RF John Byrd #26
Erie Cannons (CIN) EA
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Angry
10/21/1963
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF JOHN BYRD #26 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 249 67 15 2 2 26 23 37 .269 .343 .369 4 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 2 3
Power 1 1 1
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 2
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 2 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1963 @ YOU Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1963 @ YOU Win, 14-4 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/17/1963 @ YOU Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/16/1963 @ YOU Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1963 DAY Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/14/1963 DAY Loss, 3-4 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
09/13/1963 DAY Win, 4-0 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/12/1963 DAY Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1963 PRO Loss, 2-13 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1963 @ DAY Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/03/1930
Born in:Kansas City, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:None, 31 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 3rd Pick in Round 9
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 249 67 15 2 2 26 27 23 37 .269 .343 .369 .712 .338 .100 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 277 5 2 0 3 4 0 92 19 4 4 50.0 32.2 4.51 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 15 5 1 0 4 9 9 10 0 1 1 .288 .403 .423 .826
Versus Right   197 52 10 1 2 22 18 14 27 0 3 4 .264 .326 .355 .681
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   40 15 2 0 0 1 12 6 8 0 1 0 .375 .457 .425 .882
June   48 10 2 0 0 2 3 4 8 0 1 2 .208 .296 .250 .546
July   30 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 0 .167 .219 .267 .485
August   83 21 6 1 1 12 6 8 11 0 1 1 .253 .326 .386 .712
September   46 16 4 0 1 11 5 3 5 0 0 2 .348 .412 .500 .912
Last Year   100 24 4 1 1 7 14 8 16 0 3 1 .240 .303 .330 .633
2 Years Ago   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
Career   1098 270 46 18 13 90 135 73 156 4 24 22 .246 .305 .356 .661
Home   115 29 7 1 2 15 15 13 13 0 2 1 .252 .333 .383 .716
Road   134 38 8 1 0 11 12 10 24 0 2 4 .284 .351 .358 .710
Grass   249 67 15 2 2 26 27 23 37 0 4 5 .269 .343 .369 .712
Day   106 31 7 0 0 9 9 11 16 0 2 3 .292 .375 .358 .733
Night   143 36 8 2 2 17 18 12 21 0 2 2 .252 .318 .378 .696
As Starter   215 57 14 1 1 22 23 19 33 0 3 4 .265 .336 .353 .690
As Reliever / Substitution   34 10 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 0 1 1 .294 .385 .471 .855
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 Cincinnati - FABL 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.0
Total FABL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.0
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
1948 Total - 17 25 112 59 14 4 0 33 41 10 2 2 2 21 4 .527 .563 .723 1.287 100 100 2.6
1949 Total - 18 22 97 49 13 6 1 26 40 8 2 1 3 19 4 .505 .546 .794 1.340 100 100 2.3
1949 Burlington - C 18 16 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 .154 .312 .154 .466 24 37 -0.1
1950 Burlington - C 19 15 11 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .467 .545 1.012 155 157 0.1
1951 Burlington - C 20 43 115 21 4 1 3 11 14 15 0 0 43 4 0 .183 .277 .313 .590 40 31 -0.7
1952 Charleston - B 21 34 38 11 0 0 1 6 6 9 0 0 3 1 1 .289 .426 .368 .794 111 122 0.4
1953 Charleston - B 22 44 112 29 2 0 4 12 14 17 3 1 16 2 0 .259 .368 .384 .752 101 99 0.4
1953 Camden - A 22 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268 -27 -52 -0.1
1954 Charleston - B 23 54 110 28 2 0 2 16 13 8 2 0 15 1 3 .255 .317 .327 .644 73 72 0.3
1954 Camden - A 23 22 38 9 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 6 2 0 .237 .310 .342 .652 80 83 0.2
1955 Charleston - B 24 39 101 19 5 1 0 5 5 8 1 1 14 2 0 .188 .252 .257 .510 38 26 -0.5
1955 Camden - A 24 60 198 56 6 2 3 22 21 16 2 1 21 3 4 .283 .341 .379 .720 93 96 0.5
1955 Erie - AA 24 13 42 11 1 0 3 5 6 3 2 1 6 1 0 .262 .333 .500 .833 130 126 0.5
