1B Lowell Bickle #9
New York Empires MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/23/1975
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1B LOWELL BICKLE #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
66 259 76 13 0 2 25 15 27 .293 .337 .367 0 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 65 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 65 40
Arm: 20 50 35
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 20
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/22/1975 SFS Loss, 8-11 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/21/1975 SFS Loss, 7-8 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
06/20/1975 SFS Loss, 1-9 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1975 LAP Win, 5-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/18/1975 LAP Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/17/1975 LAP Loss, 1-2 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
06/15/1975 SEA Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/1975 SEA Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/13/1975 SEA Loss, 8-11 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/12/1975 @ BOS Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lowell keeps his nose to the grindstone.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/13/1947
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$312,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:76 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 66 259 76 13 0 2 25 20 15 27 .293 .337 .367 .704 .326 .073 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 280 3 0 0 6 1 2 95 15 0 1 0.0 31.5 4.40 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 19 5 0 1 8 2 7 8 0 1 1 .288 .365 .409 .774
Versus Right   193 57 8 0 1 17 18 8 19 2 0 2 .295 .327 .352 .679
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 9 2 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 0 0 .346 .370 .423 .793
April   84 28 4 0 1 5 8 2 8 0 0 1 .333 .356 .417 .773
May   103 25 3 0 1 10 6 7 9 1 1 0 .243 .288 .301 .589
June   72 23 6 0 0 10 6 6 10 1 0 2 .319 .383 .403 .785
Spring Training   55 10 0 0 1 3 4 4 10 0 0 0 .182 .237 .236 .474
Last Year   614 179 30 3 7 77 74 40 56 7 4 2 .292 .333 .384 .718
2 Years Ago   539 166 25 2 13 62 68 29 43 0 4 3 .308 .347 .434 .781
Career   3633 1082 199 17 52 390 426 205 380 18 15 16 .298 .337 .405 .741
Home   145 47 6 0 0 16 12 8 13 2 0 1 .324 .359 .366 .724
Road   114 29 7 0 2 9 8 7 14 0 1 2 .254 .309 .368 .677
Grass   259 76 13 0 2 25 20 15 27 2 1 3 .293 .337 .367 .704
Day   164 49 8 0 2 17 15 8 16 2 1 3 .299 .339 .384 .723
Night   95 27 5 0 0 8 5 7 11 0 0 0 .284 .333 .337 .670
As Starter   256 76 13 0 2 25 20 15 26 2 1 3 .297 .341 .371 .712
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   59 13 2 0 0 4 6 2 2 1 0 0 .220 .242 .254 .496
Inning 1-3   89 25 6 0 0 8 3 4 11 1 0 2 .281 .323 .348 .671
Inning 4-6   87 32 4 0 2 9 10 7 11 0 1 1 .368 .421 .483 .904
Inning 7-9   79 19 3 0 0 7 7 3 5 0 0 0 .241 .268 .278 .547
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
0 Outs   65 13 3 0 0 0 7 4 7 0 1 1 .200 .257 .246 .503
1 Outs   97 36 6 0 1 17 10 4 9 2 0 2 .371 .400 .464 .864
2 Outs   97 27 4 0 1 8 3 7 11 0 0 0 .278 .327 .351 .677
Scoring Position   66 23 3 0 1 23 5 3 11 2 1 2 .348 .384 .439 .823
Bases Empty   141 39 8 0 1 1 12 8 12 0 0 0 .277 .315 .355 .670
Runner on 1st   52 14 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 .269 .333 .308 .641
Runner on 2nd   25 8 0 0 1 6 2 0 5 0 0 1 .320 .346 .440 .786
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 6 2 0 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .333 .400 .444 .844
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
Bases Loaded   7 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Two Strikes   84 20 3 0 1 6 4 4 27 1 0 2 .238 .286 .310 .595
First Pitch   67 23 4 0 0 8 4 0 0 1 0 1 .343 .348 .403 .751
Count 0-1   23 9 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .522 .913
Count 0-2   23 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 1 .174 .208 .304 .513
Count 1-0   33 9 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .303 .576
Count 1-1   21 8 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .571 .952
Count 1-2   26 11 0 0 1 5 1 0 4 1 0 1 .423 .429 .538 .967
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-1   19 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 2-2   25 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .625 .000 .625
Full Count   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Behind in Count   72 24 6 0 1 9 6 0 12 1 0 2 .333 .347 .458 .805
Ahead in Count   64 16 2 0 0 3 8 11 0 0 1 0 .250 .360 .281 .641
Batting 3rd   183 47 10 0 1 18 13 13 22 2 1 2 .257 .310 .328 .638
Batting 4th   28 13 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 .464 .483 .536 1.018
Batting 5th   11 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Batting 6th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 7th   26 10 1 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .407 .538 .946
