P Bill Sauerwein #3
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
11/01/1974
P BILL SAUERWEIN #3 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 5-10 0 4.69 180.1 184 29 59 135 1.35 3.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1974 SAP Loss, 2-9 X 5.1 7 6 6 3 6 Loss
09/23/1974 @ KYO Loss, 0-6 X 7.0 6 5 5 5 5 Loss
09/19/1974 RAK Loss, 4-11 X 5.0 7 4 3 4 5
09/15/1974 HSH Win, 2-0 X 7.0 0 0 0 3 7 Win
09/10/1974 @ SAP Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 12 4 4 1 2 Loss
09/05/1974 @ RAK Loss, 0-1 X 7.0 1 0 0 1 9
08/31/1974 DNK Win, 4-0 X 9.0 2 0 0 1 8 Win
08/25/1974 SAP Win, 1-0 X 6.2 7 0 0 1 5
08/20/1974 RAK Win, 3-0 X 9.0 1 0 0 1 7 Win
08/15/1974 @ DNK Win, 8-6 X 6.0 9 4 4 3 7
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/28/1941
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 85 Days
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 7th Pick in Round 8
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 5 10 0 4.69 180.1 184 102 94 29 59 135 4 13.3 3 10 33.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.18 9.18 6.74 2.94 3.76 1.35 94 3.0 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 184 49 9 0 6 25 13 49 1 5 0 .266 .313 .413 .726      
vs. RHB 521 135 25 1 23 77 46 86 4 9 1 .259 .318 .443 .762      
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 6 6 0 2 0 6.10 31.0 39 24 21 7 9 17  
June 6 6 1 1 0 4.12 39.1 37 18 18 6 12 23  
July 6 6 0 4 0 6.82 33.0 43 28 25 10 9 28  
August 6 6 3 0 0 2.79 38.2 32 13 12 1 12 33  
September 6 6 1 3 0 4.23 38.1 33 19 18 5 17 34  
Last Year 16 16 6 6 0 4.14 91.1 92 42 42 17 38 59  
Career 46 46 11 16 0 4.51 271.2 276 144 136 46 97 194  
Home 17 17 4 6 0 4.21 104.2 98 56 49 21 33 83  
Road 13 13 1 4 0 5.35 75.2 86 46 45 8 26 52  
Grass 30 30 5 10 0 4.69 180.1 184 102 94 29 59 135  
Day 12 12 2 4 0 4.92 71.1 77 43 39 11 28 49  
Night 18 18 3 6 0 4.54 109.0 107 59 55 18 31 86  
As Starter 30 30 5 10 0 4.69 180.1 184 102 94 29 59 135  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1973 Yokohama - BAN 31 16 16 6 6 0 4.14 91.1 92 42 42 17 38 59 2 1 1.42 .274 4.44 0.9 100
1974 Yokohama - BAN 32 30 30 5 10 0 4.69 180.1 184 102 94 29 59 135 4 3 1.35 .284 3.76 3.0 85
Total BAN 46 46 11 16 0 4.51 271.2 276 144 136 46 97 194 6 4 1.37 .280 3.99 3.9 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1960 Rock Island - R 18 2 2 2 0 0 4.02 15.2 21 7 7 1 8 14 1 1 1.85 .426 4.54 0.4 139
1960 Fresno - A 18 27 0 3 2 2 4.67 34.2 37 20 18 5 7 23 0 0 1.27 .286 4.14 -0.2 74
1961 Fresno - A 19 52 6 5 8 7 3.39 106.1 116 44 40 13 11 71 0 0 1.19 .301 3.62 0.4 102
1962 Rock Island - R 20 8 0 0 0 0 6.00 12.0 20 8 8 2 6 9 0 0 2.17 .419 5.50 -0.0 82
1963 Gary - A 21 12 12 4 3 0 2.50 82.2 63 25 23 7 53 55 1 1 1.40 .237 4.33 1.1 176
1964 Moline - R 22 6 1 0 2 0 3.00 18.0 25 10 6 3 6 15 0 0 1.72 .373 5.51 0.2 190
1964 Mobile - R 22 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 .429 3.62 0.0 999
1964 Total - R 22 8 1 0 2 0 2.75 19.2 28 10 6 3 6 15 0 0 1.73 .379 5.35 0.2 207
1964 Spokane - A 22 2 2 1 1 0 3.00 15.0 13 7 5 3 1 15 0 0 0.93 .244 4.09 0.1 117
1964 Mobile - A 22 1 1 0 0 0 12.71 5.2 11 8 8 1 4 6 0 0 2.65 .476 6.11 -0.0 38
1964 Total - A 22 3 3 1 1 0 5.66 20.2 24 15 13 4 5 21 0 0 1.40 .323 4.65 0.1 74
1964 Cedar Rapids - A 22 1 0 0 0 0 7.71 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 0 1.71 .400 3.02 0.0 58
1964 Gary - A 22 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 3.00 .429 6.52 -0.0 106
1964 Total - A 22 2 0 0 0 0 6.23 4.1 5 3 3 0 5 4 0 0 2.31 .417 4.63 0.0 73
1964 Nashville - AA 22 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 1 5 4 0 0 2.00 .353 6.40 -0.1 150
1965 Tampa - A 23 1 1 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 9 2 2 1 0 4 0 0 1.29 .333 4.49 0.1 191
1965 Scranton - A 23 1 1 0 1 0 7.04 7.2 8 6 6 4 4 4 0 0 1.57 .182 9.91 -0.3 53
1966 Gary - A 24 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 .667 3.20 0.0 13
1966 El Paso - AA 24 15 13 5 3 0 3.77 71.2 63 31 30 6 20 61 0 0 1.16 .284 3.62 1.6 115
1966 Hawaii - AAA 24 13 1 2 1 0 1.99 22.2 20 7 5 2 12 11 0 0 1.41 .261 4.29 -0.1 183
1967 Stockton - A 25 15 6 3 2 1 4.53 43.2 38 24 22 3 21 42 0 0 1.35 .285 2.98 0.9 82
1967 Tulsa - A 25 20 0 0 0 4 3.41 29.0 28 11 11 2 7 26 0 0 1.21 .299 2.50 0.4 93
1967 El Paso - AA 25 4 3 1 2 0 3.78 16.2 19 10 7 2 14 15 0 0 1.98 .315 5.61 0.0 124
1968 Stockton - A 26 29 5 5 4 1 4.21 62.0 60 29 29 2 34 53 0 0 1.52 .324 3.11 1.1 90
