CF Tom Gerke #17
Milwaukee Arrows FABL
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/30/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF TOM GERKE #17 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 250 57 9 1 2 32 32 36 .228 .313 .296 20 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/29/1975 MON Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
06/29/1975 MON Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
06/28/1975 MON Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/1975 MON Win, 4-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
06/24/1975 TOR Win, 5-3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 1
06/23/1975 TOR Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/23/1975 TOR Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/22/1975 NYI Loss, 5-6 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
06/21/1975 NYI Loss, 8-9 8 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
06/20/1975 NYI Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/31/1944
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$64,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 20th Pick in Round 11
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 71 250 57 9 1 2 32 28 32 36 .228 .313 .296 .609 .281 .068 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 285 0 4 0 8 1 2 74 12 20 3 87.0 25.5 3.33 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 11 2 0 1 5 7 5 7 0 0 0 .220 .291 .320 .611
Versus Right   200 46 7 1 1 27 21 27 29 2 1 0 .230 .319 .290 .609
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 2 0 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 0 .261 .346 .348 .694
April   64 12 2 1 0 5 3 8 12 1 0 0 .188 .274 .250 .524
May   87 16 1 0 2 19 8 11 12 0 1 0 .184 .276 .264 .540
June   99 29 6 0 0 8 17 13 12 1 0 0 .293 .372 .354 .725
Spring Training   62 15 1 3 1 12 12 6 5 0 2 1 .242 .319 .403 .722
Last Year   549 131 23 7 11 64 74 50 79 5 33 4 .239 .304 .366 .670
2 Years Ago   453 112 18 8 14 43 74 42 73 5 18 4 .247 .313 .415 .729
Career   3262 782 128 34 64 306 422 307 544 20 96 19 .240 .307 .359 .666
Home   138 34 6 0 1 17 16 16 21 1 1 0 .246 .323 .312 .634
Road   112 23 3 1 1 15 12 16 15 1 0 0 .205 .302 .277 .579
Grass   88 20 2 1 1 14 9 10 9 1 0 0 .227 .303 .307 .610
Turf   162 37 7 0 1 18 19 22 27 1 1 0 .228 .319 .290 .609
Day   115 27 4 1 2 20 12 15 19 2 1 0 .235 .318 .339 .657
Night   135 30 5 0 0 12 16 17 17 0 0 0 .222 .309 .259 .568
As Starter   247 56 9 1 2 32 28 32 36 2 1 0 .227 .313 .296 .609
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   67 13 5 0 2 7 7 6 7 0 0 0 .194 .260 .358 .618
Inning 1-3   73 20 3 0 0 9 12 9 10 0 1 0 .274 .354 .315 .669
Inning 4-6   85 17 0 1 0 14 6 16 15 2 0 0 .200 .320 .224 .544
Inning 7-9   83 17 4 0 1 6 9 7 10 0 0 0 .205 .267 .289 .556
Extra Innings   9 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .889 1.222
0 Outs   84 25 4 0 0 6 21 9 10 0 1 0 .298 .366 .345 .711
1 Outs   92 18 3 0 1 14 4 10 16 2 0 0 .196 .269 .261 .530
2 Outs   74 14 2 1 1 12 3 13 10 0 0 0 .189 .310 .284 .594
Scoring Position   71 18 2 0 2 31 6 10 11 2 1 0 .254 .337 .366 .704
Bases Empty   122 31 7 0 0 0 20 18 15 0 0 0 .254 .350 .311 .661
Runner on 1st   57 8 0 1 0 1 2 4 10 0 0 0 .140 .197 .175 .372
Runner on 2nd   24 4 1 0 0 4 1 4 5 0 1 0 .167 .286 .208 .494
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 1 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 .444 .455 .889 1.343
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 .125 .200 .125 .325
Bases Loaded   12 5 0 0 1 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Two Strikes   103 18 2 0 1 10 8 13 36 0 0 0 .175 .267 .223 .491
