P Richard 'Big Game' Elk #27
Detroit Dynamos FABL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RICHARD 'BIG GAME' ELK #27 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
39 5 5-6 0 3.89 83.1 70 10 31 50 1.21 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/1975 @ LAF Loss, 1-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 STL Win, 7-2 1.1 0 0 0 2 3
09/14/1975 @ STL Win, 9-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
09/02/1975 HOU Loss, 4-9 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/29/1975 @ ATL Loss, 3-5 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 Loss
08/26/1975 @ BOS Win, 8-6 3.0 5 2 0 0 2
08/20/1975 @ WAS Loss, 2-5 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 Loss
08/17/1975 BAL Loss, 3-4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1975 BOS Win, 7-4 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 Win
08/09/1975 ATL Loss, 1-4 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/14/1951
Born in:Youngstown, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 33 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$23,200 total for 1 year
Drafted:1969, 17th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 39 5 5 6 0 3.89 83.1 70 44 36 10 31 50 0 0.0 0 4 80.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 34 16 11.34 7.56 5.40 3.35 4.46 1.21 115 -0.1 .239        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 99 27 3 0 4 17 11 8 1 0 2 .273 .354 .424 .778      
vs. RHB 210 43 8 0 6 27 20 42 1 4 2 .205 .279 .329 .608      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 4 1 2 0 4.15 21.2 23 13 10 2 8 19  
May 5 0 0 0 0 6.30 10.0 11 7 7 3 2 8  
June 8 1 2 1 0 0.89 20.1 10 3 2 1 8 7  
July 8 0 1 1 0 6.92 13.0 11 12 10 1 7 6  
August 9 0 1 2 0 5.25 12.0 13 9 7 3 4 4  
September 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.1 2 0 0 0 2 6  
Spring Training 8 5 0 3 0 3.09 23.1 20 8 8 3 12 11  
Last Year 3 0 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 6 1 1 0 3 5  
Career 42 5 5 6 0 3.65 91.1 76 45 37 10 34 55  
Home 23 3 4 1 0 2.75 52.1 35 19 16 4 19 34  
Road 16 2 1 5 0 5.81 31.0 35 25 20 6 12 16  
Grass 37 5 5 5 0 3.79 80.2 68 40 34 9 29 49  
Turf 2 0 0 1 0 6.75 2.2 2 4 2 1 2 1  
Day 11 4 3 1 0 0.68 40.0 19 7 3 0 11 23  
Night 28 1 2 5 0 6.85 43.1 51 37 33 10 20 27  
As Starter 5 5 2 2 0 3.71 26.2 26 15 11 2 9 22  
As Reliever / Substitution 34 0 3 4 0 3.97 56.2 44 29 25 8 22 28  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Detroit - FABL 23 3 0 0 0 0 1.12 8.0 6 1 1 0 3 5 0 0 1.12 .273 3.09 0.1 336
1975 Detroit - FABL 24 39 5 5 6 0 3.89 83.1 70 44 36 10 31 50 0 0 1.21 .239 4.46 -0.1 99
Total FABL 42 5 5 6 0 3.65 91.1 76 45 37 10 34 55 0 0 1.20 .242 4.34 0.0 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1969 Pensacola - R 18 14 14 6 4 0 5.36 80.2 99 50 48 8 57 85 1 1 1.93 .394 4.94 1.0 91
1970 Pensacola - R 19 14 14 8 4 0 4.06 88.2 91 45 40 7 47 86 0 0 1.56 .333 4.14 1.3 103
1970 Everett - A 19 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 11 3 3 1 3 4 0 0 2.00 .400 4.53 0.1 109
1971 Pensacola - R 20 13 13 4 2 0 5.05 73.0 81 44 41 5 48 81 1 1 1.77 .394 4.40 0.9 86
1971 Everett - A 20 2 2 0 1 0 3.86 11.2 8 6 5 2 10 12 0 0 1.54 .188 5.63 -0.0 110
1971 Trenton - A 20 2 2 1 1 0 6.35 11.1 11 10 8 1 8 8 0 0 1.68 .270 4.44 0.0 59
1972 Terre Haute - A 21 27 27 8 8 0 4.10 149.1 125 73 68 12 87 144 0 0 1.42 .285 3.90 2.0 94
1972 Akron - AA 21 8 8 4 2 0 6.81 35.2 34 27 27 5 34 23 0 0 1.91 .274 6.18 0.0 72
