LF Joe Black #51
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/08/1975
LF JOE BLACK #51 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 304 77 10 1 7 50 36 58 .253 .330 .362 11 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 CHC Win, 8-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1975 CHC Win, 10-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
09/26/1975 CHC Win, 13-0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/24/1975 @ KC Win, 4-0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/23/1975 @ KC Win, 9-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/1975 @ KC Win, 6-3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/21/1975 @ CHC Win, 9-7 5 2 3 6 1 0 1 0
09/19/1975 @ CHC Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 @ CHC Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1975 KC Win, 4-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 106 Days
Pro Service:9 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 304 77 10 1 7 50 36 36 58 .253 .330 .362 .692 .317 .109 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 346 1 3 0 3 1 4 110 18 11 5 68.8 39.0 4.38 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 17 2 0 2 13 10 9 11 1 0 0 .250 .333 .368 .701
Versus Right   236 60 8 1 5 37 26 27 47 3 1 1 .254 .330 .360 .690
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   15 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .533 .867
May   24 4 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .167 .200 .250 .450
June   47 12 1 0 1 8 8 4 8 0 0 0 .255 .314 .340 .654
July   46 13 2 0 3 12 7 5 10 3 0 0 .283 .333 .522 .855
August   93 25 5 1 0 8 8 13 19 0 0 0 .269 .358 .344 .703
September   79 18 0 0 2 17 11 13 16 1 0 1 .228 .340 .304 .644
Spring Training   55 14 1 0 2 8 7 7 10 0 1 0 .255 .339 .382 .721
Last Year   554 134 23 4 11 62 92 68 113 1 15 1 .242 .325 .357 .683
2 Years Ago   333 90 21 2 11 51 43 34 55 4 7 1 .270 .336 .444 .780
Career   1292 326 60 9 33 180 180 144 241 9 24 5 .252 .328 .389 .717
Home   152 43 8 0 4 28 22 18 25 1 1 0 .283 .357 .414 .771
Road   152 34 2 1 3 22 14 18 33 3 0 1 .224 .305 .309 .614
Grass   254 67 8 1 6 42 32 30 46 1 1 1 .264 .343 .374 .717
Turf   50 10 2 0 1 8 4 6 12 3 0 0 .200 .271 .300 .571
Day   92 24 4 0 3 17 11 9 19 0 0 0 .261 .327 .402 .729
Night   212 53 6 1 4 33 25 27 39 4 1 1 .250 .332 .344 .676
As Starter   276 68 9 1 5 42 28 32 55 4 0 1 .246 .323 .341 .663
As Reliever / Substitution   28 9 1 0 2 8 8 4 3 0 1 0 .321 .406 .571 .978
Pinch Hitting   12 4 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .417 .883
Close/Late   61 15 3 0 0 5 7 10 13 2 0 0 .246 .342 .295 .638
Inning 1-3   91 27 1 1 5 22 17 11 16 0 1 0 .297 .373 .495 .867
Inning 4-6   111 25 4 0 0 12 6 10 21 2 0 1 .225 .290 .261 .552
Inning 7-9   92 23 5 0 2 16 12 13 20 2 0 0 .250 .336 .370 .706
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   113 26 4 0 1 10 13 11 22 1 1 1 .230 .302 .292 .594
1 Outs   82 21 3 0 3 18 13 17 15 3 0 0 .256 .373 .402 .775
2 Outs   109 30 3 1 3 22 10 8 21 0 0 0 .275 .325 .404 .728
Scoring Position   92 28 3 0 3 43 14 14 19 4 1 0 .304 .382 .435 .817
Bases Empty   160 31 5 1 2 2 15 14 34 0 0 1 .194 .263 .275 .538
Runner on 1st   52 18 2 0 2 5 7 8 5 0 0 0 .346 .433 .500 .933
Runner on 2nd   31 10 3 0 1 9 3 3 6 0 1 0 .323 .382 .516 .898
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .825
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 5 0 0 0 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 .200 .310 .200 .510
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 5 0 0 1 9 3 1 2 1 0 0 .455 .462 .727 1.189
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 1 11 2 3 3 2 0 0 .222 .357 .556 .913
Two Strikes   161 32 2 0 2 17 13 17 58 1 0 0 .199 .274 .248 .522
First Pitch   40 11 1 0 0 7 6 2 0 1 0 1 .275 .318 .300 .618
Count 0-1   25 8 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .320 .308 .520 .828
Count 0-2   19 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 12 1 0 0 .211 .200 .263 .463
Count 1-0   23 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .250 .391 .641
Count 1-1   24 10 2 0 3 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .440 .875 1.315
Count 1-2   52 9 0 0 0 3 3 0 23 0 0 0 .173 .173 .173 .346
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   14 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 2-2   46 8 1 0 1 4 3 0 18 0 0 0 .174 .174 .261 .435
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .700 .833 1.533
Full Count   44 11 0 0 1 8 6 17 5 0 0 0 .250 .459 .318 .777
Behind in Count   96 21 4 1 0 9 5 0 35 2 1 0 .219 .214 .281 .496
Ahead in Count   54 16 2 0 2 11 10 16 0 1 0 0 .296 .451 .444 .895
Batting Leadoff   5 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 2nd   11 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   23 9 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .391 .417 .391 .808
Batting 5th   43 10 2 0 1 8 6 7 9 0 0 0 .233 .340 .349 .689
Batting 6th   192 42 6 1 4 29 19 23 42 4 0 1 .219 .300 .323 .623
Batting 7th   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   15 6 1 0 1 5 6 3 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .667 1.167
Low Leverage   135 33 6 1 3 15 14 16 28 0 0 0 .244 .325 .370 .695
Medium Leverage   116 29 4 0 3 18 16 8 24 1 1 1 .250 .302 .362 .664
High Leverage   52 15 0 0 1 17 6 12 5 3 0 0 .288 .403 .346 .749
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 .683 100 102 2.5
1975 Dallas - FABL 27 107 304 77 10 1 7 50 36 36 1 4 58 11 5 .253 .330 .362 .692 90 100 1.4
Total FABL 439 1292 326 60 9 33 180 180 144 5 9 241 32 15 .252 .328 .389 .717 106 109 6.8
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
1975 Dallas - MLB LF 86 73 140 3 0 145 2 .986 660.2 1.95 +5.0 1.054
1975 Dallas - MLB CF 7 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 42.0 3.21 +1.0 1.016
1975 Dallas - MLB RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.4 .673
TOTAL 1B 27 25 156 11 10 171 4 .977 199.2 7.53 -1.6 .955
TOTAL LF 333 306 580 12 0 600 8 .987 2699.1 1.97 +10.9 1.022
TOTAL CF 340 284 726 28 2 765 11 .986 2572.0 2.64 +17.7 1.034
TOTAL RF 24 16 25 0 0 26 1 .962 144.1 1.56 -2.6 .882
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!
07/03/1975 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 1-2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1974 113 5
Year R Rank
1974 92 6
Year SH Rank
1974 15 10
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