C Sam Ruggles #6
St. Louis Pioneers FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/21/1963
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SAM RUGGLES #6 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 457 105 14 0 9 62 38 64 .230 .289 .319 0 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 4
Arm: 3 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/1963 @ KCK Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1963 @ KCK Win, 7-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/04/1963 KCK Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/1963 KCK Win, 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/1963 WAS Win, 8-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/29/1963 PIT Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1963 PIT Win, 8-0 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1963 PIT Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1963 PHI Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/24/1963 PHI Loss, 5-10 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/02/1930
Born in:Oakley, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$36,400
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 157 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 157 Days
Pro Service:11 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
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 457 105 14 0 9 62 49 38 64 .230 .289 .319 .609 .273 .090 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 498 1 3 0 12 21 2 146 23 0 0 0.0 42.6 2.97 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   160 38 6 0 2 18 19 16 25 1 10 0 .237 .305 .312 .618
Versus Right   297 67 8 0 7 44 30 22 39 1 11 1 .226 .280 .323 .604
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   58 15 1 0 2 9 7 4 5 0 5 0 .259 .306 .379 .686
May   86 19 3 0 3 16 10 4 8 0 7 0 .221 .256 .360 .616
June   76 18 2 0 1 8 4 7 15 0 4 0 .237 .301 .303 .604
July   74 12 0 0 0 6 8 7 10 2 3 0 .162 .229 .162 .391
August   90 24 7 0 2 12 12 6 12 0 0 1 .267 .320 .411 .731
September   73 17 1 0 1 11 8 10 14 0 2 0 .233 .325 .288 .613
Spring Training   20 6 1 0 1 4 6 4 3 1 1 0 .300 .400 .500 .900
Postseason   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .220
Last Year   430 115 15 0 11 77 39 20 64 3 15 1 .267 .300 .379 .679
2 Years Ago   437 106 15 2 7 47 47 50 54 4 7 0 .243 .318 .334 .652
Career   3640 969 132 6 83 496 363 309 467 16 60 2 .266 .323 .374 .697
Home   229 55 4 0 2 33 24 23 30 1 12 0 .240 .308 .284 .592
Road   228 50 10 0 7 29 25 15 34 1 9 1 .219 .269 .355 .625
Grass   457 105 14 0 9 62 49 38 64 2 21 1 .230 .289 .319 .609
Day   237 55 7 0 4 36 28 20 28 0 13 0 .232 .292 .312 .604
Night   220 50 7 0 5 26 21 18 36 2 8 1 .227 .286 .327 .614
As Starter   449 102 13 0 9 61 47 38 64 2 21 1 .227 .288 .316 .604
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Pinch Hitting   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Close/Late   100 24 5 0 3 16 12 6 16 1 6 0 .240 .280 .380 .660
Inning 1-3   133 33 2 0 3 19 15 9 22 0 3 0 .248 .296 .331 .627
Inning 4-6   159 32 6 0 1 16 12 19 21 1 12 1 .201 .289 .258 .547
Inning 7-9   159 40 6 0 5 26 22 9 20 1 5 0 .252 .290 .384 .674
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
0 Outs   150 29 6 0 3 8 20 9 19 1 13 0 .193 .237 .293 .531
1 Outs   148 30 6 0 1 20 12 8 23 1 8 1 .203 .247 .264 .510
2 Outs   159 46 2 0 5 34 17 21 22 0 0 0 .289 .372 .396 .768
Scoring Position   136 35 5 0 4 56 19 9 15 2 21 1 .257 .304 .382 .686
Bases Empty   243 52 7 0 4 4 23 20 34 0 0 0 .214 .274 .292 .566
Runner on 1st   78 18 2 0 1 2 7 9 15 0 0 0 .231 .310 .295 .605
Runner on 2nd   36 11 2 0 2 12 6 4 3 0 13 1 .306 .390 .528 .918
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 13 3 0 1 14 6 1 5 0 4 0 .277 .292 .404 .696
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 3 0 0 1 10 4 1 2 2 0 0 .176 .200 .353 .553
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 5 0 0 0 10 2 1 0 0 4 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Bases Loaded   16 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Two Strikes   181 36 4 0 5 28 19 21 64 0 0 0 .199 .282 .304 .586
First Pitch   87 21 3 0 3 14 12 3 0 0 11 0 .241 .267 .379 .646
Count 0-1   38 6 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .179 .184 .364
Count 0-2   40 6 0 0 1 5 2 0 19 0 0 0 .150 .150 .225 .375
Count 1-0   50 13 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 7 0 .260 .255 .360 .615
