1B John Baab #7
Chicago Cougars FABL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B JOHN BAAB #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
161 558 156 27 2 20 93 83 60 .280 .374 .443 8 3.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ DAL Loss, 7-8 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1975 @ DAL Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1975 @ DAL Loss, 0-13 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1975 SEA Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 SEA Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1975 DAL Loss, 7-9 5 2 4 3 1 0 1 0
09/20/1975 DAL Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 DAL Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1975 DAL Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ SEA Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/03/1947
Born in:San Jose, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 79 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 9th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 161 558 156 27 2 20 93 80 83 60 .280 .374 .443 .817 .357 .163 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 153 657 5 16 0 16 5 6 247 49 8 5 61.5 93.5 5.82 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 34 7 1 4 24 19 15 13 1 2 1 .291 .373 .470 .843
Versus Right   441 122 20 1 16 69 61 68 47 5 3 4 .277 .375 .435 .810
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   80 21 6 1 3 22 9 12 10 1 0 0 .263 .355 .475 .830
May   87 30 7 0 3 21 12 20 10 1 2 0 .345 .463 .529 .992
June   100 24 5 0 2 9 16 15 10 0 1 1 .240 .345 .350 .695
July   105 30 3 0 4 14 20 12 13 1 1 1 .286 .361 .429 .790
August   94 23 3 1 3 14 10 14 8 2 1 3 .245 .354 .394 .748
September   92 28 3 0 5 13 13 10 9 1 0 0 .304 .369 .500 .869
Spring Training   37 9 0 0 0 3 2 6 5 1 0 1 .243 .356 .243 .599
Last Year   252 79 15 1 9 47 43 47 14 5 1 3 .313 .420 .488 .908
2 Years Ago   338 94 18 1 5 33 46 54 31 5 0 3 .278 .378 .382 .759
Career   1420 395 75 6 42 214 204 216 123 16 6 11 .278 .374 .428 .802
Home   272 75 9 0 10 48 43 41 27 4 2 2 .276 .370 .419 .789
Road   286 81 18 2 10 45 37 42 33 2 3 3 .283 .378 .465 .843
Grass   451 128 21 1 17 81 65 69 47 6 4 3 .284 .378 .448 .826
Turf   107 28 6 1 3 12 15 14 13 0 1 2 .262 .358 .421 .778
Day   132 49 13 1 8 36 26 18 10 2 3 1 .371 .444 .667 1.111
Night   426 107 14 1 12 57 54 65 50 4 2 4 .251 .353 .373 .726
As Starter   551 154 27 2 20 93 80 82 60 6 5 5 .279 .374 .445 .819
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Close/Late   104 31 5 1 4 21 11 20 9 1 1 3 .298 .422 .481 .903
Inning 1-3   211 61 13 1 6 32 31 20 26 2 3 2 .289 .353 .445 .799
Inning 4-6   192 50 8 0 8 32 26 30 21 3 1 0 .260 .356 .427 .783
Inning 7-9   151 45 6 1 6 29 23 30 13 1 1 2 .298 .418 .470 .889
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   159 45 6 0 6 17 33 36 17 1 5 4 .283 .425 .434 .859
1 Outs   220 67 11 1 7 37 30 20 23 5 0 1 .305 .358 .459 .817
2 Outs   179 44 10 1 7 39 17 27 20 0 0 0 .246 .345 .430 .775
Scoring Position   147 45 11 2 4 71 22 38 13 6 5 0 .306 .435 .490 .924
Bases Empty   299 78 11 0 12 12 42 36 34 0 0 2 .261 .344 .418 .762
Runner on 1st   112 33 5 0 4 10 16 9 13 0 0 3 .295 .363 .446 .809
Runner on 2nd   44 10 5 0 0 7 6 18 7 0 4 0 .227 .452 .341 .793
Runner on 3rd   16 3 0 0 0 6 1 7 1 2 1 0 .188 .400 .188 .588
Runner on 1st & 2nd   48 14 3 1 2 19 8 6 4 0 0 0 .292 .370 .521 .891
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 10 1 1 2 18 2 3 0 2 0 0 .625 .619 1.188 1.807
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 12 2 2 1 1 0 0 .385 .438 .462 .899
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 9 3 2 0 1 0 0 .300 .385 .400 .785
Two Strikes   296 80 13 0 10 50 31 26 60 3 0 4 .270 .334 .416 .750
First Pitch   58 15 2 1 1 9 8 16 0 1 3 1 .259 .421 .379 .800
Count 0-1   50 11 3 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .220 .280 .500
Count 0-2   36 11 3 0 2 6 3 0 12 0 0 0 .306 .306 .556 .861
Count 1-0   44 17 4 0 2 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 .386 .386 .614 1.000
Count 1-1   49 12 0 1 2 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 .245 .240 .408 .648
Count 1-2   91 21 2 0 2 13 6 0 22 1 0 3 .231 .253 .319 .571
