#13 Walt Preston, Third Base, 29 yrs, Cleveland Spiders Wednesday, 10/25/1897 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walt Preston
1/1/1868 29 USA,VA,RICHMOND 6"0 175
Third Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent GREAT Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1897 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 147 Days (319 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 147 Days (319 total Days) 2 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 5 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | WAS | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | WAS | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/25 | PHA | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/26 | PHA | W 5-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @COL | W 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | @COL | W 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | BOS | W 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/2 | @BAL | W 7-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/3 | @LOU | W 5-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/4 | WAS | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 152 | 622 | 195 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 114 | 39 | 65 | .314 | .357 | .408 | .766 | .731 | .095 |
Projected | 152 | 622 | 195 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 114 | 39 | 65 | .314 | .357 | .408 | .766 | .731 | .095 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 680 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 254 | 41 | 43 | 25 | 62.7 | 102.6 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 99 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .364 | .404 | .515 | .919 |
vs. RHP | 523 | 159 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 73 | 94 | 32 | 53 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .304 | .347 | .388 | .735 |
Close/Late | 66 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .364 | .395 | .515 | .910 |
Scoring Position | 172 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .355 | .378 | .459 | .838 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 307 | 109 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 57 | 17 | 31 | .355 | .385 | .466 | .851 |
Road | 76 | 315 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 57 | 22 | 34 | .273 | .317 | .352 | .670 |
March/April | 27 | 101 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 10 | .366 | .419 | .465 | .884 |
May | 24 | 99 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | .232 | .287 | .343 | .630 |
June | 25 | 107 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 11 | .393 | .404 | .505 | .908 |
July | 23 | 96 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 12 | .302 | .317 | .385 | .702 |
August | 26 | 105 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 10 | .295 | .330 | .381 | .711 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 114 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 13 | .289 | .336 | .368 | .704 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1896 | 114 | 443 | 135 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 63 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 28 | 19 | .305 | .334 | .388 | .722 | CLE |
1897 | 152 | 622 | 195 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 114 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 43 | 25 | .314 | .357 | .408 | .766 | CLE,AL |
Total | 266 | 1065 | 330 | 52 | 10 | 8 | 152 | 177 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 127 | 71 | 44 | .310 | .348 | .400 | .748 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1895, AAA | 137 | 491 | 142 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 72 | 73 | 59 | 64 | 13 | 14 | .289 | .358 | .401 | .760 |
1896, AAA | 35 | 136 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | .272 | .297 | .390 | .686 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 146 | 146 | 77 | 259 | 13 | 363 | 27 | .926 | 1300.1 | 2.51 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 3.50 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.1 | 4.82 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 45th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1895... Had first career hit on 5/12/1896, off Charlie Dewald (BOS)... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Indianapolis on 7/20/1896... Hit first career homerun on 9/1/1896, off Charlie Geggus (PHA)... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1897, hitting .393 with 2 HR, 27 RBI... Was selected to the 1897 Allstar game...
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