#58 Earl Battey, Catcher, 34 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Battey
1/5/1935 34 USA,CA,LOS ANGELES 6"1 215
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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,850,000 1970 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 14 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 1 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 7 (Range), .990 (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 | | |
9/24 | DET | W 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/25 | CHA | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | CHA | W 8-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/28 | @KC | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/29 | @KC | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #8 | | |
10/1 | OAK | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/4 | @SEA | W 8-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/5 | OAK | L 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/6 | @BOS | L 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
10/7 | OAK | W 11-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 138 | 502 | 132 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 58 | 28 | 94 | .263 | .307 | .365 | .672 | .581 | .102 |
Projected | 138 | 502 | 132 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 58 | 28 | 94 | .263 | .307 | .365 | .672 | .581 | .102 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 130 | 546 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 183 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 57.7 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 126 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .279 | .333 | .613 |
vs. RHP | 376 | 101 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 21 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .269 | .316 | .375 | .691 |
Close/Late | 66 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .258 | .293 | .318 | .612 |
Scoring Position | 128 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .227 | .276 | .328 | .604 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 67 | 237 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 50 | .253 | .297 | .384 | .681 |
Road | 71 | 265 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 44 | .272 | .310 | .347 | .658 |
March/April | 18 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .266 | .309 | .391 | .699 |
May | 24 | 93 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 13 | .280 | .306 | .409 | .715 |
June | 23 | 81 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | .296 | .337 | .444 | .781 |
July | 22 | 80 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 20 | .250 | .299 | .325 | .624 |
August | 24 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 18 | .241 | .292 | .322 | .614 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 97 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 22 | .247 | .286 | .309 | .595 |
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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 |
1962 | 145 | 542 | 173 | 21 | 4 | 28 | 85 | 103 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 2 | .319 | .397 | .528 | .924 | LAN,NL |
1963 | 147 | 514 | 163 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .389 | .484 | .874 | LAN,NL |
1964 | 146 | 501 | 191 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 100 | 89 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .381 | .441 | .555 | .996 | LAN,NL |
1965 | 139 | 464 | 149 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 78 | 79 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .401 | .489 | .890 | LAN |
1966 | 147 | 565 | 184 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 89 | 128 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .398 | .529 | .927 | LAN CAL,AL |
1967 | 141 | 547 | 159 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 78 | 93 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .347 | .473 | .821 | CAL |
1968 | 135 | 474 | 152 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 68 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 2 | .321 | .365 | .439 | .804 | CAL |
1969 | 138 | 502 | 132 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 58 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 94 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .307 | .365 | .672 | CAL NYY |
Total | 1757 | 6510 | 2077 | 295 | 24 | 241 | 956 | 1183 | 676 | 74 | 37 | 737 | 7 | 15 | .319 | .387 | .483 | .870 | |
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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 |
1963 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .233 | .345 | .578 |
Total | 20 | 78 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .391 | .449 | .840 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 135 | 129 | 883 | 39 | 1 | 928 | 6 | .994 | 1161.0 | 7.19 | 9 | 56 | 17 | 30.4 |
Second Base | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 6.75 | | | | |
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Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Won World Series with Los Angeles (N) in 1963... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 7/11/1964... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1964, hitting .423 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... 9/25/1964: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles (N), $8,850,000 per year, for 6 years. Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1965... Traded from Los Angeles (N) to California on 2/3/1966 (Going to LAN: LF Carl Yastrzemski. Going to CAL: C Earl Battey)... Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1966, hitting .529 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Traded from California to New York (A) on 3/5/1969 (Going to CAL: C Ray Fosse, SS Bobby Murcer. Going to NYY: C Earl Battey)... Had 2000th career hit on 6/12/1969, off Ray Washburn (SEA)... Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1969...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1958 - .326 - 9th 1959 - .336 - 6th 1961 - .328 - 10th 1962 - .319 - 10th 1964 - .381 - 1st 1968 - .321 - 7th
| OBP 1959 - .415 - 8th 1964 - .441 - 1st 1965 - .401 - 9th
| SLG 1964 - .555 - 9th
| OPS 1964 - .996 - 4th
| Hits 1964 - 191 - 9th
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Triples 1963 - 5 - 9th
| Runs 1958 - 118 - 6th 1966 - 128 - 9th
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