1B Paul Church #13
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
03/03/1975
1B PAUL CHURCH #13 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/11/1948
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 105 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 105 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 6th Pick in Round 2
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
1973 New York - FABL 24 121 439 122 24 1 18 73 66 44 2 5 31 3 6 .278 .343 .460 .803 121 124 1.5
1974 New York - FABL 25 142 467 124 24 2 5 52 84 66 5 4 29 3 7 .266 .360 .358 .717 106 113 1.5
Total FABL 263 906 246 48 3 23 125 150 110 7 9 60 6 13 .272 .352 .407 .759 113 119 2.9
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
1970 Reading - AA 21 83 301 83 7 5 7 36 61 100 3 0 37 6 3 .276 .460 .402 .862 121 130 1.5
1971 Reading - AA 22 11 36 10 1 0 2 4 7 14 1 0 3 1 0 .278 .490 .472 .962 151 170 0.6
1972 New Orleans - AAA 23 135 454 135 37 5 8 67 76 104 8 3 50 10 8 .297 .434 .454 .888 158 167 4.5
1973 New Orleans - AAA 24 24 88 37 3 2 2 16 20 19 0 0 7 3 1 .420 .523 .568 1.092 191 182 1.3
Total EA 94 337 93 8 5 9 40 68 114 4 0 40 7 3 .276 .464 .409 .873 125 134
Total CL 159 542 172 40 7 10 83 96 123 8 3 57 13 9 .317 .448 .472 .921 163 169
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Reading - AA 1B 9 5 49 3 6 53 1 .981 50.2 9.24 -1.1 .821
1970 Reading - AA LF 68 66 105 1 0 107 1 .991 573.1 1.66 -7.9 .895
1970 Reading - AA CF 9 9 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 72.2 2.72 -0.5 .933
1970 Reading - AA RF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.1 3.14 +0.1 1.040
1971 Reading - AA LF 8 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 67.0 2.15 +0.5 1.012
1971 Reading - AA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 +0.1 1.003
1972 New Orleans - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
1972 New Orleans - AAA LF 111 108 170 3 0 178 5 .972 892.2 1.74 -9.8 .964
1972 New Orleans - AAA CF 21 21 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 174.2 1.96 -2.0 .948
1972 New Orleans - AAA RF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.0 1.015
1973 New York - MLB 1B 112 111 943 73 89 1030 14 .986 933.0 9.80 -6.4 .939
1973 New Orleans - AAA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 New York - MLB LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 -0.2 .998
1973 New Orleans - AAA LF 20 19 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 156.1 1.38 -0.1 .983
1973 New York - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.006
1973 New Orleans - AAA CF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 32.1 2.51 +0.0 1.017
1973 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB 1B 120 118 1063 62 108 1136 11 .990 1022.1 9.90 -4.1 .947
1974 New York - MLB LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 .995
TOTAL 1B 243 234 2057 138 203 2221 26 .988 2008.0 9.84 -11.6 .940
TOTAL LF 218 201 319 4 0 329 6 .982 1711.1 1.70 -17.5 .944
TOTAL CF 35 34 70 0 0 70 0 1.000 280.2 2.24 -2.4 .953
TOTAL RF 12 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 54.1 1.99 +0.1 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Collingwood College; Dayton, OH) by the New York Gothams. (Round 2, Pick 6, 30th overall pick).
07/07/1970 Named the #49 prospect in the FABL
10/23/1970 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1971 Named the #58 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1971 Named the #87 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1972 Named the #41 prospect in the FABL
07/05/1972 Named the #45 prospect in the FABL
07/09/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Oklahoma City Warriors, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 0 R.
07/10/1972 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1972 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
10/06/1972 Wins the 1972 CL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/09/1972 Finished 2nd in 1972 CL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/21/1972 Named the #37 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1973 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
05/01/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Oklahoma City Warriors, with 1 RBI and 3 R.
05/07/1973 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
06/29/1973 Goes 5-6 against the Washington Eagles, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/03/1973 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
08/27/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
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