CF Mel Wingerter #30
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
CF MEL WINGERTER #30 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 381 95 13 1 6 26 30 62 .249 .308 .336 25 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 LAS Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 LAS Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ DAL Loss, 2-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
09/25/1974 @ DAL Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/22/1974 CHC Loss, 3-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/1974 @ LAS Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ LAS Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/15/1974 @ SEA Loss, 2-4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1974 @ SEA Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 SEA Win, 11-3 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/30/1944
Born in:Bayonne, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:176 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 15th Pick in Round 14
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 100 381 95 13 1 6 26 55 30 62 .249 .308 .336 .643 .295 .087 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 423 2 0 0 8 10 0 128 20 25 8 75.8 40.5 3.51 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 23 2 0 3 8 13 10 10 0 4 1 .253 .333 .374 .707
Versus Right   290 72 11 1 3 18 42 20 52 0 6 1 .248 .299 .324 .623
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   59 12 0 0 0 2 4 4 10 0 2 1 .203 .266 .203 .469
May   41 14 4 1 0 3 11 6 10 0 3 0 .341 .426 .488 .913
June   62 21 3 0 2 6 11 5 8 0 1 0 .339 .388 .484 .872
July   95 25 2 0 4 11 18 7 14 0 1 0 .263 .314 .411 .724
August   78 12 3 0 0 3 5 4 15 0 1 0 .154 .195 .192 .387
September   43 10 1 0 0 1 6 4 5 0 1 1 .233 .312 .256 .568
October   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Spring Training   22 8 1 0 1 4 5 1 4 1 0 1 .364 .400 .545 .945
Last Year   38 6 2 1 0 3 2 5 8 0 1 0 .158 .256 .263 .519
2 Years Ago   504 99 14 1 6 27 53 36 72 2 7 0 .196 .249 .264 .513
Career   2511 588 90 19 40 195 303 197 347 9 45 8 .234 .291 .333 .624
Home   190 54 9 0 4 15 29 18 28 0 7 1 .284 .349 .395 .744
Road   191 41 4 1 2 11 26 12 34 0 3 1 .215 .265 .277 .542
Grass   381 95 13 1 6 26 55 30 62 0 10 2 .249 .308 .336 .643
Day   88 24 2 0 5 9 15 4 13 0 1 0 .273 .304 .466 .770
Night   293 71 11 1 1 17 40 26 49 0 9 2 .242 .308 .297 .605
As Starter   377 95 13 1 6 26 55 28 61 0 10 2 .252 .307 .340 .647
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   93 21 4 0 1 6 12 10 9 0 1 0 .226 .301 .301 .602
Inning 1-3   149 34 5 1 4 7 28 13 31 0 4 1 .228 .294 .356 .650
Inning 4-6   110 34 4 0 0 9 13 4 16 0 5 1 .309 .339 .345 .685
Inning 7-9   111 24 2 0 2 9 14 12 15 0 0 0 .216 .293 .288 .581
Extra Innings   11 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
0 Outs   162 42 8 1 2 4 35 17 32 0 7 2 .259 .337 .358 .695
1 Outs   108 30 2 0 1 7 12 7 15 0 3 0 .278 .322 .324 .646
2 Outs   111 23 3 0 3 15 8 6 15 0 0 0 .207 .248 .315 .563
Scoring Position   66 16 2 0 2 21 12 5 14 0 10 0 .242 .296 .364 .659
Bases Empty   261 67 10 1 4 4 36 19 46 0 0 2 .257 .312 .349 .661
Runner on 1st   54 12 1 0 0 1 7 6 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .241 .541
Runner on 2nd   25 5 1 0 0 5 3 3 5 0 8 0 .200 .286 .240 .526
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 6 1 0 1 8 6 1 5 0 1 0 .240 .269 .400 .669
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   164 36 8 0 4 14 24 16 62 0 0 2 .220 .297 .341 .638
First Pitch   70 15 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 0-1   24 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   38 9 2 0 1 6 5 0 15 0 0 1 .237 .256 .368 .625
Count 1-0   30 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 .300 .567
Count 1-1   44 14 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 .318 .318 .341 .659
Count 1-2   53 11 2 0 3 5 9 0 21 0 0 0 .208 .208 .415 .623
