1B Don Bozza #26
Boston Terriers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/10/1973
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1B DON BOZZA #26 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 563 171 24 2 14 70 60 75 .304 .373 .428 1 4.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 55 60
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 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: 30
       
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
09/23/1973 @ TOR Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1973 @ TOR Loss, 3-5 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/21/1973 @ TOR Win, 4-2 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/1973 @ MON Loss, 5-7 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1973 @ MON Loss, 3-7 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/18/1973 @ MON Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1973 @ MON Win, 11-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
09/16/1973 @ BAL Win, 8-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/15/1973 @ BAL Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1973 @ BAL Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 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.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$240,240
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 563 171 24 2 14 70 75 60 75 .304 .373 .428 .801 .357 .124 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 146 639 7 7 0 23 1 8 241 40 1 1 50.0 87.7 5.57 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   198 61 9 0 5 24 27 22 26 2 0 3 .308 .382 .429 .812
Versus Right   365 110 15 2 9 46 48 38 49 6 1 4 .301 .368 .427 .795
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   95 35 3 0 4 13 19 11 12 2 0 0 .368 .426 .526 .952
May   95 29 7 0 1 16 14 13 16 3 0 0 .305 .378 .411 .789
June   105 28 3 0 2 5 12 10 13 1 0 2 .267 .339 .352 .691
July   96 25 4 1 3 15 11 9 13 1 1 1 .260 .327 .417 .744
August   100 32 3 1 1 10 11 8 7 0 0 2 .320 .382 .400 .782
September   72 22 4 0 3 11 8 9 14 1 0 2 .306 .393 .486 .879
Spring Training   44 10 2 0 2 7 7 10 12 0 0 1 .227 .382 .409 .791
Last Year   597 171 24 3 8 57 65 59 71 1 0 4 .286 .354 .377 .731
2 Years Ago   443 109 15 4 13 55 45 36 42 5 2 3 .246 .304 .386 .690
Career   2691 758 105 12 65 308 306 272 322 18 5 20 .282 .350 .402 .752
Home   277 91 14 1 8 39 44 27 31 4 0 2 .329 .387 .473 .860
Road   286 80 10 1 6 31 31 33 44 4 1 5 .280 .360 .385 .744
Grass   563 171 24 2 14 70 75 60 75 8 1 7 .304 .373 .428 .801
Day   326 106 15 1 9 44 43 31 44 6 1 6 .325 .388 .460 .848
Night   237 65 9 1 5 26 32 29 31 2 0 1 .274 .353 .384 .737
As Starter   552 169 23 2 14 69 75 60 74 8 1 7 .306 .376 .431 .808
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   116 35 3 0 2 15 19 21 16 4 0 2 .302 .406 .379 .785
Inning 1-3   204 67 10 2 7 33 29 16 32 3 0 2 .328 .378 .500 .878
Inning 4-6   185 49 7 0 3 17 15 15 17 1 1 2 .265 .325 .351 .676
Inning 7-9   164 51 6 0 3 16 28 28 24 3 0 2 .311 .411 .402 .814
Extra Innings   10 4 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 1 .400 .462 .800 1.262
0 Outs   178 55 6 1 4 11 36 23 28 3 1 3 .309 .391 .421 .813
1 Outs   162 53 8 1 3 20 24 22 14 5 0 3 .327 .406 .444 .851
2 Outs   223 63 10 0 7 39 15 15 33 0 0 1 .283 .331 .422 .752
Scoring Position   146 39 4 0 4 51 12 17 14 8 1 1 .267 .331 .377 .708
Bases Empty   308 91 13 1 6 6 45 30 46 0 0 3 .295 .364 .403 .766
Runner on 1st   109 41 7 1 4 13 18 13 15 0 0 3 .376 .456 .569 1.025
Runner on 2nd   50 14 3 0 1 10 2 7 2 0 1 1 .280 .379 .400 .779
Runner on 3rd   13 4 0 0 0 7 3 5 1 2 0 0 .308 .450 .308 .758
Runner on 1st & 2nd   49 10 1 0 1 10 5 2 5 0 0 0 .204 .235 .286 .521
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 6 0 0 1 10 1 0 4 2 0 0 .375 .333 .562 .896
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 7 1 3 0 2 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   13 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 .231 .200 .231 .431
Two Strikes   220 51 9 1 5 22 23 29 75 3 0 4 .232 .328 .350 .678
First Pitch   78 24 4 0 2 5 15 6 0 1 0 3 .308 .375 .436 .811
Count 0-1   58 20 2 0 3 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 .345 .339 .534 .873
Count 0-2   36 11 3 0 0 1 3 0 14 0 0 0 .306 .306 .389 .694
Count 1-0   64 23 5 0 1 7 7 0 0 2 0 0 .359 .348 .484 .833
Count 1-1   57 18 1 1 1 10 9 0 0 1 1 0 .316 .310 .421 .731
Count 1-2   83 15 3 0 2 10 3 0 32 3 0 3 .181 .202 .289 .491
Count 2-0   24 11 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .458 .458 .542 1.000
Count 2-1   41 18 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .439 .439 .537 .976
Count 2-2   49 15 2 1 1 5 6 0 17 0 0 1 .306 .320 .449 .769
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0 0 0 .500 .923 .500 1.423
Count 3-1   19 5 0 0 1 3 6 14 0 0 0 0 .263 .576 .421 .997
Full Count   52 10 1 0 2 6 11 29 12 0 0 0 .192 .481 .327 .808
Behind in Count   177 46 8 0 5 22 11 0 46 4 0 3 .260 .266 .390 .656
Ahead in Count   150 58 8 0 3 22 23 25 0 2 0 0 .387 .469 .500 .969
Batting 3rd   256 87 10 1 5 29 35 28 41 6 0 2 .340 .401 .445 .846
Batting 4th   299 82 13 1 9 40 40 32 33 2 1 5 .274 .352 .415 .767
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Low Leverage   222 61 10 0 5 11 27 19 34 1 0 2 .275 .336 .387 .723
Medium Leverage   223 75 10 2 5 31 35 27 23 4 1 3 .336 .409 .466 .875
High Leverage   115 34 3 0 4 28 12 14 18 3 0 2 .296 .373 .426 .799
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 .801 118 125 4.2
Total MLB 827 2691 758 105 12 65 308 306 272 20 18 322 1 1 .282 .350 .402 .752 118 121 15.1
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
TOTAL C 370 353 2058 220 17 2288 10 .996 3177.1 6.45 -11.7 .901 49 252 84 33.3
TOTAL 1B 319 292 2859 227 302 3110 24 .992 2657.2 10.45 +8.4 1.020
TOTAL 3B 33 22 5 34 3 45 6 .867 215.2 1.63 -7.5 .792
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.
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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