SS Fred Ruesch #5
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/30/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS FRED RUESCH #5 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 48 8 0 0 0 4 3 7 .167 .212 .167 1 -0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/29/1975 @ DET Win, 3-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/1975 @ DET Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1975 @ CHI Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/24/1975 @ CHI Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/22/1975 @ MIN Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/18/1975 CHI Win, 10-3 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
06/16/1975 CHI Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/15/1975 BAL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
06/14/1975 BAL Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/1975 BAL Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/03/1943
Born in:Honolulu, HI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$38,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:84 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 4th Pick in Round 8
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 46 48 8 0 0 0 4 5 3 7 .167 .212 .167 .378 .172 .000 2
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 56 0 0 0 1 4 1 8 0 1 0 100.0 2.1 1.25 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Versus Right   26 6 0 0 0 3 2 1 5 1 4 0 .231 .250 .231 .481
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
April   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
May   17 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .284
June   20 4 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 .200 .261 .200 .461
Spring Training   58 13 2 0 0 7 6 2 3 0 1 0 .224 .250 .259 .509
Last Year   106 25 3 0 0 12 12 13 14 2 4 0 .236 .314 .264 .578
2 Years Ago   144 36 5 0 0 6 14 8 16 2 6 2 .250 .295 .285 .580
Career   2626 721 98 12 9 159 321 289 366 16 147 14 .275 .348 .331 .679
Home   24 7 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 1 4 0 .292 .280 .292 .572
Road   24 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 .042 .148 .042 .190
Grass   44 8 0 0 0 4 5 2 6 1 4 0 .182 .213 .182 .395
Turf   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Day   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 .176 .263 .176 .440
Night   31 5 0 0 0 4 4 1 5 1 3 0 .161 .182 .161 .343
As Starter   18 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 .167 .238 .167 .405
As Reliever / Substitution   30 5 0 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 1 0 .167 .194 .167 .360
Pinch Hitting   14 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Close/Late   28 5 0 0 0 2 3 1 6 0 1 0 .179 .207 .179 .385
Inning 1-3   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Inning 4-6   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .125 .273 .125 .398
Inning 7-9   25 6 0 0 0 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   14 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 .286 .267 .286 .552
1 Outs   18 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 .111 .238 .111 .349
2 Outs   16 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Scoring Position   12 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 1 4 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
Bases Empty   29 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .207 .281 .207 .488
Runner on 1st   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   26 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 .077 .111 .077 .188
First Pitch   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-1   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Behind in Count   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
