1B Ralph Preece #33
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
10/08/1975
1B RALPH PREECE #33 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
62 105 33 10 2 5 22 11 14 .314 .387 .590 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1975 TUC Loss, 2-8 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 TUC Loss, 7-11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 TUC Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/1975 @ SLC Win, 12-8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ SLC Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 @ SLC Win, 16-11 5 1 2 4 1 1 1 0
09/12/1975 @ HAW Win, 11-1 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/11/1975 @ HAW Loss, 7-8 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1975 POR Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1975 POR Loss, 4-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/09/1948
Born in:Collierville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 99 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 66 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 9th Pick in Round 8
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 62 105 33 10 2 5 22 18 11 14 .314 .387 .590 .977 .406 .276 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 119 2 4 0 4 0 1 62 17 0 0 0.0 22.9 8.03 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 3 0 1 2 6 3 2 3 0 0 0 .120 .185 .440 .625
Versus Right   79 29 10 1 2 12 14 9 11 1 0 2 .367 .440 .595 1.034
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   9 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .300 .333 .633
May   21 5 3 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 .238 .304 .524 .828
June   13 3 1 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 .231 .375 .538 .913
July   15 6 2 0 2 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .438 .933 1.371
August   17 7 2 1 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 .412 .524 .647 1.171
September   30 9 2 1 1 7 4 3 5 0 0 0 .300 .364 .533 .897
Last Year   188 60 12 0 8 40 27 40 20 2 1 4 .319 .444 .511 .955
Career   293 93 22 2 13 62 45 51 34 3 1 6 .317 .425 .539 .964
Home   34 11 6 0 0 4 5 6 3 1 0 1 .324 .429 .500 .929
Road   71 22 4 2 5 18 13 5 11 0 0 1 .310 .364 .634 .997
Grass   105 33 10 2 5 22 18 11 14 1 0 2 .314 .387 .590 .977
Day   46 13 5 1 1 10 6 5 5 0 0 1 .283 .365 .500 .865
Night   59 20 5 1 4 12 12 6 9 1 0 1 .339 .403 .661 1.064
As Starter   61 20 7 2 4 15 11 7 7 0 0 1 .328 .406 .705 1.111
As Reliever / Substitution   44 13 3 0 1 7 7 4 7 1 0 1 .295 .360 .432 .792
Pinch Hitting   34 11 3 0 0 3 6 2 5 1 0 1 .324 .368 .412 .780
Close/Late   33 8 2 0 2 8 8 7 6 0 0 1 .242 .390 .485 .875
Inning 1-3   21 8 3 2 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 .381 .435 .714 1.149
Inning 4-6   24 5 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .208 .269 .417 .686
Inning 7-9   54 18 5 0 3 9 14 6 9 1 0 1 .333 .403 .593 .996
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333
0 Outs   40 9 2 0 0 1 7 4 5 0 0 2 .225 .326 .275 .601
1 Outs   29 14 5 2 4 15 9 3 3 1 0 0 .483 .515 1.207 1.722
2 Outs   36 10 3 0 1 6 2 4 6 0 0 0 .278 .350 .444 .794
Scoring Position   35 13 4 1 3 20 10 7 5 1 0 0 .371 .465 .800 1.265
Bases Empty   56 18 5 1 2 2 6 2 8 0 0 2 .321 .367 .554 .920
Runner on 1st   14 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .214 .464
Runner on 2nd   10 4 1 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .538 .700 1.238
Runner on 3rd   5 3 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .714 1.400 2.114
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 3 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.750 2.550
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 1.333 1.583
Two Strikes   42 9 3 0 2 5 4 3 14 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
First Pitch   17 4 2 0 1 3 5 4 0 1 0 2 .235 .417 .529 .946
Count 0-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 0-2   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-0   8 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Count 1-1   10 4 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 1-2   9 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   12 7 1 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .583 1.083 1.667
