1B Art Costa #52
Colorado Springs Mountaineers WBL
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/06/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B ART COSTA #52 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 182 60 8 0 3 38 39 24 .330 .447 .423 0 0.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1975 PAN Loss, 5-6 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/16/1975 PAN Loss, 1-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 @ CHY Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1975 @ CHY Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/10/1975 BIL Win, 7-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 BIL Win, 10-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 @ SXF Win, 11-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1975 FAR Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/03/1975 FAR Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1975 FAR Loss, 3-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:175 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 100 182 60 8 0 3 38 37 39 24 .330 .447 .423 .870 .422 .093 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 227 2 7 1 7 0 3 77 11 0 1 0.0 36.0 7.30 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 14 1 0 0 4 9 10 6 0 0 1 .298 .431 .319 .750
Versus Right   135 46 7 0 3 34 28 29 18 3 0 1 .341 .452 .459 .912
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   14 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598
May   26 5 2 0 1 9 4 10 6 2 0 0 .192 .395 .385 .779
June   42 19 2 0 0 10 8 6 4 0 0 0 .452 .521 .500 1.021
July   36 14 2 0 1 9 10 7 4 0 0 1 .389 .500 .528 1.028
August   42 15 1 0 1 8 9 7 6 1 0 1 .357 .451 .452 .903
September   22 4 0 0 0 1 4 7 2 0 0 0 .182 .379 .182 .561
Career   182 60 8 0 3 38 37 39 24 3 0 2 .330 .447 .423 .870
Home   95 34 3 0 2 22 20 19 11 1 0 0 .358 .461 .453 .914
Road   87 26 5 0 1 16 17 20 13 2 0 2 .299 .432 .391 .823
Grass   182 60 8 0 3 38 37 39 24 3 0 2 .330 .447 .423 .870
Day   39 15 2 0 1 10 11 10 2 0 0 0 .385 .510 .513 1.023
Night   143 45 6 0 2 28 26 29 22 3 0 2 .315 .429 .399 .828
As Starter   127 42 5 0 1 22 25 25 18 0 0 2 .331 .448 .394 .842
As Reliever / Substitution   55 18 3 0 2 16 12 14 6 3 0 0 .327 .444 .491 .935
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 25 100 182 60 8 0 3 38 37 39 2 3 24 0 1 .330 .447 .423 .870 111 112 0.4
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 100 182 60 8 0 3 38 37 39 2 3 24 0 1 .330 .447 .423 .870 111 112
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 44 35 268 21 17 292 3 .990 314.1 8.27 -0.4 1.013
TOTAL 1B 214 170 1243 84 104 1336 9 .993 1553.1 7.69 +2.2 1.022
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.
06/18/1975 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days.
08/01/1975 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 3 days.
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