Ahead in Count   9 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   12 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 8th   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Batting 9th   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Low Leverage   17 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .278 .235 .513
Medium Leverage   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 .091 .214 .091 .305
High Leverage   19 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
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
1967 Los Angeles - FABL 23 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 11 53 -0.0
1968 Los Angeles - FABL 24 10 7 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .700 .714 1.414 352 331 0.3
1969 Los Angeles - FABL 25 155 560 139 19 2 2 26 62 62 4 2 87 5 5 .248 .326 .300 .626 82 77 1.7
1970 Los Angeles - FABL 26 154 608 177 35 5 1 40 93 74 3 0 99 7 6 .291 .371 .370 .741 102 104 3.7
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 27 157 567 173 16 2 5 43 74 59 2 5 70 8 8 .305 .370 .367 .737 116 107 3.2
1972 Los Angeles - FABL 28 158 582 159 19 3 1 27 58 65 3 4 72 8 10 .273 .347 .321 .668 101 94 3.8
1973 Los Angeles - FABL 29 54 139 34 5 0 0 5 13 8 2 2 16 1 2 .245 .291 .281 .572 62 55 -0.3
1973 Houston - FABL 29 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 123 130 0.1
1973 Total - FABL 29 57 144 36 5 0 0 6 14 8 2 2 16 1 2 .250 .295 .285 .580 64 57 -0.2
1974 Houston - FABL 30 77 106 25 3 0 0 12 12 13 0 2 14 2 1 .236 .314 .264 .578 66 70 0.2
1975 Houston - FABL 31 46 48 8 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 1 7 1 0 .167 .212 .167 .378 5 2 -0.1
Total FABL 824 2626 721 98 12 9 159 321 289 14 16 366 32 32 .275 .348 .331 .679 96 91 12.5
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
1963 Monroe - R 19 49 178 46 6 1 5 13 27 26 5 1 35 3 2 .258 .367 .388 .754 92 84 0.8
1963 Stockton - A 19 23 77 12 1 1 0 3 0 7 0 0 20 0 1 .156 .226 .195 .421 23 16 -0.4
1964 Monroe - R 20 22 62 17 1 3 1 16 9 13 1 1 13 1 2 .274 .403 .435 .838 109 102 0.2
1964 Stockton - A 20 69 253 77 12 1 2 22 23 8 4 2 36 1 3 .304 .333 .383 .717 101 97 1.8
1965 Stockton - A 21 21 82 27 3 3 1 6 9 2 0 0 6 0 1 .329 .345 .476 .821 128 135 0.9
1965 Tulsa - A 21 13 43 16 4 0 3 10 9 12 1 0 6 0 0 .372 .518 .674 1.192 218 218 1.0
1965 El Paso - AA 21 87 329 79 5 3 4 24 30 40 1 1 45 0 1 .240 .323 .310 .633 77 71 -0.0
1966 Hawaii - AAA 22 133 458 118 16 8 2 40 40 65 1 4 79 1 9 .258 .348 .341 .689 98 104 1.8
1967 Hawaii - AAA 23 99 290 74 6 4 2 30 29 48 2 1 47 3 3 .255 .364 .324 .688 107 112 2.6
1968 Hawaii - AAA 24 99 343 103 24 6 1 41 45 38 3 2 41 3 2 .300 .373 .414 .787 127 135 3.3
1974 Phoenix - AAA 30 47 170 70 11 0 1 23 29 25 0 3 17 2 4 .412 .480 .494 .974 153 149 2.8
Total GWL 378 1261 365 57 18 6 134 143 176 6 10 184 9 18 .289 .376 .377 .754 116 120
Total HL 13 43 16 4 0 3 10 9 12 1 0 6 0 0 .372 .518 .674 1.192 218 218
Total COW 113 412 116 16 5 3 31 32 17 4 2 62 1 5 .282 .315 .367 .681 91 88
Total LSA 87 329 79 5 3 4 24 30 40 1 1 45 0 1 .240 .323 .310 .633 77 71
Total GSL 71 240 63 7 4 6 29 36 39 6 2 48 4 4 .263 .376 .400 .776 97 88
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
1971 Los Angeles - FABL 27 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167 -51 -57 0.1
Total FABL 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167 -51 -57
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Stockton - A 1B 9 9 68 5 6 73 0 1.000 71.0 9.25 +0.7 1.045
1963 Stockton - A SS 16 14 27 40 5 68 1 .985 140.0 4.31 +0.3 1.056
1963 Monroe - R SS 46 46 89 151 19 245 5 .980 401.2 5.38 +4.2 1.081
1964 Stockton - A 1B 35 31 259 26 18 285 0 1.000 267.1 9.59 +2.4 1.102
1964 Monroe - R 1B 16 13 118 12 7 131 1 .992 121.1 9.64 +1.8 1.100
1964 Stockton - A SS 44 37 79 120 17 204 5 .975 327.1 5.47 +6.4 1.103
1964 Monroe - R SS 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 -0.0 1.086
1965 El Paso - AA 1B 73 71 560 44 34 608 4 .993 606.0 8.97 +2.9 1.032