First Pitch   39 6 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 .154 .233 .179 .412
Count 0-1   24 10 2 1 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .708 1.125
Count 0-2   17 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Count 1-0   26 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .346 .615
Count 1-1   26 7 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .346 .615
Count 1-2   30 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 .167 .167 .200 .367
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .267 .286 .552
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-2   28 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .179 .179 .214 .393
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 1 0 0 .250 .562 .250 .812
Full Count   28 6 0 0 1 4 6 13 6 0 0 0 .214 .463 .321 .785
Behind in Count   71 17 3 1 1 10 8 0 20 0 0 0 .239 .239 .352 .592
Ahead in Count   58 16 2 0 0 11 6 15 0 2 0 0 .276 .413 .310 .724
Batting Leadoff   4 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Batting 2nd   24 6 1 0 1 8 3 2 2 0 1 0 .250 .308 .417 .724
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   13 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Batting 6th   19 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 3 0 0 0 .105 .292 .105 .397
Batting 7th   134 28 5 1 1 18 8 14 25 2 0 0 .209 .280 .284 .564
Batting 8th   53 14 2 0 0 4 8 9 4 0 0 0 .264 .371 .302 .673
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   92 20 1 0 1 6 8 9 14 1 0 0 .217 .284 .261 .545
Medium Leverage   86 15 3 1 0 4 11 18 17 0 1 0 .174 .317 .233 .550
High Leverage   70 21 4 0 1 22 9 5 5 1 0 0 .300 .342 .400 .742
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
1969 Milwaukee - FABL 24 59 217 54 9 2 4 23 27 15 3 1 40 4 6 .249 .305 .364 .669 96 96 0.5
1970 Milwaukee - FABL 25 160 604 160 34 10 10 59 79 58 3 4 104 12 9 .265 .330 .404 .734 103 104 2.2
1971 Milwaukee - FABL 26 155 586 126 17 2 15 41 70 67 2 1 115 10 9 .215 .297 .328 .625 84 81 2.6
1972 Milwaukee - FABL 27 159 603 142 18 4 8 44 70 43 3 2 97 22 9 .235 .289 .318 .607 82 78 2.0
1973 Milwaukee - FABL 28 118 453 112 18 8 14 43 74 42 4 5 73 21 9 .247 .313 .415 .729 107 105 4.0
1974 Milwaukee - FABL 29 158 549 131 23 7 11 64 74 50 4 5 79 40 11 .239 .304 .366 .670 94 89 4.2
1975 Milwaukee - FABL 30 71 250 57 9 1 2 32 28 32 0 2 36 20 3 .228 .313 .296 .609 70 76 1.5
Total FABL 880 3262 782 128 34 64 306 422 307 19 20 544 129 56 .240 .307 .359 .666 92 90 17.1
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 Ottumwa - R 17 56 200 47 3 2 5 21 46 47 0 0 45 12 3 .235 .381 .345 .726 75 65 0.4
1963 Savannah - A 18 135 533 128 20 5 10 48 88 85 9 3 95 37 12 .240 .352 .353 .705 80 75 1.2
1964 Ottumwa - R 19 42 161 58 9 1 6 25 46 35 2 3 26 11 4 .360 .473 .540 1.013 133 139 1.9
1964 Savannah - A 19 64 263 88 18 4 4 31 47 40 1 1 42 19 12 .335 .423 .479 .902 126 131 2.6
1964 Wilmington - A 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -54 -48 0.2
1965 Ottumwa - R 20 28 95 33 9 4 2 22 24 24 0 2 14 6 7 .347 .471 .589 1.061 142 147 1.0
1965 Savannah - A 20 75 297 103 27 2 8 41 73 54 6 1 57 21 12 .347 .455 .532 .987 143 152 4.3
1965 Wilmington - A 20 4 14 6 1 1 1 7 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 .429 .438 .857 1.295 264 262 0.5
1966 Youngstown - AA 21 31 113 30 4 3 2 16 21 25 2 0 27 5 3 .265 .407 .407 .814 123 127 1.6
1966 Rochester - AAA 21 102 353 81 11 6 8 47 45 35 4 4 75 7 7 .229 .303 .363 .666 90 92 2.2
1967 Rochester - AAA 22 105 350 71 12 4 4 32 30 42 5 1 72 14 6 .203 .296 .294 .591 82 87 2.6
