1B Dick Steel #5
Cleveland Foresters FABL
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
02/26/1962
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B DICK STEEL #5 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
12 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .200 .200 .300 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 1 1 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1961 CIN Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1961 CIN Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1961 MON Win, 13-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/16/1961 CIN Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1961 CIN Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1961 @ CHC Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1961 @ KCK Win, 8-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/1961 CIN Win, 17-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/05/1961 @ SFS Win, 8-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/1961 KCK Win, 11-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/27/1927
Born in:Dudley, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 91 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 137 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 14th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 12 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .200 .200 .300 .500 .218 .100 25
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.90 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Versus Right   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
August   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
September   3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Last Year   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
2 Years Ago   12 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .583 1.083
Career   885 235 23 1 42 169 119 79 103 11 3 2 .266 .323 .436 .760
Home   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Road   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Day   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Night   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Pinch Hitting   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Close/Late   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Inning 7-9   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
2 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Bases Empty   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Medium Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
High Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
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
1952 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 15 24 9 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .375 .400 .542 .942 175 177 0.1
1953 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 16 17 3 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 .176 .286 .353 .639 74 52 -0.1
1954 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 105 385 97 9 0 16 72 50 31 1 7 47 2 0 .252 .304 .400 .704 90 88 -0.3
1955 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 108 306 79 4 1 17 64 43 35 0 2 29 0 0 .258 .332 .444 .777 103 102 -0.0
1956 Cleveland - FABL 28 49 81 21 4 0 6 12 12 6 1 0 12 0 0 .259 .318 .531 .849 139 142 0.5
1957 Cleveland - FABL 29 32 29 12 2 0 0 10 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 .414 .438 .483 .920 166 155 0.3
1958 Cleveland - FABL 30 15 14 4 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .571 .905 146 149 0.1
1959 Cleveland - FABL 31 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 57 54 -0.0
1960 Cleveland - FABL 32 11 12 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .583 1.083 185 191 0.1
1961 Cleveland - FABL 33 12 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500 26 25 -0.1
Total FABL 370 885 235 23 1 42 169 119 79 2 11 103 2 0 .266 .323 .436 .760 104 103 0.7
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
1945 Total - 17 23 97 47 12 0 13 37 46 13 5 3 8 9 4 .485 .551 1.010 1.561 100 100 3.1
1946 Total - 18 22 91 46 7 2 12 39 44 12 5 3 5 2 1 .505 .568 1.022 1.590 100 100 3.0
1946 Waterloo - C 18 73 209 42 9 0 5 20 20 15 6 1 51 1 0 .201 .273 .316 .589 63 63 -1.5
1947 Rock Island - C 19 56 181 47 12 0 2 14 8 9 4 1 38 0 0 .260 .308 .359 .667 95 99 0.0
1947 Tacoma - B 19 60 183 35 0 0 0 6 11 11 1 0 34 0 0 .191 .241 .191 .432 23 17 -1.9
1948 Spokane - B 20 139 450 105 8 2 5 48 38 47 2 2 80 0 0 .233 .307 .293 .601 56 55 -2.7
1949 Spokane - B 21 112 395 103 17 1 0 42 45 25 6 1 76 0 0 .261 .314 .309 .623 64 62 -1.8
1949 Gary - A 21 20 77 17 0 0 0 4 8 5 0 0 17 1 0 .221 .268 .221 .489 34 29 -0.8
1950 Gary - A 22 139 498 127 19 1 6 41 49 44 3 9 89 0 0 .255 .314 .333 .647 80 77 -1.1
1951 Matanzas - DL 23 43 168 40 3 0 9 33 18 12 2 1 25 0 0 .238 .295 .417 .712 83 77 -0.3
1951 Gary - A 23 136 514 122 15 1 12 43 55 57 5 1 84 0 0 .237 .319 .340 .659 90 86 -1.1
1952 St. Paul - AAA 24 88 341 110 12 2 26 62 71 41 3 1 29 0 1 .323 .399 .598 .997 144 142 2.1
1953 St. Paul - AAA 25 73 275 78 11 0 17 56 51 32 4 5 38 0 0 .284 .361 .509 .870 120 114 0.6
Total CL 161 616 188 23 2 43 118 122 73 7 6 67 0 1 .305 .382 .558 .940 133 130
Total HL 295 1089 266 34 2 18 88 112 106 8 10 190 1 0 .244 .313 .329 .642 82 78
Total COW 311 1028 243 25 3 5 96 94 83 9 3 190 0 0 .236 .298 .281 .579 54 51
Total UMVA 129 390 89 21 0 7 34 28 24 10 2 89 1 0 .228 .289 .336 .625 78 80
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
