3B Walt Platz #7
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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3B WALT PLATZ #7 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/14/1941
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
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:1959, 15th Pick in Round 17
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 Marshalltown - R 18 38 83 28 5 4 3 16 19 22 0 0 17 6 1 .337 .476 .602 1.079 160 160 1.2
1960 Marshalltown - R 19 41 58 21 2 3 0 8 8 9 0 1 9 3 0 .362 .441 .500 .941 122 100 0.3
1960 Tampa - A 19 11 17 7 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 .412 .474 .529 1.003 154 167 0.2
1961 Marshalltown - R 20 24 20 5 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 7 0 0 .250 .375 .300 .675 59 42 -0.1
1961 Tampa - A 20 64 181 40 10 1 2 16 23 19 0 0 28 10 2 .221 .295 .320 .615 58 51 -0.6
1962 Tampa - A 21 67 128 41 6 3 1 9 22 11 0 0 20 5 2 .320 .374 .438 .812 110 99 0.5
1963 Springfield - A 22 39 51 15 1 1 0 7 6 3 2 2 5 0 0 .294 .345 .353 .698 92 90 -0.1
1963 Knoxville - AA 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 443 435 0.1
1964 Springfield - A 23 75 171 47 5 1 9 31 29 30 0 2 31 2 4 .275 .379 .474 .853 125 118 1.0
1964 Knoxville - AA 23 10 22 10 0 0 1 6 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 .455 .500 .591 1.091 188 189 0.3
1965 Tampa - A 24 9 35 16 5 3 1 9 15 11 0 1 4 3 0 .457 .574 .857 1.432 254 248 1.1
1965 Springfield - A 24 71 186 55 8 4 5 27 39 36 4 0 44 5 1 .296 .420 .462 .883 134 141 2.1
1965 Galveston - AA 24 21 33 4 0 0 1 4 3 4 0 1 4 0 0 .121 .211 .212 .423 17 13 -0.3
1966 Springfield - A 25 4 14 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 93 103 0.1
1966 Galveston - AA 25 37 68 17 2 2 1 3 15 13 1 0 11 7 1 .250 .378 .382 .760 109 110 0.4
1966 Portland - AAA 25 17 32 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 .125 .152 .219 .370 3 -8 -0.3
1967 Tampa - A 26 15 41 13 1 0 2 7 8 6 0 0 10 7 0 .317 .404 .488 .892 169 174 0.8
1967 Springfield - A 26 51 183 39 4 1 3 11 27 41 3 0 48 15 7 .213 .366 .295 .661 97 102 1.3
1967 Galveston - AA 26 40 127 39 9 1 0 12 15 15 0 1 20 5 1 .307 .378 .394 .771 105 106 0.5
1967 Portland - AAA 26 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 293 314 0.2
1968 Springfield - A 27 30 110 31 2 1 3 14 10 16 2 0 26 12 5 .282 .383 .400 .783 143 143 1.6
1968 Galveston - AA 27 40 139 39 3 3 0 16 26 22 2 0 31 12 2 .281 .387 .345 .732 104 116 0.8
1968 Portland - AAA 27 15 39 11 0 1 1 6 5 2 0 1 11 1 0 .282 .310 .410 .720 104 104 0.2
1969 Galveston - AA 28 20 73 21 1 1 0 4 13 10 0 0 15 6 2 .288 .373 .329 .702 100 103 0.3
1969 Portland - AAA 28 49 88 28 3 4 3 8 17 13 1 0 12 4 2 .318 .412 .545 .957 169 168 1.1
1970 Springfield - A 29 7 21 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 5 2 0 .143 .269 .143 .412 19 4 -0.3
1970 Galveston - AA 29 33 111 25 4 1 0 14 22 20 1 1 24 5 3 .225 .346 .279 .625 68 79 -0.0
1970 Portland - AAA 29 15 21 4 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .190 .261 .238 .499 35 10 -0.1
1971 Winston-Salem - A 30 57 194 50 5 4 2 24 29 28 0 1 34 10 5 .258 .350 .356 .705 107 101 1.1
1971 Springfield - A 30 5 7 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714 106 96 0.0
1971 Wichita - A 30 8 16 4 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .438 .771 118 78 -0.0
1971 Total - A 30 13 23 5 1 1 1 6 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 .217 .280 .478 .758 115 83 0.0
