2B Dutch Eckelberry #15
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/11/1975
2B DUTCH ECKELBERRY #15 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 200 58 11 0 4 31 14 27 .290 .333 .405 4 1.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/09/1975 LAF Win, 5-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
08/08/1975 LAF Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/07/1975 ATL Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 ATL Loss, 6-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ BAL Win, 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 @ BAL Win, 6-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 @ WAS Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 @ WAS Win, 8-6 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
07/28/1975 @ WAS Loss, 6-7 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
07/27/1975 BOS Win, 7-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/23/1946
Born in:Johnson City, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$35,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 22 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 8
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 83 200 58 11 0 4 31 23 14 27 .290 .333 .405 .738 .338 .115 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 217 0 0 0 7 1 2 81 15 4 4 50.0 24.8 4.30 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 30 5 0 1 14 13 7 13 1 0 0 .323 .366 .409 .775
Versus Right   107 28 6 0 3 17 10 7 14 1 1 0 .262 .304 .402 .706
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
April   30 10 1 0 2 8 3 2 5 1 0 0 .333 .364 .567 .930
May   84 21 5 0 1 13 9 3 12 1 1 0 .250 .273 .345 .618
June   39 15 4 0 0 4 6 7 5 0 0 0 .385 .478 .487 .965
July   38 9 0 0 1 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 .237 .256 .316 .572
August   9 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Spring Training   51 9 0 1 0 4 5 3 5 0 0 2 .176 .250 .216 .466
Last Year   49 14 1 0 0 8 6 4 8 1 0 0 .286 .333 .306 .639
2 Years Ago   44 13 2 1 0 2 7 2 9 0 0 0 .295 .326 .386 .712
Career   892 229 39 4 19 123 101 81 136 11 1 1 .257 .316 .373 .689
Home   114 31 9 0 2 15 16 10 14 1 0 0 .272 .328 .404 .732
Road   86 27 2 0 2 16 7 4 13 1 1 0 .314 .341 .407 .748
Grass   190 53 11 0 4 29 21 13 26 2 1 0 .279 .322 .400 .722
Turf   10 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .545 .500 1.045
Day   70 22 5 0 3 15 10 5 10 1 1 0 .314 .355 .514 .870
Night   130 36 6 0 1 16 13 9 17 1 0 0 .277 .321 .346 .668
As Starter   169 52 9 0 4 28 21 11 27 1 1 0 .308 .348 .432 .780
As Reliever / Substitution   31 6 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .194 .257 .258 .515
Pinch Hitting   26 5 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .192 .267 .269 .536
Close/Late   54 14 5 0 0 8 5 4 3 1 0 0 .259 .305 .352 .657
Inning 1-3   57 16 3 0 1 7 8 6 15 0 0 0 .281 .349 .386 .735
Inning 4-6   61 19 1 0 2 11 7 3 7 1 1 0 .311 .338 .426 .765
Inning 7-9   77 22 7 0 1 12 8 5 4 1 0 0 .286 .325 .416 .741
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   76 22 5 0 0 7 9 4 11 1 1 0 .289 .321 .355 .676
1 Outs   53 14 2 0 1 7 7 5 4 1 0 0 .264 .322 .358 .681
2 Outs   71 22 4 0 3 17 7 5 12 0 0 0 .310 .355 .493 .848
Scoring Position   61 17 2 0 1 24 8 6 8 2 1 0 .279 .333 .361 .694
Bases Empty   104 30 4 0 2 2 7 5 13 0 0 0 .288 .321 .385 .706
Runner on 1st   35 11 5 0 1 5 8 3 6 0 0 0 .314 .368 .543 .911
Runner on 2nd   17 7 2 0 0 5 7 4 2 0 1 0 .412 .524 .529 1.053
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 .261 .292 .261 .553
