LF Bob Frank #8
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/06/1975
LF BOB FRANK #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 189 48 10 2 2 15 16 13 .254 .309 .360 3 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1975 @ LAS Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 DAL Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1975 DAL Loss, 8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 DAL Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 LAS Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 LAS Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ DAL Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 @ SFS Loss, 3-6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1975 @ SFS Win, 6-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/08/1946
Born in:Sheldon, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 58 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 19th Pick in Round 3
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 115 189 48 10 2 2 15 26 16 13 .254 .309 .360 .669 .309 .106 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 208 0 0 0 5 1 2 68 14 3 5 37.5 19.5 3.43 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 8 2 0 1 3 3 4 6 0 1 0 .163 .226 .265 .492
Versus Right   140 40 8 2 1 12 22 12 7 2 0 0 .286 .338 .393 .731
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   24 5 1 1 0 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 .208 .286 .333 .619
May   31 8 4 1 0 1 4 1 4 1 0 0 .258 .273 .452 .724
June   42 9 2 0 0 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 .214 .250 .262 .512
July   35 11 1 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 .314 .385 .429 .813
August   38 10 1 0 1 3 8 4 2 0 0 0 .263 .333 .368 .702
September   19 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .263 .333 .316 .649
Spring Training   46 10 1 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 0 1 .217 .294 .239 .533
Last Year   16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
2 Years Ago   112 31 0 1 2 10 13 5 5 0 0 0 .277 .308 .348 .656
Career   885 223 37 8 10 85 92 38 56 8 9 5 .252 .284 .346 .630
Home   95 23 3 1 1 10 12 9 7 2 1 0 .242 .302 .326 .628
Road   94 25 7 1 1 5 14 7 6 0 0 0 .266 .317 .394 .710
Grass   70 17 7 1 1 3 9 6 5 0 0 0 .243 .303 .414 .717
Turf   119 31 3 1 1 12 17 10 8 2 1 0 .261 .313 .328 .641
Day   28 7 2 2 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 0 .250 .312 .571 .884
Night   161 41 8 0 1 9 23 13 11 1 1 0 .255 .309 .323 .632
As Starter   110 32 6 1 1 9 18 5 4 1 1 0 .291 .319 .391 .710
As Reliever / Substitution   79 16 4 1 1 6 8 11 9 1 0 0 .203 .297 .316 .613
Pinch Hitting   54 12 1 1 0 4 5 7 6 1 0 0 .222 .306 .278 .584
Close/Late   80 18 3 1 2 8 10 5 8 0 0 0 .225 .271 .362 .633
Inning 1-3   36 14 2 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 1 0 .389 .410 .444 .855
Inning 4-6   43 11 3 1 0 4 6 3 2 0 0 0 .256 .304 .372 .676
Inning 7-9   101 22 5 1 2 7 13 10 11 1 0 0 .218 .286 .347 .632
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
0 Outs   81 18 3 2 1 6 11 10 3 1 1 0 .222 .304 .346 .650
1 Outs   57 16 4 0 1 6 11 4 5 1 0 0 .281 .323 .404 .726
2 Outs   51 14 3 0 0 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 .275 .302 .333 .635
Scoring Position   51 13 2 1 0 12 4 2 6 2 1 0 .255 .273 .333 .606
Bases Empty   105 27 6 1 1 1 16 9 6 0 0 0 .257 .316 .362 .678
Runner on 1st   33 8 2 0 1 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 .242 .342 .394 .736
Runner on 2nd   19 7 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .368 .368 .579 .947
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   55 11 4 0 0 4 9 8 13 1 0 0 .200 .297 .273 .570
First Pitch   47 15 4 1 1 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 .319 .312 .511 .823
Count 0-1   17 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 0-2   12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Count 1-0   22 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-1   26 8 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 1-2   15 6 2 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .375 .533 .908
Count 2-0   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   7 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   19 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .556 1.000 1.556
Full Count   9 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 3 0 0 0 .111 .529 .222 .752
Behind in Count   44 12 4 0 0 2 5 0 6 1 0 0 .273 .267 .364 .630
Ahead in Count   44 9 1 0 1 3 4 8 0 0 1 0 .205 .327 .295 .622
Batting Leadoff   20 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 2nd   28 10 3 0 0 2 9 2 0 1 0 0 .357 .387 .464 .851
Batting 4th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting 6th   23 5 0 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .217 .280 .348 .628
Batting 7th   18 7 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 .389 .389 .500 .889
Batting 8th   14 5 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .357 .375 .571 .946
Batting 9th   68 15 4 1 1 5 6 10 7 0 0 0 .221 .321 .353 .673
Low Leverage   71 19 5 1 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 .268 .307 .366 .673
Medium Leverage   64 14 2 0 0 1 13 8 9 0 1 0 .219 .306 .250 .556
High Leverage   54 15 3 1 2 14 6 4 2 2 0 0 .278 .317 .481 .798
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
1971 Kansas City - FABL 24 56 194 57 13 2 1 20 23 10 3 2 11 0 1 .294 .335 .397 .732 114 118 0.8
1972 Kansas City - FABL 25 109 374 85 13 3 5 40 29 7 2 4 27 2 2 .227 .243 .318 .561 67 63 -0.4