Total DIX 12 23 11 0 0 1 6 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 .478 .538 .609 1.147 207 207
Total GWL 99 186 51 5 6 4 18 27 18 1 1 34 6 2 .274 .340 .430 .770 117 113
Total HL 290 759 199 21 9 21 99 115 134 11 5 167 36 17 .262 .378 .397 .775 117 117
Total SEL 223 596 167 29 11 8 66 101 77 0 2 97 37 9 .280 .361 .406 .768 109 103
Total LSA 191 551 145 19 8 2 53 94 84 4 3 105 35 9 .263 .363 .338 .700 92 97
Total UMVA 103 161 54 8 7 3 26 31 35 0 1 33 9 1 .335 .452 .528 .980 135 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1959 Marshalltown - R 3B 21 18 11 34 7 45 0 1.000 158.1 2.56 +1.2 1.034
1959 Marshalltown - R SS 4 1 3 5 0 9 1 .889 19.0 3.79 -0.9 .810
1960 Tampa - A 3B 5 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 -0.1 .868
1960 Marshalltown - R 3B 14 7 9 11 1 20 0 1.000 73.0 2.47 +0.7 1.073
1960 Marshalltown - R SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Tampa - A 3B 44 29 22 42 5 66 2 .970 272.1 2.12 +0.2 .983
1961 Marshalltown - R 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Tampa - A SS 13 10 16 32 6 50 2 .960 98.1 4.39 -2.9 .786
1961 Marshalltown - R SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Tampa - A 3B 21 16 13 30 4 44 1 .977 159.2 2.42 +1.0 1.036
1962 Tampa - A SS 10 0 5 2 1 8 1 .875 22.0 2.86 -0.4 .699
1963 Springfield - A 3B 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 6.2 2.70 -0.0 1.042
1963 Knoxville - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Springfield - A SS 26 8 21 30 8 51 0 1.000 104.1 4.40 -2.4 .933
1964 Knoxville - AA 3B 9 5 3 10 0 14 1 .929 47.0 2.49 -0.2 .970
1964 Springfield - A 3B 44 33 26 61 8 92 5 .946 316.1 2.48 -0.4 .961
1964 Knoxville - AA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1964 Springfield - A SS 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.3 1.089
1965 Galveston - AA 1B 2 2 16 0 2 16 0 1.000 20.0 7.20 -0.1 1.041
1965 Galveston - AA 3B 6 3 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 32.0 2.81 +0.1 1.060
1965 Springfield - A 3B 35 31 26 46 7 75 3 .960 290.2 2.23 +1.0 1.043
1965 Tampa - A 3B 9 9 9 17 0 29 3 .897 81.0 2.89 +0.4 1.001
1965 Galveston - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Springfield - A SS 11 10 22 25 6 49 2 .959 92.0 4.60 -0.3 .958
1966 Portland - AAA 1B 10 6 61 5 7 66 0 1.000 60.0 9.90 +0.3 1.035
1966 Galveston - AA 1B 7 7 60 7 4 68 1 .985 60.0 10.05 -0.5 .973
1966 Springfield - A 1B 4 4 18 2 2 20 0 1.000 29.0 6.21 +0.4 1.054
1966 Portland - AAA 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.1 1.93 +0.1 1.058
1966 Galveston - AA 3B 16 9 4 15 1 19 0 1.000 91.1 1.87 +0.0 .938
1966 Springfield - A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 1.062
1966 Portland - AAA SS 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.059
1967 Portland - AAA 1B 1 1 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 -0.3 .715
1967 Galveston - AA 1B 26 25 190 16 13 208 2 .990 206.0 9.00 -0.8 .923
1967 Springfield - A 1B 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 8.0 11.25 +0.1 1.058
1967 Tampa - A 1B 5 5 29 3 5 33 1 .970 41.0 7.02 -0.2 .914
1967 Galveston - AA 3B 11 6 7 12 0 19 0 1.000 55.0 3.11 +0.5 1.045
1967 Springfield - A 3B 39 34 23 63 3 89 3 .966 310.0 2.50 +2.1 1.031
1967 Tampa - A 3B 7 4 5 10 1 15 0 1.000 38.0 3.55 +1.0 1.081
1967 Galveston - AA SS 4 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 14.2 2.45 +0.1 1.063
1967 Springfield - A SS 15 13 16 27 4 45 2 .956 114.0 3.39 -1.0 .964
