1B Art Costa #52
Colorado Springs Mountaineers WBL
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/12/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B ART COSTA #52 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
12 24 5 1 0 0 4 5 3 .208 .333 .250 0 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 @ PAN Win, 10-3 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0
05/07/1975 @ BIL Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1975 @ BIL Loss, 4-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
05/05/1975 @ BIL Loss, 0-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1975 SXF Win, 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
04/30/1975 @ FAR Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1975 @ FAR Win, 7-4 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
04/25/1975 SFC Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/24/1975 SFC Loss, 8-10 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/1975 @ BIS Win, 8-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/15/1950
Born in:Irvine, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 35 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 2nd Pick in Round 11
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 12 24 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 3 .208 .333 .250 .583 .296 .042 42
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 30 0 1 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 0 0.0 2.0 2.47 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Versus Right   21 5 1 0 0 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 .238 .346 .286 .632
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
April   14 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598
May   10 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .200 .357 .200 .557
Career   24 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 3 1 0 0 .208 .333 .250 .583
Home   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   18 5 1 0 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 .278 .435 .333 .768
Grass   24 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 3 1 0 0 .208 .333 .250 .583
Day   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   23 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 3 1 0 0 .217 .345 .261 .606
As Starter   17 4 1 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 .235 .381 .294 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .143 .222 .143 .365
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
1969 Huntsville - R 19 37 116 29 4 1 3 19 13 21 1 1 24 0 0 .250 .367 .379 .746 100 103 0.4
1969 Spokane - A 19 12 19 5 0 0 1 5 5 8 0 0 6 0 0 .263 .481 .421 .903 134 119 0.1
1969 Gary - A 19 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 -6 -62 -0.1
1970 Huntsville - R 20 32 55 10 2 0 0 5 1 9 0 0 17 0 0 .182 .297 .218 .515 44 50 -0.2
1970 Spokane - A 20 5 10 5 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .545 .800 1.345 262 281 0.3
1971 Huntsville - R 21 40 108 36 2 0 2 16 9 12 0 0 24 1 0 .333 .400 .407 .807 122 125 0.7
1971 Spokane - A 21 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -142 -0.2
1972 Huntsville - R 22 38 86 27 6 1 3 13 8 13 0 0 23 0 0 .314 .404 .512 .916 148 154 0.9
1972 Spokane - A 22 16 29 6 1 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 .207 .303 .241 .544 46 2 -0.4
1973 Huntsville - R 23 30 80 25 7 0 0 9 15 11 0 1 10 0 0 .312 .391 .400 .791 108 113 0.2
1973 Spokane - A 23 27 38 10 3 0 1 3 5 5 0 0 10 0 0 .263 .349 .421 .770 105 107 0.2
1973 Gary - A 23 14 17 5 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .294 .368 .471 .839 127 131 0.1
1974 Spokane - A 24 33 67 21 3 0 4 11 19 18 0 1 16 0 0 .313 .453 .537 .991 164 151 0.3
1974 Gary - A 24 11 17 4 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 .235 .350 .412 .762 106 109 -0.0
1974 Terre Haute - A 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 84 211 0.1
1974 Total - A 24 15 18 4 1 1 0 6 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .391 .389 .780 103 122 0.1
1975 Colorado Springs - A 25 12 24 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 1 3 0 0 .208 .333 .250 .583 44 42 -0.2
Total HL 32 44 10 1 1 1 7 5 8 0 0 11 0 0 .227 .346 .364 .710 91 90
Total COW 97 172 47 7 0 7 26 32 36 0 1 39 0 0 .273 .397 .436 .833 123 108
Total GSL 177 445 127 21 2 8 62 46 66 1 2 98 1 0 .285 .377 .396 .773 109 113
Total WBL 12 24 5 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 1 3 0 0 .208 .333 .250 .583 44 42
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Gary - A 1B 2 2 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 18.0 7.00 +0.1 1.032
1969 Spokane - A 1B 6 5 41 1 2 42 0 1.000 44.0 8.59 -0.0 1.053
1969 Huntsville - R 1B 31 30 189 17 14 207 1 .995 261.0 7.10 +1.6 1.084
1970 Spokane - A 1B 4 3 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 27.0 9.33 +0.2 1.042
1970 Huntsville - R 1B 14 12 72 7 4 80 1 .988 91.2 7.76 -0.1 1.001
1971 Spokane - A 1B 1 1 13 1 1 14 0 1.000 12.0 10.50 +0.1 1.049
1971 Huntsville - R 1B 32 24 185 9 14 196 2 .990 232.0 7.53 +0.3 .987
1972 Spokane - A 1B 5 4 42 2 9 45 1 .978 45.1 8.74 -0.6 .700
1972 Huntsville - R 1B 21 16 98 10 9 108 0 1.000 143.2 6.77 +1.5 1.107
1973 Gary - A 1B 7 0 20 1 3 21 0 1.000 20.1 9.30 +0.1 1.054
1973 Spokane - A 1B 6 4 32 2 4 34 0 1.000 40.1 7.59 +0.2 1.060
1973 Huntsville - R 1B 17 17 107 3 7 111 1 .991 145.1 6.81 -1.5 .895
1973 Gary - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Gary - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Gary - A 1B 4 2 16 0 1 16 0 1.000 20.2 6.97 -0.0 1.050
1974 Terre Haute - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1974 Spokane - A 1B 19 15 120 7 18 127 0 1.000 136.2 8.36 +0.7 1.054
1975 Colorado Springs - A 1B 5 4 21 3 3 24 0 1.000 37.0 5.84 +0.2 1.234
TOTAL 1B 175 139 996 66 90 1068 6 .994 1276.0 7.49 +2.9 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Georgetown; Georgetown, DE) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 11, Pick 2, 202nd overall pick).
06/18/1968 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
09/24/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
09/13/1969 Wins the 1969 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Huntsville Rockets!
09/14/1971 Wins the 1971 GSL Championship MVP Award.
09/15/1971 Wins the 1971 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Huntsville Rockets!
05/06/1974 Injured (food poisoning),out for 1 day.
06/23/1974 Released by the Atlanta organization.
08/19/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
08/31/1974 Released by the Detroit organization.
03/22/1975 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Colorado Springs Mountaineers organization.
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