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-1   28 12 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .607 1.036
Count 2-2   51 9 3 0 0 2 4 0 17 0 0 1 .176 .192 .235 .428
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 1 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 .273 .556 .364 .919
Full Count   22 7 1 0 0 1 6 16 9 0 0 0 .318 .605 .364 .969
Behind in Count   115 26 4 0 4 11 18 0 36 0 0 1 .226 .233 .365 .598
Ahead in Count   79 24 4 0 1 6 16 14 0 0 4 0 .304 .409 .392 .801
Batting Leadoff   307 78 12 1 6 25 45 22 47 0 7 2 .254 .308 .358 .666
Batting 2nd   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Batting 4th   13 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Batting 6th   39 8 0 0 0 0 4 2 8 0 0 0 .205 .244 .205 .449
Batting 7th   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   131 30 3 0 3 7 12 7 19 0 0 1 .229 .273 .321 .594
Medium Leverage   188 50 6 1 2 7 34 19 34 0 5 1 .266 .337 .340 .677
High Leverage   61 14 4 0 1 12 9 4 9 0 5 0 .230 .277 .344 .621
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
1969 Kansas City - FABL 25 63 250 69 14 1 5 30 31 20 2 1 31 9 3 .276 .333 .400 .733 114 116 2.1
1969 Chicago - FABL 25 43 117 27 4 1 2 15 9 6 0 0 15 1 0 .231 .268 .333 .602 75 77 0.2
1969 Total - FABL 25 106 367 96 18 2 7 45 40 26 2 1 46 10 3 .262 .313 .379 .692 102 104 2.3
1970 Kansas City - FABL 26 156 597 152 22 11 14 51 83 55 1 5 88 23 6 .255 .316 .399 .715 96 99 3.6
1971 Kansas City - FABL 27 156 624 140 21 3 7 43 70 45 3 1 71 12 6 .224 .279 .301 .581 71 73 1.0
1972 Kansas City - FABL 28 132 504 99 14 1 6 27 53 36 0 2 72 13 4 .196 .249 .264 .513 54 56 -0.3
1973 Kansas City - FABL 29 13 38 6 2 1 0 3 2 5 0 0 8 0 0 .158 .256 .263 .519 49 50 -0.0
1974 Kansas City - FABL 30 100 381 95 13 1 6 26 55 30 2 0 62 25 8 .249 .308 .336 .643 81 88 1.4
Total FABL 663 2511 588 90 19 40 195 303 197 8 9 347 83 27 .234 .291 .333 .624 79 82 8.0
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
1965 La Crosse - R 21 44 97 26 5 2 1 14 17 21 2 1 16 9 7 .268 .405 .392 .797 84 83 0.0
1965 San Jose - A 21 11 45 13 3 1 0 7 5 0 0 3 5 2 0 .289 .271 .400 .671 86 73 0.2
1966 San Jose - A 22 76 291 98 15 10 3 35 37 12 2 3 24 17 10 .337 .364 .488 .852 136 139 4.0
1966 Rockford - A 22 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 78 69 0.0
1967 Rockford - A 23 16 65 20 3 0 1 5 12 11 0 0 8 5 2 .308 .408 .400 .808 143 159 1.1
1967 Memphis - AA 23 40 149 47 9 0 3 15 31 26 1 2 17 16 0 .315 .416 .436 .852 156 143 2.1
1967 Omaha - AAA 23 83 336 96 15 9 5 34 57 38 1 2 40 15 3 .286 .358 .429 .787 113 117 2.6
1968 Omaha - AAA 24 139 566 185 33 11 10 50 98 77 3 0 70 32 15 .327 .410 .477 .887 140 137 8.0
1973 Des Moines - AAA 29 93 284 74 10 4 4 32 44 22 0 2 50 27 3 .261 .312 .366 .678 80 76 1.0
Total DIX 40 149 47 9 0 3 15 31 26 1 2 17 16 0 .315 .416 .436 .852 156 143
Total HL 17 70 21 4 0 1 7 12 11 0 0 10 5 2 .300 .395 .400 .795 139 153
Total COW 87 336 111 18 11 3 42 42 12 2 6 29 19 10 .330 .351 .476 .827 129 130
Total UMVA 44 97 26 5 2 1 14 17 21 2 1 16 9 7 .268 .405 .392 .797 84 83
Total CL 315 1186 355 58 24 19 116 199 137 4 4 160 74 21 .299 .373 .437 .809 118 117
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 San Jose - A LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.2 1.047
1965 La Crosse - R LF 15 14 23 0 0 25 2 .920 116.2 1.77 +1.4 1.115
1965 San Jose - A CF 9 9 26 0 0 27 1 .963 78.1 2.99 +0.7 1.058
1965 La Crosse - R CF 9 4 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 47.1 2.66 +0.3 1.033
1965 La Crosse - R RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.1 1.034
1966 Rockford - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.029
1966 San Jose - A LF 27 27 50 0 0 50 0 1.000 228.2 1.97 +4.9 1.131
1966 San Jose - A CF 40 35 108 1 0 109 0 1.000 324.0 3.03 +8.3 1.110
1966 Rockford - A RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.3 1.050
1966 San Jose - A RF 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 31.0 0.58 +0.0 1.068
