3B Ray Gardner #21
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/29/1972
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3B RAY GARDNER #21 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
47 159 29 2 0 5 18 23 36 .182 .283 .289 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 35 35 40 40
Power 50 50 50 55
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 55 50
Arm: 20 80 70
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/28/1972 NYK Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/27/1972 NYK Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/26/1972 NYK Win, 4-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/25/1972 BRO Win, 6-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1972 BRO Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/23/1972 BRO Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1972 @ PIT Win, 4-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/20/1972 @ PIT Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
05/19/1972 @ PIT Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/18/1972 @ NYK Loss, 2-3 7 0 2 0 0 2 3 0
PERSONALITY
Salt of the earth.
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/14/1945
Born in:Lexington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 55 Days
Service This Yr:55 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 15th 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 47 159 29 2 0 5 18 14 23 36 .182 .283 .289 .572 .274 .107 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 184 0 0 0 0 0 2 46 7 0 0 0.0 15.0 3.06 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 4 1 0 1 4 1 2 5 1 0 0 .211 .273 .421 .694
Versus Right   140 25 1 0 4 14 13 21 31 1 0 0 .179 .284 .271 .555
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317
April   75 18 2 0 4 11 9 9 13 0 0 0 .240 .321 .427 .748
May   82 11 0 0 1 7 5 14 22 2 0 0 .134 .255 .171 .426
June   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   55 10 0 0 1 8 5 6 9 1 1 1 .182 .270 .236 .506
Last Year   366 91 10 0 7 51 35 58 46 7 0 2 .249 .349 .333 .682
2 Years Ago   481 112 12 0 16 68 60 82 56 7 0 1 .233 .342 .358 .699
Career   2236 545 62 4 76 294 243 297 354 23 1 13 .244 .333 .377 .710
Home   67 11 1 0 1 3 7 11 13 0 0 0 .164 .282 .224 .506
Road   92 18 1 0 4 15 7 12 23 2 0 0 .196 .283 .337 .620
Grass   159 29 2 0 5 18 14 23 36 2 0 0 .182 .283 .289 .572
Day   91 19 2 0 3 12 7 10 22 2 0 0 .209 .282 .330 .611
Night   68 10 0 0 2 6 7 13 14 0 0 0 .147 .284 .235 .519
As Starter   155 28 2 0 5 18 14 23 35 2 0 0 .181 .283 .290 .574
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   46 10 0 0 2 4 5 8 10 0 0 0 .217 .333 .348 .681
Inning 1-3   46 5 0 0 2 8 5 6 13 2 0 0 .109 .204 .239 .443
Inning 4-6   54 10 2 0 0 4 3 7 13 0 0 0 .185 .279 .222 .501
Inning 7-9   48 13 0 0 3 6 6 8 9 0 0 0 .271 .375 .458 .833
Extra Innings   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
0 Outs   53 10 0 0 2 3 4 7 11 1 0 0 .189 .279 .302 .581
1 Outs   54 10 2 0 2 10 8 10 16 1 0 0 .185 .308 .333 .641
2 Outs   52 9 0 0 1 5 2 6 9 0 0 0 .173 .259 .231 .489
Scoring Position   51 11 2 0 2 14 5 4 9 2 0 0 .216 .263 .373 .636
Bases Empty   78 12 0 0 2 2 6 14 19 0 0 0 .154 .283 .231 .513
Runner on 1st   30 6 0 0 1 2 3 5 8 0 0 0 .200 .314 .300 .614
Runner on 2nd   22 5 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .227 .320 .273 .593
Runner on 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 1.333 1.583
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   77 9 1 0 2 10 4 9 36 2 0 0 .117 .205 .208 .412
First Pitch   21 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 0-2   16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   12 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Count 1-1   17 6 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .588 .941
Count 1-2   27 5 1 0 2 6 2 0 13 0 0 0 .185 .185 .444 .630
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 2-2   20 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 9 1 0 0 .100 .095 .100 .195
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 0 0 0 .400 .786 .400 1.186
Full Count   14 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 1 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Behind in Count   53 10 1 0 3 7 4 0 20 0 0 0 .189 .189 .377 .566
Ahead in Count   34 8 0 0 1 2 6 14 0 0 0 0 .235 .458 .324 .782
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Batting 5th   142 24 1 0 5 14 13 20 32 1 0 0 .169 .270 .282 .552
Batting 6th   10 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .300 .333 .400 .733
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   56 10 0 0 1 2 5 12 12 0 0 0 .179 .324 .232 .556
Medium Leverage   52 8 1 0 2 8 5 8 11 1 0 0 .154 .262 .288 .551
High Leverage   51 11 1 0 2 8 4 3 13 1 0 0 .216 .255 .353 .607
