1B Don Bozza #35
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/31/1974
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1B DON BOZZA #35 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 374 118 24 0 7 45 40 31 .316 .384 .436 0 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 60
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 55 50 55
Eye 50 55 50 65
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 60 25
Arm: 55 55 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1974 @ SFS Loss, 2-4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/30/1974 @ SFS Win, 6-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/28/1974 @ TCN Loss, 4-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1974 @ TCN Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1974 @ HOU Loss, 5-9 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/25/1974 @ HOU Loss, 5-6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
07/24/1974 @ HOU Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/21/1974 DAL Win, 9-4 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
07/21/1974 DAL Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1974 @ SEA Win, 1-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
One of the most likeable players in the league.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/22/1945
Born in:Indianapolis, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$240,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:113 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, 25th Pick in Round 4
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 102 374 118 24 0 7 45 33 40 31 .316 .384 .436 .820 .360 .120 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 420 3 10 0 14 1 2 163 31 0 1 0.0 60.2 5.93 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   81 28 8 0 1 12 6 12 11 1 0 0 .346 .426 .481 .907
Versus Right   293 90 16 0 6 33 27 28 20 1 1 3 .307 .372 .423 .796
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Week   16 5 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .312 .400 .312 .713
April   70 22 4 0 3 12 7 10 5 0 0 1 .314 .407 .500 .907
May   104 30 8 0 3 12 8 10 8 1 0 0 .288 .348 .452 .800
June   102 33 9 0 1 8 10 10 11 0 1 1 .324 .389 .441 .831
July   97 32 3 0 0 13 8 10 7 1 0 1 .330 .394 .361 .755
August   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   66 18 1 0 4 12 8 4 7 0 0 2 .273 .333 .470 .803
Last Year   563 171 24 2 14 70 75 60 75 8 1 7 .304 .373 .428 .801
2 Years Ago   597 171 24 3 8 57 65 59 71 1 0 4 .286 .354 .377 .731
Career   3065 876 129 12 72 353 339 312 353 20 6 23 .286 .354 .406 .760
Home   174 48 12 0 4 20 14 20 10 1 1 1 .276 .352 .414 .766
Road   200 70 12 0 3 25 19 20 21 1 0 2 .350 .413 .455 .868
Grass   374 118 24 0 7 45 33 40 31 2 1 3 .316 .384 .436 .820
Day   233 76 17 0 5 29 20 22 20 1 1 2 .326 .388 .464 .851
Night   141 42 7 0 2 16 13 18 11 1 0 1 .298 .379 .390 .769
As Starter   368 117 24 0 7 44 32 39 29 2 1 3 .318 .386 .440 .826
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   82 27 6 0 2 14 9 10 7 0 0 1 .329 .409 .476 .884
Inning 1-3   136 42 6 0 4 24 10 11 10 2 1 1 .309 .360 .441 .801
Inning 4-6   121 37 8 0 1 5 9 15 11 0 0 1 .306 .387 .397 .784
Inning 7-9   110 36 10 0 2 14 14 14 10 0 0 1 .327 .408 .473 .881
Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
0 Outs   95 31 10 0 1 12 15 12 6 1 1 0 .326 .398 .463 .861
1 Outs   133 35 6 0 1 15 8 14 14 1 0 0 .263 .331 .331 .662
2 Outs   146 52 8 0 5 18 10 14 11 0 0 3 .356 .423 .514 .937
Scoring Position   85 27 3 0 1 33 8 19 10 2 1 0 .318 .434 .388 .822
Bases Empty   208 71 15 0 3 3 15 16 15 0 0 1 .341 .391 .457 .848
Runner on 1st   81 20 6 0 3 9 10 5 6 0 0 2 .247 .307 .432 .739
Runner on 2nd   38 13 2 0 1 9 5 8 4 0 0 0 .342 .457 .474 .930
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .111 .357 .111 .468
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 9 0 0 0 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 .409 .458 .409 .867
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 1 0 .200 .444 .200 .644
Bases Loaded   5 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Two Strikes   134 37 7 0 3 19 11 14 31 0 0 1 .276 .349 .396 .745
First Pitch   58 14 3 0 1 4 4 9 0 0 1 2 .241 .362 .345 .707
Count 0-1   38 14 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .368 .359 .421 .780
Count 0-2   21 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 1 .143 .182 .286 .468
Count 1-0   46 18 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .435 .826
Count 1-1   46 13 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283 .298 .348 .646
Count 1-2   49 14 3 0 1 6 2 0 11 0 0 0 .286 .286 .408 .694
Count 2-0   17 6 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Count 2-1   25 10 3 0 2 7 5 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .385 .760 1.145
