2B Tom Sappington #45
Allentown Cokers (PHI) MAL
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/06/1975
BNN Index | MAL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B TOM SAPPINGTON #45 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 545 156 26 1 12 70 55 69 .286 .354 .404 0 4.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/1975 @ PRO Loss, 4-10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 @ PRO Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1975 @ PRO Loss, 1-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ TRE Win, 6-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/16/1975 @ TRE Loss, 0-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ TRE Win, 6-5 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/13/1975 SPR Loss, 0-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1975 SPR Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1975 SPR Win, 3-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/1975 @ CAM Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/06/1945
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 20th Pick in Round 20
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 545 156 26 1 12 70 71 55 69 .286 .354 .404 .757 .367 .117 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 607 3 0 0 26 2 2 220 39 0 2 0.0 72.7 4.66 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   130 45 4 0 5 16 19 12 12 1 0 1 .346 .403 .492 .895
Versus Right   415 111 22 1 7 54 52 43 57 1 2 2 .267 .338 .376 .714
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   38 14 4 0 1 6 6 3 2 0 0 0 .368 .415 .553 .967
May   115 34 9 0 2 18 15 12 14 1 0 0 .296 .359 .426 .785
June   106 33 4 0 5 18 19 4 19 0 0 3 .311 .354 .491 .845
July   112 34 4 1 2 7 16 14 14 0 0 0 .304 .381 .411 .792
August   107 26 1 0 2 12 10 12 14 0 0 0 .243 .319 .308 .628
September   67 15 4 0 0 9 5 10 6 1 2 0 .224 .321 .284 .604
Last Year   222 67 10 3 1 25 22 23 21 0 4 1 .302 .370 .387 .757
2 Years Ago   181 53 2 0 5 17 24 24 28 0 3 0 .293 .376 .387 .762
Career   1568 466 75 8 30 197 225 205 170 5 10 7 .297 .380 .413 .792
Home   255 78 10 0 4 29 36 31 35 1 0 2 .306 .384 .392 .776
Road   290 78 16 1 8 41 35 24 34 1 2 1 .269 .326 .414 .740
Grass   545 156 26 1 12 70 71 55 69 2 2 3 .286 .354 .404 .757
Day   183 46 8 0 2 21 19 18 19 1 0 2 .251 .324 .328 .651
Night   362 110 18 1 10 49 52 37 50 1 2 1 .304 .369 .442 .811
As Starter   540 156 26 1 12 70 71 54 69 2 2 3 .289 .356 .407 .763
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
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
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
1969 Allentown - A 23 54 203 64 13 2 1 21 36 32 2 2 14 0 1 .315 .410 .414 .824 142 147 3.4
1969 Jackson - AA 23 18 50 8 1 0 0 4 7 3 0 1 11 0 1 .160 .204 .180 .384 14 12 -0.5
1970 Allentown - A 24 48 181 55 12 0 4 32 28 24 0 1 15 0 0 .304 .383 .436 .820 134 127 2.3
1970 Jackson - AA 24 64 244 64 13 2 7 25 33 24 2 1 16 0 3 .262 .332 .418 .750 130 131 2.5
1970 Louisville - AAA 24 6 7 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .571 .821 115 93 0.0
1971 Jackson - AA 25 33 80 22 3 0 1 4 8 17 0 1 9 0 2 .275 .398 .350 .748 127 104 1.0
1971 Louisville - AAA 25 64 194 52 9 2 3 27 29 17 1 0 20 1 1 .268 .330 .381 .712 96 89 0.4
1972 Allentown - A 26 66 236 71 12 2 7 32 44 47 1 0 23 3 1 .301 .419 .458 .877 153 165 3.9
1972 Jackson - AA 26 45 154 49 7 2 5 35 21 28 1 3 14 3 1 .318 .419 .487 .906 176 175 2.4
1972 Louisville - AAA 26 28 84 17 3 0 0 15 5 12 2 2 12 0 1 .202 .310 .238 .548 48 58 -0.2
1973 Allentown - A 27 47 181 53 2 0 5 17 24 24 0 0 28 2 0 .293 .376 .387 .762 115 120 2.0
1973 Jackson - AA 27 74 254 67 5 1 8 28 40 30 3 4 29 1 0 .264 .344 .386 .729 106 110 1.9
1974 Allentown - A 28 53 222 67 10 3 1 25 22 23 1 0 21 1 6 .302 .370 .387 .757 111 112 2.3
1974 Jackson - AA 28 66 249 60 9 1 7 36 31 19 1 3 24 1 4 .241 .294 .369 .664 80 72 0.2
1974 Louisville - AAA 28 9 36 4 3 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 5 0 0 .111 .200 .194 .394 12 13 -0.2
1975 Allentown - A 29 136 545 156 26 1 12 70 71 55 3 2 69 0 2 .286 .354 .404 .757 102 115 4.7
Total DIX 300 1031 270 38 6 28 132 140 121 7 13 103 5 11 .262 .340 .392 .731 114 111
Total UL 107 321 75 15 3 3 49 39 33 3 3 38 1 2 .234 .308 .327 .635 74 72
Total MAL 404 1568 466 75 8 30 197 225 205 7 5 170 6 10 .297 .380 .413 .792 122 129
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Jackson - AA 2B 2 2 6 4 2 12 2 .833 18.0 5.00 -0.7 .711
1969 Allentown - A 2B 37 37 87 92 29 184 5 .973 317.1 5.08 +3.7 1.066
