1B Lou Strader #29
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/08/1975
1B LOU STRADER #29 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 434 143 25 1 19 68 67 79 .329 .419 .523 4 4.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ LAF Win, 4-2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 @ LAF Win, 9-3 5 2 3 3 1 0 1 0
09/26/1975 @ LAF Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1975 @ MIN Win, 4-1 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 0
09/23/1975 @ CHI Win, 6-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1975 @ CHI Win, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1975 STL Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1975 STL Win, 7-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1975 MIN Loss, 2-6 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/17/1975 MIN Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/14/1952
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 147 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 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 132 434 143 25 1 19 68 78 67 79 .329 .419 .523 .942 .414 .194 165
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 504 1 11 0 9 0 2 227 45 4 3 57.1 96.7 8.56 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 25 5 0 6 15 20 13 32 0 0 0 .248 .333 .475 .809
Versus Right   333 118 20 1 13 53 58 54 47 2 0 1 .354 .444 .538 .981
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   20 4 1 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .400 .785
May   43 15 2 0 3 10 10 6 13 0 0 0 .349 .429 .605 1.033
June   104 30 7 0 5 15 20 15 19 0 0 0 .288 .378 .500 .878
July   91 32 9 1 3 14 16 15 13 2 0 1 .352 .440 .571 1.012
August   109 40 3 0 6 15 17 13 20 0 0 0 .367 .434 .560 .994
September   67 22 3 0 1 12 11 12 13 0 0 0 .328 .430 .418 .848
Spring Training   42 12 1 1 3 12 10 16 5 0 2 0 .286 .483 .571 1.054
Career   434 143 25 1 19 68 78 67 79 2 0 1 .329 .419 .523 .942
Home   212 70 13 0 9 30 41 34 30 0 0 0 .330 .423 .519 .942
Road   222 73 12 1 10 38 37 33 49 2 0 1 .329 .415 .527 .942
Grass   408 137 23 1 17 62 74 64 71 2 0 1 .336 .425 .522 .947
Turf   26 6 2 0 2 6 4 3 8 0 0 0 .231 .310 .538 .849
Day   160 54 11 0 6 23 27 17 24 0 0 1 .338 .404 .519 .923
Night   274 89 14 1 13 45 51 50 55 2 0 0 .325 .426 .526 .952
As Starter   416 137 25 1 19 65 74 62 76 2 0 0 .329 .415 .531 .946
As Reliever / Substitution   18 6 0 0 0 3 4 5 3 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pinch Hitting   16 6 0 0 0 3 4 5 2 0 0 1 .375 .545 .375 .920
Close/Late   94 26 6 0 4 7 13 23 19 0 0 1 .277 .424 .468 .892
Inning 1-3   147 48 7 1 4 23 24 18 25 2 0 0 .327 .395 .469 .865
Inning 4-6   146 50 7 0 7 29 31 21 27 0 0 0 .342 .425 .534 .959
Inning 7-9   131 43 11 0 7 15 20 27 24 0 0 1 .328 .447 .573 1.019
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .500 .773
0 Outs   150 46 10 1 6 10 34 22 22 1 0 0 .307 .393 .507 .900
1 Outs   137 44 11 0 8 29 29 23 29 1 0 1 .321 .420 .577 .996
2 Outs   147 53 4 0 5 29 15 22 28 0 0 0 .361 .444 .490 .934
Scoring Position   124 36 2 0 3 48 22 30 23 2 0 0 .290 .423 .379 .802
Bases Empty   219 72 18 1 14 14 43 23 37 0 0 0 .329 .393 .612 1.004
Runner on 1st   91 35 5 0 2 6 13 14 19 0 0 1 .385 .472 .505 .977
Runner on 2nd   43 12 0 0 0 12 7 14 7 0 0 0 .279 .456 .279 .735
Runner on 3rd   13 6 0 0 0 8 2 6 4 1 0 0 .462 .600 .462 1.062
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 9 2 0 1 7 6 3 6 0 0 0 .243 .300 .378 .678
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 5 0 0 1 8 3 3 4 0 0 0 .312 .421 .500 .921
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .857 1.413
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 .125 .273 .125 .398
Two Strikes   304 87 17 0 7 40 38 27 79 2 0 1 .286 .344 .411 .755
First Pitch   26 17 2 1 6 11 12 8 0 0 0 0 .654 .735 1.500 2.235
Count 0-1   24 11 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .458 .458 .667 1.125
Count 0-2   34 5 2 0 1 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 .147 .147 .294 .441
Count 1-0   17 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .647 .941
Count 1-1   26 10 2 0 2 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 .385 .407 .692 1.100
Count 1-2   70 14 2 0 0 4 3 1 33 1 0 1 .200 .219 .229 .448