1973 Akron - AA 22 17 17 9 5 0 3.31 87.0 78 34 32 3 56 70 0 0 1.54 .301 3.67 1.9 130
1973 Atlanta - AAA 22 14 14 3 6 0 4.89 70.0 69 43 38 10 38 41 0 0 1.53 .280 5.01 0.1 82
1974 Atlanta - AAA 23 28 28 8 10 0 5.20 147.0 157 92 85 18 76 125 1 1 1.59 .320 4.10 1.6 76
Total EA 25 25 13 7 0 4.33 122.2 112 61 59 8 90 93 0 0 1.65 .293 4.40 105.4
Total HL 27 27 8 8 0 4.10 149.1 125 73 68 12 87 144 0 0 1.42 .285 3.90 94.5
Total UL 42 42 11 16 0 5.10 217.0 226 135 123 28 114 166 1 1 1.57 .307 4.40 77.8
Total MAL 2 2 1 1 0 6.35 11.1 11 10 8 1 8 8 0 0 1.68 .270 4.44 58.6
Total COW 3 3 0 1 0 3.86 18.2 19 9 8 3 13 16 0 0 1.71 .281 5.21 109.5
Total GSL 41 41 18 10 0 4.79 242.1 271 139 129 20 152 252 2 2 1.75 .371 4.48 93.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Pensacola - R P 14 14 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 80.2 1.67 -2.0 .956
1970 Everett - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.1 1.035
1970 Pensacola - R P 14 14 6 8 0 14 0 1.000 88.2 1.42 -0.2 1.381
1971 Trenton - A P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 -0.8 1.062
1971 Everett - A P 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 -0.1 1.025
1971 Pensacola - R P 13 13 1 7 0 9 1 .889 73.0 0.99 +0.4 .868
1972 Akron - AA P 8 8 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 35.2 1.26 -1.0 .779
1972 Terre Haute - A P 27 27 7 12 1 20 1 .950 149.1 1.15 -0.7 1.029
1973 Atlanta - AAA P 14 14 5 11 0 17 1 .941 70.0 2.06 -0.0 1.119
1973 Akron - AA P 17 17 6 8 1 15 1 .933 87.0 1.45 -0.8 1.002
1974 Detroit - MLB P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.4 1.004
1974 Atlanta - AAA P 28 28 6 13 0 19 0 1.000 147.0 1.16 +0.4 1.008
1975 Detroit - MLB P 38 5 4 3 0 8 1 .875 83.1 0.76 +1.4 .742
TOTAL P 181 145 41 82 3 128 5 .961 852.2 1.30 -3.3 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of high school (Lockport; Lockport, IL) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 2, Pick 17, 41st overall pick).
07/05/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Lafayette Generals with 13 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
04/10/1970 Named the #87 prospect in the FABL
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/05/1971 Named the #81 prospect in the FABL
08/26/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Beaumont Buffaloes with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/25/1971 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Detroit Dynamos, along with SP Tom Smith, 2B Benny Davis, LF Walt Carothers, SP Nick Guillory, and LF Roberto Lopez, in exchange for SP Eddie Yandow.
04/05/1972 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1973 Named the #6 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1973 Named the #21 prospect in the FABL
12/10/1973 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
03/22/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/04/1974 Named the #18 prospect in the FABL
05/01/1974 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Syracuse Excelsiors with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/03/1974 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
03/23/1975 Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/07/1975 Named the #42 prospect in the FABL
05/02/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $23,200 with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
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