C Tex Strain #16
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
C TEX STRAIN #16 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 86 14 2 0 1 9 4 22 .163 .200 .221 0 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/1974 STL Loss, 6-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 @ STL Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/16/1974 @ LAF Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ MIN Loss, 3-7 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/03/1974 DET Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/1974 @ POR Win, 13-11 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/30/1974 @ POR Win, 4-2 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/29/1974 @ POR Loss, 8-9 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/27/1974 @ SLC Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1974 @ SLC Win, 9-7 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/01/1949
Born in:Louisville, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:None, 142 Days
Service This Yr:60 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 117 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 5th Pick in Round 5
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 86 14 2 0 1 9 4 4 22 .163 .200 .221 .421 .195 .058 20
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3 0 0 0.0 4.1 1.50 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 6 0 0 0 .222 .276 .259 .535
Versus Right   59 8 1 0 1 7 1 2 16 0 2 0 .136 .164 .203 .367
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   40 7 0 0 1 6 2 2 10 0 2 0 .175 .214 .250 .464
August   29 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 0 .103 .133 .138 .271
September   17 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .235 .278 .294 .572
Spring Training   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .375 .545 .375 .920
Last Year   187 30 3 0 5 25 15 11 49 3 0 0 .160 .204 .257 .461
2 Years Ago   41 7 1 1 0 4 4 2 9 1 0 0 .171 .205 .244 .448
Career   314 51 6 1 6 38 23 17 80 4 2 0 .162 .203 .245 .448
Home   43 4 1 0 0 2 3 3 10 0 0 0 .093 .152 .116 .268
Road   43 10 1 0 1 7 1 1 12 0 2 0 .233 .250 .326 .576
Grass   86 14 2 0 1 9 4 4 22 0 2 0 .163 .200 .221 .421
Day   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Night   73 14 2 0 1 9 4 3 18 0 1 0 .192 .224 .260 .484
As Starter   85 14 2 0 1 8 4 4 22 0 2 0 .165 .202 .224 .426
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   17 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 .059 .111 .059 .170
Inning 1-3   25 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 1 0 .160 .222 .200 .422
Inning 4-6   34 7 1 0 1 5 1 0 13 0 0 0 .206 .206 .324 .529
Inning 7-9   25 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 1 0 .120 .185 .120 .305
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 1 0 .174 .240 .217 .457
1 Outs   31 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 8 0 1 0 .129 .156 .161 .318
2 Outs   32 6 0 0 1 4 1 1 8 0 0 0 .188 .212 .281 .493
Scoring Position   27 7 1 0 0 7 0 1 7 0 2 0 .259 .286 .296 .582
Bases Empty   39 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 .128 .190 .154 .344
Runner on 1st   20 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .100 .100 .250 .350
Runner on 2nd   9 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   41 7 0 0 1 5 1 1 22 0 0 0 .171 .190 .244 .434
First Pitch   15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-2   13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821
Behind in Count   29 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 0 0 0 .172 .172 .172 .345
Ahead in Count   15 5 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 .333 .444 .467 .911
Batting 6th   17 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .235 .278 .294 .572
Batting 7th   64 10 1 0 1 6 4 3 16 0 2 0 .156 .194 .219 .413
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   40 8 1 0 1 3 3 1 10 0 0 0 .200 .220 .300 .520
Medium Leverage   34 5 1 0 0 5 1 3 7 0 1 0 .147 .216 .176 .393
