P Jimmy Block #43
Cincinnati Cannons FABL
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/01/1962
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JIMMY BLOCK #43 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 7-14 0 5.37 187.2 235 15 88 107 1.72 2.4
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 2 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 -
Curveball 3 -
Sinker 3 -
Forkball 2 -
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 4
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/1962 MON Win, 3-1 X 9.0 8 1 1 4 5 Win
09/22/1962 @ LAS Win, 7-5 X 8.1 8 5 5 3 3 Win
09/16/1962 @ CHC Loss, 2-8 X 4.0 9 8 5 1 3 Loss
09/11/1962 DAL Win, 5-2 X 7.0 9 2 2 2 1 Win
09/06/1962 @ KCK Loss, 1-4 X 7.1 6 4 4 5 6 Loss
09/01/1962 TOR Loss, 1-7 X 6.2 6 5 4 6 5 Loss
08/27/1962 @ CLE Loss, 2-5 X 4.2 9 5 5 2 2 Loss
08/21/1962 @ SFS Win, 6-0 X 9.0 9 0 0 2 5 Win
08/16/1962 CHC Loss, 2-6 X 8.2 11 6 5 2 5 Loss
08/12/1962 @ NYI Win, 9-7 X 2.1 8 7 7 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/26/1927
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$49,490
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 167 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 15th Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 7 14 0 5.37 187.2 235 128 112 15 88 107 4 13.3 1 12 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.97 11.27 5.13 4.22 4.67 1.72 101 2.4 .345        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 328 97 14 2 5 46 50 50 4 8 8 .296 .397 .396 .794      
vs. RHB 424 138 27 1 10 82 38 57 3 11 2 .325 .381 .465 .846      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 8 1 1 0 4 5  
April 2 2 1 0 0 3.38 16.0 17 7 6 1 2 9  
May 6 6 2 3 0 4.42 38.2 46 24 19 3 27 21  
June 6 6 0 2 0 9.93 29.0 51 32 32 4 15 17  
July 4 4 0 2 0 3.60 25.0 27 15 10 3 11 12  
August 6 6 1 4 0 5.89 36.2 48 25 24 3 12 25  
September 6 6 3 3 0 4.46 42.1 46 25 21 1 21 23  
Spring Training 6 6 3 1 0 3.68 22.0 22 13 9 0 10 8  
Last Year 33 33 7 11 0 5.14 194.1 216 131 111 12 111 88  
2 Years Ago 32 32 12 12 0 4.40 192.1 189 115 94 12 97 103  
Career 358 291 94 138 24 4.48 2066.0 2034 1159 1028 135 1145 1054  
Home 13 13 4 5 0 4.08 88.1 97 45 40 5 37 54  
Road 17 17 3 9 0 6.52 99.1 138 83 72 10 51 53  
Grass 30 30 7 14 0 5.37 187.2 235 128 112 15 88 107  
Day 9 9 1 4 0 6.66 52.2 73 47 39 5 23 26  
Night 21 21 6 10 0 4.87 135.0 162 81 73 10 65 81  
As Starter 30 30 7 14 0 5.37 187.2 235 128 112 15 88 107  
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+
1952 Cincinnati - FABL 24 41 14 5 9 10 4.22 136.1 134 77 64 5 84 60 1 0 1.60 .276 3.79 0.6 82
1953 Cincinnati - FABL 25 49 9 5 12 14 4.43 138.0 123 74 68 8 86 55 3 1 1.51 .256 4.28 0.3 87
1954 Cincinnati - FABL 26 35 35 10 17 0 5.35 225.1 238 145 134 16 151 109 8 0 1.73 .296 4.61 1.9 79
1955 Cincinnati - FABL 27 33 33 9 19 0 4.96 226.2 221 142 125 14 145 131 9 2 1.61 .291 4.30 2.9 86
1956 Cincinnati - FABL 28 31 31 6 14 0 3.90 223.2 180 102 97 24 131 111 7 1 1.39 .230 4.78 0.2 97
1957 Cincinnati - FABL 29 35 35 18 13 0 3.15 268.2 235 102 94 11 112 141 10 1 1.29 .264 3.52 4.6 121
1958 Cincinnati - FABL 30 21 21 8 9 0 3.97 152.0 135 77 67 9 70 82 3 0 1.35 .264 3.91 2.4 103
1958 Detroit - FABL 30 9 9 4 4 0 4.99 61.1 68 36 34 6 35 30 1 1 1.68 .307 4.83 0.4 86
1958 Total - FABL 30 30 30 12 13 0 4.26 213.1 203 113 101 15 105 112 4 1 1.44 .276 4.18 2.8 98
1959 New York - FABL 31 9 9 3 4 0 4.22 59.2 60 30 28 3 35 37 0 0 1.59 .300 4.05 1.0 102
1960 Cincinnati - FABL 32 32 32 12 12 0 4.40 192.1 189 115 94 12 97 103 1 0 1.49 .285 4.49 2.9 105
1961 Cincinnati - FABL 33 33 33 7 11 0 5.14 194.1 216 131 111 12 111 88 2 0 1.68 .310 4.62 2.5 89
1962 Cincinnati - FABL 34 30 30 7 14 0 5.37 187.2 235 128 112 15 88 107 4 1 1.72 .345 4.67 2.4 86
Total FABL 358 291 94 138 24 4.48 2066.0 2034 1159 1028 135 1145 1054 49 7 1.54 .284 4.31 22.2 93
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+
1942 Total - 14 15 15 9 2 0 1.29 119.0 86 20 17 0 23 121 0 0 0.92 .254 1.77 5.7 100
1943 Total - 15 12 12 8 1 0 1.60 95.1 76 18 17 0 19 109 0 0 1.00 .276 1.54 5.0 100
