3B Ernie Pyle #17
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B ERNIE PYLE #17 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
57 201 55 10 8 2 22 28 37 .274 .368 .433 0 2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/04/1974 @ TH Loss, 4-7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/1974 @ TH Loss, 5-9 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/02/1974 @ TH Win, 6-5 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0
08/01/1974 @ TH Loss, 7-8 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
07/31/1974 LIN Win, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/30/1974 LIN Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1974 @ LIN Loss, 3-6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/27/1974 @ RCK Loss, 6-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1974 @ RCK Win, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1974 @ RCK Win, 5-2 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/08/1944
Born in:Glens Falls, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 109 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 3rd Pick in Round 4
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 57 201 55 10 8 2 22 31 28 37 .274 .368 .433 .801 .386 .159 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 231 2 0 0 1 0 0 87 20 0 0 0.0 34.5 6.33 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 9 0 0 0 0 9 9 6 0 0 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
Versus Right   171 46 10 8 2 22 22 19 31 0 0 2 .269 .349 .456 .805
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
May   21 6 1 1 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 .286 .400 .429 .829
June   61 17 3 2 2 10 10 6 13 0 0 0 .279 .343 .492 .835
July   100 25 5 5 0 8 16 14 17 0 0 1 .250 .348 .400 .748
August   15 6 1 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 0 .400 .526 .467 .993
Last Year   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Career   874 215 35 16 17 102 106 108 173 5 8 8 .246 .333 .381 .714
Home   93 20 2 4 2 11 15 12 23 0 0 1 .215 .311 .387 .698
Road   108 35 8 4 0 11 16 16 14 0 0 1 .324 .416 .472 .888
Grass   201 55 10 8 2 22 31 28 37 0 0 2 .274 .368 .433 .801
Day   32 12 1 2 0 3 6 3 7 0 0 0 .375 .429 .531 .960
Night   169 43 9 6 2 19 25 25 30 0 0 2 .254 .357 .414 .771
As Starter   192 54 10 8 2 22 30 28 35 0 0 2 .281 .378 .448 .826
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 38 140 38 6 4 4 23 20 33 17 .271 .414 .457 .871 .421 .186 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 37 174 1 1 0 1 0 0 64 14 0 0 0.0 29.6 7.76 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 16 4 2 2 12 5 11 8 0 0 1 .327 .459 .612 1.071
Versus Right   91 22 2 2 2 11 15 22 9 0 0 0 .242 .389 .374 .763
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   28 9 2 0 1 6 2 7 3 0 0 0 .321 .457 .500 .957
May   77 21 2 4 2 12 12 15 11 0 0 0 .273 .391 .481 .872
June   35 8 2 0 1 5 6 11 3 0 0 1 .229 .426 .371 .797
Last Year   86 22 0 3 5 10 17 17 8 0 0 0 .256 .379 .500 .879
Career   389 115 14 7 15 55 58 57 47 0 0 2 .296 .388 .483 .872
Home   74 21 3 2 3 15 12 17 9 0 0 0 .284 .418 .500 .918
Road   66 17 3 2 1 8 8 16 8 0 0 1 .258 .410 .409 .819
Grass   140 38 6 4 4 23 20 33 17 0 0 1 .271 .414 .457 .871
Day   38 11 2 0 1 8 4 11 3 0 0 0 .289 .449 .421 .870
Night   102 27 4 4 3 15 16 22 14 0 0 1 .265 .400 .471 .871
As Starter   138 38 6 4 4 23 20 33 16 0 0 1 .275 .419 .464 .882
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .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
1970 Milwaukee - FABL 25 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.3
1971 Milwaukee - FABL 26 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 -22 -0.1
1972 Milwaukee - FABL 27 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.0
Total FABL 20 24 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .042 .042 .042 .083 -75 -91 -0.4
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
1963 Alexandria - R 18 58 194 63 8 2 5 30 23 17 2 1 35 1 1 .325 .383 .464 .847 105 102 0.6
1964 Alexandria - R 19 54 182 69 7 6 6 31 26 29 1 1 24 1 2 .379 .465 .582 1.047 147 150 1.8
1964 San Bernardino - A 19 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 61 60 -0.1
