2B Howard Banta #9
Fargo Red Hawks WBL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/06/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B HOWARD BANTA #9 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 176 40 4 0 3 19 53 33 .227 .416 .301 14 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1975 BIL Loss, 4-14 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/16/1975 BIL Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1975 @ SXF Win, 16-1 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/07/1975 SFC Loss, 12-15 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1975 SFC Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 SFC Win, 8-7 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
09/04/1975 @ CSM Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1975 @ CSM Win, 9-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1975 PUE Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1975 @ RPD Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/07/1943
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 176 40 4 0 3 19 41 53 33 .227 .416 .301 .717 .384 .074 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 238 4 3 0 5 5 0 53 7 14 7 66.7 27.5 4.85 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 6 2 0 0 6 8 17 10 0 0 1 .122 .358 .163 .521
Versus Right   127 34 2 0 3 13 33 36 23 0 5 3 .268 .440 .354 .794
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   13 3 0 0 1 6 3 5 3 0 1 0 .231 .444 .462 .906
June   48 11 4 0 0 3 9 13 7 0 2 1 .229 .403 .312 .716
July   60 11 0 0 1 3 8 15 12 0 1 2 .183 .364 .233 .597
August   28 10 0 0 1 5 14 16 4 0 0 1 .357 .600 .464 1.064
September   21 5 0 0 0 2 7 4 4 0 1 0 .238 .360 .238 .598
Last Year   242 49 8 3 3 39 58 106 54 3 8 3 .202 .446 .298 .744
2 Years Ago   113 32 5 1 1 30 35 61 25 1 3 0 .283 .531 .372 .903
Career   1775 375 52 12 19 264 325 489 426 18 28 12 .211 .382 .286 .668
Home   94 26 3 0 1 5 23 25 15 0 1 3 .277 .443 .340 .783
Road   82 14 1 0 2 14 18 28 18 0 4 1 .171 .387 .256 .643
Grass   176 40 4 0 3 19 41 53 33 0 5 4 .227 .416 .301 .717
Day   74 13 2 0 0 6 14 20 10 0 1 3 .176 .371 .203 .574
Night   102 27 2 0 3 13 27 33 23 0 4 1 .265 .449 .373 .821
As Starter   143 30 4 0 2 11 30 40 27 0 5 4 .210 .396 .280 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   33 10 0 0 1 8 11 13 6 0 0 0 .303 .500 .394 .894
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
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 -0.1
1965 Moline - R 22 14 13 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564 33 34 -0.2
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 0.0
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 2.000 505 586 0.1
1967 Hartford - A 24 17 13 3 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 .231 .444 .308 .752 118 140 0.1
1969 Fargo - A 26 111 359 65 9 3 3 56 46 69 2 4 72 15 5 .181 .313 .248 .561 67 76 -0.8
1970 Fargo - A 27 72 199 38 7 0 3 34 29 47 0 4 58 8 1 .191 .340 .271 .611 62 69 -0.3
1971 Fargo - A 28 133 504 106 11 5 5 48 79 99 1 5 151 23 14 .210 .338 .282 .620 60 70 -1.5
1972 Fargo - A 29 83 182 45 8 0 1 38 37 54 2 1 33 8 1 .247 .423 .308 .730 91 112 1.0
1973 Fargo - A 30 76 113 32 5 1 1 30 35 61 0 1 25 8 2 .283 .531 .372 .903 127 148 1.2
1974 Fargo - A 31 109 242 49 8 3 3 39 58 106 3 3 54 22 11 .202 .446 .298 .744 85 101 0.4
1975 Fargo - A 32 95 176 40 4 0 3 19 41 53 4 0 33 14 7 .227 .416 .301 .717 71 85 -0.2
Total MAL 32 27 6 1 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 8 0 0 .222 .364 .259 .623 80 89
Total SEL 46 74 17 1 1 1 7 8 7 1 0 19 3 1 .230 .305 .311 .616 61 55
Total WBL 679 1775 375 52 12 19 264 325 489 12 18 426 98 41 .211 .382 .286 .668 75 88
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 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
1967 Charlotte - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Fargo - A 2B 102 94 252 241 80 506 13 .974 846.0 5.24 -13.0 .931
1969 Fargo - A SS 8 5 14 15 3 32 3 .906 48.0 5.44 -2.5 .809
1970 Fargo - A 2B 66 52 123 119 35 244 2 .992 447.2 4.87 -4.3 .919
1970 Fargo - A SS 4 0 6 4 2 10 0 1.000 12.1 7.30 +0.1 1.055
1971 Fargo - A 2B 131 127 300 303 87 620 17 .973 1098.2 4.94 -12.1 .919
1971 Fargo - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Fargo - A 2B 69 37 87 95 36 186 4 .978 380.0 4.31 -2.3 .906
1972 Fargo - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Fargo - A SS 9 6 16 15 8 33 2 .939 54.1 5.13 -0.4 .880
1972 Fargo - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Fargo - A 1B 2 1 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 12.0 8.25 +0.0 .000
1973 Fargo - A 2B 54 11 47 62 21 111 2 .982 189.2 5.17 -2.0 .968
1973 Fargo - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Fargo - A SS 21 15 29 40 17 72 3 .958 131.0 4.74 -3.4 .852
1974 Fargo - A 1B 53 44 321 39 52 366 6 .984 369.0 8.78 +0.3 .994
1974 Fargo - A 2B 44 11 46 53 17 100 1 .990 165.0 5.40 -1.8 .903
1974 Fargo - A SS 22 15 31 36 10 68 1 .985 122.0 4.94 -0.4 .995
1975 Fargo - A 1B 11 7 55 8 10 64 1 .984 61.1 9.24 -0.3 .962
1975 Fargo - A 2B 47 10 43 47 15 92 2 .978 151.0 5.36 -2.5 .815
1975 Fargo - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Fargo - A SS 39 27 53 83 26 142 6 .958 256.1 4.78 -3.4 .935
TOTAL P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.062
TOTAL 1B 66 52 386 48 63 441 7 .984 442.1 8.83 +0.0 .989
TOTAL 2B 544 359 965 964 307 1973 44 .978 3452.2 5.03 -39.5 .917
TOTAL SS 133 75 168 236 74 423 19 .955 733.1 4.96 -12.5 .917
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.
01/09/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fargo Red Hawks organization.
03/02/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Fargo Red Hawks development complex.
03/24/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Fargo Red Hawks development complex.
08/23/1970 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
05/16/1972 Goes 5-6 against the Panhandle Jackrabbits, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R.
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