1B Ron Somers #34
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1974
1B RON SOMERS #34 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
104 414 110 18 0 10 56 32 42 .266 .316 .382 3 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 50 55 50 55
Eye 50 55 50 55
Avoid K's 55 60 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 20 40 35
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1974 ATL Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1974 ATL Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1974 @ MON Loss, 4-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1974 @ MON Loss, 2-8 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/1974 @ MON Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/26/1974 @ TCN Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1974 @ TCN Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1974 @ TCN Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1974 @ CHH Loss, 4-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/21/1974 @ CHH Win, 4-1 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Whatever 'It' is, he has it.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/19/1946
Born in:Greensboro, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$440,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:113 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 28th Pick in Round 2
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 104 414 110 18 0 10 56 46 32 42 .266 .316 .382 .697 .314 .116 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 456 0 2 0 10 6 4 158 28 3 8 27.3 46.9 3.82 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   100 25 7 0 1 5 8 10 16 1 1 0 .250 .315 .350 .665
Versus Right   314 85 11 0 9 51 38 22 26 3 5 0 .271 .316 .392 .707
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385
Last Week   20 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
April   82 25 2 0 2 14 9 5 10 1 0 0 .305 .341 .402 .743
May   115 33 8 0 3 14 13 11 12 1 0 0 .287 .346 .435 .781
June   113 25 2 0 4 12 11 4 11 1 4 0 .221 .246 .345 .591
July   104 27 6 0 1 16 13 12 9 1 2 0 .260 .333 .346 .679
Spring Training   54 12 3 0 1 6 5 10 5 0 0 0 .222 .344 .333 .677
Last Year   600 175 34 4 20 83 79 65 53 6 2 0 .292 .358 .462 .819
2 Years Ago   426 133 28 6 9 39 57 44 46 4 0 0 .312 .373 .469 .843
Career   3168 918 166 20 86 420 437 363 330 32 9 8 .290 .361 .436 .797
Home   207 53 7 0 3 32 17 13 22 3 2 0 .256 .296 .333 .629
Road   207 57 11 0 7 24 29 19 20 1 4 0 .275 .335 .430 .765
Grass   414 110 18 0 10 56 46 32 42 4 6 0 .266 .316 .382 .697
Day   245 74 10 0 7 35 32 19 22 2 2 0 .302 .350 .429 .778
Night   169 36 8 0 3 21 14 13 20 2 4 0 .213 .266 .314 .580
As Starter   410 109 17 0 10 56 45 32 41 4 6 0 .266 .316 .380 .697
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   101 27 5 0 2 10 10 8 19 0 0 0 .267 .321 .376 .697
Inning 1-3   140 31 4 0 4 23 16 15 11 3 3 0 .221 .291 .336 .627
Inning 4-6   130 39 9 0 2 18 15 8 10 1 3 0 .300 .338 .415 .754
Inning 7-9   129 34 3 0 3 10 13 7 18 0 0 0 .264 .301 .357 .658
Extra Innings   15 6 2 0 1 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .400 .471 .733 1.204
0 Outs   131 37 8 0 3 15 18 6 14 2 6 0 .282 .309 .412 .722
1 Outs   150 41 8 0 5 28 18 10 12 2 0 0 .273 .315 .427 .741
2 Outs   133 32 2 0 2 13 10 16 16 0 0 0 .241 .322 .301 .623
Scoring Position   122 36 6 0 1 44 12 10 13 4 6 0 .295 .338 .369 .707
Bases Empty   217 61 11 0 7 7 27 18 16 0 0 0 .281 .336 .429 .765
Runner on 1st   75 13 1 0 2 5 7 4 13 0 0 0 .173 .215 .267 .482
Runner on 2nd   57 17 4 0 0 12 9 7 9 0 6 0 .298 .375 .368 .743
Runner on 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .296 .296 .333 .630
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 5 1 0 0 11 1 2 1 2 0 0 .833 .700 1.000 1.700
Bases Loaded   9 4 0 0 1 10 1 0 1 2 0 0 .444 .364 .778 1.141
Two Strikes   177 34 5 0 4 21 19 15 42 2 0 0 .192 .253 .288 .541
First Pitch   75 22 5 0 1 8 9 2 0 0 2 0 .293 .312 .400 .712
Count 0-1   33 8 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .242 .242 .333 .576
Count 0-2   29 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .103 .103 .138 .241
Count 1-0   41 14 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .341 .341 .415 .756
Count 1-1   43 15 1 0 4 12 8 0 0 0 1 0 .349 .349 .651 1.000
Count 1-2   51 9 1 0 3 7 7 0 16 0 0 0 .176 .176 .373 .549
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .273 .300 .573
Count 2-1   27 11 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .407 .407 .556 .963
Count 2-2   55 13 3 0 1 8 5 0 12 0 0 0 .236 .236 .345 .582
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 0 1 0 0 .375 .647 .375 1.022
Full Count   42 9 0 0 0 4 6 15 3 2 0 0 .214 .407 .214 .621
Behind in Count   113 20 5 0 3 13 9 0 27 0 2 0 .177 .177 .301 .478
Ahead in Count   86 31 4 0 1 11 9 15 0 2 1 0 .360 .447 .442 .888
Batting 2nd   79 18 2 0 4 8 9 3 5 0 4 0 .228 .256 .405 .661
Batting 3rd   189 53 4 0 4 25 18 13 21 2 0 0 .280 .324 .365 .689
Batting 4th   113 28 7 0 2 22 14 13 11 2 2 0 .248 .320 .363 .683
Batting 5th   29 10 4 0 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 0 .345 .406 .483 .889
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Low Leverage   164 50 6 0 6 16 22 12 16 0 0 0 .305 .352 .451 .803
Medium Leverage   168 44 8 0 3 23 21 16 16 1 5 0 .262 .324 .363 .687
High Leverage   79 16 4 0 1 17 3 4 10 3 1 0 .203 .233 .291 .524
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 Dallas - MLB 21 71 142 34 3 0 2 10 16 15 0 0 18 3 3 .239 .312 .303 .615 92 100 0.5
