LF Joe Black #51
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
LF JOE BLACK #51 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
148 554 134 23 4 11 62 68 113 .242 .325 .357 18 2.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1974 @ CHC Win, 7-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 SEA Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 KC Win, 6-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1974 KC Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ SEA Win, 6-2 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 @ SEA Loss, 4-8 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 @ SFS Win, 9-3 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 0
09/15/1974 @ LAS Win, 14-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ LAS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 CHC Loss, 4-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/15/1948
Born in:Louisville, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 106 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 19th Pick in Round 1
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 148 554 134 23 4 11 62 92 68 113 .242 .325 .357 .683 .310 .116 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 639 1 3 0 8 15 1 198 38 18 5 78.3 69.2 4.16 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   111 35 8 0 2 23 18 15 15 0 1 0 .315 .397 .441 .838
Versus Right   443 99 15 4 9 39 74 53 98 1 14 1 .223 .307 .336 .644
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   79 19 2 1 0 8 11 12 13 0 3 0 .241 .341 .291 .632
May   92 16 3 2 3 8 18 20 20 1 2 0 .174 .319 .348 .666
June   115 23 5 0 3 12 10 8 21 0 6 0 .200 .252 .322 .574
July   115 36 7 0 3 14 26 11 30 0 1 0 .313 .373 .452 .825
August   104 24 4 0 2 13 17 13 25 0 3 1 .231 .322 .327 .649
September   44 14 2 1 0 7 9 4 3 0 0 0 .318 .375 .409 .784
October   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Spring Training   26 7 1 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 1 .269 .345 .308 .653
Last Year   333 90 21 2 11 51 43 34 55 4 7 1 .270 .336 .444 .780
2 Years Ago   81 21 5 2 3 14 8 5 10 0 1 2 .259 .318 .481 .800
Career   988 249 50 8 26 130 144 108 183 5 23 4 .252 .327 .398 .724
Home   279 76 14 1 7 31 48 28 59 0 5 0 .272 .339 .405 .744
Road   275 58 9 3 4 31 44 40 54 1 10 1 .211 .312 .309 .621
Grass   554 134 23 4 11 62 92 68 113 1 15 1 .242 .325 .357 .683
Day   168 40 5 1 7 21 26 17 42 0 7 1 .238 .312 .405 .717
Night   386 94 18 3 4 41 66 51 71 1 8 0 .244 .331 .337 .668
As Starter   547 134 23 4 11 62 90 66 113 1 15 1 .245 .327 .362 .689
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Close/Late   124 33 3 1 4 25 23 17 23 0 2 0 .266 .355 .403 .758
Inning 1-3   212 46 9 1 2 15 28 25 48 1 10 1 .217 .301 .297 .598
Inning 4-6   168 38 7 1 4 16 31 21 32 0 3 0 .226 .312 .351 .663
Inning 7-9   164 49 7 2 5 30 33 22 30 0 1 0 .299 .382 .457 .839
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
0 Outs   173 38 8 1 4 12 42 25 33 0 13 0 .220 .318 .347 .665
1 Outs   238 62 10 3 3 24 37 23 45 1 2 1 .261 .327 .366 .693
2 Outs   143 34 5 0 4 26 13 20 35 0 0 0 .238 .331 .357 .688
Scoring Position   151 42 7 1 4 54 24 18 35 1 15 0 .278 .353 .417 .770
Bases Empty   311 75 12 3 7 7 51 36 59 0 0 1 .241 .322 .367 .688
Runner on 1st   92 17 4 0 0 1 17 14 19 0 0 0 .185 .292 .228 .521
Runner on 2nd   65 15 3 0 1 12 9 8 17 0 12 0 .231 .315 .323 .638
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .600 .857 1.457
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 8 3 0 0 8 5 3 6 0 1 0 .267 .333 .367 .700
Runner on 1st & 3rd   20 6 0 0 1 8 4 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .333 .450 .783
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 0 1 0 10 2 3 2 1 2 0 .455 .533 .636 1.170
Bases Loaded   18 5 1 0 1 11 3 0 6 0 0 0 .278 .278 .500 .778
Two Strikes   309 59 11 1 3 29 36 32 113 0 0 0 .191 .267 .262 .529
First Pitch   59 13 3 0 1 2 11 3 0 0 3 0 .220 .258 .322 .580
Count 0-1   45 13 1 0 3 8 11 0 0 0 6 0 .289 .289 .511 .800
Count 0-2   39 8 2 0 0 4 2 0 16 0 0 0 .205 .205 .256 .462
Count 1-0   30 13 2 1 3 11 7 0 0 1 1 0 .433 .419 .867 1.286
Count 1-1   54 12 2 1 1 5 8 0 0 0 3 0 .222 .222 .352 .574
Count 1-2   95 16 3 0 0 8 9 0 42 0 0 0 .168 .168 .200 .368
Count 2-0   16 8 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .529 .625 1.154
Count 2-1   27 11 3 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .407 .407 .519 .926