Count 2-0   12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 2-1   15 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Count 2-2   71 22 3 0 4 11 12 0 17 0 0 0 .310 .310 .521 .831
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 1 3 8 14 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 .700 1.450
Full Count   129 46 10 0 2 22 20 26 11 1 0 0 .357 .462 .481 .942
Behind in Count   128 30 6 0 2 12 11 1 51 1 0 1 .234 .244 .328 .572
Ahead in Count   54 18 2 0 3 6 18 31 0 0 0 0 .333 .576 .537 1.114
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   54 13 3 0 5 6 11 7 14 0 0 0 .241 .328 .574 .902
Batting 3rd   22 7 2 0 1 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .318 .444 .545 .990
Batting 4th   336 116 19 1 13 56 59 50 59 2 0 0 .345 .428 .524 .952
Batting 5th   4 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 6th   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .667 .800 .667 1.467
Low Leverage   169 58 14 0 10 21 26 18 30 0 0 0 .343 .406 .604 1.010
Medium Leverage   188 62 8 1 7 26 37 34 33 1 0 0 .330 .430 .495 .925
High Leverage   72 22 2 0 2 21 14 15 14 1 0 1 .306 .427 .417 .844
UNION LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 24 87 28 6 0 6 16 22 17 16 .322 .433 .598 1.030 .461 .276 191
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 104 0 1 0 3 0 0 52 12 2 1 66.7 22.5 9.66 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 6 0 0 2 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 .300 .440 .600 1.040
Versus Right   67 22 6 0 4 11 17 12 13 0 0 0 .328 .430 .597 1.027
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   30 12 3 0 2 8 9 7 3 0 0 0 .400 .514 .700 1.214
May   57 16 3 0 4 8 13 10 13 0 0 0 .281 .388 .544 .932
Last Year   267 71 15 2 16 48 53 77 59 0 0 1 .266 .432 .517 .949
Career   354 99 21 2 22 64 75 94 75 0 0 1 .280 .432 .537 .969
Home   43 12 4 0 3 7 15 11 9 0 0 0 .279 .426 .581 1.007
Road   44 16 2 0 3 9 7 6 7 0 0 0 .364 .440 .614 1.054
Grass   87 28 6 0 6 16 22 17 16 0 0 0 .322 .433 .598 1.030
Day   29 8 3 0 2 4 7 2 6 0 0 0 .276 .323 .586 .909
Night   58 20 3 0 4 12 15 15 10 0 0 0 .345 .479 .603 1.083
As Starter   87 28 6 0 6 16 22 16 16 0 0 0 .322 .427 .598 1.025
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
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
1975 Detroit - FABL 22 132 434 143 25 1 19 68 78 67 1 2 79 4 3 .329 .419 .523 .942 159 165 4.7
Total FABL 132 434 143 25 1 19 68 78 67 1 2 79 4 3 .329 .419 .523 .942 159 165 4.7
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 Biloxi - R 17 57 197 58 7 1 4 19 32 43 0 1 75 3 4 .294 .419 .401 .820 125 133 1.8
1970 Raleigh - A 17 6 26 6 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 7 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564 64 71 0.1
1971 Biloxi - R 18 11 33 10 2 0 1 5 6 17 1 1 8 0 1 .303 .538 .455 .993 167 181 0.5
1971 Raleigh - A 18 82 301 73 11 2 4 36 58 83 3 0 63 5 4 .243 .411 .332 .743 115 117 1.6
1972 Biloxi - R 19 40 120 38 3 1 10 36 33 67 0 1 31 4 2 .317 .559 .608 1.167 208 226 3.5
1972 Raleigh - A 19 69 236 57 8 1 3 30 39 80 1 2 67 2 2 .242 .433 .322 .755 116 116 2.1
1972 Terre Haute - A 19 11 42 6 1 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 14 0 1 .143 .294 .167 .461 30 47 -0.4
1973 Raleigh - A 20 65 184 54 5 1 12 42 38 83 1 3 66 1 2 .293 .509 .527 1.036 182 170 3.1
1973 Terre Haute - A 20 39 112 28 3 0 5 22 24 44 4 0 42 0 4 .250 .475 .411 .886 144 161 1.1
1974 Terre Haute - A 21 19 58 16 0 0 6 21 20 23 2 0 13 0 0 .276 .494 .586 1.080 197 204 1.3
1974 Akron - AA 21 22 71 20 1 0 7 19 22 26 2 2 14 0 0 .282 .475 .592 1.067 182 174 1.1
1974 Atlanta - AAA 21 81 267 71 15 2 16 48 53 77 1 0 59 3 1 .266 .432 .517 .949 168 164 3.7
1975 Pittsburgh - AAA 22 24 87 28 6 0 6 16 22 17 0 0 16 2 1 .322 .433 .598 1.030 169 191 1.0
Total EA 22 71 20 1 0 7 19 22 26 2 2 14 0 0 .282 .475 .592 1.067 182 174
Total HL 69 212 50 4 0 11 44 48 76 6 0 69 0 5 .236 .449 .410 .859 139 153
Total UL 105 354 99 21 2 22 64 75 94 1 0 75 5 2 .280 .432 .537 .969 168 170
Total SEL 222 747 190 24 4 19 108 140 250 5 5 203 8 8 .254 .442 .373 .815 132 130
Total GSL 108 350 106 12 2 15 60 71 127 1 3 114 7 7 .303 .486 .477 .964 162 174
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Biloxi - R LF 1 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 8.0 4.50 +0.2 1.055
