LF Dick Sims #16
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/17/1972
LF DICK SIMS #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
10 37 14 3 0 0 9 3 8 .378 .425 .459 2 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/30/1972 GRE Win, 2-1 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 0
04/29/1972 NOR Loss, 7-10 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/27/1972 NOR Win, 4-2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
04/26/1972 NOR Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/25/1972 @ ROA Win, 4-3 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
04/24/1972 @ ROA Loss, 0-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/22/1972 WSB Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/21/1972 WSB Win, 4-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
04/20/1972 WSB Win, 4-3 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
04/19/1972 WSB Win, 7-6 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/01/1944
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 10th Pick in Round 11
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 10 37 14 3 0 0 9 3 3 8 .378 .425 .459 .884 .442 .081 166
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 40 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 3 2 1 66.7 7.1 7.62 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Versus Right   29 12 3 0 0 7 3 2 6 0 0 0 .414 .452 .517 .969
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   37 14 3 0 0 9 3 3 8 0 0 0 .378 .425 .459 .884
Last Year   106 31 4 1 2 7 14 11 15 0 0 0 .292 .359 .406 .765
Career   143 45 7 1 2 16 17 14 23 0 0 0 .315 .376 .420 .795
Home   32 12 3 0 0 7 3 2 6 0 0 0 .375 .412 .469 .881
Road   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Grass   37 14 3 0 0 9 3 3 8 0 0 0 .378 .425 .459 .884
Day   21 9 2 0 0 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .429 .455 .524 .978
Night   16 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .312 .389 .375 .764
As Starter   36 14 3 0 0 9 3 3 7 0 0 0 .389 .436 .472 .908
As Reliever / Substitution   1 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
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
1959 Total - 14 41 181 82 17 5 4 46 78 15 2 3 7 2 2 .453 .493 .669 1.161 100 100 3.1
1960 Total - 15 38 171 76 15 6 3 46 71 12 2 2 6 2 2 .444 .481 .655 1.136 100 100 2.7
1961 Total - 16 41 182 81 23 6 3 48 68 15 2 3 9 2 2 .445 .485 .687 1.172 100 100 3.1
1962 Total - 17 40 180 77 17 1 3 47 57 10 2 3 16 48 20 .428 .456 .583 1.040 100 100 2.2
1962 La Crosse - R 17 29 40 9 0 0 0 6 6 9 0 1 14 1 0 .225 .360 .225 .585 42 46 -0.4
1963 La Crosse - R 18 45 79 23 4 1 1 9 14 15 1 0 17 3 1 .291 .411 .405 .816 88 85 -0.1
1964 La Crosse - R 19 31 29 9 1 1 1 6 5 7 0 0 6 1 0 .310 .444 .517 .962 122 112 0.2
1964 San Jose - A 19 40 121 34 6 0 4 17 15 5 2 0 18 2 3 .281 .320 .430 .750 111 118 0.6
1965 La Crosse - R 20 11 14 5 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 2 2 1 .357 .474 .571 1.045 140 113 0.1
1965 San Jose - A 20 87 307 93 16 3 10 48 35 11 1 1 52 8 7 .303 .328 .472 .800 122 129 2.3
1965 Rockford - A 20 12 35 8 4 0 1 3 4 8 0 0 9 1 0 .229 .372 .429 .801 115 122 0.4
1966 Terre Haute - A 21 103 239 72 13 5 11 61 44 41 0 1 51 2 2 .301 .402 .536 .938 178 178 3.4
1966 Akron - AA 21 18 35 4 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 12 1 0 .114 .158 .143 .301 -18 -30 -0.4
1967 Terre Haute - A 22 28 76 16 4 2 2 4 9 15 1 0 15 4 3 .211 .348 .395 .743 122 99 0.3
1967 Akron - AA 22 71 167 44 11 0 5 15 24 29 0 0 30 9 1 .263 .372 .419 .792 145 148 1.9
1967 Atlanta - AAA 22 11 15 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 23 19 -0.1
1968 Terre Haute - A 23 42 140 31 6 1 1 11 17 16 0 1 33 6 1 .221 .299 .300 .599 87 88 0.8
1968 Akron - AA 23 57 123 30 5 2 3 14 22 17 1 2 25 1 2 .244 .336 .390 .726 114 109 0.8
1968 Atlanta - AAA 23 9 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .133 .235 .133 .369 -4 2 -0.2
1969 Akron - AA 24 95 322 75 14 6 9 45 51 44 0 1 73 13 3 .233 .324 .398 .722 112 111 2.0
1969 Atlanta - AAA 24 20 48 16 2 0 4 8 14 10 0 0 8 5 0 .333 .448 .625 1.073 176 174 0.8
1970 Terre Haute - A 25 12 40 8 1 0 1 4 9 9 0 0 13 2 0 .200 .347 .300 .647 88 67 0.2
1970 Akron - AA 25 63 147 42 11 2 3 31 28 35 0 4 30 7 1 .286 .414 .449 .863 123 124 1.0
1970 Atlanta - AAA 25 17 22 5 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 6 3 0 .227 .269 .273 .542 45 43 -0.0
1971 Raleigh - A 26 26 106 31 4 1 2 7 14 11 0 0 15 6 4 .292 .359 .406 .765 122 122 1.1
1971 Terre Haute - A 26 72 219 57 8 1 5 30 36 32 1 0 50 12 6 .260 .357 .374 .732 109 119 1.7
1971 Akron - AA 26 15 19 4 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .211 .250 .316 .566 49 43 -0.1
1972 Raleigh - A 27 10 37 14 3 0 0 9 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 .378 .425 .459 .884 148 166 0.2
Total EA 319 813 199 42 11 20 110 128 128 1 8 175 31 7 .245 .345 .397 .743 115 114
Total HL 269 749 192 36 9 21 113 119 121 2 2 171 27 12 .256 .360 .413 .773 127 128
