1B Arnold Alderson #8
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/27/1963
1B ARNOLD ALDERSON #8 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
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
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 1 1 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/22/1926
Born in:Allentown, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 163 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 3rd Pick in Round 4
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
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
1942 Total - 15 21 86 44 15 5 2 25 37 18 1 1 4 28 7 .512 .594 .872 1.466 100 100 2.6
1943 Total - 16 25 107 54 12 3 2 31 45 16 1 1 5 15 4 .505 .568 .729 1.297 100 100 2.6
1944 Total - 17 25 110 57 14 5 3 37 49 16 1 2 7 13 2 .518 .574 .818 1.392 100 100 3.0
1945 Total - 18 26 110 53 14 6 2 34 50 16 1 2 6 21 4 .482 .543 .773 1.315 100 100 2.6
1945 Ottumwa - C 18 78 276 78 17 6 3 35 39 25 2 2 29 6 3 .283 .344 .420 .765 134 131 2.7
1947 Ottumwa - C 20 25 106 35 10 2 1 17 18 7 1 1 12 5 2 .330 .374 .491 .864 152 148 1.0
1947 Savannah - B 20 41 168 58 14 2 2 26 31 19 0 1 20 5 2 .345 .410 .488 .898 121 121 1.3
1948 Santiago - DL 21 40 148 43 9 0 4 22 18 15 0 0 29 2 3 .291 .356 .432 .788 102 99 -0.2
1948 Wilmington - A 21 140 582 179 31 18 10 68 92 68 1 2 104 11 5 .308 .380 .474 .854 140 137 4.8
1949 Savannah - B 22 59 228 65 11 4 3 25 49 41 1 2 27 9 3 .285 .393 .408 .801 106 108 2.3
1949 Wilmington - A 22 23 89 27 10 0 0 11 13 16 3 0 11 3 5 .303 .426 .416 .842 127 132 0.9
1950 Wilmington - A 23 122 480 138 27 10 3 45 70 64 3 2 75 4 5 .287 .373 .404 .778 126 125 3.1
1950 Youngstown - AA 23 17 74 27 6 1 2 6 17 5 0 0 6 0 1 .365 .405 .554 .959 161 167 0.4
1951 Wilmington - A 24 115 433 120 32 5 7 52 61 60 0 6 65 8 8 .277 .361 .423 .783 134 133 3.2
1951 Rochester - AAA 24 16 69 17 4 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 9 0 0 .246 .297 .304 .602 66 65 -0.2
1952 Wilmington - A 25 47 165 52 10 4 3 21 17 19 0 1 24 4 2 .315 .384 .479 .863 159 156 1.1
1952 Youngstown - AA 25 73 278 65 10 4 6 39 32 25 0 2 46 6 5 .234 .295 .363 .658 77 74 -0.3
1953 Youngstown - AA 26 91 193 38 6 2 3 27 26 16 1 0 40 5 1 .197 .262 .295 .557 51 39 -1.1
1954 Wilmington - A 27 40 135 41 12 2 1 13 17 14 0 0 8 1 9 .304 .369 .444 .814 125 123 0.2
1954 Youngstown - AA 27 70 192 61 8 2 5 22 35 17 1 1 35 2 3 .318 .374 .458 .833 126 127 0.9
1955 Youngstown - AA 28 109 131 29 6 4 2 19 17 21 1 2 17 2 0 .221 .329 .374 .703 94 85 0.2
1956 Youngstown - AA 29 30 90 24 4 0 2 13 13 16 1 0 7 0 1 .267 .383 .378 .761 109 106 0.2
1956 Rochester - AAA 29 57 119 29 7 2 2 17 16 18 0 0 26 4 1 .244 .343 .387 .730 95 94 0.2
1957 Rochester - AAA 30 73 137 32 7 0 3 12 21 10 0 0 11 1 1 .234 .286 .350 .636 73 69 -1.4
1958 Youngstown - AA 31 31 55 11 2 1 0 3 6 2 0 0 14 0 1 .200 .228 .273 .501 50 43 -0.5
1958 Rochester - AAA 31 32 43 9 3 0 2 8 5 3 0 1 4 0 2 .209 .255 .419 .674 92 89 -0.3
1959 Youngstown - AA 32 47 121 29 7 3 1 15 7 6 2 0 23 0 1 .240 .287 .372 .659 96 81 -0.3
1959 Rochester - AAA 32 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 58 70 -0.1
1960 Wilmington - A 33 109 362 85 16 3 5 44 39 57 10 8 60 1 6 .235 .348 .337 .685 93 90 -0.9
