C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/1974
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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
138 439 104 13 1 18 71 41 76 .237 .306 .394 1 2.3
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
09/29/1974 SFS Loss, 4-7 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 SFS Loss, 0-10 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 CHH Win, 6-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/1974 CHH Win, 11-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 CHH Win, 8-6 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 0
09/22/1974 DAL Loss, 3-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 DAL Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 @ SFS Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1974 @ SFS Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1974 @ SFS Loss, 7-8 4 0 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:174 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:$130,000 total for 1 year
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 138 439 104 13 1 18 71 46 41 76 .237 .306 .394 .700 .312 .157 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 504 5 2 1 11 13 5 173 32 1 5 16.7 51.8 3.79 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 30 2 0 2 24 9 8 26 1 4 3 .244 .304 .309 .613
Versus Right   316 74 11 1 16 47 37 33 50 4 9 2 .234 .307 .427 .734
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   70 24 3 0 3 13 10 6 13 1 2 3 .343 .412 .514 .927
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   2191 499 55 6 59 276 196 231 403 21 51 12 .228 .302 .339 .641
Home   213 53 8 0 7 40 23 22 38 3 4 3 .249 .324 .385 .709
Road   226 51 5 1 11 31 23 19 38 2 9 2 .226 .289 .403 .692
Grass   439 104 13 1 18 71 46 41 76 5 13 5 .237 .306 .394 .700
Day   250 60 9 1 11 41 31 22 38 5 8 4 .240 .306 .416 .722
Night   189 44 4 0 7 30 15 19 38 0 5 1 .233 .306 .365 .671
As Starter   429 103 13 1 18 69 45 40 76 4 13 5 .240 .310 .401 .711
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   111 32 1 0 12 27 17 9 14 0 0 1 .288 .347 .622 .969
Inning 1-3   125 28 7 0 2 13 8 5 26 1 8 2 .224 .263 .328 .591
Inning 4-6   159 32 5 0 4 22 16 18 30 2 5 2 .201 .287 .308 .595
Inning 7-9   149 40 1 1 11 33 21 18 20 2 0 1 .268 .347 .510 .857
Extra Innings   6 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.167 1.833
0 Outs   157 37 2 0 6 18 20 16 29 2 7 1 .236 .307 .363 .670
1 Outs   135 33 4 1 7 32 18 13 18 3 6 1 .244 .309 .444 .754
2 Outs   147 34 7 0 5 21 8 12 29 0 0 3 .231 .302 .381 .683
Scoring Position   113 36 3 0 3 51 13 11 17 5 13 0 .319 .364 .425 .789
Bases Empty   257 54 10 1 10 10 24 23 49 0 0 2 .210 .280 .374 .654
Runner on 1st   69 14 0 0 5 10 9 7 10 0 0 3 .203 .304 .420 .724
Runner on 2nd   32 10 1 0 3 11 6 3 4 0 9 0 .312 .371 .625 .996
Runner on 3rd   8 5 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .625 .667 .625 1.292
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 7 0 0 0 4 3 1 4 0 2 0 .212 .235 .212 .447
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   9 3 0 0 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 0 .333 .462 .333 .795
Bases Loaded   22 7 1 0 0 16 1 1 5 2 0 0 .318 .320 .364 .684
Two Strikes   191 33 5 1 5 23 13 17 76 0 0 3 .173 .251 .288 .539
First Pitch   72 16 2 0 1 9 4 2 0 2 5 0 .222 .237 .292 .529
Count 0-1   45 18 3 0 0 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 .400 .383 .467 .850
Count 0-2   33 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 .152 .152 .242 .394
Count 1-0   34 8 1 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 3 0 .235 .235 .441 .676
Count 1-1   38 7 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 3 2 .184 .225 .421 .646
Count 1-2   66 9 2 0 1 6 3 0 32 0 0 2 .136 .162 .212 .374
Count 2-0   20 7 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .350 .333 .650 .983
Count 2-1   28 9 0 0 3 10 4 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .321 .643 .964
Count 2-2   52 13 3 1 3 7 3 0 20 0 0 1 .250 .264 .519 .783
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   10 5 1 0 2 3 7 11 0 0 0 0 .500 .762 1.200 1.962
Full Count   40 6 0 0 0 7 6 17 16 0 0 0 .150 .404 .150 .554
Behind in Count   144 32 5 0 2 16 8 0 40 2 1 2 .222 .230 .299 .528
Ahead in Count   93 30 3 0 9 27 20 22 0 1 4 0 .323 .448 .645 1.093
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   186 45 6 1 7 31 19 16 31 0 5 0 .242 .302 .398 .700
Batting 7th   184 46 7 0 9 30 23 17 32 4 7 4 .250 .321 .435 .755
Batting 8th   17 6 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .353 .455 .353 .807
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Low Leverage   182 42 9 1 8 25 17 14 31 2 0 1 .231 .286 .423 .710
Medium Leverage   168 35 2 0 6 17 18 19 34 1 8 4 .208 .302 .327 .629
High Leverage   88 27 2 0 4 29 11 7 11 2 5 0 .307 .351 .466 .816
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 98 100 2.3
Total MLB 685 2191 499 55 6 59 276 196 231 12 21 403 6 13 .228 .302 .339 .641 86 81 8.0
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
TOTAL C 643 625 3388 423 31 3826 15 .996 5505.2 6.23 +10.6 1.057 45 514 204 39.7
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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