1956 Charleston - B 25 6 25 10 2 1 0 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .516 .560 1.076 189 186 0.2
1956 Camden - A 25 72 220 52 12 3 2 32 30 22 5 0 26 5 2 .236 .320 .345 .665 78 81 0.3
1956 Erie - AA 25 16 44 11 2 3 0 4 6 4 0 0 11 2 1 .250 .312 .432 .744 103 96 0.3
1957 Camden - A 26 32 81 23 4 1 2 10 14 6 2 0 3 4 0 .284 .348 .432 .780 113 117 0.9
1957 Erie - AA 26 65 247 55 8 2 2 14 30 12 1 0 25 6 2 .223 .262 .296 .557 54 46 -1.1
1958 Camden - A 27 33 101 18 3 1 1 6 11 10 6 0 10 1 2 .178 .291 .257 .548 62 69 -0.3
1958 Erie - AA 27 51 163 47 6 5 2 16 16 12 2 2 22 5 1 .288 .341 .423 .764 129 124 1.5
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 27 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.1
1959 Erie - AA 28 62 150 35 8 5 1 8 23 7 4 0 26 4 1 .233 .286 .373 .659 96 92 0.3
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 28 5 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516 51 54 0.0
1960 Erie - AA 29 52 92 18 2 0 2 10 11 3 6 1 12 0 1 .196 .265 .283 .547 60 54 -0.6
1961 Camden - A 30 55 196 39 10 0 1 20 17 14 4 3 36 8 1 .199 .263 .265 .528 56 55 -0.6
1961 Erie - AA 30 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490 40 48 0.0
1962 Erie - AA 31 47 100 24 4 1 1 7 14 8 1 0 16 4 1 .240 .303 .330 .633 82 76 -0.6
1963 Erie - AA 32 94 249 67 15 2 2 26 27 23 5 0 37 4 4 .269 .343 .369 .712 101 105 -0.9
Total CL 9 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481 41 43
Total EA 410 1098 270 46 18 13 90 135 73 22 4 156 26 11 .246 .305 .356 .661 90 86
Total MAL 276 841 198 36 7 10 95 96 72 19 5 102 23 9 .235 .308 .331 .639 77 79
Total SEL 177 386 97 11 2 7 43 45 48 6 2 48 6 5 .251 .342 .345 .686 85 82
Total UMVA 74 139 26 4 1 4 14 17 22 0 0 50 4 0 .187 .298 .317 .615 49 43
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Burlington - C LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.026
1949 Burlington - C RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Burlington - C RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Burlington - C LF 33 32 16 0 0 19 3 .842 206.0 0.70 -1.1 .866
1951 Burlington - C RF 9 9 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 62.0 1.60 -0.7 .890
1952 Charleston - B LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 16.0 1.12 +0.2 .989
1952 Charleston - B CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.2 .994
1952 Charleston - B RF 15 5 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 59.0 2.59 -0.1 1.025
1953 Camden - A LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Charleston - B LF 15 10 12 0 0 13 1 .923 91.1 1.18 +0.1 1.040
1953 Charleston - B CF 3 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 +0.2 .955
1953 Camden - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .981
1953 Charleston - B RF 28 15 33 1 0 35 1 .971 160.0 1.91 -1.0 .928
1954 Camden - A LF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 +0.4 .943
1954 Charleston - B LF 7 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 +0.2 .971
1954 Charleston - B CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.4 .979
1954 Camden - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.7 .983
1954 Charleston - B RF 21 15 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 153.2 2.81 +2.8 .995
1955 Erie - AA LF 12 12 25 1 1 26 0 1.000 101.0 2.32 +1.1 1.007
1955 Camden - A LF 6 4 3 0 0 4 1 .750 38.1 0.70 +0.2 .969
1955 Charleston - B LF 12 11 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 94.2 1.43 +0.1 .977
1955 Erie - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .986
1955 Camden - A CF 9 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 79.0 2.39 +0.5 .962
1955 Charleston - B CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 .986
1955 Camden - A RF 36 36 56 1 0 58 1 .983 320.0 1.60 +0.9 .981
1955 Charleston - B RF 13 11 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 95.1 2.36 +0.3 .991
1956 Erie - AA LF 8 8 15 0 0 16 1 .938 62.0 2.18 +0.9 1.052
1956 Camden - A LF 23 20 25 0 0 26 1 .962 183.1 1.23 +0.3 .977
1956 Charleston - B LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.0 2.50 +0.1 .965
1956 Erie - AA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .996
