1B Sal 'Spud' Nigro #16
Age: 47 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B SAL 'SPUD' NIGRO #16 - AGE: 47 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/25/1927
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 144 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 15th Pick in Round 8
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
1953 Philadelphia - FABL 25 119 413 117 17 3 14 45 64 51 1 2 22 0 0 .283 .362 .441 .803 122 119 2.1
1954 Philadelphia - FABL 26 94 109 32 3 0 3 11 16 6 1 0 16 0 1 .294 .336 .404 .740 103 102 0.4
1955 Philadelphia - FABL 27 136 463 143 20 5 25 84 81 55 0 0 31 1 3 .309 .382 .536 .918 142 137 3.3
1956 Philadelphia - FABL 28 113 407 125 25 2 19 75 70 52 3 5 34 1 0 .307 .385 .518 .904 152 149 4.1
1957 Philadelphia - FABL 29 105 403 116 15 2 11 47 54 37 2 3 37 1 0 .288 .348 .417 .765 112 112 1.8
1958 Philadelphia - FABL 30 106 419 117 26 4 13 41 72 45 0 2 41 0 0 .279 .348 .453 .801 114 114 2.2
1959 Philadelphia - FABL 31 71 225 62 13 0 3 25 34 25 1 2 28 1 3 .276 .348 .373 .721 96 97 0.5
1960 Philadelphia - FABL 32 62 116 31 3 1 5 21 16 18 0 0 13 0 0 .267 .366 .440 .805 119 121 0.6
1961 Boston - FABL 33 53 38 10 2 0 3 7 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .293 .553 .845 124 118 -0.0
1962 Boston - FABL 34 88 149 29 7 1 2 13 22 23 0 1 27 0 0 .195 .301 .295 .596 58 62 -0.4
1963 Boston - FABL 35 96 164 32 3 0 2 11 11 14 0 1 30 0 0 .195 .257 .250 .507 40 36 -1.0
Total FABL 1043 2906 814 134 18 100 380 443 328 8 17 279 4 8 .280 .353 .442 .795 116 114 13.6
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
1946 Beaumont - R 18 29 83 20 3 0 0 5 5 4 4 0 24 1 0 .241 .308 .277 .585 73 81 0.2
1947 Bakersfield - A 19 103 346 86 11 6 6 52 42 29 2 4 82 0 2 .249 .307 .367 .674 90 89 0.8
1948 Beaumont - R 20 27 19 6 4 0 0 6 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 .316 .409 .526 .935 124 137 0.2
1949 Beaumont - R 21 36 132 53 12 1 5 31 24 16 6 2 27 2 0 .402 .481 .621 1.102 155 165 1.7
1949 Bakersfield - A 21 33 119 36 9 1 1 24 9 13 1 2 16 0 0 .303 .370 .420 .791 108 113 0.7
1950 Holguín - DL 22 34 41 10 2 0 1 8 4 11 0 0 10 0 0 .244 .404 .366 .770 89 86 0.0
1950 Bakersfield - A 22 106 391 131 37 5 8 64 71 99 5 2 57 0 0 .335 .473 .517 .989 164 170 5.5
1950 Allentown - A 22 31 96 28 4 0 4 23 18 21 1 0 12 0 0 .292 .424 .458 .882 156 165 1.5
1951 Holguín - DL 23 32 53 12 3 1 0 5 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 .226 .305 .321 .626 62 47 -0.1
1951 New Orleans - AA 23 24 89 28 6 1 9 31 23 15 0 0 8 0 0 .315 .413 .708 1.121 207 206 1.8
1951 Louisville - AAA 23 113 418 122 19 7 15 68 64 68 7 3 32 1 3 .292 .397 .478 .876 144 149 4.2
1952 Louisville - AAA 24 134 516 161 29 7 14 103 99 95 4 12 29 2 2 .312 .415 .477 .891 131 136 3.8
Total DIX 24 89 28 6 1 9 31 23 15 0 0 8 0 0 .315 .413 .708 1.121 207 206
Total UL 247 934 283 48 14 29 171 163 163 11 15 61 3 5 .303 .407 .478 .884 137 141
Total MAL 31 96 28 4 0 4 23 18 21 1 0 12 0 0 .292 .424 .458 .882 156 165
Total COW 242 856 253 57 12 15 140 122 141 8 8 155 0 2 .296 .397 .443 .840 129 132
Total GSL 92 234 79 19 1 5 42 32 22 11 2 55 3 0 .338 .416 .491 .908 125 134
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Beaumont - R 1B 29 28 159 17 8 178 2 .989 222.0 7.14 +1.7 1.060
1947 Bakersfield - A 1B 95 95 774 55 99 840 11 .987 800.0 9.33 -0.2 .978
1947 Bakersfield - A 3B 8 8 5 10 1 17 2 .882 68.2 1.97 -1.9 .795
1948 Beaumont - R 1B 19 1 47 2 2 49 0 1.000 42.2 10.34 +0.5 1.211
1948 Beaumont - R 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.068
1949 Bakersfield - A 1B 30 29 237 27 31 265 1 .996 256.0 9.28 +2.1 1.108
1949 Beaumont - R 1B 35 34 300 22 28 324 2 .994 287.2 10.07 +1.3 1.013
1949 Bakersfield - A 3B 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 .500 17.0 0.53 -0.6 .514
1950 Allentown - A 1B 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 6.0 10.50 -0.4 1.051
1950 Bakersfield - A 1B 93 93 747 60 108 813 6 .993 827.2 8.78 +5.9 1.066
1950 Holguín - DL 1B 26 6 84 4 8 88 0 1.000 82.0 9.66 +0.3 1.011
1950 Allentown - A 3B 28 26 12 47 6 64 5 .922 229.2 2.31 +1.8 1.030
1950 Bakersfield - A 3B 13 12 10 16 2 29 3 .897 109.2 2.13 -0.1 .904
1950 Holguín - DL 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 New Orleans - AA 1B 9 0 23 1 2 24 0 1.000 16.2 12.96 +0.2 1.045
