1B Art Starling #32
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
1B ART STARLING #32 - AGE: 45 - 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:07/09/1929
Born in:Mansfield, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 26 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 1 Day
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 14th Pick in Round 7
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 Cincinnati - FABL 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
1955 Cincinnati - FABL 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -131 -0.0
1956 Cincinnati - FABL 26 45 28 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 .107 .194 .107 .301 -12 -12 -0.3
1962 Minneapolis - FABL 32 81 224 65 7 1 4 22 29 25 6 1 44 0 0 .290 .375 .384 .759 100 105 0.1
1963 Minneapolis - FABL 33 87 165 33 3 1 4 18 11 14 6 0 40 1 0 .200 .286 .303 .590 61 62 -0.7
1964 St. Louis - FABL 34 31 29 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .276 .300 .310 .610 81 83 0.0
1965 St. Louis - FABL 35 71 66 15 4 0 1 8 3 6 3 2 14 0 0 .227 .312 .333 .645 90 86 0.2
1966 St. Louis - FABL 36 38 30 8 0 0 1 7 2 5 3 0 6 0 0 .267 .421 .367 .788 133 151 0.3
1967 St. Louis - FABL 37 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -45 -29 -0.1
1968 Philadelphia - FABL 38 15 13 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .308 .400 .308 .708 128 133 0.1
1969 Baltimore - FABL 39 25 18 3 1 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 4 0 0 .167 .423 .222 .645 88 83 0.0
Total FABL 403 580 139 16 2 10 62 52 61 22 3 123 1 0 .240 .333 .326 .659 82 84 -0.4
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
1947 Hattiesburg - R 17 14 34 9 1 0 2 8 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 .265 .324 .471 .795 109 112 0.2
1948 Hattiesburg - R 18 43 128 31 4 1 3 19 20 10 5 0 22 0 0 .242 .322 .359 .681 65 65 -0.2
1949 Hattiesburg - R 19 43 26 12 1 0 2 12 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 .462 .500 .731 1.231 186 178 0.3
1950 Hattiesburg - R 20 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 133 82 0.0
1950 Arlington - A 20 38 31 8 1 0 0 5 6 5 2 0 5 0 0 .258 .395 .290 .685 90 93 0.1
1951 Arlington - A 21 66 226 60 12 2 6 19 40 48 3 0 47 1 1 .265 .401 .416 .817 116 123 1.0
1951 Springfield - A 21 70 264 68 13 3 7 34 26 31 1 0 58 0 1 .258 .338 .409 .747 121 121 1.2
1952 Springfield - A 22 50 135 36 7 1 6 20 17 22 2 1 32 1 0 .267 .375 .467 .842 149 154 1.4
1952 Worcester - AA 22 49 38 12 3 0 1 6 8 7 0 0 9 0 0 .316 .422 .474 .896 143 149 0.4
1953 Erie - AA 23 116 463 137 22 3 23 74 72 62 8 0 119 1 0 .296 .388 .505 .894 140 143 3.5
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 23 6 19 5 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 .263 .417 .579 .996 168 173 0.3
1954 Camden - A 24 19 48 17 4 0 2 16 16 13 2 0 5 0 0 .354 .508 .562 1.070 205 202 0.9
1954 Erie - AA 24 87 253 77 15 3 9 38 56 45 6 1 63 0 2 .304 .420 .494 .914 146 151 2.7
1955 Erie - AA 25 38 38 11 2 0 1 7 10 3 1 0 6 0 0 .289 .357 .421 .778 113 107 0.2
1955 Indianapolis - AAA 25 26 32 9 1 0 3 3 5 2 3 0 5 0 0 .281 .378 .594 .972 161 166 0.4
1956 Indianapolis - AAA 26 11 8 4 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .636 .625 1.261 243 253 0.3
1957 Erie - AA 27 33 109 30 3 1 5 21 21 26 2 1 20 1 0 .275 .420 .459 .879 143 144 1.0
1957 Indianapolis - AAA 27 63 115 31 6 1 7 28 18 16 8 2 17 0 1 .270 .390 .522 .912 146 149 1.2
1958 Erie - AA 28 20 73 18 3 0 3 5 13 7 3 2 16 0 0 .247 .329 .411 .740 122 105 0.2
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 28 64 118 32 5 1 3 17 15 20 3 0 27 2 0 .271 .390 .407 .797 116 121 0.9
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 29 96 263 60 12 3 8 37 24 27 9 2 54 0 0 .228 .319 .388 .707 91 94 0.4
1960 Indianapolis - AAA 30 124 368 103 16 3 14 73 49 43 16 8 87 1 5 .280 .372 .454 .826 123 129 2.0
1961 Indianapolis - AAA 31 133 460 140 31 2 16 85 89 66 18 6 82 1 1 .304 .407 .485 .892 141 147 4.6
1967 Bakersfield - A 37 4 10 4 1 0 1 3 2 6 1 0 3 0 0 .400 .647 .800 1.447 301 247 0.3
1967 Charlotte - A 37 6 19 6 1 0 2 5 4 4 1 0 2 0 1 .316 .458 .684 1.143 247 241 0.4
