C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/31/1977
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 302 54 7 0 7 26 24 58 .179 .236 .272 0 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 30 35 35
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 40 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 60 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1977 @ MON Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1977 SFS Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/28/1977 SFS Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
07/27/1977 SFS Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/25/1977 DAL Loss, 9-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1977 DAL Win, 3-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
07/23/1977 DAL Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1977 @ CHH Loss, 0-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1977 @ CHH Loss, 0-1 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1977 @ CHH Win, 7-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
His face graces the cover of the team's media guide.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/27/1946
Born in:Mountainaire, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$325,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 302 54 7 0 7 26 24 24 58 .179 .236 .272 .508 .222 .093 31
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 337 0 2 0 3 7 4 82 14 0 0 0.0 20.8 2.14 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   54 11 1 0 0 1 4 6 11 0 2 0 .204 .283 .222 .506
Versus Right   248 43 6 0 7 25 20 18 47 4 5 0 .173 .226 .282 .508
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   17 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .118 .167 .294 .461
Last Week   17 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .353 .400 .412 .812
April   72 14 2 0 0 4 8 8 9 0 0 0 .194 .275 .222 .497
May   82 14 2 0 3 8 8 4 20 3 2 0 .171 .202 .305 .507
June   68 12 1 0 3 6 7 8 15 0 4 0 .176 .263 .324 .587
July   80 14 2 0 1 8 1 4 14 1 1 0 .175 .212 .237 .449
Spring Training   51 12 0 0 1 3 6 7 11 0 4 0 .235 .328 .294 .622
Last Year   417 94 13 1 5 30 25 32 64 5 16 0 .225 .278 .297 .575
2 Years Ago   438 102 9 0 11 67 49 48 73 2 17 5 .233 .314 .329 .643
Career   3348 749 84 7 82 399 294 335 598 32 91 17 .224 .295 .326 .621
Home   153 25 2 0 4 15 11 11 28 3 3 0 .163 .216 .255 .470
Road   149 29 5 0 3 11 13 13 30 1 4 0 .195 .258 .289 .546
Grass   302 54 7 0 7 26 24 24 58 4 7 0 .179 .236 .272 .508
Day   148 29 4 0 5 17 16 11 29 3 2 0 .196 .247 .324 .571
Night   154 25 3 0 2 9 8 13 29 1 5 0 .162 .226 .221 .447
As Starter   298 53 7 0 7 26 24 24 57 4 7 0 .178 .236 .272 .508
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   82 13 1 0 1 9 5 5 18 1 1 0 .159 .205 .207 .412
Inning 1-3   82 15 3 0 2 7 6 10 10 1 1 0 .183 .269 .293 .562
Inning 4-6   110 20 2 0 4 8 11 7 22 1 5 0 .182 .229 .309 .538
Inning 7-9   103 18 2 0 1 11 6 7 25 2 1 0 .175 .223 .223 .447
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
0 Outs   89 13 1 0 1 3 8 4 19 1 4 0 .146 .181 .191 .372
1 Outs   97 21 3 0 4 12 14 6 19 3 3 0 .216 .255 .371 .626
2 Outs   116 20 3 0 2 11 2 14 20 0 0 0 .172 .262 .250 .512
Scoring Position   92 16 1 0 0 17 6 8 16 4 7 0 .174 .231 .185 .416
Bases Empty   167 26 4 0 7 7 15 12 36 0 0 0 .156 .212 .305 .518
Runner on 1st   43 12 2 0 0 2 3 4 6 0 0 0 .279 .340 .326 .666
Runner on 2nd   34 6 1 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 7 0 .176 .282 .206 .488
Runner on 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 .174 .174 .174 .348
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Bases Loaded   11 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .077
Two Strikes   144 22 2 0 3 10 8 14 58 2 0 0 .153 .225 .229 .454
First Pitch   44 7 0 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 6 0 .159 .178 .227 .405
Count 0-1   31 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .161 .161 .323