1944 Total - 16 16 16 8 4 0 1.53 129.0 100 23 22 1 29 163 0 0 1.00 .278 1.45 7.0 100
1945 Total - 17 12 12 9 1 0 1.76 97.0 77 22 19 1 22 110 0 0 1.02 .274 1.81 4.6 100
1945 Burlington - C 17 17 16 8 6 0 2.68 114.1 116 44 34 1 52 48 2 1 1.47 .299 3.30 0.9 110
1946 Burlington - C 18 23 15 9 5 1 3.64 99.0 107 49 40 2 38 59 0 0 1.46 .327 3.79 1.6 114
1947 Charleston - B 19 28 28 11 11 0 4.73 184.2 222 115 97 8 91 53 11 0 1.69 .317 5.17 2.2 107
1947 Camden - A 19 2 2 1 0 0 4.32 16.2 16 8 8 0 12 4 1 0 1.68 .276 4.96 0.0 94
1948 Camden - A 20 32 32 8 19 0 5.28 216.1 282 137 127 1 130 66 12 0 1.90 .361 4.46 0.7 70
1949 Camden - A 21 28 28 11 16 0 3.87 211.2 239 99 91 0 79 89 11 2 1.50 .319 3.83 3.7 107
1950 Santiago - DL 22 10 0 1 0 0 6.52 19.1 16 15 14 2 15 8 0 0 1.60 .230 5.67 -0.1 77
1950 Camden - A 22 30 30 16 12 0 2.08 250.2 205 71 58 4 97 130 22 5 1.20 .253 2.87 5.0 159
1951 Santiago - DL 23 11 10 3 6 0 2.95 85.1 61 29 28 4 47 51 6 1 1.27 .225 4.06 1.8 160
1951 Camden - A 23 28 28 10 15 0 2.73 240.1 201 87 73 7 109 143 19 3 1.29 .263 2.68 4.4 109
1951 Erie - AA 23 5 0 0 1 0 0.00 9.0 8 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 1.22 .286 2.52 0.2 999
1952 Indianapolis - AAA 24 3 3 2 1 0 3.91 23.0 24 13 10 2 8 11 0 0 1.39 .268 4.27 0.5 130
Total CL 3 3 2 1 0 3.91 23.0 24 13 10 2 8 11 0 0 1.39 .268 4.27 130.5
Total EA 5 0 0 1 0 0.00 9.0 8 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 1.22 .286 2.52 999.0
Total MAL 120 120 46 62 0 3.43 935.2 943 402 357 12 427 432 65 10 1.46 .298 3.44 103.7
Total SEL 28 28 11 11 0 4.73 184.2 222 115 97 8 91 53 11 0 1.69 .317 5.17 106.5
Total UMVA 40 31 17 11 1 3.12 213.1 223 93 74 3 90 107 2 1 1.47 .312 3.53 111.7
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1958 Detroit - FABL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.86 .400 1.11 0.1 999
Total FABL 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.86 .400 1.11 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Burlington - C P 17 16 12 12 0 25 1 .960 114.1 1.89 -0.3 .810
1946 Burlington - C P 23 15 6 20 1 27 1 .963 99.0 2.36 +1.3 .901
1947 Camden - A P 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 16.2 1.62 -0.2 .976
1947 Charleston - B P 28 28 11 18 0 30 1 .967 184.2 1.41 -1.3 .935
1948 Camden - A P 32 32 7 45 2 53 1 .981 216.1 2.16 -1.4 .938
1949 Camden - A P 28 28 9 25 1 35 1 .971 211.2 1.45 -1.5 .939
1950 Camden - A P 30 30 13 22 3 41 6 .854 250.2 1.26 -5.3 .651
1950 Santiago - DL P 10 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 +0.2 .983
1951 Erie - AA P 5 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 .978
1951 Camden - A P 28 28 14 26 1 41 1 .976 240.1 1.50 -0.1 1.021
1951 Santiago - DL P 11 10 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 85.1 1.27 -0.5 .928
1952 Cincinnati - MLB P 40 14 3 11 1 16 2 .875 136.1 0.92 -1.2 .745
1952 Indianapolis - AAA P 3 3 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 +0.7 1.226
1953 Cincinnati - MLB P 48 9 8 9 0 17 0 1.000 138.0 1.11 +0.4 1.018
1954 Cincinnati - MLB P 35 35 11 28 2 41 2 .951 225.1 1.56 -0.1 .956
1955 Cincinnati - MLB P 33 33 11 25 0 36 0 1.000 226.2 1.43 +1.3 .957
1956 Cincinnati - MLB P 31 31 10 27 2 38 1 .974 223.2 1.49 +0.6 1.110
1957 Cincinnati - MLB P 35 35 11 33 3 45 1 .978 268.2 1.47 +0.8 1.041
1958 Cincinnati - MLB P 21 21 9 23 0 34 2 .941 152.0 1.89 +0.4 1.068
1958 Detroit - MLB P 9 9 3 6 1 9 0 1.000 61.1 1.32 +0.4 .975
1959 New York - MLB P 9 9 6 6 1 12 0 1.000 59.2 1.81 +0.2 .956
1960 Cincinnati - MLB P 32 32 8 18 1 30 4 .867 192.1 1.22 -1.5 .822
1961 Cincinnati - MLB P 33 33 14 25 0 42 3 .929 194.1 1.81 +3.3 .981
1962 Cincinnati - MLB P 30 30 14 19 2 33 0 1.000 187.2 1.58 +0.2 1.094
TOTAL P 573 483 187 419 21 633 27 .957 3536.1 1.54 -3.4 .952
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 47th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Dundee (Dundee; Dundee, MI).
