1B John Hammons #23
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
1B JOHN HAMMONS #23 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
50 78 23 4 0 0 10 5 4 .295 .337 .346 0 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1975 @ ERI Win, 7-5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 AKR Win, 9-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 AKR Win, 6-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/04/1975 AKR Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 AKR Loss, 0-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/02/1975 DAY Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 DAY Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 DAY Win, 5-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1975 @ AKR Win, 8-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1975 @ HAR Win, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/12/1951
Born in:Memphis, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
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, 6th Pick in Round 13
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 78 23 4 0 0 10 6 5 4 .295 .337 .346 .683 .326 .051 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 88 1 0 0 2 2 2 27 4 0 0 0.0 9.4 4.16 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 7 4 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 .467 .444 .733 1.178
Versus Right   63 16 0 0 0 6 4 4 4 0 1 1 .254 .309 .254 .563
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 .750 1.417
April   6 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
May   24 8 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 2 0 .333 .360 .375 .735
June   16 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .312 .333 .312 .646
July   23 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 .208 .261 .469
August   9 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .444 .944
Last Year   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   81 23 4 0 0 10 6 5 5 2 2 1 .284 .326 .333 .659
Home   48 12 1 0 0 7 4 3 1 2 1 0 .250 .283 .271 .554
Road   30 11 3 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 .367 .424 .467 .891
Grass   78 23 4 0 0 10 6 5 4 2 2 1 .295 .337 .346 .683
Day   27 9 1 0 0 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 .333 .367 .370 .737
Night   51 14 3 0 0 6 3 4 2 1 1 0 .275 .321 .333 .655
As Starter   45 15 1 0 0 7 2 3 4 1 1 0 .333 .367 .356 .723
As Reliever / Substitution   33 8 3 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 .242 .297 .333 .631
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 Hattiesburg - R 18 16 34 10 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 .294 .314 .294 .608 56 35 -0.5
1969 Arlington - A 18 5 12 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .385 .417 .801 140 147 0.1
1970 Hattiesburg - R 19 21 21 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 9 0 0 .095 .240 .143 .383 2 -3 -0.2
1970 Arlington - A 19 22 53 14 2 0 1 5 6 5 2 0 9 1 1 .264 .350 .358 .708 111 121 0.1
1971 Hattiesburg - R 20 20 26 11 0 0 0 3 4 5 1 0 6 1 0 .423 .531 .423 .954 151 157 0.3
1971 Arlington - A 20 17 42 12 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 6 0 0 .286 .362 .310 .671 98 102 0.1
1972 Hattiesburg - R 21 37 67 24 2 1 0 8 13 14 1 1 12 0 0 .358 .470 .418 .888 130 144 0.5
1972 Arlington - A 21 21 40 12 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 .300 .300 .375 .675 99 87 0.0
1972 Springfield - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138 -0.0
1973 Hattiesburg - R 22 35 64 27 5 1 1 13 14 15 2 0 8 1 3 .422 .543 .578 1.121 183 199 0.9
1973 Arlington - A 22 18 32 12 2 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 7 0 1 .375 .444 .438 .882 145 161 0.2
1973 Springfield - A 22 12 46 13 4 0 0 1 10 5 0 0 6 0 0 .283 .353 .370 .723 99 100 -0.1
1974 Arlington - A 23 20 45 15 3 1 0 1 5 7 2 0 6 0 2 .333 .444 .444 .889 149 164 0.3
1974 Springfield - A 23 29 36 12 1 2 1 3 7 4 0 0 3 0 1 .333 .400 .556 .956 160 163 0.3
1974 Charleston - AA 23 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -128 -0.1
1975 Charleston - AA 24 50 78 23 4 0 0 10 6 5 1 2 4 0 0 .295 .337 .346 .683 79 83 -0.2
Total EA 53 81 23 4 0 0 10 6 5 1 2 5 0 0 .284 .326 .333 .659 73 76
Total MAL 42 83 25 5 2 1 4 17 9 0 0 9 0 1 .301 .370 .446 .815 123 125
Total SEL 103 224 69 9 1 2 19 23 19 7 0 32 2 4 .308 .380 .384 .764 121 128
Total GSL 129 212 74 8 2 1 28 39 38 5 1 40 2 3 .349 .457 .420 .877 126 133
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Arlington - A 1B 1 1 6 2 2 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 1.056
1969 Hattiesburg - R 1B 4 2 18 1 2 20 1 .950 20.2 8.27 -1.7 .678
1969 Arlington - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.2 1.031
1969 Hattiesburg - R LF 10 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 50.0 1.44 -1.5 .828
1970 Arlington - A 1B 8 7 60 3 6 65 2 .969 64.0 8.86 -1.1 .795
1970 Arlington - A LF 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 44.0 0.20 +0.0 1.037
1970 Hattiesburg - R LF 10 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 29.1 1.84 +0.2 1.055
1971 Arlington - A 1B 9 9 72 6 12 78 0 1.000 75.0 9.36 +0.8 1.044
1971 Hattiesburg - R 1B 2 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 21.2 4.57 -0.5 .737
1971 Arlington - A LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -1.2 .683
1971 Hattiesburg - R LF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 +0.3 1.029
1972 Arlington - A 1B 4 4 18 2 3 21 1 .952 30.0 6.00 -0.6 .796
1972 Hattiesburg - R 1B 12 9 69 4 6 74 1 .986 89.0 7.38 -1.0 .959
1972 Arlington - A LF 6 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 +0.1 1.031
1972 Hattiesburg - R LF 4 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.2 2.12 +0.2 1.009
1973 Springfield - A 1B 11 10 88 4 11 92 0 1.000 100.0 8.28 -1.8 .918
1973 Arlington - A 1B 6 5 37 1 6 38 0 1.000 42.2 8.02 -0.8 .803
1973 Hattiesburg - R 1B 12 5 36 0 2 36 0 1.000 56.0 5.79 -0.3 1.094
1973 Arlington - A LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.047
1973 Hattiesburg - R LF 10 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 52.0 1.04 -0.5 1.062
1974 Charleston - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1974 Springfield - A 1B 5 2 21 7 1 28 0 1.000 22.0 11.45 +0.5 1.047
1974 Arlington - A 1B 6 5 45 7 11 53 1 .981 54.0 8.67 +0.1 .999
1974 Charleston - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1974 Springfield - A LF 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.2 0.92 -0.0 1.022
1974 Arlington - A LF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.2 1.88 +0.3 1.033
1974 Springfield - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Charleston - AA 1B 17 11 101 5 14 108 2 .981 104.2 9.11 -1.4 .886
1975 Charleston - AA LF 9 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.2 1.032
TOTAL 1B 98 72 583 42 77 633 8 .987 689.2 8.16 -7.7 .918
TOTAL LF 80 31 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 359.2 1.38 -2.5 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of high school (Brownsville; Brownsville, TN) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 13, Pick 6, 294th overall pick).
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
09/13/1972 Wins the 1972 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
09/21/1972 Wins the 1972 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Arlington Patriots!
09/15/1973 Wins the 1973 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
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