C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/16/1974
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 400 90 11 1 18 67 41 69 .225 .298 .393 1 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 40 35 40 40
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: 60 40 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 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
09/15/1974 @ CHH Loss, 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 @ CHH Win, 13-6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/1974 @ CHH Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 @ CHH Loss, 2-3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ DAL Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ DAL Loss, 7-10 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
09/09/1974 @ DAL Loss, 8-11 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/07/1974 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/06/1974 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/04/1974 SEA Win, 1-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
You'd be hard pressed to find a player who has more fan support than Giardina.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/27/1946
Born in:Mountainaire, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$60,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 400 90 11 1 18 67 42 41 69 .225 .298 .393 .691 .307 .168 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 463 3 2 1 11 13 5 157 30 1 5 16.7 45.4 3.56 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 28 2 0 2 22 9 8 25 1 4 1 .239 .291 .308 .599
Versus Right   283 62 9 1 16 45 33 33 44 4 9 2 .219 .301 .428 .729
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 7 1 0 2 7 4 4 2 1 2 1 .438 .545 .875 1.420
April   62 11 0 0 4 9 8 3 11 1 1 1 .177 .224 .371 .595
May   77 18 3 1 3 15 11 8 13 1 1 0 .234 .302 .416 .718
June   74 16 2 0 3 13 6 13 14 0 2 0 .216 .333 .365 .698
July   77 15 2 0 3 10 6 4 18 0 4 0 .195 .235 .338 .572
August   79 20 3 0 2 11 5 7 7 2 3 1 .253 .315 .367 .682
September   31 10 1 0 3 9 6 6 6 1 2 1 .323 .436 .645 1.081
Spring Training   46 11 2 0 1 6 5 5 9 0 2 0 .239 .314 .348 .662
Last Year   440 128 12 2 19 63 49 48 64 3 19 1 .291 .360 .457 .817
2 Years Ago   425 74 7 1 6 39 32 48 82 8 9 0 .174 .254 .238 .491
Career   2152 485 53 6 59 272 192 231 396 21 51 10 .225 .301 .338 .639
Home   186 43 7 0 7 36 20 22 33 3 4 1 .231 .311 .382 .693
Road   214 47 4 1 11 31 22 19 36 2 9 2 .220 .287 .402 .689
Grass   400 90 11 1 18 67 42 41 69 5 13 3 .225 .298 .393 .691
Day   224 51 8 1 11 39 28 22 34 5 8 2 .228 .296 .420 .716
Night   176 39 3 0 7 28 14 19 35 0 5 1 .222 .301 .358 .659
As Starter   390 89 11 1 18 65 41 40 69 4 13 3 .228 .302 .400 .702
As Reliever / Substitution   10 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .100 .167 .100 .267
Pinch Hitting   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293
Close/Late   105 30 1 0 12 27 16 9 12 0 0 1 .286 .348 .638 .986
Inning 1-3   114 24 6 0 2 12 7 5 23 1 8 1 .211 .248 .316 .564
Inning 4-6   143 27 4 0 4 20 15 18 28 2 5 1 .189 .280 .301 .581
Inning 7-9   137 35 1 1 11 32 19 18 18 2 0 1 .255 .342 .518 .860
Extra Innings   6 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.167 1.833
0 Outs   142 32 2 0 6 16 18 16 24 2 7 1 .225 .304 .366 .671
1 Outs   125 30 4 1 7 32 16 13 18 3 6 1 .240 .310 .456 .766
2 Outs   133 28 5 0 5 19 8 12 27 0 0 1 .211 .281 .361 .642
Scoring Position   101 31 3 0 3 47 11 11 15 5 13 0 .307 .359 .426 .785
Bases Empty   235 47 8 1 10 10 22 23 44 0 0 2 .200 .277 .370 .647
Runner on 1st   64 12 0 0 5 10 9 7 10 0 0 1 .188 .278 .422 .700
Runner on 2nd   27 9 1 0 3 11 5 3 3 0 9 0 .333 .400 .704 1.104
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 6 0 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 0 .200 .226 .200 .426
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 7 0 2 2 2 0 0 .444 .462 .556 1.017
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 0 .375 .500 .375 .875
Bases Loaded   22 7 1 0 0 16 1 1 5 2 0 0 .318 .320 .364 .684
Two Strikes   177 31 4 1 5 22 13 17 69 0 0 2 .175 .255 .294 .549
First Pitch   66 13 2 0 1 9 3 2 0 2 5 0 .197 .214 .273 .487
Count 0-1   40 15 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 .375 .357 .450 .807
Count 0-2   32 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 .156 .156 .250 .406
Count 1-0   31 5 1 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 3 0 .161 .161 .387 .548
Count 1-1   36 7 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 3 1 .194 .216 .444 .661
Count 1-2   59 9 2 0 1 6 3 0 28 0 0 2 .153 .180 .237 .418
Count 2-0   16 7 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .412 .812 1.224
Count 2-1   25 8 0 0 3 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 .320 .320 .680 1.000
Count 2-2   50 12 2 1 3 7 3 0 20 0 0 0 .240 .240 .500 .740
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 4 1 0 2 3 6 11 0 0 0 0 .444 .750 1.222 1.972
Full Count   36 5 0 0 0 6 6 17 13 0 0 0 .139 .415 .139 .554
Behind in Count   131 29 5 0 2 15 7 0 36 2 1 2 .221 .230 .305 .535
Ahead in Count   81 24 2 0 9 25 18 22 0 1 4 0 .296 .442 .654 1.097
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   47 6 0 0 2 5 3 4 12 0 1 0 .128 .196 .255 .451
Batting 6th   174 39 5 1 7 28 17 16 29 0 5 0 .224 .289 .385 .675
Batting 7th   161 39 6 0 9 29 21 17 27 4 7 2 .242 .315 .447 .762
Batting 8th   13 5 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .385 .500 .385 .885
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Low Leverage   161 34 7 1 8 23 16 14 28 2 0 0 .211 .271 .416 .687
Medium Leverage   155 31 2 0 6 16 16 19 31 1 8 3 .200 .298 .329 .627
High Leverage   83 25 2 0 4 28 10 7 10 2 5 0 .301 .348 .470 .818
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 27 128 400 90 11 1 18 67 42 41 3 5 69 1 5 .225 .298 .393 .691 96 97 1.8
Total MLB 675 2152 485 53 6 59 272 192 231 10 21 396 6 13 .225 .301 .338 .639 86 80 7.6
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 119 116 634 86 5 726 6 .992 1016.0 6.38 +0.7 1.017 7 118 39 33.1
TOTAL C 633 615 3328 415 29 3758 15 .996 5414.2 6.22 +9.7 1.055 45 504 199 39.5
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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