P Norm McBride #2
Fresno Falcons (NYG) COW
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
09/16/1963
BNN Index | COW | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P NORM MCBRIDE #2 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
12 3 1-2 1 2.61 38.0 35 1 6 21 1.08 0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 2 2 2
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Changeup 3 -
Sinker 2 -
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 2
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 4
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/06/1963 BKR Win, 8-6 4.0 1 0 0 0 3
08/24/1963 SAC Win, 12-2 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
08/19/1963 @ SAL Win, 5-3 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Save
08/16/1963 EVE Win, 7-0 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
08/14/1963 EVE Win, 5-3 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
08/12/1963 @ TAC Loss, 3-7 4.0 4 2 2 1 0
08/01/1963 @ VAN Win, 7-3 2.0 3 2 0 1 2
07/28/1963 @ SAC Loss, 1-7 4.2 3 1 1 0 2
07/26/1963 @ SAC Loss, 3-9 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1963 @ STO Win, 8-1 X 7.1 2 0 0 2 5 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1931
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 152 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 163 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 2nd Pick in Round 3
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 0 1 0 0 2.25 20.0 15 10 5 1 15 12 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 12 10 13.50 6.75 5.40 6.75 3.81 1.50 110 -0.0 .219        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 24 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .042 .148 .125 .273      
vs. RHB 52 14 4 1 1 8 12 8 1 0 0 .269 .400 .442 .842      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 7 0 1 0 0 2.31 11.2 8 8 3 0 8 9  
June 3 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 5 2 2 1 5 2  
July 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 1  
Last Year 4 0 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 6 2 1 2 5 9  
Career 16 0 2 0 0 1.88 28.2 21 12 6 3 20 21  
Home 6 0 1 0 0 3.12 8.2 8 4 3 1 5 6  
Road 6 0 0 0 0 1.59 11.1 7 6 2 0 10 6  
Grass 12 0 1 0 0 2.25 20.0 15 10 5 1 15 12  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 4 2 2 1 0 1  
Night 8 0 1 0 0 1.84 14.2 11 8 3 0 15 11  
As Reliever / Substitution 12 0 1 0 0 2.25 20.0 15 10 5 1 15 12  
C-O-W LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 12 3 1 2 1 2.61 38.0 35 13 11 1 6 21 0 0.0 0 2 66.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 9 6 9.71 8.29 4.97 1.42 2.81 1.08 81 0.7 .276        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 35 9 1 0 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 .257 .297 .371 .669      
vs. RHB 108 26 5 0 0 9 4 15 2 1 0 .241 .263 .287 .550      
C-O-W LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 5 3 1 2 0 2.31 23.1 21 6 6 0 3 12  
August 6 0 0 0 1 4.22 10.2 13 7 5 1 3 6  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Career 32 23 6 12 1 4.66 156.1 161 88 81 16 69 84  
Home 5 1 0 1 0 4.97 12.2 19 7 7 1 0 8  
Road 7 2 1 1 1 1.42 25.1 16 6 4 0 6 13  
Grass 12 3 1 2 1 2.61 38.0 35 13 11 1 6 21  
Day 4 1 0 1 0 6.17 11.2 20 8 8 1 0 6  
Night 8 2 1 1 1 1.03 26.1 15 5 3 0 6 15  
As Starter 3 3 1 2 0 2.45 18.1 18 5 5 0 3 10  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 0 0 1 2.75 19.2 17 8 6 1 3 11  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1956 Chicago - FABL 24 25 8 3 7 0 4.46 84.2 81 53 42 10 46 31 1 0 1.50 .250 4.88 -0.1 91
1957 Chicago - FABL 25 26 26 8 9 0 4.04 178.1 159 90 80 18 79 97 5 1 1.33 .252 4.33 0.9 92
Total FABL 51 34 11 16 0 4.17 263.0 240 143 122 28 125 128 6 1 1.39 .251 4.51 0.9 92
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1946 Total - 14 12 12 7 1 0 1.00 81.1 52 11 9 1 15 118 0 0 0.82 .260 1.09 4.8 100
