SS Elmer Mortensen #32
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
11/01/1974
SS ELMER MORTENSEN #32 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 341 62 4 0 3 20 23 78 .182 .238 .220 1 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 HOU Win, 1-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/01/1974 HOU Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 @ MIN Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 @ MIN Loss, 1-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1974 @ MIN Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 @ STL Win, 8-1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/25/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/24/1974 @ STL Win, 8-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 MIN Win, 14-7 3 1 0 2 0 2 2 0
09/21/1974 MIN Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/21/1947
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 170 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 58 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 1st Pick in Round 6
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 117 341 62 4 0 3 20 33 23 78 .182 .238 .220 .458 .210 .038 31
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 368 2 5 0 2 2 0 75 7 1 1 50.0 18.7 1.77 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   104 21 0 0 2 7 11 8 20 0 1 0 .202 .259 .260 .519
Versus Right   237 41 4 0 1 13 22 15 58 0 1 2 .173 .228 .203 .431
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
May   85 15 1 0 1 3 7 5 17 0 0 2 .176 .239 .224 .463
June   74 15 1 0 1 5 7 2 15 0 0 0 .203 .224 .257 .480
July   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
August   85 12 1 0 0 0 8 7 21 0 1 0 .141 .207 .153 .359
September   73 16 1 0 1 11 10 6 18 0 1 0 .219 .278 .274 .552
October   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Spring Training   30 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 1 .133 .188 .133 .321
Last Year   477 89 9 0 2 34 47 28 142 4 2 3 .187 .234 .218 .452
2 Years Ago   114 17 4 0 1 5 7 4 37 0 0 1 .149 .185 .211 .395
Career   979 176 18 0 7 64 92 59 273 4 4 6 .180 .230 .220 .450
Home   168 30 0 0 1 10 14 13 33 0 2 2 .179 .246 .196 .442
Road   173 32 4 0 2 10 19 10 45 0 0 0 .185 .230 .243 .472
Grass   341 62 4 0 3 20 33 23 78 0 2 2 .182 .238 .220 .458
Day   89 17 0 0 1 7 9 5 24 0 1 0 .191 .234 .225 .459
Night   252 45 4 0 2 13 24 18 54 0 1 2 .179 .239 .218 .457
As Starter   337 61 3 0 3 20 32 23 76 0 2 2 .181 .238 .217 .454
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   62 9 1 0 0 0 4 1 16 0 2 0 .145 .159 .161 .320
Inning 1-3   117 20 1 0 0 6 6 3 28 0 0 1 .171 .198 .179 .378
Inning 4-6   136 29 1 0 3 10 20 19 26 0 0 1 .213 .314 .287 .601
Inning 7-9   86 12 1 0 0 4 6 1 24 0 2 0 .140 .149 .151 .301
Extra Innings   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   130 27 1 0 2 6 15 8 35 0 1 0 .208 .254 .262 .515
1 Outs   109 21 1 0 1 9 11 6 20 0 1 2 .193 .248 .229 .477
2 Outs   102 14 2 0 0 5 7 9 23 0 0 0 .137 .207 .157 .364
Scoring Position   74 13 1 0 1 16 11 9 17 0 2 1 .176 .274 .230 .504
Bases Empty   204 41 2 0 1 1 18 10 41 0 0 1 .201 .242 .225 .467
Runner on 1st   63 8 1 0 1 3 4 4 20 0 0 0 .127 .179 .190 .370
Runner on 2nd   21 3 0 0 1 3 2 3 5 0 1 1 .143 .280 .286 .566
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 7 1 0 0 4 4 1 5 0 0 0 .241 .267 .276 .543
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Two Strikes   153 14 0 0 1 6 7 6 78 0 0 2 .092 .137 .111 .248
First Pitch   55 18 3 0 1 6 9 5 0 0 1 0 .327 .383 .436 .820
Count 0-1   34 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .206 .294 .500
Count 0-2   25 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .160 .160 .160 .320
Count 1-0   39 11 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .282 .308 .590
Count 1-1   23 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .261 .261 .522
Count 1-2   48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 2 .062 .100 .062 .163
Count 2-0   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-1   16 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 2-2   48 5 0 0 1 4 3 0 25 0 0 0 .104 .104 .167 .271
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 .125 .632 .125 .757
Full Count   32 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 16 0 0 0 .062 .211 .062 .273
Behind in Count   107 14 0 0 1 2 6 0 37 0 0 2 .131 .147 .159 .306
Ahead in Count   76 17 1 0 0 6 11 12 0 0 1 0 .224 .330 .237 .566
Batting 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   337 61 3 0 3 20 32 23 76 0 2 2 .181 .238 .217 .454
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   119 23 1 0 0 6 12 9 25 0 0 1 .193 .256 .202 .457
Medium Leverage   162 30 3 0 1 6 13 11 38 0 0 1 .185 .241 .222 .464
High Leverage   57 9 0 0 2 8 8 3 15 0 2 0 .158 .200 .263 .463
