SS Herb Connelly #15
Topeka Jayhawks WBL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS HERB CONNELLY #15 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 535 133 23 15 6 79 96 144 .249 .365 .381 82 2.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1974 BIL Loss, 6-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1974 BIL Win, 12-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/1974 BIL Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 @ CAS Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
09/13/1974 @ CAS Loss, 6-16 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ CAS Loss, 1-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
09/11/1974 FAR Win, 8-4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/10/1974 FAR Win, 11-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
09/09/1974 FAR Loss, 9-11 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 SXF Loss, 3-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/16/1944
Born in:Covington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 12th Pick in Round 2
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 535 133 23 15 6 79 118 96 144 .249 .365 .381 .746 .366 .133 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 649 6 11 0 5 5 7 204 44 82 15 84.5 91.6 5.70 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   161 43 7 1 1 27 31 24 35 3 1 2 .267 .363 .342 .705
Versus Right   374 90 16 14 5 52 87 72 109 4 4 4 .241 .366 .398 .764
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   39 5 2 0 0 3 9 8 17 0 1 0 .128 .277 .179 .456
May   119 34 5 5 2 17 28 18 33 0 0 0 .286 .380 .462 .842
June   105 30 9 1 2 18 28 20 19 3 2 2 .286 .400 .448 .848
July   103 22 3 1 1 16 23 21 29 2 0 3 .214 .357 .291 .648
August   109 30 3 4 1 20 22 24 28 2 1 1 .275 .404 .404 .808
September   60 12 1 4 0 5 8 5 18 0 1 0 .200 .262 .350 .612
Last Year   553 144 16 9 7 74 127 97 121 2 2 7 .260 .376 .360 .736
2 Years Ago   472 113 17 2 5 63 85 71 153 1 0 9 .239 .349 .316 .665
Career   2048 519 73 40 23 283 421 353 578 13 7 29 .253 .369 .362 .731
Home   253 61 9 8 1 34 59 49 61 6 4 4 .241 .365 .352 .717
Road   282 72 14 7 5 45 59 47 83 1 1 2 .255 .364 .408 .772
Grass   535 133 23 15 6 79 118 96 144 7 5 6 .249 .365 .381 .746
Day   169 37 4 2 3 24 33 34 39 4 2 3 .219 .352 .320 .672
Night   366 96 19 13 3 55 85 62 105 3 3 3 .262 .371 .410 .781
As Starter   535 133 23 15 6 79 118 96 144 7 5 6 .249 .365 .381 .746
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1964 Cleveland - FABL 19 61 173 39 1 4 4 23 18 17 0 1 38 6 0 .225 .293 .347 .640 83 85 0.3
1965 Cleveland - FABL 20 159 538 139 25 13 9 78 60 47 2 6 109 18 7 .258 .317 .403 .720 103 111 2.8
1966 Cleveland - FABL 21 107 311 60 13 3 4 42 34 23 0 9 66 14 2 .193 .242 .293 .535 52 55 -0.6
1967 Cleveland - FABL 22 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1335 1481 0.3
1968 Cleveland - FABL 23 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 68 147 0.1
1969 Cleveland - FABL 24 11 27 6 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 4 2 1 .222 .276 .222 .498 45 54 -0.2
Total FABL 352 1051 245 39 20 18 147 117 90 2 16 218 44 10 .233 .291 .360 .650 84 90 2.7
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 Marshalltown - R 17 4 12 7 3 1 2 8 7 4 0 0 2 4 0 .583 .688 1.500 2.188 440 380 0.7
1962 Tampa - A 17 32 104 19 3 2 0 5 11 16 2 1 30 5 1 .183 .301 .250 .551 43 41 -0.3
1963 Marshalltown - R 18 23 88 29 10 1 4 13 27 29 1 0 14 24 1 .330 .500 .602 1.102 156 171 2.0
1963 Ottumwa - R 18 36 113 41 10 3 3 20 27 36 1 0 22 20 3 .363 .520 .584 1.104 154 172 2.2
1963 Total - R 18 59 201 70 20 4 7 33 54 65 2 0 36 44 4 .348 .511 .592 1.103 155 172 4.2
1963 Savannah - A 18 12 46 18 3 2 3 6 15 14 1 0 5 8 0 .391 .541 .739 1.280 226 215 1.2
1964 Savannah - A 19 13 46 17 5 0 2 7 18 13 2 0 10 9 3 .370 .525 .609 1.133 183 191 1.1
1964 Wilmington - A 19 21 86 23 6 1 2 11 18 16 1 1 21 4 3 .267 .385 .430 .815 124 136 0.9
1964 Youngstown - AA 19 27 84 21 6 0 1 3 18 21 2 0 17 5 0 .250 .411 .357 .768 116 132 0.9
1967 Rochester - AAA 22 96 258 58 12 2 3 30 22 15 2 2 73 16 4 .225 .271 .322 .592 82 85 0.7
1968 Youngstown - AA 23 20 70 15 3 2 0 7 10 13 0 1 23 8 1 .214 .333 .314 .648 88 91 0.9
1968 Rochester - AAA 23 87 318 69 9 1 7 29 34 22 3 0 47 18 7 .217 .274 .318 .592 57 55 -0.7
1969 Youngstown - AA 24 17 39 10 3 1 0 6 5 5 1 0 13 6 0 .256 .356 .385 .740 117 102 0.5
1969 Rochester - AAA 24 57 164 41 4 3 4 19 31 12 6 2 25 16 4 .250 .321 .384 .705 83 83 0.4
1970 San Antonio - AA 25 72 258 52 12 1 3 17 31 23 5 0 63 20 8 .202 .280 .291 .570 53 47 -0.6
1970 San Diego - AAA 25 30 67 13 3 0 1 1 11 2 4 0 16 6 1 .194 .260 .284 .544 48 54 0.3
1971 Topeka - A 26 123 488 129 17 14 5 67 91 89 7 3 160 64 17 .264 .383 .387 .771 103 112 4.5
