P John Dinger #25
Billings Buffaloes WBL
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
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P JOHN DINGER #25 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
58 0 9-1 3 5.42 116.1 110 5 123 128 2.00 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/16/1974 @ TOP Loss, 1-12 1.0 1 1 0 3 2
09/15/1974 @ TOP Win, 4-3 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 Win
09/13/1974 SXF Loss, 4-5 1.1 1 1 1 3 2
09/10/1974 @ SFC Loss, 12-13 1.0 2 3 3 4 1
09/09/1974 @ SFC Loss, 0-7 1.0 0 0 0 3 0
09/06/1974 CSM Win, 4-1 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 Save
09/03/1974 @ BIS Loss, 4-5 2.0 1 3 2 4 4
08/31/1974 @ RPD Loss, 7-11 2.1 1 1 0 3 3
08/28/1974 PAN Win, 5-4 2.0 0 1 1 5 4
08/27/1974 PAN Win, 7-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/17/1938
Born in:Naperville, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 16th Pick in Round 14
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 58 0 9 1 3 5.42 116.1 110 76 70 5 123 128 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 8 5 37.5 58 17 18.26 8.51 9.90 9.52 5.42 2.00 85 1.5 .345        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 182 53 7 1 3 35 64 48 2 2 1 .291 .474 .390 .864      
vs. RHB 252 57 7 3 2 41 59 80 1 8 2 .226 .376 .302 .677      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 0 1 0 0 2.25 8.0 5 2 2 0 10 12  
May 11 0 2 1 1 6.75 24.0 26 18 18 1 23 24  
June 10 0 2 0 1 2.49 25.1 18 7 7 2 19 30  
July 13 0 2 0 0 7.42 26.2 31 24 22 2 21 26  
August 12 0 1 0 0 5.32 23.2 22 16 14 0 30 25  
September 7 0 1 0 1 7.27 8.2 8 9 7 0 20 11  
Last Year 24 24 3 15 0 9.22 93.2 140 108 96 7 99 61  
2 Years Ago 41 15 2 7 0 6.03 128.1 134 92 86 5 87 128  
Career 298 55 29 45 25 5.17 775.2 801 502 446 35 609 773  
Home 30 0 4 1 1 5.72 61.1 60 41 39 4 60 69  
Road 28 0 5 0 2 5.07 55.0 50 35 31 1 63 59  
Grass 58 0 9 1 3 5.42 116.1 110 76 70 5 123 128  
Day 17 0 3 0 2 3.86 32.2 25 14 14 2 29 37  
Night 41 0 6 1 1 6.02 83.2 85 62 56 3 94 91  
As Reliever / Substitution 58 0 9 1 3 5.42 116.1 110 76 70 5 123 128  
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+
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+
1957 Jackson - R 18 6 1 1 2 0 7.13 17.2 22 14 14 4 10 14 0 0 1.81 .333 5.96 -0.2 57
1958 Burlington - R 19 6 0 0 0 0 8.16 14.1 20 13 13 2 16 10 0 0 2.51 .353 7.03 -0.1 68
1958 Waterloo - R 19 1 0 0 0 0 67.50 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 7.50 .833 4.70 0.0 8
1958 Total - R 19 7 0 0 0 0 10.80 15.0 25 18 18 2 16 11 0 0 2.73 .404 6.93 -0.1 51
1959 Charleston - A 20 13 2 1 0 0 6.06 32.2 36 23 22 4 16 30 1 0 1.59 .323 4.29 0.3 74
1960 Charleston - A 21 9 9 3 2 0 2.37 68.1 53 21 18 2 34 59 3 2 1.27 .279 3.43 2.1 203
1960 Camden - A 21 23 1 1 3 0 3.35 37.2 33 14 14 0 23 32 0 0 1.49 .289 2.53 0.8 107
1961 Camden - A 22 39 0 8 7 8 2.40 56.1 43 16 15 2 28 45 0 0 1.26 .263 2.42 1.0 140
1961 Erie - AA 22 8 0 1 0 1 2.13 12.2 15 7 3 0 11 8 0 0 2.05 .333 3.89 0.0 185
1962 Erie - AA 23 37 14 11 10 4 4.35 111.2 108 55 54 7 58 85 0 0 1.49 .303 3.19 2.0 87
1963 Erie - AA 24 60 0 5 5 8 2.14 96.2 76 24 23 6 43 84 0 0 1.23 .261 2.90 1.5 179
1964 Charleston - A 25 8 8 2 4 0 4.69 63.1 73 35 33 1 26 60 3 0 1.56 .367 2.92 2.3 98
1964 Camden - A 25 18 18 6 7 0 3.36 131.1 108 55 49 9 69 103 2 1 1.35 .270 3.68 1.8 106
1964 Erie - AA 25 1 1 0 1 0 6.00 6.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 1.67 .273 4.31 0.0 64
1965 Erie - AA 26 68 0 6 6 9 4.56 98.2 95 52 50 9 67 70 0 0 1.64 .290 4.38 -0.5 82
1965 Indianapolis - AAA 26 13 0 1 2 0 8.03 12.1 14 11 11 4 12 8 0 0 2.11 .278 9.04 -0.7 48
1966 Salem - A 27 23 0 2 0 6 1.34 40.1 38 6 6 1 4 36 0 0 1.04 .311 2.09 1.0 272
1966 Scranton - A 27 12 0 1 1 2 2.76 16.1 16 5 5 3 2 20 0 0 1.10 .333 3.10 0.2 127