1967 Omaha - AAA LF 42 41 67 1 0 72 4 .944 364.0 1.68 -1.3 1.015
1967 Memphis - AA LF 34 34 49 0 0 50 1 .980 298.0 1.48 +0.8 1.023
1967 Rockford - A LF 13 13 19 0 0 20 1 .950 114.0 1.50 +2.5 1.133
1967 Omaha - AAA CF 40 36 89 5 0 97 3 .969 332.1 2.55 +5.9 1.011
1967 Memphis - AA CF 4 4 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 34.0 4.24 +1.5 1.091
1967 Rockford - A CF 8 3 10 0 0 11 1 .909 33.0 2.73 +0.2 1.029
1967 Omaha - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Memphis - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Omaha - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Omaha - AAA CF 137 134 388 15 0 414 11 .973 1222.1 2.97 +27.5 1.035
1968 Omaha - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB LF 10 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 77.2 1.74 -0.0 .994
1969 Chicago - MLB CF 17 16 40 0 0 43 3 .930 146.1 2.46 +0.6 1.002
1969 Kansas City - MLB CF 60 60 149 5 0 157 3 .981 527.2 2.63 +3.5 1.030
1969 Chicago - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Kansas City - MLB LF 8 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 66.0 1.36 +0.7 1.106
1970 Kansas City - MLB CF 143 138 331 14 0 353 8 .977 1233.0 2.52 +9.6 1.053
1971 Kansas City - MLB LF 101 101 182 1 0 185 2 .989 849.2 1.94 +3.1 1.032
1971 Kansas City - MLB CF 66 47 154 5 0 162 3 .981 480.2 2.98 +5.4 1.047
1972 Kansas City - MLB LF 44 44 66 2 0 71 3 .958 376.1 1.63 -0.4 1.001
1972 Kansas City - MLB CF 88 82 202 6 1 210 2 .990 729.1 2.57 +3.6 1.079
1973 Kansas City - MLB LF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 31.1 1.15 +0.1 .998
1973 Des Moines - AAA LF 31 29 44 1 0 46 1 .978 263.2 1.54 +3.0 1.074
1973 Kansas City - MLB CF 7 6 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 55.2 2.91 +0.5 1.069
1973 Des Moines - AAA CF 52 32 97 6 0 107 4 .963 333.0 2.78 +0.9 1.038
1973 Kansas City - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Des Moines - AAA RF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 -0.2 .999
1974 Kansas City - MLB CF 89 89 251 4 0 261 6 .977 787.2 2.91 +1.0 .997
1974 Kansas City - MLB LF 5 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 47.0 2.87 +2.1 1.148
TOTAL LF 337 330 550 5 0 569 14 .975 2859.0 1.75 +17.1 1.047
TOTAL CF 769 695 1892 62 1 1999 45 .977 6364.2 2.76 +69.5 1.041
TOTAL RF 15 5 8 0 0 9 1 .889 68.0 1.06 +0.1 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of college (Shenandoah Valley State; Harrisonburg, VA) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 14, Pick 15, 277th overall pick).
09/19/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the San Jose Cougars!
07/05/1966 Goes 5-6 against the Tacoma Captains, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/11/1966 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
03/25/1968 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/02/1968 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
09/27/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Omaha Plainsmen!
10/01/1968 Wins the GWL Batter of the Month Award.
10/14/1968 Named the #100 prospect in the FABL
12/10/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Chicago Cougars.
03/23/1969 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
04/10/1969 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
07/27/1969 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Kansas City Mavericks in exchange for SP Johnny Hugot.
05/21/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Cougars, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/01/1972 Goes 5-5 against the New York Imperials, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 4 R.
05/24/1972 Goes 5-6 against the San Francisco Sailors, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 685 8
Year AB Rank
1971 624 4
Year 3B Rank
1970 11 5
Year SB Rank
1970 23 6
Year SH Rank
1970 11 7
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