#76 Lester "Buck" Lockett, Third Base, 30 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lester Lockett Buck 3/26/1912 30 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"0 200
Third Base R 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) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.5 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 $ 300,000 1942 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 17 Days (361 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 17 Days (361 total Days) 4 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Talent | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 2 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/21 | PHI | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/23 | @CIN | L 4-11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/24 | @CIN | L 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | PIT | L 7-17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/27 | PIT | L 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @BSN | L 2-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/29 | BRO | L 4-17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/30 | @STL | L 7-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
10/1 | PHI | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | BRO | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 153 | 540 | 141 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 68 | 69 | 56 | 77 | .261 | .329 | .363 | .692 | .609 | .102 |
Projected | 153 | 540 | 141 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 68 | 69 | 56 | 77 | .261 | .329 | .363 | .692 | .609 | .102 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 144 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 196 | 39 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 65.5 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 133 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .306 | .368 | .674 |
vs. RHP | 407 | 108 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .336 | .361 | .697 |
Close/Late | 69 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .311 | .319 | .630 |
Scoring Position | 151 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .321 | .457 | .778 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 279 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 32 | 28 | 34 | .247 | .313 | .351 | .664 |
Road | 75 | 261 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 28 | 43 | .276 | .345 | .375 | .720 |
March/April | 25 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 14 | .217 | .295 | .325 | .620 |
May | 25 | 90 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | .233 | .324 | .322 | .646 |
June | 24 | 93 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 8 | .333 | .386 | .505 | .892 |
July | 25 | 88 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | .261 | .309 | .364 | .673 |
August | 26 | 92 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 14 | .315 | .382 | .424 | .806 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 94 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | .202 | .272 | .234 | .506 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .438 | .467 | .904 | CHC |
1941 | 151 | 558 | 174 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 88 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 3 | .312 | .374 | .419 | .794 | CHC |
1942 | 153 | 540 | 141 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 68 | 69 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .329 | .363 | .692 | CHC |
Total | 312 | 1113 | 321 | 64 | 8 | 12 | 136 | 157 | 114 | 0 | 5 | 151 | 1 | 4 | .288 | .353 | .393 | .746 | |
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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 |
1938, A | 132 | 550 | 140 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 55 | 87 | 14 | 11 | .255 | .321 | .440 | .761 |
1939, A | 54 | 224 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 3 | .344 | .430 | .527 | .957 |
1939, AA | 74 | 264 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 39 | 34 | 3 | 8 | .261 | .355 | .356 | .711 |
1940, AA | 38 | 128 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | .367 | .481 | .516 | .996 |
1940, AAA | 96 | 370 | 109 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 5 | 8 | .295 | .384 | .430 | .813 |
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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% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 6.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 146 | 143 | 63 | 303 | 30 | 392 | 26 | .934 | 1256.0 | 2.81 | | | | |
Shortstop | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 2.77 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1938... Injured on 7/28/1939 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 4/24/1940 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Had first career hit on 9/21/1940, off Wayne Osborne (PIT)... Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1941, off Ed Walsh (CIN)...
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