LF Bill Zaruba #16
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
LF BILL ZARUBA #16 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
23 48 12 3 0 0 6 9 13 .250 .368 .312 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/26/1974 DUB Loss, 6-10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/19/1974 AMA Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1974 MAD Loss, 3-14 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/17/1974 MAD Win, 5-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/16/1974 MAD Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1974 @ SPD Win, 10-4 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
08/13/1974 @ SPD Win, 5-4 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
08/12/1974 @ SPD Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1974 @ DAV Loss, 1-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/09/1974 DAV Win, 9-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/02/1950
Born in:St. Joseph, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
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:1968, 2nd Pick in Round 19
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 58 11 2 0 1 11 5 15 19 .190 .365 .276 .641 .329 .086 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 76 1 0 0 1 2 0 16 3 0 0 0.0 7.3 3.92 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 3 0 0 1 .250 .571 .750 1.321
Versus Right   50 9 1 0 0 8 3 10 16 0 2 0 .180 .317 .200 .517
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   16 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 1 1 .062 .167 .062 .229
June   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
July   21 5 1 0 0 3 3 5 5 0 1 0 .238 .385 .286 .670
August   21 5 1 0 1 7 2 8 4 0 0 0 .238 .448 .429 .877
Last Year   125 21 2 0 3 12 15 21 36 1 4 1 .168 .291 .256 .547
Career   192 34 5 0 4 25 20 38 58 1 6 2 .177 .318 .266 .583
Home   32 4 1 0 0 3 2 10 11 0 1 1 .125 .349 .156 .505
Road   26 7 1 0 1 8 3 5 8 0 1 0 .269 .387 .423 .810
Grass   58 11 2 0 1 11 5 15 19 0 2 1 .190 .365 .276 .641
Day   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 .400 .667 .400 1.067
Night   53 9 2 0 1 8 5 11 18 0 1 1 .170 .323 .264 .587
As Starter   25 4 1 0 0 2 1 8 11 0 0 0 .160 .364 .200 .564
As Reliever / Substitution   33 7 1 0 1 9 4 7 8 0 2 1 .212 .366 .333 .699
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 23 48 12 3 0 0 6 6 9 13 .250 .368 .312 .681 .331 .062 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 58 0 1 0 2 1 0 15 3 0 0 0.0 5.8 3.99 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Versus Right   45 10 2 0 0 6 4 8 13 0 1 0 .222 .340 .267 .606
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   26 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 6 0 1 0 .192 .323 .231 .553
June   19 7 2 0 0 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 .368 .478 .474 .952
Last Year   50 16 2 1 1 5 5 10 16 0 0 2 .320 .452 .460 .912
Career   367 104 17 1 8 56 50 51 107 1 6 7 .283 .380 .401 .781
Home   21 7 1 0 0 2 3 6 4 0 0 0 .333 .481 .381 .862
Road   27 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 9 0 1 0 .185 .267 .259 .526
Grass   48 12 3 0 0 6 6 9 13 0 1 0 .250 .368 .312 .681
Day   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
Night   35 10 3 0 0 6 6 7 7 0 1 0 .286 .405 .371 .776
As Starter   32 7 2 0 0 5 5 6 8 0 1 0 .219 .342 .281 .623
As Reliever / Substitution   16 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 .312 .421 .375 .796
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -131
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Home   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .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
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
1968 Alexandria - R 18 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 264 306 0.1
1968 San Bernardino - A 18 11 22 10 2 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 4 0 0 .455 .520 .545 1.065 202 223 0.4
1969 Alexandria - R 19 20 36 11 3 0 2 8 10 4 3 0 11 0 0 .306 .419 .556 .974 145 145 0.3
1969 San Bernardino - A 19 40 113 27 3 0 4 22 17 13 1 1 31 1 2 .239 .320 .372 .692 82 79 0.2
1969 Dubuque - A 19 3 9 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697 115 132 0.1
1970 Alexandria - R 20 15 16 5 0 0 2 9 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 .312 .421 .688 1.109 195 195 0.3
1970 San Bernardino - A 20 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -69 -75 -0.2
1971 Alexandria - R 21 32 43 12 2 0 0 6 9 5 1 0 9 0 0 .279 .367 .326 .693 78 81 -0.0
1971 San Bernardino - A 21 40 126 39 7 0 3 19 18 16 3 0 38 0 0 .310 .400 .437 .837 127 125 1.0
1973 Waterloo - R 23 27 48 16 1 0 3 9 11 12 0 0 7 0 0 .333 .467 .542 1.008 143 148 0.5