Count 2-2   39 12 2 0 1 9 5 0 10 0 0 0 .308 .308 .436 .744
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 6 1 0 1 4 6 10 0 0 0 0 .600 .800 1.000 1.800
Full Count   25 8 2 0 0 3 3 14 3 0 0 0 .320 .564 .400 .964
Behind in Count   108 31 5 0 2 11 4 0 18 1 0 1 .287 .291 .389 .680
Ahead in Count   98 40 9 0 3 17 16 16 0 1 0 0 .408 .487 .592 1.079
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   368 117 24 0 7 44 32 39 29 2 1 3 .318 .386 .440 .826
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   160 55 9 0 3 9 13 13 12 0 0 2 .344 .400 .456 .856
Medium Leverage   134 38 11 0 2 18 11 19 11 2 1 1 .284 .372 .410 .782
High Leverage   79 25 4 0 2 18 9 8 8 0 0 0 .316 .379 .443 .822
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 Boston - MLB 23 111 266 67 11 0 6 36 27 26 1 2 41 0 0 .252 .319 .361 .680 110 109 0.8
1969 Boston - MLB 24 140 421 122 13 2 7 37 46 51 3 2 46 0 0 .290 .369 .380 .749 116 119 2.8
1970 Boston - MLB 25 130 401 118 18 1 17 53 48 40 2 0 47 0 0 .294 .361 .471 .832 135 134 2.9
1971 Boston - MLB 26 130 443 109 15 4 13 55 45 36 3 5 42 0 0 .246 .304 .386 .690 99 99 1.2
1972 Boston - MLB 27 159 597 171 24 3 8 57 65 59 4 1 71 0 0 .286 .354 .377 .731 127 131 3.2
1973 Boston - MLB 28 157 563 171 24 2 14 70 75 60 7 8 75 1 1 .304 .373 .428 .801 127 130 4.5
1974 Chicago - MLB 29 102 374 118 24 0 7 45 33 40 3 2 31 0 1 .316 .384 .436 .820 132 135 3.3
Total MLB 929 3065 876 129 12 72 353 339 312 23 20 353 1 2 .286 .354 .406 .760 122 123 18.7
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 48 215 69 9 0 8 48 63 19 4 0 20 10 5 .321 .387 .474 .861 100 100 1.7
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
1968 Boston - MLB 23 6 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 35 36 -0.4
Total MLB 6 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 35 36
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Boston - MLB C 53 51 312 32 3 347 3 .991 445.0 6.96 -2.9 .817 10 30 10 33.3
1968 Boston - MLB 1B 8 0 11 2 2 13 0 1.000 14.0 8.36 +0.1 1.042
1968 Boston - MLB 3B 21 12 4 22 2 27 1 .963 124.1 1.88 -2.8 .865
1969 Boston - MLB C 107 104 548 68 4 617 1 .998 928.1 5.97 -2.1 .900 9 81 25 30.9
1969 Boston - MLB 1B 5 0 6 1 1 8 1 .875 6.1 9.95 -0.5 .785
1969 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Boston - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 1.050
1970 Boston - MLB C 96 93 595 52 4 649 2 .997 834.0 6.98 -4.8 .858 19 65 21 32.3
1970 Boston - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.030
1971 Boston - MLB C 80 73 446 48 4 496 2 .996 678.1 6.55 -1.0 .976 7 57 20 35.1
1971 Boston - MLB 1B 28 25 231 14 23 249 4 .984 228.2 9.64 -0.5 .951
1971 Boston - MLB 3B 10 10 1 12 1 18 5 .722 84.2 1.38 -4.7 .695
1971 Boston - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.0 .977
1971 Boston - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 8.1 4.32 +0.0 .987
1972 Boston - MLB C 2 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1972 Boston - MLB 1B 154 153 1529 107 149 1649 13 .992 1383.2 10.64 +1.3 1.006
1973 Boston - MLB C 32 32 152 19 2 173 2 .988 280.2 5.48 -0.9 .960 4 19 8 42.1
1973 Boston - MLB 1B 122 114 1078 103 126 1187 6 .995 1022.0 10.40 +7.8 1.056
1973 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB C 24 24 125 9 1 135 1 .993 211.2 5.70 -0.8 1.013 2 13 1 7.7
1974 Chicago - MLB 1B 75 72 671 58 50 732 3 .996 628.0 10.45 +5.1 1.072
1974 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.058
TOTAL C 394 377 2183 229 18 2423 11 .995 3389.0 6.41 -12.5 .907 51 265 85 32.1
TOTAL 1B 394 364 3530 285 352 3842 27 .993 3285.2 10.45 +13.4 1.030
TOTAL 3B 34 22 5 35 3 46 6 .870 216.2 1.66 -7.4 .798
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 1.050
TOTAL LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.0 .977
TOTAL RF 1 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 8.1 4.32 +0.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 25, 109th overall pick) by the Boston Terriers, out of college Berea
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
07/06/1967 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #99 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 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $88,400.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $164,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $240,240.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
04/30/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (65).
02/03/1974 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $972,000 with the Chicago Hawks organization.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 153 2
Year PA Rank
1972 661 8
Year AB Rank
1972 597 6
Year H Rank
1972 171 5
1973 171 9
Year HP Rank
1973 7 3
Year SF Rank
1973 8 3
Year AVG Rank
1972 .286 10
1973 .304 8
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