RF Alan 'Rip' Romano #12
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/23/1977
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RF ALAN 'RIP' ROMANO #12 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
42 168 47 8 3 8 35 17 23 .280 .353 .506 2 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 65
BABIP 60 55 60 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 65
Gap 55 50 55 70
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 65 65 65 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 30 30 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/22/1977 WAS Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/21/1977 WAS Win, 6-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/20/1977 WAS Loss, 5-9 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/19/1977 NYK Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/18/1977 NYK Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/17/1977 NYK Win, 9-6 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
05/15/1977 @ SDC Win, 13-1 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
05/14/1977 @ SDC Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/13/1977 @ SDC Win, 6-2 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
05/12/1977 @ LAB Win, 7-1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Personal motto: Carpe diem ("Seize the day!").
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:10/05/1952
Born in:La Mirada, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:48 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:1974, 14th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 42 168 47 8 3 8 35 24 17 23 .280 .353 .506 .859 .368 .226 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 187 2 2 0 4 0 0 85 19 2 3 40.0 28.5 6.02 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 14 1 0 3 11 7 2 11 0 0 2 .269 .321 .462 .783
Versus Right   116 33 7 3 5 24 17 15 12 0 0 0 .284 .366 .526 .892
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .280 .273 .553
April   94 30 4 1 7 17 16 8 14 0 0 0 .319 .373 .606 .979
May   74 17 4 2 1 18 8 9 9 0 0 2 .230 .329 .378 .708
Spring Training   70 20 3 0 1 11 10 10 8 0 0 0 .286 .375 .371 .746
Last Year   570 146 22 6 12 73 66 61 70 5 0 6 .256 .332 .379 .711
2 Years Ago   253 58 12 1 3 34 24 23 39 4 1 3 .229 .297 .320 .617
Career   991 251 42 10 23 142 114 101 132 9 1 11 .253 .326 .385 .712
Home   93 24 3 0 2 16 10 12 11 0 0 2 .258 .355 .355 .710
Road   75 23 5 3 6 19 14 5 12 0 0 0 .307 .350 .693 1.043
Grass   156 42 7 3 7 33 22 16 22 0 0 2 .269 .345 .487 .832
Turf   12 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .417 .462 .750 1.212
Day   113 27 3 3 6 18 16 9 17 0 0 1 .239 .301 .478 .779
Night   55 20 5 0 2 17 8 8 6 0 0 1 .364 .453 .564 1.017
As Starter   168 47 8 3 8 35 24 17 23 0 0 2 .280 .353 .506 .859
Close/Late   38 12 1 1 3 10 7 5 3 0 0 1 .316 .409 .632 1.041
Inning 1-3   51 14 5 0 0 7 2 6 4 0 0 0 .275 .351 .373 .723
Inning 4-6   62 16 2 1 4 16 12 5 11 0 0 1 .258 .324 .516 .840
Inning 7-9   49 13 1 2 3 8 8 6 8 0 0 0 .265 .345 .551 .896
Extra Innings   6 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .714 1.167 1.881
0 Outs   59 17 3 1 2 7 13 6 4 0 0 1 .288 .364 .475 .838
1 Outs   48 12 2 1 2 12 5 4 10 0 0 1 .250 .321 .458 .779
2 Outs   61 18 3 1 4 16 6 7 9 0 0 0 .295 .368 .574 .941
Scoring Position   65 21 4 2 3 29 6 7 11 0 0 1 .323 .397 .585 .982
Bases Empty   74 18 3 1 4 4 15 7 8 0 0 1 .243 .317 .473 .790
Runner on 1st   29 8 1 0 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .276 .344 .414 .758
Runner on 2nd   25 7 1 2 0 3 1 4 3 0 0 0 .280 .379 .480 .859
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 2 0 2 10 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .412 .867 1.278
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Bases Loaded   6 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .714 .833 1.548
Two Strikes   78 18 4 0 2 10 9 6 23 0 0 0 .231 .286 .359 .645
First Pitch   18 7 0 1 2 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 .389 .450 .833 1.283
Count 0-1   18 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .250 .167 .417
Count 0-2   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 1-0   19 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .316 .474
Count 1-1   18 10 1 1 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.222 1.778
Count 1-2   17 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .294 .294 .471 .765
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   26 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 8 0 0 0 .038 .038 .077 .115
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 0 1 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 .429 .692 1.143 1.835
Full Count   24 9 3 0 1 4 6 6 7 0 0 0 .375 .500 .625 1.125
Behind in Count   46 11 0 0 1 5 3 0 8 0 0 2 .239 .271 .304 .575
Ahead in Count   36 9 3 1 1 3 5 9 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .472 .872
Batting 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .286 .308 .593
Batting 4th   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Batting 5th   151 41 7 3 8 34 24 17 23 0 0 1 .272 .349 .517 .866
Low Leverage   58 13 3 3 1 6 7 3 9 0 0 1 .224 .274 .431 .705
Medium Leverage   66 19 3 0 3 10 9 9 7 0 0 0 .288 .373 .470 .843
High Leverage   43 14 2 0 3 18 7 5 7 0 0 1 .326 .408 .581 .990
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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 22 98 253 58 12 1 3 34 24 23 3 4 39 0 1 .229 .297 .320 .617 75 79 1.0
1976 Cleveland - MLB 23 155 570 146 22 6 12 73 66 61 6 5 70 2 4 .256 .332 .379 .711 109 110 3.2
1977 Cleveland - MLB 24 42 168 47 8 3 8 35 24 17 2 0 23 2 3 .280 .353 .506 .859 125 136 1.3
Total MLB 295 991 251 42 10 23 142 114 101 11 9 132 4 8 .253 .326 .385 .712 103 106 5.5
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
1974 Total - 21 75 276 85 27 12 18 64 69 87 11 1 56 5 5 .308 .488 .688 1.176 100 100 6.4
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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 22 21 75 11 1 0 1 9 5 9 0 0 14 0 0 .147 .238 .200 .438 25 27 0.4
1976 Cleveland - MLB 23 5 16 5 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .312 .421 .438 .859 153 162 0.6
Total MLB 26 91 16 3 0 1 12 6 12 0 0 18 0 0 .176 .272 .242 .514 48 52
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Cleveland - MLB CF 30 21 58 0 0 58 0 1.000 189.0 2.76 -1.6 .957
1975 Cleveland - MLB RF 43 40 98 0 0 99 1 .990 336.2 2.62 +2.0 1.031
1976 Cleveland - MLB CF 5 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 +0.7 1.008
1976 Cleveland - MLB RF 147 145 318 13 0 339 8 .976 1309.1 2.28 +8.0 1.025
1977 Cleveland - MLB CF 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 28.0 2.89 -0.2 .892
1977 Cleveland - MLB RF 40 39 81 6 1 93 6 .935 348.0 2.25 +3.4 1.075
TOTAL CF 38 24 74 0 0 74 0 1.000 242.0 2.75 -1.2 .954
TOTAL RF 230 224 497 19 1 531 15 .972 1994.0 2.33 +13.4 1.034
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1974 Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats, out of college Hawaii-Hilo
10/28/1974 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (75).
03/11/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/08/1975 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
08/03/1975 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Industrials, with 3 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
10/29/1975 Wins the 1975 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats.
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (75).
03/05/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
07/26/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/13/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (75).
02/15/1977 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1976 6 5
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