CF Don Calise #23
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/31/1972
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CF DON CALISE #23 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
79 178 45 6 5 2 25 18 26 .253 .322 .376 3 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 65
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 35 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1972 PHI Win, 5-2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/30/1972 PHI Win, 11-3 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1972 PHI Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1972 @ CLE Win, 4-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1972 @ CLE Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/26/1972 @ CLE Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1972 @ NYK Loss, 4-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/22/1972 @ NYK Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1972 DEN Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1972 DEN Win, 9-0 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Don never lacks for effort.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:12/26/1945
Born in:Sterling, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$132,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 9th Pick in Round 2
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 79 178 45 6 5 2 25 23 18 26 .253 .322 .376 .698 .322 .124 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 199 1 0 0 1 2 2 67 13 3 4 42.9 22.2 4.22 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   26 7 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 .269 .296 .462 .758
Versus Right   152 38 6 4 1 23 20 17 24 2 1 1 .250 .326 .362 .687
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Last Week   23 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 .217 .269 .261 .530
April   42 9 2 1 0 5 4 4 6 0 1 0 .214 .283 .310 .592
May   40 11 1 2 0 4 3 5 10 0 1 1 .275 .370 .400 .770
June   47 11 0 2 1 6 7 4 4 0 0 0 .234 .294 .383 .677
July   49 14 3 0 1 10 9 5 6 2 0 0 .286 .339 .408 .747
Spring Training   53 18 7 1 3 9 7 3 7 0 0 1 .340 .386 .679 1.065
Last Year   242 65 12 4 7 40 24 15 32 2 0 3 .269 .317 .438 .755
2 Years Ago   354 95 22 3 12 41 46 35 55 2 1 4 .268 .339 .449 .788
Career   1225 318 59 19 31 148 133 103 199 10 11 10 .260 .320 .415 .734
Home   78 25 3 2 0 11 13 12 10 1 0 1 .321 .413 .410 .823
Road   100 20 3 3 2 14 10 6 16 1 2 0 .200 .243 .350 .593
Grass   178 45 6 5 2 25 23 18 26 2 2 1 .253 .322 .376 .698
Day   103 28 5 3 2 14 15 10 11 1 0 0 .272 .333 .437 .770
Night   75 17 1 2 0 11 8 8 15 1 2 1 .227 .306 .293 .599
As Starter   132 33 3 3 2 13 17 14 21 2 2 1 .250 .322 .364 .686
As Reliever / Substitution   46 12 3 2 0 12 6 4 5 0 0 0 .261 .320 .413 .733
Pinch Hitting   37 11 3 1 0 11 6 3 3 0 0 0 .297 .350 .432 .782
Close/Late   74 18 2 4 0 13 8 5 12 0 0 0 .243 .291 .378 .670
Inning 1-3   53 13 1 1 2 4 11 6 8 0 2 0 .245 .322 .415 .737
Inning 4-6   38 10 2 0 0 6 3 4 4 2 0 1 .263 .333 .316 .649
Inning 7-9   82 22 3 4 0 15 9 6 12 0 0 0 .268 .318 .402 .721
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
0 Outs   62 19 2 1 2 7 11 7 9 0 1 1 .306 .386 .468 .853
1 Outs   64 15 3 1 0 13 10 8 8 2 1 0 .234 .311 .312 .623
2 Outs   52 11 1 3 0 5 2 3 9 0 0 0 .212 .255 .346 .601
Scoring Position   46 18 2 2 0 21 7 3 6 2 2 0 .391 .412 .522 .934
Bases Empty   106 24 2 3 2 2 15 15 16 0 0 1 .226 .328 .358 .686
Runner on 1st   26 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .115 .115 .192 .308
Runner on 2nd   20 8 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 0 2 0 .400 .429 .550 .979
Runner on 3rd   5 4 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .800 .833 .800 1.633
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 .600 .571 .800 1.371
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   69 9 1 1 0 3 7 9 26 0 0 0 .130 .231 .174 .405
First Pitch   32 11 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 .344 .344 .438 .781
Count 0-1   21 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .238 .261 .333 .594
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   12 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .583 .833
Count 1-1   15 6 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .667 1.067
Count 1-2   20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-1   12 5 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .385 .583 .968
Count 2-2   18 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .278 .444
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 1.000 1.700
Full Count   20 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 6 0 0 0 .150 .414 .200 .614
Behind in Count   52 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 15 1 0 1 .154 .167 .192 .359
Ahead in Count   41 14 3 2 1 11 13 9 0 1 1 0 .341 .451 .585 1.036
Batting Leadoff   50 14 1 2 2 6 7 8 7 1 0 1 .280 .383 .500 .883
Batting 2nd   50 12 2 1 0 4 9 4 11 1 1 0 .240 .291 .320 .611
Batting 3rd   13 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Batting 5th   27 8 1 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .296 .367 .333 .700
