C Sam Ruggles #6
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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C SAM RUGGLES #6 - AGE: 43 - 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:12/02/1930
Born in:Oakley, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 159 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 11th Pick in Round 4
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
1956 St. Louis - FABL 25 134 460 130 20 1 18 79 49 42 0 0 52 1 3 .283 .343 .448 .790 118 125 3.9
1957 St. Louis - FABL 26 136 483 129 21 1 9 55 49 38 0 0 43 1 1 .267 .321 .371 .691 90 94 2.3
1958 St. Louis - FABL 27 134 472 147 22 0 11 60 53 46 0 0 52 0 0 .311 .373 .428 .801 114 117 3.9
1959 St. Louis - FABL 28 134 468 132 13 1 5 58 28 29 0 3 61 1 1 .282 .322 .346 .668 79 81 1.5
1960 St. Louis - FABL 29 132 433 105 12 1 13 58 49 46 0 4 77 0 0 .242 .313 .365 .678 83 75 0.9
1961 St. Louis - FABL 30 131 437 106 15 2 7 47 47 50 0 4 54 0 1 .243 .318 .334 .652 77 69 0.8
1962 St. Louis - FABL 31 119 430 115 15 0 11 77 39 20 1 3 64 1 2 .267 .300 .379 .679 79 74 0.8
1963 St. Louis - FABL 32 136 457 105 14 0 9 62 49 38 1 2 64 0 0 .230 .289 .319 .609 67 62 0.4
1964 St. Louis - FABL 33 135 433 102 10 3 11 46 34 34 1 4 72 1 0 .236 .290 .349 .639 88 86 2.0
1965 St. Louis - FABL 34 116 345 71 8 0 4 28 28 31 0 5 86 0 0 .206 .268 .264 .531 57 51 -0.2
1966 St. Louis - FABL 35 114 351 66 2 0 5 12 29 33 2 1 83 0 0 .188 .261 .236 .497 47 42 -0.1
1967 St. Louis - FABL 36 71 194 39 5 0 1 15 11 22 0 2 52 1 0 .201 .280 .242 .522 61 49 0.1
1968 St. Louis - FABL 37 51 131 22 4 0 1 10 7 6 0 2 35 1 0 .168 .201 .221 .423 33 29 -0.1
Total FABL 1543 5094 1269 161 9 105 607 472 435 5 30 795 7 8 .249 .307 .346 .653 81 79 16.1
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
1952 Rock Island - R 21 21 52 12 2 0 1 10 15 32 0 2 12 0 0 .231 .512 .327 .839 112 146 0.8
1952 Fresno - A 21 45 146 31 3 0 1 12 10 21 0 0 30 1 0 .212 .311 .253 .565 50 42 -0.2
1953 Moline - R 22 34 107 34 9 1 4 16 21 45 1 0 9 0 0 .318 .523 .533 1.056 166 185 2.3
1953 Fresno - A 22 81 282 84 16 1 4 24 27 12 0 1 40 1 0 .298 .325 .404 .730 110 104 1.9
1953 Charlotte - A 22 5 23 7 2 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .304 .333 .391 .725 95 87 0.1
1953 Total - A 22 86 305 91 18 1 4 28 31 13 0 1 43 1 0 .298 .326 .403 .729 109 102 2.0
1954 Hartford - A 23 22 76 26 8 0 2 15 10 15 0 0 11 0 1 .342 .451 .526 .977 165 168 1.2
1954 Dallas - AA 23 104 363 104 19 2 12 64 57 51 2 6 45 0 0 .287 .372 .449 .821 113 109 2.7
1955 Hartford - A 24 12 45 16 4 0 2 8 3 4 0 0 6 0 0 .356 .408 .578 .986 159 154 0.6
1955 Dallas - AA 24 84 306 119 26 0 23 69 69 50 0 1 28 1 0 .389 .473 .699 1.173 203 205 6.3
1955 Oakland - AAA 24 34 133 44 6 0 9 43 27 14 0 1 10 0 0 .331 .392 .579 .971 153 155 1.7
Total GWL 34 133 44 6 0 9 43 27 14 0 1 10 0 0 .331 .392 .579 .971 153 155
Total MAL 34 121 42 12 0 4 23 13 19 0 0 17 0 1 .347 .436 .545 .981 163 163
Total SEL 5 23 7 2 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .304 .333 .391 .725 95 87
Total COW 126 428 115 19 1 5 36 37 33 0 1 70 2 0 .269 .320 .353 .673 88 81
Total LSA 188 669 223 45 2 35 133 126 101 2 7 73 1 0 .333 .418 .564 .982 154 153
Total UMVA 55 159 46 11 1 5 26 36 77 1 2 21 0 0 .289 .519 .465 .984 147 171
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
1962 St. Louis - FABL 31 5 18 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .250 .389 .639 67 61 0.8
1963 St. Louis - FABL 32 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .220 -38 -36 0.9
1964 St. Louis - FABL 33 5 17 6 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .353 .421 .412 .833 147 158 1.2
Total FABL 14 48 11 1 0 1 8 4 4 0 1 6 0 0 .229 .283 .312 .596 68 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Fresno - A C 41 41 291 28 1 321 2 .994 355.2 8.07 +1.3 .955 0 42 12 28.6
1952 Rock Island - R C 18 18 240 12 1 254 2 .992 159.1 14.23 +0.3 1.187 3 19 5 26.3
1953 Charlotte - A C 5 5 49 3 0 52 0 1.000 51.0 9.18 -0.0 .970 0 2 0 0.0
1953 Fresno - A C 75 75 398 43 3 443 2 .995 657.0 6.04 -0.2 1.030 2 44 16 36.4
