1B Ron Somers #34
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1973
1B RON SOMERS #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 412 129 19 2 17 60 44 36 .313 .376 .493 5 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 55 55 50 55
Eye 50 55 50 55
Avoid K's 60 65 60 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: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 30 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1973 @ LAP Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1973 HOU Loss, 5-13 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
07/29/1973 HOU Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1973 HOU Win, 8-4 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1973 SFS Loss, 5-14 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
07/26/1973 SFS Loss, 0-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1973 SFS Loss, 3-6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
07/23/1973 CHH Loss, 0-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1973 CHH Loss, 6-7 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
07/21/1973 CHH Win, 6-4 3 2 1 0 0 1 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:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$281,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 412 129 19 2 17 60 57 44 36 .313 .376 .493 .869 .376 .180 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 460 0 9 0 7 0 4 203 38 5 4 55.6 76.3 6.92 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 31 5 0 6 16 14 12 14 1 0 0 .284 .352 .495 .848
Versus Right   303 98 14 2 11 44 43 32 22 3 0 0 .323 .385 .492 .876
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
Last Week   22 10 0 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 .455 .478 .727 1.206
April   91 27 6 0 6 16 15 14 10 3 0 0 .297 .380 .560 .940
May   107 29 4 1 3 13 12 11 12 0 0 0 .271 .339 .411 .750
June   105 36 6 1 4 18 13 10 6 1 0 0 .343 .397 .533 .930
July   109 37 3 0 4 13 17 9 8 0 0 0 .339 .390 .477 .867
All-Star Game   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Spring Training   45 13 0 0 2 6 8 4 5 0 0 0 .289 .347 .422 .769
Last Year   426 133 28 6 9 39 57 44 46 4 0 0 .312 .373 .469 .843
2 Years Ago   543 144 24 3 12 64 69 65 63 7 1 2 .265 .342 .387 .729
Career   2566 762 133 18 73 341 369 310 271 26 1 8 .297 .371 .448 .819
Home   226 79 11 1 9 32 32 21 18 2 0 0 .350 .402 .527 .928
Road   186 50 8 1 8 28 25 23 18 2 0 0 .269 .346 .452 .798
Grass   412 129 19 2 17 60 57 44 36 4 0 0 .313 .376 .493 .869
Day   230 72 12 2 8 35 32 15 22 3 0 0 .313 .351 .487 .838
Night   182 57 7 0 9 25 25 29 14 1 0 0 .313 .406 .500 .906
As Starter   410 129 19 2 17 60 57 44 36 4 0 0 .315 .378 .495 .873
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   101 35 7 0 6 15 14 13 11 0 0 0 .347 .421 .594 1.015
Inning 1-3   147 41 3 0 4 25 13 9 9 3 0 0 .279 .314 .381 .695
Inning 4-6   129 37 6 2 6 14 22 17 9 1 0 0 .287 .367 .504 .871
Inning 7-9   126 48 10 0 6 20 20 16 17 0 0 0 .381 .451 .603 1.054
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .600 1.017
0 Outs   133 53 8 1 8 18 30 12 8 0 0 0 .398 .448 .654 1.102
1 Outs   134 39 4 1 6 27 19 14 8 4 0 0 .291 .349 .470 .819
2 Outs   145 37 7 0 3 15 8 18 20 0 0 0 .255 .337 .366 .703
Scoring Position   105 36 5 0 5 43 13 22 12 4 0 0 .343 .443 .533 .976
Bases Empty   231 70 11 2 10 10 35 19 19 0 0 0 .303 .356 .498 .854
Runner on 1st   76 23 3 0 2 7 9 3 5 0 0 0 .303 .329 .421 .750
Runner on 2nd   39 14 1 0 2 10 5 10 2 0 0 0 .359 .490 .538 1.028
Runner on 3rd   19 4 0 0 1 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 .211 .375 .368 .743
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 11 2 0 2 14 5 3 2 0 0 0 .423 .483 .731 1.214
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 6 1 2 3 3 0 0 .429 .417 .571 .988
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Two Strikes   164 45 6 0 6 22 21 16 36 0 0 0 .274 .339 .421 .760
First Pitch   79 28 3 0 4 14 11 9 0 1 0 0 .354 .416 .544 .960
Count 0-1   40 16 3 0 1 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .390 .550 .940
Count 0-2   26 10 2 0 4 9 4 0 5 0 0 0 .385 .385 .923 1.308
Count 1-0   37 13 1 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .351 .514 .865
Count 1-1   41 15 4 0 3 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .366 .366 .683 1.049
Count 1-2   47 8 1 0 0 1 4 0 11 0 0 0 .170 .170 .191 .362
Count 2-0   12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 2-1   26 7 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .269 .259 .462 .721
Count 2-2   51 14 1 0 1 2 4 0 13 0 0 0 .275 .275 .353 .627
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 3 0 0 1 2 5 11 0 1 0 0 .231 .560 .462 1.022
Full Count   40 13 2 0 1 10 9 16 7 0 0 0 .325 .518 .450 .968
Behind in Count   113 34 6 0 5 14 13 0 16 1 0 0 .301 .298 .487 .785
Ahead in Count   88 25 3 2 3 9 13 19 0 2 0 0 .284 .404 .466 .870
Batting 3rd   120 33 4 0 6 16 19 16 11 0 0 0 .275 .360 .458 .819
Batting 4th   290 96 15 2 11 44 38 28 25 4 0 0 .331 .385 .510 .895
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   133 35 7 0 5 7 15 18 17 0 0 0 .263 .351 .429 .780
Medium Leverage   192 63 7 2 7 23 29 14 7 1 0 0 .328 .372 .495 .867
High Leverage   85 31 5 0 5 30 13 12 12 3 0 0 .365 .430 .600 1.030
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 26 107 412 129 19 2 17 60 57 44 0 4 36 5 4 .313 .376 .493 .869 139 145 3.0
Total MLB 740 2566 762 133 18 73 341 369 310 8 26 271 28 34 .297 .371 .448 .819 138 145 20.1
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 105 105 971 66 97 1046 9 .991 937.1 9.96 +0.8 1.026
TOTAL 1B 544 511 4494 312 376 4835 29 .994 4423.2 9.78 +15.3 1.025
TOTAL 2B 8 0 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 18.1 5.40 -0.3 .893
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 157 1
1971 150 7
Year PA Rank
1970 678 9
Year H Rank
1970 185 7
Year 2B Rank
1970 37 5
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
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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