2B Howard Banta #9
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1967
2B HOWARD BANTA #9 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1967 @ CAM Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1967 @ CAM Win, 11-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1967 SPR Loss, 5-7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/20/1967 SCR Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1967 @ SPR Loss, 2-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/09/1967 ALL Win, 14-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/1967 @ ALL Loss, 1-12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1967 ALB Loss, 2-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/1967 @ WIL Win, 9-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1967 SPR Loss, 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/07/1943
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 1st Pick in Round 24
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1967 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 17 13 3 1 0 0 0 4 5 4 .231 .444 .308 .752 .384 .077 141
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 2.4 6.36 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Versus Right   11 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
July   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
August   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Last Year   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Career   27 6 1 0 0 1 6 6 8 0 0 0 .222 .364 .259 .623
Home   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Road   8 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 .375 .545 .500 1.045
Grass   13 3 1 0 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 .231 .444 .308 .752
Day   7 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 .286 .500 .429 .929
Night   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 1 0 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 0 .231 .444 .308 .752
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1967 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 .976 .000 586
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 0.00 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
May   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   40 9 0 1 1 6 6 5 10 0 1 0 .225 .311 .350 .661
2 Years Ago   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
Career   74 17 1 1 1 7 8 7 19 0 1 1 .230 .305 .311 .616
Road   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Grass   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Day   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Night   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
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
1962 Total - 19 53 233 64 5 1 5 45 56 25 2 1 35 28 10 .275 .349 .369 .718 100 100 0.1
1963 Total - 20 61 266 78 7 1 3 39 58 33 2 1 36 36 13 .293 .374 .361 .735 100 100 0.4
1964 Total - 21 69 275 73 14 6 9 43 60 64 2 2 73 38 13 .265 .405 .458 .863 100 100 1.9
1964 Moline - R 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 77 118 0.0
1964 Charlotte - A 21 11 22 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 .273 .304 .318 .623 59 54 -0.1
1964 Hartford - A 21 5 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 37 24 -0.0
1965 Moline - R 22 14 13 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564 33 34 -0.3
1965 Charlotte - A 22 10 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 .091 .231 .091 .322 -18 -21 -0.2
1966 Moline - R 23 25 48 7 2 0 0 8 8 27 0 0 8 4 3 .146 .453 .188 .641 49 84 -0.1
1966 Charlotte - A 23 23 40 9 0 1 1 6 6 5 0 0 10 2 0 .225 .311 .350 .661 74 66 0.1
1966 Hartford - A 23 10 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 30 29 -0.0
1967 Charlotte - A 24 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 491 586 0.1
1967 Hartford - A 24 17 13 3 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 .231 .444 .308 .752 114 141 0.1
Total MAL 32 27 6 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 8 0 0 .222 .364 .259 .623 77 89
Total SEL 46 74 17 1 1 1 7 8 7 1 0 19 3 1 .230 .305 .311 .616 61 55
Total UMVA 42 65 11 2 0 0 9 12 31 0 0 13 5 3 .169 .438 .200 .637 48 79
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Charlotte - A P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.062
1964 Hartford - A 2B 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.070
1964 Moline - R 2B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.2 .000
1964 Hartford - A SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.4 .000
1964 Charlotte - A SS 7 4 6 17 4 25 2 .920 42.0 4.93 -0.6 .890
1965 Charlotte - A 2B 2 2 6 3 1 9 0 1.000 12.2 6.39 +0.1 1.053
1965 Moline - R 2B 6 1 5 3 0 9 1 .889 16.0 4.50 -0.8 .701
1965 Charlotte - A SS 5 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 11.0 5.73 -0.6 .861
1965 Moline - R SS 6 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 14.1 1.26 -1.2 .714
1966 Charlotte - A 2B 9 4 18 12 4 30 0 1.000 50.0 5.40 +0.3 .927
1966 Moline - R 2B 8 8 34 19 8 55 2 .964 71.0 6.72 -0.9 .897
1966 Charlotte - A SS 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.1 1.078
1966 Moline - R SS 6 3 8 18 3 26 0 1.000 30.0 7.80 +0.8 1.047
1966 Hartford - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Charlotte - A CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.2 1.030
1966 Moline - R CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 30.2 1.76 -0.0 .865
1967 Charlotte - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Hartford - A 2B 4 0 2 3 2 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.2 1.038
1967 Hartford - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1967 Hartford - A CF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.2 1.035
TOTAL P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.062
TOTAL 2B 31 17 67 44 16 114 3 .974 174.2 5.72 -1.4 .908
TOTAL SS 30 7 19 43 8 66 4 .939 109.1 5.10 -2.5 .930
TOTAL CF 10 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 56.2 1.91 +0.0 .943
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of college (Northeast Massachusetts; North Andover, MA) by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 24, Pick 1, 461st overall pick).
06/18/1964 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
06/26/1964 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
07/02/1964 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/10/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
06/17/1965 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/11/1967 Released by the St. Louis organization.
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