SS Phil Soroka #25
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/23/1974
SS PHIL SOROKA #25 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 243 53 5 1 1 19 33 41 .218 .312 .259 12 -1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 45 50 45 50
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 55 60 55 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ BRO Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ BRO Win, 7-6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1974 @ STL Win, 6-5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1974 @ STL Loss, 0-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1974 PIT Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 PIT Win, 7-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1974 PIT Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 PIT Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 BRO Loss, 5-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/09/1974 BRO Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Always has snacks in his locker.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:05/07/1945
Born in:Florence, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$115,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 21st Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 243 53 5 1 1 19 28 33 41 .218 .312 .259 .571 .271 .041 71
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 285 1 0 0 8 6 2 63 7 12 8 60.0 20.5 2.58 -1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 18 1 0 1 4 6 11 13 0 3 0 .222 .315 .272 .587
Versus Right   162 35 4 1 0 15 21 22 28 2 3 1 .216 .310 .253 .563
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
April   8 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
May   43 9 0 0 0 2 3 8 9 0 0 0 .209 .333 .209 .543
June   103 23 3 0 1 13 15 12 10 2 2 1 .223 .305 .282 .587
July   42 13 2 1 0 2 5 3 10 0 2 0 .310 .356 .405 .760
August   32 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
September   15 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 0 1 0 .267 .421 .267 .688
Spring Training   51 11 1 0 1 2 12 9 10 0 3 0 .216 .333 .294 .627
Last Year   205 51 11 2 2 29 20 23 32 3 4 0 .249 .320 .351 .672
2 Years Ago   151 38 5 2 0 10 22 27 14 1 2 1 .252 .367 .311 .678
Career   874 221 32 7 5 81 109 123 122 10 17 6 .253 .346 .323 .668
Home   111 21 0 0 1 7 16 21 17 0 4 1 .189 .323 .216 .540
Road   132 32 5 1 0 12 12 12 24 2 2 0 .242 .301 .295 .597
Grass   243 53 5 1 1 19 28 33 41 2 6 1 .218 .312 .259 .571
Day   151 27 2 1 0 9 18 20 25 2 5 0 .179 .272 .205 .477
Night   92 26 3 0 1 10 10 13 16 0 1 1 .283 .377 .348 .725
As Starter   189 45 4 1 1 19 19 23 26 2 6 1 .238 .321 .286 .607
As Reliever / Substitution   54 8 1 0 0 0 9 10 15 0 0 0 .148 .281 .167 .448
Pinch Hitting   40 6 0 0 0 0 6 9 12 0 0 0 .150 .306 .150 .456
Close/Late   71 16 1 0 0 3 11 10 11 0 2 0 .225 .321 .239 .560
Inning 1-3   75 18 0 1 1 6 9 11 8 1 2 1 .240 .341 .307 .648
Inning 4-6   59 13 4 0 0 8 4 6 12 1 2 0 .220 .288 .288 .576
Inning 7-9   103 22 1 0 0 5 14 14 19 0 1 0 .214 .308 .223 .531
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   85 20 1 1 0 5 13 8 16 0 3 1 .235 .309 .271 .579
1 Outs   97 23 1 0 1 9 13 13 14 2 3 0 .237 .321 .278 .600
2 Outs   61 10 3 0 0 5 1 12 11 0 0 0 .164 .301 .213 .514
Scoring Position   68 16 1 0 0 18 10 13 11 2 6 1 .235 .357 .250 .607
Bases Empty   134 27 3 1 1 1 16 19 23 0 0 0 .201 .301 .261 .562
Runner on 1st   41 10 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 .244 .262 .268 .530
Runner on 2nd   20 6 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 5 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
Runner on 3rd   14 5 0 0 0 7 2 1 2 1 0 1 .357 .412 .357 .769
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 1 0 0 4 5 2 2 0 1 0 .188 .278 .250 .528
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Two Strikes   131 20 3 0 0 7 9 19 41 0 0 0 .153 .260 .176 .436
First Pitch   33 11 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 2 0 .333 .324 .424 .748
Count 0-1   16 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 .625 1.062
Count 0-2   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   21 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .238 .227 .286 .513
Count 1-1   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 1-2   49 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 0 0 .163 .163 .184 .347
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 2-1   9 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 2-2   34 6 1 0 0 3 3 0 10 0 0 0 .176 .176 .206 .382
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 .167 .706 .167 .873
