1B Frank Vargas #34
Utica Unions (HOU) MAL
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
BNN Index | MAL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B FRANK VARGAS #34 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
65 61 22 3 0 3 13 19 13 .361 .519 .557 0 1.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1974 @ TAM Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ TAM Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 @ TAM Win, 7-4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/1974 ROA Win, 8-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1974 @ JCA Win, 5-2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/13/1974 LUB Win, 6-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/12/1974 LUB Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ SA Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1974 @ SA Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1974 @ LUB Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/26/1945
Born in:San Juan, SAN
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
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, 15th Pick in Round 21
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 61 22 3 0 3 13 12 19 13 .361 .519 .557 1.076 .483 .197 196
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 83 1 2 0 4 2 0 34 6 0 0 0.0 18.2 10.91 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 6 1 0 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .462 .588 .769 1.357
Versus Right   48 16 2 0 2 9 10 15 9 0 2 1 .333 .500 .500 1.000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .667 .833 .667 1.500
May   14 7 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .500 .588 .643 1.231
June   17 5 0 0 2 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 .294 .333 .647 .980
July   13 5 1 0 1 3 3 4 3 0 0 0 .385 .529 .692 1.222
August   14 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 2 1 .214 .450 .214 .664
September   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Last Year   61 22 3 0 3 13 12 19 13 0 2 1 .361 .519 .557 1.076
2 Years Ago   137 36 2 1 3 19 15 34 26 1 1 1 .263 .410 .358 .768
Career   353 94 9 1 11 50 44 86 72 3 3 2 .266 .410 .391 .801
Home   36 14 2 0 2 10 5 9 6 0 2 0 .389 .511 .611 1.122
Road   25 8 1 0 1 3 7 10 7 0 0 1 .320 .528 .480 1.008
Grass   61 22 3 0 3 13 12 19 13 0 2 1 .361 .519 .557 1.076
Day   15 7 1 0 1 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 .467 .600 .733 1.333
Night   46 15 2 0 2 11 8 14 10 0 2 1 .326 .492 .500 .992
As Starter   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
As Reliever / Substitution   57 21 3 0 3 13 11 15 12 0 0 1 .368 .507 .579 1.086
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 21 44 13 1 0 1 6 9 14 10 .295 .458 .386 .844 .425 .091 156
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 59 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 2 0 0 0.0 9.3 7.63 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Versus Right   26 9 1 0 1 6 6 10 8 1 0 0 .346 .514 .500 1.014
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   21 6 1 0 1 4 6 9 4 1 0 0 .286 .484 .476 .960
August   16 7 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .438 .550 .438 .988
September   7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Last Year   44 13 1 0 1 6 9 14 10 1 0 0 .295 .458 .386 .844
2 Years Ago   12 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845
Career   68 18 2 0 2 10 11 17 14 1 0 0 .265 .407 .382 .789
Home   18 6 1 0 1 4 4 6 5 1 0 0 .333 .480 .556 1.036
Road   26 7 0 0 0 2 5 8 5 0 0 0 .269 .441 .269 .710
Grass   44 13 1 0 1 6 9 14 10 1 0 0 .295 .458 .386 .844
Day   20 7 1 0 0 3 5 8 4 1 0 0 .350 .517 .400 .917
Night   24 6 0 0 1 3 4 6 6 0 0 0 .250 .400 .375 .775
As Starter   35 13 1 0 1 5 8 13 5 1 0 0 .371 .531 .486 1.016
As Reliever / Substitution   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 14 32 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 .125 .243 .125 .368 .200 .000 -2
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 1.28 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Versus Right   24 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 .125 .250 .125 .375
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
September   27 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Last Year   32 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 0 1 0 .125 .243 .125 .368
2 Years Ago   8 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 .125 .273 .125 .398
