1B Ralph Preece #33
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/11/1975
1B RALPH PREECE #33 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 179 59 14 0 7 33 35 21 .330 .457 .525 0 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 @ ELP Loss, 5-10 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/09/1975 ALQ Win, 13-2 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
08/08/1975 ALQ Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
08/07/1975 ALQ Win, 5-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1975 ELP Win, 12-1 3 3 3 1 0 2 0 0
08/04/1975 ELP Win, 9-7 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0
08/03/1975 ELP Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/02/1975 @ SHR Win, 7-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ SHR Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
07/31/1975 @ SHR Loss, 7-8 5 2 3 3 1 0 2 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, 20 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 35 58 17 6 0 4 13 11 5 6 .293 .354 .603 .957 .416 .310 147
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 65 1 0 0 3 0 1 35 10 0 0 0.0 11.4 6.85 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Versus Right   46 15 6 0 2 8 9 5 6 1 0 1 .326 .396 .587 .983
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
Last Year   188 60 12 0 8 40 27 40 20 2 1 4 .319 .444 .511 .955
Career   246 77 18 0 12 53 38 45 26 3 1 5 .313 .425 .533 .957
Home   19 3 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 .158 .261 .316 .577
Road   39 14 3 0 4 11 9 3 4 0 0 0 .359 .405 .744 1.148
Grass   58 17 6 0 4 13 11 5 6 1 0 1 .293 .354 .603 .957
Day   23 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .217 .250 .304 .554
Night   35 12 4 0 4 11 9 4 6 1 0 1 .343 .415 .800 1.215
As Starter   35 14 6 0 4 12 9 3 3 0 0 1 .400 .462 .914 1.376
As Reliever / Substitution   23 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 .130 .192 .130 .323
Pinch Hitting   19 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 .158 .227 .158 .385
Close/Late   17 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 .118 .250 .353 .603
Inning 1-3   11 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Inning 4-6   14 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .643 .929
Inning 7-9   32 9 2 0 3 7 9 4 4 1 0 0 .281 .351 .625 .976
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   19 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 .158 .304 .158 .462
1 Outs   20 9 3 0 4 11 6 1 1 1 0 0 .450 .455 1.200 1.655
2 Outs   19 5 3 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .263 .300 .421 .721
Scoring Position   18 7 2 0 2 11 5 3 2 1 0 0 .389 .455 .833 1.288
Bases Empty   31 10 4 0 2 2 5 2 3 0 0 1 .323 .382 .645 1.028
Runner on 1st   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 3rd   2 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   21 5 2 0 2 5 3 3 6 0 0 0 .238 .333 .619 .952
First Pitch   11 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .308 .636 .944
Count 0-1   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 0-2   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-0   6 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 2-2   10 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .714 .750 1.464
Behind in Count   12 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .750 1.083
Ahead in Count   14 6 2 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   23 9 3 0 3 9 6 3 2 0 0 0 .391 .462 .913 1.375
Batting 5th   15 6 3 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 .400 .438 .800 1.238
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Batting 9th   9 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .273 .222 .495
Low Leverage   25 11 4 0 3 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 .440 .462 .960 1.422
Medium Leverage   19 4 1 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 .211 .318 .421 .739
High Leverage   13 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .154 .250 .231 .481
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 .196 147
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
Last Week   26 9 2 0 2 7 7 4 4 0 0 0 .346 .433 .654 1.087
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 .983 149 147 1.5
1975 San Diego - AAA 26 35 58 17 6 0 4 13 11 5 1 1 6 0 0 .293 .354 .603 .957 140 147 0.3
Total EA 80 130 39 1 0 3 25 20 29 2 1 16 0 1 .300 .432 .377 .809 116 114
Total GWL 129 246 77 18 0 12 53 38 45 5 3 26 0 0 .313 .425 .533 .957 146 138
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 .983 149 147
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 18 9 107 8 9 118 3 .975 92.1 11.21 -1.0 .916
1975 San Antonio - AA 1B 48 47 407 41 46 451 3 .993 421.1 9.57 +0.9 1.018
TOTAL 1B 500 362 3149 235 361 3410 26 .992 3417.2 8.91 +4.0 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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