1968 Tulsa - A 26 13 2 2 1 1 3.71 26.2 29 11 11 3 9 19 0 0 1.43 .310 3.49 -0.0 79
1969 Trenton - A 27 10 10 3 3 0 3.79 71.1 63 32 30 9 23 49 2 0 1.21 .260 3.88 0.6 93
1969 Harrisburg - AA 27 19 11 5 3 2 2.67 77.2 57 26 23 3 37 70 0 0 1.21 .257 2.84 2.0 147
1970 Trenton - A 28 21 20 11 6 0 3.60 145.0 143 69 58 8 62 132 4 2 1.41 .318 2.67 4.1 105
1970 Harrisburg - AA 28 4 4 2 2 0 4.35 20.2 15 10 10 2 12 12 0 0 1.31 .228 4.72 0.4 125
1971 Everett - A 29 3 3 2 1 0 2.50 18.0 15 5 5 0 7 18 0 0 1.22 .326 2.23 0.7 170
1971 Trenton - A 29 20 18 12 3 1 1.86 135.2 107 35 28 2 64 124 2 2 1.26 .288 2.48 4.2 200
1971 Harrisburg - AA 29 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 6 0 0 1.50 .444 1.12 0.2 228
1972 Everett - A 30 7 7 2 3 0 3.66 39.1 34 16 16 4 17 49 0 0 1.30 .309 3.42 0.9 115
1972 Trenton - A 30 12 9 3 2 0 2.96 73.0 64 27 24 5 39 61 2 0 1.41 .295 3.31 1.3 125
1972 Harrisburg - AA 30 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 3.00 .333 6.79 -0.0 58
Total DIX 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 7 2 2 1 5 4 0 0 2.00 .353 6.40 149.7
Total EA 25 16 7 5 2 3.05 103.1 77 38 35 5 53 89 0 0 1.26 .258 3.19 141.9
Total GWL 13 1 2 1 0 1.99 22.2 20 7 5 2 12 11 0 0 1.41 .261 4.29 182.6
Total HL 48 14 6 4 5 3.08 143.0 127 51 49 12 75 104 1 1 1.41 .273 3.81 119.0
Total MAL 64 58 29 15 1 3.04 432.2 385 169 146 28 192 370 10 4 1.33 .293 3.04 121.4
Total SEL 2 2 0 0 0 7.11 12.2 20 10 10 2 4 10 0 0 1.89 .400 5.21 67.5
Total COW 135 29 21 21 11 3.81 319.0 313 145 135 30 98 271 0 0 1.29 .301 3.41 96.3
Total LSA 19 16 6 5 0 3.77 88.1 82 41 37 8 34 76 0 0 1.31 .290 4.00 116.9
Total GSL 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 .429 3.62 999.0
Total UMVA 16 3 2 2 0 4.14 45.2 66 25 21 6 20 38 1 1 1.88 .403 5.18 128.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Fresno - A P 27 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 34.2 0.78 +0.3 .999
1960 Rock Island - R P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 +1.1 .000
1961 Fresno - A P 52 6 4 10 0 16 2 .875 106.1 1.18 -0.1 1.007
1962 Rock Island - R P 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.7 .000
1963 Gary - A P 12 12 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 82.2 1.20 -0.7 .977
1964 Nashville - AA P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.062
1964 Cedar Rapids - A P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 +0.0 1.045
1964 Gary - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Mobile - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1964 Spokane - A P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.1 2.127
1964 Mobile - R P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Moline - R P 6 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.6 3.226
1965 Scranton - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1965 Tampa - A P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 0.0 .000
1966 Hawaii - AAA P 13 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 22.2 0.79 +1.4 1.064
1966 El Paso - AA P 15 13 7 4 0 12 1 .917 71.2 1.38 +0.5 1.002
1966 Gary - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 El Paso - AA P 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1967 Tulsa - A P 20 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 +0.7 1.026
1967 Stockton - A P 15 6 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 43.2 1.85 -0.9 1.037
1968 Tulsa - A P 13 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 26.2 0.67 -0.3 1.031
1968 Stockton - A P 29 5 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 62.0 0.73 -0.5 .849
1969 Harrisburg - AA P 19 11 7 2 1 12 3 .750 77.2 1.04 -0.4 .605
1969 Trenton - A P 10 10 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 71.1 0.38 -0.0 1.069
1970 Harrisburg - AA P 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.3 1.021
1970 Trenton - A P 21 20 12 13 0 26 1 .962 145.0 1.55 +0.3 .920
1971 Harrisburg - AA P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.2 .677
1971 Trenton - A P 20 18 8 12 2 20 0 1.000 135.2 1.33 +3.0 1.275
1971 Everett - A P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.4 1.025
1972 Harrisburg - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Trenton - A P 12 9 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 73.0 0.86 +1.7 1.604
1972 Everett - A P 7 7 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 39.1 0.69 +0.7 1.035
1973 Yokohama - INT P 16 16 4 15 0 19 0 1.000 91.1 1.87 +0.4 1.069
1974 Yokohama - INT P 30 30 9 13 0 23 1 .957 180.1 1.10 -0.4 .854
