P Bob Ball #8
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
02/26/1962
P BOB BALL #8 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
31 31 13-16 0 4.35 219.1 237 20 88 127 1.48 3.6
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 4
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 3
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 -
Slider 4 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 2 -
Sinker 3 -
Splitter 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 4
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/07/1961 PHI Win, 4-1 X 9.0 7 1 1 2 6 Win
09/30/1961 @ PHI Loss, 1-4 X 8.0 10 4 4 2 3 Loss
09/22/1961 @ CHI Win, 13-4 X 5.0 4 1 1 1 4 Win
09/16/1961 BOS Loss, 0-3 X 8.0 9 3 3 1 5 Loss
09/11/1961 @ STL Loss, 1-3 X 6.0 5 2 2 4 2 Loss
09/06/1961 @ NYG Win, 11-3 X 8.0 4 3 3 5 9 Win
09/01/1961 @ PIT Loss, 6-8 X 3.1 7 7 6 3 1 Loss
08/24/1961 @ PHI Loss, 7-10 X 4.1 9 8 8 3 1 Loss
08/19/1961 STL Loss, 1-4 X 9.0 10 4 4 1 4 Loss
08/13/1961 NYG Win, 3-1 X 6.0 5 1 1 3 3 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/10/1938
Born in:Fremont, NE
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$104,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 118 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 118 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 11th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1961 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 31 31 13 16 0 4.35 219.1 237 115 106 20 88 127 11 35.5 0 16 51.6
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 13.54 9.72 5.21 3.61 4.13 1.48 95 3.6 .304        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 312 86 17 1 5 42 36 49 5 5 2 .276 .349 .385 .734      
vs. RHB 541 151 20 5 15 73 52 78 3 5 3 .279 .344 .418 .762      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1961 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 1 0 5.84 12.1 13 8 8 3 2 6  
May 6 6 3 2 0 5.10 42.1 46 24 24 1 22 23  
June 6 6 3 3 0 4.01 49.1 59 25 22 5 18 31  
July 5 5 2 2 0 3.63 34.2 37 19 14 5 17 21  
August 5 5 1 4 0 4.86 33.1 36 18 18 2 11 16  
September 6 6 2 4 0 4.46 38.1 39 20 19 4 16 24  
October 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 7 1 1 0 2 6  
Last Year 31 31 13 16 0 4.35 219.1 237 115 106 20 88 127  
2 Years Ago 21 21 13 5 0 2.75 150.2 136 51 46 14 45 83  
Career 52 52 26 21 0 3.70 370.0 373 166 152 34 133 210  
Home 15 15 7 7 0 3.75 117.2 123 53 49 9 49 67  
Road 16 16 6 9 0 5.05 101.2 114 62 57 11 39 60  
Grass 31 31 13 16 0 4.35 219.1 237 115 106 20 88 127  
Day 18 18 7 10 0 3.87 135.0 149 62 58 14 49 74  
Night 13 13 6 6 0 5.12 84.1 88 53 48 6 39 53  
As Starter 31 31 13 16 0 4.35 219.1 237 115 106 20 88 127  
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+
1960 Washington - FABL 21 21 21 13 5 0 2.75 150.2 136 51 46 14 45 83 6 3 1.20 .258 3.83 2.8 155
1961 Washington - FABL 22 31 31 13 16 0 4.35 219.1 237 115 106 20 88 127 11 0 1.48 .304 4.13 3.6 100
Total FABL 52 52 26 21 0 3.70 370.0 373 166 152 34 133 210 17 3 1.37 .286 4.01 6.4 117
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+
1954 Total - 15 16 16 10 1 0 1.30 110.2 81 20 16 1 18 150 0 0 0.89 .283 1.15 6.5 100
1955 Total - 16 14 14 7 2 0 1.59 96.0 75 19 17 1 17 122 0 0 0.96 .285 1.42 5.1 100
1956 Total - 17 13 13 6 3 0 1.61 89.2 68 18 16 1 21 120 0 0 0.99 .279 1.44 4.7 100
1957 Total - 18 12 12 6 3 0 2.02 93.2 77 24 21 3 23 114 0 0 1.07 .289 1.95 4.2 100
1957 Pensacola - C 18 10 3 2 2 0 3.06 32.1 24 11 11 0 20 23 2 0 1.36 .267 3.16 0.8 147
1957 Everett - B 18 4 4 0 2 0 3.98 31.2 35 22 14 2 1 19 0 0 1.14 .297 2.55 0.7 77
1958 Everett - B 19 11 11 5 2 0 2.07 91.1 86 23 21 5 12 59 5 1 1.07 .285 2.76 1.9 158
