LF Frenchy 'Fred' Sonntag #7
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
12/31/1955
LF FRENCHY 'FRED' SONNTAG #7 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 468 140 30 3 23 84 53 74 .299 .368 .524 3 2.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1955 CIN Win, 9-3 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/24/1955 CIN Win, 6-0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/21/1955 KCK Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1955 KCK Win, 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/1955 @ CIN Win, 15-3 6 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/13/1955 SFS Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1955 CHC Win, 7-1 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 0
09/11/1955 CHC Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/10/1955 LAS Win, 5-4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/09/1955 LAS Win, 7-1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/17/1928
Born in:Moorestown, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$58,850
Signed Through:1956 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:168 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 49 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 7th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 468 140 30 3 23 84 89 53 74 .299 .368 .524 .892 .395 .224 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 532 3 0 0 14 0 8 245 56 3 0 100.0 90.8 7.00 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   108 33 9 0 7 18 19 7 12 1 0 0 .306 .345 .583 .928
Versus Right   360 107 21 3 16 66 70 46 62 7 0 3 .297 .375 .506 .881
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   42 13 2 0 1 3 9 5 5 1 0 0 .310 .375 .429 .804
May   62 17 7 2 0 9 10 10 11 3 0 0 .274 .360 .452 .812
June   102 28 4 0 6 14 16 13 19 2 0 1 .275 .356 .490 .846
July   84 28 6 0 4 13 14 7 17 1 0 1 .333 .387 .548 .935
August   111 30 7 1 7 22 25 11 14 1 0 1 .270 .339 .541 .879
September   67 24 4 0 5 23 15 7 8 0 0 0 .358 .419 .642 1.061
Last Year   512 143 23 1 36 116 79 51 66 5 0 6 .279 .348 .539 .887
2 Years Ago   440 118 18 1 29 89 62 39 54 3 2 4 .268 .331 .511 .843
Career   2677 786 144 15 163 547 452 289 355 30 4 17 .294 .362 .541 .904
Home   226 66 19 0 9 39 44 27 35 5 0 2 .292 .365 .496 .861
Road   242 74 11 3 14 45 45 26 39 3 0 1 .306 .371 .550 .921
Grass   468 140 30 3 23 84 89 53 74 8 0 3 .299 .368 .524 .892
Day   257 79 17 2 17 55 50 30 36 4 0 0 .307 .375 .588 .962
Night   211 61 13 1 6 29 39 23 38 4 0 3 .289 .361 .445 .806
As Starter   454 134 28 3 23 83 88 51 71 7 0 3 .295 .365 .522 .887
As Reliever / Substitution   14 6 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 .429 .471 .571 1.042
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Close/Late   94 25 8 0 3 15 17 7 18 2 0 0 .266 .311 .447 .757
Inning 1-3   178 56 14 2 12 41 31 15 22 2 0 2 .315 .371 .618 .989
Inning 4-6   147 48 5 1 8 23 34 26 25 3 0 1 .327 .424 .537 .961
Inning 7-9   137 35 10 0 3 20 24 12 26 3 0 0 .255 .309 .394 .703
Extra Innings   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
0 Outs   157 52 11 1 4 19 37 17 24 2 0 1 .331 .395 .490 .886
1 Outs   149 42 10 0 8 34 28 14 26 6 0 2 .282 .339 .510 .849
2 Outs   162 46 9 2 11 31 24 22 24 0 0 0 .284 .370 .568 .937
Scoring Position   130 33 9 1 6 60 24 13 22 8 0 2 .254 .314 .477 .791
Bases Empty   219 72 16 1 13 13 47 29 32 0 0 0 .329 .407 .589 .996
Runner on 1st   119 35 5 1 4 11 18 11 20 0 0 1 .294 .359 .454 .813
Runner on 2nd   31 9 4 0 1 9 4 1 7 0 0 0 .290 .312 .516 .829
Runner on 3rd   11 3 1 0 1 8 5 4 2 3 0 1 .273 .421 .636 1.057
Runner on 1st & 2nd   56 13 3 0 2 15 9 3 7 0 0 1 .232 .283 .393 .676
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 1 0 7 2 2 1 3 0 0 .182 .250 .364 .614
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Bases Loaded   16 5 0 0 2 19 4 3 4 2 0 0 .312 .381 .688 1.068