Total UL 57 100 26 3 0 4 12 19 14 0 2 17 10 1 .260 .345 .410 .755 101 99
Total SEL 36 143 45 7 1 2 16 17 14 0 0 23 8 5 .315 .376 .420 .795 129 134
Total COW 127 428 127 22 3 14 65 50 16 3 1 70 10 10 .297 .326 .460 .786 119 126
Total UMVA 116 162 46 5 2 3 25 27 35 1 2 39 7 2 .284 .410 .395 .805 88 83
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 La Crosse - R 2B 5 0 8 3 1 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 -0.4 .720
1962 La Crosse - R 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.0 .000
1962 La Crosse - R SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 La Crosse - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 La Crosse - R CF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.0 .938
1962 La Crosse - R RF 14 8 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 49.2 0.91 -1.7 .570
1963 La Crosse - R 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1963 La Crosse - R 3B 6 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 +0.2 1.014
1963 La Crosse - R SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.1 1.013
1963 La Crosse - R LF 12 8 14 0 0 15 1 .933 79.0 1.59 -1.5 .854
1963 La Crosse - R RF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.2 .925
1964 San Jose - A 2B 4 1 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 14.0 8.36 +0.9 1.080
1964 La Crosse - R 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 .000
1964 San Jose - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 La Crosse - R 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 La Crosse - R SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 1.088
1964 San Jose - A LF 13 10 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 93.0 1.94 +0.0 1.002
1964 La Crosse - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1964 San Jose - A CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 16.0 3.38 +0.3 1.034
1964 La Crosse - R CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 San Jose - A RF 18 14 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 131.0 2.13 +0.2 1.075
1964 La Crosse - R RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.2 1.108
1965 Rockford - A 2B 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 6.0 9.00 +0.0 1.045
1965 San Jose - A 2B 3 1 5 2 0 8 1 .875 12.0 5.25 -1.7 .528
1965 San Jose - A 3B 3 3 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 27.0 3.00 +0.3 1.046
1965 La Crosse - R 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.074
1965 Rockford - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 San Jose - A SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.060
1965 Rockford - A LF 7 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 53.0 1.70 +1.2 1.296
1965 San Jose - A LF 50 49 82 1 0 85 2 .976 430.1 1.74 +3.6 1.033
1965 La Crosse - R LF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.1 1.064
1965 Rockford - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 1.031
1965 San Jose - A CF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 -0.5 1.017
1965 Rockford - A RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.1 1.045
1965 San Jose - A RF 16 12 18 0 0 19 1 .947 110.1 1.47 +1.0 1.045
1965 La Crosse - R RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.034
1966 Terre Haute - A 2B 2 0 4 5 2 10 1 .900 7.0 11.57 -0.4 .777
1966 Terre Haute - A 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.062
1966 Terre Haute - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Akron - AA LF 5 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 42.0 1.07 -0.3 1.009
1966 Terre Haute - A LF 29 13 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 148.0 1.52 +0.8 1.072
1966 Akron - AA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.012
1966 Terre Haute - A CF 19 19 30 0 0 32 2 .938 163.0 1.66 -3.7 .887
1966 Terre Haute - A RF 25 17 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 165.0 1.15 +1.7 1.050
1967 Akron - AA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.2 1.022
1967 Akron - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Akron - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Atlanta - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Akron - AA LF 12 10 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 88.0 1.64 +0.8 1.093
1967 Terre Haute - A LF 13 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 78.1 1.49 +0.7 1.013
1967 Atlanta - AAA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -1.5 .754
1967 Akron - AA CF 21 20 50 0 0 50 0 1.000 174.0 2.59 -2.0 .982
1967 Terre Haute - A CF 12 12 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 105.0 2.40 -0.7 .993
1967 Akron - AA RF 15 8 12 1 0 14 1 .929 93.1 1.25 +0.3 1.096
1967 Terre Haute - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1968 Akron - AA 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.032
1968 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 1 3 4 3 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.3 1.039
