1B Frank Barbara #40
Grand Island Gulls WBL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/14/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B FRANK BARBARA #40 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 450 145 19 8 8 101 179 86 .322 .515 .453 12 4.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1975 PUE Win, 15-8 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/16/1975 PUE Win, 22-12 4 4 3 2 0 2 1 0
09/15/1975 PUE Loss, 2-11 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/1975 @ RPD Loss, 7-13 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/13/1975 @ RPD Loss, 8-12 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/12/1975 @ RPD Win, 14-12 5 3 2 5 0 1 1 0
09/11/1975 MIS Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1975 MIS Loss, 10-13 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/1975 MIS Loss, 10-14 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/07/1975 @ TOP Loss, 1-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/05/1944
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 2nd Pick in Round 4
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 137 450 145 19 8 8 101 137 179 86 .322 .515 .453 .968 .474 .131 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 641 5 24 0 16 2 5 204 35 12 4 75.0 123.2 10.02 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   138 50 6 3 1 17 39 47 22 0 1 1 .362 .527 .471 .998
Versus Right   312 95 13 5 7 84 98 132 64 5 1 4 .304 .510 .446 .955
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 13 0 0 2 10 12 13 7 0 0 1 .382 .562 .559 1.121
May   99 24 4 0 0 16 25 31 23 1 0 1 .242 .424 .283 .707
June   92 30 4 3 2 25 27 36 18 1 1 2 .326 .519 .500 1.019
July   74 26 6 2 0 13 23 44 16 0 0 1 .351 .597 .486 1.083
August   94 31 2 1 1 21 28 33 12 3 0 0 .330 .492 .404 .897
September   57 21 3 2 3 16 22 22 10 0 1 0 .368 .544 .649 1.193
Last Year   436 147 19 5 10 99 129 189 65 4 1 4 .337 .537 .472 1.010
2 Years Ago   320 128 23 2 5 76 97 164 44 3 0 4 .400 .603 .531 1.134
Career   2101 746 105 26 36 453 584 835 391 15 3 24 .355 .539 .481 1.021
Home   220 74 11 1 6 48 72 92 47 2 2 2 .336 .532 .477 1.009
Road   230 71 8 7 2 53 65 87 39 3 0 3 .309 .498 .430 .929
Grass   450 145 19 8 8 101 137 179 86 5 2 5 .322 .515 .453 .968
Day   122 35 7 2 2 29 37 48 20 1 0 2 .287 .491 .426 .918
Night   328 110 12 6 6 72 100 131 66 4 2 3 .335 .524 .463 .987
As Starter   443 142 19 8 8 100 133 174 86 5 2 5 .321 .512 .454 .966
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 .429 .667 .429 1.095
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
1963 St. Cloud - R 18 13 19 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 .158 .150 .158 .308 -26 -59 -0.4
1964 St. Cloud - R 19 8 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 .111 .333 .111 .444 8 12 -0.2
1964 Roanoke - A 19 15 41 13 3 0 0 5 7 6 1 1 12 1 0 .317 .408 .390 .798 106 116 0.3
1965 St. Cloud - R 20 49 109 39 5 0 1 14 19 37 0 1 18 0 0 .358 .517 .431 .948 127 154 1.0
1965 Roanoke - A 20 59 222 65 11 2 3 15 40 43 3 0 38 2 6 .293 .414 .401 .815 105 118 0.9
1965 Lincoln - A 20 10 36 6 1 0 3 6 5 5 1 0 11 0 0 .167 .286 .444 .730 95 88 -0.1
1966 Roanoke - A 21 44 144 54 12 1 4 22 31 34 1 0 20 2 0 .375 .497 .556 1.053 179 193 2.3
1966 Lincoln - A 21 69 242 75 12 3 7 39 37 40 3 1 56 3 4 .310 .413 .471 .884 164 169 3.4