Two Strikes   179 35 12 1 5 19 30 27 74 3 0 1 .196 .300 .358 .658
First Pitch   74 22 5 0 4 19 14 0 0 3 0 1 .297 .295 .527 .822
Count 0-1   44 18 5 2 2 16 11 0 0 1 0 1 .409 .413 .750 1.163
Count 0-2   30 5 2 0 2 3 5 0 16 0 0 1 .167 .194 .433 .627
Count 1-0   53 19 2 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .358 .358 .509 .868
Count 1-1   51 17 3 0 3 10 8 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .327 .569 .896
Count 1-2   70 13 6 1 1 5 6 0 31 1 0 0 .186 .183 .343 .526
Count 2-0   18 10 1 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.278 1.833
Count 2-1   34 15 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .441 .441 .647 1.088
Count 2-2   46 8 3 0 0 2 2 0 21 0 0 0 .174 .174 .239 .413
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   13 2 1 0 1 3 8 15 0 0 0 0 .154 .607 .462 1.069
Full Count   33 9 1 0 2 9 17 27 6 2 0 0 .273 .581 .485 1.065
Behind in Count   144 36 13 3 5 24 22 0 47 2 0 2 .250 .257 .486 .743
Ahead in Count   120 48 5 0 9 20 26 26 0 0 0 0 .400 .507 .667 1.174
Batting 3rd   287 80 14 3 15 47 57 34 43 5 0 2 .279 .354 .505 .859
Batting 4th   134 42 12 0 5 30 25 13 26 2 0 0 .313 .369 .515 .884
Batting 6th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Batting 7th   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Batting 8th   32 14 4 0 2 5 6 4 2 1 0 1 .438 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   190 63 13 2 12 20 40 25 30 0 0 0 .332 .409 .611 1.020
Medium Leverage   183 56 14 1 6 38 35 20 23 3 0 2 .306 .375 .492 .867
High Leverage   94 21 3 0 5 26 14 8 21 5 0 1 .223 .278 .415 .693
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
1950 Cleveland - FABL 21 55 203 51 8 2 10 36 36 23 1 3 24 0 0 .251 .326 .458 .784 117 116 2.0
1951 Cleveland - FABL 22 123 495 160 34 3 30 104 87 58 2 4 59 1 4 .323 .394 .586 .979 165 163 6.2
1952 Cleveland - FABL 23 150 559 174 31 5 35 118 99 65 1 7 78 0 1 .311 .380 .572 .952 183 178 7.8
1953 Cleveland - FABL 24 113 440 118 18 1 29 89 62 39 4 3 54 2 1 .268 .331 .511 .843 133 129 2.8
1954 Cleveland - FABL 25 136 512 143 23 1 36 116 79 51 6 5 66 0 2 .279 .348 .539 .887 142 139 2.8
1955 Cleveland - FABL 26 131 468 140 30 3 23 84 89 53 3 8 74 3 0 .299 .368 .524 .892 122 135 2.4
Total FABL 708 2677 786 144 15 163 547 452 289 17 30 355 6 8 .294 .362 .541 .904 148 148 24.1
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
1945 Total - 16 23 98 49 14 5 10 38 49 13 1 3 4 18 6 .500 .548 1.051 1.599 100 100 3.2
1946 Total - 17 23 103 49 14 5 11 39 55 12 1 0 6 12 3 .476 .534 1.029 1.564 100 100 3.2
1947 Total - 18 24 105 54 12 5 11 38 49 11 1 3 8 14 4 .514 .550 1.038 1.588 100 100 3.3
1947 Ottumwa - C 18 31 111 32 12 0 5 21 15 13 0 4 29 0 1 .288 .352 .532 .883 156 145 0.8
1947 Savannah - B 18 30 129 40 11 2 4 28 18 3 0 1 22 0 0 .310 .323 .519 .843 106 93 0.4
1948 Santiago - DL 19 42 148 36 8 0 5 18 19 15 0 2 35 0 2 .243 .309 .399 .708 81 74 -0.4
1948 Savannah - B 19 70 275 107 22 1 13 64 58 26 0 1 43 1 6 .389 .440 .618 1.059 150 152 2.7
1948 Youngstown - AA 19 69 257 72 13 6 1 27 27 12 1 3 51 2 3 .280 .311 .389 .700 83 80 -0.3
1949 Santiago - DL 20 41 152 36 4 0 9 39 25 23 0 2 39 1 1 .237 .333 .441 .774 94 91 0.3
1949 Savannah - B 20 19 72 20 4 0 2 10 7 6 0 0 15 0 4 .278 .333 .417 .750 91 89 -0.2
1949 Wilmington - A 20 51 217 68 16 10 1 40 26 16 0 1 41 2 3 .313 .359 .493 .852 129 121 1.8
1949 Rochester - AAA 20 69 282 66 15 2 4 37 30 17 0 5 46 0 2 .234 .273 .344 .617 92 88 1.7
1950 Savannah - B 21 62 243 77 11 2 10 41 52 46 2 2 27 1 3 .317 .427 .502 .929 154 151 2.8
1950 Wilmington - A 21 17 68 20 7 0 0 9 6 8 0 1 14 0 0 .294 .364 .397 .761 121 118 0.5
1950 Rochester - AAA 21 6 24 7 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 .292 .393 .542 .935 155 140 0.2
1953 Rochester - AAA 24 4 15 4 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 3 0 0 .267 .368 .467 .835 105 99 0.1