1968 Akron - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Atlanta - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Akron - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Atlanta - AAA LF 5 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 18.2 1.93 +0.2 1.015
1968 Akron - AA LF 8 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.2 1.35 -0.0 1.022
1968 Terre Haute - A LF 9 8 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 70.0 1.16 -0.0 1.010
1968 Atlanta - AAA CF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.1 1.014
1968 Akron - AA CF 19 18 31 0 0 32 1 .969 159.0 1.75 -3.7 .933
1968 Terre Haute - A CF 19 19 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 176.2 2.04 -1.7 .969
1968 Atlanta - AAA RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 1.019
1968 Akron - AA RF 14 6 15 0 0 16 1 .938 64.2 2.09 +0.9 1.028
1968 Terre Haute - A RF 7 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 41.2 1.94 +1.0 1.157
1969 Atlanta - AAA LF 15 10 13 0 0 14 1 .929 89.0 1.31 +0.5 1.105
1969 Akron - AA LF 12 5 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 65.1 1.10 -0.6 1.030
1969 Atlanta - AAA CF 5 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 28.0 3.54 +0.5 1.027
1969 Akron - AA CF 65 63 153 3 0 159 3 .981 549.2 2.55 -4.1 .965
1969 Akron - AA RF 10 10 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 87.0 2.79 +0.1 1.024
1970 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1970 Atlanta - AAA LF 13 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 +0.6 1.019
1970 Akron - AA LF 22 11 30 0 0 31 1 .968 131.0 2.06 +0.7 1.010
1970 Terre Haute - A LF 8 8 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 67.0 1.48 +1.0 1.026
1970 Akron - AA CF 26 19 43 1 0 45 1 .978 178.0 2.22 -0.6 .999
1970 Terre Haute - A CF 2 2 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 +0.0 1.028
1970 Atlanta - AAA RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.2 1.35 -0.1 1.000
1970 Akron - AA RF 5 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 +0.3 1.040
1971 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 6.0 1.50 -0.6 .000
1971 Terre Haute - A 3B 7 6 4 9 0 14 1 .929 54.0 2.17 -0.5 .862
1971 Raleigh - A 3B 1 1 2 3 1 6 1 .833 9.0 5.00 -0.5 .811
1971 Terre Haute - A SS 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.4 .706
1971 Raleigh - A SS 2 2 1 3 1 6 2 .667 18.0 2.00 -1.5 .725
1971 Akron - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.2 1.23 +0.1 1.012
1971 Terre Haute - A LF 30 24 40 1 0 42 1 .976 223.2 1.65 +3.7 1.131
1971 Raleigh - A LF 11 11 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 100.0 1.98 +2.8 1.085
1971 Akron - AA CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.9 .000
1971 Terre Haute - A CF 9 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 53.1 1.86 -0.5 .949
1971 Raleigh - A CF 9 9 28 4 0 33 1 .970 84.0 3.43 +1.3 1.037
1971 Akron - AA RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.0 1.003
1971 Terre Haute - A RF 23 14 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 144.0 1.31 +1.2 1.093
1971 Raleigh - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 +0.1 1.033
1972 Raleigh - A SS 8 8 15 18 3 37 4 .892 68.0 4.37 -1.9 .883
1972 Raleigh - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.031
1972 Raleigh - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.044
TOTAL 2B 24 6 34 26 8 63 3 .952 89.1 6.04 -1.7 .828
TOTAL 3B 27 10 12 23 1 37 2 .946 128.0 2.46 -0.3 .935
TOTAL SS 21 11 19 25 5 50 6 .880 112.0 3.54 -3.8 .857
TOTAL LF 287 196 343 5 1 355 7 .980 1900.2 1.65 +13.9 1.046
TOTAL CF 224 197 457 9 1 474 8 .983 1791.2 2.34 -17.6 .968
TOTAL RF 173 102 178 2 0 185 5 .973 996.2 1.63 +5.0 1.043
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft out of high school (Poly; Baltimore, MD) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 11, Pick 10, 210th overall pick).
09/28/1962 Injured (gout),out for 4 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/20/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the San Jose Cougars!
08/16/1965 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
09/19/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the San Jose Cougars!
10/20/1965 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Detroit Dynamos, along with LF Bob Liggins, LF Joe Gardner, 1B Jack Boyd, and SP Fred Seitz, in exchange for SP Jim Norris.
04/20/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Peoria Pastimers, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
05/01/1966 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
06/16/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/09/1966 Wins the 1966 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
06/17/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Heartland League All-Star Game.
08/11/1971 Goes 5-5 against the Gary Steelmen, with 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R.
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
05/01/1972 Released by the Detroit organization.
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