1966 Camden - A 27 10 0 0 1 1 2.87 15.2 9 8 5 3 6 13 0 0 0.96 .158 4.39 -0.2 112
1966 Total - A 27 22 0 1 2 3 2.81 32.0 25 13 10 6 8 33 0 0 1.03 .247 3.73 -0.0 119
1967 Salem - A 28 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.92 .222 1.32 0.2 999
1967 Scranton - A 28 53 0 5 5 17 2.86 72.1 54 28 23 7 30 77 0 0 1.16 .261 3.19 0.5 120
1967 Shreveport - AA 28 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1.00 .286 1.33 0.2 999
1968 Salem - A 29 13 0 0 0 4 1.48 24.1 15 4 4 1 18 25 0 0 1.36 .255 3.45 0.2 273
1968 Charleston - A 29 13 0 0 1 2 1.69 16.0 11 4 3 0 9 18 0 0 1.25 .289 2.07 0.3 190
1968 Total - A 29 26 0 0 1 6 1.56 40.1 26 8 7 1 27 43 0 0 1.31 .269 2.91 0.6 233
1968 Scranton - A 29 2 0 0 1 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 2.00 .667 8.23 -0.1 40
1968 Camden - A 29 20 0 3 2 2 3.71 26.2 25 11 11 3 18 23 0 0 1.61 .310 4.38 -0.2 90
1968 Tulsa - A 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.05 0.0 999
1968 Total - A 29 23 0 3 3 2 3.90 30.0 28 13 13 4 19 28 0 0 1.57 .316 4.49 -0.3 87
1969 Billings - A 30 67 0 7 8 11 3.51 161.2 159 73 63 8 87 156 0 0 1.52 .319 3.02 1.8 102
1970 Billings - A 31 70 0 7 7 9 4.10 156.0 142 76 71 8 119 178 0 0 1.67 .336 4.64 1.6 129
1971 Billings - A 32 38 16 1 7 2 4.51 119.2 116 77 60 2 94 122 0 0 1.75 .354 4.53 2.6 124
1972 Billings - A 33 41 15 2 7 0 6.03 128.1 134 92 86 5 87 128 0 0 1.72 .363 4.60 2.4 91
1973 Billings - A 34 24 24 3 15 0 9.22 93.2 140 108 96 7 99 61 0 0 2.55 .404 6.45 1.0 66
1974 Billings - A 35 58 0 9 1 3 5.42 116.1 110 76 70 5 123 128 0 0 2.00 .345 5.42 1.5 117
Total EA 174 15 23 22 22 3.70 325.2 300 142 134 22 183 248 0 0 1.48 .288 3.51 102.5
Total HL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.05 999.0
Total MAL 177 19 24 27 30 3.11 358.1 291 139 124 28 177 317 2 1 1.31 .272 3.35 111.9
Total SEL 43 19 6 7 2 3.79 180.1 173 83 76 7 85 167 7 2 1.43 .322 3.29 119.7
Total COW 40 0 2 0 10 1.30 69.0 55 10 10 2 24 67 0 0 1.14 .290 2.52 290.2
Total LSA 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 1.00 .286 1.33 999.0
Total GSL 6 1 1 2 0 7.13 17.2 22 14 14 4 10 14 0 0 1.81 .333 5.96 56.7
Total WBL 298 55 29 45 25 5.17 775.2 801 502 446 35 609 773 0 0 1.82 .351 4.61 102.5
Total UMVA 7 0 0 0 0 10.80 15.0 25 18 18 2 16 11 0 0 2.73 .404 6.93 51.4
Total CL 13 0 1 2 0 8.03 12.1 14 11 11 4 12 8 0 0 2.11 .278 9.04 47.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Jackson - R P 6 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 17.2 2.04 +0.6 .969
1958 Waterloo - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Burlington - R P 6 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 14.1 1.26 -0.2 .000
1959 Charleston - A P 13 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 32.2 1.10 -0.2 .959
1960 Camden - A P 23 1 2 3 0 6 1 .833 37.2 1.19 -0.3 .998
1960 Charleston - A P 9 9 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 68.1 1.05 -0.5 .962
1961 Erie - AA P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Camden - A P 39 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 56.1 0.64 -0.1 .669
1962 Erie - AA P 37 14 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 111.2 1.37 +1.4 1.161
1963 Erie - AA P 60 0 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 96.2 1.12 -0.2 1.140
1964 Erie - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Camden - A P 18 18 4 11 0 16 1 .938 131.1 1.03 -0.4 .853
1964 Charleston - A P 8 8 5 5 1 11 1 .909 63.1 1.42 -1.7 .885
1965 Indianapolis - AAA P 13 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 12.1 2.19 +0.2 1.000
1965 Erie - AA P 67 0 10 6 0 16 0 1.000 98.2 1.46 -0.2 1.212
1966 Camden - A P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 +0.3 1.038
1966 Scranton - A P 12 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 16.1 0.55 +0.3 1.038
