2B Gus Koval #34
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/01/1962
2B GUS KOVAL #34 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
70 141 32 3 2 2 10 4 24 .227 .252 .319 1 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 4 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 4 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 3 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1962 @ NYI Win, 8-3 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/27/1962 @ NYI Win, 12-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1962 KCK Win, 11-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1962 KCK Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1962 @ MON Win, 8-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1962 @ LAS Win, 8-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1962 SFS Loss, 10-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1962 CHC Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1962 CHC Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1962 @ CIN Loss, 2-5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/14/1936
Born in:Kansas City, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:None, 167 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 167 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 3rd Pick in Round 3
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 70 141 32 3 2 2 10 15 4 24 .227 .252 .319 .571 .256 .092 45
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 147 1 0 0 2 8 1 45 7 1 0 100.0 11.6 2.62 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   51 10 1 1 1 2 5 1 12 0 3 0 .196 .212 .314 .525
Versus Right   90 22 2 1 1 8 9 3 12 1 5 1 .244 .274 .322 .596
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
April   4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
May   33 8 0 1 0 3 4 0 6 0 1 0 .242 .242 .303 .545
June   40 8 0 0 1 2 4 1 10 0 4 0 .200 .220 .275 .495
July   21 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .048 .091 .048 .139
August   24 8 2 0 0 3 4 2 4 1 1 1 .333 .393 .417 .810
September   19 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .211 .211 .421 .632
Spring Training   71 25 1 0 0 8 6 5 9 0 2 0 .352 .395 .366 .761
Career   141 32 3 2 2 10 15 4 24 1 8 1 .227 .252 .319 .571
Home   64 14 2 1 1 4 10 3 11 0 3 1 .219 .265 .328 .593
Road   77 18 1 1 1 6 5 1 13 1 5 0 .234 .241 .312 .552
Grass   141 32 3 2 2 10 15 4 24 1 8 1 .227 .252 .319 .571
Day   51 13 0 1 2 5 6 3 9 0 2 1 .255 .309 .412 .721
Night   90 19 3 1 0 5 9 1 15 1 6 0 .211 .217 .267 .484
As Starter   124 26 2 1 2 7 13 4 19 1 7 1 .210 .238 .290 .529
As Reliever / Substitution   17 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 5 0 1 0 .353 .353 .529 .882
Pinch Hitting   4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Close/Late   28 4 2 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 7 0 .143 .172 .286 .458
Inning 1-3   40 10 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 0 1 0 .250 .268 .325 .593
Inning 4-6   53 12 0 1 1 4 5 2 11 0 0 1 .226 .268 .321 .589
Inning 7-9   42 10 3 1 0 4 5 0 6 1 6 0 .238 .233 .357 .590
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
0 Outs   62 16 2 2 2 3 13 0 9 0 5 1 .258 .270 .452 .721
1 Outs   37 6 0 0 0 4 1 4 8 1 3 0 .162 .238 .162 .400
2 Outs   42 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 .238 .238 .262 .500
Scoring Position   26 7 1 0 0 7 1 0 4 1 8 1 .269 .286 .308 .593
Bases Empty   82 20 2 2 1 1 12 3 14 0 0 0 .244 .271 .354 .624
Runner on 1st   33 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 .152 .176 .242 .419
Runner on 2nd   10 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7 1 .300 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   59 10 1 0 0 2 3 2 24 0 0 0 .169 .197 .186 .383
First Pitch   25 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 .240 .269 .240 .509
Count 0-1   12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Count 0-2   9 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Count 1-0   9 6 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .667 .667 1.222 1.889
Count 1-1   16 8 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Count 1-2   17 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Count 2-0   9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   16 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Full Count   17 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .294 .368 .294 .663
Behind in Count   38 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 .132 .132 .184 .316
Ahead in Count   29 6 0 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 3 0 .207 .250 .379 .629
Batting Leadoff   14 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Batting 2nd   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 5th   17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .118 .118 .118 .235
Batting 6th   13 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Batting 7th   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .125 .364 .125 .489
Batting 8th   72 17 2 0 1 6 9 2 10 1 2 0 .236 .253 .306 .559