Count 0-2   22 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .136 .136 .273 .409
Count 1-0   18 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .278 .444
Count 1-1   31 10 2 0 2 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 .323 .312 .581 .893
Count 1-2   54 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 19 2 0 0 .148 .143 .185 .328
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   14 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .571 .905
Count 2-2   42 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 15 0 0 0 .190 .190 .262 .452
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 .083 .333 .083 .417
Full Count   26 3 0 0 1 2 4 14 15 0 0 0 .115 .425 .231 .656
Behind in Count   107 16 2 0 1 9 4 0 28 2 0 0 .150 .147 .196 .343
Ahead in Count   52 10 3 0 1 5 3 9 0 1 0 0 .192 .306 .308 .614
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   184 30 5 0 4 19 13 9 43 4 7 0 .163 .198 .255 .453
Batting 8th   114 23 2 0 3 7 11 15 14 0 0 0 .202 .295 .298 .593
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   125 21 4 0 4 7 8 8 20 1 0 0 .168 .216 .296 .512
Medium Leverage   103 18 3 0 2 9 9 12 25 1 6 0 .175 .259 .262 .521
High Leverage   74 15 0 0 1 10 7 4 13 2 1 0 .203 .237 .243 .481
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
1970 Twin Cities - MLB 23 140 446 96 10 2 9 55 40 45 4 3 104 1 0 .215 .291 .307 .598 71 65 0.5
1971 Twin Cities - MLB 24 139 441 97 13 0 7 48 29 49 2 2 77 0 3 .220 .300 .297 .597 75 72 1.5
1972 Twin Cities - MLB 25 133 425 74 7 1 6 39 32 48 0 8 82 1 1 .174 .254 .238 .491 54 35 -0.5
1973 Twin Cities - MLB 26 135 440 128 12 2 19 63 49 48 1 3 64 3 4 .291 .360 .457 .817 131 130 4.3
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 27 138 439 104 13 1 18 71 46 41 5 5 76 1 5 .237 .306 .394 .700 106 102 2.5
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 28 135 438 102 9 0 11 67 49 48 5 2 73 3 1 .233 .314 .329 .643 84 84 1.7
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 29 126 417 94 13 1 5 30 25 32 0 5 64 3 5 .225 .278 .297 .575 71 62 0.7
1977 Twin Cities - MLB 30 89 302 54 7 0 7 26 24 24 0 4 58 0 0 .179 .236 .272 .508 35 31 -0.9
Total MLB 1035 3348 749 84 7 82 399 294 335 17 32 598 12 19 .224 .295 .326 .621 81 75 9.7
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
1968 Total - 21 42 187 51 7 0 5 25 41 19 2 2 23 7 3 .273 .343 .390 .733 100 100 0.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Twin Cities - MLB C 130 124 689 65 4 755 1 .999 1085.1 6.25 +1.3 1.043 12 79 29 36.7
1971 Twin Cities - MLB C 129 127 688 93 4 782 1 .999 1113.2 6.31 +4.7 1.090 7 93 44 47.3
1972 Twin Cities - MLB C 127 124 688 80 11 771 3 .996 1123.0 6.15 +0.4 1.020 8 91 32 35.2
1973 Twin Cities - MLB C 128 124 629 91 5 724 4 .994 1076.2 6.02 +2.6 1.109 11 123 55 44.7
1974 Twin Cities - MLB C 129 126 694 94 7 794 6 .992 1107.0 6.41 +1.6 1.028 7 128 44 34.4
1975 Twin Cities - MLB C 130 126 677 95 2 780 8 .990 1098.0 6.33 -0.3 .932 7 123 43 35.0
1976 Twin Cities - MLB C 124 123 681 115 5 800 4 .995 1081.0 6.63 +4.1 1.024 9 143 62 43.4
1977 Twin Cities - MLB C 86 85 524 63 7 590 3 .995 743.2 7.10 +3.1 1.183 5 82 34 41.5
TOTAL C 983 959 5270 696 45 5996 30 .995 8428.1 6.37 +17.5 1.043 66 862 343 39.8
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 120th overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of college Oregon State
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
05/31/1972 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $48,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
10/22/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
11/01/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $130,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
08/04/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,350,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
1975 17 9
1976 16 8
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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