1966 Salem - A P 23 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 40.1 0.89 +0.3 1.080
1967 Shreveport - AA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Scranton - A P 52 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 72.1 0.87 -0.4 .853
1967 Salem - A P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Tulsa - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 +0.3 .000
1968 Camden - A P 20 0 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 26.2 2.70 +1.1 1.231
1968 Scranton - A P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 1.055
1968 Charleston - A P 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 +0.7 1.041
1968 Salem - A P 13 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 24.1 1.11 -0.0 1.019
1969 Billings - A P 67 0 8 9 1 18 1 .944 161.2 0.95 -1.7 1.028
1970 Billings - A P 70 0 8 11 1 21 2 .905 156.0 1.10 -2.6 .956
1971 Billings - A P 38 16 4 7 1 12 1 .917 119.2 0.83 -0.5 1.037
1972 Billings - A P 41 15 5 13 1 19 1 .947 128.1 1.26 +0.5 1.041
1973 Billings - A P 24 24 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 93.2 1.15 -1.5 .821
1974 Billings - A P 58 0 5 12 0 17 0 1.000 116.1 1.32 -1.0 1.029
TOTAL P 758 109 81 139 7 232 12 .948 1759.1 1.13 -5.5 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Olney; Olney, IL) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 14, Pick 16, 224th overall pick).
06/19/1957 Released by the Cleveland organization.
06/24/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
06/25/1957 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
06/25/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
06/26/1957 Released by the Boston Minutemen.
07/01/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
07/02/1957 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
07/02/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
07/03/1957 Released by the Cleveland Foresters.
07/08/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/09/1957 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
07/15/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
07/16/1957 Released by the Washington Eagles.
07/17/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
09/12/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
06/25/1958 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
07/01/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
07/11/1958 Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/17/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
07/18/1958 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
07/18/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
07/31/1958 Released by the Chicago organization.
08/04/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
09/11/1959 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/15/1960 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/03/1960 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
09/20/1964 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/18/1966 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/01/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
07/30/1967 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/29/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/06/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
06/08/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/14/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
03/20/1969 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
03/24/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Billings Buffaloes organization.
04/02/1974 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/11/1974 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
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