RF Willie Pennington #23
Buffalo Nickels (TOR) UL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
BNN Index | UL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF WILLIE PENNINGTON #23 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 69 11 1 0 1 5 9 17 .159 .256 .217 3 -0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 @ SYR Win, 7-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/10/1975 @ SYR Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
05/09/1975 @ SYR Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1975 PBG Win, 5-0 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
05/07/1975 PBG Loss, 7-9 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/06/1975 PBG Win, 12-2 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
05/04/1975 LOU Loss, 3-9 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
05/03/1975 LOU Loss, 4-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/01/1975 @ COL Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/30/1975 @ COL Win, 13-6 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/02/1948
Born in:Seattle, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$29,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 134 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 136 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 11th Pick in Round 5
UNION LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 69 11 1 0 1 5 7 9 17 .159 .256 .217 .474 .238 .058 35
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 79 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2 3 0 100.0 4.9 2.25 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 0 1 0 .105 .261 .105 .366
Versus Right   50 9 1 0 1 4 5 5 12 0 0 0 .180 .255 .260 .515
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 5 1 0 1 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 .192 .250 .346 .596
April   30 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 0 1 0 .133 .278 .133 .411
May   39 7 1 0 1 5 4 3 9 0 0 0 .179 .238 .282 .520
Last Year   157 43 10 2 5 26 22 9 18 3 2 2 .274 .316 .459 .774
Career   226 54 11 2 6 31 29 18 35 3 3 2 .239 .297 .385 .682
Home   33 6 1 0 1 5 3 5 7 0 0 0 .182 .289 .303 .593
Road   36 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 10 0 1 0 .139 .225 .139 .364
Grass   69 11 1 0 1 5 7 9 17 0 1 0 .159 .256 .217 .474
Day   34 5 0 0 1 3 3 4 7 0 0 0 .147 .237 .235 .472
Night   35 6 1 0 0 2 4 5 10 0 1 0 .171 .275 .200 .475
As Starter   69 11 1 0 1 5 7 9 17 0 1 0 .159 .256 .217 .474
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 Toronto - FABL 25 77 275 58 9 2 8 24 21 28 1 1 36 2 4 .211 .285 .345 .631 81 85 -0.2
1974 Toronto - FABL 26 27 91 22 4 1 2 12 14 7 1 0 15 2 2 .242 .303 .374 .677 94 103 0.5
Total FABL 104 366 80 13 3 10 36 35 35 2 1 51 4 6 .219 .290 .352 .642 84 89 0.4
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 Springfield - A 22 53 193 47 9 2 3 25 25 32 2 2 41 6 8 .244 .354 .358 .711 106 113 1.1
1970 Galveston - AA 22 13 44 13 1 0 0 4 8 9 0 1 9 0 1 .295 .407 .318 .726 95 110 0.2
1971 Galveston - AA 23 71 258 78 20 2 9 50 64 69 0 1 44 4 3 .302 .448 .500 .948 150 129 2.6
1971 Portland - AAA 23 21 76 18 3 0 7 12 11 13 0 0 12 0 2 .237 .348 .553 .901 143 126 0.7
1972 Galveston - AA 24 19 66 11 3 0 2 7 11 21 0 1 9 3 0 .167 .364 .303 .667 76 70 0.2
1972 Portland - AAA 24 118 429 102 20 6 9 41 72 93 6 1 57 6 3 .238 .380 .375 .755 106 93 1.9
1973 Galveston - AA 25 19 65 23 4 0 1 8 12 14 0 1 12 2 1 .354 .463 .462 .924 140 146 0.7
1973 Portland - AAA 25 32 121 43 7 3 3 19 22 14 1 3 20 2 3 .355 .417 .537 .954 148 149 1.1
1974 Chattanooga - AA 26 76 277 82 11 7 8 44 61 51 4 3 49 7 6 .296 .409 .473 .882 137 135 2.4
1974 Buffalo - AAA 26 41 157 43 10 2 5 26 22 9 2 3 18 3 3 .274 .316 .459 .774 114 113 0.7
1975 Buffalo - AAA 27 17 69 11 1 0 1 5 7 9 0 0 17 3 0 .159 .256 .217 .474 27 35 -0.5
Total DIX 76 277 82 11 7 8 44 61 51 4 3 49 7 6 .296 .409 .473 .882 137 135
Total GWL 171 626 163 30 9 19 72 105 120 7 4 89 8 8 .260 .383 .428 .811 118 107
Total HL 53 193 47 9 2 3 25 25 32 2 2 41 6 8 .244 .354 .358 .711 106 113
Total UL 58 226 54 11 2 6 31 29 18 2 3 35 6 3 .239 .297 .385 .682 87 89
Total LSA 122 433 125 28 2 12 69 95 113 0 4 74 9 5 .289 .433 .446 .878 131 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Galveston - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 +0.0 1.008
