C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/27/1974
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
40 126 28 3 1 6 22 11 22 .222 .286 .405 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 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: 40
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
05/26/1974 HOU Win, 9-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/25/1974 HOU Win, 5-0 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
05/23/1974 MON Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/22/1974 MON Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/21/1974 MON Loss, 4-6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/19/1974 @ BOS Loss, 2-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/18/1974 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/17/1974 @ BOS Win, 8-6 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
05/15/1974 @ NYE Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1974 @ NYE Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:4 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 40 126 28 3 1 6 22 18 11 22 .222 .286 .405 .690 .312 .183 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 142 1 0 0 4 2 2 51 10 0 0 0.0 14.2 3.63 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 13 1 0 1 13 6 0 7 0 0 0 .310 .310 .405 .714
Versus Right   84 15 2 1 5 9 12 11 15 2 2 1 .179 .276 .405 .680
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
April   62 11 0 0 4 9 8 3 11 1 1 1 .177 .224 .371 .595
May   64 17 3 1 2 13 10 8 11 1 1 0 .266 .342 .438 .780
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   1878 423 45 6 47 227 168 201 349 18 40 8 .225 .300 .331 .631
Home   70 17 2 0 3 17 9 7 14 2 1 1 .243 .312 .400 .713
Road   56 11 1 1 3 5 9 4 8 0 1 0 .196 .250 .411 .661
Grass   126 28 3 1 6 22 18 11 22 2 2 1 .222 .286 .405 .690
Day   78 19 2 1 5 17 14 8 8 2 2 1 .244 .315 .487 .802
Night   48 9 1 0 1 5 4 3 14 0 0 0 .188 .235 .271 .506
As Starter   122 28 3 1 6 22 18 11 22 2 2 1 .230 .294 .418 .712
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   31 6 0 0 3 5 4 6 5 0 0 0 .194 .324 .484 .808
Inning 1-3   39 9 2 0 1 3 4 0 6 0 0 1 .231 .250 .359 .609
Inning 4-6   45 9 1 0 2 11 7 3 9 2 2 0 .200 .240 .356 .596
Inning 7-9   42 10 0 1 3 8 7 8 7 0 0 0 .238 .360 .500 .860
0 Outs   41 7 1 0 1 1 7 4 7 0 1 0 .171 .244 .268 .513
1 Outs   44 13 1 1 4 15 8 3 7 2 1 1 .295 .340 .636 .976
2 Outs   41 8 1 0 1 6 3 4 8 0 0 0 .195 .267 .293 .559
Scoring Position   27 9 1 0 1 17 4 2 3 2 2 0 .333 .355 .481 .836
Bases Empty   79 17 2 1 5 5 11 7 16 0 0 0 .215 .279 .456 .735
Runner on 1st   20 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 1 .100 .217 .100 .317
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Bases Loaded   7 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Two Strikes   55 9 1 1 1 6 4 2 22 0 0 1 .164 .207 .273 .480
First Pitch   21 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .136 .333 .470
Count 0-1   12 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 1-0   13 3 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .538 .769
Count 1-1   12 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Count 1-2   17 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 1 .118 .167 .176 .343
Count 2-0   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-1   7 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   12 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .167 .167 .583 .750
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .778 1.250 2.028
Full Count   14 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Behind in Count   41 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 13 0 0 1 .171 .190 .195 .386
Ahead in Count   26 10 1 0 2 10 8 9 0 1 2 0 .385 .528 .654 1.182
Batting 5th   12 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 6th   63 14 2 1 2 6 8 5 6 0 1 0 .222 .279 .381 .660
Batting 7th   45 10 1 0 3 12 9 6 12 2 1 1 .222 .315 .444 .759
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   53 13 2 1 4 12 8 2 12 1 0 0 .245 .268 .547 .815
Medium Leverage   48 11 0 0 2 4 7 6 7 1 0 1 .229 .321 .354 .676
High Leverage   25 4 1 0 0 6 3 3 3 0 2 0 .160 .250 .200 .450
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 40 126 28 3 1 6 22 18 11 1 2 22 0 0 .222 .286 .405 .690 94 99 0.5
Total MLB 587 1878 423 45 6 47 227 168 201 8 18 349 5 8 .225 .300 .331 .631 84 77 6.3
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 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 38 36 197 31 0 230 2 .991 317.2 6.46 +0.6 .932 2 36 12 33.3
TOTAL C 552 535 2891 360 24 3262 11 .997 4716.1 6.20 +9.6 1.049 40 422 172 40.8
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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