High Leverage   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 99 334 90 17 0 9 48 35 44 70 .269 .359 .401 .761 .345 .132 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 390 4 2 0 7 6 2 134 26 0 0 0.0 50.4 5.26 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 31 5 0 3 15 15 19 25 0 1 3 .252 .366 .366 .731
Versus Right   211 59 12 0 6 33 20 25 45 2 5 1 .280 .356 .422 .777
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 12 2 0 3 7 8 12 8 0 0 1 .200 .342 .383 .726
May   90 22 2 0 3 13 10 6 22 0 0 1 .244 .299 .367 .666
June   76 25 5 0 1 8 12 14 13 1 4 0 .329 .429 .434 .863
July   43 13 4 0 0 11 0 5 13 1 1 1 .302 .380 .395 .775
August   65 18 4 0 2 9 5 7 14 0 1 1 .277 .356 .431 .787
Last Year   172 48 9 1 5 25 27 27 43 1 2 1 .279 .378 .430 .808
2 Years Ago   203 55 13 0 4 26 25 29 47 2 0 5 .271 .372 .394 .766
Career   709 193 39 1 18 99 87 100 160 5 8 10 .272 .368 .406 .774
Home   145 44 10 0 2 25 15 25 24 1 4 2 .303 .410 .414 .824
Road   189 46 7 0 7 23 20 19 46 1 2 2 .243 .318 .392 .709
Grass   334 90 17 0 9 48 35 44 70 2 6 4 .269 .359 .401 .761
Day   104 30 2 0 4 9 10 14 19 0 2 1 .288 .378 .423 .801
Night   230 60 15 0 5 39 25 30 51 2 4 3 .261 .351 .391 .742
As Starter   327 89 17 0 9 48 34 43 70 2 6 4 .272 .362 .407 .768
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Close/Late   83 21 4 0 2 10 11 13 17 0 1 0 .253 .354 .373 .728
Inning 1-3   90 27 9 0 1 10 5 7 21 1 4 2 .300 .360 .433 .793
Inning 4-6   126 35 3 0 5 22 17 18 23 1 1 2 .278 .374 .421 .795
Inning 7-9   109 26 4 0 3 16 11 19 23 0 0 0 .239 .352 .358 .709
Extra Innings   9 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
0 Outs   104 19 5 0 2 6 18 16 27 1 1 2 .183 .301 .288 .589
1 Outs   120 39 7 0 6 22 13 9 20 1 5 2 .325 .379 .533 .912
2 Outs   110 32 5 0 1 20 4 19 23 0 0 0 .291 .395 .364 .759
Scoring Position   94 28 5 0 3 41 12 16 22 2 6 0 .298 .393 .447 .840
Bases Empty   170 39 9 0 6 6 18 18 34 0 0 4 .229 .318 .388 .706
Runner on 1st   70 23 3 0 0 1 5 10 14 0 0 0 .329 .412 .371 .784
Runner on 2nd   26 8 1 0 1 8 5 5 6 0 3 0 .308 .419 .462 .881
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 10 3 0 2 17 5 5 9 0 1 0 .244 .326 .463 .790
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 5 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 0 0 .556 .583 .556 1.139
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   11 3 1 0 0 6 2 1 4 0 1 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Two Strikes   169 37 8 0 5 23 14 12 70 1 0 2 .219 .277 .355 .632
First Pitch   44 15 3 0 0 5 5 2 0 0 5 0 .341 .370 .409 .779
Count 0-1   26 12 2 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .462 .481 .654 1.135
Count 0-2   24 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 15 0 0 1 .167 .200 .333 .533
Count 1-0   22 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .409 .636
Count 1-1   30 5 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .161 .300 .461
Count 1-2   61 15 1 0 0 5 4 0 26 1 0 0 .246 .242 .262 .504
Count 2-0   12 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   20 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .350 .381 .350 .731
Count 2-2   53 11 5 0 1 6 5 0 22 0 0 1 .208 .222 .358 .581
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 1 5 6 17 0 0 0 0 .400 .778 .700 1.478
Full Count   31 7 1 0 3 8 4 12 7 0 0 0 .226 .442 .548 .990
Behind in Count   111 31 4 0 2 14 6 0 41 1 1 2 .279 .289 .369 .659
Ahead in Count   65 21 3 0 2 11 12 30 0 0 0 1 .323 .542 .462 1.003
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   14 7 1 0 0 4 0 3 3 1 0 0 .500 .556 .571 1.127
Batting 7th   153 41 9 0 5 26 19 17 43 1 6 3 .268 .351 .425 .775
Batting 8th   160 41 7 0 4 18 15 23 24 0 0 1 .256 .353 .375 .728
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Low Leverage   139 37 7 0 4 12 11 14 26 0 0 2 .266 .342 .403 .745
Medium Leverage   129 35 5 0 3 15 14 21 29 2 3 2 .271 .377 .380 .756
High Leverage   63 18 5 0 2 21 10 9 14 0 3 0 .286 .375 .460 .835
