2B Lowell Bickle #9
New York Empires MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/20/1972
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2B LOWELL BICKLE #9 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 205 47 11 0 2 16 5 23 .229 .251 .312 0 -0.1
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 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 65 40
Arm: 20 50 35
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1972 ATL Win, 5-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1972 MON Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 MON Loss, 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1972 MON Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1972 BOS Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1972 BOS Loss, 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1972 @ MON Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1972 @ MON Loss, 10-11 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Bickle works hard.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/13/1947
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$170,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
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: -
Drafted:1967, 15th 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 115 205 47 11 0 2 16 19 5 23 .229 .251 .312 .563 .257 .083 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 211 1 1 0 3 0 0 64 13 0 0 0.0 15.5 2.60 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 11 2 0 0 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 .186 .200 .220 .420
Versus Right   146 36 9 0 2 14 18 4 14 0 0 1 .247 .272 .349 .621
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   35 12 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .343 .343 .514 .857
May   33 8 3 0 1 5 6 1 2 0 0 1 .242 .286 .424 .710
June   27 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .148 .148 .185 .333
July   43 9 1 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .209 .209 .233 .442
August   37 9 3 0 0 5 5 3 5 0 0 0 .243 .300 .324 .624
September   30 5 0 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 0 .167 .194 .167 .360
Spring Training   57 22 4 1 2 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 .386 .397 .596 .993
Last Year   598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 47 4 0 2 .303 .336 .400 .736
2 Years Ago   653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 62 2 1 2 .300 .335 .435 .770
Career   2221 661 131 12 30 226 264 121 254 9 6 8 .298 .335 .408 .743
Home   99 22 6 0 1 11 9 3 12 0 0 1 .222 .252 .313 .566
Road   106 25 5 0 1 5 10 2 11 0 0 0 .236 .250 .311 .561
Grass   205 47 11 0 2 16 19 5 23 0 0 1 .229 .251 .312 .563
Day   125 29 8 0 2 8 15 3 15 0 0 0 .232 .250 .344 .594
Night   80 18 3 0 0 8 4 2 8 0 0 1 .225 .253 .263 .516
As Starter   119 28 5 0 2 9 13 3 9 0 0 1 .235 .260 .328 .588
As Reliever / Substitution   86 19 6 0 0 7 6 2 14 0 0 0 .221 .239 .291 .529
Pinch Hitting   73 16 5 0 0 4 6 2 13 0 0 0 .219 .240 .288 .528
Close/Late   94 14 3 0 0 4 6 4 12 0 0 0 .149 .184 .181 .365
Inning 1-3   44 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .227 .227 .250 .477
Inning 4-6   40 12 2 0 1 2 7 1 4 0 0 1 .300 .333 .425 .758
Inning 7-9   113 22 8 0 1 12 11 4 15 0 0 0 .195 .222 .292 .514
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
0 Outs   66 19 8 0 1 5 9 1 12 0 0 0 .288 .299 .455 .753
1 Outs   65 14 3 0 0 5 6 3 4 0 0 1 .215 .261 .262 .522
2 Outs   74 14 0 0 1 6 4 1 7 0 0 0 .189 .200 .230 .430
Scoring Position   60 11 3 0 0 13 4 4 5 0 0 0 .183 .234 .233 .468
Bases Empty   107 32 6 0 2 2 12 0 13 0 0 1 .299 .306 .411 .717
Runner on 1st   38 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .105 .128 .158 .286
Runner on 2nd   19 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .105 .190 .105 .296
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   11 5 2 0 0 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091
Two Strikes   77 13 2 0 1 6 6 3 23 0 0 0 .169 .200 .234 .434
First Pitch   43 12 4 0 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 .279 .311 .372 .683
Count 0-1   16 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .312 .500
Count 0-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 1-0   21 6 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 1-1   20 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .500 .850
Count 1-2   27 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 .185 .185 .185 .370
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-2   20 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Full Count   18 3 0 0 1 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Behind in Count   55 9 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 0 0 0 .164 .164 .200 .364
Ahead in Count   49 12 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 .245 .260 .306 .566
Batting Leadoff   14 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Batting 2nd   17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Batting 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting 4th   28 10 2 0 2 5 6 0 4 0 0 1 .357 .379 .643 1.022
Batting 5th   35 8 2 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 .229 .270 .286 .556
Batting 6th   32 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .219 .250 .469
Batting 7th   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 8th   11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Batting 9th   46 12 4 0 0 5 5 2 11 0 0 0 .261 .292 .348 .639
Low Leverage   56 17 3 0 1 3 6 1 6 0 0 0 .304 .316 .411 .727
Medium Leverage   82 17 3 0 1 4 7 1 9 0 0 1 .207 .226 .280 .507
High Leverage   67 13 5 0 0 9 6 3 8 0 0 0 .194 .229 .269 .497
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 .724 123 123 -0.1
1968 New York - MLB 21 54 144 44 5 0 1 15 17 11 2 1 26 2 0 .306 .361 .361 .722 126 128 0.4
1969 New York - MLB 22 148 609 190 39 3 9 67 78 41 1 2 94 1 3 .312 .355 .430 .785 128 129 4.3
1970 New York - MLB 23 150 653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 2 2 62 1 4 .300 .335 .435 .770 117 117 2.9
1971 New York - MLB 24 150 598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 2 4 47 3 4 .303 .336 .400 .736 115 114 2.9
1972 New York - MLB 25 115 205 47 11 0 2 16 19 5 1 0 23 0 0 .229 .251 .312 .563 64 66 -0.1
Total MLB 622 2221 661 131 12 30 226 264 121 8 9 254 7 11 .298 .335 .408 .743 115 116 10.4
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 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
TOTAL 2B 530 506 1224 1506 425 2783 53 .981 4437.2 5.54 -20.6 .965
TOTAL 3B 7 6 4 17 0 23 2 .913 58.1 3.24 -2.7 .862
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 9
1971 150 7
Year PA Rank
1970 690 5
Year AB Rank
1969 609 7
1970 653 1
1971 598 5
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
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