1972 Topeka - A 27 115 472 113 17 2 5 63 85 71 9 1 153 75 14 .239 .349 .316 .665 77 90 3.6
1973 Topeka - A 28 133 553 144 16 9 7 74 127 97 7 2 121 97 9 .260 .376 .360 .736 90 94 4.6
1974 Topeka - A 29 133 535 133 23 15 6 79 118 96 6 7 144 82 15 .249 .365 .381 .746 84 81 2.9
Total EA 64 193 46 12 3 1 16 33 39 3 1 53 19 1 .238 .373 .347 .720 106 111
Total GWL 30 67 13 3 0 1 1 11 2 4 0 16 6 1 .194 .260 .284 .544 48 54
Total UL 240 740 168 25 6 14 78 87 49 11 4 145 50 15 .227 .284 .334 .617 72 72
Total MAL 21 86 23 6 1 2 11 18 16 1 1 21 4 3 .267 .385 .430 .815 124 136
Total SEL 57 196 54 11 4 5 18 44 43 5 1 45 22 4 .276 .416 .449 .865 123 121
Total LSA 72 258 52 12 1 3 17 31 23 5 0 63 20 8 .202 .280 .291 .570 53 47
Total WBL 504 2048 519 73 40 23 283 421 353 29 13 578 318 55 .253 .369 .362 .731 89 94
Total UMVA 63 213 77 23 5 9 41 61 69 2 0 38 48 4 .362 .521 .643 1.164 172 184
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Tampa - A SS 31 31 49 91 18 147 7 .952 259.1 4.86 -0.8 .985
1962 Marshalltown - R SS 3 3 4 10 2 14 0 1.000 25.0 5.04 +0.2 .967
1963 Savannah - A SS 11 11 16 27 7 44 1 .977 105.0 3.69 -0.8 1.034
1963 Marshalltown - R SS 22 22 49 79 11 129 1 .992 192.0 6.00 +2.2 1.065
1963 Ottumwa - R SS 32 32 67 91 20 159 1 .994 274.1 5.18 +2.2 1.057
1964 Cleveland - MLB SS 61 61 106 153 30 268 9 .966 474.1 4.91 -4.0 .953
1964 Youngstown - AA SS 25 25 43 57 16 101 1 .990 213.2 4.21 -1.7 .976
1964 Wilmington - A SS 21 21 18 61 10 80 1 .988 183.0 3.89 +0.5 1.042
1964 Savannah - A SS 12 11 23 43 11 69 3 .957 105.0 5.66 +2.0 1.157
1965 Cleveland - MLB SS 155 154 291 447 82 757 19 .975 1305.2 5.09 -8.8 .969
1966 Cleveland - MLB SS 96 90 174 274 56 461 13 .972 780.0 5.17 -6.8 .958
1967 Cleveland - MLB SS 4 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 +0.4 1.016
1967 Rochester - AAA SS 91 75 124 196 37 330 10 .970 656.2 4.39 -5.7 .951
1968 Rochester - AAA SS 82 80 162 262 75 432 8 .981 672.1 5.68 -3.4 .974
1968 Youngstown - AA SS 20 20 32 57 10 91 2 .978 171.0 4.68 +3.7 1.086
1969 Cleveland - MLB SS 10 9 16 27 5 48 5 .896 76.0 5.09 -1.9 .876
1969 Rochester - AAA SS 50 43 92 150 39 246 4 .984 380.2 5.72 -0.6 1.000
1969 Youngstown - AA SS 14 11 20 42 10 64 2 .969 97.0 5.75 +0.7 .985
1969 Youngstown - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 San Diego - AAA SS 20 19 36 61 17 97 0 1.000 150.0 5.82 +2.5 1.065
1970 San Antonio - AA SS 68 66 117 201 54 330 12 .964 567.0 5.05 -1.0 1.002
1971 Topeka - A SS 115 113 155 308 92 476 13 .973 998.2 4.17 +14.4 1.103
1972 Topeka - A SS 108 108 169 344 82 530 17 .968 955.1 4.83 +17.8 1.075
1973 Topeka - A SS 128 128 240 426 127 682 16 .977 1136.1 5.27 +21.2 1.098
1974 Topeka - A SS 130 129 241 401 111 657 15 .977 1118.1 5.17 +19.0 1.117
TOTAL SS 1309 1262 2246 3813 922 6219 160 .974 10902.2 5.00 +50.9 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 32nd overall pick) by the Kansas City Kings, out of high school Shelbyville (Shelbyville; Shelbyville, IN).
07/08/1962 Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
03/15/1963 Detrimentally completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
07/31/1963 Was traded by the Kansas City Kings to the Cleveland Foresters, along with SP George Costa and SP Johnny Campbell, in exchange for 2B Stan Kleminski.
08/30/1963 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/31/1963 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/09/1963 Named the #100 prospect in the FABL
10/29/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
08/25/1964 Injured (torn thumb ligament),out for 4-5 weeks.
03/30/1965 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/13/1966 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
08/12/1966 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
08/18/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
04/13/1970 Released by the Cleveland organization.
04/23/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
04/27/1970 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/05/1971 Released by the St. Louis organization.
04/05/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
09/22/1971 Wins the 1971 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Topeka Jayhawks!
05/02/1972 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/1972 Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/03/1972 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
09/22/1973 Wins the 1973 Western Baseball League WBL Championship Series with the Topeka Jayhawks!
06/14/1974 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1965 154 6
Year 3B Rank
1965 13 1
Year SB Rank
1965 18 9
Year SF Rank
1965 6 5
1966 9 1
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