Count 2-2   104 19 4 1 2 10 9 0 40 0 0 0 .183 .183 .298 .481
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 5 1 0 0 1 6 18 0 0 1 0 .357 .719 .429 1.147
Full Count   71 16 2 0 1 7 16 32 15 0 0 0 .225 .466 .296 .762
Behind in Count   179 37 6 0 3 20 22 0 58 0 6 0 .207 .207 .291 .497
Ahead in Count   87 37 6 2 3 18 26 33 0 1 3 1 .425 .582 .644 1.226
Batting Leadoff   35 8 2 0 1 3 6 4 8 0 0 0 .229 .308 .371 .679
Batting 2nd   478 115 20 3 10 52 78 59 103 1 15 1 .241 .325 .358 .682
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   9 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Batting 5th   11 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Batting 6th   11 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
Batting 7th   4 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Low Leverage   264 70 13 2 5 15 39 29 63 0 0 1 .265 .340 .386 .726
Medium Leverage   193 32 5 2 2 20 27 28 33 0 11 0 .166 .271 .244 .515
High Leverage   93 31 5 0 4 27 24 10 16 1 4 0 .333 .394 .516 .910
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 Dallas - FABL 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 95 99 0.0
1970 Dallas - FABL 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.0
1971 Dallas - FABL 23 5 15 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .250 .467 .717 105 115 0.1
1972 Dallas - FABL 24 46 81 21 5 2 3 14 8 5 2 0 10 0 1 .259 .318 .481 .800 138 142 0.7
1973 Dallas - FABL 25 130 333 90 21 2 11 51 43 34 1 4 55 3 4 .270 .336 .444 .780 123 121 2.1
1974 Dallas - FABL 26 148 554 134 23 4 11 62 92 68 1 1 113 18 5 .242 .325 .357 .683 92 99 2.3
Total FABL 332 988 249 50 8 26 130 144 108 4 5 183 21 10 .252 .327 .398 .724 106 110 5.2
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
1966 Beaumont - R 18 22 89 24 2 0 1 12 18 18 2 0 18 5 0 .270 .404 .326 .730 77 87 0.2
1966 Bakersfield - A 18 58 236 65 10 3 7 16 33 11 0 2 55 1 3 .275 .305 .432 .737 103 107 1.4
1967 Beaumont - R 19 17 70 19 0 2 1 3 9 8 0 0 13 2 3 .271 .346 .371 .718 105 105 0.0
1967 Alexandria - R 19 26 99 22 6 1 1 8 11 23 0 1 17 3 1 .222 .366 .333 .699 96 93 0.6
1967 Total - R 19 43 169 41 6 3 2 11 20 31 0 1 30 5 4 .243 .358 .349 .707 99 98 0.6
1967 San Bernardino - A 19 23 88 18 5 1 2 4 16 14 0 0 17 2 2 .205 .314 .352 .666 88 87 0.7
1967 Bakersfield - A 19 8 33 8 1 1 0 4 7 6 0 1 6 1 1 .242 .350 .333 .683 90 81 -0.1
1967 Total - A 19 31 121 26 6 2 2 8 23 20 0 1 23 3 3 .215 .324 .347 .671 88 86 0.6
1968 Alexandria - R 20 39 118 40 3 3 5 30 20 24 0 2 27 3 2 .339 .444 .542 .987 154 153 1.4
1968 San Bernardino - A 20 33 125 33 8 1 3 20 16 28 0 1 31 7 4 .264 .396 .416 .812 130 129 1.1
1968 Des Moines - A 20 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 -45 -0.1
1969 Dubuque - A 21 24 79 21 4 1 2 12 11 20 1 0 10 0 2 .266 .420 .418 .838 158 152 1.4
1969 Dayton - AA 21 27 96 27 1 2 2 11 8 16 0 0 18 0 1 .281 .384 .396 .780 130 143 0.8
1970 Denver - AAA 22 2 9 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000 158 139 0.1
1971 Denver - AAA 23 3 9 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .400 .444 .844 166 107 0.2
1972 Denver - AAA 24 41 154 47 9 1 9 29 25 15 2 2 26 1 0 .305 .370 .552 .922 171 163 1.8
Total EA 27 96 27 1 2 2 11 8 16 0 0 18 0 1 .281 .384 .396 .780 130 143
Total HL 26 85 21 4 1 2 12 11 21 1 0 11 0 2 .247 .402 .388 .790 144 139
Total COW 122 482 124 24 6 12 44 72 59 0 4 109 11 10 .257 .336 .407 .742 107 108
Total GSL 104 376 105 11 6 8 53 58 73 2 3 75 13 6 .279 .396 .404 .801 111 113
Total CL 46 172 54 11 1 9 31 27 16 2 2 28 2 0 .314 .375 .547 .922 170 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Bakersfield - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.062
1966 Beaumont - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Bakersfield - A CF 54 53 162 7 1 170 1 .994 470.2 3.23 +3.0 1.041
1966 Beaumont - R CF 20 19 41 0 0 41 0 1.000 166.1 2.22 -0.3 1.010
1966 Bakersfield - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.7 .534
1966 Beaumont - R RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -1.1 .630
1967 Bakersfield - A LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -0.2 1.054
1967 Beaumont - R LF 6 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 50.0 2.16 -1.1 .916
1967 San Bernardino - A CF 20 20 43 2 0 45 0 1.000 179.0 2.26 +4.5 1.104
1967 Bakersfield - A CF 5 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 42.0 1.71 -0.4 1.027
