SS Fred Ruesch #5
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
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
69 80 17 0 0 2 12 8 14 .212 .281 .287 2 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 @ WAS Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1975 @ WAS Loss, 3-8 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 ATL Win, 9-4 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 0
08/24/1975 BOS Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/21/1975 BOS Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1975 BAL Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1975 WAS Win, 7-3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/15/1975 WAS Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/1975 @ ATL Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/11/1975 @ ATL Win, 4-3 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, 91 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 73 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 69 80 17 0 0 2 12 9 8 14 .212 .281 .287 .568 .248 .075 53
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 97 0 0 0 2 8 1 23 2 2 0 100.0 7.3 2.66 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 6 0 0 1 4 5 6 5 0 0 0 .162 .279 .243 .522
Versus Right   43 11 0 0 1 8 4 2 9 1 8 0 .256 .283 .326 .608
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 1 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
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
July   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
August   22 8 0 0 2 8 4 4 5 0 4 0 .364 .462 .636 1.098
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   2658 730 98 12 11 167 325 294 373 16 151 14 .275 .348 .333 .681
Home   43 13 0 0 1 10 5 4 7 1 6 0 .302 .354 .372 .726
Road   37 4 0 0 1 2 4 4 7 0 2 0 .108 .195 .189 .384
Grass   75 17 0 0 2 12 9 7 13 1 8 0 .227 .289 .307 .596
Turf   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Day   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 .150 .261 .150 .411
Night   60 14 0 0 2 12 8 5 10 1 7 0 .233 .288 .333 .621
As Starter   30 8 0 0 2 7 4 4 5 1 7 0 .267 .343 .467 .810
As Reliever / Substitution   50 9 0 0 0 5 5 4 9 0 1 0 .180 .241 .180 .421
Pinch Hitting   20 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
Close/Late   45 9 0 0 1 7 5 5 9 0 1 0 .200 .280 .267 .547
Inning 1-3   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Inning 4-6   16 3 0 0 1 4 2 2 4 1 2 0 .188 .263 .375 .638
Inning 7-9   43 11 0 0 1 8 6 4 10 0 0 0 .256 .319 .326 .645
Extra Innings   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
0 Outs   22 5 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 1 4 0 .227 .308 .227 .535
1 Outs   31 6 0 0 1 4 4 4 3 0 4 0 .194 .286 .290 .576
2 Outs   27 6 0 0 1 7 1 1 8 0 0 0 .222 .250 .333 .583
Scoring Position   23 5 0 0 1 11 4 3 9 1 8 0 .217 .296 .348 .644
Bases Empty   45 10 0 0 1 1 4 5 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .289 .589
Runner on 1st   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 7 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Two Strikes   44 6 0 0 1 5 2 2 14 0 0 0 .136 .174 .205 .378
First Pitch   10 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 1-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-2   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 2-2   21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .048 .048 .048 .095
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Behind in Count   21 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 5 1 2 0 .238 .227 .381 .608
Ahead in Count   16 5 0 0 1 4 4 6 0 0 1 0 .312 .500 .500 1.000
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   15 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 .267 .333 .267 .600
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Batting 7th   11 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 .364 .462 .636 1.098
Batting 8th   18 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting 9th   26 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .192 .222 .192 .415
Low Leverage   29 10 0 0 2 6 4 2 3 0 0 0 .345 .387 .552 .939
Medium Leverage   20 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 6 0 .100 .208 .100 .308
High Leverage   30 5 0 0 0 4 3 3 9 0 2 0 .167 .242 .167 .409
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 69 80 17 0 0 2 12 9 8 0 1 14 2 0 .212 .281 .287 .568 56 53 0.2
Total FABL 847 2658 730 98 12 11 167 325 294 14 16 373 33 32 .275 .348 .333 .681 96 92 12.8
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 .525
1975 Houston - MLB SS 41 10 26 60 7 89 3 .966 161.1 4.80 +2.8 1.076
TOTAL 1B 495 408 3621 256 264 3907 30 .992 3661.2 9.53 +19.0 1.040
TOTAL SS 956 862 1483 2851 401 4531 197 .957 7739.0 5.04 +57.5 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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