Count 2-2   16 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .188 .188 .438 .625
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   10 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .400 .538 .500 1.038
Behind in Count   28 6 2 0 1 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .214 .393 .607
Ahead in Count   24 12 3 1 1 10 6 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .833 1.405
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   8 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Batting 3rd   9 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .444 .500 .667 1.167
Batting 4th   25 10 3 0 3 9 7 3 2 0 0 1 .400 .483 .880 1.363
Batting 5th   17 6 3 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 .353 .450 .706 1.156
Batting 6th   13 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .538 .824
Batting 7th   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .077 .000 .077
Batting 8th   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 9th   16 5 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 .312 .368 .375 .743
Low Leverage   44 17 5 1 3 4 7 2 8 0 0 0 .386 .413 .750 1.163
Medium Leverage   35 10 3 1 2 13 8 5 2 0 0 1 .286 .390 .600 .990
High Leverage   25 6 2 0 0 5 3 4 4 1 0 1 .240 .355 .320 .675
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 179 59 14 0 7 33 35 35 21 .330 .457 .525 .983 .427 .196 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 47 223 8 9 0 6 0 1 94 21 0 0 0.0 44.5 9.46 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 12 1 0 1 4 5 8 6 0 0 1 .343 .477 .457 .934
Versus Right   144 47 13 0 6 29 30 27 15 1 0 7 .326 .453 .542 .994
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   39 14 4 0 1 12 8 6 3 1 0 3 .359 .469 .538 1.008
June   36 12 4 0 2 4 7 9 4 0 0 0 .333 .467 .611 1.078
July   66 21 4 0 1 9 11 14 10 0 0 5 .318 .471 .424 .895
August   38 12 2 0 3 8 9 6 4 0 0 0 .316 .409 .605 1.014
Career   179 59 14 0 7 33 35 35 21 1 0 8 .330 .457 .525 .983
Home   108 39 10 0 5 24 24 23 11 1 0 6 .361 .493 .593 1.085
Road   71 20 4 0 2 9 11 12 10 0 0 2 .282 .400 .423 .823
Grass   179 59 14 0 7 33 35 35 21 1 0 8 .330 .457 .525 .983
Day   44 12 2 0 1 7 6 7 6 0 0 2 .273 .396 .386 .783
Night   135 47 12 0 6 26 29 28 15 1 0 6 .348 .476 .570 1.047
As Starter   172 58 14 0 7 33 34 35 19 1 0 8 .337 .468 .541 1.008
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
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
1973 St. Louis - FABL 24 42 41 9 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 .220 .256 .268 .524 47 52 -0.1
1974 St. Louis - FABL 25 14 11 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .455 .571 .545 1.117 223 199 0.3
Total FABL 56 52 14 3 0 0 4 6 4 1 0 8 0 0 .269 .333 .327 .660 90 88 0.2
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
1967 Rock Island - R 18 44 91 19 0 0 5 15 14 13 3 1 21 0 0 .209 .324 .374 .698 89 84 -0.1
1967 Fresno - A 18 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .267 .000 .267 -26 -3 -0.1
1968 Rock Island - R 19 25 79 24 1 0 0 3 5 11 2 0 22 0 0 .304 .402 .316 .719 96 105 0.3
1968 Fresno - A 19 37 123 31 1 0 2 18 14 27 3 0 36 0 0 .252 .399 .309 .708 97 111 0.4
1969 Clinton - R 20 42 139 44 4 1 3 23 23 31 3 0 32 0 0 .317 .451 .424 .875 131 143 1.4
1969 Fresno - A 20 56 130 40 3 0 2 22 25 27 7 1 29 0 0 .308 .448 .377 .825 115 131 1.0
1969 Albany - A 20 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.1
1970 Fresno - A 21 90 220 69 9 1 11 39 45 45 5 0 53 1 0 .314 .441 .514 .954 158 156 2.4
1970 Albany - A 21 11 34 13 0 0 1 5 4 4 1 0 5 0 0 .382 .462 .471 .932 175 189 0.6
1971 Fresno - A 22 29 74 24 3 0 4 24 11 12 1 0 16 0 1 .324 .425 .527 .952 155 141 0.7
1971 Albany - A 22 77 216 55 10 0 3 17 25 40 10 0 38 1 0 .255 .395 .343 .737 119 121 1.1
1971 Reading - AA 22 14 20 7 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 .350 .409 .350 .759 98 113 0.1
1972 Fresno - A 23 6 7 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 .286 .583 .286 .869 136 186 0.1
1972 Albany - A 23 85 245 68 13 1 6 30 40 42 4 1 26 0 0 .278 .390 .412 .803 138 125 2.0
1972 Reading - AA 23 24 47 12 0 0 0 12 7 11 0 1 5 0 0 .255 .390 .255 .645 67 70 -0.0
1972 New Orleans - AAA 23 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 2 50 -0.0
1973 Reading - AA 24 42 63 20 1 0 3 10 11 17 1 0 7 0 1 .317 .469 .476 .945 156 147 0.5