1958 Trenton - A 19 13 13 5 6 0 3.51 100.0 85 49 39 8 51 81 6 2 1.36 .266 3.14 1.9 100
1959 Pensacola - C 20 9 9 5 2 0 3.69 70.2 74 35 29 3 21 59 4 1 1.34 .343 3.20 2.9 151
1959 Everett - B 20 4 4 2 1 0 1.57 28.2 24 5 5 3 2 17 3 1 0.91 .256 3.68 0.3 220
1959 Trenton - A 20 14 14 2 11 0 3.71 114.0 103 52 47 8 52 93 10 0 1.36 .286 2.97 2.6 98
1960 Harrisburg - AA 21 10 10 6 4 0 2.58 76.2 48 23 22 4 21 65 5 0 0.90 .221 2.25 2.7 141
Total EA 10 10 6 4 0 2.58 76.2 48 23 22 4 21 65 5 0 0.90 .221 2.25 141.3
Total MAL 27 27 7 17 0 3.62 214.0 188 101 86 16 103 174 16 2 1.36 .277 3.05 99.1
Total COW 19 19 7 5 0 2.37 151.2 145 50 40 10 15 95 8 2 1.05 .283 2.89 135.4
Total GSL 19 12 7 4 0 3.50 103.0 98 46 40 3 41 82 6 1 1.35 .320 3.19 149.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Everett - B P 4 4 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 31.2 0.85 -0.3 .995
1957 Pensacola - C P 10 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 32.1 1.39 -0.1 .969
1958 Trenton - A P 13 13 1 9 0 11 1 .909 100.0 0.90 -1.0 .978
1958 Everett - B P 11 11 5 7 0 14 2 .857 91.1 1.18 -0.3 .739
1959 Trenton - A P 14 14 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 114.0 1.34 -0.5 1.042
1959 Everett - B P 4 4 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 28.2 1.26 +0.5 1.013
1959 Pensacola - C P 9 9 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 70.2 0.89 +1.5 .955
1960 Washington - MLB P 21 21 8 20 2 29 1 .966 150.2 1.67 +1.9 1.119
1960 Harrisburg - AA P 10 10 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 76.2 1.17 +0.7 .985
1961 Washington - MLB P 31 31 9 22 1 32 1 .969 219.1 1.27 +1.8 1.307
TOTAL P 127 120 38 89 4 132 5 .962 915.1 1.25 +4.3 1.067
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Plattsmouth; Plattsmouth, NE) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 3, Pick 11, 43rd overall pick).
07/05/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Bears with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/08/1958 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/15/1958 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
08/30/1958 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/14/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/08/1959 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/15/1959 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Bakersfield Bears with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/15/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Biloxi Billies with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/01/1959 Wins the GSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/07/1959 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
03/04/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/12/1960 Named the #81 prospect in the FABL
06/01/1960 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/09/1960 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/15/1960 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/26/1960 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1960 Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/01/1960 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/01/1960 Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/01/1960 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/21/1960 Finished 3rd in 1960 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
1960 13 10
1961 13 9
Year L Rank
1961 16 3
Year BF Rank
1961 964 9
Year BB Rank
1961 88 9
Year CG Rank
1960 6 2
1961 11 3
Year CGP Rank
1961 .355 3
Year SHO Rank
1960 3 1
Year GB% Rank
1961 0.53 6
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