1967 Tampa - A 37 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .667 .500 1.167 250 223 0.1
1967 Total - A 37 12 33 11 3 0 3 9 7 15 2 0 7 0 1 .333 .560 .697 1.257 266 240 0.9
1967 Hartford - A 37 14 50 15 5 1 3 8 13 9 1 0 13 0 0 .300 .417 .620 1.037 200 208 0.8
1967 Allentown - A 37 19 64 16 5 2 4 13 12 19 3 1 12 0 0 .250 .437 .578 1.015 200 189 0.8
1967 Wichita - A 37 3 8 3 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 .375 .615 1.125 1.740 414 390 0.4
1967 Springfield - A 37 15 43 9 5 0 1 4 12 17 5 0 8 0 0 .209 .477 .395 .872 160 162 0.7
1967 Total - A 37 51 165 43 15 3 10 27 40 50 9 1 36 0 0 .261 .453 .570 1.023 201 198 2.7
1967 Portland - AAA 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -22 14 -0.0
Total EA 343 974 285 48 7 42 151 180 150 20 4 233 2 2 .293 .396 .486 .882 140 141
Total GWL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -22 14
Total HL 18 51 12 5 0 3 6 15 22 5 0 11 0 0 .235 .500 .510 1.010 202 200
Total MAL 172 561 152 34 7 22 91 84 94 9 2 120 1 1 .271 .383 .474 .857 153 153
Total SEL 112 280 75 15 2 8 30 51 62 6 0 56 1 2 .268 .411 .421 .832 126 131
Total COW 4 10 4 1 0 1 3 2 6 1 0 3 0 0 .400 .647 .800 1.447 301 247
Total GSL 105 191 53 6 1 7 39 31 16 6 0 31 0 0 .277 .352 .429 .781 90 89
Total CL 523 1383 384 72 10 53 247 204 182 57 18 277 5 7 .278 .380 .459 .839 127 132
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Hattiesburg - R 1B 13 9 71 5 3 77 1 .987 85.0 8.05 +0.2 .997
1948 Hattiesburg - R 1B 41 38 307 24 27 334 3 .991 306.2 9.71 -1.3 .968
1949 Hattiesburg - R 1B 24 0 34 1 2 35 0 1.000 39.0 8.08 +0.0 1.033
1950 Arlington - A 1B 3 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 5.0 12.60 0.0 .000
1950 Hattiesburg - R 1B 2 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 3.0 18.00 +0.0 1.019
1951 Springfield - A 1B 68 68 577 36 76 618 5 .992 606.1 9.10 +0.4 .985
1951 Arlington - A 1B 60 60 484 29 75 519 6 .988 541.0 8.53 -1.6 .943
1951 Arlington - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Worcester - AA 1B 15 2 24 0 3 24 0 1.000 28.0 7.71 +0.1 1.034
1952 Springfield - A 1B 41 33 284 20 40 306 2 .993 313.2 8.72 +0.8 1.000
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 6 6 54 6 3 60 0 1.000 53.1 10.12 +0.9 1.000
1953 Erie - AA 1B 113 112 900 82 92 997 15 .985 987.2 8.95 -0.8 .967
1954 Erie - AA 1B 70 66 585 35 60 622 2 .997 568.2 9.81 +4.1 1.050
1954 Camden - A 1B 13 13 113 10 12 123 0 1.000 116.0 9.54 +0.5 .990
1955 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 6 2 26 3 2 29 0 1.000 24.1 10.73 +0.2 1.000
1955 Erie - AA 1B 6 1 16 0 3 16 0 1.000 12.2 11.37 +0.1 1.030
1955 Indianapolis - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.000
1956 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 38 0 96 10 7 106 0 1.000 88.0 10.84 +0.3 1.033
1957 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 24 16 161 12 29 174 1 .994 151.2 10.27 +1.3 1.000
1957 Erie - AA 1B 26 26 207 13 16 221 1 .995 225.0 8.80 +1.3 1.048
1957 Indianapolis - AAA SS 8 8 26 25 10 54 3 .944 71.0 6.46 -1.0 .857
1957 Erie - AA SS 4 4 6 8 3 17 3 .824 36.0 3.50 -1.2 .806
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 27 23 223 16 19 239 0 1.000 211.0 10.19 +2.2 1.075
1958 Erie - AA 1B 19 19 169 10 14 181 2 .989 164.0 9.82 -0.4 .978
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 58 56 502 38 37 546 6 .989 491.2 9.88 +1.4 .981
1959 Indianapolis - AAA SS 11 11 16 21 4 43 6 .860 84.1 3.95 -1.3 .758
1960 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 70 66 584 40 39 627 3 .995 565.1 9.93 +2.5 .992
1960 Indianapolis - AAA SS 30 30 48 62 11 131 21 .840 264.2 3.74 -7.1 .714
1961 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 100 94 773 52 64 831 6 .993 825.0 9.00 +5.0 .963
1961 Indianapolis - AAA 3B 4 4 3 7 2 10 0 1.000 36.0 2.50 -0.2 .889
1961 Indianapolis - AAA SS 21 21 51 55 7 114 8 .930 184.2 5.17 -2.4 .792
1962 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Minneapolis - MLB 3B 62 58 64 86 16 172 22 .872 507.0 2.66 -9.3 .873
1963 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 40 32 300 15 22 317 2 .994 285.2 9.92 -2.5 .962
1964 St. Louis - MLB 1B 4 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 +0.0 1.046