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Two Strikes   74 16 4 0 0 10 6 3 27 1 0 0 .216 .244 .270 .514
First Pitch   34 6 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .206 .382
Count 0-1   26 6 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .222 .385 .607
Count 0-2   14 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 .286 .267 .357 .624
Count 1-0   13 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .615 1.077
Count 1-1   22 9 1 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .727 1.136
Count 1-2   22 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 2-0   8 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 2-1   18 8 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Count 2-2   24 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   4 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 .750 .900 .750 1.650
Full Count   14 3 2 0 0 3 4 3 6 0 0 0 .214 .353 .357 .710
Behind in Count   62 15 3 0 1 10 5 0 12 2 0 0 .242 .234 .339 .573
Ahead in Count   44 21 4 0 1 5 7 11 0 0 1 0 .477 .582 .636 1.218
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 4th   9 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .556 1.056
Batting 5th   119 35 7 0 3 22 14 6 19 1 1 0 .294 .325 .429 .754
Batting 6th   16 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
Batting 7th   23 7 0 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 .304 .333 .304 .638
Batting 8th   5 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 9th   23 6 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .261 .320 .348 .668
Low Leverage   84 23 1 0 3 10 5 5 13 1 0 0 .274 .311 .393 .704
Medium Leverage   71 20 5 0 1 12 12 8 12 0 0 0 .282 .354 .394 .749
High Leverage   45 15 5 0 0 9 6 1 2 1 1 0 .333 .340 .444 .785
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 New York - FABL 25 50 107 31 10 0 2 16 16 12 0 0 15 0 0 .290 .361 .439 .801 129 116 0.8
1972 New York - FABL 26 144 492 113 15 3 13 66 49 49 1 8 77 2 2 .230 .296 .352 .648 94 95 1.5
1973 New York - FABL 27 42 44 13 2 1 0 2 7 2 0 0 9 0 1 .295 .326 .386 .712 97 103 0.2
1974 New York - FABL 28 43 49 14 1 0 0 8 6 4 0 1 8 1 2 .286 .333 .306 .639 84 91 -0.0
1975 New York - FABL 29 83 200 58 11 0 4 31 23 14 0 2 27 4 4 .290 .333 .405 .738 102 113 1.2
Total FABL 362 892 229 39 4 19 123 101 81 1 11 136 7 9 .257 .316 .373 .689 99 102 3.7
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 Savannah - A 22 66 166 41 5 2 2 13 25 37 0 0 31 8 8 .247 .384 .337 .722 111 109 1.7
1968 Wilmington - A 22 12 38 15 3 0 1 6 9 6 0 0 5 2 1 .395 .477 .553 1.030 192 201 0.8
1968 Youngstown - AA 22 5 16 2 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 4 1 1 .125 .391 .250 .641 85 92 0.0
1969 Wilmington - A 23 11 34 11 4 0 1 6 9 9 0 0 3 2 0 .324 .465 .529 .995 185 143 0.6
1969 Youngstown - AA 23 80 201 41 10 2 2 25 22 45 0 3 40 3 4 .204 .345 .303 .649 90 86 0.9
1969 Rochester - AAA 23 11 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 .444 .545 .444 .990 157 182 0.1
1970 Youngstown - AA 24 21 45 15 3 2 2 10 11 16 1 2 7 0 0 .333 .500 .622 1.122 187 148 0.6
1970 Rochester - AAA 24 37 88 19 5 0 2 14 15 16 1 1 15 0 0 .216 .340 .341 .681 86 87 -0.2
1971 New Orleans - AAA 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -98 -0.0
1973 New Orleans - AAA 27 10 31 10 2 0 1 9 5 4 0 2 6 0 0 .323 .378 .484 .862 129 118 0.2
1974 Reading - AA 28 6 20 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .100 .143 .200 .343 -9 -50 -0.3
1974 New Orleans - AAA 28 44 111 29 3 2 7 21 20 21 1 0 20 1 3 .261 .383 .514 .897 141 139 1.0