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 3 13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 .462 .533 .692 1.226 .567 .231 237
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 0 0 0.0 4.4 14.99 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Versus Right   12 5 2 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 .417 .500 .583 1.083
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226
Career   13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226
Road   13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226
Grass   13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226
Night   13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226
As Starter   13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226
UNION LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 12 29 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 10 .103 .257 .103 .361 .187 .000 7
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 35 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 0.83 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Versus Right   21 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 0 0 0 .095 .240 .095 .335
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   29 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 10 0 0 0 .103 .257 .103 .361
2 Years Ago   341 78 12 2 4 34 42 45 72 3 2 3 .229 .321 .311 .632
Career   370 81 12 2 4 35 43 51 82 3 2 3 .219 .316 .295 .611
Home   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .071 .188 .071 .259
Road   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 0 0 0 .133 .316 .133 .449
Grass   29 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 10 0 0 0 .103 .257 .103 .361
Day   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Night   23 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0 0 0 .130 .259 .130 .390
As Starter   29 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 10 0 0 0 .103 .257 .103 .361
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
1970 New York - FABL 22 11 25 5 1 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 11 0 0 .200 .310 .360 .670 85 95 0.1
1971 New York - FABL 23 14 22 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .136 .136 .136 .273 -20 -25 -0.2
1972 Detroit - FABL 24 39 114 17 4 0 1 5 7 4 1 0 37 0 0 .149 .185 .211 .395 18 19 0.1
1973 Detroit - FABL 25 158 477 89 9 0 2 34 47 28 3 4 142 0 1 .187 .234 .218 .452 27 27 -0.7
1974 Detroit - FABL 26 117 341 62 4 0 3 20 33 23 2 0 78 1 1 .182 .238 .220 .458 30 31 0.7
Total FABL 339 979 176 18 0 7 64 92 59 6 4 273 1 2 .180 .230 .220 .450 28 28 -0.0
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 Winston-Salem - A 17 26 89 22 2 0 0 7 3 6 0 2 26 0 0 .247 .289 .270 .558 39 28 -0.1
1965 Wichita - A 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -144 -0.1
1966 Burlington - R 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -168 -0.1
1966 Winston-Salem - A 18 104 345 74 8 1 8 41 32 40 4 2 97 0 0 .214 .302 .313 .615 61 54 1.8
1966 Wichita - A 18 4 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322 -5 -5 0.1
1967 Burlington - R 19 24 72 15 5 0 0 13 8 14 2 3 29 0 0 .208 .341 .278 .618 65 62 0.6
1967 Winston-Salem - A 19 59 192 50 4 0 4 28 18 37 2 0 54 0 2 .260 .385 .344 .729 120 131 3.3
1967 Wichita - A 19 45 131 24 1 1 3 13 7 11 2 2 46 0 0 .183 .253 .275 .528 56 50 1.2
1967 Knoxville - AA 19 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 94 97 0.0
1968 Wichita - A 20 31 90 23 4 0 1 10 12 14 2 1 12 0 0 .256 .364 .333 .698 116 125 1.5
1968 Knoxville - AA 20 60 185 40 1 1 5 29 16 25 1 4 61 0 0 .216 .307 .314 .620 85 87 1.9
1968 Little Rock - AAA 20 65 206 50 5 2 5 31 25 14 3 2 36 0 0 .243 .298 .359 .657 78 82 1.1
1969 Little Rock - AAA 21 2 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762 127 92 0.1
1970 Little Rock - AAA 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -97 -0.1
1971 Little Rock - AAA 23 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 43 41 -0.1
1972 Atlanta - AAA 24 116 341 78 12 2 4 34 42 45 3 3 72 0 0 .229 .321 .311 .632 68 65 1.0
1974 Akron - AA 26 3 13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226 213 237 0.2
1974 Atlanta - AAA 26 12 29 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 10 0 0 .103 .257 .103 .361 0 7 -0.2
Total DIX 61 188 41 1 1 5 29 16 25 1 4 62 0 0 .218 .307 .314 .621 85 87
Total EA 3 13 6 3 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .462 .533 .692 1.226 213 237
Total HL 81 235 48 5 1 4 23 20 27 4 3 68 0 0 .204 .294 .285 .579 75 75
Total UL 128 370 81 12 2 4 35 43 51 3 3 82 0 0 .219 .316 .295 .611 63 60
Total SEL 189 626 146 14 1 12 76 53 83 6 4 177 0 2 .233 .327 .316 .643 77 76
Total UMVA 25 76 15 5 0 0 13 8 14 2 3 31 0 0 .197 .326 .263 .589 58 52
Total CL 70 222 53 5 2 5 33 26 16 3 2 41 0 0 .239 .296 .347 .643 75 78