Career   245 61 3 1 3 32 39 47 64 4 4 3 .249 .371 .306 .677
Home   23 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 1 0 .174 .296 .174 .470
Road   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Grass   32 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 5 0 1 0 .125 .243 .125 .368
Day   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Night   26 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 1 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
As Starter   29 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 1 0 .138 .219 .138 .357
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
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
1965 La Crosse - R 19 11 11 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 0 -20 -0.1
1966 San Jose - A 20 61 68 21 2 0 3 11 5 1 0 0 15 0 1 .309 .319 .471 .789 118 125 0.5
1967 La Crosse - R 21 42 96 25 2 0 6 12 23 30 1 0 24 0 2 .260 .441 .469 .910 136 138 0.9
1967 San Jose - A 21 28 34 13 0 0 1 8 7 11 0 0 11 1 0 .382 .533 .471 1.004 181 195 0.5
1967 Rockford - A 21 17 17 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471 42 36 -0.1
1968 La Crosse - R 22 32 120 30 4 1 5 20 14 28 1 1 35 1 2 .250 .393 .425 .818 114 117 0.3
1968 San Jose - A 22 30 38 9 1 0 2 7 3 11 0 1 9 0 0 .237 .400 .421 .821 132 111 0.3
1968 Rockford - A 22 12 13 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .385 .500 .385 .885 177 197 0.3
1969 Greenville - A 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 290 299 0.1
1969 Utica - A 23 6 15 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450 32 30 -0.1
1969 Rockford - A 23 32 31 9 2 0 0 4 4 9 0 0 11 0 0 .290 .450 .355 .805 148 144 0.4
1969 Total - A 23 38 46 12 2 0 0 4 6 10 0 0 14 0 0 .261 .393 .304 .697 115 111 0.3
1969 Albuquerque - AA 23 34 86 24 1 1 0 9 14 14 0 1 22 0 0 .279 .376 .314 .690 96 104 0.1
1969 Memphis - AA 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.0
1969 Total - AA 23 35 87 24 1 1 0 10 14 14 0 1 22 0 0 .276 .373 .310 .683 94 101 0.1
1969 Phoenix - AAA 23 14 16 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562 57 58 -0.1
1970 Phoenix - AAA 24 58 107 33 1 1 4 21 19 17 1 2 23 0 0 .308 .402 .449 .850 130 120 0.4
1971 Greenville - A 25 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -68 -135 -0.2
1971 Utica - A 25 17 37 12 3 0 1 3 6 7 0 0 6 0 0 .324 .432 .486 .918 165 176 0.4
1971 Albuquerque - AA 25 34 68 18 2 0 1 14 11 16 0 0 22 1 0 .265 .405 .338 .743 95 93 0.2
1971 Phoenix - AAA 25 12 11 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 .385 .273 .657 81 101 -0.0
1972 Utica - A 26 59 103 21 1 0 4 15 9 25 0 2 24 0 0 .204 .354 .330 .684 97 91 0.4
1972 Albuquerque - AA 26 28 51 14 0 0 2 7 9 11 2 2 12 0 0 .275 .409 .392 .801 111 122 0.3
1973 Greenville - A 27 6 12 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845 137 149 0.1
1973 Utica - A 27 69 137 36 2 1 3 19 15 34 1 1 26 1 1 .263 .410 .358 .768 116 107 0.5
1973 Albuquerque - AA 27 10 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .125 .273 .125 .398 4 16 -0.1
1974 Greenville - A 28 21 44 13 1 0 1 6 9 14 0 1 10 0 0 .295 .458 .386 .844 130 156 0.5
1974 Utica - A 28 65 61 22 3 0 3 13 12 19 1 0 13 0 0 .361 .519 .557 1.076 189 196 1.0
1974 Albuquerque - AA 28 14 32 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 5 0 0 .125 .243 .125 .368 -6 -2 -0.3
Total DIX 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119
Total GWL 84 134 39 1 1 5 26 22 18 2 2 28 0 1 .291 .378 .425 .804 119 113
Total HL 61 61 18 2 0 0 7 6 12 0 0 17 0 0 .295 .411 .328 .739 129 130
Total MAL 216 353 94 9 1 11 50 44 86 2 3 72 1 1 .266 .410 .391 .801 126 123
Total SEL 34 68 18 2 0 2 10 11 17 0 1 14 0 0 .265 .407 .382 .789 118 131
Total COW 119 140 43 3 0 6 26 15 23 0 1 35 1 1 .307 .402 .457 .860 139 140
Total LSA 120 245 61 3 1 3 32 39 47 3 4 64 1 0 .249 .371 .306 .677 83 88
Total UMVA 85 227 57 6 1 11 34 38 59 2 1 62 1 4 .251 .408 .432 .840 119 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 La Crosse - R 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.074
1966 San Jose - A 3B 18 2 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 53.1 1.35 +0.4 1.088
1967 La Crosse - R 2B 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.4 1.067
1967 Rockford - A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Jose - A 3B 12 3 6 5 0 12 1 .917 47.2 2.08 -2.0 .834
1967 La Crosse - R 3B 25 19 16 30 1 47 1 .979 183.2 2.25 -0.5 .963
1968 Rockford - A 3B 4 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 +0.4 1.072