08/01/1945 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/16/1945 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/17/1945 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/01/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/21/1948 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 4 days.
06/19/1948 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
03/22/1949 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/23/1949 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/25/1949 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/10/1950 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/30/1950 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/17/1950 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Allentown Cokers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/01/1950 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/16/1950 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/20/1950 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/21/1950 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
09/02/1950 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
02/06/1951 Wins the 1950 Cuban Winter Championship with the Santiago Scorpions.
05/22/1951 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
06/07/1951 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/08/1951 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
01/19/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cienfuegos Crocodiles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/15/1953 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Stars with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
03/09/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Cincinnati Cannons development complex.
07/02/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Wolves with 7 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
08/09/1955 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
04/28/1956 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 4 strikeouts and 8 BB allowed!
06/28/1957 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/07/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/25/1958 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Detroit Dynamos in exchange for SP Al Mielcarek.
08/01/1958 Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/27/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/10/1958 Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
04/09/1959 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
04/22/1959 Released by the Detroit Dynamos.
08/07/1959 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $31,400 with the New York Gothams organization.
11/22/1959 Was traded by the New York Gothams to the Cincinnati Cannons, along with $57,000, in exchange for LF Martin Perry, 3B Mel Everett, and SP John Herzog.
09/08/1961 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/21/1962 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1951 4 9
Year G Rank
1953 49 8
Year GS Rank
1954 35 4
1957 35 3
1961 33 8
Year W Rank
1957 18 4
Year L Rank
1951 6 7
1954 17 4
1955 19 1
1956 14 6
1960 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
1957 .581 10
Year SV Rank
1952 10 10
1953 14 6
Year HLD Rank
1950 1 2
Year IP Rank
1951 85.1 9
1957 268.2 8
Year BF Rank
1957 1136 8
Year HRA Rank
1956 24 7
Year BB Rank
1951 47 9
1954 151 3
1955 145 1
1956 131 1
1957 112 3
1960 97 3
1961 111 3
Year K Rank
1951 51 9
Year WP Rank
1957 9 1
Year ERA Rank
1951 2.95 4
1957 3.15 10
Year BABIP Rank
1951 .225 1
1956 .230 1
1960 .285 8
Year WHIP Rank
1951 1.27 1
Year RA/9 Rank
1951 11.81 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1951 0.42 1
1955 0.56 6
1957 0.37 4
1960 0.56 4
1961 0.56 1
Year H/9 Rank
1951 6.43 1
1956 7.24 2
1957 7.87 10
1960 8.84 9
Year RA Rank
1953 40 9
Year GF Rank
1953 31 8
Year QS Rank
1951 7 4
1957 25 3
1960 18 9
Year QSP Rank
1951 .700 4
1957 .714 5
1960 .562 8
Year CG Rank
1951 6 1
Year CGP Rank
1951 .600 1
Year SHO Rank
1951 1 4
1955 2 8
1958 1 4
Year GB% Rank
1951 0.55 9
1954 0.56 1
1955 0.52 4
1957 0.51 8
1960 0.51 7
1961 0.55 2
Year WAR Rank
1951 1.8 6
1957 5.5 10
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