#58 Earl Battey, Catcher, 26 yrs, Los Angeles (N) Dodgers Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Battey
1/5/1935 26 USA,CA,LOS ANGELES 6"1 205
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) $ 5,930,000 (3 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 6 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 7 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 7 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/5 | PIT | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #6 | | |
10/7 | @PIT | W 10-9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/9 | @PHI | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/10 | PHI | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/13 | @NYY | W 9-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/14 | @NYY | W 10-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/16 | NYY | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/17 | NYY | W 23-1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/18 | NYY | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/20 | @NYY | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 138 | 512 | 168 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 107 | 62 | 59 | .328 | .406 | .516 | .921 | .922 | .188 |
Projected | 138 | 512 | 168 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 107 | 62 | 59 | .328 | .406 | .516 | .921 | .922 | .188 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 125 | 585 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 264 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 107.7 | 8.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 109 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .349 | .450 | .569 | 1.019 |
vs. RHP | 403 | 130 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 51 | 79 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .323 | .392 | .501 | .893 |
Close/Late | 62 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .306 | .360 | .419 | .779 |
Scoring Position | 130 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .393 | .454 | .847 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .333 | .718 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 264 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 58 | 33 | 33 | .330 | .403 | .496 | .899 |
Road | 66 | 248 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 29 | 26 | .327 | .401 | .536 | .937 |
This Week | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .438 | .526 | .625 | 1.151 |
Last Week | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .412 | .333 | .745 |
March/April | 20 | 79 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 10 | .304 | .371 | .443 | .814 |
May | 25 | 86 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 11 | .326 | .419 | .628 | 1.047 |
June | 20 | 73 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 14 | .288 | .341 | .479 | .821 |
July | 21 | 79 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | .278 | .374 | .329 | .703 |
August | 22 | 81 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 6 | .370 | .452 | .654 | 1.106 |
Sept/Oct | 30 | 114 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 8 | .377 | .432 | .535 | .967 |
Postseason | 6 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .435 | .536 | .565 | 1.101 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1957 | 110 | 416 | 137 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 75 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 1 | .329 | .384 | .478 | .862 | BRO |
1958 | 124 | 506 | 165 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 74 | 118 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 2 | .326 | .395 | .447 | .842 | BRO,NL |
1959 | 121 | 491 | 165 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 65 | 95 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 2 | 1 | .336 | .415 | .501 | .916 | LA,NL |
1960 | 126 | 476 | 139 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 80 | 86 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2 | .292 | .387 | .460 | .847 | LA |
1961 | 138 | 512 | 168 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 107 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .406 | .516 | .921 | LA,NL |
Total | 619 | 2401 | 774 | 112 | 5 | 86 | 345 | 481 | 284 | 24 | 10 | 299 | 3 | 7 | .322 | .398 | .481 | .879 | |
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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 |
1955, AAA | 135 | 500 | 157 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 95 | 112 | 82 | 65 | 4 | 3 | .314 | .398 | .562 | .960 |
1956, AAA | 131 | 486 | 173 | 28 | 3 | 40 | 130 | 122 | 86 | 63 | 6 | 10 | .356 | .443 | .673 | 1.116 |
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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 |
1958 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .414 | .462 | .875 |
1961 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .435 | .536 | .565 | 1.101 |
Total | 13 | 49 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .388 | .474 | .510 | .984 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 134 | 125 | 629 | 49 | 0 | 683 | 5 | .993 | 1149.1 | 5.35 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 57.5 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1955... Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1957, off Don Mossi (CHN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/6/1957, off Jerry Lane (CHN)... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cincinnati on 5/17/1957... Injured on 9/1/1957 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1957... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1958... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 4/26/1959... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (N) on 4/7/1961... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game... 9/30/1961: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles (N), $5,930,000 per year, for 3 years. Won World Championship with Los Angeles (N) in 1961...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1958 - .326 - 9th 1959 - .336 - 6th
| OBP 1959 - .415 - 8th
| Runs 1958 - 118 - 6th
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