2B Bobby Crankshaw #98
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/11/1972
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2B BOBBY CRANKSHAW #98 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
66 167 47 9 1 4 21 23 25 .281 .366 .419 1 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 60 60 60 65
Avoid K's 50 55 50 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 30
Errors: - 65 60
Arm: 20 35 30
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/08/1972 @ MIL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1972 LAB Loss, 6-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1972 LAB Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1972 @ BRO Win, 10-8 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 0
08/28/1972 @ BRO Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1972 @ NYK Win, 6-0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/25/1972 @ NYK Win, 4-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1972 @ LAB Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1972 @ LAB Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1972 @ LAB Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Bobby is a tireless worker.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/07/1949
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 27th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 66 167 47 9 1 4 21 20 23 25 .281 .366 .419 .786 .363 .138 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 191 0 0 0 5 0 1 70 14 1 2 33.3 25.4 5.36 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 7 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 .333 .280 .613
Versus Right   142 40 9 1 4 20 19 21 25 1 0 0 .282 .372 .444 .816
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   37 10 2 0 1 7 5 7 7 0 0 0 .270 .386 .405 .792
May   22 8 1 0 0 3 4 3 3 0 0 0 .364 .440 .409 .849
June   43 12 2 0 1 3 4 4 6 0 0 0 .279 .340 .395 .736
July   38 9 3 1 0 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 .237 .356 .368 .724
August   23 8 1 0 2 8 5 2 3 1 0 0 .348 .385 .652 1.037
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   53 16 1 0 3 10 8 11 5 0 1 0 .302 .422 .491 .912
Last Year   105 27 1 1 1 12 13 8 13 1 0 1 .257 .313 .314 .627
2 Years Ago   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Career   274 75 10 2 5 33 33 32 38 2 0 1 .274 .350 .380 .729
Home   97 27 4 0 3 16 12 13 15 0 0 0 .278 .364 .412 .776
Road   70 20 5 1 1 5 8 10 10 1 0 0 .286 .370 .429 .799
Grass   167 47 9 1 4 21 20 23 25 1 0 0 .281 .366 .419 .786
Day   103 32 7 0 3 18 17 16 16 1 0 0 .311 .400 .466 .866
Night   64 15 2 1 1 3 3 7 9 0 0 0 .234 .310 .344 .654
As Starter   144 40 9 1 4 19 18 21 23 1 0 0 .278 .367 .438 .805
As Reliever / Substitution   23 7 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .304 .360 .304 .664
Pinch Hitting   11 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Close/Late   50 13 0 0 0 5 3 5 7 0 0 0 .260 .327 .260 .587
Inning 1-3   59 15 3 0 2 7 6 9 11 0 0 0 .254 .353 .407 .760
Inning 4-6   45 12 3 1 1 4 7 8 6 0 0 0 .267 .377 .444 .822
Inning 7-9   51 15 3 0 1 10 6 6 6 1 0 0 .294 .362 .412 .774
Extra Innings   12 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
0 Outs   50 17 3 0 4 11 11 3 6 0 0 0 .340 .377 .640 1.017
1 Outs   65 16 3 1 0 2 6 8 10 1 0 0 .246 .324 .323 .647
2 Outs   52 14 3 0 0 8 3 12 9 0 0 0 .269 .406 .327 .733
Scoring Position   34 13 0 0 2 17 6 6 6 1 0 0 .382 .463 .559 1.022
Bases Empty   101 23 7 1 1 1 9 15 15 0 0 0 .228 .328 .347 .674
Runner on 1st   32 11 2 0 1 3 5 2 4 0 0 0 .344 .382 .500 .882
Runner on 2nd   12 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 4 0 0 2 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .385 .833 1.218
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   3 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   74 17 4 0 1 9 8 7 25 1 0 0 .230 .293 .324 .617
First Pitch   28 8 2 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 0-1   14 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 0-2   12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Count 1-0   17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 1-1   20 7 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .550 .900
Count 1-2   22 5 2 0 0 3 3 0 10 0 0 0 .227 .227 .318 .545
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   23 8 1 0 1 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 .348 .348 .522 .870
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .600 .846 .800 1.646
Full Count   17 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 1 0 0 .176 .400 .176 .576
Behind in Count   48 11 4 1 0 3 6 0 15 0 0 0 .229 .229 .354 .583
Ahead in Count   31 10 1 0 0 0 4 16 0 0 0 0 .323 .553 .355 .908
Batting 2nd   98 27 6 1 1 6 10 15 11 0 0 0 .276 .372 .388 .759
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   11 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Batting 6th   24 6 2 0 2 9 4 5 8 1 0 0 .250 .367 .583 .950
Batting 7th   17 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 4 0 0 0 .118 .250 .353 .603
Batting 8th   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Low Leverage   78 20 7 1 0 4 7 11 11 1 0 0 .256 .344 .372 .716
Medium Leverage   53 12 2 0 1 2 6 7 11 0 0 0 .226 .317 .321 .637
High Leverage   36 15 0 0 3 15 7 5 3 0 0 0 .417 .488 .667 1.154
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 Kansas City - MLB 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 228 239 -0.1
1971 Kansas City - MLB 22 46 105 27 1 1 1 12 13 8 1 1 13 1 1 .257 .313 .314 .627 83 84 -0.1
1972 Kansas City - MLB 23 66 167 47 9 1 4 21 20 23 0 1 25 1 2 .281 .366 .419 .786 129 141 1.7
Total MLB 115 274 75 10 2 5 33 33 32 1 2 38 2 3 .274 .350 .380 .729 113 121 1.5
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
1969 Total - 20 53 218 67 10 1 8 44 62 41 5 1 21 6 4 .307 .426 .472 .899 100 100 2.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Kansas City - MLB 2B 1 1 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 -1.1 .997
1970 Kansas City - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 .000
1971 Kansas City - MLB 2B 34 23 65 73 22 139 1 .993 219.1 5.66 -2.1 .964
1971 Kansas City - MLB SS 3 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.027
1972 Kansas City - MLB 2B 58 42 113 148 34 265 4 .985 392.0 5.99 +1.0 .982
1972 Kansas City - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 93 66 183 223 57 411 5 .988 619.1 5.90 -2.2 .976
TOTAL SS 6 0 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 13.2 5.27 +0.2 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 27, 27th overall pick) by the Kansas City Bulls, out of college Connors State
10/29/1969 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
12/04/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (70).
04/07/1970 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
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: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (70).
04/06/1971 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (65).
07/21/1972 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 3 weeks.
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