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   13 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Batting 8th   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 9th   17 4 2 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
Low Leverage   69 17 2 2 0 4 8 7 13 1 0 0 .246 .312 .333 .645
Medium Leverage   63 17 3 1 2 11 11 7 8 0 2 1 .270 .352 .444 .797
High Leverage   46 11 1 2 0 10 4 4 5 1 0 0 .239 .294 .348 .642
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
1968 Brooklyn - MLB 22 119 357 88 17 5 5 28 29 27 1 3 73 9 8 .246 .299 .364 .663 107 106 1.5
1969 Brooklyn - MLB 23 30 94 25 2 2 5 14 11 8 1 1 13 1 2 .266 .327 .489 .816 135 125 0.6
1970 Brooklyn - MLB 24 108 354 95 22 3 12 41 46 35 4 2 55 4 8 .268 .339 .449 .788 115 114 2.4
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 25 104 242 65 12 4 7 40 24 15 3 2 32 5 2 .269 .317 .438 .755 117 114 1.3
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 26 79 178 45 6 5 2 25 23 18 1 2 26 3 4 .253 .322 .376 .698 100 110 1.0
Total MLB 440 1225 318 59 19 31 148 133 103 10 10 199 22 24 .260 .320 .415 .734 113 112 6.9
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
1964 Total - 18 25 109 46 12 7 2 31 43 12 3 1 4 35 10 .422 .488 .716 1.204 100 100 2.3
CAREER POSTSEASON 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 Brooklyn - MLB 22 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.1
Total MLB 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Brooklyn - MLB LF 39 23 58 2 2 62 2 .968 238.0 2.27 +2.1 1.043
1968 Brooklyn - MLB CF 60 53 193 6 2 202 3 .985 468.0 3.83 +0.5 .995
1968 Brooklyn - MLB RF 13 12 32 0 0 33 1 .970 116.0 2.48 +1.2 1.061
1969 Brooklyn - MLB LF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 30.0 1.80 +0.7 1.247
1969 Brooklyn - MLB CF 19 15 32 1 0 34 1 .971 122.0 2.43 +0.1 1.045
1969 Brooklyn - MLB RF 10 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 35.0 0.77 -0.7 .979
1970 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 2 2 19 0 2 19 0 1.000 15.0 11.40 +0.1 1.030
1970 Brooklyn - MLB LF 20 11 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 117.2 1.91 +0.2 .977
1970 Brooklyn - MLB CF 19 17 40 1 0 41 0 1.000 127.0 2.91 +2.0 1.082
1970 Brooklyn - MLB RF 64 57 93 3 1 97 1 .990 510.0 1.69 +5.9 1.100
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 27 27 204 16 19 222 2 .991 208.2 9.49 -1.1 .931
1971 Brooklyn - MLB LF 12 11 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 95.0 2.37 +0.4 1.062
1971 Brooklyn - MLB CF 25 14 46 0 0 47 1 .979 142.1 2.91 +1.3 1.048
1971 Brooklyn - MLB RF 13 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 33.0 2.73 +1.0 1.097
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 12 12 99 8 7 108 1 .991 93.0 10.35 +0.3 .988
1972 Brooklyn - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Brooklyn - MLB LF 8 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 50.0 2.16 +0.9 1.071
1972 Brooklyn - MLB CF 35 15 44 0 0 45 1 .978 154.0 2.57 -0.2 .998
1972 Brooklyn - MLB RF 10 3 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 40.1 3.12 +2.1 1.233
TOTAL 1B 41 41 322 24 28 349 3 .991 316.2 9.83 -0.7 .959
TOTAL LF 83 55 126 2 2 130 2 .985 530.2 2.17 +4.2 1.042
TOTAL CF 158 114 355 8 2 369 6 .984 1013.1 3.22 +3.7 1.015
TOTAL RF 110 74 152 3 1 157 2 .987 734.1 1.90 +9.5 1.100
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 9, 33rd overall pick) by the Brooklyn Bluebirds, out of high school East (East; Rockford, IL).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (45).
04/13/1965 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
04/12/1966 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
05/01/1968 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/17/1968 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
03/10/1969 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Brooklyn Bluebirds development complex.
04/09/1969 Injured (fractured kneecap),out for 4-5 months.
04/14/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/21/1970 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/29/1970 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/26/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 weeks.
09/18/1970 Injured (fractured hand),out for 3 months.
10/21/1970 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $55,800 with the Brooklyn Bluebirds organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/01/1971 Injured (sore foot),day-to-day for one week.
06/05/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/01/1971 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/04/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $588,000 with the Brooklyn Bluebirds organization.
08/05/1971 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/04/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 days.
03/22/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 days.
03/31/1972 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/03/1972 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/15/1972 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/23/1972 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/25/1972 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/09/1972 Injured (sore hip),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/29/1972 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
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