1965 Alexandria - R 20 13 50 18 5 1 0 15 6 13 0 1 7 0 0 .360 .484 .500 .984 137 146 0.5
1965 San Bernardino - A 20 23 76 25 3 0 2 13 10 2 1 0 14 0 0 .329 .354 .447 .802 124 134 0.8
1965 Des Moines - A 20 48 167 42 10 2 5 24 27 27 2 1 28 0 1 .251 .360 .425 .786 110 111 1.1
1965 Dayton - AA 20 26 91 18 2 0 1 10 9 8 0 0 19 0 0 .198 .263 .253 .515 52 52 -0.1
1966 San Bernardino - A 21 22 80 28 5 0 4 9 11 5 0 0 6 0 1 .350 .388 .562 .951 163 176 1.2
1966 Des Moines - A 21 82 265 66 10 3 8 34 24 25 3 1 65 0 0 .249 .320 .400 .720 114 116 2.0
1966 Dayton - AA 21 17 34 7 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 6 0 0 .206 .282 .265 .547 51 50 -0.1
1967 Des Moines - A 22 38 137 31 5 2 2 15 15 12 1 1 27 0 1 .226 .291 .336 .627 89 94 1.5
1967 Dayton - AA 22 68 122 25 4 0 1 6 9 14 1 0 32 0 0 .205 .292 .262 .554 73 70 0.5
1968 Des Moines - A 23 34 97 20 0 1 0 7 9 15 0 2 15 1 1 .206 .307 .227 .534 67 67 0.3
1968 Dayton - AA 23 45 106 26 4 3 4 10 14 10 1 0 23 0 0 .245 .316 .453 .769 128 118 0.6
1971 Montgomery - AA 26 35 138 37 5 1 4 23 19 19 1 0 17 1 0 .268 .361 .406 .767 128 136 1.4
1971 Tulsa - AAA 26 2 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 116 96 0.1
1972 Montgomery - AA 27 17 66 16 1 2 0 2 8 6 1 1 8 2 0 .242 .311 .318 .629 87 88 0.5
1972 Tulsa - AAA 27 60 197 28 6 0 3 12 10 10 1 2 42 0 0 .142 .186 .218 .404 20 15 -0.2
1973 Stockton - A 28 23 86 22 0 3 5 10 17 17 0 0 8 1 1 .256 .379 .500 .879 137 136 1.2
1973 Miami - A 28 4 18 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .368 .389 .757 109 114 0.1
1973 Total - A 28 27 104 28 1 3 5 11 17 18 0 0 10 1 1 .269 .377 .481 .858 133 132 1.3
1973 Springfield - A 28 3 12 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845 133 143 0.1
1973 Madison - A 28 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 8 16 0.0
1973 Total - A 28 5 19 5 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 .263 .364 .316 .679 88 97 0.2
1973 Sacramento - AAA 28 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133 193 182 0.2
1974 Stockton - A 29 38 140 38 6 4 4 23 20 33 1 0 17 0 0 .271 .414 .457 .871 131 145 1.9
1974 Madison - A 29 57 201 55 10 8 2 22 31 28 2 0 37 0 0 .274 .368 .433 .801 115 128 2.0
Total DIX 52 204 53 6 3 4 25 27 25 2 1 25 3 0 .260 .345 .377 .722 115 121
Total EA 156 353 76 12 3 6 30 33 36 2 1 80 0 0 .215 .291 .317 .608 82 78
Total GWL 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133 193 182
Total HL 261 874 215 35 16 17 102 106 108 8 5 173 1 3 .246 .333 .381 .714 103 108
Total MAL 3 12 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845 133 143
Total SEL 4 18 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .368 .389 .757 109 114
Total COW 110 389 115 14 7 15 55 58 57 2 0 47 1 2 .296 .388 .483 .872 136 145
Total GSL 125 426 150 20 9 11 76 55 59 3 3 66 2 3 .352 .432 .519 .951 127 128
Total CL 62 204 30 6 0 3 13 10 11 1 2 42 0 0 .147 .193 .221 .413 24 18
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Alexandria - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Alexandria - R SS 58 57 122 159 51 290 9 .969 436.1 5.80 -2.7 1.025
1964 San Bernardino - A 3B 2 2 2 2 1 5 1 .800 16.0 2.25 -0.5 .720
1964 Alexandria - R 3B 42 42 41 59 10 105 5 .952 327.0 2.75 -0.3 .998
1964 San Bernardino - A SS 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1964 Alexandria - R SS 15 6 23 25 9 52 4 .923 71.1 6.06 -0.4 .919
1965 Dayton - AA 3B 21 21 13 36 3 54 5 .907 176.2 2.50 +0.1 .981
1965 Des Moines - A 3B 31 28 24 59 14 87 4 .954 247.2 3.02 +1.9 1.047
1965 San Bernardino - A 3B 19 16 12 28 3 40 0 1.000 143.2 2.51 +2.1 1.110
1965 Alexandria - R 3B 13 13 10 23 1 36 3 .917 114.0 2.61 -0.4 .959
1965 Dayton - AA SS 8 4 12 13 2 26 1 .962 48.2 4.62 -0.3 .941
1965 Des Moines - A SS 18 16 30 57 13 92 5 .946 143.0 5.48 -1.2 .965
1965 San Bernardino - A SS 3 3 6 6 1 13 1 .923 26.0 4.15 -0.5 .909
1965 Alexandria - R SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 1.065
1966 Dayton - AA 3B 7 3 0 7 1 7 0 1.000 32.0 1.97 +0.1 1.058
1966 Des Moines - A 3B 61 59 50 104 12 164 10 .939 518.0 2.68 +1.8 .995
1966 San Bernardino - A 3B 18 16 11 19 2 32 2 .938 153.2 1.76 +1.3 1.088
1966 Dayton - AA SS 7 5 11 9 1 21 1 .952 46.1 3.88 +0.1 .997
1966 Des Moines - A SS 14 11 9 21 3 32 2 .938 101.0 2.67 +0.1 .987
