C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/18/1972
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 407 71 7 1 4 36 47 81 .174 .255 .226 1 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: 60 40 40
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: 45
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
09/17/1972 @ MON Win, 2-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 @ MON Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1972 @ MON Loss, 5-10 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/14/1972 @ CHH Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/1972 @ CHH Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1972 @ CHH Win, 7-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/11/1972 @ CHH Win, 7-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1972 @ DAL Loss, 1-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1972 @ DAL Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1972 @ DAL Loss, 6-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Giardina keeps his nose to the grindstone.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/27/1946
Born in:Mountainaire, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 127 407 71 7 1 4 36 28 47 81 .174 .255 .226 .481 .214 .052 35
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 462 0 12 0 7 9 8 92 12 1 1 50.0 25.8 1.93 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 17 1 0 0 9 4 12 22 2 2 0 .175 .261 .186 .447
Versus Right   310 54 6 1 4 27 24 35 59 6 7 0 .174 .254 .239 .492
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 2 0 .238 .304 .238 .542
April   75 17 1 1 1 11 3 6 13 1 2 0 .227 .280 .307 .587
May   75 12 1 0 1 6 4 10 13 0 1 0 .160 .259 .213 .472
June   69 7 0 0 0 2 5 12 19 2 0 0 .101 .229 .101 .330
July   72 17 2 0 0 5 6 6 11 3 0 0 .236 .284 .264 .548
August   72 9 2 0 1 6 7 8 16 1 2 0 .125 .210 .194 .404
September   44 9 1 0 1 6 3 5 9 1 4 0 .205 .280 .295 .575
Spring Training   65 9 2 0 0 2 0 2 15 0 1 0 .138 .164 .169 .333
Last Year   441 97 13 0 7 48 29 49 77 2 4 2 .220 .300 .297 .597
2 Years Ago   446 96 10 2 9 55 40 45 104 3 6 4 .215 .291 .307 .598
Career   1294 264 30 3 20 139 97 141 262 13 19 6 .204 .283 .278 .561
Home   195 37 3 0 3 18 11 19 35 2 4 0 .190 .259 .251 .511
Road   212 34 4 1 1 18 17 28 46 6 5 0 .160 .252 .203 .455
Grass   407 71 7 1 4 36 28 47 81 8 9 0 .174 .255 .226 .481
Day   215 39 4 1 2 19 14 18 42 4 7 0 .181 .241 .237 .478
Night   192 32 3 0 2 17 14 29 39 4 2 0 .167 .271 .214 .485
As Starter   400 70 7 1 4 36 25 45 79 8 9 0 .175 .254 .228 .481
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Close/Late   106 20 1 0 1 9 8 13 25 0 7 0 .189 .277 .226 .504
Inning 1-3   119 22 5 0 2 14 9 7 22 3 1 0 .185 .225 .277 .502
Inning 4-6   136 20 0 1 1 8 9 22 26 4 1 0 .147 .259 .184 .443
Inning 7-9   137 25 2 0 1 12 7 15 30 1 3 0 .182 .261 .219 .480
Extra Innings   15 4 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 4 0 .267 .389 .267 .656
0 Outs   151 30 2 1 0 6 14 10 24 0 9 0 .199 .248 .225 .474
1 Outs   130 20 2 0 2 19 5 12 32 8 0 0 .154 .213 .215 .429
2 Outs   126 21 3 0 2 11 9 25 25 0 0 0 .167 .305 .238 .543
Scoring Position   115 20 5 0 1 31 7 19 30 8 9 0 .174 .275 .243 .518
Bases Empty   227 41 1 1 2 2 16 20 45 0 0 0 .181 .247 .220 .467
Runner on 1st   65 10 1 0 1 3 5 8 6 0 0 0 .154 .247 .215 .462
Runner on 2nd   43 7 3 0 1 8 4 8 11 0 6 0 .163 .294 .302 .596
Runner on 3rd   15 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 8 2 1 0 .067 .158 .067 .225
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 5 2 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .161 .235 .226 .461
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .300 .385 .300 .685
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 5 1 4 3 2 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 3 0 0 .200 .154 .200 .354
Two Strikes   180 23 1 0 1 12 14 14 81 4 0 0 .128 .187 .150 .337
First Pitch   55 12 3 1 1 6 4 11 0 1 4 0 .218 .343 .364 .707
Count 0-1   38 11 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 .289 .282 .316 .598
Count 0-2   34 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1 0 0 .088 .086 .118 .203
Count 1-0   43 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .140 .156 .163 .318
Count 1-1   38 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .132 .211 .342
Count 1-2   58 6 0 0 1 2 5 0 29 0 0 0 .103 .103 .155 .259
Count 2-0   16 7 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .412 .688 1.099
Count 2-1   26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Count 2-2   48 6 0 0 0 4 1 0 21 1 0 0 .125 .122 .125 .247
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 0 2 5 16 0 0 1 0 .364 .741 .364 1.104
Full Count   40 8 0 0 0 5 7 14 8 2 0 0 .200 .393 .200 .593
Behind in Count   130 20 2 0 1 6 9 0 52 2 1 0 .154 .152 .192 .344
Ahead in Count   96 20 2 0 1 12 6 22 0 2 4 0 .208 .350 .260 .610
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 7th   161 27 2 0 3 15 11 21 32 2 6 0 .168 .261 .236 .497
Batting 8th   233 43 5 1 1 21 15 23 44 6 3 0 .185 .252 .227 .479
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   144 24 2 0 2 7 10 14 27 1 0 0 .167 .239 .222 .461
Medium Leverage   175 30 4 1 2 16 14 18 36 3 2 0 .171 .245 .240 .485
High Leverage   87 17 1 0 0 13 4 15 18 4 7 0 .195 .302 .207 .509
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 70 67 0.6
1971 Twin Cities - MLB 24 139 441 97 13 0 7 48 29 49 2 2 77 0 3 .220 .300 .297 .597 75 74 1.5
1972 Twin Cities - MLB 25 127 407 71 7 1 4 36 28 47 0 8 81 1 1 .174 .255 .226 .481 42 35 -0.9
Total MLB 406 1294 264 30 3 20 139 97 141 6 13 262 2 4 .204 .283 .278 .561 63 59 1.3
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 121 119 653 77 10 733 3 .996 1076.2 6.10 +0.2 1.022 8 87 30 34.5
TOTAL C 380 370 2030 235 18 2270 5 .998 3275.2 6.22 +6.2 1.056 27 259 103 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.
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