3B Rick Lintner #22
New York Empires MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/25/1973
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3B RICK LINTNER #22 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
76 265 76 17 0 13 48 58 45 .287 .416 .498 0 3.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 70 65 70 75
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 65 60
Arm: 20 75 75
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/24/1973 @ DET Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/23/1973 @ DET Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
06/22/1973 @ DET Win, 8-5 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
06/21/1973 @ CHH Loss, 7-8 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/20/1973 @ CHH Win, 10-2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 0
06/19/1973 @ CHH Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/1973 ATL Win, 6-4 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 0
06/17/1973 ATL Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
06/16/1973 ATL Loss, 2-10 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/15/1973 ATL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lintner is a fan favorite.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/04/1949
Born in:Phoenix, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:83 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 10th Pick in Round 1
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 76 265 76 17 0 13 48 49 58 45 .287 .416 .498 .915 .386 .211 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 329 3 13 0 13 0 3 132 30 0 0 0.0 55.0 7.25 3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 28 7 0 3 16 11 14 14 1 0 1 .318 .413 .500 .913
Versus Right   177 48 10 0 10 32 38 44 31 2 0 2 .271 .418 .497 .915
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 4 0 0 1 2 5 5 4 0 0 1 .190 .370 .333 .704
April   88 32 7 0 5 19 13 11 13 2 0 1 .364 .431 .614 1.045
May   90 24 6 0 5 17 23 31 11 1 0 1 .267 .455 .500 .955
June   87 20 4 0 3 12 13 16 21 0 0 1 .230 .356 .379 .735
Spring Training   54 15 1 0 1 5 3 6 12 0 0 2 .278 .371 .352 .723
Last Year   435 116 13 0 13 64 55 73 96 6 0 7 .267 .376 .386 .762
2 Years Ago   137 37 1 0 1 18 19 25 35 1 0 1 .270 .384 .299 .683
Career   978 257 33 0 31 148 135 166 213 11 1 12 .263 .373 .392 .764
Home   133 38 9 0 6 25 25 31 22 2 0 0 .286 .416 .489 .904
Road   132 38 8 0 7 23 24 27 23 1 0 3 .288 .417 .508 .925
Grass   265 76 17 0 13 48 49 58 45 3 0 3 .287 .416 .498 .915
Day   143 41 6 0 7 22 24 33 26 1 0 2 .287 .425 .476 .900
Night   122 35 11 0 6 26 25 25 19 2 0 1 .287 .407 .525 .931
As Starter   261 74 16 0 13 47 49 58 45 3 0 3 .284 .415 .494 .910
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Close/Late   53 19 5 0 3 12 16 17 6 1 0 1 .358 .514 .623 1.137
Inning 1-3   98 23 4 0 5 16 9 14 21 1 0 1 .235 .333 .429 .762
Inning 4-6   80 22 2 0 2 10 16 24 13 1 0 1 .275 .443 .375 .818
Inning 7-9   80 30 11 0 6 22 24 17 10 1 0 0 .375 .480 .738 1.217
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 .143 .455 .143 .597
0 Outs   76 29 8 0 4 13 25 17 9 2 0 1 .382 .490 .645 1.134
1 Outs   101 26 5 0 5 23 14 22 18 1 0 1 .257 .392 .455 .847
2 Outs   88 21 4 0 4 12 10 19 18 0 0 1 .239 .380 .420 .800
Scoring Position   70 21 5 0 2 33 18 32 10 3 0 1 .300 .509 .457 .967
Bases Empty   136 40 7 0 11 11 23 19 24 0 0 1 .294 .385 .588 .973
Runner on 1st   59 15 5 0 0 4 8 7 11 0 0 1 .254 .343 .339 .682
Runner on 2nd   20 6 2 0 0 5 6 19 4 0 0 0 .300 .641 .400 1.041
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .200 .308 .200 .508
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 7 0 0 2 9 5 5 2 0 0 1 .333 .481 .619 1.101
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .333 .778
Bases Loaded   5 3 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
