CF Don Calise #23
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/20/1972
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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
109 232 59 7 6 4 32 22 33 .254 .322 .388 4 1.4
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
09/24/1972 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 @ PHI Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/13/1972 PHI Win, 6-4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/12/1972 PHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1972 NYK Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1972 NYK Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1972 @ WAS Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1972 @ WAS Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/05/1972 @ WAS Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1972 @ WAS Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Don works hard at his craft.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:12/26/1945
Born in:Sterling, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 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:164 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 109 232 59 7 6 4 32 27 22 33 .254 .322 .388 .710 .327 .134 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 258 2 0 0 3 2 2 90 17 4 4 50.0 29.3 4.31 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 7 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 0 .241 .290 .414 .704
Versus Right   203 52 7 5 3 30 24 20 30 2 1 2 .256 .326 .384 .710
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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
August   32 10 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 .312 .371 .375 .746
September   22 4 1 0 2 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .250 .500 .750
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   1279 332 60 20 33 155 137 107 206 10 11 11 .260 .320 .415 .735
Home   98 33 4 2 1 14 16 13 11 1 0 1 .337 .416 .449 .865
Road   134 26 3 4 3 18 11 9 22 1 2 1 .194 .248 .343 .592
Grass   232 59 7 6 4 32 27 22 33 2 2 2 .254 .322 .388 .710
Day   134 38 5 3 4 20 18 12 14 1 0 1 .284 .345 .455 .800
Night   98 21 2 3 0 12 9 10 19 1 2 1 .214 .291 .296 .587
As Starter   156 39 3 4 2 16 18 14 23 2 2 2 .250 .316 .359 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   76 20 4 2 2 16 9 8 10 0 0 0 .263 .333 .447 .781
Pinch Hitting   56 16 3 1 1 12 8 6 7 0 0 0 .286 .355 .429 .783
Close/Late   104 25 3 4 2 18 11 9 17 0 0 0 .240 .301 .404 .705
Inning 1-3   63 15 1 2 2 4 11 6 8 0 2 1 .238 .314 .413 .727
Inning 4-6   46 13 2 0 0 7 4 4 6 2 0 1 .283 .340 .326 .666
Inning 7-9   110 29 3 4 2 21 12 10 16 0 0 0 .264 .325 .418 .743
Extra Innings   13 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .267 .231 .497
0 Outs   81 21 2 1 2 8 11 7 11 0 1 1 .259 .326 .383 .709
1 Outs   82 20 3 1 1 15 13 11 12 2 1 1 .244 .333 .341 .675
2 Outs   69 18 2 4 1 9 3 4 10 0 0 0 .261 .301 .449 .751
Scoring Position   56 20 2 2 1 27 8 6 7 2 2 0 .357 .406 .518 .924
Bases Empty   140 33 2 4 3 3 17 15 21 0 0 2 .236 .318 .371 .690
Runner on 1st   36 6 3 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 .167 .189 .250 .439
Runner on 2nd   22 8 1 1 0 5 5 2 1 0 2 0 .364 .417 .500 .917
Runner on 3rd   7 5 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .714 .750 .714 1.464
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 1 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .727 1.112
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   94 13 1 2 0 4 7 10 33 0 0 1 .138 .229 .191 .420
First Pitch   38 14 0 0 3 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .605 .974
Count 0-1   27 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .296 .310 .370 .681
Count 0-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   17 5 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .529 .824
Count 1-1   23 8 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .565 .913
Count 1-2   26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 1 .077 .111 .077 .188
Count 2-0   15 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 2-1   12 5 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .385 .583 .968
Count 2-2   29 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .172 .172 .241 .414
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .636 .833 1.470
Full Count   26 5 1 1 0 2 5 10 8 0 0 0 .192 .417 .308 .724
Behind in Count   66 11 2 0 0 3 2 0 17 1 0 2 .167 .188 .197 .385
Ahead in Count   50 16 3 2 1 13 14 12 0 1 1 0 .320 .444 .520 .964
Batting Leadoff   60 16 1 2 2 6 7 9 7 1 0 1 .267 .366 .450 .816
Batting 2nd   61 14 2 1 0 5 10 4 13 1 1 1 .230 .284 .295 .579
Batting 3rd   13 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Batting 5th   30 10 1 0 1 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 .333 .412 .467 .878
Batting 6th   14 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Batting 7th   21 5 0 1 1 7 2 1 3 0 1 0 .238 .273 .476 .749
Batting 8th   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 9th   26 7 2 0 0 3 4 3 5 0 0 0 .269 .345 .346 .691
Low Leverage   87 23 2 3 0 4 9 7 15 1 0 1 .264 .323 .356 .679
Medium Leverage   79 21 3 1 3 13 13 7 10 0 2 1 .266 .333 .443 .776
High Leverage   66 15 2 2 1 15 5 8 8 1 0 0 .227 .307 .364 .670
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 26 109 232 59 7 6 4 32 27 22 2 2 33 4 4 .254 .322 .388 .710 104 114 1.4
Total MLB 470 1279 332 60 20 33 155 137 107 11 10 206 23 24 .260 .320 .415 .735 113 113 7.2
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 16 15 125 8 9 134 1 .993 115.0 10.41 +0.3 .986
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 46 19 57 0 0 58 1 .983 212.2 2.41 -1.1 .993
1972 Brooklyn - MLB RF 12 3 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 43.1 2.91 +2.1 1.236
TOTAL 1B 45 44 348 24 30 375 3 .992 338.2 9.89 -0.7 .959
TOTAL LF 83 55 126 2 2 130 2 .985 530.2 2.17 +4.2 1.042
TOTAL CF 169 118 368 8 2 382 6 .984 1072.0 3.16 +2.7 1.014
TOTAL RF 112 74 152 3 1 157 2 .987 737.1 1.89 +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.
08/18/1972 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
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