C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/21/1976
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 182 41 6 0 2 18 15 28 .225 .277 .291 1 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 40 35 40 40
Power 45 45 50 50
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
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.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/19/1976 TOR Loss, 5-6 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
06/18/1976 TOR Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
06/17/1976 @ HOU Loss, 4-6 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/16/1976 @ HOU Loss, 1-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/15/1976 @ HOU Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/12/1976 @ CHH Loss, 3-9 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
06/11/1976 @ CHH Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
06/10/1976 DAL Loss, 5-8 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/08/1976 DAL Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/07/1976 DAL Loss, 2-9 3 0 1 1 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:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$300,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:76 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 182 41 6 0 2 18 11 15 28 .225 .277 .291 .568 .252 .066 62
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 55 207 0 2 0 2 5 5 53 8 1 3 25.0 15.3 2.65 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   51 10 3 0 0 3 3 7 8 1 0 0 .196 .288 .255 .543
Versus Right   131 31 3 0 2 15 8 8 20 4 5 0 .237 .273 .305 .578
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 6 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 2 0 .400 .471 .467 .937
April   65 14 2 0 1 9 5 3 11 2 1 0 .215 .243 .292 .535
May   73 14 2 0 0 4 1 6 8 3 2 0 .192 .244 .219 .463
June   44 13 2 0 1 5 5 6 9 0 2 0 .295 .380 .409 .789
Spring Training   44 8 0 1 0 1 3 2 12 0 0 0 .182 .217 .227 .445
Last Year   438 102 9 0 11 67 49 48 73 2 17 5 .233 .314 .329 .643
2 Years Ago   439 104 13 1 18 71 46 41 76 5 13 5 .237 .306 .394 .700
Career   2811 642 70 6 72 361 256 294 504 28 73 17 .228 .303 .334 .637
Home   90 19 3 0 0 4 2 7 11 0 0 0 .211 .268 .244 .512
Road   92 22 3 0 2 14 9 8 17 5 5 0 .239 .286 .337 .623
Grass   182 41 6 0 2 18 11 15 28 5 5 0 .225 .277 .291 .568
Day   100 26 4 0 1 11 7 8 10 3 1 0 .260 .306 .330 .636
Night   82 15 2 0 1 7 4 7 18 2 4 0 .183 .242 .244 .486
As Starter   181 41 6 0 2 18 11 15 28 5 5 0 .227 .279 .293 .571
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   45 11 3 0 0 3 2 4 12 1 0 0 .244 .300 .311 .611
Inning 1-3   50 9 0 0 1 9 3 3 10 2 2 0 .180 .218 .240 .458
Inning 4-6   70 19 3 0 1 5 6 7 4 1 3 0 .271 .333 .357 .690
Inning 7-9   61 13 3 0 0 4 2 5 14 2 0 0 .213 .265 .262 .527
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   52 5 1 0 0 2 1 6 11 2 3 0 .096 .183 .115 .299
1 Outs   59 16 3 0 2 8 7 4 9 3 2 0 .271 .303 .424 .727
2 Outs   71 20 2 0 0 8 3 5 8 0 0 0 .282 .329 .310 .639
Scoring Position   44 13 0 0 1 17 1 5 8 5 5 0 .295 .333 .364 .697
Bases Empty   102 20 5 0 1 1 7 7 16 0 0 0 .196 .248 .275 .522
Runner on 1st   36 8 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 .222 .282 .250 .532
Runner on 2nd   18 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 0 2 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .667 1.000 1.667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 6 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 .429 .429 .643 1.071
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 .250 .143 .250 .393
Two Strikes   68 10 2 0 1 6 5 7 28 2 0 0 .147 .221 .221 .441
First Pitch   28 9 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 3 0 .321 .355 .357 .712
Count 0-1   21 5 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .238 .476 .714
Count 0-2   13 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 .077 .067 .154 .221
Count 1-0   18 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .333 .596
Count 1-1   15 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .188 .200 .388
Count 1-2   22 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   15 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 2-2   23 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 .130 .130 .261 .391
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Full Count   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 .100 .471 .100 .571
Behind in Count   56 11 4 0 1 3 5 0 16 2 1 0 .196 .190 .321 .511
Ahead in Count   50 14 1 0 0 7 2 6 0 1 0 0 .280 .351 .300 .651
Batting 6th   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Batting 7th   138 34 5 0 1 13 7 10 14 3 3 0 .246 .291 .304 .596
Batting 8th   33 6 1 0 1 5 3 5 9 2 0 0 .182 .275 .303 .578
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   63 14 2 0 0 2 4 5 7 0 0 0 .222 .279 .254 .533
Medium Leverage   80 18 3 0 1 9 6 8 11 3 2 0 .225 .286 .300 .586
High Leverage   38 9 1 0 1 7 1 2 10 2 3 0 .237 .262 .342 .604
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 56 182 41 6 0 2 18 11 15 0 5 28 1 3 .225 .277 .291 .568 65 62 0.3
Total MLB 876 2811 642 70 6 72 361 256 294 17 28 504 10 17 .228 .303 .334 .637 86 80 10.2
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 55 55 313 45 1 360 2 .994 480.2 6.70 +1.9 .993 5 51 22 43.1
TOTAL C 828 806 4378 563 34 4966 25 .995 7084.1 6.28 +12.2 1.026 57 688 269 39.1
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
1975 17 9
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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