1968 San Jose - A 3B 13 5 6 9 2 15 0 1.000 58.0 2.33 +0.3 1.059
1968 La Crosse - R 3B 10 8 7 22 1 30 1 .967 87.2 2.98 -0.7 .922
1968 La Crosse - R SS 22 22 31 37 10 80 12 .850 182.0 3.36 -4.4 .832
1969 Phoenix - AAA 2B 3 0 3 1 0 5 1 .800 5.2 6.35 -0.2 .676
1969 Albuquerque - AA 2B 8 6 17 8 1 25 0 1.000 57.0 3.95 -0.2 .815
1969 Rockford - A 2B 2 1 3 2 0 6 1 .833 12.0 3.75 -0.2 .714
1969 Greenville - A 2B 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.0 1.085
1969 Albuquerque - AA 3B 15 12 9 27 6 43 7 .837 110.0 2.95 -3.4 .860
1969 Rockford - A 3B 7 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 13.2 3.29 +0.7 1.322
1969 Utica - A 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.101
1969 Phoenix - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.3 .000
1969 Albuquerque - AA SS 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.5 1.095
1969 Rockford - A SS 2 1 0 3 0 4 1 .750 7.0 3.86 -0.4 .804
1969 Utica - A SS 2 2 4 6 2 12 2 .833 17.0 5.29 -0.6 .841
1969 Phoenix - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Phoenix - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 Phoenix - AAA 2B 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.1 1.009
1970 Phoenix - AAA 3B 24 12 14 32 1 49 3 .939 141.0 2.94 -1.4 .929
1970 Phoenix - AAA SS 10 7 17 24 4 46 5 .891 74.0 4.99 -2.9 .845
1971 Utica - A 2B 8 7 20 16 5 37 1 .973 64.0 5.06 -1.5 .884
1971 Greenville - A 2B 2 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.0 1.055
1971 Phoenix - AAA 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .000
1971 Albuquerque - AA 3B 16 15 12 23 0 37 2 .946 135.0 2.33 +0.1 1.049
1971 Utica - A 3B 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 -0.2 1.063
1971 Albuquerque - AA SS 2 1 1 4 2 6 1 .833 10.0 4.50 -0.3 .822
1971 Utica - A SS 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.057
1972 Albuquerque - AA 2B 12 11 34 28 9 62 0 1.000 96.0 5.81 -1.7 .985
1972 Utica - A 2B 4 2 4 4 1 9 1 .889 17.0 4.24 -1.2 .857
1972 Albuquerque - AA 3B 2 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.2 1.076
1972 Utica - A 3B 30 16 6 44 5 52 2 .962 168.2 2.67 +1.0 .982
1972 Albuquerque - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Utica - A SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.063
1973 Utica - A 1B 13 9 76 9 9 86 1 .988 81.1 9.41 -0.3 .953
1973 Greenville - A 1B 2 2 19 0 2 19 0 1.000 17.0 10.06 +0.1 1.071
1973 Albuquerque - AA 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.060
1973 Utica - A 2B 9 6 13 9 0 23 1 .957 49.2 3.99 -1.6 .873
1973 Utica - A 3B 27 11 18 37 2 55 0 1.000 140.1 3.53 +0.3 1.017
1973 Utica - A SS 7 0 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 16.1 3.86 -0.2 1.053
1974 Albuquerque - AA 1B 9 7 71 5 4 76 0 1.000 66.0 10.36 +0.6 1.054
1974 Utica - A 1B 16 2 35 5 6 41 1 .976 42.1 8.50 -0.9 .857
1974 Greenville - A 1B 11 10 67 11 5 80 2 .975 89.0 7.89 +0.5 .969
1974 Utica - A 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.009
1974 Greenville - A 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 0.0 .000
1974 Albuquerque - AA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 1.084
1974 Utica - A 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.1 1.077
1974 Greenville - A 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 1.065
1974 Albuquerque - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Utica - A SS 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.1 1.061
1974 Greenville - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 51 30 268 30 26 302 4 .987 295.2 9.07 -0.0 .968
TOTAL 2B 59 37 100 81 17 186 5 .973 352.0 4.63 -6.1 .913
TOTAL 3B 223 106 102 254 20 373 17 .954 1206.0 2.66 -4.3 .973
TOTAL SS 51 34 61 85 21 167 21 .874 330.2 3.97 -8.6 .859
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
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 out of high school (Union City; Union City, NJ) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 21, Pick 15, 415th overall pick).
06/24/1963 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/27/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
04/22/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
05/31/1966 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/28/1967 Hits three home runs against the St. Cloud Lumberjacks, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/30/1969 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Houston Comets, along with LF Les Reid, in exchange for RP John Herzog.
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