MLB 1341 4166 905 126 19 281 688 690 710 27 31 809 142 50 .217 .333 .459 .792 132 132 27.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Total - 17 26 106 42 10 4 8 34 37 22 3 0 11 26 7 .396 .511 .792 1.304 100 100 2.8
1960 Sioux City - AA 20 18 60 7 1 1 1 6 6 14 3 1 18 2 1 .117 .308 .217 .524 85 98 0.3
1960 Des Moines - AAA 20 67 210 55 6 3 11 30 31 25 10 0 42 8 2 .262 .367 .476 .844 159 159 2.7
1961 Des Moines - AAA 21 123 459 104 19 4 18 63 61 67 7 4 138 21 4 .227 .331 .403 .735 127 126 4.3
1962 Des Moines - AAA 22 112 387 105 22 2 32 82 81 71 3 3 76 10 1 .271 .386 .587 .972 161 157 4.1
Total EBL 302 1056 264 47 9 61 175 173 163 20 7 256 39 7 .250 .359 .485 .844 146 144
Total HBL 18 60 7 1 1 1 6 6 14 3 1 18 2 1 .117 .308 .217 .524 85 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Twin Cities - MLB CF 24 24 69 0 0 70 1 .986 191.0 3.25 -2.2 .963
1959 Twin Cities - MLB RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1960 Twin Cities - MLB CF 18 17 52 3 1 55 0 1.000 140.1 3.53 -2.4 .949
1961 Twin Cities - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Twin Cities - MLB RF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 +0.3 1.005
1962 Twin Cities - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .989
1962 Twin Cities - MLB CF 15 14 51 1 1 52 0 1.000 118.0 3.97 -1.7 .963
1962 Twin Cities - MLB RF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.4 .836
1963 Twin Cities - MLB LF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.1 8.31 +0.1 .994
1963 Twin Cities - MLB CF 111 104 328 10 0 348 10 .971 909.1 3.35 -20.0 .938
1963 Twin Cities - MLB RF 39 7 41 2 0 43 0 1.000 117.0 3.31 +0.8 1.025
1964 Twin Cities - MLB LF 11 5 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 52.2 3.42 +0.9 1.050
1964 Twin Cities - MLB CF 98 92 284 10 0 298 4 .987 797.1 3.32 -9.8 .962
1964 Twin Cities - MLB RF 31 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 50.2 2.13 -0.2 .993
1965 Twin Cities - MLB CF 64 61 177 1 0 181 3 .983 513.0 3.12 -10.0 .937
1965 Twin Cities - MLB RF 83 69 168 4 2 174 2 .989 656.2 2.36 -2.4 .977
1966 Twin Cities - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 .991
1966 Twin Cities - MLB CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.1 .994
1966 Twin Cities - MLB RF 121 95 246 8 2 257 3 .988 905.2 2.52 +0.6 .995
1967 Twin Cities - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1967 Twin Cities - MLB RF 114 106 251 4 1 261 6 .977 952.2 2.41 -4.9 .984
1968 Twin Cities - MLB RF 125 122 293 5 2 301 3 .990 1098.1 2.44 -1.3 .983
1969 Twin Cities - MLB LF 143 143 231 9 0 249 9 .964 1226.0 1.76 +3.5 1.034
1969 Twin Cities - MLB CF 9 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 -0.2 .979
1969 Twin Cities - MLB RF 10 5 10 2 0 13 1 .923 55.2 1.94 -0.0 .881
1970 Twin Cities - MLB LF 138 138 237 9 0 250 4 .984 1184.1 1.87 -0.8 .994
1970 Twin Cities - MLB CF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 -0.8 .730
1970 Twin Cities - MLB RF 10 9 8 2 0 11 1 .909 82.0 1.10 -2.9 .783
1971 Twin Cities - MLB LF 101 101 149 4 2 157 4 .975 867.2 1.59 -11.7 .939
1971 Twin Cities - MLB RF 13 11 17 0 0 18 1 .944 103.1 1.48 -2.2 .932
TOTAL LF 398 387 643 22 2 682 17 .975 3339.0 1.79 -8.3 .996
TOTAL CF 348 314 974 26 2 1018 18 .982 2710.1 3.32 -47.0 .948
TOTAL RF 557 426 1057 27 7 1101 17 .985 4053.0 2.41 -12.7 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 33rd overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of high school (Pottsville; Pottsville, PA).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 30 (60).
04/15/1958 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1958 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1958 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (60); Eye: 40 (60).
04/14/1959 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1959 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 45 (70).
09/05/1960 Wins the EBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 50 (65).
04/19/1961 Hits three home runs against the Buffalo Beavers, going 5-6 with 7 RBI and 5 runs scored!
04/19/1961 Goes 5-6 against the Buffalo Beavers, with 1 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI and 5 R.
08/21/1961 Wins the EBL Player of the Week Award.
08/28/1961 Wins the EBL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1961 Wins the EBL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 50 (65).
08/06/1962 Wins the EBL Player of the Week Award.
08/20/1962 Wins the EBL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1962 Wins the EBL Batter of the Month Award.
09/13/1962 Finished 3rd in 1962 EBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
07/01/1964 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
05/03/1965 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/06/1965 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $165,900.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
07/06/1966 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,024,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
09/05/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/05/1968 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/12/1968 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/31/1968 Finished 3rd in 1968 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 65 (65).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/07/1970 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $680,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (65).
05/23/1971 Hits three home runs against the Houston Drillers, going 3-3 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/14/1971 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 4-5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1963 104 8
Year TB Rank
1968 246 6
Year HR Rank
1964 25 8
1965 33 6
1966 29 8
1967 29 4
1968 36 1
1969 37 2
1970 37 2
Year SB Rank
1963 14 9
1964 17 10
1970 34 7
Year RBI Rank
1968 92 1
1969 96 7
Year R Rank
1963 80 9
1970 106 4
Year BB Rank
1963 68 8
1964 70 9
1965 85 2
1968 69 6
1969 108 2
1970 109 4
Year IBB Rank
1964 6 5
1965 15 1
1967 5 10
1968 9 6
1969 10 2
Year SF Rank
1968 7 6
Year EBH Rank
1968 59 2
Year OBP Rank
1968 .349 8
Year SLG Rank
1968 .536 2
Year RC Rank
1968 91.00 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1968 6.83 2
Year ISO Rank
1963 .233 3
1965 .241 3
1968 .288 1
1969 .235 6
1970 .239 5
Year wOBA Rank
1968 .391 2
Year OPS Rank
1968 .885 2
Year WAR Rank
1968 6.0 5
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