1966 San Bernardino - A SS 2 2 4 7 0 12 1 .917 24.0 4.12 -0.3 .906
1967 Dayton - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Dayton - AA 3B 16 7 10 14 0 24 0 1.000 76.2 2.82 +1.2 1.067
1967 Des Moines - A 3B 22 20 9 46 7 57 2 .965 184.2 2.68 +3.2 1.080
1967 Dayton - AA SS 17 15 27 44 10 73 2 .973 131.2 4.85 +1.4 1.061
1967 Des Moines - A SS 16 14 24 48 14 73 1 .986 136.0 4.76 +4.8 1.151
1968 Dayton - AA 3B 24 16 11 22 2 36 3 .917 161.2 1.84 -0.2 .968
1968 Des Moines - A 3B 19 18 10 37 5 49 2 .959 158.1 2.67 +0.7 1.020
1968 Dayton - AA SS 7 5 10 21 8 34 3 .912 51.2 5.40 -0.8 .938
1968 Des Moines - A SS 11 9 12 26 6 39 1 .974 73.0 4.68 +1.2 1.115
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 7 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 20.1 1.77 +0.1 1.047
1970 Milwaukee - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 7 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.2 1.037
1971 Montgomery - AA 3B 11 11 7 23 2 31 1 .968 100.0 2.70 +0.2 .983
1971 Milwaukee - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.017
1971 Tulsa - AAA SS 2 2 3 10 0 13 0 1.000 16.0 7.31 +0.6 1.016
1971 Montgomery - AA SS 24 24 40 91 13 139 8 .942 213.2 5.52 -0.9 .992
1972 Tulsa - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Tulsa - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Tulsa - AAA 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 +0.1 1.063
1972 Milwaukee - MLB SS 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 3.0 9.00 +0.3 1.521
1972 Tulsa - AAA SS 55 50 78 151 16 242 13 .946 452.1 4.56 +6.3 1.065
1972 Montgomery - AA SS 17 17 37 45 7 84 2 .976 141.1 5.22 +1.4 1.062
1973 Sacramento - AAA 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1973 Springfield - A 3B 3 3 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.2 1.045
1973 Miami - A 3B 4 4 6 3 1 9 0 1.000 30.0 2.70 -0.2 1.070
1973 Stockton - A 3B 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.1 1.062
1973 Sacramento - AAA SS 1 1 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.9 1.098
1973 Madison - A SS 2 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 16.0 5.06 +0.9 1.093
1973 Miami - A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.6 .000
1973 Stockton - A SS 20 20 35 64 20 103 4 .961 177.1 5.02 +3.3 1.126
1974 Madison - A 3B 39 37 23 66 9 92 3 .967 322.1 2.49 +2.4 1.030
1974 Stockton - A SS 32 32 42 101 23 152 9 .941 286.0 4.50 +5.4 1.103
1974 Stockton - A 3B 6 5 5 14 5 19 0 1.000 44.0 3.89 +0.1 1.011
1974 Madison - A SS 17 13 21 43 10 67 3 .955 120.0 4.80 +1.8 1.099
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 378 324 250 575 79 866 41 .953 2894.0 2.57 +13.6 1.019
TOTAL SS 353 308 554 960 209 1585 71 .955 2734.2 4.98 +21.9 1.045
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 63rd overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of high school Amsterdam (Amsterdam; Amsterdam, NY).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
03/24/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
04/13/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
08/09/1964 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/17/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Heartland League All-Star Game.
08/20/1965 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 2 months.
07/15/1966 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/1969 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Milwaukee Arrows, along with 1B Charlie Davis, in exchange for RP Jimmy Pepper.
07/03/1971 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/27/1972 Injured (fractured finger),out for 5 weeks.
12/24/1972 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Milwaukee Arrows.
04/25/1973 Released by the Milwaukee organization.
05/07/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
05/21/1973 Released by the San Francisco organization.
07/16/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,800 with the Boston Minutemen organization.
08/04/1973 Released by the Boston organization.
08/26/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
08/04/1974 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 9 months.
09/07/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
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