1969 Dallas - MLB 22 135 453 137 22 2 16 88 70 63 1 7 53 4 6 .302 .384 .466 .849 146 152 4.9
1970 Dallas - MLB 23 160 590 185 37 5 17 80 100 79 5 4 55 10 6 .314 .397 .480 .876 147 157 6.2
1971 Dallas - MLB 24 151 543 144 24 3 12 64 69 65 2 7 63 3 11 .265 .342 .387 .729 113 119 2.0
1972 Dallas - MLB 25 116 426 133 28 6 9 39 57 44 0 4 46 3 4 .312 .373 .469 .843 163 167 3.5
1973 Dallas - MLB 26 157 600 175 34 4 20 83 79 65 0 6 53 5 7 .292 .358 .462 .819 133 133 3.0
1974 Dallas - MLB 27 104 414 110 18 0 10 56 46 32 0 4 42 3 8 .266 .316 .382 .697 97 104 1.0
Total MLB 894 3168 918 166 20 86 420 437 363 8 32 330 31 45 .290 .361 .436 .797 132 137 21.0
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
1966 Total - 19 61 274 80 14 6 7 55 63 29 1 1 26 39 10 .292 .361 .464 .824 100 100 1.8
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 Dallas - MLB 21 15 23 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .043 .043 .043 .087 -73 -85 -0.5
1969 Dallas - MLB 22 7 28 9 2 1 2 5 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 .321 .345 .679 1.023 192 200 0.5
1971 Dallas - MLB 24 18 68 21 5 0 2 10 7 8 0 0 5 1 1 .309 .382 .471 .852 148 152 -0.4
Total MLB 40 119 31 7 1 4 18 13 9 0 0 13 1 1 .261 .312 .437 .749 119 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Dallas - MLB 1B 17 1 39 1 3 40 0 1.000 40.2 8.85 +0.3 1.042
1968 Dallas - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Dallas - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.071
1968 Dallas - MLB LF 31 29 55 5 0 60 0 1.000 237.0 2.28 +0.2 .987
1969 Dallas - MLB 1B 52 47 387 33 34 420 0 1.000 402.1 9.40 +1.8 1.060
1969 Dallas - MLB LF 77 72 122 0 0 125 3 .976 606.1 1.81 +2.0 1.014
1969 Dallas - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Dallas - MLB 1B 158 157 1356 86 96 1449 7 .995 1322.0 9.82 +7.4 1.042
1970 Dallas - MLB 2B 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 .997
1971 Dallas - MLB 1B 149 149 1270 91 104 1371 10 .993 1239.2 9.88 +0.9 .990
1971 Dallas - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .993
1971 Dallas - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Dallas - MLB SS 1 0 0 5 0 6 1 .833 6.0 7.50 -0.4 .856
1971 Dallas - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Dallas - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Dallas - MLB 1B 63 52 471 35 42 509 3 .994 481.2 9.45 +4.1 1.049
1972 Dallas - MLB 2B 5 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 14.1 4.40 -0.4 .824
1972 Dallas - MLB LF 57 56 81 1 1 84 2 .976 448.2 1.64 -8.9 .869
1973 Dallas - MLB 1B 152 152 1377 104 127 1497 16 .989 1343.2 9.92 +0.3 1.018
1973 Dallas - MLB 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.5 .689
1974 Dallas - MLB 1B 100 100 943 75 86 1027 9 .991 903.2 10.14 +1.0 .989
TOTAL 1B 691 658 5843 425 492 6313 45 .993 5733.2 9.84 +15.7 1.018
TOTAL 2B 9 1 6 10 1 16 0 1.000 27.1 5.27 -0.8 .846
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 7.0 7.71 -0.4 .886
TOTAL LF 166 157 258 6 1 269 5 .981 1294.0 1.84 -6.7 .960
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 28, 56th overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of college Huston-Tillotson
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
04/11/1967 Named the #68 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/09/1968 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
06/08/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/30/1968 Wins the 1968 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
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 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
06/27/1969 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 4 days.
08/01/1969 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
09/04/1969 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
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: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
03/09/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
05/22/1970 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/02/1970 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $100,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/07/1971 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for one week.
08/12/1971 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 5 days.
10/29/1971 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $170,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
06/15/1972 Injured (strained knee ligament),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/04/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,601,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
04/09/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/06/1973 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/15/1973 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/03/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 157 1
1971 150 7
1973 153 1
Year PA Rank
1970 678 9
1973 673 6
Year AB Rank
1973 600 7
Year H Rank
1970 185 7
1973 175 5
Year TB Rank
1973 277 7
Year 2B Rank
1970 37 5
1973 34 9
Year 3B Rank
1972 6 9
Year RBI Rank
1969 88 10
Year IBB Rank
1972 6 8
Year SF Rank
1969 7 2
1971 7 7
Year EBH Rank
1970 59 10
1973 58 10
Year AVG Rank
1969 .302 10
1970 .314 7
Year OBP Rank
1969 .384 7
1970 .397 5
Year RC Rank
1970 111.68 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1969 6.39 10
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .384 10
1970 .392 10
Year OPS Rank
1970 .876 9
Year WAR Rank
1970 5.6 9
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