1960 Youngstown - AA 33 6 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 -61 -81 -0.5
1961 Wilmington - A 34 119 412 104 22 3 5 36 46 54 7 6 61 3 2 .252 .344 .357 .701 107 105 0.3
1962 Wilmington - A 35 40 84 17 2 2 0 8 8 11 4 1 14 1 1 .202 .320 .274 .594 73 68 -0.5
1962 Youngstown - AA 35 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 -0.2
Total EA 477 1157 285 49 17 21 144 153 108 6 5 195 15 13 .246 .313 .373 .685 89 83
Total UL 187 373 88 21 2 7 37 46 37 0 1 51 5 4 .236 .304 .359 .663 81 79
Total MAL 755 2742 763 162 47 34 298 363 363 28 26 422 36 43 .278 .365 .409 .774 123 121
Total SEL 100 396 123 25 6 5 51 80 60 1 3 47 14 5 .311 .400 .442 .842 112 113
Total UMVA 103 382 113 27 8 4 52 57 32 3 3 41 11 5 .296 .352 .440 .792 139 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Ottumwa - C RF 78 78 196 3 1 203 4 .980 661.1 2.71 +6.0 1.050
1947 Savannah - B RF 41 41 105 5 0 112 2 .982 357.2 2.77 +2.7 1.037
1947 Ottumwa - C RF 25 25 43 3 1 46 0 1.000 212.2 1.95 -1.2 .999
1948 Wilmington - A LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.000
1948 Santiago - DL LF 37 37 83 2 0 91 6 .934 308.0 2.48 -4.0 .946
1948 Wilmington - A RF 137 136 274 12 2 291 5 .983 1194.1 2.16 +2.4 1.012
1948 Santiago - DL RF 13 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.0 1.54 -0.7 .863
1949 Wilmington - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Savannah - B LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Wilmington - A RF 23 23 59 2 0 62 1 .984 200.0 2.75 +3.2 1.104
1949 Savannah - B RF 58 57 152 2 2 155 1 .994 502.0 2.76 +7.0 1.063
1950 Youngstown - AA LF 17 17 25 1 1 26 0 1.000 146.1 1.60 -1.3 .953
1950 Wilmington - A LF 115 115 282 5 3 294 7 .976 1002.2 2.58 -1.0 .998
1950 Youngstown - AA RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 +0.0 .999
1950 Wilmington - A RF 15 5 10 1 0 12 1 .917 51.2 1.92 -0.5 .901
1951 Wilmington - A LF 48 46 90 1 0 93 2 .978 417.0 1.96 -0.2 1.001
1951 Rochester - AAA RF 16 16 37 0 0 40 3 .925 140.0 2.38 +0.6 .999
1951 Wilmington - A RF 64 64 127 5 0 137 5 .964 564.2 2.10 +5.1 1.086
1952 Youngstown - AA LF 20 18 28 3 0 33 2 .939 157.2 1.77 -2.0 .903
1952 Wilmington - A LF 5 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.4 .972
1952 Youngstown - AA RF 52 47 117 7 0 132 8 .939 422.0 2.64 +0.1 1.001
1952 Wilmington - A RF 42 40 69 2 0 75 4 .947 349.2 1.83 -1.9 .973
1953 Youngstown - AA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Youngstown - AA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.083
1953 Youngstown - AA LF 10 7 14 3 0 18 1 .944 66.0 2.32 -0.5 .966
1953 Youngstown - AA RF 36 25 44 4 0 48 0 1.000 241.2 1.79 -2.1 .923
1954 Youngstown - AA LF 7 6 8 1 0 10 1 .900 55.0 1.47 -1.1 .856
1954 Wilmington - A LF 6 1 7 0 0 8 1 .875 22.2 2.78 -0.1 .943
1954 Youngstown - AA RF 41 30 58 3 1 64 3 .953 289.0 1.90 -1.4 .959
1954 Wilmington - A RF 31 28 46 7 2 56 3 .946 259.1 1.84 -3.1 .942
1955 Youngstown - AA LF 15 1 4 2 0 7 1 .857 36.2 1.47 -0.6 .724
1955 Youngstown - AA RF 47 14 43 4 0 48 1 .979 181.2 2.33 -0.5 .945
1956 Rochester - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Rochester - AAA 3B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.063
1956 Rochester - AAA LF 11 5 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 47.0 2.68 +0.2 .928