1966 Amarillo - AA 21 33 126 37 6 1 2 9 12 13 4 0 27 0 3 .294 .378 .405 .782 114 117 0.6
1966 Charleston - AAA 21 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 188 197 0.0
1967 Amarillo - AA 22 45 148 40 8 0 0 12 19 23 3 2 28 0 2 .270 .375 .324 .699 87 97 0.1
1967 Charleston - AAA 22 55 109 21 3 1 1 6 12 12 1 1 18 1 2 .193 .276 .266 .542 68 69 -0.3
1968 Roanoke - A 23 28 94 30 6 1 0 11 17 18 3 0 12 3 3 .319 .443 .404 .848 156 169 1.0
1968 Lincoln - A 23 51 167 57 7 0 0 15 16 40 2 0 26 7 9 .341 .474 .383 .857 168 182 1.4
1968 Amarillo - AA 23 20 73 26 3 4 3 10 14 11 0 0 12 1 2 .356 .440 .630 1.071 199 194 1.1
1969 Amarillo - AA 24 57 221 71 8 4 1 19 39 41 0 0 38 8 5 .321 .427 .407 .835 138 145 2.3
1969 Toledo - AAA 24 43 103 24 3 2 0 18 16 25 1 4 13 0 5 .233 .376 .301 .677 74 76 -0.2
1970 Amarillo - AA 25 25 76 18 2 1 0 10 11 17 0 0 12 2 2 .237 .376 .289 .666 79 84 -0.1
1970 Toledo - AAA 25 55 64 13 2 0 1 4 9 9 1 1 15 1 0 .203 .307 .281 .588 58 65 0.0
1971 Grand Island - A 26 134 462 179 25 7 6 89 117 139 9 1 104 8 10 .387 .535 .511 1.046 171 172 5.7
1972 Grand Island - A 27 131 433 147 19 4 7 88 104 164 2 2 92 12 6 .339 .521 .450 .971 156 154 4.9
1973 Grand Island - A 28 100 320 128 23 2 5 76 97 164 4 3 44 13 9 .400 .603 .531 1.134 189 197 6.1
1974 Grand Island - A 29 136 436 147 19 5 10 99 129 189 4 4 65 21 9 .337 .537 .472 1.010 154 145 3.7
1975 Grand Island - A 30 137 450 145 19 8 8 101 137 179 5 5 86 12 4 .322 .515 .453 .968 133 138 4.0
Total HL 130 445 138 20 3 10 60 58 85 6 1 93 10 13 .310 .426 .436 .862 160 168
Total UL 155 278 59 8 3 2 28 37 46 3 6 46 2 7 .212 .324 .284 .608 69 72
Total SEL 146 501 162 32 4 7 53 95 101 8 1 82 8 9 .323 .444 .445 .889 136 149
Total LSA 180 644 192 27 10 6 60 95 105 7 2 117 11 14 .298 .401 .399 .800 121 127
Total WBL 638 2101 746 105 26 36 453 584 835 24 15 391 66 38 .355 .539 .481 1.021 159 159
Total UMVA 70 137 43 5 0 1 15 21 40 0 2 25 0 1 .314 .464 .372 .836 101 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 St. Cloud - R P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.6 .000
1963 St. Cloud - R 1B 4 1 16 1 1 17 0 1.000 12.0 12.75 +0.0 1.014
1963 St. Cloud - R CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1963 St. Cloud - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 St. Cloud - R 1B 3 1 13 0 3 13 0 1.000 11.0 10.64 +0.1 1.040
1964 St. Cloud - R LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.2 1.078
1964 Roanoke - A CF 10 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 69.0 1.70 -0.2 1.025
1964 St. Cloud - R CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Roanoke - A RF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 +0.5 1.063
1964 St. Cloud - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1965 Lincoln - A 1B 7 7 52 2 6 57 3 .947 58.1 8.33 -0.8 .743
1965 Roanoke - A 1B 10 8 60 5 3 65 0 1.000 71.0 8.24 +0.6 1.049
1965 St. Cloud - R 1B 14 10 64 7 10 71 0 1.000 90.1 7.07 +0.6 1.058
1965 St. Cloud - R SS 4 4 7 4 3 14 3 .786 33.0 3.00 -1.8 .459
1965 Roanoke - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 St. Cloud - R LF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -0.7 .798
1965 Roanoke - A CF 9 8 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 67.0 3.09 -1.6 .986