1969 Jackson - AA 3B 3 2 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.3 1.074
1969 Allentown - A 3B 4 4 3 7 0 11 1 .909 35.0 2.57 +0.8 1.259
1969 Jackson - AA SS 8 6 5 17 4 25 3 .880 59.2 3.32 -1.1 .926
1969 Allentown - A SS 17 11 28 43 8 71 0 1.000 111.0 5.76 +5.7 1.239
1970 Louisville - AAA 2B 1 1 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 7.2 4.70 +0.1 1.032
1970 Jackson - AA 2B 45 41 115 123 33 244 6 .975 369.2 5.79 +4.6 1.056
1970 Allentown - A 2B 43 43 103 134 42 245 8 .967 378.1 5.64 +7.5 1.098
1970 Louisville - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Jackson - AA 3B 4 4 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 32.0 1.69 +0.3 .898
1970 Allentown - A 3B 2 1 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.3 1.079
1970 Louisville - AAA SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 1.093
1970 Jackson - AA SS 12 11 22 35 12 62 5 .919 103.1 4.96 -1.0 .922
1970 Allentown - A SS 3 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.0 1.055
1971 Louisville - AAA 2B 7 3 10 10 1 21 1 .952 34.1 5.24 +0.4 1.025
1971 Jackson - AA 2B 5 2 10 8 3 18 0 1.000 23.1 6.94 +1.2 1.218
1971 Louisville - AAA 3B 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.2 1.066
1971 Jackson - AA 3B 11 11 10 32 4 45 3 .933 95.0 3.98 +1.7 1.091
1971 Louisville - AAA SS 50 46 78 140 40 232 14 .940 392.2 5.00 -3.1 .972
1971 Jackson - AA SS 9 6 12 18 3 30 0 1.000 58.1 4.63 +2.2 1.151
1972 Louisville - AAA 2B 3 1 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 +0.2 1.039
1972 Jackson - AA 2B 4 2 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 22.0 4.91 +0.5 1.026
1972 Allentown - A 2B 16 14 32 45 13 81 4 .951 119.2 5.79 -1.2 .940
1972 Louisville - AAA 3B 7 7 5 7 0 15 3 .800 62.0 1.74 -1.6 .754
1972 Jackson - AA 3B 18 18 10 39 2 56 7 .875 152.1 2.89 -2.7 .925
1972 Allentown - A 3B 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.074
1972 Louisville - AAA SS 16 15 31 49 10 84 4 .952 129.1 5.57 +0.6 1.041
1972 Jackson - AA SS 19 19 25 70 11 101 6 .941 172.2 4.95 +1.7 1.024
1972 Allentown - A SS 46 44 91 151 45 252 10 .960 411.0 5.30 +4.9 1.063
1973 Jackson - AA 2B 12 11 31 30 8 63 2 .968 95.0 5.78 +0.2 1.034
1973 Allentown - A 2B 27 25 64 50 16 115 1 .991 223.1 4.59 +3.5 1.099
1973 Jackson - AA 3B 21 21 15 49 4 69 5 .928 192.2 2.99 +1.7 1.034
1973 Allentown - A 3B 5 4 5 7 3 13 1 .923 32.0 3.38 -0.9 1.045
1973 Jackson - AA SS 36 34 66 97 20 170 7 .959 308.0 4.76 +1.1 .989
1973 Allentown - A SS 20 16 25 52 11 80 3 .963 147.1 4.70 +1.9 1.016
1974 Louisville - AAA 2B 7 7 12 19 4 31 0 1.000 59.2 4.68 +1.0 1.103
1974 Jackson - AA 2B 12 11 35 33 9 70 2 .971 99.1 6.16 +0.5 1.009
1974 Allentown - A 2B 5 3 5 10 5 15 0 1.000 26.0 5.19 -0.5 1.009
1974 Louisville - AAA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.067
1974 Jackson - AA 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.7 .000
1974 Allentown - A 3B 3 3 1 4 0 6 1 .833 25.0 1.80 -0.2 .861
1974 Louisville - AAA SS 2 1 3 3 0 8 2 .750 16.2 3.24 -0.6 .730
1974 Jackson - AA SS 52 49 88 149 37 253 16 .937 437.0 4.88 +1.7 1.050
1974 Allentown - A SS 47 47 84 158 34 250 8 .968 435.2 5.00 +9.0 1.080
1975 Allentown - A 2B 128 127 320 373 96 715 22 .969 1143.2 5.45 +15.5 1.092
1975 Allentown - A SS 4 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 +0.5 1.081
TOTAL 2B 354 330 840 944 263 1837 53 .971 2948.1 5.45 +36.5 1.069
TOTAL 3B 85 78 58 162 14 242 22 .909 680.2 2.91 -0.5 .999
TOTAL SS 343 308 563 989 236 1630 78 .952 2819.2 4.95 +23.7 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of college (Lakeside Military Academy; Erie, PA) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 20, Pick 20, 476th overall pick).
07/08/1970 Goes 6-8 against the Camden Rockets, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
08/03/1971 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
06/06/1972 Goes 5-6 against the Providence Clippers, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/12/1972 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
09/28/1972 Wins the 1972 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
09/24/1973 Wins the 1973 Championship with the Jackson Pilots!
10/04/1973 Wins the 1973 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Allentown Cokers!
09/05/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Worcester Warriors, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
09/09/1974 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
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