1B Ron Somers #34
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/20/1972
1B RON SOMERS #34 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 426 133 28 6 9 39 44 46 .312 .373 .469 3 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 55
Avoid K's 60 60 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: 70
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
09/24/1972 SFS Win, 7-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 SFS Win, 4-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 SFS Loss, 2-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/21/1972 @ TCN Loss, 1-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1972 @ TCN Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1972 @ TCN Loss, 7-9 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1972 @ HOU Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1972 @ HOU Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/1972 @ HOU Win, 4-3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1972 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
No one is exempt from his charm.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic
Low: Intelligence
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:$170,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,601,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1966, 28th 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 116 426 133 28 6 9 39 57 44 46 .312 .373 .469 .843 .375 .157 150
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 474 0 6 0 5 0 4 200 43 3 4 42.9 75.7 6.68 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   173 53 12 2 4 12 22 16 17 0 0 0 .306 .365 .468 .833
Versus Right   253 80 16 4 5 27 35 28 29 4 0 0 .316 .379 .470 .849
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   99 31 6 2 5 15 14 8 6 1 0 0 .313 .361 .566 .927
May   95 30 10 1 2 10 12 10 10 2 0 0 .316 .374 .505 .879
June   57 22 7 1 1 2 11 3 4 0 0 0 .386 .417 .596 1.013
July   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
August   95 29 2 2 1 8 14 17 15 1 0 0 .305 .407 .400 .807
September   77 21 3 0 0 4 6 6 9 0 0 0 .273 .325 .312 .637
Spring Training   49 10 3 1 0 7 6 9 9 0 0 0 .204 .328 .306 .634
Last Year   543 144 24 3 12 64 69 65 63 7 1 2 .265 .342 .387 .729
2 Years Ago   590 185 37 5 17 80 100 79 55 4 0 5 .314 .397 .480 .876
Career   2154 633 114 16 56 281 312 266 235 22 1 8 .294 .370 .440 .810
Home   202 72 20 5 3 23 30 23 19 2 0 0 .356 .419 .550 .968
Road   224 61 8 1 6 16 27 21 27 2 0 0 .272 .332 .397 .729
Grass   426 133 28 6 9 39 57 44 46 4 0 0 .312 .373 .469 .843
Day   268 88 15 3 7 26 31 25 28 2 0 0 .328 .383 .485 .868
Night   158 45 13 3 2 13 26 19 18 2 0 0 .285 .358 .443 .801
As Starter   418 130 27 6 9 39 57 43 45 4 0 0 .311 .372 .469 .841
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Pinch Hitting   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Close/Late   97 26 4 0 1 5 11 15 5 1 0 0 .268 .363 .340 .703
Inning 1-3   176 61 14 4 3 15 28 12 19 0 0 0 .347 .388 .523 .911
Inning 4-6   120 38 7 2 4 17 14 16 20 2 0 0 .317 .391 .508 .900
Inning 7-9   114 31 7 0 2 7 14 14 6 2 0 0 .272 .346 .386 .732
Extra Innings   16 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .188 .278 .188 .465
0 Outs   188 58 15 3 3 7 29 16 24 0 0 0 .309 .363 .468 .831
1 Outs   108 30 7 1 1 18 13 8 12 4 0 0 .278 .317 .389 .706
2 Outs   130 45 6 2 5 14 15 20 10 0 0 0 .346 .433 .538 .972
Scoring Position   78 24 5 1 2 31 13 16 10 4 0 0 .308 .408 .474 .883
Bases Empty   277 90 20 5 7 7 35 21 27 0 0 0 .325 .372 .509 .882
Runner on 1st   71 19 3 0 0 1 9 7 9 0 0 0 .268 .333 .310 .643
Runner on 2nd   20 7 2 0 1 7 4 8 1 0 0 0 .350 .536 .600 1.136
Runner on 3rd   9 5 2 0 0 6 2 2 3 1 0 0 .556 .583 .778 1.361
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 7 0 1 1 6 5 3 2 0 0 0 .318 .400 .545 .945
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .111 .182 .222 .404
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 .222 .182 .222 .404
Two Strikes   164 43 14 2 1 13 17 15 46 2 0 0 .262 .320 .390 .711
First Pitch   79 23 2 1 1 4 7 5 0 0 0 0 .291 .333 .380 .713
Count 0-1   55 21 3 1 3 7 10 0 0 1 0 0 .382 .375 .636 1.011
Count 0-2   35 5 3 0 1 3 3 0 10 0 0 0 .143 .143 .314 .457
Count 1-0   39 13 2 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .350 .436 .786
Count 1-1   39 16 4 1 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .410 .410 .641 1.051
Count 1-2   49 11 5 2 0 3 4 0 18 1 0 0 .224 .220 .408 .628
Count 2-0   14 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 2-1   25 7 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .280 .269 .640 .909
Count 2-2   44 13 2 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 0 .295 .295 .341 .636
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 4 1 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 .400 .714 .500 1.214
Full Count   36 14 4 0 0 5 8 15 7 1 0 0 .389 .558 .500 1.058
Behind in Count   139 37 11 3 4 13 17 0 28 2 0 0 .266 .262 .475 .737
Ahead in Count   89 30 5 1 3 10 17 24 0 1 0 0 .337 .474 .517 .991
Batting Leadoff   286 90 23 4 8 28 41 22 25 3 0 0 .315 .360 .507 .867
Batting 2nd   18 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 .333 .409 .389 .798
Batting 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Batting 4th   30 10 1 0 0 3 5 6 5 0 0 0 .333 .444 .367 .811
Batting 5th   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   11 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .364 .864
Batting 8th   62 19 3 2 1 5 6 10 6 0 0 0 .306 .403 .468 .871
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   150 48 9 3 6 15 20 12 16 1 0 0 .320 .368 .540 .908
Medium Leverage   202 67 15 2 3 14 27 22 24 2 0 0 .332 .394 .470 .864
High Leverage   72 18 4 1 0 10 10 10 6 1 0 0 .250 .337 .333 .671
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 96 0.4
1969 Dallas - MLB 22 135 453 137 22 2 16 88 70 63 1 7 53 4 6 .302 .384 .466 .849 146 147 4.7
1970 Dallas - MLB 23 160 590 185 37 5 17 80 100 79 5 4 55 10 6 .314 .397 .480 .876 148 151 5.9
1971 Dallas - MLB 24 151 543 144 24 3 12 64 69 65 2 7 63 3 11 .265 .342 .387 .729 113 115 1.7
1972 Dallas - MLB 25 116 426 133 28 6 9 39 57 44 0 4 46 3 4 .312 .373 .469 .843 144 150 3.0
Total MLB 633 2154 633 114 16 56 281 312 266 8 22 235 23 30 .294 .370 .440 .810 135 137 15.6
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
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 -86 -0.5
1969 Dallas - MLB 22 7 28 9 2 1 2 5 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 .321 .345 .679 1.023 192 194 0.5
1971 Dallas - MLB 24 18 68 21 5 0 2 10 7 8 0 0 5 1 1 .309 .382 .471 .852 149 147 -0.4
Total MLB 40 119 31 7 1 4 18 13 9 0 0 13 1 1 .261 .312 .437 .749 119 116
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
TOTAL 1B 439 406 3523 246 279 3789 20 .995 3486.1 9.73 +14.5 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.
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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