1965 Lincoln - A RF 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 -0.2 1.045
1965 Roanoke - A RF 42 40 68 0 0 71 3 .958 347.0 1.76 +0.5 1.015
1965 St. Cloud - R RF 14 12 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 103.2 1.30 -0.6 .912
1966 Amarillo - AA 1B 5 5 38 4 1 42 0 1.000 41.0 9.22 -0.0 1.034
1966 Lincoln - A 1B 9 9 58 3 9 61 0 1.000 70.2 7.77 +0.6 1.054
1966 Roanoke - A 1B 13 10 77 5 2 83 1 .988 85.0 8.68 -0.9 .897
1966 Amarillo - AA LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.3 1.001
1966 Lincoln - A LF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 -1.1 .823
1966 Roanoke - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 16.1 1.10 -1.4 .531
1966 Amarillo - AA CF 18 18 49 0 0 50 1 .980 146.0 3.02 -0.3 .972
1966 Lincoln - A CF 42 40 101 2 0 105 2 .981 352.1 2.63 +1.8 1.004
1966 Roanoke - A CF 16 13 33 0 0 34 1 .971 110.2 2.68 +0.0 1.000
1966 Amarillo - AA RF 11 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 63.0 1.29 +0.4 1.046
1966 Lincoln - A RF 14 11 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 101.0 1.87 +0.3 1.050
1966 Roanoke - A RF 17 13 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 118.0 1.68 +0.1 1.024
1967 Charleston - AAA 1B 28 24 202 13 24 220 5 .977 191.2 10.10 -1.0 .956
1967 Amarillo - AA 1B 32 31 255 17 26 274 2 .993 258.0 9.49 -0.4 .983
1967 Charleston - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Amarillo - AA CF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 -0.1 .996
1967 Charleston - AAA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.7 .000
1967 Amarillo - AA RF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 -0.8 .857
1968 Amarillo - AA 1B 2 2 18 0 1 18 0 1.000 20.0 8.10 +0.1 1.052
1968 Lincoln - A 1B 14 14 95 8 16 104 1 .990 110.0 8.43 -0.8 .950
1968 Roanoke - A 1B 4 4 28 5 3 33 0 1.000 35.0 8.49 +0.6 1.055
1968 Lincoln - A LF 7 5 4 0 0 6 2 .667 52.0 0.69 -2.4 .505
1968 Roanoke - A LF 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.0 .000
1968 Amarillo - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Lincoln - A CF 18 18 43 0 0 44 1 .977 165.2 2.34 -4.2 .951
1968 Roanoke - A CF 17 16 28 1 1 29 0 1.000 143.0 1.83 -2.2 .931
1968 Amarillo - AA RF 18 18 27 2 0 30 1 .967 147.0 1.78 +0.3 1.040
1968 Lincoln - A RF 9 7 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 64.0 2.11 +0.5 1.029
1968 Roanoke - A RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.1 1.053
1969 Toledo - AAA 1B 8 4 46 4 3 50 0 1.000 42.2 10.55 +0.2 1.062
1969 Amarillo - AA 1B 5 4 43 2 2 45 0 1.000 35.0 11.57 -0.1 1.059
1969 Amarillo - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 +0.1 1.032
1969 Amarillo - AA CF 8 8 21 0 0 22 1 .955 71.0 2.66 -0.8 .930
1969 Toledo - AAA RF 24 23 48 3 0 52 1 .981 184.2 2.49 +1.4 1.024
1969 Amarillo - AA RF 41 41 66 2 0 73 5 .932 364.2 1.68 +3.1 1.086
1970 Toledo - AAA 1B 6 5 46 4 5 50 0 1.000 43.0 10.47 +0.5 1.073
1970 Amarillo - AA 1B 11 10 66 2 3 69 1 .986 85.0 7.20 -0.7 .903
1970 Toledo - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Amarillo - AA LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 1.008
1970 Toledo - AAA CF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.5 1.022
1970 Amarillo - AA CF 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.025
1970 Toledo - AAA RF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.1 1.000