1956 Camden - A CF 5 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 43.0 2.51 -1.4 .871
1956 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Erie - AA RF 5 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 +0.0 .986
1956 Camden - A RF 33 25 51 4 0 62 7 .887 232.0 2.13 +2.2 1.102
1956 Charleston - B RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 41.1 1.31 -0.3 .956
1957 Erie - AA 1B 1 1 6 0 1 7 1 .857 7.0 7.71 +0.1 .000
1957 Camden - A 1B 4 4 33 1 4 34 0 1.000 33.0 9.27 +0.4 1.057
1957 Erie - AA LF 19 14 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 138.0 1.70 +0.2 1.055
1957 Camden - A LF 13 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 43.1 2.28 -0.3 .950
1957 Erie - AA CF 30 29 57 1 0 58 0 1.000 241.0 2.17 -5.3 .925
1957 Camden - A CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.1 .993
1957 Erie - AA RF 24 14 41 0 0 43 2 .953 133.2 2.76 +0.4 .977
1957 Camden - A RF 12 8 18 2 0 21 1 .952 82.2 2.18 +1.8 1.164
1958 Erie - AA 1B 12 12 97 8 9 106 1 .991 97.0 9.74 +0.3 .994
1958 Camden - A 1B 9 9 61 2 6 64 1 .984 75.0 7.56 -0.5 .925
1958 Indianapolis - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 .981
1958 Erie - AA LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.2 0.46 -0.1 .991
1958 Camden - A LF 3 2 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.1 .993
1958 Indianapolis - AAA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.7 .700
1958 Erie - AA CF 16 16 48 1 0 49 0 1.000 137.1 3.21 -3.9 .957
1958 Erie - AA RF 15 8 23 1 0 24 0 1.000 87.0 2.48 +2.9 1.166
1958 Camden - A RF 15 15 21 0 0 23 2 .913 131.0 1.44 -0.3 .964
1959 Erie - AA 1B 18 18 149 5 17 157 3 .981 146.2 9.45 -1.2 .952
1959 Erie - AA LF 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.0 3.00 +0.2 .988
1959 Indianapolis - AAA CF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 38.0 1.18 -0.6 .855
1959 Erie - AA CF 12 12 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 102.0 2.47 -0.3 .944
1959 Erie - AA RF 8 5 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 50.0 2.52 +0.7 1.063
1960 Erie - AA 1B 7 3 34 0 3 35 1 .971 30.2 9.98 -1.5 .701
1960 Erie - AA LF 21 7 19 0 0 20 1 .950 95.2 1.79 -0.3 .977
1960 Erie - AA RF 15 8 12 2 0 15 1 .933 86.0 1.47 -1.7 .915
1961 Erie - AA 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.064
1961 Camden - A 1B 49 48 379 15 41 397 3 .992 417.1 8.50 -0.7 .973
1961 Erie - AA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Camden - A LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .959
1961 Erie - AA RF 3 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.5 .986
1962 Erie - AA 1B 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.5 .000
1962 Erie - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Erie - AA LF 12 10 19 0 0 20 1 .950 82.2 2.07 -0.5 .980
1962 Erie - AA RF 21 16 32 0 0 34 2 .941 143.0 2.01 -4.0 .857
1963 Erie - AA 1B 25 22 189 12 19 205 4 .980 194.0 9.32 -2.5 .894
1963 Erie - AA LF 9 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 45.2 1.97 -0.9 .891
1963 Erie - AA RF 33 32 50 1 0 51 0 1.000 272.1 1.69 -9.8 .817
TOTAL 1B 131 117 953 43 100 1010 14 .986 1012.2 8.85 -6.2 .941
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 225 145 232 2 1 243 9 .963 1340.0 1.57 +1.2 .981
TOTAL CF 88 85 203 2 0 205 0 1.000 730.1 2.53 -11.9 .937
TOTAL RF 318 233 471 14 0 502 17 .966 2189.2 1.99 -4.9 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 3, 131st overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Lodi (Lodi; Lodi, OH).
07/17/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $2,200.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
03/05/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
05/13/1956 Injured (heel soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1956 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
06/15/1959 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/21/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
05/08/1961 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/29/1962 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
09/02/1963 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
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