CF Ron Palmer #40
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/20/1971
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CF RON PALMER #40 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 243 50 6 1 3 30 34 40 .206 .302 .276 10 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 55 55 55 65
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 70
Errors: - 55 75
Arm: 25 50 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1971 @ BRO Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/1971 @ BRO Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1971 @ PIT Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1971 @ PIT Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1971 @ PHI Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/11/1971 @ PHI Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1971 @ PHI Loss, 6-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1971 BRO Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/08/1971 BRO Win, 8-7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1971 BRO Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ron is very bright.
High: Intelligence
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:07/07/1943
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$65,000
Signed Through:1971 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 17th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1971 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 243 50 6 1 3 30 31 34 40 .206 .302 .276 .578 .274 .070 71
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 281 1 1 0 3 10 3 67 10 10 5 66.7 23.2 2.93 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   75 14 3 0 1 8 8 8 10 2 6 1 .187 .267 .267 .534
Versus Right   168 36 3 1 2 22 22 26 30 1 4 0 .214 .318 .280 .598
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .077 .200 .154 .354
April   18 5 0 0 2 9 4 4 1 1 2 0 .278 .391 .611 1.002
May   46 14 3 1 0 6 7 5 4 1 4 0 .304 .365 .413 .778
June   35 4 0 0 1 3 3 4 7 0 2 1 .114 .225 .200 .425
July   41 9 1 0 0 6 6 8 7 1 2 0 .220 .340 .244 .584
August   56 15 1 0 0 6 10 7 10 0 0 0 .268 .349 .286 .635
September   47 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 11 0 0 0 .064 .170 .085 .255
Spring Training   59 11 1 1 2 10 5 5 14 0 4 0 .186 .250 .339 .589
Last Year   331 67 10 0 6 32 53 46 80 5 9 1 .202 .298 .287 .585
2 Years Ago   147 25 1 3 3 14 22 23 35 1 3 0 .170 .281 .279 .560
Career   1142 241 31 8 17 109 156 145 256 12 30 3 .211 .299 .297 .596
Home   124 26 3 1 2 19 20 19 23 1 4 1 .210 .317 .298 .616
Road   119 24 3 0 1 11 11 15 17 2 6 0 .202 .287 .252 .539
Grass   243 50 6 1 3 30 31 34 40 3 10 1 .206 .302 .276 .578
Day   138 27 1 0 1 17 14 21 27 2 6 1 .196 .302 .225 .527
Night   105 23 5 1 2 13 17 13 13 1 4 0 .219 .303 .343 .645
As Starter   226 45 6 1 3 27 27 33 36 3 9 1 .199 .300 .274 .575
As Reliever / Substitution   17 5 0 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 1 0 .294 .333 .294 .627
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   43 12 2 0 1 7 5 7 12 0 5 0 .279 .380 .395 .775
Inning 1-3   86 13 2 0 1 6 9 10 10 0 2 1 .151 .247 .209 .457
Inning 4-6   84 20 2 1 1 15 13 12 10 3 3 0 .238 .323 .321 .645
Inning 7-9   66 13 2 0 1 6 6 11 19 0 4 0 .197 .312 .273 .584
Extra Innings   7 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196
0 Outs   85 18 1 0 0 1 11 6 17 0 6 0 .212 .264 .224 .487
1 Outs   77 18 2 1 1 15 12 12 9 3 4 1 .234 .333 .325 .658
2 Outs   81 14 3 0 2 14 7 16 14 0 0 0 .173 .309 .284 .593
Scoring Position   54 16 2 1 2 27 12 9 7 3 10 0 .296 .379 .481 .860
Bases Empty   149 25 3 0 0 0 13 17 33 0 0 1 .168 .257 .188 .445
Runner on 1st   40 9 1 0 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 0 .225 .354 .325 .679
Runner on 2nd   15 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 7 0 .267 .421 .267 .688
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 3 0 2 0 .214 .312 .643 .955
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 1.000 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 1 0 0 9 2 0 1 1 1 0 .417 .385 .500 .885
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Two Strikes   105 18 2 0 1 12 14 16 40 2 0 1 .171 .282 .219 .501
First Pitch   48 11 1 1 0 6 6 1 0 0 6 0 .229 .245 .292 .537
Count 0-1   20 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .190 .300 .490
Count 0-2   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Count 1-0   21 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 1-1   19 6 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
Count 1-2   33 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 15 1 0 0 .152 .147 .152 .299
Count 2-0   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 2-1   16 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .438 .688
Count 2-2   34 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 13 0 0 1 .118 .143 .206 .349
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 .667 .917 1.000 1.917
Full Count   23 8 2 0 0 5 9 16 5 1 0 0 .348 .600 .435 1.035
Behind in Count   68 10 2 0 0 5 3 0 22 2 0 0 .147 .143 .176 .319
Ahead in Count   51 11 1 0 1 7 8 17 0 0 4 0 .216 .412 .294 .706
Batting Leadoff   43 12 0 0 0 4 4 8 9 1 1 0 .279 .385 .279 .664
Batting 2nd   75 16 3 1 0 7 12 8 8 2 7 1 .213 .291 .280 .571
