C Rick Giardina #19
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1972
C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 291 53 4 1 2 24 34 56 .182 .263 .223 1 -0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 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
07/31/1972 @ LAP Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1972 @ LAP Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1972 TOR Loss, 2-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1972 TOR Win, 8-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1972 TOR Win, 6-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/24/1972 ATL Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1972 ATL Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/22/1972 ATL Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1972 DAL Win, 7-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/19/1972 DAL Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 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:118 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 90 291 53 4 1 2 24 18 34 56 .182 .263 .223 .486 .212 .041 33
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 331 0 11 0 6 3 6 65 7 1 1 50.0 18.2 1.94 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 14 1 0 0 8 2 11 19 2 1 0 .175 .269 .188 .456
Versus Right   211 39 3 1 2 16 16 23 37 4 2 0 .185 .261 .237 .497
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Last Week   16 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
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
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   1178 246 27 3 18 127 87 128 237 11 13 6 .209 .287 .283 .570
Home   147 27 0 0 1 10 7 13 26 1 2 0 .184 .248 .204 .453
Road   144 26 4 1 1 14 11 21 30 5 1 0 .181 .276 .243 .520
Grass   291 53 4 1 2 24 18 34 56 6 3 0 .182 .263 .223 .486
Day   150 29 2 1 2 14 9 13 27 3 3 0 .193 .253 .260 .513
Night   141 24 2 0 0 10 9 21 29 3 0 0 .170 .273 .184 .457
As Starter   287 53 4 1 2 24 16 32 55 6 3 0 .185 .262 .226 .488
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   83 16 1 0 0 6 5 8 20 0 3 0 .193 .264 .205 .469
Inning 1-3   85 18 3 0 2 10 6 4 14 2 0 0 .212 .242 .318 .559
Inning 4-6   94 14 0 1 0 5 7 20 17 3 0 0 .149 .291 .170 .461
Inning 7-9   101 18 1 0 0 7 3 8 23 1 1 0 .178 .236 .188 .424
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
0 Outs   113 22 2 1 0 4 9 6 19 0 3 0 .195 .235 .230 .465
1 Outs   88 13 0 0 1 12 3 8 23 6 0 0 .148 .206 .182 .388
2 Outs   90 18 2 0 1 8 6 20 14 0 0 0 .200 .345 .256 .601
Scoring Position   83 14 3 0 1 23 6 15 19 6 3 0 .169 .279 .241 .520
Bases Empty   164 33 1 1 1 1 11 13 32 0 0 0 .201 .260 .238 .498
Runner on 1st   44 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 .136 .240 .136 .376
Runner on 2nd   27 4 1 0 1 5 4 8 5 0 2 0 .148 .343 .296 .639
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 0 0 .091 .214 .091 .305
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 .125 .160 .208 .368
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .300 .250 .550
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 .222 .182 .222 .404
Two Strikes   130 19 1 0 1 10 11 10 56 3 0 0 .146 .203 .177 .380
First Pitch   41 9 2 1 0 4 2 10 0 1 2 0 .220 .365 .317 .682
Count 0-1   26 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269 .259 .269 .528
Count 0-2   23 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 .130 .130 .174 .304
Count 1-0   30 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .219 .233 .452
Count 1-1   29 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .138 .241 .379
Count 1-2   44 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 22 0 0 0 .114 .114 .182 .295
Count 2-0   8 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .050 .050 .100
Count 2-2   32 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 1 0 0 .094 .091 .094 .185
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 0 0 2 3 9 0 0 0 0 .429 .750 .429 1.179
Full Count   31 8 0 0 0 5 6 10 7 2 0 0 .258 .419 .258 .677
Behind in Count   93 15 1 0 1 3 6 0 36 1 1 0 .161 .160 .204 .364
Ahead in Count   65 14 1 0 0 7 3 14 0 1 0 0 .215 .350 .231 .581
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 7th   60 11 0 0 1 4 3 11 13 0 0 0 .183 .310 .233 .543
Batting 8th   220 41 4 1 1 20 13 20 39 6 3 0 .186 .248 .227 .475
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Low Leverage   96 19 1 0 1 5 7 11 17 1 0 0 .198 .278 .240 .517
Medium Leverage   128 23 2 1 1 9 9 15 27 2 1 0 .180 .262 .234 .496
High Leverage   67 11 1 0 0 10 2 8 12 3 2 0 .164 .244 .179 .423
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 90 291 53 4 1 2 24 18 34 0 6 56 1 1 .182 .263 .223 .486 43 33 -0.7
Total MLB 369 1178 246 27 3 18 127 87 128 6 11 237 2 4 .209 .287 .283 .570 65 61 1.4
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 86 85 469 50 6 519 0 1.000 769.0 6.07 +0.5 1.116 7 56 18 32.1
TOTAL C 345 336 1846 208 14 2056 2 .999 2968.0 6.23 +6.6 1.082 26 228 91 39.9
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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