1956 Youngstown - AA LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .971
1956 Rochester - AAA RF 28 22 46 1 0 49 2 .959 196.1 2.15 -1.5 .945
1956 Youngstown - AA RF 26 23 28 2 0 32 2 .938 203.1 1.33 -0.2 .986
1957 Rochester - AAA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1957 Rochester - AAA LF 25 16 25 0 0 27 2 .926 145.2 1.54 -5.7 .778
1957 Rochester - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Rochester - AAA RF 14 11 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 91.0 2.18 -5.0 .773
1958 Rochester - AAA LF 15 7 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 77.0 0.94 -2.1 .801
1958 Youngstown - AA LF 10 9 13 0 0 15 2 .867 75.0 1.56 -1.9 .920
1958 Rochester - AAA RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1959 Rochester - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1959 Youngstown - AA LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 -0.9 .000
1959 Rochester - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Youngstown - AA RF 29 29 38 1 0 40 1 .975 232.1 1.51 -3.1 .956
1960 Youngstown - AA 1B 3 3 26 2 0 29 1 .966 24.0 10.50 -0.4 .876
1960 Wilmington - A 1B 93 92 649 41 68 695 5 .993 779.0 7.97 -5.7 .957
1960 Youngstown - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 -0.0 .977
1960 Youngstown - AA RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -1.3 .661
1960 Wilmington - A RF 15 15 19 0 0 22 3 .864 126.1 1.35 -1.2 .932
1961 Wilmington - A 1B 72 68 499 33 50 538 6 .989 598.1 8.00 -0.5 .995
1961 Wilmington - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Wilmington - A RF 47 47 70 2 1 78 6 .923 378.0 1.71 -7.0 .882
1962 Wilmington - A 1B 25 22 169 9 15 180 2 .989 190.2 8.40 -1.8 .946
1962 Youngstown - AA RF 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 19.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Wilmington - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 193 185 1343 85 133 1442 14 .990 1592.0 8.07 -8.4 .968
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.063
TOTAL SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.083
TOTAL LF 349 289 613 18 4 656 25 .962 2602.1 2.18 -21.6 .959
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 888 783 1613 67 10 1736 56 .968 6934.1 2.18 -3.6 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Curtis (Curtis; Staten Island, NY).
10/12/1945 Named the #93 prospect in the FABL
11/17/1945 Injured (leave of absence),out for 12 months.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/28/1947 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #98 prospect in the FABL
06/07/1948 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1948 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/1948 Named the #91 prospect in the FABL
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Santiago Scorpions.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/19/1949 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/08/1950 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/27/1952 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Youngstown Phenoms!
07/25/1956 Goes 5-5 against the Newark Aces, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/21/1963 Released by the Cleveland organization.
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