SS Gary Long #12
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
04/26/1976
SS GARY LONG #12 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 68 20 5 2 1 9 6 6 .294 .360 .471 3 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 55 60 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 20
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 55 50
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 35 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/25/1976 @ PIT Loss, 3-8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/24/1976 @ PIT Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/1976 @ PIT Win, 8-4 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0
04/22/1976 NYK Win, 8-2 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
04/21/1976 NYK Win, 4-2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/20/1976 NYK Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/18/1976 MIL Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/17/1976 MIL Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
04/16/1976 MIL Win, 2-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/15/1976 PIT Win, 12-5 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Gary makes the most of his talent.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:05/04/1944
Born in:Compton, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$246,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 8th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 68 20 5 2 1 9 11 6 6 .294 .360 .471 .831 .367 .176 144
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 77 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 8 3 3 50.0 10.9 5.44 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 .053 .182 .053 .234
Versus Right   49 19 5 2 1 8 11 4 2 0 2 0 .388 .434 .633 1.067
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 2 1 0 2 4 3 5 0 0 1 .261 .370 .435 .805
April   68 20 5 2 1 9 11 6 6 0 2 1 .294 .360 .471 .831
Spring Training   64 15 0 0 1 7 5 4 9 1 0 0 .234 .275 .281 .557
Last Year   488 128 21 0 15 84 66 58 54 13 1 2 .262 .335 .398 .733
2 Years Ago   446 110 16 7 4 39 60 47 55 2 4 3 .247 .321 .341 .662
Career   3929 1031 130 33 77 434 488 411 498 29 15 30 .262 .335 .371 .706
Home   36 10 1 1 0 4 5 2 3 0 1 0 .278 .316 .361 .677
Road   32 10 4 1 1 5 6 4 3 0 1 1 .312 .405 .594 .999
Grass   68 20 5 2 1 9 11 6 6 0 2 1 .294 .360 .471 .831
Day   49 15 4 2 1 7 9 3 3 0 2 1 .306 .358 .531 .889
Night   19 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 .263 .364 .316 .679
As Starter   68 20 5 2 1 9 11 6 6 0 2 1 .294 .360 .471 .831
Close/Late   11 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Inning 1-3   24 9 4 0 1 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .375 .444 .667 1.111
Inning 4-6   26 6 0 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 .231 .259 .308 .567
Inning 7-9   18 5 1 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 .278 .381 .444 .825
0 Outs   22 7 2 1 0 2 6 3 2 0 1 1 .318 .423 .500 .923
1 Outs   22 8 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 0 .364 .417 .682 1.098
2 Outs   24 5 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .208 .240 .250 .490
Scoring Position   19 5 2 1 0 7 2 1 3 0 2 0 .263 .300 .474 .774
Bases Empty   37 12 3 1 0 0 7 5 3 0 0 1 .324 .419 .459 .878
Runner on 1st   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd   8 3 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   32 8 1 2 0 4 6 3 6 0 0 0 .250 .314 .406 .721
First Pitch   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-1   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-1   8 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 1-2   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.600 2.200
Count 2-2   8 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   11 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 .273 .429 .273 .701
Behind in Count   19 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Ahead in Count   13 5 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 .385 .529 .769 1.299
Batting 3rd   46 18 4 2 1 8 10 3 2 0 2 0 .391 .429 .630 1.059
Batting 4th   22 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 1 .091 .231 .136 .367
Low Leverage   27 9 2 1 0 1 8 4 3 0 0 1 .333 .438 .481 .919
Medium Leverage   27 9 3 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .379 .556 .935
High Leverage   13 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
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 Washington - MLB 24 111 365 91 6 5 3 21 34 33 3 2 70 4 3 .249 .315 .318 .633 100 100 2.9
1969 Washington - MLB 25 154 519 135 19 3 9 55 50 60 3 3 72 10 6 .260 .338 .360 .699 105 106 4.5
1970 Washington - MLB 26 111 366 92 14 2 8 49 39 42 2 3 42 4 1 .251 .329 .366 .695 94 91 2.7
1971 Washington - MLB 27 153 554 153 11 4 12 62 70 47 8 4 63 6 8 .276 .339 .375 .715 106 109 3.8
1972 Washington - MLB 28 149 594 171 19 5 17 70 88 59 5 1 63 10 14 .288 .357 .423 .779 129 130 6.0
1973 Washington - MLB 29 140 529 131 19 5 8 45 70 59 3 1 73 6 2 .248 .326 .348 .674 87 88 1.7
1974 Washington - MLB 30 114 446 110 16 7 4 39 60 47 3 2 55 9 10 .247 .321 .341 .662 90 94 -0.2
1975 Washington - MLB 31 134 488 128 21 0 15 84 66 58 2 13 54 7 12 .262 .335 .398 .733 104 104 1.3
1976 Washington - MLB 32 18 68 20 5 2 1 9 11 6 1 0 6 3 3 .294 .360 .471 .831 139 144 0.6
Total MLB 1084 3929 1031 130 33 77 434 488 411 30 29 498 59 59 .262 .335 .371 .706 104 105 23.2
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 - 23 57 257 75 11 2 7 50 67 25 4 0 25 36 8 .292 .364 .432 .796 100 100 1.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Washington - MLB SS 110 110 138 325 69 486 23 .953 960.0 4.34 +4.3 1.016
1969 Washington - MLB SS 152 152 299 488 108 807 20 .975 1330.0 5.33 +11.4 1.038
1970 Washington - MLB SS 108 104 175 348 57 539 16 .970 894.2 5.26 +12.2 1.061
1971 Washington - MLB SS 146 145 216 492 81 737 29 .961 1263.2 5.04 +6.7 1.023
1972 Washington - MLB 2B 2 2 4 6 1 11 1 .909 18.0 5.00 -0.7 .848
1972 Washington - MLB SS 147 147 274 458 88 757 25 .967 1308.2 5.03 +5.1 1.007
1973 Washington - MLB SS 138 136 252 484 88 752 16 .979 1195.1 5.54 -0.6 1.005
1974 Washington - MLB SS 113 113 205 394 77 624 25 .960 989.1 5.45 -13.1 .944
1975 Washington - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Washington - MLB SS 126 125 212 424 77 665 29 .956 1112.0 5.15 -10.6 .967
1976 Washington - MLB SS 18 18 32 49 12 86 5 .942 157.0 4.64 -2.0 .984
TOTAL 2B 2 2 4 6 1 11 1 .909 18.0 5.00 -0.7 .848
TOTAL SS 1058 1050 1803 3462 657 5453 188 .966 9210.2 5.14 +13.4 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 36th overall pick) by the Washington Eagles, out of college USC
10/20/1967 Named the #79 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
04/09/1968 Named the #64 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: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
08/10/1969 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
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: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/02/1970 Injured (sports hernia),out for 8 weeks.
08/11/1970 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $74,490.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $160,020.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
03/20/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $984,000 with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/23/1972 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/16/1972 Goes 5-6 against the Cleveland Bobcats, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
03/10/1973 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/26/1973 Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
05/24/1974 Injured (strained shoulder),out for 5 weeks.
07/28/1974 Injured (sore calf),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/29/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/29/1974 Injured (concussion),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/26/1975 Injured (back stiffness),out for one week.
07/14/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1975 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1969 153 1
Year AB Rank
1972 594 9
Year HP Rank
1971 8 6
Year SF Rank
1975 13 1
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