RF Art Becker #8
New York Gothams FABL
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
12/31/1956
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF ART BECKER #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 27 5 0 1 0 3 1 4 .185 .207 .259 0 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1956 CHI Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1956 @ DEN Win, 4-3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 1
08/30/1956 COL Loss, 1-14 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/29/1956 COL Win, 9-3 5 3 2 5 1 0 0 0
08/28/1956 COL Win, 10-1 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
08/27/1956 COL Win, 9-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1956 @ FTW Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1956 @ FTW Loss, 6-8 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 0
08/24/1956 @ FTW Win, 8-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1956 @ STP Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/23/1928
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,000
Signed Through:1957 Season
Major Service:None, 135 Days
Service This Yr:135 Days
40-Man Service:None, 167 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 16th Pick in Round 2
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 29 27 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 4 .185 .207 .259 .466 .208 .074 23
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0.0 1.6 1.89 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Versus Right   21 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 .238 .227 .333 .561
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   6 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .143 .500 .643
June   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
July   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
September   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   27 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 .185 .207 .259 .466
Home   11 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Road   16 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Grass   27 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 .185 .207 .259 .466
Day   11 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .182 .231 .364 .594
Night   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
As Reliever / Substitution   27 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 .185 .207 .259 .466
Pinch Hitting   26 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 .192 .214 .269 .484
Close/Late   22 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 .182 .174 .273 .447
Inning 7-9   21 4 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .190 .217 .286 .503
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
1 Outs   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
2 Outs   12 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .083 .154 .250 .404
Scoring Position   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Empty   13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Runner on 1st   11 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Two Strikes   13 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 .077 .071 .231 .302
First Pitch   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 1-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   11 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 .182 .167 .182 .348
Ahead in Count   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Batting 8th   6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Low Leverage   5 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Medium Leverage   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   18 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 .167 .158 .278 .436
CENTURY LEAGUE 1956 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 24 89 25 4 2 3 15 18 12 6 .281 .385 .472 .857 .395 .191 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 104 3 0 0 4 0 0 42 9 2 2 50.0 15.3 5.92 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 6 0 1 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 2 .273 .407 .364 .771
Versus Right   67 19 4 1 3 13 13 9 5 0 0 1 .284 .377 .507 .884
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
August   86 24 4 2 3 15 17 12 5 0 0 2 .279 .380 .477 .857
Last Year   376 111 16 10 12 57 67 66 33 5 0 4 .295 .401 .487 .888
2 Years Ago   40 10 2 0 0 3 2 8 7 0 0 0 .250 .375 .300 .675
Career   505 146 22 12 15 75 87 86 46 5 0 7 .289 .396 .469 .866
Home   39 12 2 1 1 9 10 9 3 0 0 1 .308 .449 .487 .936
Road   50 13 2 1 2 6 8 3 3 0 0 2 .260 .327 .460 .787
Grass   89 25 4 2 3 15 18 12 6 0 0 3 .281 .385 .472 .857
Day   54 14 2 2 2 10 10 5 3 0 0 3 .259 .355 .481 .836
Night   35 11 2 0 1 5 8 7 3 0 0 0 .314 .429 .457 .886
As Starter   84 24 4 2 3 15 17 12 5 0 0 2 .286 .388 .488 .876
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
