C Sam Ruggles #6
St. Louis Pioneers FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1956
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C SAM RUGGLES #6 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 460 130 20 1 18 79 42 52 .283 .343 .448 1 3.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1956 CHI Win, 5-4 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1956 CHI Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1956 CHI Loss, 4-5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1956 @ BOS Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1956 @ BOS Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/23/1956 @ CHI Win, 3-2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/22/1956 @ CHI Loss, 9-11 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1956 @ CHI Win, 6-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1956 @ DET Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1956 @ NYG Win, 6-2 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/02/1930
Born in:Oakley, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$38,000
Signed Through:1957 Season
Major Service:None, 167 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, 167 Days
Pro Service:4 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 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 460 130 20 1 18 79 49 42 52 .283 .343 .448 .790 .357 .165 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 502 0 1 0 11 2 0 206 39 1 3 25.0 68.4 5.34 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   129 32 4 0 3 20 15 15 17 0 1 0 .248 .326 .349 .675
Versus Right   331 98 16 1 15 59 34 27 35 0 1 0 .296 .349 .486 .836
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   40 14 0 0 1 11 3 2 7 0 0 0 .350 .381 .425 .806
May   90 24 3 0 5 20 11 9 10 0 1 0 .267 .333 .467 .800
June   86 27 4 0 2 18 7 10 8 0 0 0 .314 .385 .430 .816
July   82 24 6 1 5 14 10 6 9 0 0 0 .293 .341 .573 .914
August   85 20 5 0 2 6 8 7 7 0 1 0 .235 .293 .365 .658
September   77 21 2 0 3 10 10 8 11 0 0 0 .273 .341 .416 .757
Career   460 130 20 1 18 79 49 42 52 0 2 0 .283 .343 .448 .790
Home   219 60 9 1 2 28 20 19 24 0 2 0 .274 .332 .352 .684
Road   241 70 11 0 16 51 29 23 28 0 0 0 .290 .352 .535 .888
Grass   460 130 20 1 18 79 49 42 52 0 2 0 .283 .343 .448 .790
Day   286 81 12 1 9 45 30 26 31 0 2 0 .283 .343 .427 .770
Night   174 49 8 0 9 34 19 16 21 0 0 0 .282 .342 .483 .825
As Starter   447 128 19 1 18 78 49 40 47 0 2 0 .286 .345 .454 .799
As Reliever / Substitution   13 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 .154 .267 .231 .497
Pinch Hitting   13 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Close/Late   86 24 2 0 3 16 7 9 9 0 0 0 .279 .347 .407 .754
Inning 1-3   145 43 5 0 6 30 18 12 16 0 1 0 .297 .350 .455 .805
Inning 4-6   170 43 8 1 8 25 18 16 20 0 1 0 .253 .317 .453 .770
Inning 7-9   141 44 7 0 4 24 13 13 15 0 0 0 .312 .370 .447 .817
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   170 51 7 1 9 28 28 14 21 0 2 0 .300 .353 .512 .865
1 Outs   139 44 7 0 6 27 16 14 16 0 0 0 .317 .379 .496 .875
2 Outs   151 35 6 0 3 24 5 14 15 0 0 0 .232 .297 .331 .628
Scoring Position   133 39 2 0 5 57 13 16 16 0 2 0 .293 .369 .421 .790
Bases Empty   236 72 11 0 9 9 26 21 28 0 0 0 .305 .362 .466 .828
Runner on 1st   91 19 7 1 4 13 10 5 8 0 0 0 .209 .250 .440 .690
Runner on 2nd   36 9 0 0 2 9 3 4 4 0 1 0 .250 .325 .417 .742
Runner on 3rd   11 5 0 0 0 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 .455 .500 .455 .955
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 13 0 0 1 12 4 4 3 0 1 0 .302 .362 .372 .734
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 3 1 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .389 .639
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 0 0 0 11 1 4 3 0 0 0 .417 .562 .417 .979
Bases Loaded   13 4 1 0 1 11 3 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .615 .973
Two Strikes   176 35 7 0 5 22 13 22 52 0 0 0 .199 .288 .324 .612
First Pitch   75 24 5 0 3 13 11 1 0 0 1 0 .320 .329 .507 .836
Count 0-1   38 15 2 0 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .395 .395 .763 1.158
Count 0-2   21 4 0 0 1 7 2 0 9 0 0 0 .190 .190 .333 .524
Count 1-0   42 13 1 0 2 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .476 .786
Count 1-1   60 23 1 1 2 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 .383 .383 .533 .917
Count 1-2   72 14 2 0 2 5 2 0 17 0 0 0 .194 .194 .306 .500
Count 2-0   15 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   39 10 4 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .256 .436 .692
Count 2-2   46 9 2 0 2 4 3 0 18 0 0 0 .196 .196 .370 .565
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 3 0 0 1 3 6 14 0 0 1 0 .214 .607 .429 1.036
Full Count   37 8 3 0 0 6 6 22 8 0 0 0 .216 .508 .297 .806
Behind in Count   131 33 4 0 7 20 9 0 26 0 0 0 .252 .252 .443 .695
Ahead in Count   111 33 5 0 4 26 12 19 0 0 1 0 .297 .400 .450 .850
Batting 2nd   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 4th   14 3 1 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .214 .312 .714 1.027
Batting 5th   256 68 12 1 6 37 25 24 27 0 0 0 .266 .329 .391 .719
Batting 6th   178 57 6 0 10 37 22 14 19 0 2 0 .320 .370 .522 .892
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Low Leverage   193 60 10 0 7 21 16 20 17 0 0 0 .311 .376 .472 .847
Medium Leverage   178 47 6 0 9 35 23 19 22 0 0 0 .264 .335 .449 .784
High Leverage   86 21 3 1 2 23 9 3 13 0 2 0 .244 .270 .372 .642
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 .790 109 122 3.5
Total FABL 134 460 130 20 1 18 79 49 42 0 0 52 1 3 .283 .343 .448 .790 109 122 3.5
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 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
TOTAL C 525 522 3185 301 24 3501 15 .996 4592.1 6.83 +10.3 1.075 21 294 115 39.1
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.
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