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   107 28 4 0 1 3 4 8 9 0 0 0 .262 .313 .327 .640
Medium Leverage   104 36 7 0 1 10 12 5 12 0 0 1 .346 .382 .442 .824
High Leverage   47 12 2 0 0 12 4 2 6 2 1 2 .255 .302 .298 .600
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 New York - MLB 20 5 12 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .308 .417 .724 125 128 -0.1
1968 New York - MLB 21 54 144 44 5 0 1 15 17 11 2 1 26 2 0 .306 .361 .361 .722 126 130 0.4
1969 New York - MLB 22 148 609 190 39 3 9 67 78 41 1 2 94 1 3 .312 .355 .430 .785 128 133 4.7
1970 New York - MLB 23 150 653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 2 2 62 1 4 .300 .335 .435 .770 120 121 3.3
1971 New York - MLB 24 150 598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 2 4 47 3 4 .303 .336 .400 .736 116 119 3.3
1972 New York - MLB 25 115 205 47 11 0 2 16 19 5 1 0 23 0 0 .229 .251 .312 .563 76 73 0.1
1973 New York - MLB 26 147 539 166 25 2 13 62 68 29 3 0 43 3 6 .308 .347 .434 .781 122 132 2.7
1974 New York - MLB 27 158 614 179 30 3 7 77 74 40 2 7 56 5 10 .292 .333 .384 .718 114 119 2.3
1975 New York - MLB 28 66 259 76 13 0 2 25 20 15 3 2 27 0 1 .293 .337 .367 .704 95 108 0.8
Total MLB 993 3633 1082 199 17 52 390 426 205 16 18 380 15 28 .298 .337 .405 .741 116 121 17.5
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
1967 Total - 20 60 280 107 13 5 5 73 91 18 1 3 16 36 10 .382 .417 .518 .935 100 100 3.0
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
1973 New York - MLB 26 7 30 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 51 48 -1.0
Total MLB 7 30 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 51 48
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB 2B 5 4 11 10 5 22 1 .955 34.0 5.56 -1.1 .785
1968 New York - MLB 2B 31 26 50 82 16 137 5 .964 234.0 5.08 -4.2 .891
1968 New York - MLB 3B 6 6 4 14 0 20 2 .900 56.0 2.89 -2.8 .832
1968 New York - MLB SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 -0.0 1.071
1969 New York - MLB 2B 148 148 342 419 119 774 13 .983 1281.1 5.35 -2.2 .991
1970 New York - MLB 2B 150 150 385 417 131 819 17 .979 1280.2 5.64 -4.4 .968
1970 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.1 1.050
1971 New York - MLB 2B 150 150 368 479 128 861 14 .984 1319.2 5.78 -6.1 .964
1972 New York - MLB 2B 46 28 68 99 26 170 3 .982 288.0 5.22 -2.5 .941
1972 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 New York - MLB SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 1.021
1973 New York - MLB 1B 29 25 261 18 18 279 0 1.000 216.1 11.61 +0.9 1.014
1973 New York - MLB 2B 101 95 206 267 74 477 4 .992 800.0 5.32 -9.6 .932
1973 New York - MLB 3B 2 2 2 5 0 9 2 .778 18.0 3.50 -0.9 .793
1974 New York - MLB 1B 135 134 1225 97 123 1328 6 .995 1154.1 10.31 +1.2 1.006
1974 New York - MLB 2B 20 19 48 61 14 111 2 .982 163.2 5.99 -1.4 .941
1975 New York - MLB 1B 63 63 610 51 60 666 5 .992 566.2 10.50 +0.8 1.040
TOTAL 1B 227 222 2096 166 201 2273 11 .995 1937.1 10.51 +2.9 1.017
TOTAL 2B 651 620 1478 1834 513 3371 59 .982 5401.1 5.52 -31.6 .959
TOTAL 3B 9 8 6 22 0 32 4 .875 76.1 3.30 -3.6 .843
TOTAL SS 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 11.1 2.38 -0.2 1.046
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 43rd overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college Lakeland CC
10/20/1967 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
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: 50 (65); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (40).
04/09/1968 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
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: 60 (75); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
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: 65 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
02/09/1970 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
08/13/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Lords, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $101,700.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/01/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
08/09/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $170,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/26/1972 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Empires development complex.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $190,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
06/01/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,348,000 with the New York Empires organization.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/30/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Habitants, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 2 R.
08/12/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 9
1971 150 7
1974 153 3
Year PA Rank
1970 690 5
Year AB Rank
1969 609 7
1970 653 1
1971 598 5
1974 614 4
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
1974 179 3
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
1973 .308 6
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