SS Larry Klinker #7
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/21/1963
SS LARRY KLINKER #7 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
87 239 61 6 0 7 20 21 33 .255 .322 .368 8 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 3 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 1
Errors: - 5 1
Arm: 1 5 1
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 5
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1963 @ RIC Win, 9-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1963 @ RIC Win, 6-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/20/1963 @ RIC Loss, 2-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1963 @ SYR Loss, 2-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
09/18/1963 @ SYR Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1963 @ SYR Loss, 0-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1963 @ SYR Loss, 0-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1963 JC Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1963 JC Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1963 JC Win, 6-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/09/1935
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 6"
Weight:150 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 138 Days
Service This Yr:70 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 163 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 9th Pick in Round 18
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 21 14 4 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 .286 .375 .571 .946 .409 .286 157
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 0 0.0 3.2 7.83 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Versus Right   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
May   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000
June   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Spring Training   30 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 2 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
Last Year   111 27 3 0 5 16 17 19 16 0 5 0 .243 .354 .405 .759
2 Years Ago   75 15 4 0 0 6 8 5 11 0 0 0 .200 .250 .253 .503
Career   200 46 8 0 6 24 27 26 29 0 6 0 .230 .319 .360 .679
Home   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Road   10 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 .300 .417 .700 1.117
Grass   14 4 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 .286 .375 .571 .946
Day   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Night   9 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
As Starter   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .375 .775
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Inning 1-3   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Inning 4-6   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Inning 7-9   8 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
0 Outs   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1 Outs   3 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333
2 Outs   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Scoring Position   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Empty   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
Runner on 1st   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Two Strikes   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
First Pitch   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Behind in Count   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Ahead in Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .375 .775
Low Leverage   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Medium Leverage   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
High Leverage   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
UNION LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 87 239 61 6 0 7 20 29 21 33 .255 .322 .368 .690 .306 .113 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 264 3 3 1 9 5 1 88 13 8 3 72.7 27.3 3.77 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 24 3 0 2 6 11 8 10 0 1 2 .308 .386 .423 .809
Versus Right   161 37 3 0 5 14 18 13 23 1 4 1 .230 .290 .342 .631
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   33 5 0 0 1 4 3 5 7 0 1 0 .152 .263 .242 .506
July   78 23 1 0 4 9 9 6 8 0 3 0 .295 .345 .462 .807
August   79 22 3 0 2 6 13 8 11 0 0 1 .278 .352 .392 .745
September   49 11 2 0 0 1 4 2 7 1 1 2 .224 .278 .265 .543
2 Years Ago   25 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 3 0 .120 .154 .240 .394
Career   296 69 6 0 9 28 33 25 42 1 8 3 .233 .298 .345 .643
Home   102 33 2 0 7 13 21 11 13 1 4 3 .324 .402 .549 .951
Road   137 28 4 0 0 7 8 10 20 0 1 0 .204 .259 .234 .492
Grass   239 61 6 0 7 20 29 21 33 1 5 3 .255 .322 .368 .690
Day   38 9 0 0 1 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 .237 .237 .316 .553
Night   201 52 6 0 6 14 26 21 26 1 5 3 .259 .336 .378 .714
As Starter   234 60 6 0 7 20 29 21 32 1 5 3 .256 .324 .372 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
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
1961 Detroit - FABL 25 27 75 15 4 0 0 6 8 5 0 0 11 0 0 .200 .250 .253 .503 38 29 -0.6
1962 Detroit - FABL 26 89 111 27 3 0 5 16 17 19 0 0 16 1 0 .243 .354 .405 .759 100 98 0.5