1947 Total - 15 16 16 11 0 0 0.82 110.0 66 11 10 1 20 158 0 0 0.78 .243 0.99 6.7 100
1948 Total - 16 15 15 8 2 0 1.31 103.0 69 19 15 1 29 162 0 0 0.95 .281 1.03 6.2 100
1949 Total - 17 13 13 7 2 0 1.50 90.0 63 18 15 1 25 108 0 0 0.98 .253 1.88 4.1 100
1949 Waterloo - C 17 10 10 3 6 0 4.99 57.2 75 39 32 3 29 55 0 0 1.80 .400 4.76 0.6 91
1950 Waterloo - C 18 11 11 2 8 0 7.41 64.1 73 59 53 17 68 74 1 0 2.19 .339 8.27 -0.8 74
1951 Waterloo - C 19 4 4 3 1 0 4.85 29.2 27 17 16 7 13 38 2 0 1.35 .308 5.17 0.6 123
1951 Tacoma - B 19 9 9 4 4 0 7.06 51.0 56 40 40 8 39 23 0 0 1.86 .291 5.98 -0.5 56
1952 Waterloo - C 20 13 13 5 6 0 5.46 85.2 77 61 52 21 85 134 4 0 1.89 .341 6.20 0.6 101
1952 Tacoma - B 20 4 4 0 3 0 5.23 20.2 18 15 12 4 19 10 0 0 1.79 .222 7.07 -0.3 88
1953 Waterloo - C 21 14 14 4 8 0 4.31 110.2 100 59 53 6 72 92 6 1 1.55 .297 3.74 2.7 108
1953 Tacoma - B 21 6 6 1 3 0 3.79 40.1 46 19 17 3 5 23 1 1 1.26 .321 3.05 0.6 84
1954 Waterloo - C 22 14 14 7 5 0 3.44 117.2 102 48 45 9 59 111 10 1 1.37 .290 3.41 2.9 124
1954 Tacoma - B 22 1 1 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 6 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.95 .353 0.77 0.4 240
1955 Cedar Rapids - A 23 27 27 9 11 0 4.96 161.1 176 96 89 13 79 107 0 0 1.58 .323 4.11 2.5 87
1955 Oklahoma City - AA 23 4 4 0 0 0 2.49 21.2 22 6 6 1 12 20 0 0 1.57 .313 3.02 0.7 181
1956 Fort Wayne - AAA 24 4 4 2 2 0 2.73 26.1 21 9 8 2 15 13 1 1 1.37 .235 4.02 0.4 147
1957 Milwaukee - AAA 25 1 1 0 1 0 5.62 8.0 11 6 5 1 3 1 1 0 1.75 .303 4.61 0.0 68
1958 Rockford - A 26 13 10 5 3 1 2.67 57.1 40 18 17 7 29 40 0 0 1.20 .202 4.28 0.6 152
1958 Little Rock - AA 26 7 1 3 0 1 1.21 22.1 12 5 3 3 9 14 1 0 0.94 .145 4.22 0.1 329
1959 Rockford - A 27 6 6 2 2 0 3.10 29.0 27 10 10 2 12 22 0 0 1.34 .301 3.01 0.8 132
1959 Little Rock - AA 27 9 0 1 0 1 1.74 10.1 9 2 2 0 6 5 0 0 1.45 .265 3.30 0.1 240
1960 Rockford - A 28 1 1 1 0 0 1.50 6.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0.67 .176 1.97 0.3 281
1960 Little Rock - AA 28 28 0 2 1 3 3.38 42.2 30 17 16 6 13 17 0 0 1.01 .183 4.48 0.1 130
1961 Little Rock - AA 29 27 8 4 3 1 4.07 84.0 83 39 38 9 40 58 2 1 1.46 .281 3.94 1.0 103
1962 Albany - A 30 4 0 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 6 2 1 2 5 9 0 0 1.27 .211 4.88 -0.1 334
1962 Reading - AA 30 37 4 5 3 2 4.84 67.0 67 38 36 10 30 49 0 0 1.45 .285 4.19 -0.0 76
1963 Fresno - B 31 12 3 1 2 1 2.61 38.0 35 13 11 1 6 21 0 0 1.08 .276 2.81 0.7 133
1963 Albany - A 31 12 0 1 0 0 2.25 20.0 15 10 5 1 15 12 0 0 1.50 .219 3.81 -0.0 154
Total DIX 71 9 10 4 6 3.33 159.1 134 63 59 18 68 94 3 1 1.27 .237 4.08 127.3
Total CL 5 5 2 3 0 3.41 34.1 32 15 13 3 18 14 2 1 1.46 .254 4.16 115.8
Total EA 37 4 5 3 2 4.84 67.0 67 38 36 10 30 49 0 0 1.45 .285 4.19 76.5
Total HL 47 44 17 16 1 4.15 253.2 246 125 117 22 121 172 0 0 1.45 .292 3.97 102.4
Total MAL 16 0 2 0 0 1.88 28.2 21 12 6 3 20 21 0 0 1.43 .217 4.13 183.9
Total COW 32 23 6 12 1 4.66 156.1 161 88 81 16 69 84 1 1 1.47 .289 4.39 81.0
Total LSA 4 4 0 0 0 2.49 21.2 22 6 6 1 12 20 0 0 1.57 .313 3.02 181.0
Total UMVA 66 66 24 34 0 4.85 465.2 454 283 251 63 326 504 23 2 1.68 .323 4.95 101.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Waterloo - C P 10 10 2 8 0 11 1 .909 57.2 1.56 +0.9 1.092
1950 Waterloo - C P 11 11 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 64.1 1.12 -0.9 1.268
1951 Tacoma - B P 9 9 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 51.0 2.47 +0.3 1.061
1951 Waterloo - C P 4 4 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 29.2 1.82 +0.4 2.381
1952 Tacoma - B P 4 4 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 +0.6 .000
1952 Waterloo - C P 13 13 1 11 1 13 1 .923 85.2 1.26 +0.2 .675
1953 Tacoma - B P 6 6 1 4 0 6 1 .833 40.1 1.12 -0.1 .998
1953 Waterloo - C P 14 14 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 110.2 1.30 -0.2 .917
