SS Elmer Mortensen #32
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/08/1975
SS ELMER MORTENSEN #32 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 176 25 3 0 2 10 21 47 .142 .234 .193 0 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/1975 @ LAF Win, 9-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1975 @ LAF Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1975 @ CHI Win, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 STL Win, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 STL Win, 12-4 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 MIN Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 @ HOU Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1975 @ HOU Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1975 @ STL Win, 9-4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/12/1975 @ STL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/21/1947
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 170 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 58 Days
Pro Service:10 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 85 176 25 3 0 2 10 12 21 47 .142 .234 .193 .427 .185 .051 11
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 197 0 8 0 3 0 0 34 5 0 0 0.0 8.2 1.43 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 4 1 0 1 3 3 6 10 0 0 0 .077 .172 .154 .326
Versus Right   124 21 2 0 1 7 9 15 37 0 0 0 .169 .259 .210 .469
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   44 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 14 0 0 0 .136 .224 .136 .361
May   32 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 .031 .162 .031 .193
June   31 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 .097 .200 .097 .297
July   31 11 2 0 2 6 4 3 5 0 0 0 .355 .412 .613 1.025
August   20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 .050 .095 .050 .145
September   18 3 1 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .222 .508
Spring Training   46 9 3 0 0 1 3 4 11 0 2 0 .196 .260 .261 .521
Last Year   341 62 4 0 3 20 33 23 78 0 2 2 .182 .238 .220 .458
2 Years Ago   477 89 9 0 2 34 47 28 142 4 2 3 .187 .234 .218 .452
Career   1155 201 21 0 9 74 104 80 320 4 4 6 .174 .231 .216 .446
Home   75 5 1 0 0 2 9 15 18 0 0 0 .067 .222 .080 .302
Road   101 20 2 0 2 8 3 6 29 0 0 0 .198 .243 .277 .520
Grass   164 24 3 0 1 8 11 20 43 0 0 0 .146 .239 .183 .422
Turf   12 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .333 .487
Day   55 9 2 0 0 0 4 4 13 0 0 0 .164 .220 .200 .420
Night   121 16 1 0 2 10 8 17 34 0 0 0 .132 .239 .190 .429
As Starter   157 23 3 0 2 8 12 21 40 0 0 0 .146 .247 .204 .451
As Reliever / Substitution   19 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Close/Late   30 8 1 0 2 5 5 5 9 0 0 0 .267 .371 .500 .871
Inning 1-3   56 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 15 0 0 0 .054 .070 .071 .142
Inning 4-6   68 11 0 0 0 3 5 15 16 0 0 0 .162 .313 .162 .475
Inning 7-9   45 9 2 0 2 5 5 4 14 0 0 0 .200 .265 .378 .643
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
0 Outs   55 6 2 0 1 2 5 2 15 0 0 0 .109 .140 .200 .340
1 Outs   71 11 0 0 0 5 5 9 16 0 0 0 .155 .250 .155 .405
2 Outs   50 8 1 0 1 3 2 10 16 0 0 0 .160 .300 .240 .540
Scoring Position   43 8 0 0 0 6 3 11 13 0 0 0 .186 .352 .186 .538
Bases Empty   99 10 1 0 1 1 6 8 25 0 0 0 .101 .168 .141 .310
Runner on 1st   34 7 2 0 1 3 3 2 9 0 0 0 .206 .250 .353 .603
Runner on 2nd   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 .125 .333 .125 .458
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Two Strikes   80 7 1 0 0 1 5 5 47 0 0 0 .087 .141 .100 .241
First Pitch   24 4 1 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 .167 .355 .333 .688
Count 0-1   15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   24 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-1   18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Count 1-2   26 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 .154 .154 .192 .346
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   25 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 .080 .080 .080 .160
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .750 1.583
Full Count   16 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 11 0 0 0 .062 .286 .062 .348
Behind in Count   54 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 0 0 .167 .167 .185 .352
Ahead in Count   39 8 1 0 1 6 6 9 0 0 0 0 .205 .354 .308 .662
Batting 4th   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   163 23 3 0 2 8 12 21 46 0 0 0 .141 .239 .196 .435
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   84 15 3 0 0 4 4 5 23 0 0 0 .179 .225 .214 .439
Medium Leverage   66 6 0 0 1 3 5 12 16 0 0 0 .091 .231 .136 .367
High Leverage   25 4 0 0 1 3 3 4 8 0 0 0 .160 .276 .280 .556
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 32 32 0.6
1975 Detroit - FABL 27 85 176 25 3 0 2 10 12 21 0 0 47 0 0 .142 .234 .193 .427 19 11 0.1
Total FABL 424 1155 201 21 0 9 74 104 80 6 4 320 1 2 .174 .231 .216 .446 27 26 -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 72 79 0.9
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 1.226 224 237 0.2
1974 Atlanta - AAA 26 12 29 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 10 0 0 .103 .257 .103 .361 4 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 1.226 224 237
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 70 75
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 Detroit - MLB 2B 11 11 20 30 4 51 1 .980 86.1 5.21 +2.4 1.191
1974 Atlanta - AAA 2B 3 3 7 7 3 15 1 .933 19.1 6.52 -0.7 .840
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 Atlanta - AAA SS 10 9 7 29 5 38 2 .947 75.2 4.28 +0.9 1.060
1975 Detroit - MLB 2B 14 4 12 26 5 38 0 1.000 62.1 5.49 +2.0 1.187
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Detroit - MLB SS 73 50 106 213 43 332 13 .961 461.2 6.22 +9.4 1.090
TOTAL 2B 230 206 494 628 166 1140 18 .984 1739.1 5.81 +24.7 1.073
TOTAL 3B 21 20 16 40 6 58 2 .966 165.1 3.05 +1.3 .981
TOTAL SS 735 684 1245 2325 548 3693 123 .967 5770.0 5.57 +109.9 1.091
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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