1956 Cleveland - FABL 28 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 319 345 -0.2
Total FABL 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 319 345
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Waterloo - C LF 73 73 103 3 1 109 3 .972 564.1 1.69 -6.4 .965
1947 Tacoma - B 1B 5 5 41 2 6 43 0 1.000 40.0 9.68 -0.4 .816
1947 Tacoma - B LF 55 55 113 4 1 121 4 .967 433.0 2.43 -3.7 .953
1947 Rock Island - C LF 56 56 109 3 0 114 2 .982 457.0 2.21 -2.6 .958
1948 Spokane - B 1B 48 48 361 27 42 392 4 .990 393.0 8.89 -4.2 .905
1948 Spokane - B LF 91 90 178 2 1 183 3 .984 723.0 2.24 -5.2 .933
1949 Gary - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1949 Spokane - B 1B 64 63 474 44 54 520 2 .996 517.1 9.01 -1.1 .984
1949 Spokane - B 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
1949 Gary - A LF 20 20 17 1 0 19 1 .947 151.0 1.07 -4.0 .871
1949 Spokane - B LF 42 42 75 1 0 77 1 .987 347.0 1.97 -2.7 .929
1949 Gary - A CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.004
1950 Gary - A 1B 22 13 127 11 13 140 2 .986 130.0 9.55 -0.5 .986
1950 Gary - A LF 124 123 212 6 2 221 3 .986 918.1 2.14 -6.9 .968
1950 Gary - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Gary - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Gary - A 1B 9 6 54 1 6 55 0 1.000 58.0 8.53 +0.6 1.214
1951 Matanzas - DL 1B 43 43 352 30 51 382 0 1.000 366.1 9.38 +0.8 1.007
1951 Gary - A LF 124 122 194 7 1 207 6 .971 1055.0 1.71 -17.2 .887
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 7 4 47 1 3 48 0 1.000 36.0 12.00 -1.0 .656
1952 St. Paul - AAA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 St. Paul - AAA LF 85 85 114 2 0 124 8 .935 673.0 1.55 -3.2 .924
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 4 2 20 0 1 20 0 1.000 16.2 10.80 -0.0 1.045
1953 St. Paul - AAA 1B 69 69 575 40 70 623 8 .987 535.0 10.35 -1.0 .955
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 St. Paul - AAA LF 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.1 .973
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 99 99 920 68 91 996 8 .992 847.0 10.50 -1.3 .974
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 9 0 31 3 5 34 0 1.000 22.1 13.70 +0.6 1.236
1955 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 74 72 106 3 1 113 4 .965 600.2 1.63 -9.5 .910
1956 Cleveland - MLB 1B 5 0 8 0 2 8 0 1.000 8.2 8.31 +0.0 1.033
1956 Cleveland - MLB LF 14 11 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 101.0 0.89 -1.5 .871
1957 Cleveland - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1958 Cleveland - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1958 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 .941
1959 Cleveland - MLB 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
1959 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Cleveland - MLB 1B 7 0 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 15.0 13.80 +0.0 1.036
1961 Cleveland - MLB 1B 5 0 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 +0.0 1.028
TOTAL 1B 404 352 3050 227 344 3301 24 .993 3005.2 9.81 -7.5 .965
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
TOTAL LF 764 749 1234 33 7 1302 35 .973 6033.2 1.89 -62.8 .934
TOTAL CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.004
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Dudley (Dudley; Dudley, MA).
07/05/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $8,620.
10/13/1946 Named the #45 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #46 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1947 Named the #66 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1947 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the New York Gothams, along with SP Dick Mills, SP Chuck Briggs, SS Lou Hooker, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for C Pete Casstevens.
09/17/1947 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/03/1947 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with C Dino Robinson, SP Dick Mills, SP Joe Roberson, and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for C George Cleaves.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #15 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1948 Named the #16 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/19/1949 Injured (virus),day-to-day for one week.
04/18/1949 Named the #20 prospect in the FABL
07/10/1949 Named the #22 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #32 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1950 Named the #47 prospect in the FABL
04/16/1951 Named the #62 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1951 Named the #50 prospect in the FABL
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
04/15/1952 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1952 Named the #80 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1953 Named the #100 prospect in the FABL
05/17/1953 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4-5 weeks.
06/21/1953 Hits three home runs against the Indianapolis Hoosiers, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/02/1955 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/16/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
04/16/1956 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Cleveland Foresters in exchange for 1B Lorenzo Samuels.
10/11/1957 Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1951 43 1
Year AB Rank
1951 168 10
Year HR Rank
1951 9 7
Year RBI Rank
1951 33 4
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