1954 Tacoma - B P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.0 1.011
1954 Waterloo - C P 14 14 4 13 1 18 1 .944 117.2 1.30 +0.1 1.043
1955 Oklahoma City - AA P 4 4 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 21.2 1.66 -0.3 .987
1955 Cedar Rapids - A P 27 27 4 15 2 19 0 1.000 161.1 1.06 +1.3 1.061
1956 Chicago - MLB P 25 8 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 84.2 1.06 +0.1 .986
1956 Fort Wayne - AAA P 4 4 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 -0.0 1.635
1957 Chicago - MLB P 26 26 9 17 0 28 2 .929 178.1 1.31 +0.9 1.173
1957 Milwaukee - AAA P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.026
1958 Little Rock - AA P 7 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 22.1 2.42 +0.1 .986
1958 Rockford - A P 13 10 3 3 0 7 1 .857 57.1 0.94 -0.5 .990
1959 Little Rock - AA P 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Rockford - A P 6 6 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 29.0 1.55 +0.1 .958
1960 Little Rock - AA P 28 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 42.2 1.05 -0.1 .968
1960 Rockford - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .978
1961 Little Rock - AA P 26 8 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 84.0 0.43 +0.1 .969
1962 Reading - AA P 37 4 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 67.0 0.81 +0.8 .968
1962 Albany - A P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.5 .975
1963 Albany - A P 12 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 -0.1 .991
1963 Fresno - B P 12 3 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 38.0 1.18 -0.1 .999
TOTAL P 328 189 60 141 10 208 7 .966 1449.2 1.25 +4.1 1.042
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Bath (Bath; Bath, PA).
07/01/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $1,540.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/05/1951 Strikes out 18 against the Moline Pioneers.
03/31/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Chicago Chiefs development complex.
07/06/1952 Strikes out 16 against the Moline Pioneers.
07/17/1952 Strikes out 15 against the La Crosse Lions.
07/22/1952 Strikes out 16 against the Rock Island Steamboats.
08/09/1952 Strikes out 15 against the Burlington Bears.
09/03/1952 Strikes out 16 against the Moline Pioneers.
10/10/1952 Named the #100 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1953 Named the #88 prospect in the FABL
05/17/1953 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Everett Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/05/1953 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
08/29/1953 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/10/1953 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
08/09/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/09/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Chicago Chiefs development complex.
05/18/1955 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 5 days.
04/17/1956 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
06/05/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Paul Disciples with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/12/1956 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Chicago Cougars, along with C Stan Czerwinski, RF Virgil McLaughlin, 2B Hack Williams, and SP Hank Walker, in exchange for LF Doc Zimmerman and $12,000.
03/17/1957 Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
05/03/1957 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/07/1957 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 5-6 weeks.
05/18/1961 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/15/1962 Released by the Chicago organization.
03/16/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BABIP Rank
1957 .252 6
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