TOTAL P 372 185 75 113 3 196 8 .959 1446.2 1.17 +6.2 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Streator; Streator, IL) by the New York Gothams. (Round 8, Pick 7, 119th overall pick).
07/08/1960 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Ottumwa Owls with 5 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
09/09/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Rock Island Steamboats!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
07/19/1963 Released by the New York Gothams.
07/23/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
08/31/1963 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Terre Haute Brewers with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
06/18/1964 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
06/23/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
06/25/1964 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
06/29/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
07/08/1964 Released by the Montreal organization.
07/13/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/05/1964 Released by the St. Louis organization.
08/10/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
08/18/1964 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08/24/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
08/29/1964 Released by the Chicago organization.
09/07/1964 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kansas City Kings organization.
09/15/1964 Released by the Kansas City organization.
09/21/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
09/30/1964 Released by the Detroit organization.
10/05/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
05/25/1965 Released by the Kansas City organization.
05/31/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
06/18/1965 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/11/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
07/14/1965 Released by the Cleveland organization.
07/26/1965 Signed a minor league contract ($900 bonus) with the New York Gothams organization.
07/29/1965 Released by the New York organization.
12/12/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
01/04/1966 Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks.
01/15/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
04/17/1966 Released by the Detroit organization.
04/19/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Birmingham Ironmen organization.
06/05/1966 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
06/06/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
08/26/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
09/24/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
09/28/1968 Released by the Dallas organization.
10/14/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
05/11/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/26/1970 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Camden Rockets with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
04/25/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/11/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Worcester Warriors with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/14/1971 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1971 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/02/1972 Released by the Washington organization.
11/03/1972 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Kobe Bulls organization.
06/06/1973 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
07/15/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,600 with the Yokohama Kingfishers organization.
09/01/1973 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/10/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Sapporo Bears with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/20/1974 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Rakisuta Rams with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/31/1974 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denki Dynamics with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/15/1974 Pitches a 0-hit shutout against the Hosho Reliables with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 30 6
Year HRA Rank
1974 29 7
Year K Rank
1974 135 7
Year K/BB Rank
1974 2.29 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1974 2.94 9
Year K/9 Rank
1974 6.74 1
Year SHO Rank
1973 1 8
1974 3 3
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