1967 Tampa - A SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.6 1.077
1968 Portland - AAA 1B 10 9 81 8 8 89 0 1.000 72.0 11.12 +0.5 1.039
1968 Galveston - AA 1B 34 33 271 21 27 294 2 .993 274.0 9.59 +0.7 1.031
1968 Galveston - AA 3B 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 .500 23.1 0.77 -1.2 .000
1968 Springfield - A 3B 15 14 11 35 1 47 1 .979 117.0 3.54 +2.5 1.045
1968 Portland - AAA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Galveston - AA SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.1 1.072
1968 Springfield - A SS 15 13 32 33 7 68 3 .956 126.2 4.62 -0.2 .959
1969 Portland - AAA 1B 20 16 140 7 12 149 2 .987 126.0 10.50 -0.3 1.007
1969 Galveston - AA 1B 16 16 130 15 12 147 2 .986 142.0 9.19 +0.4 1.028
1969 Portland - AAA 3B 16 2 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 49.2 1.81 +0.8 1.184
1969 Galveston - AA 3B 4 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 -0.1 1.110
1969 Portland - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.083
1970 Portland - AAA 1B 4 2 22 1 6 23 0 1.000 23.2 8.75 +0.3 1.057
1970 Galveston - AA 1B 8 8 61 8 6 70 1 .986 61.0 10.18 +0.4 1.067
1970 Springfield - A 1B 5 5 44 3 4 48 1 .979 43.0 9.84 -1.2 .869
1970 Portland - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Galveston - AA 3B 21 18 10 28 0 42 4 .905 160.0 2.14 -1.0 .900
1970 Springfield - A 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.0 1.066
1970 Portland - AAA SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.2 1.082
1970 Galveston - AA SS 3 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 -0.1 .891
1971 Wichita - A 1B 3 2 12 1 3 13 0 1.000 17.0 6.88 +0.2 1.044
1971 Winston-Salem - A 1B 25 23 186 12 22 198 0 1.000 196.0 9.09 +2.3 1.073
1971 Springfield - A 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Wichita - A 3B 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.4 .527
1971 Winston-Salem - A 3B 20 16 11 35 4 48 2 .958 155.1 2.67 +0.2 1.027
1971 Springfield - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 1.059
1971 Winston-Salem - A SS 6 4 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 29.0 2.79 +0.3 1.088
TOTAL 1B 181 165 1339 109 134 1460 12 .992 1385.2 9.40 +2.2 1.006
TOTAL 3B 382 261 201 480 43 708 27 .962 2533.0 2.42 +8.5 1.004
TOTAL SS 125 61 128 175 33 314 11 .965 667.0 4.09 -7.8 .922
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1959 Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft out of high school (Zion; Zion, IL) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 17, Pick 15, 271st overall pick).
09/13/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Marshalltown Maples!
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Tampa Cigar Kings!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/17/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Heartland League All-Star Game.
05/16/1966 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/17/1966 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days.
06/02/1968 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5 weeks.
09/23/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
09/21/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
04/20/1971 Released by the Seattle organization.
05/02/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
08/03/1971 Released by the New York organization.
08/11/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
09/11/1971 Retired from professional baseball.
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