1953 Moline - R C 32 32 257 27 4 285 1 .996 284.0 9.00 +1.9 1.418 1 30 13 43.3
1954 Dallas - AA C 95 95 576 62 8 640 2 .997 829.0 6.93 +3.7 1.125 5 49 25 51.0
1954 Hartford - A C 21 21 141 10 1 152 1 .993 184.0 7.39 +0.9 1.012 0 6 4 66.7
1955 Oakland - AAA C 31 31 150 15 0 166 1 .994 275.2 5.39 +0.5 .987 4 12 9 75.0
1955 Dallas - AA C 75 73 464 32 1 496 0 1.000 656.0 6.80 +2.4 1.207 0 26 8 30.8
1955 Hartford - A C 11 11 76 12 1 88 0 1.000 99.0 8.00 +0.3 .994 1 11 7 63.6
1956 St. Louis - MLB C 121 120 543 57 4 604 4 .993 1041.2 5.18 -0.9 .957 5 53 16 30.2
1957 St. Louis - MLB C 125 122 671 73 7 748 4 .995 1083.0 6.18 +1.0 1.059 13 54 27 50.0
1958 St. Louis - MLB C 126 121 762 71 6 834 1 .999 1091.0 6.87 +2.6 1.147 8 57 24 42.1
1959 St. Louis - MLB C 125 125 836 79 8 920 5 .995 1084.0 7.60 +2.5 .960 6 53 23 43.4
1960 St. Louis - MLB C 122 121 740 67 2 811 4 .995 1078.1 6.74 +0.4 .900 4 46 15 32.6
1961 St. Louis - MLB C 124 122 784 70 11 855 1 .999 1091.0 7.04 +2.2 1.095 4 68 22 32.4
1961 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .935
1962 St. Louis - MLB C 115 115 772 69 6 841 0 1.000 995.0 7.61 +2.4 .989 4 48 21 43.8
1963 St. Louis - MLB C 129 126 920 87 4 1007 0 1.000 1128.1 8.03 +3.1 .981 7 66 32 48.5
1964 St. Louis - MLB C 128 125 848 71 4 923 4 .996 1109.2 7.45 +1.4 1.029 3 66 21 31.8
1965 St. Louis - MLB C 112 106 671 56 6 731 4 .995 922.0 7.10 -1.4 .969 6 65 16 24.6
1965 St. Louis - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 -0.0 .992
1966 St. Louis - MLB C 112 109 683 64 1 750 3 .996 940.2 7.15 +3.7 1.166 5 53 20 37.7
1967 St. Louis - MLB C 68 58 368 32 2 401 1 .998 519.1 6.93 +0.6 1.228 1 30 7 23.3
1967 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.2 1.063
1967 St. Louis - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1968 St. Louis - MLB C 50 35 256 37 1 293 0 1.000 351.0 7.51 +1.6 1.034 1 35 16 45.7
1968 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .988
TOTAL C 1861 1807 11496 1077 82 12615 42 .997 15985.2 7.08 +30.3 1.047 83 935 359 38.4
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.2 1.063
TOTAL LF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.1 4.91 -0.1 .962
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 59th overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of college Henry Hudson
07/31/1953 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the St. Louis Pioneers, along with LF Delos Davis, SP Zeb Stevens, and C Tom Williams, in exchange for SP Hal Hackney.
05/30/1955 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1955 Wins the LSA Batter of the Month Award.
06/01/1955 Goes 0-2 against the Galveston Gunners, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
08/01/1955 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
04/16/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
10/20/1956 Finished 3rd in 1956 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
08/29/1959 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
05/13/1960 Goes 5-5 against the Washington Eagles, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
05/16/1960 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1960 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/18/1961 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
10/28/1961 Wins the 1961 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/21/1962 Wins the 1962 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
10/08/1963 Wins the 1963 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/17/1963 Wins the 1963 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/13/1964 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
10/14/1964 Wins the 1964 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/23/1964 Wins the 1964 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
10/22/1966 Wins the 1966 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at C.
04/26/1969 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1960 9 9
1961 13 3
Year SH Rank
1962 15 4
1963 21 2
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