1965 St. Louis - MLB 1B 11 0 24 1 2 25 0 1.000 22.0 10.23 +0.2 1.062
1966 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 -0.8 .000
1967 Portland - AAA 1B 1 1 6 4 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 -0.1 1.073
1967 Wichita - A 1B 3 3 17 0 1 18 1 .944 22.0 6.95 -0.6 .000
1967 Springfield - A 1B 14 14 113 8 11 121 0 1.000 123.0 8.85 +1.2 1.058
1967 Allentown - A 1B 19 19 137 12 11 153 4 .974 165.0 8.13 -1.9 .882
1967 Hartford - A 1B 14 14 118 5 10 125 2 .984 118.0 9.38 -0.6 .947
1967 Tampa - A 1B 2 2 16 0 2 16 0 1.000 18.0 8.00 +0.1 1.066
1967 Charlotte - A 1B 5 5 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 42.0 7.07 +0.3 1.066
1967 Bakersfield - A 1B 4 4 38 0 2 38 0 1.000 34.0 10.06 +0.1 1.054
1968 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.057
1969 Baltimore - MLB 1B 3 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 4.0 15.75 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 968 804 7023 489 687 7575 63 .992 7268.2 9.30 +12.9 .985
TOTAL 3B 66 62 67 93 18 182 22 .879 543.0 2.65 -9.6 .874
TOTAL SS 75 74 147 172 35 360 41 .886 642.2 4.47 -12.9 .767
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 14, 110th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school Mansfield (Mansfield; Mansfield, MA).
07/08/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $1,500.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/12/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/04/1952 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
10/27/1952 Was traded by the Boston Minutemen to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with SP Jack Thomas, in exchange for 3B Dolph Krapf.
07/29/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Harrisburg Red Wings, with 1 3B, 4 RBI and 2 R.
08/10/1953 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
04/19/1959 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
06/02/1959 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
09/04/1960 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/18/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Indianapolis Hoosiers!
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cincinnati Cannons by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 21, Pick 4, 84th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
10/23/1963 Was traded by the Minneapolis Millers to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for SP Zeke Long.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
10/14/1964 Wins the 1964 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
05/14/1967 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
05/18/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
05/28/1967 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
06/01/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
06/05/1967 Released by the New York organization.
06/09/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
06/18/1967 Released by the Kansas City organization.
06/23/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
07/03/1967 Released by the Kansas City organization.
07/13/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
07/16/1967 Released by the Kansas City organization.
07/20/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
08/07/1967 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
08/10/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
09/01/1967 Released by the St. Louis organization.
09/06/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
10/02/1967 Released by the Kansas City organization.
11/01/1967 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,000 with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
10/07/1968 Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Keystones by the Baltimore Clippers. (Round 18, Pick 2, 70th overall pick).
03/04/1969 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Baltimore Clippers development complex.
03/24/1969 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Baltimore Clippers development complex.
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
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