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
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 22 15 41 7 1 1 0 4 4 2 0 1 9 0 0 .171 .205 .244 .448 34 8 -0.2
1973 Houston - FABL 23 18 53 9 0 0 2 8 4 2 0 1 12 0 0 .170 .196 .283 .479 32 34 -0.1
1973 Los Angeles - FABL 23 41 134 21 3 0 3 17 11 9 0 2 37 0 1 .157 .207 .246 .453 28 22 -0.9
1973 Total - FABL 23 59 187 30 3 0 5 25 15 11 0 3 49 0 1 .160 .204 .257 .461 29 25 -0.9
1974 Houston - FABL 24 25 86 14 2 0 1 9 4 4 0 0 22 0 0 .163 .200 .221 .421 18 20 -0.3
Total FABL 99 314 51 6 1 6 38 23 17 0 4 80 0 1 .162 .203 .245 .448 27 21 -1.5
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 Monroe - R 18 36 113 27 4 0 3 18 13 19 0 0 40 1 0 .239 .348 .354 .702 90 87 0.5
1968 Stockton - A 18 29 90 14 3 0 1 9 3 13 2 3 28 1 0 .156 .269 .222 .491 38 29 -0.4
1969 Stockton - A 19 83 283 63 5 2 6 49 29 45 3 3 86 1 1 .223 .332 .318 .650 71 68 0.4
1969 Madison - A 19 20 60 13 5 0 0 10 7 6 0 2 16 0 0 .217 .279 .300 .579 78 81 0.2
1970 Madison - A 20 118 380 86 13 0 4 45 32 49 6 2 123 1 0 .226 .323 .292 .615 78 86 1.6
1971 El Paso - AA 21 105 348 81 8 1 9 40 46 48 4 4 105 0 1 .233 .329 .339 .668 75 77 0.9
1972 Madison - A 22 37 109 28 6 1 0 11 14 37 2 1 19 0 0 .257 .450 .330 .780 122 129 1.2
1972 El Paso - AA 22 29 89 30 4 2 1 7 12 21 0 0 15 0 0 .337 .464 .461 .924 143 137 1.0
1972 Hawaii - AAA 22 61 203 55 13 0 4 26 25 29 5 2 47 0 1 .271 .372 .394 .766 111 114 1.8
1973 Hawaii - AAA 23 50 172 48 9 1 5 25 27 27 1 1 43 0 0 .279 .378 .430 .808 115 114 1.4
1974 Phoenix - AAA 24 99 334 90 17 0 9 48 35 44 4 2 70 0 0 .269 .359 .401 .761 90 101 1.3
Total GWL 210 709 193 39 1 18 99 87 100 10 5 160 0 1 .272 .368 .406 .774 102 108
Total HL 175 549 127 24 1 4 66 53 92 8 5 158 1 0 .231 .347 .301 .648 88 95
Total COW 112 373 77 8 2 7 58 32 58 5 6 114 2 1 .206 .317 .295 .612 63 58
Total LSA 134 437 111 12 3 10 47 58 69 4 4 120 0 1 .254 .358 .364 .722 90 90
Total GSL 36 113 27 4 0 3 18 13 19 0 0 40 1 0 .239 .348 .354 .702 90 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Stockton - A C 25 25 227 19 2 248 2 .992 223.0 9.93 -1.0 .713 2 18 7 38.9
1968 Monroe - R C 31 29 296 29 1 328 3 .991 265.0 11.04 +0.1 1.040 1 35 14 40.0
1969 Madison - A C 20 19 127 8 1 136 1 .993 159.2 7.61 -0.2 .000 0 15 4 26.7
1969 Stockton - A C 82 81 637 49 6 688 2 .997 719.0 8.59 +1.3 1.082 3 43 16 37.2
1970 Madison - A C 116 116 952 74 8 1031 5 .995 984.2 9.38 -0.2 1.046 5 106 33 31.1
1971 El Paso - AA C 101 98 748 60 7 814 6 .993 859.2 8.46 +2.9 .925 4 75 34 45.3
1972 Los Angeles - MLB C 15 13 87 6 0 94 1 .989 111.2 7.50 -0.1 2.027 0 10 2 20.0
1972 Hawaii - AAA C 59 59 363 40 5 404 1 .998 513.1 7.07 +2.4 1.282 1 34 17 50.0
1972 El Paso - AA C 29 28 209 22 1 231 0 1.000 242.0 8.59 +0.2 1.001 2 16 5 31.2
1972 Madison - A C 36 36 278 21 2 303 4 .987 313.0 8.60 -0.3 .000 2 28 11 39.3
1973 Los Angeles - MLB C 41 40 225 16 1 243 2 .992 346.1 6.26 -1.5 1.319 4 30 4 13.3
1973 Houston - MLB C 18 16 98 11 0 109 0 1.000 139.1 7.04 +0.9 .989 0 12 7 58.3
1973 Hawaii - AAA C 49 48 297 31 2 330 2 .994 427.0 6.91 +2.0 1.100 3 16 11 68.8
1974 Phoenix - AAA C 94 92 595 37 0 632 0 1.000 810.0 7.02 +0.4 1.141 6 33 11 33.3
1974 Houston - MLB C 24 24 149 15 2 164 0 1.000 212.1 6.95 +0.7 1.499 2 13 4 30.8
TOTAL C 740 724 5288 438 38 5755 29 .995 6326.0 8.15 +7.6 1.069 35 484 180 37.2
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Seneca; Louisville, KY) by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 5, Pick 5, 85th overall pick).
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
06/18/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Heartland League All-Star Game.
10/13/1970 Injured (viral infection),out for one week.
10/19/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/30/1973 Was traded by the Los Angeles Suns to the Houston Comets, along with SS Fred Ruesch, in exchange for SP Heinie Schmidt.
07/11/1974 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
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