1970 Raleigh - A CF 6 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 55.0 1.96 +0.4 .956
1970 Biloxi - R CF 54 53 99 0 0 100 1 .990 437.0 2.04 +0.5 .992
1971 Raleigh - A LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.024
1971 Raleigh - A CF 79 79 189 10 1 205 6 .971 705.1 2.54 -6.4 .956
1971 Biloxi - R CF 11 11 14 0 0 15 1 .933 98.0 1.29 -0.9 .975
1971 Raleigh - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.033
1972 Terre Haute - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Raleigh - A LF 22 21 35 0 0 37 2 .946 193.2 1.63 +0.4 1.002
1972 Biloxi - R LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.009
1972 Terre Haute - A CF 9 9 18 4 0 22 0 1.000 82.1 2.40 -1.9 .846
1972 Raleigh - A CF 43 41 102 10 1 116 4 .966 375.1 2.69 +2.7 1.033
1972 Biloxi - R CF 38 38 102 5 1 108 1 .991 336.0 2.87 +1.0 .989
1972 Raleigh - A RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 22.0 0.82 +0.1 1.034
1973 Terre Haute - A LF 35 33 39 1 0 45 5 .889 284.0 1.27 -2.0 1.003
1973 Raleigh - A LF 47 43 71 0 0 73 2 .973 374.0 1.71 +5.2 1.111
1973 Terre Haute - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Raleigh - A CF 8 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 56.0 2.41 -1.0 .911
1973 Terre Haute - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1973 Raleigh - A RF 8 8 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 63.0 0.71 -1.1 .777
1974 Atlanta - AAA LF 52 52 59 2 1 67 6 .910 452.0 1.21 +1.7 1.066
1974 Akron - AA LF 10 10 17 0 0 18 1 .944 90.2 1.69 +0.3 1.017
1974 Atlanta - AAA CF 22 22 54 2 0 58 2 .966 199.1 2.53 -1.2 .986
1974 Akron - AA CF 11 11 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 95.2 2.82 +0.0 1.003
1974 Terre Haute - A CF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 -1.0 .882
1974 Terre Haute - A RF 15 15 22 0 0 23 1 .957 123.0 1.61 +1.7 1.141
1975 Detroit - MLB 1B 99 99 977 63 100 1047 7 .993 858.1 10.90 -3.8 .974
1975 Pittsburgh - AAA 1B 18 18 139 15 17 159 5 .969 133.0 10.42 -2.6 .895
1975 Detroit - MLB LF 22 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 71.0 1.01 +0.1 1.016
1975 Pittsburgh - AAA LF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.0 1.044
1975 Detroit - MLB CF 6 4 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 36.2 3.93 +0.0 1.016
1975 Pittsburgh - AAA CF 5 2 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 22.0 3.27 -0.4 1.013
1975 Detroit - MLB RF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.5 1.178
1975 Pittsburgh - AAA RF 4 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 -0.1 1.013
TOTAL 1B 117 117 1116 78 117 1206 12 .990 991.1 10.84 -6.4 .962
TOTAL LF 194 169 242 3 1 262 17 .935 1509.1 1.46 +6.2 1.052
TOTAL CF 297 285 663 33 3 711 15 .979 2527.2 2.48 -8.0 .979
TOTAL RF 35 32 44 0 0 45 1 .978 262.0 1.51 +0.7 1.079
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Hackensack; Hackensack, NJ) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
07/07/1970 Named the #88 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1971 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
04/10/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/05/1972 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1972 Wins the GSL Batter of the Month Award.
10/21/1972 Named the #54 prospect in the FABL
06/04/1973 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/24/1973 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/29/1973 Wins the 1973 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Raleigh Explorers!
05/06/1974 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 3 weeks.
07/01/1975 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
07/03/1975 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
08/04/1975 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/28/1975 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/01/1975 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1975 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1975 19 10
Year AVG Rank
1975 .329 4
Year OBP Rank
1975 .419 2
Year SLG Rank
1975 .523 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1975 8.56 1
Year ISO Rank
1975 .194 7
Year wOBA Rank
1975 .414 2
Year OPS Rank
1975 .942 1
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