P Bill Kruse #33
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
P BILL KRUSE #33 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 21 7-9 0 5.00 129.2 138 9 78 81 1.67 1.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/08/1975 @ HAW Loss, 3-8 X 6.2 7 7 5 6 2 Loss
08/03/1975 POR Loss, 3-14 X 2.2 4 6 6 4 0 Loss
07/29/1975 SLC Loss, 1-2 X 5.0 5 2 2 4 5 Loss
07/24/1975 SAC Loss, 3-8 X 5.2 11 6 6 2 2 Loss
07/19/1975 SD Win, 7-3 X 7.1 5 1 1 4 8 Win
07/13/1975 @ POR Win, 7-4 X 6.0 6 1 1 4 6 Win
07/08/1975 PHX Loss, 1-4 X 9.0 6 4 4 3 2 Loss
07/03/1975 @ SAC Win, 7-3 X 6.2 10 3 3 5 1 Win
06/28/1975 TUC Win, 5-0 X 8.0 5 0 0 1 5 Win
06/23/1975 @ HAW Win, 12-10 X 6.1 6 8 8 4 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/02/1950
Born in:Williamsport, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
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:1969, 9th Pick in Round 14
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 21 7 9 0 5.00 129.2 138 76 72 9 78 81 2 9.5 1 11 52.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.27 9.58 5.62 5.41 4.76 1.67 99 1.8 .319        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 112 25 7 1 1 15 14 20 0 2 1 .223 .315 .330 .645      
vs. RHB 382 113 21 2 8 61 64 61 1 11 3 .296 .400 .424 .824      
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 6.2 7 7 5 1 6 2  
April 2 2 1 1 0 4.22 10.2 12 5 5 0 8 5  
May 5 5 1 3 0 6.59 28.2 34 21 21 1 21 21  
June 6 6 2 0 0 3.92 41.1 38 20 18 2 17 29  
July 6 6 3 3 0 3.86 39.2 43 17 17 4 22 24  
August 2 2 0 2 0 10.61 9.1 11 13 11 2 10 2  
Last Year 14 14 5 6 0 4.78 86.2 83 54 46 10 44 50  
2 Years Ago 7 3 2 1 0 4.68 25.0 28 14 13 3 8 20  
Career 42 38 14 16 0 4.89 241.1 249 144 131 22 130 151  
Home 14 14 4 6 0 4.82 84.0 82 47 45 6 48 59  
Road 7 7 3 3 0 5.32 45.2 56 29 27 3 30 22  
Grass 21 21 7 9 0 5.00 129.2 138 76 72 9 78 81  
Day 6 6 4 2 0 3.10 40.2 37 14 14 1 20 32  
Night 15 15 3 7 0 5.87 89.0 101 62 58 8 58 49  
As Starter 21 21 7 9 0 5.00 129.2 138 76 72 9 78 81  
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+
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 Lafayette - R 18 9 6 1 1 0 4.50 36.0 40 23 18 2 35 38 0 0 2.08 .362 5.13 0.3 104
1969 Salem - A 18 2 2 1 0 0 2.08 13.0 8 3 3 0 6 9 0 0 1.08 .242 3.36 0.4 230
1970 Lafayette - R 19 2 2 0 1 0 9.72 8.1 14 9 9 2 3 5 0 0 2.04 .400 6.75 -0.1 41
1970 Salem - A 19 14 14 3 6 0 5.40 73.1 71 44 44 12 47 65 0 0 1.61 .299 5.66 -0.1 81
1971 Albany - R 20 3 1 1 0 0 2.38 11.1 8 3 3 0 6 9 0 0 1.24 .242 3.51 0.2 177
1971 Salem - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 1 2 10 0 0 0.86 .214 3.25 0.2 344
1971 Norfolk - A 20 2 2 1 0 0 1.50 18.0 18 3 3 2 7 14 1 1 1.39 .271 3.71 0.2 224
1971 Total - A 20 3 3 2 0 0 1.44 25.0 22 4 4 3 9 24 1 1 1.24 .260 3.58 0.4 248
1971 Utica - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 6 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 1.71 .240 4.87 -0.0 141
1971 Scranton - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 8.0 5 4 4 1 3 6 0 0 1.00 .182 3.84 0.1 81
1971 Total - A 20 2 2 2 0 0 3.60 15.0 11 6 6 1 9 7 0 0 1.33 .213 4.32 0.1 101
1971 Jacksonville - AA 20 1 1 0 1 0 10.38 4.1 6 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 2.08 .357 7.12 -0.2 31
1972 Albany - R 21 8 0 0 1 1 3.55 12.2 12 5 5 0 5 16 0 0 1.34 .387 1.87 0.4 120
1972 Norfolk - A 21 4 3 0 2 0 4.00 27.0 30 13 12 1 13 24 1 0 1.59 .367 2.90 0.5 85
1972 Providence - A 21 10 10 2 7 0 5.68 63.1 71 47 40 6 31 51 2 0 1.61 .323 3.64 0.8 64
1973 Providence - A 22 7 7 3 2 0 2.32 54.1 34 15 14 3 24 48 3 1 1.07 .225 3.14 1.2 161
1973 Jacksonville - AA 22 18 18 5 7 0 4.40 122.2 107 64 60 10 83 78 6 2 1.55 .269 4.61 0.6 90
1973 San Jose - AAA 22 7 3 2 1 0 4.68 25.0 28 14 13 3 8 20 1 0 1.44 .316 4.38 0.3 99