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 New York - FABL 27 29 27 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .185 .207 .259 .466 25 23 -0.2
Total FABL 29 27 5 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 .185 .207 .259 .466 25 23 -0.2
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 - 22 22 87 39 13 2 7 28 38 15 5 3 4 0 0 .448 .536 .885 1.421 100 100 2.4
1951 Rock Island - C 22 6 19 6 1 0 0 1 6 13 0 0 1 4 1 .316 .594 .368 .962 133 161 0.3
1951 Fresno - B 22 20 63 20 7 1 0 8 13 32 1 0 7 12 6 .317 .552 .460 1.012 175 198 1.2
1951 Albany - A 22 19 62 13 5 1 1 10 10 23 2 0 12 3 2 .210 .437 .371 .808 142 162 0.8
1952 Reading - AA 23 136 469 125 26 8 6 76 81 124 7 4 51 22 15 .267 .424 .394 .818 122 126 1.9
1953 Reading - AA 24 116 351 104 21 4 3 44 61 69 1 1 40 4 0 .296 .412 .405 .817 122 124 1.8
1954 Reading - AA 25 113 340 97 15 6 4 49 59 67 4 1 43 5 4 .285 .408 .400 .808 120 127 1.9
1954 Toledo - AAA 25 14 40 10 2 0 0 3 2 8 0 0 7 1 0 .250 .375 .300 .675 95 104 0.1
1955 Toledo - AAA 26 127 376 111 16 10 12 57 67 66 4 5 33 6 3 .295 .401 .487 .888 152 154 2.9
1956 Toledo - AAA 27 24 89 25 4 2 3 15 18 12 3 0 6 2 2 .281 .385 .472 .857 129 140 0.4
Total CL 165 505 146 22 12 15 75 87 86 7 5 46 9 5 .289 .396 .469 .866 144 147
Total EA 365 1160 326 62 18 13 169 201 260 12 6 134 31 19 .281 .416 .399 .815 121 126
Total MAL 19 62 13 5 1 1 10 10 23 2 0 12 3 2 .210 .437 .371 .808 142 162
Total COW 20 63 20 7 1 0 8 13 32 1 0 7 12 6 .317 .552 .460 1.012 175 198
Total UMVA 6 19 6 1 0 0 1 6 13 0 0 1 4 1 .316 .594 .368 .962 133 161
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Fresno - B 1B 6 6 66 3 7 70 1 .986 53.0 11.72 -0.0 .952
1951 Albany - A LF 19 19 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 170.2 2.06 -1.5 .979
1951 Fresno - B LF 14 14 22 0 0 23 1 .957 118.0 1.68 -1.4 .933
1951 Rock Island - C LF 6 6 3 0 0 4 1 .750 52.0 0.52 -0.2 .923
1952 Reading - AA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Reading - AA SS 2 2 5 1 1 9 3 .667 17.0 3.18 -1.4 .283
1952 Reading - AA LF 130 127 217 6 1 234 11 .953 1111.0 1.81 -7.8 .931
1952 Reading - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Reading - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Reading - AA 1B 84 76 636 57 68 701 8 .989 682.2 9.14 +1.9 1.006
1953 Reading - AA LF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.4 .966
1953 Reading - AA RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.2 2.02 +0.1 .966
1954 Toledo - AAA 1B 4 4 31 3 0 34 0 1.000 29.2 10.31 +0.6 1.051
1954 Reading - AA 1B 26 19 172 7 23 183 4 .978 182.1 8.84 -1.8 .903
1954 Toledo - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1954 Reading - AA LF 4 2 8 0 0 9 1 .889 26.1 2.73 +0.1 .963
1954 Toledo - AAA RF 6 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 49.0 1.29 -0.6 1.000
1954 Reading - AA RF 61 59 103 1 0 104 0 1.000 504.1 1.86 -5.4 .937
1955 Toledo - AAA C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1955 Toledo - AAA 1B 12 9 99 6 10 105 0 1.000 84.1 11.21 +0.8 1.036
1955 Toledo - AAA SS 4 4 8 13 1 25 4 .840 36.0 5.25 -2.5 .844
1955 Toledo - AAA LF 17 11 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 108.0 2.17 -1.0 .921
1955 Toledo - AAA RF 73 73 135 3 1 141 3 .979 626.2 1.98 -8.3 .894
1956 Toledo - AAA C 1 1 8 0 0 9 1 .889 10.0 7.20 -1.0 .000 3 2 0 0.0
1956 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 New York - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .958
1956 Toledo - AAA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.3 .995
1956 Toledo - AAA CF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 .995
1956 New York - MLB RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .965
1956 Toledo - AAA RF 20 20 41 0 0 42 1 .976 174.0 2.12 -0.5 .962
TOTAL C 2 1 8 0 0 9 1 .889 11.0 6.55 -1.0 .000 3 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 134 114 1004 76 108 1093 13 .988 1034.0 9.40 +1.4 .992
TOTAL SS 6 6 13 14 2 34 7 .794 53.0 4.58 -4.0 .754
TOTAL LF 198 181 321 6 1 341 14 .959 1613.2 1.82 -12.0 .937
TOTAL CF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 .995
TOTAL RF 167 161 294 4 1 302 4 .987 1388.2 1.93 -14.7 .922
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall pick) by the New York Gothams, out of high school Rolling Hills College (Rolling Hills College; Sioux Falls, SD).
07/03/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization with a signing bonus of $4,600.
07/08/1951 Named the #81 prospect in the FABL
07/26/1951 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/24/1951 Wins the 1951 Championship with the Albany Knickerbockers!
04/15/1952 Named the #87 prospect in the FABL
05/27/1954 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/1954 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/11/1956 Wins the 1956 World Championship Series with the New York Gothams.
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