1B Lowell Bickle #9
New York Empires MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/25/1975
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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
156 617 190 34 4 7 74 32 52 .308 .346 .410 3 3.1
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 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
09/28/1975 BOS Win, 6-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/27/1975 BOS Win, 5-4 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 BOS Win, 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1975 ATL Loss, 5-6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 ATL Win, 5-2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 ATL Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1975 DET Loss, 4-6 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 DET Loss, 2-3 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/1975 DET Win, 4-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 @ BOS Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lowell works hard.
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:174 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 156 617 190 34 4 7 74 62 32 52 .308 .346 .410 .756 .346 .102 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 662 7 1 0 20 1 5 253 45 3 7 30.0 81.6 4.79 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   198 59 10 3 3 21 14 11 22 0 1 2 .298 .341 .424 .765
Versus Right   419 131 24 1 4 53 48 21 30 5 0 5 .313 .349 .403 .752
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   95 30 6 0 0 16 10 8 10 2 0 3 .316 .380 .379 .759
July   104 35 9 0 1 15 12 2 5 0 0 2 .337 .361 .452 .813
August   121 36 7 1 2 14 11 6 10 1 0 1 .298 .333 .421 .755
September   110 36 5 3 2 14 15 7 10 1 0 0 .327 .364 .482 .846
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   3991 1196 220 21 57 439 468 222 405 21 15 20 .300 .338 .408 .746
Home   310 94 14 2 3 34 27 17 27 3 0 3 .303 .342 .390 .733
Road   307 96 20 2 4 40 35 15 25 2 1 4 .313 .351 .430 .781
Grass   617 190 34 4 7 74 62 32 52 5 1 7 .308 .346 .410 .756
Day   373 126 23 4 6 49 42 18 36 3 1 5 .338 .373 .469 .843
Night   244 64 11 0 1 25 20 14 16 2 0 2 .262 .305 .320 .625
As Starter   609 188 34 4 7 72 62 32 51 5 1 7 .309 .348 .412 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   140 34 5 1 2 19 19 6 7 2 0 1 .243 .275 .336 .611
Inning 1-3   218 64 13 1 3 28 19 11 24 2 0 4 .294 .336 .404 .740
Inning 4-6   207 79 15 2 2 20 20 10 14 1 1 2 .382 .414 .502 .916
Inning 7-9   181 46 5 1 2 25 22 10 13 1 0 1 .254 .295 .326 .621
Extra Innings   11 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .091 .154 .182 .336
0 Outs   156 40 5 0 2 9 23 10 12 1 1 1 .256 .304 .327 .630
1 Outs   227 75 17 2 2 41 23 7 19 4 0 4 .330 .355 .449 .805
2 Outs   234 75 12 2 3 24 16 15 21 0 0 2 .321 .367 .427 .794
Scoring Position   169 56 10 0 3 64 22 8 20 5 1 5 .331 .369 .444 .813
Bases Empty   322 99 19 4 2 2 30 17 23 0 0 1 .307 .344 .410 .754
Runner on 1st   126 35 5 0 2 8 10 7 9 0 0 1 .278 .321 .365 .686
Runner on 2nd   67 20 5 0 2 17 9 3 9 0 0 1 .299 .338 .463 .801
Runner on 3rd   19 6 1 0 0 11 2 1 3 2 0 1 .316 .348 .368 .716
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 16 3 0 1 11 5 2 5 0 0 1 .356 .396 .489 .885
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 1 .214 .250 .214 .464
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 7 2 2 1 2 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Bases Loaded   15 8 1 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 1 1 .533 .562 .600 1.163
Two Strikes   197 49 6 2 3 19 13 13 52 3 0 3 .249 .301 .345 .646
First Pitch   143 45 11 0 0 17 10 1 0 1 0 1 .315 .322 .392 .714
Count 0-1   66 22 5 0 2 10 8 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .338 .500 .838
Count 0-2   49 13 3 1 1 3 6 0 16 0 0 2 .265 .294 .429 .723
Count 1-0   67 19 3 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .284 .373 .657
Count 1-1   62 24 2 0 1 12 8 0 0 0 0 2 .387 .406 .468 .874
Count 1-2   67 21 1 0 2 10 3 0 9 1 0 1 .313 .319 .418 .737
Count 2-0   20 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .500 .850
Count 2-1   44 17 3 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .386 .386 .500 .886
Count 2-2   57 9 0 1 0 3 2 0 21 1 0 0 .158 .155 .193 .348
Count 3-0   3 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   15 4 1 1 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .267 .542 .467 1.008
Full Count   24 6 2 0 0 3 2 13 6 1 0 0 .250 .500 .333 .833
Behind in Count   182 56 9 1 5 23 17 0 25 2 0 4 .308 .319 .451 .770
Ahead in Count   149 50 10 2 1 16 23 18 0 0 1 0 .336 .407 .450 .857
Batting 3rd   516 156 30 4 6 64 55 29 44 5 1 6 .302 .344 .411 .754
Batting 4th   36 14 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 .389 .405 .444 .850
Batting 5th   18 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Batting 6th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Batting 7th   31 11 2 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .355 .375 .516 .891
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   252 73 12 3 2 13 18 16 18 2 0 1 .290 .332 .385 .717
Medium Leverage   249 86 18 1 3 31 35 13 21 1 0 2 .345 .381 .462 .843
High Leverage   112 29 4 0 2 30 9 3 12 2 1 4 .259 .298 .348 .646
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 28 156 617 190 34 4 7 74 62 32 7 5 52 3 7 .308 .346 .410 .756 108 122 3.1
Total MLB 1083 3991 1196 220 21 57 439 468 222 20 21 405 18 34 .300 .338 .408 .746 116 122 19.8
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 146 145 1379 130 124 1518 9 .994 1295.1 10.48 +4.8 1.031
1975 New York - MLB 2B 5 0 3 5 3 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 -0.4 .689
1975 New York - MLB SS 3 3 3 11 2 15 1 .933 26.0 4.85 -0.4 .905
TOTAL 1B 310 304 2865 245 265 3125 15 .995 2666.0 10.50 +6.9 1.020
TOTAL 2B 656 620 1481 1839 516 3379 59 .983 5407.1 5.53 -32.0 .959
TOTAL 3B 9 8 6 22 0 32 4 .875 76.1 3.30 -3.6 .843
TOTAL SS 6 4 4 13 2 18 1 .944 37.1 4.10 -0.6 .922
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
1975 617 1
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
1974 179 3
1975 190 1
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
1975 34 6
Year HP Rank
1975 7 8
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
1973 .308 6
1975 .308 5
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