1951 Holguín - DL 1B 17 8 95 6 10 101 0 1.000 88.0 10.33 +1.3 1.021
1951 Louisville - AAA 3B 109 107 93 201 20 309 15 .951 955.1 2.77 -3.1 .967
1951 New Orleans - AA 3B 23 23 24 35 4 59 0 1.000 188.0 2.82 +1.2 1.043
1951 Holguín - DL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Louisville - AAA 1B 70 70 603 67 57 675 5 .993 620.0 9.73 +3.7 1.037
1952 Louisville - AAA 3B 51 51 51 100 6 163 12 .926 450.1 3.02 -3.6 .944
1952 Louisville - AAA SS 12 12 36 35 8 82 11 .866 107.0 5.97 -4.0 .828
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 112 106 1010 71 93 1093 12 .989 936.1 10.39 +1.7 1.002
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.042
1953 Philadelphia - MLB SS 2 1 3 7 2 11 1 .909 10.0 9.00 -0.5 .872
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 45 12 148 16 18 167 3 .982 141.2 10.42 +1.2 1.100
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 1 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 .977
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Philadelphia - MLB SS 4 0 5 3 1 9 1 .889 13.2 5.27 -0.3 .855
1954 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .982
1955 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 123 118 1077 71 123 1157 9 .992 1034.1 9.99 +2.1 1.013
1955 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Philadelphia - MLB SS 2 2 4 7 0 13 2 .846 21.0 4.71 -1.0 .873
1956 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 107 105 994 63 86 1060 3 .997 916.1 10.38 +5.2 1.039
1956 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 1 2 1 0 6 3 .500 9.0 3.00 -1.6 .209
1957 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 105 103 987 67 102 1062 8 .992 927.1 10.23 +2.7 1.051
1958 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 106 106 940 64 93 1008 4 .996 915.0 9.88 +6.1 1.049
1959 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 68 61 534 40 55 581 7 .988 532.0 9.71 +3.4 1.053
1959 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 5.2 4.76 +0.1 1.045
1959 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 55 26 264 18 26 283 1 .996 272.0 9.33 +0.7 1.056
1960 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Philadelphia - MLB SS 8 0 3 6 1 10 1 .900 12.2 6.39 +0.0 .893
1961 Boston - MLB 1B 50 8 113 11 10 125 1 .992 115.2 9.65 -0.7 .968
1961 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1962 Boston - MLB 1B 56 34 320 21 25 343 2 .994 313.2 9.78 +1.5 1.047
1962 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Boston - MLB 1B 53 26 286 30 24 318 2 .994 263.2 10.79 +1.1 1.024
1963 Boston - MLB 3B 16 13 5 32 0 42 5 .881 122.2 2.71 -1.1 .920
TOTAL 1B 1306 1069 9749 733 1008 10561 79 .993 9616.2 9.81 +41.6 1.035
TOTAL 2B 1 1 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 .977
TOTAL 3B 264 242 201 446 41 690 43 .938 2153.1 2.70 -7.2 .962
TOTAL SS 30 16 53 59 12 131 19 .855 174.2 5.77 -7.3 .810
TOTAL CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .982
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 8, Pick 15, 127th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Keystones, out of high school McKinley (McKinley; Buffalo, NY).
07/20/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization with a signing bonus of $1,650.
10/07/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Beaumont Buffaloes!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/17/1950 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1950 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Holguín Hawks.
04/30/1951 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Holguín Hawks.
07/21/1952 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Louisville Derbies!
06/01/1953 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/18/1953 Finished 3rd in 1953 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
06/18/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/08/1960 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Boston Minutemen, along with C Larry McLaren and SP Ray Gonyea, in exchange for 2B Marshall Thomas and $18,000.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
10/09/1963 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1951 2 6
Year SLG Rank
1955 .536 9
Year ISO Rank
1955 .227 7
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