1970 Amarillo - AA RF 8 8 13 2 1 15 0 1.000 68.0 1.99 +0.2 1.024
1971 Grand Island - A 1B 104 104 744 61 102 809 4 .995 852.1 8.50 -1.8 1.002
1971 Grand Island - A LF 7 7 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 57.0 1.11 -0.6 .890
1971 Grand Island - A CF 17 12 28 1 0 29 0 1.000 115.0 2.27 -1.4 .922
1971 Grand Island - A RF 24 6 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 79.0 2.51 +0.8 1.052
1972 Grand Island - A 1B 100 100 704 55 91 760 1 .999 832.0 8.21 +0.9 1.021
1972 Grand Island - A LF 5 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 -0.8 .808
1972 Grand Island - A CF 12 12 23 1 0 25 1 .960 102.0 2.12 -0.2 .932
1972 Grand Island - A RF 39 11 14 1 0 16 1 .938 121.2 1.11 -0.1 1.035
1973 Grand Island - A 1B 85 85 651 57 124 716 8 .989 714.1 8.92 -3.2 .938
1973 Grand Island - A LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.3 .501
1973 Grand Island - A CF 6 6 13 0 0 14 1 .929 54.0 2.17 +0.2 1.020
1973 Grand Island - A RF 12 6 17 1 1 18 0 1.000 59.2 2.72 +1.5 1.092
1974 Grand Island - A 1B 128 128 969 68 130 1045 8 .992 1023.2 9.12 -1.8 .998
1974 Grand Island - A LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Grand Island - A CF 7 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 -0.4 1.018
1974 Grand Island - A RF 15 0 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 38.1 1.64 +0.8 1.265
1975 Grand Island - A 1B 67 65 515 47 83 568 6 .989 535.2 9.44 -1.4 .940
1975 Grand Island - A LF 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.0 3.60 +0.0 1.009
1975 Grand Island - A CF 26 22 41 2 0 44 1 .977 184.0 2.10 -0.4 .983
1975 Grand Island - A RF 50 42 70 6 0 79 3 .962 373.2 1.83 +2.5 1.030
TOTAL P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.6 .000
TOTAL 1B 659 631 4760 370 648 5170 40 .992 5217.2 8.85 -8.7 .983
TOTAL SS 4 4 7 4 3 14 3 .786 33.0 3.00 -1.8 .459
TOTAL LF 52 32 38 1 0 42 3 .929 315.1 1.11 -7.7 .793
TOTAL CF 217 185 433 8 1 450 9 .980 1649.0 2.41 -9.7 .975
TOTAL RF 358 257 454 20 2 488 14 .971 2343.2 1.82 +12.0 1.036
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 62nd overall pick) by the Minneapolis Millers, out of high school Xaverian (Xaverian; Brooklyn, NY).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
08/15/1966 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
08/15/1968 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6-7 weeks.
04/05/1971 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
04/05/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
10/01/1971 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
04/20/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
06/04/1972 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
08/30/1972 Goes 5-6 against the Panhandle Jackrabbits, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 4 R.
07/20/1973 Injured (torn abdominal muscle),out for 5-6 weeks.
05/27/1974 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1974 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
08/27/1974 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/1974 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for one week.
03/24/1975 Detrimentally completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
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