Total EA 69 257 72 13 6 1 27 27 12 1 3 51 2 3 .280 .311 .389 .700 83 80
Total UL 79 321 77 15 2 7 42 36 24 0 6 53 0 2 .240 .288 .364 .652 97 93
Total MAL 68 285 88 23 10 1 49 32 24 0 2 55 2 3 .309 .360 .470 .830 127 120
Total SEL 181 719 244 48 5 29 143 135 81 2 4 107 2 13 .339 .406 .541 .947 138 136
Total UMVA 31 111 32 12 0 5 21 15 13 0 4 29 0 1 .288 .352 .532 .883 156 145
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
1950 Cleveland - FABL 21 7 30 10 2 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 5 0 0 .333 .355 .400 .755 110 112 0.7
1953 Cleveland - FABL 24 7 27 6 0 0 2 5 5 5 0 2 5 0 0 .222 .324 .444 .768 113 111 -0.2
Total FABL 14 57 16 2 0 2 7 11 5 1 2 10 0 0 .281 .338 .421 .760 112 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Savannah - B CF 30 30 93 2 0 95 0 1.000 250.2 3.41 -2.3 .991
1947 Ottumwa - C CF 19 19 42 4 0 46 0 1.000 161.1 2.57 -1.5 .941
1947 Savannah - B RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1947 Ottumwa - C RF 12 11 29 1 0 30 0 1.000 98.0 2.76 +0.7 1.035
1948 Savannah - B LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.0 1.011
1948 Youngstown - AA CF 69 68 217 9 2 230 4 .983 595.1 3.42 -1.5 .997
1948 Savannah - B CF 59 56 164 1 0 167 2 .988 492.1 3.02 +1.0 1.003
1948 Santiago - DL CF 42 42 125 1 0 130 4 .969 369.0 3.07 -2.4 .987
1948 Savannah - B RF 11 10 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 87.2 2.16 -0.1 1.020
1949 Wilmington - A LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.0 .995
1949 Savannah - B LF 10 8 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 66.1 1.90 -0.4 .933
1949 Rochester - AAA CF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.2 5.40 +0.0 1.014
1949 Wilmington - A CF 6 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -0.2 1.025
1949 Savannah - B CF 11 11 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 81.0 2.67 -0.1 1.020
1949 Santiago - DL CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .988
1949 Rochester - AAA RF 69 69 162 10 4 176 4 .977 611.2 2.53 +9.8 1.029
1949 Wilmington - A RF 50 50 118 8 3 132 6 .955 418.2 2.71 +6.8 1.029
1949 Savannah - B RF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 1.019
1949 Santiago - DL RF 41 40 112 2 1 118 4 .966 346.2 2.96 -0.4 1.003
1950 Cleveland - MLB LF 33 33 91 2 0 95 2 .979 283.1 2.95 +5.1 1.086
1950 Savannah - B LF 18 18 25 3 0 28 0 1.000 151.0 1.67 -2.0 .984
1950 Rochester - AAA CF 6 6 31 1 1 32 0 1.000 61.0 4.72 -0.1 1.010
1950 Wilmington - A CF 17 17 57 3 2 61 1 .984 153.0 3.53 +0.0 .964
1950 Savannah - B CF 47 44 143 3 2 148 2 .986 395.0 3.33 -0.0 1.020
1950 Cleveland - MLB RF 20 16 37 3 0 40 0 1.000 151.0 2.38 +1.3 1.087
1950 Savannah - B RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 -0.2 1.003
1951 Cleveland - MLB CF 47 47 128 4 0 134 2 .985 418.2 2.84 +5.6 1.074
1951 Cleveland - MLB RF 75 75 148 8 0 158 2 .987 677.2 2.07 +7.3 1.091
1952 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Cleveland - MLB CF 146 143 403 12 0 420 5 .988 1279.2 2.92 -1.8 .991
1953 Cleveland - MLB CF 110 110 298 13 1 315 4 .987 978.2 2.86 -4.8 .965
1953 Rochester - AAA CF 4 4 16 1 0 18 1 .944 34.0 4.50 +0.6 1.337
1953 Cleveland - MLB RF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.0 .976
1954 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1954 Cleveland - MLB CF 134 134 294 8 0 306 4 .987 1073.0 2.53 -14.6 .940
1954 Cleveland - MLB RF 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 23.1 0.39 -0.3 .987
1955 Cleveland - MLB LF 45 16 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 202.1 1.60 -1.3 .991
1955 Cleveland - MLB CF 103 103 214 3 0 222 5 .977 808.0 2.42 -13.4 .934
1955 Cleveland - MLB RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.3 .975
TOTAL LF 112 77 171 5 0 178 2 .989 728.0 2.18 +1.3 1.034
TOTAL CF 856 835 2257 65 8 2356 34 .986 7174.1 2.91 -35.4 .983
TOTAL RF 302 273 643 32 8 691 16 .977 2457.0 2.47 +25.2 1.040