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 8th   86 13 3 0 1 11 8 13 15 0 2 0 .151 .263 .221 .484
Batting 9th   30 8 0 0 2 8 6 4 6 0 0 0 .267 .353 .467 .820
Low Leverage   112 18 3 0 0 5 9 17 19 0 0 1 .161 .277 .188 .464
Medium Leverage   89 17 1 0 1 7 7 11 14 1 3 0 .191 .277 .236 .513
High Leverage   41 15 2 1 2 18 14 6 6 2 7 0 .366 .429 .610 1.038
PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 120 397 105 9 0 15 58 49 50 103 .264 .363 .401 .764 .346 .136 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 460 12 0 0 3 0 1 159 24 26 13 66.7 62.1 5.43 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   397 105 9 0 15 58 49 50 103 1 0 12 .264 .363 .401 .764
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
1966 New York - MLB 22 2 8 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000 189 194 0.1
1967 New York - MLB 23 80 164 35 3 2 2 13 21 16 1 0 44 5 7 .213 .287 .293 .580 77 79 1.4
1968 New York - MLB 24 119 249 61 9 2 3 20 28 26 0 3 56 12 10 .245 .313 .333 .646 103 104 1.3
1969 New York - MLB 25 89 147 25 1 3 3 14 22 23 0 1 35 7 3 .170 .281 .279 .560 64 65 0.9
1970 New York - MLB 26 120 331 67 10 0 6 32 53 46 1 5 80 14 7 .202 .298 .287 .585 62 65 -0.1
1971 New York - MLB 27 101 243 50 6 1 3 30 31 34 1 3 40 10 5 .206 .302 .276 .578 63 71 0.9
Total MLB 511 1142 241 31 8 17 109 156 145 3 12 256 48 32 .211 .299 .297 .596 74 77 4.6
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
1961 Total - 17 25 106 45 9 3 1 24 41 16 2 1 7 32 8 .425 .504 .594 1.098 100 100 2.0
1962 Geneva - Rk 18 120 397 105 9 0 15 58 49 50 12 1 103 26 13 .264 .363 .401 .764 98 108 0.7
Total Penny 120 397 105 9 0 15 58 49 50 12 1 103 26 13 .264 .363 .401 .764 98 108
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 New York - MLB 24 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 85 88 -0.1
1969 New York - MLB 25 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 0.9
Total MLB 12 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473 52 51
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 New York - MLB CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.1 .994
1967 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 New York - MLB CF 77 56 187 5 2 195 3 .985 492.2 3.51 +9.8 1.046
1968 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB CF 117 84 255 3 1 263 5 .981 740.2 3.14 +0.6 1.003
1969 New York - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.015
1969 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB CF 81 42 121 3 0 127 3 .976 416.0 2.68 +7.9 1.107
1970 New York - MLB CF 117 90 213 5 1 220 2 .991 820.1 2.39 +6.3 1.032
1971 New York - MLB CF 67 31 112 5 0 117 0 1.000 333.2 3.16 +5.6 1.076
1971 New York - MLB RF 40 40 70 0 0 70 0 1.000 322.1 1.95 +1.6 1.001
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.015
TOTAL CF 461 305 894 21 4 928 13 .986 2820.1 2.92 +30.1 1.041
TOTAL RF 40 40 70 0 0 70 0 1.000 322.1 1.95 +1.6 1.001
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 17, 41st overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of high school St. Andrew's (St. Andrew's; Middletown, DE).
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 20 (30); Eye: 30 (55).
05/07/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
05/14/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1962 Wins the Penny Batter of the Month Award.
06/04/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1962 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
07/25/1962 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/01/1962 Wins the Penny Batter of the Month Award.
08/01/1962 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/06/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
08/13/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
08/20/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1962 Wins the Penny Batter of the Month Award.
09/06/1962 Wins the 1962 Penny Most Valuable Player Award.
10/21/1962 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (55).
07/04/1963 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1963 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (55).
07/09/1964 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1964 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 45 (50).
03/19/1965 Injured (fractured cheekbone),out for 6 weeks.
07/08/1965 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
09/30/1966 Injured (sore calf),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/20/1966 Named the #87 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
05/19/1967 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/22/1967 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 5-6 weeks.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
06/15/1968 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for one week.
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: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $42,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
05/07/1970 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/12/1970 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (65).
04/26/1971 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
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