Count 2-0   12 4 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .917 1.250
Count 2-1   37 13 3 0 1 6 8 0 0 1 2 0 .351 .342 .514 .856
Count 2-2   86 28 5 0 5 19 10 0 18 0 0 0 .326 .326 .558 .884
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 9 24 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 1 0 2 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 .333 .724 .917 1.641
Full Count   83 20 3 0 1 12 12 26 8 2 0 1 .241 .420 .313 .733
Behind in Count   177 43 8 0 4 24 15 0 34 1 0 3 .243 .254 .356 .610
Ahead in Count   105 38 9 0 7 22 31 41 0 1 2 0 .362 .537 .648 1.185
Batting 2nd   196 59 9 0 5 22 35 34 25 0 4 2 .301 .409 .423 .833
Batting 3rd   40 8 2 0 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 1 .200 .289 .325 .614
Batting 4th   164 42 4 1 7 25 21 20 14 4 1 1 .256 .333 .421 .754
Batting 5th   152 45 12 1 7 43 22 24 19 2 0 1 .296 .391 .526 .917
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   225 62 11 0 7 13 34 25 23 1 0 1 .276 .349 .418 .767
Medium Leverage   232 67 11 1 9 41 35 44 24 2 4 1 .289 .401 .461 .863
High Leverage   99 27 5 1 4 39 11 12 12 3 1 3 .273 .359 .465 .824
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
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 25 105 272 66 15 2 8 41 35 32 0 0 18 1 1 .243 .322 .401 .723 116 115 0.6
1973 Toronto - FABL 26 134 338 94 18 1 5 33 46 54 3 5 31 1 2 .278 .378 .382 .759 119 127 2.1
1974 Toronto - FABL 27 84 252 79 15 1 9 47 43 47 3 5 14 1 2 .313 .420 .488 .908 161 171 2.8
1975 Chicago - FABL 28 161 558 156 27 2 20 93 80 83 5 6 60 8 5 .280 .374 .443 .817 125 126 3.7
Total FABL 484 1420 395 75 6 42 214 204 216 11 16 123 11 10 .278 .374 .428 .802 129 132 9.3
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 Hawaii - AAA 22 87 318 97 18 2 9 22 58 55 2 1 38 3 4 .305 .410 .459 .869 148 153 2.5
1970 Hawaii - AAA 23 141 495 146 30 3 22 89 102 119 9 8 73 2 4 .295 .434 .501 .935 156 145 4.2
1971 Hawaii - AAA 24 137 456 147 24 3 13 79 99 120 11 6 50 7 6 .322 .469 .474 .942 158 158 4.7
1972 Hawaii - AAA 25 25 84 23 4 0 5 8 17 20 0 0 7 0 1 .274 .413 .500 .913 151 155 0.6
Total GWL 390 1353 413 76 8 49 198 276 314 22 15 168 12 15 .305 .440 .482 .921 155 152
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Hawaii - AAA 1B 84 84 753 37 65 798 8 .990 731.2 9.72 -4.1 .967
1970 Hawaii - AAA 1B 139 139 1265 78 115 1352 9 .993 1203.1 10.04 -0.5 .995
1971 Hawaii - AAA 1B 128 128 1134 97 119 1242 11 .991 1100.1 10.07 -2.7 .990
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 69 66 586 36 46 630 8 .987 557.1 10.04 -4.3 .940
1972 Hawaii - AAA 1B 24 23 199 20 20 224 5 .978 202.0 9.76 -2.4 .912
1973 Toronto - MLB 1B 87 83 723 59 73 788 6 .992 717.0 9.82 +2.3 1.006
1974 Toronto - MLB 1B 75 70 626 57 65 691 8 .988 618.0 9.95 -2.2 .961
1975 Chicago - MLB 1B 153 153 1536 109 129 1652 7 .996 1316.2 11.24 +4.6 1.034
TOTAL 1B 759 746 6822 493 632 7377 62 .992 6446.1 10.21 -9.4 .990
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of college (Boston State; Boston, MA) by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
06/30/1969 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/04/1969 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
03/21/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
06/22/1970 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
06/24/1970 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
08/03/1970 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
07/01/1971 Wins the GWL Batter of the Month Award.
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Hawaii Suns!
02/15/1973 Was traded by the Los Angeles Suns to the Toronto Wolves, along with LF Claude McGraw, in exchange for 3B Adolph Young.
07/30/1974 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 4-5 months.
02/24/1975 Was traded by the Toronto Wolves to the Chicago Cougars in exchange for SP Manny Espinosa, 1B Pedro Maldonado, and $10,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 153 2
Year HR Rank
1975 20 6
Year RBI Rank
1975 93 4
Year BB Rank
1975 83 8
Year IBB Rank
1975 16 3
Year EBH Rank
1975 49 10
Year ISO Rank
1975 .163 10
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