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Moorestown (Moorestown; Moorestown, NJ).
07/04/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $14,450.
07/06/1947 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #33 prospect in the FABL
05/31/1948 Goes 0-3 against the Mobile Monarchs, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
06/14/1948 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1948 Named the #35 prospect in the FABL
08/13/1948 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/26/1948 Goes 5-7 against the Worcester Warriors, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/09/1949 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/18/1949 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
05/20/1949 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/20/1949 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1949 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1949 Named the #27 prospect in the FABL
08/26/1949 Goes 5-6 against the Buffalo Nickels, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
12/14/1949 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #36 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1950 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/11/1950 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
10/13/1950 Wins the 1950 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
04/29/1951 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/03/1951 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5 weeks.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
05/19/1952 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
06/23/1952 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/01/1952 Wins the FABL CA Batter of the Month Award.
08/11/1952 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
09/04/1952 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
10/21/1952 Wins the 1952 FABL CA Whitney Award.
05/12/1953 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/03/1953 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/01/1953 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/09/1953 Wins the 1953 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
05/22/1954 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/02/1954 Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks.
07/18/1954 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/06/1954 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
05/03/1955 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/07/1955 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/13/1955 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/04/1955 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/18/1955 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1955 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1952 174 4
Year K Rank
1948 35 3
1949 39 2
Year TB Rank
1951 290 8
1952 320 1
1954 276 3
Year 2B Rank
1951 34 8
1952 31 4
1955 30 10
Year HR Rank
1949 9 6
1951 30 1
1952 35 1
1953 29 2
1954 36 1
Year RBI Rank
1949 39 1
1951 104 5
1952 118 1
1953 89 6
1954 116 2
Year R Rank
1952 99 2
1955 89 9
Year IBB Rank
1952 9 6
Year HP Rank
1954 6 8
Year SF Rank
1948 2 4
1949 2 8
1952 7 2
1955 8 2
Year EBH Rank
1951 67 4
1952 71 1
1954 60 8
1955 56 8
Year AVG Rank
1951 .323 6
1952 .311 2
1955 .299 9
Year OBP Rank
1951 .394 7
1952 .380 5
Year SLG Rank
1951 .586 1
1952 .572 1
1953 .511 5
1954 .539 1
1955 .524 8
Year RC Rank
1951 111.43 6
1952 119.96 1
Year RC/27 Rank
1951 8.40 3
1952 7.94 1
1954 6.55 10
1955 7.00 10
Year ISO Rank
1951 .263 1
1952 .261 1
1953 .243 2
1954 .260 1
1955 .224 8
Year wOBA Rank
1951 .426 2
1952 .423 1
1954 .393 10
1955 .395 8
Year OPS Rank
1951 .979 1
1952 .952 1
1953 .843 9
1954 .887 6
1955 .892 9
Year WAR Rank
1951 6.1 6
1952 7.7 2
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