1974 Jacksonville - AA 23 15 15 3 8 0 4.49 104.1 100 56 52 13 51 98 5 0 1.45 .304 4.04 1.8 97
1974 San Jose - AAA 23 14 14 5 6 0 4.78 86.2 83 54 46 10 44 50 0 0 1.47 .269 5.33 0.8 102
1975 San Jose - AAA 24 21 21 7 9 0 5.00 129.2 138 76 72 9 78 81 2 1 1.67 .319 4.76 1.8 95
Total DIX 34 34 8 16 0 4.55 231.1 213 125 117 24 137 177 11 2 1.51 .286 4.40 89.5
Total GWL 42 38 14 16 0 4.89 241.1 249 144 131 22 130 151 3 1 1.57 .301 4.92 97.7
Total MAL 19 19 7 9 0 4.07 132.2 116 68 60 10 64 106 5 1 1.36 .275 3.52 89.5
Total SEL 6 5 1 2 0 3.00 45.0 48 16 15 3 20 38 2 1 1.51 .326 3.22 113.4
Total COW 17 17 5 6 0 4.63 93.1 83 48 48 13 55 84 0 0 1.48 .287 5.16 94.9
Total GSL 22 9 2 3 1 4.61 68.1 74 40 35 4 49 68 0 0 1.80 .352 4.46 94.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Salem - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Lafayette - R P 9 6 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 36.0 1.00 +0.7 1.564
1970 Salem - A P 14 14 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 73.1 1.72 -0.3 .876
1970 Lafayette - R P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.3 .000
1971 Jacksonville - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1971 Utica - A P 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.3 1.062
1971 Scranton - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.062
1971 Norfolk - A P 2 2 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 -0.1 .859
1971 Salem - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.025
1971 Albany - R P 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.1 0.79 +0.2 1.012
1972 Providence - A P 10 10 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 63.1 0.71 +0.1 1.069
1972 Norfolk - A P 4 3 2 5 1 9 2 .778 27.0 2.33 -0.9 .834
1972 Albany - R P 8 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.3 1.047
1973 San Jose - AAA P 7 3 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.3 .985
1973 Jacksonville - AA P 18 18 10 11 1 22 1 .955 122.2 1.54 +0.8 .984
1973 Providence - A P 7 7 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 54.1 1.33 +0.6 1.031
1974 San Jose - AAA P 14 14 2 6 0 10 2 .800 86.2 0.83 +0.3 .790
1974 Jacksonville - AA P 15 15 12 4 0 16 0 1.000 104.1 1.38 +0.1 1.049
1975 San Jose - AAA P 21 21 3 16 0 19 0 1.000 129.2 1.32 +0.9 .979
TOTAL P 140 122 41 82 4 128 5 .961 812.0 1.36 +3.2 .968
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of high school (Olyphant; Olyphant, PA) by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 14, Pick 9, 321st overall pick).
06/21/1969 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/23/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
08/24/1969 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/22/1971 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/29/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Comets organization.
07/12/1971 Released by the Houston organization.
07/20/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Clippers organization.
08/13/1971 Released by the Baltimore organization.
08/16/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Clippers organization.
09/01/1971 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
03/21/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Baltimore Clippers development complex.
04/25/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Memphis Cougars with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/14/1973 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/23/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jersey City Arrows with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/07/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/20/1975 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/25/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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