1973 Tacoma - A 23 23 50 16 2 1 1 5 5 10 2 0 16 0 0 .320 .452 .460 .912 143 155 0.5
1973 Cedar Rapids - A 23 49 125 21 2 0 3 12 15 21 1 1 36 2 0 .168 .291 .256 .547 49 54 -0.3
1974 Tacoma - A 24 23 48 12 3 0 0 6 6 9 0 0 13 0 0 .250 .368 .312 .681 77 76 0.0
1974 Cedar Rapids - A 24 43 58 11 2 0 1 11 5 15 1 0 19 0 0 .190 .365 .276 .641 72 90 0.1
1974 Austin - AA 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
Total HL 95 192 34 5 0 4 25 20 38 2 1 58 2 0 .177 .318 .266 .583 60 69
Total COW 143 367 104 17 1 8 56 50 51 7 1 107 1 2 .283 .380 .401 .781 109 111
Total LSA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131
Total GSL 71 98 30 5 0 4 24 24 12 5 0 23 0 0 .306 .409 .480 .888 129 132
Total UMVA 27 48 16 1 0 3 9 11 12 0 0 7 0 0 .333 .467 .542 1.008 143 148
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 San Bernardino - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.050
1968 Alexandria - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Alexandria - R CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1968 San Bernardino - A RF 8 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 50.2 1.07 +0.2 1.039
1968 Alexandria - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Dubuque - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.2 1.045
1969 San Bernardino - A LF 16 13 20 1 0 22 1 .955 110.0 1.72 +0.6 1.054
1969 Alexandria - R LF 9 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 36.0 0.50 -0.0 1.035
1969 San Bernardino - A CF 12 12 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 97.1 2.96 +1.8 1.032
1969 Alexandria - R CF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 -0.2 1.056
1969 Dubuque - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.036
1969 San Bernardino - A RF 7 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 40.0 1.80 +0.3 1.050
1969 Alexandria - R RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.078
1970 Alexandria - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 San Bernardino - A RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.7 .700
1970 Alexandria - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1971 Alexandria - R 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Bernardino - A LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 1.038
1971 Alexandria - R LF 10 1 6 1 1 8 1 .875 33.1 1.89 -0.2 1.029
1971 San Bernardino - A CF 31 28 55 1 1 58 2 .966 257.0 1.96 +0.9 1.000
1971 Alexandria - R CF 6 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 -0.3 .950
1971 San Bernardino - A RF 4 4 2 0 0 3 1 .667 34.0 0.53 -0.4 1.046
1971 Alexandria - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cedar Rapids - A LF 9 7 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 67.1 1.34 -0.8 .926
1973 Tacoma - A LF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 -0.1 1.041
1973 Waterloo - R LF 8 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 +0.1 1.055
1973 Cedar Rapids - A CF 27 23 58 0 0 58 0 1.000 201.2 2.59 -0.2 .988
1973 Tacoma - A CF 7 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 50.2 2.13 -0.3 .958
1973 Waterloo - R CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 1.043
1973 Cedar Rapids - A RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.2 1.034
1973 Tacoma - A RF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 22.2 1.19 +0.1 1.056
1973 Waterloo - R RF 10 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 44.0 1.64 +0.5 1.068
1974 Cedar Rapids - A CF 6 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 21.1 2.11 -0.7 .857
1974 Cedar Rapids - A RF 7 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 42.2 1.48 -0.1 1.033
1974 Cedar Rapids - A LF 9 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 46.0 1.57 -0.7 .910
1974 Tacoma - A RF 5 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.0 1.047
1974 Tacoma - A LF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 41.0 1.10 +0.4 1.041
1974 Tacoma - A CF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 22.0 1.23 -1.0 .774
1974 Austin - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.019
TOTAL LF 80 42 71 3 1 76 2 .974 445.2 1.49 -0.6 1.013
TOTAL CF 98 78 182 1 1 185 2 .989 711.0 2.32 -0.3 .988
TOTAL RF 61 30 49 0 0 50 1 .980 327.0 1.35 +0.2 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Weston; Weston, MO) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 19, Pick 2, 362nd overall pick).
07/04/1968 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/09/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
04/17/1972 Released by the Dallas organization.
03/15/1973 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
10/03/1973 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/29/1974 Released by the Chicago organization.
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