1967 Beaumont - R CF 11 9 17 2 1 19 0 1.000 83.0 2.06 +0.4 1.031
1967 Alexandria - R CF 25 24 64 6 0 73 3 .959 221.0 2.85 +1.5 1.031
1967 San Bernardino - A RF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 +0.1 1.071
1967 Bakersfield - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1967 Beaumont - R RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
1968 Alexandria - R 1B 22 22 125 11 8 139 3 .978 171.0 7.16 -0.6 .982
1968 San Bernardino - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.1 1.050
1968 Alexandria - R LF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 +0.1 1.050
1968 Des Moines - A CF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 -0.1 1.018
1968 San Bernardino - A CF 30 30 65 0 0 68 3 .956 265.0 2.21 -0.0 1.023
1968 Alexandria - R CF 9 3 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 38.1 3.05 +2.2 1.344
1968 Alexandria - R RF 4 1 3 0 0 4 1 .750 13.0 2.08 +0.3 1.023
1969 Dallas - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.0 1.002
1969 Dayton - AA CF 25 25 50 4 0 55 1 .982 217.0 2.24 -1.4 .970
1969 Dubuque - A CF 23 23 53 1 0 56 2 .964 188.1 2.58 +4.5 1.087
1970 Dallas - MLB CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 0.0 .000
1970 Denver - AAA CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.2 1.007
1970 Dallas - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Dallas - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Dallas - MLB LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.1 1.008
1971 Dallas - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.1 1.013
1971 Denver - AAA CF 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 25.0 3.24 +0.6 .990
1972 Dallas - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Denver - AAA 1B 4 3 31 0 2 32 1 .969 27.2 10.08 -1.0 .834
1972 Dallas - MLB LF 16 13 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 112.1 2.16 +0.7 1.001
1972 Denver - AAA LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 +0.0 1.028
1972 Dallas - MLB CF 7 4 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 37.2 2.39 -0.1 1.004
1972 Denver - AAA CF 29 28 71 1 0 73 1 .986 247.1 2.62 -0.4 .984
1972 Dallas - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Denver - AAA RF 7 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 56.0 2.25 +0.6 1.015
1973 Dallas - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Dallas - MLB LF 75 71 124 1 0 127 2 .984 588.1 1.91 +1.3 1.023
1973 Dallas - MLB CF 52 22 71 3 0 74 0 1.000 240.0 2.77 +1.6 1.035
1973 Dallas - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .996
1974 Dallas - MLB LF 134 133 256 8 0 268 4 .985 1175.0 2.02 +4.9 1.012
1974 Dallas - MLB CF 12 6 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 58.0 3.41 +0.7 1.049
1974 Dallas - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 27 25 156 11 10 171 4 .977 199.2 7.53 -1.6 .955
TOTAL LF 247 233 440 9 0 455 6 .987 2038.2 1.98 +5.9 1.013
TOTAL CF 333 280 711 28 2 750 11 .985 2530.0 2.63 +16.7 1.034
TOTAL RF 23 15 23 0 0 24 1 .958 136.1 1.52 -2.2 .906
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Lockland; Lockland, OH) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick).
03/28/1967 Successfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
04/10/1967 Named the #27 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1967 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
07/25/1967 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Dallas Wranglers in exchange for SP Hank Walker.
04/10/1968 Named the #29 prospect in the FABL
04/10/1969 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
04/30/1969 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
04/10/1970 Named the #78 prospect in the FABL
04/05/1971 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
04/26/1971 Wins the 1971 Century League Round 2 with the Denver Bruins!
04/05/1972 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
04/21/1972 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 7 weeks.
06/05/1972 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/05/1972 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
08/18/1972 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/25/1972 Wins the 1972 Century League Round 1 with the Denver Bruins!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1974 113 5
Year R Rank
1974 92 6
Year SH Rank
1974 15 10
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