C Sam Ruggles #6
St. Louis Pioneers FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/02/1963
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
114 385 89 13 0 8 51 28 50 .231 .284 .327 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
09/01/1963 @ BOS Loss, 5-10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1963 @ BOS Win, 7-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/1963 @ BOS Win, 7-2 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 0
08/29/1963 CHI Win, 13-8 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/28/1963 CHI Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1963 CHI Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1963 DET Win, 6-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/23/1963 DET Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1963 LAF Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/21/1963 LAF Win, 7-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/02/1930
Born in:Oakley, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$39,975
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 132 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 132 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 114 385 89 13 0 8 51 42 28 50 .231 .284 .327 .611 .276 .096 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 416 1 0 0 12 19 2 126 21 0 0 0.0 35.2 2.89 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   120 30 5 0 1 14 15 10 17 1 9 0 .250 .305 .317 .622
Versus Right   265 59 8 0 7 37 27 18 33 1 10 1 .223 .274 .332 .606
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 6 2 0 1 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 .316 .381 .579 .960
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   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   20 6 1 0 1 4 6 4 3 1 1 0 .300 .400 .500 .900
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   3568 953 131 6 82 485 356 299 453 16 58 2 .267 .323 .376 .699
Home   187 45 3 0 2 27 20 16 20 1 11 0 .241 .299 .289 .588
Road   198 44 10 0 6 24 22 12 30 1 8 1 .222 .269 .364 .633
Grass   385 89 13 0 8 51 42 28 50 2 19 1 .231 .284 .327 .611
Day   186 40 6 0 3 25 21 15 19 0 11 0 .215 .274 .296 .569
Night   199 49 7 0 5 26 21 13 31 2 8 1 .246 .293 .357 .650
As Starter   377 86 12 0 8 50 40 28 50 2 19 1 .228 .282 .324 .605
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   85 19 5 0 3 13 10 5 13 1 5 0 .224 .264 .388 .652
Inning 1-3   110 26 2 0 2 14 12 7 18 0 3 0 .236 .282 .309 .591
Inning 4-6   134 29 5 0 1 15 11 13 15 1 11 1 .216 .289 .276 .565
Inning 7-9   135 34 6 0 5 21 19 7 16 1 5 0 .252 .287 .407 .694
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
0 Outs   128 26 6 0 2 6 18 8 16 1 11 0 .203 .248 .297 .545
1 Outs   128 28 5 0 1 20 9 5 17 1 8 1 .219 .252 .281 .533
2 Outs   129 35 2 0 5 25 15 15 17 0 0 0 .271 .347 .403 .750
Scoring Position   115 29 5 0 4 46 14 5 12 2 19 1 .252 .285 .400 .685
Bases Empty   204 44 6 0 3 3 21 16 29 0 0 0 .216 .273 .289 .562
Runner on 1st   66 16 2 0 1 2 7 7 9 0 0 0 .242 .315 .318 .633
Runner on 2nd   32 10 2 0 2 11 6 3 3 0 11 1 .312 .389 .562 .951
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 12 3 0 1 13 4 1 4 0 4 0 .286 .302 .429 .731
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 2 0 0 1 9 3 1 1 2 0 0 .154 .188 .385 .572
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   13 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Two Strikes   154 32 4 0 5 24 18 17 50 0 0 0 .208 .287 .331 .618
First Pitch   69 16 2 0 3 12 9 0 0 0 9 0 .232 .232 .391 .623
Count 0-1   33 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .176 .182 .358
Count 0-2   34 5 0 0 1 4 1 0 16 0 0 0 .147 .147 .235 .382
Count 1-0   44 11 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 7 0 .250 .244 .295 .540
Count 1-1   32 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .250 .281 .531
Count 1-2   49 8 2 0 1 4 3 0 16 0 0 0 .163 .163 .265 .429
Count 2-0   17 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .333 .412 .745
Count 2-1   21 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .286 .524
Count 2-2   45 12 1 0 2 9 6 0 13 0 0 0 .267 .267 .422 .689
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 6 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 .400 .591 .467 1.058
Full Count   26 7 1 0 1 7 8 17 5 0 0 0 .269 .558 .423 .981
Behind in Count   116 18 3 0 2 10 6 0 32 0 0 1 .155 .162 .233 .395
Ahead in Count   97 28 5 0 0 11 11 11 0 2 7 0 .289 .355 .340 .695
Batting 6th   67 13 0 0 2 9 11 7 7 1 3 0 .194 .267 .284 .550
Batting 7th   231 51 6 0 5 32 23 18 31 1 16 1 .221 .279 .312 .591
Batting 8th   79 22 6 0 1 9 6 3 12 0 0 0 .278 .305 .392 .697
Batting 9th   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Low Leverage   192 44 8 0 4 12 23 16 17 1 0 1 .229 .290 .333 .624
Medium Leverage   132 34 4 0 4 23 15 8 25 0 11 0 .258 .300 .379 .679
High Leverage   60 11 1 0 0 16 4 4 8 1 8 0 .183 .231 .200 .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 32 114 385 89 13 0 8 51 42 28 1 2 50 0 0 .231 .284 .327 .611 61 68 0.9
Total FABL 1034 3568 953 131 6 82 485 356 299 2 16 453 4 8 .267 .323 .376 .699 89 87 14.3
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
Total FABL 5 18 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .250 .389 .639 66 58
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 107 105 778 69 3 847 0 1.000 938.2 8.12 +2.0 .992 7 53 23 43.4
TOTAL C 1369 1353 8528 799 67 9357 30 .997 11953.1 7.02 +23.4 1.042 67 673 270 40.1
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1960 9 9
1961 13 3
Year SH Rank
1962 15 4
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