LF Bob Frank #8
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
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
87 148 39 9 2 1 12 10 10 .264 .306 .372 3 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 NYI Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 NYI Loss, 4-6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1975 NYI Win, 10-9 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 @ SFS Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ SEA Loss, 4-11 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ SEA Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 SFS Win, 5-4 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 SFS Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1975 SFS Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/1975 SEA Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 2 0 1 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:2 Years, 150 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 12 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 87 148 39 9 2 1 12 20 10 10 .264 .306 .372 .678 .309 .108 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 161 0 0 0 3 1 2 55 12 3 4 42.9 15.8 3.59 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   39 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 .128 .150 .179 .329
Versus Right   109 34 7 2 1 10 17 9 6 2 0 0 .312 .358 .440 .799
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
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   16 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .438 .812
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   844 214 36 8 9 82 86 32 53 8 9 5 .254 .282 .347 .629
Home   69 19 3 1 1 9 10 6 5 2 1 0 .275 .325 .391 .716
Road   79 20 6 1 0 3 10 4 5 0 0 0 .253 .289 .354 .644
Grass   57 13 6 1 0 1 6 4 4 0 0 0 .228 .279 .368 .647
Turf   91 26 3 1 1 11 14 6 6 2 1 0 .286 .323 .374 .697
Day   23 5 2 2 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .217 .240 .478 .718
Night   125 34 7 0 1 8 20 9 8 1 1 0 .272 .319 .352 .671
As Starter   90 27 5 1 1 8 15 4 3 1 1 0 .300 .326 .411 .737
As Reliever / Substitution   58 12 4 1 0 4 5 6 7 1 0 0 .207 .277 .310 .587
Pinch Hitting   40 9 1 1 0 3 4 4 4 1 0 0 .225 .289 .300 .589
Close/Late   61 15 3 1 1 6 8 3 7 0 0 0 .246 .281 .377 .658
Inning 1-3   29 11 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 .379 .406 .448 .855
Inning 4-6   34 9 2 1 0 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 .265 .306 .382 .688
Inning 7-9   81 18 5 1 1 5 10 6 9 1 0 0 .222 .273 .346 .618
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   65 16 2 2 1 6 8 5 3 1 1 0 .246 .296 .385 .680
1 Outs   45 11 4 0 0 3 8 4 4 1 0 0 .244 .300 .333 .633
2 Outs   38 12 3 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 .316 .333 .395 .728
Scoring Position   33 10 2 1 0 10 2 1 3 2 1 0 .303 .306 .424 .730
Bases Empty   87 22 5 1 0 0 14 8 6 0 0 0 .253 .316 .333 .649
Runner on 1st   28 7 2 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .276 .429 .704
Runner on 2nd   11 6 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .909 1.455
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Bases Loaded   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   35 7 3 0 0 2 5 6 10 1 0 0 .200 .310 .286 .595
First Pitch   40 15 4 1 1 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .366 .600 .966
Count 0-1   13 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 0-2   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 1-0   18 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-1   24 7 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .375 .667
Count 1-2   9 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 .444 .400 .556 .956
Count 2-0   7 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   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Full Count   7 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 0 .143 .538 .286 .824
Behind in Count   30 9 3 0 0 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 .300 .290 .400 .690
Ahead in Count   36 6 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1 0 .167 .250 .194 .444
Batting Leadoff   20 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 2nd   23 10 3 0 0 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 .435 .462 .565 1.027
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   17 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .176 .222 .353 .575
Batting 7th   9 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Batting 8th   13 5 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .385 .400 .615 1.015
Batting 9th   48 11 4 1 0 3 3 5 5 0 0 0 .229 .302 .354 .656
Low Leverage   56 15 5 1 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 .268 .317 .393 .710
Medium Leverage   52 12 1 0 0 1 9 4 7 0 1 0 .231 .286 .250 .536
High Leverage   40 12 3 1 1 11 4 2 1 2 0 0 .300 .318 .500 .818
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 87 148 39 9 2 1 12 20 10 0 2 10 3 4 .264 .306 .372 .678 85 94 0.3
Total FABL 287 844 214 36 8 9 82 86 32 5 8 53 6 9 .254 .282 .347 .629 83 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 20 12 18 3 2 21 0 1.000 115.1 1.64 +0.2 1.013
1975 Kansas City - MLB CF 11 10 23 3 0 26 0 1.000 87.0 2.69 -0.7 .937
1975 Kansas City - MLB RF 17 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 39.0 1.15 +0.2 1.011
TOTAL LF 286 272 422 10 3 447 15 .966 2350.1 1.65 +4.2 1.024
TOTAL CF 109 91 221 8 0 233 4 .983 825.1 2.50 -3.6 .958
TOTAL RF 151 124 214 5 0 227 8 .965 1109.2 1.78 -2.2 .981
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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