1973 Kansas City - FABL 26 31 112 31 0 1 2 10 13 5 0 0 5 0 2 .277 .308 .348 .656 87 93 0.1
1974 Kansas City - FABL 27 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .188 .312 -10 -20 -0.2
1975 Kansas City - FABL 28 115 189 48 10 2 2 15 26 16 0 2 13 3 5 .254 .309 .360 .669 82 94 0.3
Total FABL 315 885 223 37 8 10 85 92 38 5 8 56 6 10 .252 .284 .346 .630 82 84 0.6
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 Austin - AA 21 61 239 72 14 5 3 45 30 20 0 1 20 5 1 .301 .354 .439 .793 121 124 1.1
1969 Oklahoma City - AAA 22 2 8 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .625 .667 .625 1.292 285 253 0.3
1970 Des Moines - AAA 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -96 -0.1
1971 Lubbock - AA 24 3 14 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .357 .471 .500 .971 152 164 0.2
1971 Des Moines - AAA 24 3 13 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .462 .500 .692 1.192 268 217 0.2
1972 Des Moines - AAA 25 3 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 28 33 0.0
1973 Des Moines - AAA 26 112 438 124 18 5 7 56 44 39 1 1 43 7 6 .283 .342 .395 .737 96 100 1.3
1974 Des Moines - AAA 27 111 408 122 19 5 3 33 58 32 3 0 41 8 6 .299 .354 .392 .747 104 103 1.0
Total LSA 64 253 77 14 6 3 45 32 22 1 1 20 5 1 .304 .361 .443 .804 123 126
Total CL 232 881 259 37 10 11 91 106 73 5 1 88 16 13 .294 .351 .396 .747 103 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Austin - AA LF 13 13 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 117.2 1.99 -0.9 .963
1968 Austin - AA CF 7 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 49.1 2.37 +0.2 1.004
1968 Austin - AA RF 41 41 63 0 0 63 0 1.000 334.2 1.69 -3.1 .936
1969 Oklahoma City - AAA LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 +0.0 1.004
1970 Des Moines - AAA CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Kansas City - MLB LF 5 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.2 1.75 +0.1 1.008
1971 Lubbock - AA LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 21.2 1.66 +0.5 1.367
1971 Kansas City - MLB CF 50 49 105 1 0 110 4 .964 421.2 2.26 -3.5 .950
1971 Des Moines - AAA CF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 31.0 2.32 -0.8 .880
1971 Lubbock - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.028
1971 Kansas City - MLB RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 21.1 2.11 -0.0 .998
1971 Lubbock - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Kansas City - MLB LF 89 87 131 1 0 137 5 .964 727.0 1.63 +1.8 1.025
1972 Des Moines - AAA LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 +0.7 1.028
1972 Kansas City - MLB CF 19 8 27 3 0 30 0 1.000 94.1 2.86 +0.3 .968
1972 Kansas City - MLB RF 10 7 17 0 0 18 1 .944 69.1 2.21 +0.5 .982
1973 Kansas City - MLB LF 13 13 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 108.2 1.49 -1.4 .998
1973 Des Moines - AAA LF 42 41 68 3 0 73 2 .973 368.1 1.73 +2.1 1.039
1973 Kansas City - MLB CF 15 14 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 125.0 3.10 +0.7 .983
1973 Kansas City - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Des Moines - AAA RF 66 63 108 3 0 118 7 .941 554.2 1.80 +0.6 1.009
1974 Kansas City - MLB LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 33.0 1.09 -0.2 .995
1974 Des Moines - AAA LF 93 92 143 1 1 152 8 .947 793.1 1.63 +1.2 1.025
1974 Des Moines - AAA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Des Moines - AAA RF 12 9 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 84.1 1.92 -0.3 .992
1975 Kansas City - MLB LF 24 15 29 3 2 32 0 1.000 143.1 2.01 +0.5 1.016
1975 Kansas City - MLB CF 15 12 28 3 0 31 0 1.000 107.2 2.59 -0.9 .948
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 21 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 53.2 1.17 +0.2 1.010
TOTAL LF 290 275 433 10 3 458 15 .967 2378.1 1.68 +4.5 1.024
TOTAL CF 113 93 226 8 0 238 4 .983 846.0 2.49 -3.9 .959
TOTAL RF 155 124 216 5 0 229 8 .965 1124.1 1.77 -2.2 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of college (Springfield State; Springfield, MO) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 3, Pick 19, 59th overall pick).
07/04/1968 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/1968 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/20/1968 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/27/1968 Goes 5-5 against the Shreveport Rivermen, with 2 RBI and 0 R.
08/15/1968 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/30/1968 Injured (fractured knee),out for 5 months.
04/17/1969 Wins the 1969 Century League Round 2 with the Oklahoma City Warriors!
11/27/1969 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Kansas City Mavericks in exchange for RP Curly Anderson.
06/15/1971 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/17/1971 Injured (torn hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
07/09/1972 Injured (strained groin),out for 6 weeks.
10/29/1972 Wins the 1972 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at LF.
05/04/1973 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/12/1973 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/27/1973 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
04/25/1974 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/14/1974 Goes 5-7 against the Denver Bruins, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
03/20/1975 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/23/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/17/1975 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
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