Total EA 112 282 60 13 6 4 36 34 69 1 5 52 5 5 .213 .364 .344 .708 101 89
Total UL 48 97 23 5 0 2 15 15 18 1 1 16 0 1 .237 .359 .351 .709 92 96
Total MAL 23 72 26 7 0 2 12 18 15 0 0 8 4 1 .361 .471 .542 1.013 188 173
Total SEL 66 166 41 5 2 2 13 25 37 0 0 31 8 8 .247 .384 .337 .722 111 109
Total CL 55 143 39 5 2 8 30 25 25 1 2 27 1 3 .273 .380 .503 .884 137 133
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Youngstown - AA 2B 5 5 9 12 1 22 1 .955 45.0 4.20 -0.1 .958
1968 Wilmington - A 2B 10 9 18 17 2 35 0 1.000 75.0 4.20 +1.3 1.022
1968 Savannah - A 2B 58 40 97 125 27 228 6 .974 387.1 5.16 +6.5 1.068
1969 Rochester - AAA 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1969 Youngstown - AA 2B 50 42 108 145 27 262 9 .966 405.0 5.62 +3.8 1.031
1969 Wilmington - A 2B 10 9 23 22 5 46 1 .978 82.0 4.94 +1.4 1.105
1970 Rochester - AAA 1B 22 20 200 9 20 213 4 .981 178.1 10.55 -2.2 .966
1970 Youngstown - AA 1B 11 11 91 8 12 99 0 1.000 84.0 10.61 +0.7 1.131
1970 Youngstown - AA 2B 5 0 5 5 3 10 0 1.000 14.1 6.28 +0.1 1.035
1971 New York - MLB 1B 27 21 181 11 15 193 1 .995 190.1 9.08 +1.6 1.050
1971 New York - MLB 2B 3 1 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 12.0 8.25 +0.9 1.001
1972 New York - MLB 1B 127 126 1079 78 100 1165 8 .993 1091.0 9.54 +7.6 1.047
1972 New York - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.008
1973 New York - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 New York - MLB 1B 34 5 95 10 10 106 1 .991 91.2 10.31 +2.3 1.217
1973 New Orleans - AAA 1B 9 9 75 5 5 80 0 1.000 76.0 9.47 +0.5 1.135
1973 New York - MLB 2B 6 2 10 6 1 17 1 .941 22.0 6.55 -0.8 .753
1973 New Orleans - AAA 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.035
1974 New York - MLB 1B 37 9 108 7 6 115 0 1.000 114.1 9.05 +0.3 1.041
1974 New Orleans - AAA 1B 26 23 171 19 16 191 1 .995 188.2 9.06 +0.9 1.049
1974 Reading - AA 1B 5 5 35 4 6 39 0 1.000 34.0 10.32 +0.7 1.175
1974 New York - MLB 2B 6 1 4 10 4 14 0 1.000 25.0 5.04 +0.1 1.161
1974 New Orleans - AAA 2B 8 6 14 16 5 31 1 .968 57.0 4.74 -0.0 .982
1974 Reading - AA 2B 2 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 7.2 4.70 -0.3 .000
1975 New York - MLB 1B 27 9 105 4 11 109 0 1.000 98.1 9.98 +0.1 1.149
1975 New York - MLB 2B 37 36 92 92 21 189 5 .974 299.0 5.54 +2.3 1.009
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 325 238 2140 155 201 2310 15 .994 2146.2 9.62 +12.5 1.060
TOTAL 2B 205 151 388 459 97 871 24 .972 1441.1 5.29 +15.1 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of college (Frankford State; Frankford, PA) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 8, Pick 8, 148th overall pick).
07/24/1968 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/05/1969 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
06/12/1970 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
06/26/1970 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/26/1970 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the New York Gothams in exchange for RP Roy Rice and SP Bob Moore.
04/11/1972 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/29/1972 Wins the 1972 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at 1B.
07/01/1973 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
04/10/1975 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/30/1975 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/26/1975 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/24/1975 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1972 8 2
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