1970 Springfield - A LF 4 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 24.0 1.88 +0.2 1.026
1970 Galveston - AA CF 9 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 75.0 2.52 -0.4 .978
1970 Springfield - A CF 35 34 85 0 0 86 1 .988 306.0 2.50 +1.0 .993
1970 Galveston - AA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.024
1970 Springfield - A RF 12 12 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 102.0 1.85 +0.8 1.041
1971 Galveston - AA LF 6 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 42.0 1.29 -0.4 1.025
1971 Portland - AAA CF 17 17 37 3 0 41 1 .976 154.0 2.34 +1.3 1.055
1971 Galveston - AA CF 57 57 131 10 0 143 2 .986 495.1 2.56 +4.8 1.020
1971 Portland - AAA RF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.9 1.015
1971 Galveston - AA RF 15 7 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 66.0 1.64 +0.2 1.019
1972 Portland - AAA LF 4 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 32.0 3.09 +0.2 1.002
1972 Portland - AAA CF 97 94 233 13 0 254 8 .969 838.0 2.64 +3.4 1.003
1972 Galveston - AA CF 18 18 31 3 0 36 2 .944 158.1 1.93 +1.0 1.020
1972 Portland - AAA RF 16 14 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 130.2 1.86 +0.4 1.067
1973 Toronto - MLB LF 8 7 14 0 0 15 1 .933 57.0 2.21 +0.6 .998
1973 Portland - AAA LF 25 25 49 0 0 51 2 .961 222.0 1.99 -0.3 1.002
1973 Galveston - AA LF 15 15 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 121.0 1.79 +0.9 1.094
1973 Toronto - MLB CF 66 65 185 12 0 200 3 .985 578.0 3.07 -7.0 .970
1973 Portland - AAA CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.3 1.016
1973 Galveston - AA CF 2 1 2 1 0 4 1 .750 11.0 2.45 +0.0 1.030
1973 Toronto - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 .996
1973 Portland - AAA RF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 35.0 2.57 +0.6 1.049
1973 Galveston - AA RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.1 1.026
1974 Buffalo - AAA LF 6 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 36.2 0.74 -0.2 1.029
1974 Chattanooga - AA LF 53 53 87 0 0 90 3 .967 447.2 1.75 +2.8 1.046
1974 Toronto - MLB CF 3 1 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 10.0 6.30 +0.1 1.001
1974 Buffalo - AAA CF 12 11 26 1 0 28 1 .964 106.0 2.29 -1.2 .950
1974 Chattanooga - AA CF 18 14 38 3 0 42 1 .976 128.1 2.88 +1.5 1.052
1974 Toronto - MLB RF 26 26 45 2 0 47 0 1.000 212.0 2.00 +0.3 1.047
1974 Buffalo - AAA RF 24 24 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 196.1 1.38 -0.0 1.039
1974 Chattanooga - AA RF 7 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 63.0 1.86 +0.9 1.125
1975 Buffalo - AAA CF 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 14.2 2.45 -0.2 1.003
1975 Buffalo - AAA RF 16 16 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 134.0 1.68 -0.3 1.000
TOTAL LF 123 117 201 0 0 207 6 .971 999.1 1.81 +3.7 1.033
TOTAL CF 340 324 805 48 0 873 20 .977 2893.2 2.65 +4.6 1.000
TOTAL RF 128 115 194 3 0 197 0 1.000 988.2 1.79 +3.7 1.043
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (Smithfield College; Smithfield, RI) by the Seattle Kings. (Round 5, Pick 11, 107th overall pick).
08/28/1970 Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks.
09/21/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
10/03/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/16/1971 Injured (oblique strain),out for 6 weeks.
08/23/1971 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
05/21/1972 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/17/1972 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/21/1972 Named the #84 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1973 Named the #39 prospect in the FABL
06/21/1973 Was traded by the Seattle Kings to the Toronto Wolves, along with SP Johnny Williams and C Jess McPherson, in exchange for C Fred Tollefson.
07/03/1973 Named the #94 prospect in the FABL
05/10/1974 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/29/1974 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Rochester Rooks, with 7 RBI and 2 runs scored.
07/16/1974 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
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