1B Art Becker #8
Toledo Tornados (NYG) CL
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/04/1962
BNN Index | CL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B ART BECKER #8 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
36 69 5 2 0 1 6 5 10 .072 .198 .145 0 -0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 2
Gap 3 2 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 1 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/12/1962 FTW Loss, 6-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1962 @ STP Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1962 @ STP Loss, 3-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1962 @ MIL Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1962 IND Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1962 IND Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1962 @ FTW Win, 12-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1962 STP Win, 10-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1962 @ COL Win, 11-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/14/1962 @ IND Loss, 1-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/23/1928
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 88 Days
Service This Yr:6 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 165 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 16th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
2 Years Ago   7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Career   261 57 3 5 2 33 36 30 25 6 0 2 .218 .298 .291 .589
Road   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
Ahead in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CENTURY LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 69 5 2 0 1 6 6 5 10 .072 .198 .145 .342 .183 .072 5
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 81 6 0 0 5 0 1 10 3 0 2 0.0 1.5 0.56 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 .000 .214 .000 .214
Versus Right   47 5 2 0 1 6 6 1 7 1 0 4 .106 .189 .213 .401
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   12 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
June   21 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 5 1 0 2 .095 .200 .238 .438
July   14 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .071 .188 .143 .330
August   15 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 .067 .333 .067 .400
September   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   320 74 14 3 7 35 45 23 27 3 1 10 .231 .301 .359 .660
2 Years Ago   364 79 21 1 4 28 68 45 30 2 0 16 .217 .328 .313 .641
Career   1487 356 64 21 30 161 246 210 141 13 1 48 .239 .349 .371 .720
Home   43 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 5 0 0 3 .070 .167 .186 .353
Road   26 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 0 3 .077 .242 .077 .319
Grass   69 5 2 0 1 6 6 5 10 1 0 6 .072 .198 .145 .342
Day   23 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 5 .043 .312 .043 .356
Night   46 4 2 0 1 4 4 1 6 1 0 1 .087 .122 .196 .318
As Starter   48 4 2 0 1 6 3 4 9 1 0 5 .083 .224 .188 .412
As Reliever / Substitution   21 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 .048 .130 .048 .178
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 29 25 -0.2
1957 New York - FABL 28 41 36 8 0 1 0 3 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 .222 .300 .278 .578 60 66 0.0
1958 New York - FABL 29 106 129 28 1 2 2 20 16 18 2 5 11 1 1 .217 .312 .302 .614 65 69 -0.5
1959 New York - FABL 30 43 61 16 2 1 0 6 11 6 0 0 5 2 1 .262 .328 .328 .656 77 81 -0.1
1960 New York - FABL 31 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 -68 -0.1
1962 New York - FABL 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.0
Total FABL 227 261 57 3 5 2 33 36 30 2 6 25 3 2 .218 .298 .291 .589 60 63 -1.0
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 .857 137 140 0.4
1959 Toledo - AAA 30 71 229 52 5 5 3 17 40 51 9 2 28 12 5 .227 .385 .332 .717 110 113 0.7
1960 Toledo - AAA 31 106 364 79 21 1 4 28 68 45 16 2 30 7 1 .217 .328 .313 .641 85 89 0.0
1961 Toledo - AAA 32 109 320 74 14 3 7 35 45 23 10 3 27 3 0 .231 .301 .359 .660 85 80 -0.1
1962 Toledo - AAA 33 36 69 5 2 0 1 6 6 5 6 1 10 0 2 .072 .198 .145 .342 -4 5 -0.8
Total CL 487 1487 356 64 21 30 161 246 210 48 13 141 31 13 .239 .349 .371 .720 106 107
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
1957 New York - MLB 1B 3 0 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 6.0 13.50 +0.0 .000
1957 New York - MLB LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 .949
1957 New York - MLB RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 New York - MLB 1B 22 11 138 6 18 146 2 .986 124.1 10.42 -2.3 .906
1958 New York - MLB LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 -0.3 .941
1958 New York - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .975
1959 New York - MLB 1B 9 7 68 7 4 75 0 1.000 64.0 10.55 -0.2 1.033
1959 Toledo - AAA 1B 22 20 184 12 20 200 4 .980 178.0 9.91 -3.4 .856
1959 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Toledo - AAA LF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 -0.1 .992
1959 Toledo - AAA RF 43 43 67 4 0 72 1 .986 371.1 1.72 -4.5 .896
1960 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1960 Toledo - AAA 1B 8 8 71 3 6 74 0 1.000 74.0 9.00 +0.5 1.165
1960 Toledo - AAA LF 23 16 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 153.0 1.35 -1.7 .905
1960 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Toledo - AAA RF 68 66 98 3 0 104 3 .971 571.2 1.59 -5.4 .940
1961 Toledo - AAA 1B 6 4 42 2 2 45 1 .978 37.2 10.51 -0.4 .819
1961 Toledo - AAA LF 14 1 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 62.0 2.18 +0.4 1.004
1961 Toledo - AAA RF 69 69 118 3 0 122 1 .992 548.2 1.98 -3.6 .946
1962 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Toledo - AAA 1B 16 13 105 10 6 115 0 1.000 123.2 8.37 +0.1 1.016
1962 Toledo - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 2 1 8 0 0 9 1 .889 11.0 6.55 -1.0 .000 3 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 222 177 1622 116 164 1758 20 .989 1644.2 9.51 -4.2 .974
TOTAL SS 6 6 13 14 2 34 7 .794 53.0 4.58 -4.0 .754
TOTAL LF 249 202 365 6 1 385 14 .964 1882.0 1.77 -13.7 .938
TOTAL CF 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.1 .995
TOTAL RF 353 339 579 14 1 602 9 .985 2890.1 1.85 -28.2 .926
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.
05/15/1957 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/23/1958 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/27/1958 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/27/1959 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
05/22/1961 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/10/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the New York Gothams development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1958 5 10
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