1963 Detroit - FABL 27 21 14 4 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946 147 157 0.0
Total FABL 137 200 46 8 0 6 24 27 26 0 0 29 1 0 .230 .319 .360 .679 81 78 -0.1
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
1950 Total - 14 23 99 40 14 1 2 25 38 12 0 1 7 19 6 .404 .464 .626 1.091 100 100 1.4
1951 Total - 15 27 118 52 12 2 2 34 49 12 0 2 6 0 0 .441 .485 .627 1.112 100 100 1.8
1952 Total - 16 41 184 85 17 1 1 48 77 19 0 0 9 18 15 .462 .512 .582 1.094 100 100 2.9
1953 Total - 17 40 182 84 18 3 4 47 63 18 0 1 10 17 14 .462 .507 .659 1.167 100 100 3.2
1954 Total - 18 65 295 92 13 5 3 48 67 28 0 0 39 16 12 .312 .372 .420 .792 100 100 1.0
1955 Total - 19 63 286 83 13 5 5 52 63 25 0 3 34 15 12 .290 .344 .423 .767 100 100 0.5
1956 Total - 20 55 260 67 6 1 6 40 53 13 0 2 58 5 2 .258 .291 .358 .649 100 100 -0.7
1956 Hattiesburg - C 20 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750 105 246 0.1
1956 Topeka - A 20 8 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 39 49 -0.0
1957 Topeka - A 21 23 15 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267 -31 -50 -0.3
1958 Terre Haute - A 22 46 149 41 7 0 6 15 32 29 0 0 40 4 1 .275 .393 .443 .836 129 136 1.4
1958 Newark - AAA 22 8 32 5 0 0 1 6 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 .156 .229 .250 .479 38 37 -0.3
1959 Terre Haute - A 23 71 230 55 10 0 3 26 31 45 0 1 35 1 1 .239 .362 .322 .684 85 91 1.0
1959 Akron - AA 23 65 202 44 12 2 1 19 18 26 2 1 47 1 0 .218 .312 .312 .624 86 88 2.0
1960 Akron - AA 24 136 435 91 15 7 7 46 61 74 3 2 79 5 5 .209 .327 .324 .651 91 92 2.9
1961 Akron - AA 25 89 299 70 9 2 1 29 31 20 1 4 52 2 6 .234 .281 .288 .568 62 56 -0.3
1961 Newark - AAA 25 10 25 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .120 .154 .240 .394 11 4 -0.0
1963 Newark - AAA 27 87 239 61 6 0 7 20 29 21 3 1 33 8 3 .255 .322 .368 .690 96 98 1.8
Total EA 290 936 205 36 11 9 94 110 120 6 7 178 8 11 .219 .310 .310 .619 81 80
Total HL 117 379 96 17 0 9 41 63 74 0 1 75 5 2 .253 .374 .369 .744 102 108
Total UL 105 296 69 6 0 9 28 33 25 3 1 42 8 3 .233 .298 .345 .643 83 84
Total GSL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750 105 246
Total WBL 31 20 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 .150 .190 .150 .340 -11 -21
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Hattiesburg - C C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1956 Topeka - A SS 6 0 5 4 2 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 -0.2 1.036
1956 Hattiesburg - C SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .000
1957 Topeka - A 3B 12 1 3 4 1 8 1 .875 29.0 2.17 -0.8 .741
1957 Topeka - A SS 6 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 1.015
1958 Terre Haute - A 3B 24 24 18 35 4 56 3 .946 182.2 2.61 -0.8 .961
1958 Newark - AAA SS 8 8 12 18 0 31 1 .968 70.0 3.86 -1.9 .913
1958 Terre Haute - A SS 24 21 35 56 10 93 2 .978 190.2 4.30 -0.1 .980
1959 Akron - AA 3B 9 8 8 14 3 22 0 1.000 62.0 3.19 +1.1 1.066
1959 Terre Haute - A 3B 28 27 14 38 6 54 2 .963 210.1 2.23 +0.6 .964
1959 Akron - AA SS 56 52 86 160 41 252 6 .976 452.2 4.89 +10.1 1.115
1959 Terre Haute - A SS 45 37 82 133 32 217 2 .991 352.0 5.50 +1.8 1.021
1960 Akron - AA 3B 59 59 41 95 9 142 6 .958 490.1 2.50 +3.1 1.027
1960 Akron - AA SS 75 70 134 232 55 378 12 .968 651.1 5.06 +6.0 1.027
1961 Detroit - MLB 3B 7 5 1 10 0 13 2 .846 40.0 2.48 -0.4 .953
1961 Newark - AAA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.046
1961 Akron - AA 3B 49 49 30 85 7 124 9 .927 404.0 2.56 -1.8 .973
1961 Detroit - MLB SS 20 20 36 58 15 97 3 .969 161.0 5.25 -3.6 .903
1961 Newark - AAA SS 8 8 12 30 3 45 3 .933 62.1 6.06 +1.2 1.004
1961 Akron - AA SS 38 34 67 107 31 177 3 .983 311.2 5.02 +3.6 1.050
1962 Detroit - MLB 3B 71 13 29 56 6 87 2 .977 225.2 3.39 +1.2 1.041
1962 Detroit - MLB SS 21 16 27 52 16 85 6 .929 142.0 5.01 -0.6 .956
1963 Detroit - MLB 3B 19 1 1 6 0 9 2 .778 36.1 1.73 -0.7 .751
1963 Newark - AAA 3B 45 45 34 68 5 104 2 .981 351.0 2.62 +0.9 1.007
1963 Detroit - MLB SS 3 2 7 6 2 15 2 .867 15.0 7.80 -0.9 .912
1963 Newark - AAA SS 39 37 69 103 31 173 1 .994 306.0 5.06 +2.6 1.051
TOTAL C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 3B 324 233 179 413 41 621 29 .953 2040.1 2.61 +2.4 .996
TOTAL SS 351 305 573 961 239 1575 41 .974 2737.2 5.04 +17.9 1.026
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Was not drafted and joined Central Maryland.
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of college (Central Maryland; Frederick, MD) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 18, Pick 9, 281st overall pick).
07/15/1956 Released by the Boston organization.
07/18/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Cowboys organization.
07/19/1956 Released by the Omaha Cowboys.
07/19/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
09/18/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
07/27/1957 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
08/06/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Portland Green Sox organization.
04/18/1958 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Portland Green Sox development complex.
07/15/1958 Released by the Portland Green Sox.
07/22/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
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