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Winston-Salem - A 3B 4 4 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 29.1 2.45 +0.0 1.054
1965 Wichita - A SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.068
1965 Winston-Salem - A SS 22 22 39 65 11 105 1 .990 185.1 5.05 +3.4 1.154
1966 Wichita - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Winston-Salem - A 2B 14 13 34 25 5 59 0 1.000 106.0 5.01 +1.1 1.095
1966 Burlington - R 2B 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 .000
1966 Wichita - A SS 4 3 6 11 5 17 0 1.000 28.0 5.46 +1.5 1.376
1966 Winston-Salem - A SS 89 87 152 256 58 417 9 .978 741.0 4.96 +20.6 1.156
1967 Knoxville - AA 2B 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.1 .000
1967 Wichita - A 2B 13 13 28 31 8 60 1 .983 106.1 4.99 +2.4 1.175
1967 Winston-Salem - A 2B 9 7 20 22 5 42 0 1.000 77.1 4.89 +1.3 1.241
1967 Burlington - R 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.3 1.067
1967 Wichita - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Winston-Salem - A 3B 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.3 1.081
1967 Burlington - R 3B 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.2 1.093
1967 Wichita - A SS 31 28 48 91 23 143 4 .972 236.0 5.30 +8.1 1.103
1967 Winston-Salem - A SS 51 47 78 137 40 225 10 .956 401.0 4.83 +10.5 1.100
1967 Burlington - R SS 21 21 32 55 13 87 0 1.000 173.2 4.51 +6.0 1.235
1967 Winston-Salem - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1968 Little Rock - AAA 2B 28 27 75 93 32 168 0 1.000 223.0 6.78 +2.9 1.074
1968 Knoxville - AA 2B 33 32 69 98 28 171 4 .977 271.2 5.53 +2.6 1.036
1968 Wichita - A 2B 12 12 30 40 12 71 1 .986 99.0 6.36 +3.0 1.091
1968 Little Rock - AAA 3B 10 10 9 26 5 36 1 .972 84.0 3.75 +1.0 .964
1968 Knoxville - AA 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.051
1968 Little Rock - AAA SS 27 27 56 94 29 155 5 .968 224.2 6.01 +2.5 1.022
1968 Knoxville - AA SS 26 26 52 81 18 139 6 .957 227.0 5.27 +7.1 1.126
1968 Wichita - A SS 20 18 19 62 12 86 5 .942 152.0 4.80 +2.2 1.024
1969 Little Rock - AAA 2B 1 1 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.3 1.000
1969 Little Rock - AAA SS 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.0 1.004
1970 New York - MLB 2B 7 7 10 23 3 35 2 .943 48.0 6.19 +0.2 .923
1970 New York - MLB SS 6 2 8 13 3 21 0 1.000 22.0 8.59 -0.3 1.007
1970 Little Rock - AAA SS 1 1 3 3 0 7 1 .857 8.0 6.75 -0.7 .758
1971 New York - MLB 2B 12 3 13 17 4 30 0 1.000 44.1 6.09 +0.4 1.001
1971 Little Rock - AAA 2B 2 2 5 7 2 12 0 1.000 17.0 6.35 -0.2 .990
1971 New York - MLB SS 3 2 2 6 4 8 0 1.000 15.0 4.80 -0.0 1.017
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 36 36 77 109 25 186 0 1.000 279.2 5.99 +6.0 1.084
1972 Atlanta - AAA 2B 29 29 79 80 23 166 7 .958 238.0 6.01 +0.1 1.012
1972 Atlanta - AAA 3B 2 2 2 3 0 6 1 .833 18.0 2.50 -0.3 .808
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 5 2 6 16 3 22 0 1.000 29.0 6.83 +0.2 1.082
1972 Atlanta - AAA SS 86 82 156 264 84 443 23 .948 682.1 5.54 +10.5 1.093
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 155 153 291 586 126 907 30 .967 1261.0 6.26 +14.7 1.052
1974 Akron - AA 2B 3 3 6 12 3 19 1 .947 27.0 6.00 +0.8 1.290
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 103 102 181 339 70 534 14 .974 828.2 5.65 +13.0 1.102
1974 Detroit - MLB 2B 11 11 20 30 4 51 1 .980 86.1 5.21 +2.4 1.191
1974 Atlanta - AAA SS 10 9 7 29 5 38 2 .947 75.2 4.28 +0.9 1.060
1974 Atlanta - AAA 2B 3 3 7 7 3 15 1 .933 19.1 6.52 -0.7 .840
TOTAL 2B 216 202 482 602 161 1102 18 .984 1677.0 5.82 +22.7 1.069
TOTAL 3B 20 20 16 40 6 58 2 .966 164.1 3.07 +1.3 .981
TOTAL SS 662 634 1139 2112 505 3361 110 .967 5308.1 5.51 +100.5 1.092
TOTAL LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Scott; Toledo, OH) by the New York Imperials. (Round 6, Pick 1, 103rd overall pick).
07/19/1965 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery),out for 3 months.
08/07/1966 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/25/1967 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
09/08/1968 Wins the 1968 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Wichita Rustlers!
10/05/1969 Injured (migraine),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/10/1969 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the New York Imperials.
10/24/1971 Was traded by the New York Imperials to the Detroit Dynamos, along with SP Leon Perrot, CF Roy Haynes, LF Jake Butler, and SS Bill Tripp, in exchange for CF Freddy Curtis.
10/25/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
05/04/1972 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
10/22/1973 Wins the 1973 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at SS.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1973 153 3
Year K Rank
1973 142 3
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