Two Strikes   133 29 6 0 6 19 21 18 45 2 0 2 .218 .316 .398 .715
First Pitch   30 8 0 0 2 4 8 10 0 0 0 0 .267 .450 .467 .917
Count 0-1   26 8 2 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .333 .615 .949
Count 0-2   17 6 1 0 2 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 .353 .353 .765 1.118
Count 1-0   18 9 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .722 1.222
Count 1-1   25 11 2 0 2 10 4 1 0 1 0 0 .440 .444 .760 1.204
Count 1-2   50 9 3 0 2 5 5 0 21 1 0 0 .180 .176 .360 .536
Count 2-0   7 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196
Count 2-1   21 6 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-2   31 6 1 0 1 5 3 0 8 1 0 2 .194 .235 .323 .558
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .929 .000 .929
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 1 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 .250 .842 1.000 1.842
Full Count   35 8 1 0 1 3 10 18 9 0 0 0 .229 .491 .343 .833
Behind in Count   93 23 6 0 6 15 13 0 28 1 0 1 .247 .253 .505 .758
Ahead in Count   51 20 7 0 1 11 11 29 0 0 0 0 .392 .613 .588 1.201
Batting 3rd   144 34 6 0 5 16 21 29 28 0 0 3 .236 .375 .382 .757
Batting 4th   117 40 10 0 8 31 28 29 17 3 0 0 .342 .463 .632 1.096
Batting 9th   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Low Leverage   111 32 5 0 6 12 15 18 23 1 0 1 .288 .389 .495 .885
Medium Leverage   101 24 5 0 3 16 12 21 15 1 0 1 .238 .371 .376 .747
High Leverage   50 19 7 0 3 19 21 19 6 1 0 1 .380 .549 .700 1.249
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
1970 New York - MLB 20 46 141 28 2 0 4 18 12 10 1 1 37 0 0 .199 .255 .298 .553 59 57 -0.0
1971 New York - MLB 21 67 137 37 1 0 1 18 19 25 1 1 35 0 0 .270 .384 .299 .683 103 117 1.0
1972 New York - MLB 22 124 435 116 13 0 13 64 55 73 7 6 96 0 0 .267 .376 .386 .762 139 144 5.9
1973 New York - MLB 23 76 265 76 17 0 13 48 49 58 3 3 45 0 0 .287 .416 .498 .915 154 152 3.9
Total MLB 313 978 257 33 0 31 148 135 166 12 11 213 0 0 .263 .373 .392 .764 128 131 10.8
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
1968 Total - 18 21 84 39 9 0 10 31 41 13 6 2 9 9 4 .464 .552 .929 1.481 100 100 2.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 New York - MLB 3B 40 40 20 86 7 109 3 .972 328.1 2.91 +2.6 1.039
1971 New York - MLB 3B 43 30 15 69 8 88 4 .955 287.0 2.63 +1.8 1.029
1972 New York - MLB 3B 122 121 72 272 23 352 8 .977 1086.1 2.85 +10.9 1.058
1973 New York - MLB 3B 72 72 60 155 15 221 6 .973 650.1 2.98 +5.9 1.055
TOTAL 3B 277 263 167 582 53 770 21 .973 2352.0 2.87 +21.3 1.051
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats, out of high school Alhambra (Alhambra; Phoenix, AZ).
10/31/1968 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the New York Empires, along with SP Jon Pierce and 1B Mark Goen, in exchange for 2B Bill Harper.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 35 (75); Eye: 35 (60).
01/27/1969 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Empires development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (75); Eye: 45 (65).
02/09/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Empires development complex.
03/15/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Empires development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
06/19/1970 Injured (tendinitis (biceps)),out for one week.
06/27/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 55 (60).
03/01/1971 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Empires development complex.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
06/09/1972 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
04/23/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 9 5
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
Year OBP Rank
1972 .376 5
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