RF Andy Bires #16
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/08/1975
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RF ANDY BIRES #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 167 45 6 1 6 24 16 24 .269 .333 .425 0 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 40 35 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 45
Avoid K's 55 55 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 55
Errors: - 25 65
Arm: 20 30 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/02/1975 ATL Loss, 6-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1975 ATL Win, 7-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/29/1975 @ SEA Loss, 3-13 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
08/28/1975 @ HOU Loss, 1-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1975 @ HOU Win, 9-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1975 @ HOU Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 @ ATL Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/1975 SEA Loss, 7-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1975 SEA Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1975 BAL Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who is always in on the clubhouse card game.
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:06/05/1947
Born in:Oklahoma City, OK
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 1st Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 167 45 6 1 6 24 18 16 24 .269 .333 .425 .758 .338 .156 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 189 0 0 0 4 6 0 71 13 0 3 0.0 22.4 4.47 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   39 8 1 1 0 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .205 .279 .282 .561
Versus Right   128 37 5 0 6 20 13 12 17 0 6 0 .289 .350 .469 .819
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
April   23 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304 .360 .348 .708
May   50 15 4 0 2 8 8 8 7 0 3 0 .300 .397 .500 .897
June   48 13 1 1 1 7 3 3 6 0 3 0 .271 .314 .396 .710
July   24 6 0 0 2 3 4 2 5 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
August   15 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650
September   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Spring Training   55 13 1 0 1 5 10 4 4 1 1 0 .236 .283 .309 .592
Last Year   65 15 1 0 1 10 2 1 8 3 0 0 .231 .232 .292 .524
2 Years Ago   130 25 3 0 1 12 12 10 15 0 0 0 .192 .250 .238 .488
Career   602 150 14 2 12 68 51 43 81 5 11 0 .249 .297 .339 .636
Home   85 22 5 1 1 12 9 11 13 0 3 0 .259 .344 .376 .720
Road   82 23 1 0 5 12 9 5 11 0 3 0 .280 .322 .476 .797
Grass   167 45 6 1 6 24 18 16 24 0 6 0 .269 .333 .425 .758
Day   95 25 3 0 3 11 7 8 13 0 3 0 .263 .320 .389 .710
Night   72 20 3 1 3 13 11 8 11 0 3 0 .278 .350 .472 .822
As Starter   110 28 4 1 3 15 12 12 12 0 6 0 .255 .328 .391 .719
As Reliever / Substitution   57 17 2 0 3 9 6 4 12 0 0 0 .298 .344 .491 .835
Pinch Hitting   42 14 2 0 3 9 5 4 8 0 0 0 .333 .391 .595 .987
Close/Late   65 15 2 1 1 5 6 6 8 0 3 0 .231 .296 .338 .634
Inning 1-3   32 7 2 0 0 4 3 3 4 0 2 0 .219 .286 .281 .567
Inning 4-6   42 14 1 0 2 7 5 5 6 0 1 0 .333 .404 .500 .904
Inning 7-9   88 24 3 1 4 13 9 8 13 0 2 0 .273 .333 .466 .799
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   59 15 4 1 2 6 7 6 9 0 5 0 .254 .323 .458 .781
1 Outs   50 13 1 0 3 9 7 5 7 0 1 0 .260 .327 .460 .787
2 Outs   58 17 1 0 1 9 3 5 8 0 0 0 .293 .349 .362 .711
Scoring Position   40 11 2 0 1 17 2 4 8 0 6 0 .275 .341 .400 .741
Bases Empty   90 23 3 0 4 4 11 11 10 0 0 0 .256 .337 .422 .759
Runner on 1st   37 11 1 1 1 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 .297 .316 .459 .775
Runner on 2nd   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 5 0 0 0 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .294 .368 .294 .663
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   64 9 2 1 1 6 8 9 24 0 0 0 .141 .247 .250 .497
First Pitch   44 13 1 0 3 8 5 0 0 0 2 0 .295 .295 .523 .818
Count 0-1   18 9 2 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .944 1.444
Count 0-2   12 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-0   23 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .478 .913