1973 New Orleans - AAA 24 24 35 17 3 0 4 7 8 3 1 0 5 0 0 .486 .538 .914 1.453 282 273 0.8
1974 San Diego - AAA 25 94 188 60 12 0 8 40 27 40 4 2 20 0 0 .319 .444 .511 .955 148 135 1.2
1975 San Antonio - AA 26 53 179 59 14 0 7 33 35 35 8 1 21 0 0 .330 .457 .525 .983 150 148 1.5
1975 San Diego - AAA 26 62 105 33 10 2 5 22 18 11 2 1 14 0 0 .314 .387 .590 .977 143 140 0.6
Total EA 80 130 39 1 0 3 25 20 29 2 1 16 0 1 .300 .432 .377 .809 116 114
Total GWL 156 293 93 22 2 13 62 45 51 6 3 34 0 0 .317 .425 .539 .964 146 137
Total MAL 175 502 136 23 1 10 52 70 86 15 1 70 1 0 .271 .392 .380 .773 130 124
Total COW 222 565 166 16 1 19 104 99 119 17 1 141 1 1 .294 .430 .427 .857 130 135
Total LSA 53 179 59 14 0 7 33 35 35 8 1 21 0 0 .330 .457 .525 .983 150 148
Total UMVA 111 309 87 5 1 8 41 42 55 8 1 75 0 0 .282 .402 .382 .784 110 117
Total CL 27 39 17 3 0 4 7 9 4 2 0 6 0 0 .436 .511 .821 1.332 245 244
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Fresno - A 1B 4 4 26 1 3 27 0 1.000 32.0 7.59 +0.2 1.054
1967 Rock Island - R 1B 26 25 171 9 14 182 2 .989 191.1 8.47 -1.5 .931
1968 Fresno - A 1B 37 35 278 25 30 307 4 .987 310.2 8.78 -0.0 .965
1968 Rock Island - R 1B 23 23 146 11 17 157 0 1.000 188.0 7.52 +0.5 1.065
1969 Albany - A 1B 2 2 15 2 2 17 0 1.000 16.0 9.56 +0.1 1.068
1969 Fresno - A 1B 38 28 222 16 36 238 0 1.000 262.0 8.18 +1.7 1.079
1969 Clinton - R 1B 10 3 38 2 4 40 0 1.000 38.0 9.47 +0.6 1.072
1969 Fresno - A CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.1 1.35 +0.0 1.032
1969 Clinton - R CF 34 32 62 0 0 65 3 .954 279.0 2.00 -0.8 .978
1970 Albany - A 1B 9 8 75 5 6 80 0 1.000 70.0 10.29 +1.3 1.170
1970 Fresno - A 1B 67 42 360 24 39 385 1 .997 424.1 8.14 +2.8 1.071
1970 Fresno - A CF 8 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 55.2 1.78 -1.4 .871
1971 Reading - AA 1B 5 2 18 0 3 18 0 1.000 21.0 7.71 -0.2 1.047
1971 Albany - A 1B 52 42 370 19 58 392 3 .992 396.2 8.83 -2.3 .994
1971 Fresno - A 1B 18 9 86 5 7 91 0 1.000 97.0 8.44 +0.6 1.049
1971 Albany - A CF 14 11 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 111.1 1.62 +0.3 1.024
1971 Fresno - A CF 7 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 50.0 1.98 +0.8 1.037
1972 New Orleans - AAA 1B 2 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 11.0 8.18 0.0 .000
1972 Reading - AA 1B 10 5 37 5 10 43 1 .977 47.2 7.93 -0.2 .952
1972 Albany - A 1B 38 27 246 26 25 273 1 .996 257.1 9.51 +2.2 1.036
1972 Fresno - A 1B 2 2 25 0 3 26 1 .962 18.0 12.50 -0.5 .700
1972 Reading - AA CF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 41.2 1.73 +0.4 1.030
1972 Albany - A CF 35 31 64 1 1 66 1 .985 258.2 2.26 +0.1 .987
1973 St. Louis - MLB 1B 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 0.0 .000
1973 New Orleans - AAA 1B 10 4 48 9 5 58 1 .983 47.1 10.84 -0.0 .973
1973 Reading - AA 1B 19 9 95 7 12 103 1 .990 101.2 9.03 -0.5 .969
1973 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.006
1973 New Orleans - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1973 Reading - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.7 .761
1974 San Diego - AAA 1B 60 35 364 20 32 389 5 .987 371.0 9.32 -0.5 1.052
1974 San Diego - AAA CF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.4 1.049
1975 San Diego - AAA 1B 35 16 181 15 18 200 4 .980 171.0 10.32 -0.6 .959
1975 San Antonio - AA 1B 48 47 407 41 46 451 3 .993 421.1 9.57 +0.7 1.016
TOTAL 1B 517 369 3223 242 370 3492 27 .992 3496.1 8.92 +4.2 1.020
TOTAL CF 113 93 187 1 1 193 5 .974 829.1 2.04 -1.4 .977
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Batesville; Batesville, MS) by the New York Gothams. (Round 8, Pick 9, 149th overall pick).
09/07/1968 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
09/27/1970 Wins the 1970 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Albany Knickerbockers!
05/29/1972 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1972 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
08/28/1972 Injured (hand contusion),out for 4 days.
09/23/1972 Wins the 1972 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Fresno Falcons!
07/27/1973 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for SP Bobby Carr.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
05/26/1975 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
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