1968 Rochester - AAA 23 130 451 114 13 5 9 54 60 70 8 6 42 15 8 .253 .359 .364 .723 92 96 2.0
1969 Tulsa - AAA 24 2 8 3 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .375 .444 1.000 1.444 330 262 0.3
1973 Tulsa - AAA 28 28 105 33 5 1 6 19 20 16 1 0 18 9 1 .314 .410 .552 .962 163 156 1.6
Total EA 31 113 30 4 3 2 16 21 25 2 0 27 5 3 .265 .407 .407 .814 123 127
Total UL 337 1154 266 36 15 21 133 135 147 17 11 189 36 21 .231 .324 .342 .666 88 92
Total MAL 5 19 6 1 1 1 7 5 1 1 1 4 1 0 .316 .364 .632 .995 177 178
Total SEL 274 1093 319 65 11 22 120 208 179 16 5 194 77 36 .292 .398 .432 .829 108 109
Total UMVA 126 456 138 21 7 13 68 116 106 2 5 85 29 14 .303 .432 .465 .897 109 108
Total CL 30 113 36 7 1 7 23 21 17 1 0 20 9 1 .319 .412 .584 .996 174 163
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1974 Milwaukee - FABL 29 3 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764 122 133 2.3
Total FABL 3 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764 122 133
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Ottumwa - R SS 2 1 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 11.0 5.73 -0.3 .888
1962 Ottumwa - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Ottumwa - R CF 53 52 118 0 0 119 1 .992 456.2 2.33 +5.2 1.085
1963 Savannah - A SS 26 17 42 52 11 96 2 .979 164.2 5.14 -0.7 .967
1963 Savannah - A LF 13 12 28 0 0 29 1 .966 106.1 2.37 -0.7 .951
1963 Savannah - A CF 94 91 263 9 0 274 2 .993 796.1 3.07 +9.0 1.043
1963 Savannah - A RF 11 11 28 2 0 31 1 .968 94.1 2.86 -1.1 .964
1964 Savannah - A SS 18 15 33 47 14 82 2 .976 139.2 5.16 +2.5 1.079
1964 Ottumwa - R SS 17 17 31 38 4 73 4 .945 151.0 4.11 -1.0 .952
1964 Savannah - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Wilmington - A CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +2.0 2.070
1964 Savannah - A CF 18 14 44 3 0 47 0 1.000 140.0 3.02 +1.4 1.049
1964 Ottumwa - R CF 21 20 61 3 1 64 0 1.000 180.0 3.20 +4.8 1.120
1964 Savannah - A RF 33 33 68 0 0 68 0 1.000 273.0 2.24 +3.7 1.080
1964 Ottumwa - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Wilmington - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Savannah - A SS 17 14 24 41 13 67 2 .970 130.0 4.50 +0.5 .998
1965 Ottumwa - R SS 14 11 24 42 10 67 1 .985 102.2 5.79 +2.4 1.102
1965 Savannah - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.056
1965 Ottumwa - R LF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 23.0 1.17 +0.3 1.064
1965 Wilmington - A CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 +0.7 1.298
1965 Savannah - A CF 45 44 116 6 0 125 3 .976 374.2 2.93 +9.3 1.126
1965 Ottumwa - R CF 4 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 +0.6 1.291
1965 Wilmington - A RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 1.025
1965 Savannah - A RF 13 13 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 107.0 1.68 +1.9 1.117
1965 Ottumwa - R RF 7 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 62.0 1.74 -0.1 1.034
1966 Rochester - AAA SS 58 55 101 149 18 256 6 .977 480.2 4.68 +1.2 1.011
1966 Youngstown - AA SS 24 24 49 61 7 113 3 .973 212.1 4.66 +3.3 1.064
1966 Youngstown - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.1 1.009
1966 Rochester - AAA CF 45 45 121 5 1 130 4 .969 379.0 2.99 +6.8 1.090
1966 Youngstown - AA CF 4 4 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 +1.9 1.301
1967 Rochester - AAA SS 21 20 33 55 5 91 3 .967 174.0 4.55 +0.0 .965
1967 Rochester - AAA CF 81 78 188 3 0 194 3 .985 676.0 2.54 +9.8 1.068
1967 Rochester - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Rochester - AAA SS 42 37 87 142 40 237 8 .966 331.2 6.21 -2.2 .970