Count 1-1   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-2   14 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .071 .071 .143 .214
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   29 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 12 0 0 0 .138 .138 .207 .345
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   9 1 1 0 0 1 5 9 5 0 0 0 .111 .556 .222 .778
Behind in Count   44 13 3 0 3 8 4 0 7 0 1 0 .295 .295 .568 .864
Ahead in Count   32 13 1 0 0 5 2 7 0 0 1 0 .406 .513 .438 .950
Batting Leadoff   6 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Batting 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   12 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Batting 6th   19 7 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .368 .400 .421 .821
Batting 7th   72 16 3 1 2 9 8 10 6 0 6 0 .222 .317 .375 .692
Batting 8th   13 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .429 .615 1.044
Batting 9th   33 12 2 0 2 6 4 3 9 0 0 0 .364 .417 .606 1.023
Low Leverage   65 19 2 0 2 4 8 8 8 0 0 0 .292 .370 .415 .785
Medium Leverage   52 12 3 0 3 9 5 3 9 0 2 0 .231 .273 .462 .734
High Leverage   50 14 1 1 1 11 4 5 7 0 4 0 .280 .345 .400 .745
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 Chicago - MLB 22 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 92 0.0
1971 Chicago - MLB 23 69 91 29 1 0 2 6 6 6 0 1 12 1 0 .319 .357 .396 .753 123 116 0.4
1972 Chicago - MLB 24 98 146 35 3 1 2 16 13 10 0 1 22 1 1 .240 .287 .315 .602 88 85 0.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 25 85 130 25 3 0 1 12 12 10 0 0 15 0 3 .192 .250 .238 .488 42 43 -0.8
1974 Chicago - MLB 26 51 65 15 1 0 1 10 2 1 0 3 8 2 1 .231 .232 .292 .524 54 49 -0.0
1975 Chicago - MLB 27 87 167 45 6 1 6 24 18 16 0 0 24 0 3 .269 .333 .425 .758 109 115 1.3
Total MLB 393 602 150 14 2 12 68 51 43 0 5 81 4 8 .249 .297 .339 .636 86 86 1.1
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
1970 Total - 22 58 264 81 10 2 8 49 65 18 4 2 16 6 4 .307 .358 .451 .808 100 100 1.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Chicago - MLB LF 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.2 2.55 -0.1 .977
1971 Chicago - MLB CF 23 0 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 51.1 3.86 -1.8 .898
1971 Chicago - MLB RF 14 10 14 0 0 15 1 .933 77.0 1.64 -0.6 .987
1972 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 .989
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 +0.8 .982
1972 Chicago - MLB CF 27 1 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 68.0 1.99 -5.3 .784
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 17 15 28 0 0 29 1 .966 121.0 2.08 -1.2 .937
1973 Chicago - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.030
1973 Chicago - MLB CF 26 0 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 56.0 3.21 +0.3 1.012
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 22 15 20 1 0 22 1 .955 142.0 1.33 -1.2 .954
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 21 2 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 60.2 2.82 -0.5 .954
1974 Chicago - MLB RF 7 5 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 41.0 2.85 +0.3 1.030
1975 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Chicago - MLB CF 38 24 77 1 0 78 0 1.000 254.2 2.76 -1.4 .982
1975 Chicago - MLB RF 7 7 17 1 0 19 1 .947 60.2 2.67 +1.2 1.107
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.0 .989
TOTAL LF 23 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 38.1 2.82 +0.7 .984
TOTAL CF 135 27 153 1 0 154 0 1.000 490.2 2.82 -8.8 .946
TOTAL RF 67 52 91 3 0 98 4 .959 441.2 1.92 -1.5 .990
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 29th overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of college Rice
09/10/1970 Injured (nausea),day-to-day for 4 days.
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 (60); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
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: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
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: 55 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $31,000.
11/23/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
07/18/1975 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
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