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
1967 Cleveland - MLB 21 103 337 76 14 1 11 35 32 25 2 0 64 0 0 .226 .283 .371 .654 98 99 -1.0
1968 Cleveland - MLB 22 137 451 106 11 2 15 50 44 48 3 2 87 0 1 .235 .312 .368 .680 112 115 2.1
1969 Cleveland - MLB 23 147 442 131 13 1 22 72 58 61 5 5 65 1 0 .296 .384 .480 .864 151 148 5.1
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 142 481 112 12 0 16 68 60 82 1 7 56 0 0 .233 .342 .358 .699 93 98 2.5
1971 Cleveland - MLB 25 137 366 91 10 0 7 51 35 58 2 7 46 0 1 .249 .349 .333 .682 99 100 0.8
1972 Cleveland - MLB 26 47 159 29 2 0 5 18 14 23 0 2 36 0 0 .182 .283 .289 .572 69 79 0.3
Total MLB 713 2236 545 62 4 76 294 243 297 13 23 354 1 2 .244 .333 .377 .710 108 110 9.8
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
1963 Total - 17 23 98 39 7 0 2 27 29 14 2 1 7 2 1 .398 .478 .531 1.009 100 100 1.5
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
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 5 9 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .417 .333 .750 110 122 0.7
Total MLB 5 9 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .417 .333 .750 110 122
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Cleveland - MLB 3B 94 92 31 176 10 230 23 .900 785.1 2.37 -18.1 .896
1967 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Cleveland - MLB RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 Cleveland - MLB 1B 81 78 725 45 62 775 5 .994 658.0 10.53 +2.4 1.016
1968 Cleveland - MLB 3B 44 42 15 87 6 111 9 .919 355.0 2.59 -4.0 .954
1968 Cleveland - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .987
1968 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cleveland - MLB 1B 25 1 46 5 5 52 1 .981 49.1 9.30 +0.2 .966
1969 Cleveland - MLB 3B 120 116 91 225 19 334 18 .946 968.2 2.94 +4.0 1.012
1969 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB 3B 132 128 80 269 22 367 18 .951 1131.0 2.78 +5.9 1.030
1970 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.7 .653
1971 Cleveland - MLB 1B 8 0 7 2 2 9 0 1.000 9.2 8.38 +0.1 1.025
1971 Cleveland - MLB 3B 87 64 52 157 17 228 19 .917 594.2 3.16 -4.4 .950
1971 Cleveland - MLB SS 5 5 9 15 2 27 3 .889 46.0 4.70 -2.2 .865
1971 Cleveland - MLB LF 7 7 13 0 0 14 1 .929 61.0 1.92 -0.8 .902
1971 Cleveland - MLB RF 20 19 30 0 0 32 2 .938 159.0 1.70 -0.5 .954
1972 Cleveland - MLB 1B 2 1 14 2 1 16 0 1.000 13.0 11.08 +0.1 1.026
1972 Cleveland - MLB 3B 43 40 34 94 15 135 7 .948 372.1 3.09 +0.3 1.003
TOTAL 1B 117 80 793 54 70 853 6 .993 731.0 10.43 +2.7 1.012
TOTAL 3B 520 482 303 1008 89 1405 94 .933 4207.0 2.80 -16.4 .979
TOTAL SS 5 5 9 15 2 27 3 .889 46.0 4.70 -2.2 .865
TOTAL LF 13 7 14 0 0 15 1 .933 70.0 1.80 -1.1 .908
TOTAL RF 31 21 32 0 0 34 2 .941 186.2 1.54 -1.4 .927
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 15, 111st overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of high school Grant County (Grant County; Dry Ridge, KY).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (55).
03/23/1964 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/14/1964 Released by the Pittsburgh Industrials.
07/29/1964 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Hawks organization.
07/29/1964 Released by the Chicago Hawks.
10/16/1964 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $25,200 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
10/26/1964 Named the #99 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (55).
10/21/1965 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (55).
10/20/1966 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
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: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
06/14/1968 Injured (bruised elbow),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: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
08/25/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/14/1969 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $71,251 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
02/09/1970 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
08/25/1970 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/07/1970 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $123,501 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
12/08/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $160,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1969 22 9
Year IBB Rank
1969 6 8
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
1971 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1969 .296 9
Year OBP Rank
1969 .384 7
Year SLG Rank
1969 .480 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1969 6.73 8
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .384 8
Year OPS Rank
1969 .864 8
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