1968 Rochester - AAA CF 86 78 193 15 1 212 4 .981 658.2 2.84 +5.7 1.057
1968 Rochester - AAA RF 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 33.1 0.81 +0.1 1.019
1969 Milwaukee - MLB SS 10 0 6 13 1 19 0 1.000 33.1 5.13 +0.8 1.089
1969 Tulsa - AAA SS 2 2 7 4 2 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 +0.3 1.004
1969 Milwaukee - MLB CF 8 7 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 66.0 2.73 +0.2 1.002
1969 Milwaukee - MLB RF 49 48 90 3 0 96 3 .969 403.1 2.08 +0.9 1.016
1970 Milwaukee - MLB SS 58 37 81 143 24 233 9 .961 365.2 5.51 -0.8 .987
1970 Milwaukee - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Milwaukee - MLB CF 56 48 113 5 0 120 2 .983 423.0 2.51 -0.3 1.032
1970 Milwaukee - MLB RF 65 64 117 6 0 123 0 1.000 531.0 2.08 -0.3 1.006
1971 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 0 10 29 5 40 1 .975 50.1 6.97 +0.0 1.017
1971 Milwaukee - MLB CF 136 132 343 12 0 364 9 .975 1108.2 2.88 +14.1 1.053
1971 Milwaukee - MLB RF 18 18 33 2 0 36 1 .972 146.1 2.15 +1.2 1.031
1972 Milwaukee - MLB SS 14 0 5 10 2 16 1 .938 29.2 4.55 -0.5 .922
1972 Milwaukee - MLB CF 143 141 377 12 0 397 8 .980 1225.1 2.86 +6.7 1.051
1972 Milwaukee - MLB RF 12 12 22 0 0 24 2 .917 109.0 1.82 +0.5 .982
1973 Milwaukee - MLB SS 3 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 12.1 4.38 +0.3 1.355
1973 Tulsa - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1973 Milwaukee - MLB CF 108 107 338 11 1 355 6 .983 949.2 3.31 +15.2 1.073
1973 Tulsa - AAA CF 22 20 43 2 0 45 0 1.000 191.2 2.11 +1.8 1.041
1973 Milwaukee - MLB RF 8 8 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 67.0 2.42 +0.0 .996
1973 Tulsa - AAA RF 6 6 11 0 0 12 1 .917 47.0 2.11 +0.1 .999
1974 Milwaukee - MLB SS 4 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 1.034
1974 Milwaukee - MLB CF 140 140 418 18 0 437 1 .998 1229.0 3.19 +15.4 1.049
1974 Milwaukee - MLB RF 13 12 20 1 0 22 1 .955 103.2 1.82 +0.6 1.000
1975 Milwaukee - MLB SS 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.3 1.055
1975 Milwaukee - MLB CF 69 68 198 5 0 205 2 .990 609.2 3.00 +7.6 1.054
1975 Milwaukee - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.009
TOTAL SS 358 251 538 842 157 1422 42 .970 2420.0 5.13 +6.1 1.003
TOTAL LF 20 17 33 0 0 34 1 .971 149.1 1.99 -0.2 .963
TOTAL CF 1136 1093 2978 111 4 3134 45 .986 9540.1 2.91 +118.1 1.063
TOTAL RF 242 237 445 15 0 469 9 .981 1994.0 2.08 +7.8 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft out of high school (Jones; Chicago, IL) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 11, Pick 20, 220th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 3.
04/07/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
09/16/1963 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
07/05/1965 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1967 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/06/1968 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters by the Milwaukee Arrows. (Round 22, Pick 4, 88th overall pick).
06/06/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/01/1973 Hits three home runs against the Toronto Wolves, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 4 runs scored!
10/28/1974 Wins the 1974 FABL CA Diamond Defense Award at CF.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 149 9
Year PA Rank
1970 674 9
1972 681 7
Year AB Rank
1970 604 7
1972 603 9
Year K Rank
1971 115 6
Year 3B Rank
1970 10 10
1973 8 4
Year SB Rank
1972 22 6
1974 40 1
Year SH Rank
1972 30 1
1973 18 3
1974 33 1
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