P Bob Ball #8
Age: 23 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/04/1962
P BOB BALL #8 - AGE: 23 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
9 9 2-3 0 4.94 62.0 84 5 21 39 1.69 1.3
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: 2
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
05/31/1962 PHI Loss, 6-7 X 6.0 12 5 4 2 3
05/25/1962 CHI Win, 4-2 X 8.2 8 2 1 3 5 Win
05/20/1962 NYG Win, 5-4 X 6.0 8 4 4 1 2
05/15/1962 MIN Loss, 5-10 X 7.0 9 6 4 2 7 Loss
05/09/1962 BOS Win, 7-6 X 8.1 10 6 5 2 7
05/04/1962 PIT Win, 5-2 X 9.0 9 2 2 2 6 Win
04/28/1962 DET Loss, 5-6 X 6.1 10 4 4 3 4
04/23/1962 @ NYG Loss, 2-12 X 4.2 7 8 6 6 2 Loss
04/18/1962 @ MIN Loss, 3-4 X 6.0 11 4 4 0 3 Loss
04/12/1962 PIT Loss, 0-3 X 4.0 7 3 3 2 3 Loss
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, 166 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 166 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 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 9 2 3 0 4.94 62.0 84 41 34 5 21 39 1 11.1 0 2 22.2
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 15.24 12.19 5.66 3.05 3.85 1.69 85 1.3 .364        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 108 32 12 1 1 18 7 20 1 1 0 .296 .336 .454 .790      
vs. RHB 152 52 11 2 4 23 14 19 0 4 0 .342 .398 .520 .917      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 12 5 4 1 2 3  
April 3 3 0 2 0 7.41 17.0 28 16 14 1 9 9  
May 6 6 2 1 0 4.00 45.0 56 25 20 4 12 30  
Spring Training 6 6 3 1 0 3.91 23.0 21 10 10 2 7 18  
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 61 61 28 24 0 3.88 432.0 457 207 186 39 154 249  
Home 7 7 2 1 0 4.21 51.1 66 29 24 4 15 34  
Road 2 2 0 2 0 8.44 10.2 18 12 10 1 6 5  
Grass 9 9 2 3 0 4.94 62.0 84 41 34 5 21 39  
Day 3 3 0 1 0 5.59 19.1 27 14 12 2 6 13  
Night 6 6 2 2 0 4.64 42.2 57 27 22 3 15 26  
As Starter 9 9 2 3 0 4.94 62.0 84 41 34 5 21 39  
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 4.04 3.4 97
1962 Washington - FABL 23 9 9 2 3 0 4.94 62.0 84 41 34 5 21 39 1 0 1.69 .364 3.85 1.3 92
Total FABL 61 61 28 24 0 3.88 432.0 457 207 186 39 154 249 18 3 1.41 .298 3.94 7.5 110
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
1962 Washington - MLB P 9 9 1 8 0 11 2 .818 62.0 1.31 -0.2 .735
TOTAL P 136 129 39 97 4 143 7 .951 977.1 1.25 +4.2 1.038
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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