Full Count   30 4 1 0 0 2 4 19 7 0 0 0 .133 .469 .167 .636
Behind in Count   83 17 2 1 0 2 6 0 24 0 0 0 .205 .205 .253 .458
Ahead in Count   44 12 1 0 0 5 8 14 0 1 2 1 .273 .450 .295 .745
Batting Leadoff   19 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .263 .300 .368 .668
Batting 2nd   162 39 4 0 1 18 18 19 22 2 4 1 .241 .321 .284 .605
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Batting 5th   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Batting 8th   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 9th   33 4 1 0 0 0 7 7 13 0 0 0 .121 .275 .152 .427
Low Leverage   108 21 3 0 1 7 11 18 15 0 0 0 .194 .310 .250 .560
Medium Leverage   86 23 1 1 0 9 7 7 13 2 2 1 .267 .323 .302 .625
High Leverage   48 9 1 0 0 3 9 8 12 0 4 0 .188 .304 .208 .512
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 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -120 -0.0
1969 Washington - MLB 24 38 49 11 0 0 0 3 4 9 0 0 9 0 2 .224 .345 .224 .569 70 70 -0.4
1970 Washington - MLB 25 75 97 29 5 2 1 14 21 15 2 4 9 0 2 .299 .390 .423 .813 127 128 1.0
1971 Washington - MLB 26 81 126 39 6 0 1 6 14 16 2 0 15 5 4 .310 .396 .381 .777 125 125 0.9
1972 Washington - MLB 27 89 151 38 5 2 0 10 22 27 1 1 14 9 3 .252 .367 .311 .678 102 105 0.7
1973 Washington - MLB 28 91 205 51 11 2 2 29 20 23 0 3 32 6 6 .249 .320 .351 .672 87 88 -0.3
1974 Washington - MLB 29 109 243 53 5 1 1 19 28 33 1 2 41 12 8 .218 .312 .259 .571 64 71 -1.2
Total MLB 485 874 221 32 7 5 81 109 123 6 10 122 32 25 .253 .346 .323 .668 92 95 0.6
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 - 21 57 254 75 9 2 0 44 60 28 3 0 33 38 7 .295 .372 .346 .718 100 100 0.9
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 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.071
1969 Washington - MLB 2B 5 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.1 1.015
1969 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Washington - MLB SS 13 8 15 23 6 40 2 .950 74.1 4.60 -2.3 .833
1969 Washington - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Washington - MLB 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.5 .997
1970 Washington - MLB 3B 3 2 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 20.0 4.50 +0.6 1.200
1970 Washington - MLB SS 33 15 31 59 10 93 3 .968 166.0 4.88 -0.6 .967
1970 Washington - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .977
1971 Washington - MLB 2B 5 5 7 11 0 18 0 1.000 43.0 3.77 -0.3 .910
1971 Washington - MLB 3B 12 10 8 19 2 29 2 .931 75.2 3.21 -0.9 .959
1971 Washington - MLB SS 28 13 23 49 9 74 2 .973 135.1 4.79 +0.5 .966
1972 Washington - MLB 2B 13 7 13 24 2 37 0 1.000 71.0 4.69 +0.9 .952
1972 Washington - MLB 3B 15 5 9 13 1 23 1 .957 69.0 2.87 +0.6 .982
1972 Washington - MLB SS 23 15 21 51 8 75 3 .960 150.0 4.32 -4.8 .900
1972 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Washington - MLB 1B 20 18 183 11 19 196 2 .990 157.0 11.12 -1.8 .948
1973 Washington - MLB 2B 2 1 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.2 1.033
1973 Washington - MLB 3B 14 1 6 12 0 20 2 .900 44.0 3.68 -0.9 .859
1973 Washington - MLB SS 30 24 58 86 24 146 2 .986 221.2 5.85 -2.0 .965
1973 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.039
1974 Washington - MLB 2B 17 9 27 39 10 67 1 .985 99.0 6.00 -1.5 .941
1974 Washington - MLB 3B 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 +0.1 1.055
1974 Washington - MLB SS 45 41 73 137 21 216 6 .972 373.1 5.06 -9.7 .920
1974 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1974 Washington - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 21 18 184 11 19 197 2 .990 159.0 11.04 -1.8 .951
TOTAL 2B 44 22 52 83 13 136 1 .993 238.0 5.11 -1.2 .949
TOTAL 3B 48 18 27 54 4 86 5 .942 220.1 3.31 -0.5 .970
TOTAL SS 173 116 221 407 78 646 18 .972 1122.2 5.03 -18.8 .934
TOTAL LF 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 -0.9 .488
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 21, 133rd overall pick) by the Washington Rough Riders, out of college Mercer
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
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: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
12/10/1970 Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
08/23/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $48,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (60).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $101,745.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
10/22/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $115,000 with the Washington Eagles organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (65).
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