1965 Tulsa - A 1B 5 5 42 0 4 42 0 1.000 45.0 8.40 +0.2 1.062
1965 Stockton - A 1B 6 6 53 4 2 58 1 .983 53.0 9.68 +0.7 1.072
1965 El Paso - AA SS 22 15 27 57 9 88 4 .955 144.0 5.25 +1.0 1.020
1965 Tulsa - A SS 8 8 11 15 4 28 2 .929 60.0 3.90 +0.0 1.151
1965 Stockton - A SS 14 14 21 34 2 60 5 .917 122.1 4.05 +1.4 1.090
1966 Hawaii - AAA 1B 112 111 945 58 55 1011 8 .992 980.1 9.21 +3.3 1.035
1966 Hawaii - AAA SS 21 12 14 43 4 58 1 .983 121.1 4.23 +2.5 1.168
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 8 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1967 Hawaii - AAA 1B 52 44 380 27 40 415 8 .981 389.2 9.40 +2.2 .994
1967 Los Angeles - MLB SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Hawaii - AAA SS 34 34 57 120 19 187 10 .947 306.0 5.21 +6.5 1.080
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 5 1 10 1 2 11 0 1.000 12.0 8.25 +0.1 1.057
1968 Hawaii - AAA 1B 66 63 581 45 40 630 4 .994 559.2 10.07 +3.4 1.057
1968 Los Angeles - MLB SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.1 1.009
1968 Hawaii - AAA SS 26 24 33 70 10 108 5 .954 208.2 4.44 +2.6 1.053
1969 Los Angeles - MLB SS 148 146 260 451 54 744 33 .956 1282.1 4.99 +5.6 1.017
1970 Los Angeles - MLB SS 151 150 262 505 84 803 36 .955 1318.1 5.24 +4.9 1.018
1971 Los Angeles - MLB SS 155 155 256 488 67 792 48 .939 1353.2 4.95 -4.3 .984
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 24 22 219 10 18 230 1 .996 197.0 10.46 +0.5 1.013
1972 Los Angeles - MLB SS 134 132 210 451 60 686 25 .964 1157.0 5.14 +12.5 1.051
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 29 14 180 6 18 187 1 .995 157.1 10.64 +0.5 1.043
1973 Houston - MLB 1B 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.1 1.043
1973 Los Angeles - MLB SS 22 20 29 75 9 110 6 .945 185.1 5.05 +0.7 .979
1973 Houston - MLB SS 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.5 1.524
1974 Houston - MLB 1B 36 11 127 14 11 141 0 1.000 123.1 10.29 +1.0 1.041
1974 Phoenix - AAA 1B 6 6 47 4 7 52 1 .981 50.2 9.06 -0.0 .947
1974 Houston - MLB SS 25 4 13 32 10 46 1 .978 82.1 4.92 +1.0 1.105
1974 Phoenix - AAA SS 40 40 66 134 20 207 7 .966 352.0 5.11 +9.0 1.145
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 12 0 22 0 2 23 1 .957 15.0 13.20 -0.6 .529
1975 Houston - MLB SS 22 6 13 43 2 57 1 .982 87.0 5.79 +2.3 1.080
TOTAL 1B 495 408 3621 256 264 3907 30 .992 3661.2 9.53 +19.1 1.040
TOTAL SS 937 858 1470 2834 396 4499 195 .957 7664.2 5.05 +56.9 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 144th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Suns, out of college Honolulu State-Hilo
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
09/01/1964 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
03/29/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
07/16/1966 Goes 5-6 against the Sacramento Hawks, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
12/10/1966 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Los Angeles Suns.
03/26/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
11/03/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Los Angeles Suns development complex.
06/06/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 1 RBI and 0 R.
05/11/1970 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/07/1970 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/05/1971 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/11/1972 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
07/30/1973 Was traded by the Los Angeles Suns to the Houston Comets, along with C Tex Strain, in exchange for SP Heinie Schmidt.
08/02/1973 Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 7-8 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 1
1971 155 3
1972 154 5
Year PA Rank
1970 702 2
1972 691 5
Year AB Rank
1970 608 5
Year H Rank
1971 173 8
Year SH Rank
1969 36 1
1970 17 2
1971 43 1
1972 37 1
Year AVG Rank
1971 .305 7
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