C Tex Strain #16
Phoenix Scorchers (HOU) GWL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/08/1975
BNN Index | GWL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C TEX STRAIN #16 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
96 313 71 17 1 5 41 38 68 .227 .315 .335 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/18/1975 SLC Loss, 2-3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1975 SLC Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1975 SJ Win, 11-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 SJ Win, 7-2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1975 @ SAC Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1975 @ SAC Win, 14-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/09/1975 TUC Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1975 TUC Win, 6-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/05/1975 SD Loss, 5-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1975 SD Loss, 7-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 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:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 163 Days
Service This Yr:21 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 5th Pick in Round 5
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 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .100 .308 .100 .408 .241 .000 49
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 1.64 .0  
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .143 .400 .143 .543
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .143 .333 .143 .476
July   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Spring Training   19 6 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 .316 .364 .474 .837
Last Year   86 14 2 0 1 9 4 4 22 0 2 0 .163 .200 .221 .421
2 Years Ago   187 30 3 0 5 25 15 11 49 3 0 0 .160 .204 .257 .461
Career   324 52 6 1 6 38 23 19 81 4 2 1 .160 .207 .241 .448
Home   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Road   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Grass   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .100 .308 .100 .408
Day   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Night   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
As Starter   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .111 .333 .111 .444
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Inning 1-3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Inning 7-9   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
0 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
2 Outs   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Scoring Position   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Bases Empty   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Batting 7th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .111 .333 .111 .444
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Medium Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 96 313 71 17 1 5 41 38 38 68 .227 .315 .335 .650 .288 .109 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 364 3 7 0 9 8 2 105 23 0 0 0.0 33.7 3.48 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 26 7 0 3 17 15 11 26 1 1 1 .224 .295 .362 .657
Versus Right   197 45 10 1 2 24 23 27 42 1 7 2 .228 .326 .320 .646
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 7 2 0 0 8 1 6 11 0 2 0 .206 .325 .265 .590
May   90 21 7 1 1 16 12 9 22 0 3 0 .233 .303 .367 .670
June   40 10 0 0 1 2 7 6 5 0 0 2 .250 .375 .325 .700
July   33 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 8 1 0 1 .091 .205 .091 .296
August   69 21 7 0 3 12 13 11 10 1 0 0 .304 .395 .536 .931
September   47 9 1 0 0 2 4 2 12 0 3 0 .191 .224 .213 .437
Last Year   334 90 17 0 9 48 35 44 70 2 6 4 .269 .359 .401 .761
2 Years Ago   172 48 9 1 5 25 27 27 43 1 2 1 .279 .378 .430 .808
Career   1022 264 56 2 23 140 125 138 228 7 16 13 .258 .352 .385 .736
Home   151 34 12 0 2 25 18 21 28 1 6 1 .225 .322 .344 .666
Road   162 37 5 1 3 16 20 17 40 1 2 2 .228 .308 .327 .635
Grass   313 71 17 1 5 41 38 38 68 2 8 3 .227 .315 .335 .650
Day   144 34 8 1 1 16 17 15 33 1 6 2 .236 .315 .326 .641
Night   169 37 9 0 4 25 21 23 35 1 2 1 .219 .314 .343 .658
As Starter   299 70 17 1 5 41 38 38 65 2 8 3 .234 .325 .348 .672
As Reliever / Substitution   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   72 13 3 0 2 7 10 8 15 0 1 0 .181 .263 .306 .568
Inning 1-3   87 16 3 0 3 12 10 6 14 0 2 0 .184 .237 .322 .558
Inning 4-6   108 32 8 1 0 17 15 19 23 2 5 2 .296 .405 .389 .793
Inning 7-9   109 23 6 0 2 12 13 12 27 0 1 1 .211 .295 .321 .616
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
0 Outs   103 25 2 0 0 6 20 14 21 0 4 1 .243 .339 .262 .601
1 Outs   116 26 10 0 3 18 13 9 25 2 4 2 .224 .287 .388 .675
2 Outs   94 20 5 1 2 17 5 15 22 0 0 0 .213 .321 .351 .672
Scoring Position   97 21 7 0 0 30 11 16 19 2 8 0 .216 .322 .289 .610
Bases Empty   151 28 3 1 2 2 20 15 42 0 0 3 .185 .272 .258 .530
Runner on 1st   65 22 7 0 3 9 7 7 7 0 0 0 .338 .403 .585 .987
Runner on 2nd   20 3 1 0 0 2 2 7 3 0 7 0 .150 .370 .200 .570
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .182 .231 .182 .413
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 9 4 0 0 10 4 3 3 0 0 0 .290 .353 .419 .772
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 .300 .273 .400 .673
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 1 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
Bases Loaded   14 2 1 0 0 7 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .214 .464
Two Strikes   175 31 7 0 2 19 18 17 68 0 0 3 .177 .262 .251 .513
First Pitch   45 8 3 0 2 8 6 7 0 1 4 0 .178 .283 .378 .661
Count 0-1   15 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 0-2   25 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 12 0 0 1 .120 .154 .240 .394
Count 1-0   23 9 4 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 .391 .375 .565 .940
Count 1-1   27 8 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .296 .444 .741
Count 1-2   51 7 5 0 0 4 3 0 27 0 0 1 .137 .154 .235 .389
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   13 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 2-2   47 8 1 0 1 6 5 0 21 0 0 1 .170 .188 .255 .443
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .222 .611 .222 .833
Full Count   52 13 1 0 0 7 7 17 8 0 0 0 .250 .435 .269 .704
Behind in Count   91 16 6 1 1 8 6 0 39 0 2 2 .176 .194 .297 .490
Ahead in Count   51 18 5 0 0 8 9 14 0 1 2 0 .353 .485 .451 .936
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Batting 7th   76 18 4 0 2 12 9 7 16 0 7 0 .237 .301 .368 .670
Batting 8th   216 52 13 1 3 28 29 30 47 2 1 3 .241 .339 .352 .690
Batting 9th   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   131 29 5 1 3 12 17 10 36 0 0 3 .221 .292 .344 .635
Medium Leverage   125 29 9 0 1 16 12 21 22 1 4 0 .232 .340 .328 .668
High Leverage   56 13 3 0 1 13 9 7 9 1 4 0 .232 .312 .339 .652
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 20 21 -0.3
1975 Houston - FABL 25 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408 16 49 0.0
Total FABL 103 324 52 6 1 6 38 23 19 1 4 81 0 1 .160 .207 .241 .448 26 23 -1.4
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 97 101 1.2
1975 Phoenix - AAA 25 96 313 71 17 1 5 41 38 38 3 2 68 0 0 .227 .315 .335 .650 63 63 0.2
Total GWL 306 1022 264 56 2 23 140 125 138 13 7 228 0 1 .258 .352 .385 .736 93 94
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 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
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
1975 Houston - MLB C 3 3 18 2 0 20 0 1.000 27.0 6.67 +0.3 .000 0 3 2 66.7
1975 Phoenix - AAA C 89 85 525 56 4 583 2 .997 743.2 7.03 +1.1 1.053 7 37 15 40.5
TOTAL C 832 812 5831 496 42 6358 31 .995 7096.2 8.02 +9.0 1.066 42 524 197 37.6
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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