1B John Baab #7
Chicago Cougars FABL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
08/11/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B JOHN BAAB #7 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 407 112 21 1 13 69 64 48 .275 .377 .428 8 2.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 CIN Loss, 9-12 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/09/1975 CIN Win, 4-1 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/08/1975 CIN Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1975 CIN Win, 4-2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/06/1975 @ LAS Loss, 8-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/05/1975 @ LAS Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/1975 @ LAS Loss, 3-5 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
08/03/1975 @ SFS Loss, 1-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/1975 @ SFS Loss, 1-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ SFS Win, 4-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 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, 33 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 33 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 116 407 112 21 1 13 69 62 64 48 .275 .377 .428 .804 .353 .152 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 482 4 12 0 11 4 3 174 35 8 3 72.7 67.6 5.78 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 21 4 0 3 17 15 13 9 1 2 0 .269 .370 .436 .805
Versus Right   329 91 17 1 10 52 47 51 39 2 2 4 .277 .378 .426 .804
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 5 0 0 1 3 4 4 3 0 0 1 .227 .370 .364 .734
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   35 7 0 0 1 3 5 5 5 0 0 2 .200 .333 .286 .619
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   1269 351 69 5 35 190 186 197 111 13 5 10 .277 .375 .422 .796
Home   198 52 8 0 6 37 34 34 23 2 1 2 .263 .373 .394 .767
Road   209 60 13 1 7 32 28 30 25 1 3 2 .287 .380 .459 .839
Grass   313 87 16 0 10 58 48 53 35 3 3 2 .278 .383 .425 .808
Turf   94 25 5 1 3 11 14 11 13 0 1 2 .266 .355 .436 .791
Day   95 32 9 0 4 24 15 15 8 2 3 1 .337 .425 .558 .983
Night   312 80 12 1 9 45 47 49 40 1 1 3 .256 .362 .388 .749
As Starter   403 112 21 1 13 69 62 63 48 3 4 4 .278 .378 .432 .810
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   79 24 5 0 4 18 10 16 6 1 1 2 .304 .429 .519 .948
Inning 1-3   157 47 11 1 3 26 25 17 23 2 3 2 .299 .371 .439 .810
Inning 4-6   137 34 4 0 5 20 20 23 17 0 0 0 .248 .356 .387 .743
Inning 7-9   111 31 6 0 5 23 17 22 8 1 1 1 .279 .400 .468 .868
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .600 .000 .600
0 Outs   112 31 5 0 4 13 28 29 14 1 4 3 .277 .434 .429 .863
1 Outs   165 49 8 0 4 22 23 14 19 2 0 1 .297 .352 .418 .770
2 Outs   130 32 8 1 5 34 11 21 15 0 0 0 .246 .351 .438 .789
Scoring Position   110 37 9 1 3 55 17 31 10 3 4 0 .336 .472 .518 .990
Bases Empty   219 57 9 0 7 7 33 27 27 0 0 2 .260 .347 .397 .744
Runner on 1st   78 18 3 0 3 7 12 6 11 0 0 2 .231 .302 .385 .687
Runner on 2nd   31 8 4 0 0 5 4 14 5 0 3 0 .258 .489 .387 .876
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 .200 .467 .200 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 10 2 0 1 12 6 5 3 0 0 0 .294 .385 .441 .826
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 9 1 1 2 16 2 3 0 1 0 0 .692 .706 1.385 2.090
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 1 0 0 11 2 2 1 1 0 0 .417 .467 .500 .967
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 0 9 3 2 0 1 0 0 .300 .385 .400 .785
Two Strikes   218 58 9 0 8 41 28 18 48 2 0 3 .266 .328 .417 .745
First Pitch   41 11 2 0 0 6 5 12 0 1 2 1 .268 .436 .317 .753
Count 0-1   40 9 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .225 .300 .525
Count 0-2   26 4 1 0 2 4 3 0 11 0 0 0 .154 .154 .423 .577
Count 1-0   33 14 4 0 2 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 .424 .424 .727 1.152
Count 1-1   34 8 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .382 .618
Count 1-2   67 19 2 0 2 11 6 0 18 1 0 3 .284 .310 .403 .713
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 2-1   28 9 3 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 .321 .321 .536 .857
Count 2-2   64 21 5 0 3 16 8 0 14 0 0 0 .328 .328 .547 .875
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 7 19 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 0 .143 .727 .143 .870
Full Count   61 14 1 0 1 10 11 18 5 1 0 0 .230 .400 .295 .695
Behind in Count   133 32 6 0 4 19 13 0 29 1 0 3 .241 .255 .376 .631
Ahead in Count   74 26 7 0 4 14 22 34 0 0 2 0 .351 .556 .608 1.164
Batting 2nd   196 59 9 0 5 22 35 34 25 0 4 2 .301 .409 .423 .833
Batting 3rd   23 4 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .174 .269 .261 .530
Batting 4th   49 10 0 0 2 7 8 5 4 1 0 1 .204 .286 .327 .612
Batting 5th   136 39 10 1 6 39 18 21 17 2 0 1 .287 .381 .507 .889
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   171 45 8 0 4 9 26 17 18 1 0 1 .263 .332 .380 .712
Medium Leverage   160 45 9 0 6 30 28 35 19 1 3 1 .281 .411 .450 .861
High Leverage   74 22 4 1 3 30 8 10 10 1 1 2 .297 .391 .500 .891
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 28 116 407 112 21 1 13 69 62 64 4 3 48 8 3 .275 .377 .428 .804 122 122 2.7
Total FABL 439 1269 351 69 5 35 190 186 197 10 13 111 11 8 .277 .375 .422 .796 128 132 8.2
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 111 111 1108 79 97 1192 5 .996 958.1 11.15 +3.3 1.034
TOTAL 1B 717 704 6394 463 600 6917 60 .991 6088.0 10.14 -10.6 .988
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.
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