Count 1-1   37 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 .243 .243 .270 .514
Count 1-2   59 9 2 0 1 4 3 0 22 0 0 0 .153 .153 .237 .390
Count 2-0   23 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .292 .348 .639
Count 2-1   25 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .320 .600
Count 2-2   53 13 1 0 2 9 6 0 18 0 0 0 .245 .245 .377 .623
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 6 1 0 0 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 .375 .583 .438 1.021
Full Count   29 8 1 0 1 10 8 21 5 0 0 0 .276 .580 .414 .994
Behind in Count   137 21 3 0 2 13 7 0 41 0 0 1 .153 .159 .219 .378
Ahead in Count   114 33 5 0 1 14 14 14 0 2 7 0 .289 .362 .360 .721
Batting 6th   67 13 0 0 2 9 11 7 7 1 3 0 .194 .267 .284 .550
Batting 7th   243 54 6 0 5 33 25 20 34 1 18 1 .222 .283 .309 .592
Batting 8th   139 35 7 0 2 19 11 11 23 0 0 0 .252 .307 .345 .652
Batting 9th   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Low Leverage   220 50 9 0 4 14 24 20 21 1 0 1 .227 .293 .323 .616
Medium Leverage   158 42 4 0 5 30 18 10 31 0 12 0 .266 .310 .386 .696
High Leverage   76 13 1 0 0 18 7 8 12 1 9 0 .171 .247 .184 .431
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 .790 119 117 3.3
1957 St. Louis - FABL 26 136 483 129 21 1 9 55 49 38 0 0 43 1 1 .267 .321 .371 .691 90 91 2.5
1958 St. Louis - FABL 27 134 472 147 22 0 11 60 53 46 0 0 52 0 0 .311 .373 .428 .801 114 114 3.6
1959 St. Louis - FABL 28 134 468 132 13 1 5 58 28 29 0 3 61 1 1 .282 .322 .346 .668 80 78 1.4
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 78 68 0.9
1962 St. Louis - FABL 31 119 430 115 15 0 11 77 39 20 1 3 64 1 2 .267 .300 .379 .679 78 77 1.0
1963 St. Louis - FABL 32 136 457 105 14 0 9 62 49 38 1 2 64 0 0 .230 .289 .319 .609 60 66 0.9
Total FABL 1056 3640 969 132 6 83 496 363 309 2 16 467 4 8 .266 .323 .374 .697 88 86 14.4
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
1951 Total - 20 55 245 69 9 0 11 51 52 23 1 3 30 0 0 .282 .342 .453 .795 100 100 0.7
1952 Total - 21 64 286 84 9 0 10 62 77 26 1 3 29 1 1 .294 .351 .430 .781 100 100 0.7
1952 Rock Island - C 21 21 52 12 2 0 1 10 15 32 0 2 12 0 0 .231 .512 .327 .839 107 139 0.6
1952 Fresno - B 21 45 146 31 3 0 1 12 10 21 0 0 30 1 0 .212 .311 .253 .565 49 43 -0.6
1953 Moline - C 22 34 107 34 9 1 4 16 21 45 1 0 9 0 0 .318 .523 .533 1.056 167 180 1.9
1953 Fresno - B 22 81 282 84 16 1 4 24 27 12 0 1 40 1 0 .298 .325 .404 .730 109 103 1.7
1953 Charlotte - B 22 5 23 7 2 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .304 .333 .391 .725 93 92 0.1
1953 Total - B 22 86 305 91 18 1 4 28 31 13 0 1 43 1 0 .298 .326 .403 .729 108 102 1.8
1954 Hartford - A 23 22 76 26 8 0 2 15 10 15 0 0 11 0 1 .342 .451 .526 .977 170 175 1.4
1954 Dallas - AA 23 104 363 104 19 2 12 64 57 51 2 6 45 0 0 .287 .372 .449 .821 114 111 2.8
1955 Hartford - A 24 12 45 16 4 0 2 8 3 4 0 0 6 0 0 .356 .408 .578 .986 164 154 0.6
1955 Dallas - AA 24 84 306 119 26 0 23 69 69 50 0 1 28 1 0 .389 .473 .699 1.173 207 205 6.3
1955 Oakland - AAA 24 34 133 44 6 0 9 43 27 14 0 1 10 0 0 .331 .392 .579 .971 156 154 1.6
Total GWL 34 133 44 6 0 9 43 27 14 0 1 10 0 0 .331 .392 .579 .971 156 154
Total MAL 34 121 42 12 0 4 23 13 19 0 0 17 0 1 .347 .436 .545 .981 168 167
Total SEL 5 23 7 2 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .304 .333 .391 .725 93 92
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 .982 156 154
Total UMVA 55 159 46 11 1 5 26 36 77 1 2 21 0 0 .289 .519 .465 .984 146 165
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 66 58 0.9
1963 St. Louis - FABL 32 4 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .220 -40 -39 1.1
Total FABL 9 31 5 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 .161 .206 .258 .464 22 18
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 - B C 41 41 291 28 1 321 2 .994 355.2 8.07 +1.3 .955 0 42 12 28.6
1952 Rock Island - C C 18 18 240 12 1 254 2 .992 159.1 14.23 +0.3 1.187 3 19 5 26.3
1953 Charlotte - B C 5 5 49 3 0 52 0 1.000 51.0 9.18 -0.0 .970 0 2 0 0.0
1953 Fresno - B C 75 75 398 43 3 443 2 .995 657.0 6.04 -0.2 1.030 2 44 16 36.4
1953 Moline - C 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
TOTAL C 1391 1374 8670 817 68 9517 30 .997 12143.0 7.03 +24.5 1.040 67 686 279 40.7
TOTAL LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.0 .935
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1960 9 9
1961 13 3
Year SH Rank
1962 15 4
1963 21 2
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