RF Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/23/1974
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RF RICK GRUBER #19 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
96 159 43 8 1 3 13 20 30 .270 .354 .390 0 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 50 45 50 60
Eye 55 45 60 55
Avoid K's 40 35 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 55
Errors: - 40 50
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ NYK Loss, 2-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 @ CIN Win, 9-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 @ CIN Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ CIN Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 @ CIN Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1974 @ DEN Loss, 5-11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 @ DEN Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1974 @ DEN Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 NYK Win, 7-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 NYK Loss, 1-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Gruber puts in extra time at the gym.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/09/1951
Born in:Glendale Heights, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 3
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 96 159 43 8 1 3 13 19 20 30 .270 .354 .390 .744 .334 .119 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 181 1 3 0 3 0 1 62 12 0 0 0.0 22.6 5.10 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 10 1 1 0 3 3 2 8 1 0 1 .244 .289 .317 .606
Versus Right   118 33 7 0 3 10 15 18 22 0 0 0 .280 .375 .415 .790
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
April   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
May   16 6 2 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 .375 .545 .688 1.233
June   23 5 2 1 0 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .217 .333 .391 .725
July   48 16 2 0 2 7 6 5 7 1 0 0 .333 .389 .500 .889
August   51 12 2 0 0 0 5 3 10 0 0 0 .235 .278 .275 .552
September   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .150 .227 .150 .377
Spring Training   52 11 1 0 1 6 5 7 9 1 2 1 .212 .311 .288 .600
Career   159 43 8 1 3 13 19 20 30 1 0 1 .270 .354 .390 .744
Home   50 11 2 0 2 6 10 12 8 0 0 0 .220 .371 .380 .751
Road   109 32 6 1 1 7 9 8 22 1 0 1 .294 .345 .394 .739
Grass   159 43 8 1 3 13 19 20 30 1 0 1 .270 .354 .390 .744
Day   110 28 6 0 2 7 15 13 19 1 0 1 .255 .336 .364 .700
Night   49 15 2 1 1 6 4 7 11 0 0 0 .306 .393 .449 .842
As Starter   103 25 5 0 1 5 8 9 20 1 0 1 .243 .307 .320 .627
As Reliever / Substitution   56 18 3 1 2 8 11 11 10 0 0 0 .321 .433 .518 .951
Pinch Hitting   44 15 3 1 2 6 10 9 8 0 0 0 .341 .453 .591 1.044
Close/Late   67 16 2 1 1 5 5 8 15 0 0 0 .239 .320 .343 .663
Inning 1-3   29 9 1 0 1 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 .310 .355 .448 .803
Inning 4-6   42 13 4 0 1 5 8 6 6 1 0 1 .310 .400 .476 .876
Inning 7-9   85 21 3 1 1 5 9 11 18 0 0 0 .247 .333 .341 .675
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   57 19 3 0 1 3 12 5 9 0 0 0 .333 .387 .439 .826
1 Outs   51 12 2 0 1 6 4 9 9 1 0 0 .235 .344 .333 .678
2 Outs   51 12 3 1 1 4 2 6 12 0 0 1 .235 .328 .392 .720
Scoring Position   41 8 2 1 0 9 2 7 8 1 0 0 .195 .306 .293 .599
Bases Empty   91 25 5 0 2 2 12 12 16 0 0 1 .275 .365 .396 .761
Runner on 1st   27 10 1 0 1 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 .370 .393 .519 .911
Runner on 2nd   13 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 .154 .312 .231 .543
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .220
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Two Strikes   69 14 4 0 2 4 10 4 30 0 0 1 .203 .257 .348 .605
First Pitch   24 5 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .208 .296 .375 .671
Count 0-1   15 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .375 .533 .908
Count 0-2   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Count 1-0   15 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
Count 1-1   16 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 1-2   28 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 0 0 .107 .107 .107 .214
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 2-1   8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 2-2   22 6 2 0 2 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   12 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 6 0 0 0 .250 .438 .417 .854
Behind in Count   50 11 0 1 0 4 4 0 17 1 0 1 .220 .231 .260 .491
Ahead in Count   35 14 2 0 0 2 5 13 0 0 0 0 .400 .562 .457 1.020
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   15 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .267 .600
Batting 5th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 6th   20 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .350 .714
Batting 7th   50 15 3 0 1 4 5 2 7 0 0 1 .300 .340 .420 .760
Batting 8th   30 5 1 0 0 2 3 6 10 1 0 0 .167 .297 .200 .497
Batting 9th   37 13 2 1 2 7 9 7 5 0 0 0 .351 .455 .622 1.076
Low Leverage   60 17 3 0 1 2 9 8 10 0 0 1 .283 .377 .383 .760
Medium Leverage   51 17 5 0 2 5 6 8 12 0 0 0 .333 .424 .549 .973
High Leverage   48 9 0 1 0 6 3 4 8 1 0 0 .188 .245 .229 .474
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
1974 Cleveland - MLB 22 96 159 43 8 1 3 13 19 20 1 1 30 0 0 .270 .354 .390 .744 113 118 0.9
Total MLB 96 159 43 8 1 3 13 19 20 1 1 30 0 0 .270 .354 .390 .744 113 118 0.9
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 - 18 40 166 72 16 1 13 54 71 25 5 2 16 2 1 .434 .515 .777 1.292 100 100 4.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Cleveland - MLB 1B 36 17 189 15 12 205 1 .995 172.0 10.67 +0.6 .981
1974 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.4 .864
1974 Cleveland - MLB RF 11 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 80.1 2.13 -1.2 .933
TOTAL 1B 36 17 189 15 12 205 1 .995 172.0 10.67 +0.6 .981
TOTAL LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.4 .864
TOTAL RF 11 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 80.1 2.13 -1.2 .933
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 26, 82nd overall pick) by the Denver Burros, out of high school Brookfield East (Brookfield East; Brookfield, WI).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
10/25/1971 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/03/1973 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #48 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1973 Was traded by the Denver Burros to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for SS Kevin Gunn and RF Steve Garcia.
10/18/1973 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
03/15/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/09/1974 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
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