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   60 12 1 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 0 0 .200 .226 .217 .442
Medium Leverage   56 14 1 1 2 6 9 1 13 1 2 0 .250 .259 .411 .669
High Leverage   24 5 1 1 0 2 3 1 4 0 6 1 .208 .269 .333 .603
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
1962 Toronto - FABL 25 70 141 32 3 2 2 10 15 4 1 1 24 1 0 .227 .252 .319 .571 42 45 -0.6
Total FABL 70 141 32 3 2 2 10 15 4 1 1 24 1 0 .227 .252 .319 .571 42 45 -0.6
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
1953 Total - 16 40 175 85 23 3 5 50 73 20 4 1 9 13 9 .486 .545 .737 1.282 100 100 4.0
1954 Total - 17 40 172 85 17 3 3 47 71 18 4 1 5 15 11 .494 .549 .680 1.229 100 100 3.6
1954 Tuscaloosa - C 17 22 31 15 6 0 1 5 10 11 0 0 1 0 0 .484 .619 .774 1.393 270 282 0.9
1955 Tuscaloosa - C 18 25 69 25 3 2 2 13 9 12 0 1 5 2 0 .362 .451 .551 1.002 174 176 0.3
1955 Vancouver - B 18 15 33 11 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 .333 .353 .333 .686 107 108 0.0
1956 Vancouver - B 19 39 118 35 9 1 2 10 8 8 1 1 15 2 2 .297 .344 .441 .784 126 121 0.5
1956 Davenport - A 19 77 268 58 9 2 5 25 25 45 1 2 48 3 4 .216 .329 .321 .650 77 77 -0.9
1957 Davenport - A 20 110 438 127 25 5 4 40 60 64 3 0 67 6 14 .290 .384 .397 .781 109 115 -0.2
1957 Chattanooga - AA 20 20 81 23 3 0 2 6 9 9 0 1 14 1 2 .284 .352 .395 .747 86 87 -0.1
1958 Davenport - A 21 31 123 30 3 3 4 18 18 14 4 2 20 4 2 .244 .336 .415 .750 105 106 0.1
1958 Chattanooga - AA 21 100 400 109 24 0 5 30 45 39 3 1 70 2 4 .273 .341 .370 .711 98 100 1.4
1959 Davenport - A 22 88 327 90 15 3 12 39 44 57 2 0 54 3 7 .275 .386 .450 .836 125 129 0.9
1959 Chattanooga - AA 22 43 168 29 5 2 2 11 19 16 1 0 35 1 1 .173 .249 .262 .511 41 40 -1.1
1960 Davenport - A 23 70 225 53 9 3 5 23 28 31 3 2 43 0 3 .236 .333 .369 .702 87 88 -0.1
1960 Chattanooga - AA 23 41 119 30 6 0 4 17 11 17 0 1 19 1 2 .252 .343 .403 .746 101 103 -0.1
1961 Davenport - A 24 39 123 28 7 1 1 15 13 17 0 2 16 0 0 .228 .317 .325 .642 72 71 -0.1
1961 Chattanooga - AA 24 72 231 61 5 1 7 43 31 25 1 1 43 3 0 .264 .337 .385 .722 99 95 0.3
1961 Buffalo - AAA 24 10 31 7 3 1 0 3 4 5 2 1 9 0 0 .226 .359 .387 .746 114 103 0.2
Total DIX 276 999 252 43 3 20 107 115 106 5 4 181 8 9 .252 .326 .361 .687 88 88
Total HL 415 1504 386 68 17 31 160 188 228 13 8 248 16 30 .257 .358 .386 .744 100 103
Total UL 10 31 7 3 1 0 3 4 5 2 1 9 0 0 .226 .359 .387 .746 114 103
Total COW 54 151 46 9 1 2 12 10 9 1 1 19 3 4 .305 .346 .417 .763 122 118
Total GSL 47 100 40 9 2 3 18 19 23 0 1 6 2 0 .400 .508 .620 1.128 206 212
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Tuscaloosa - C 2B 4 4 11 6 2 17 0 1.000 32.0 4.78 -0.6 .793
1954 Tuscaloosa - C SS 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.1 .971
1955 Vancouver - B 2B 6 5 9 13 2 22 0 1.000 52.0 3.81 -1.2 .842
1955 Tuscaloosa - C 2B 18 17 39 38 9 81 4 .951 141.1 4.90 -5.2 .838
1956 Davenport - A 2B 50 49 137 141 52 284 6 .979 430.1 5.81 -7.8 .882
1956 Vancouver - B 2B 21 17 40 49 9 89 0 1.000 163.1 4.90 +0.5 .972
1956 Davenport - A 3B 28 28 26 41 2 69 2 .971 238.0 2.53 -1.5 .933
1956 Vancouver - B 3B 8 8 7 7 2 16 2 .875 67.2 1.86 -1.5 .799
1956 Davenport - A SS 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 +0.0 1.004
1956 Vancouver - B SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .000
1957 Davenport - A 1B 9 9 65 5 14 71 1 .986 70.2 8.92 -0.9 .987
1957 Chattanooga - AA 2B 18 16 46 53 16 101 2 .980 140.1 6.35 -1.4 .888
1957 Davenport - A 2B 69 64 175 174 67 359 10 .972 578.0 5.43 -14.7 .867
1957 Chattanooga - AA 3B 3 3 2 1 0 4 1 .750 25.0 1.08 -0.9 .342
1957 Davenport - A 3B 26 25 21 51 3 74 2 .973 214.1 3.02 -0.9 .976
1957 Chattanooga - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Davenport - A SS 13 12 26 41 11 68 1 .985 116.0 5.20 -2.0 .901
1958 Chattanooga - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1958 Davenport - A 1B 4 4 28 0 10 28 0 1.000 32.0 7.88 +0.0 1.042
1958 Chattanooga - AA 2B 78 78 185 189 52 378 4 .989 651.2 5.17 -0.7 .950
1958 Davenport - A 2B 21 21 50 61 19 113 2 .982 183.1 5.45 -3.4 .857
1958 Chattanooga - AA 3B 17 15 12 35 1 49 2 .959 136.0 3.11 -0.8 .926
1958 Davenport - A 3B 3 2 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 27.0 2.67 +0.2 1.045
1958 Chattanooga - AA SS 7 7 9 14 2 24 1 .958 59.0 3.51 -0.6 .940
1958 Davenport - A SS 3 3 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 27.0 2.67 -1.1 .734
1959 Chattanooga - AA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1959 Davenport - A 1B 4 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 7.2 5.87 +0.0 .000
1959 Chattanooga - AA 2B 32 32 77 78 25 158 3 .981 274.1 5.09 -2.9 .933
1959 Davenport - A 2B 78 77 179 178 66 363 6 .983 651.2 4.93 -11.6 .898
1959 Chattanooga - AA 3B 8 8 7 12 0 20 1 .950 70.0 2.44 -1.1 .931
1959 Davenport - A 3B 10 8 5 15 0 20 0 1.000 70.0 2.57 +0.7 1.033
1959 Chattanooga - AA SS 2 2 5 10 4 15 0 1.000 19.0 7.11 +0.4 1.078
1959 Davenport - A SS 2 1 2 2 0 6 2 .667 11.0 3.27 -1.5 .412
1960 Chattanooga - AA 1B 11 9 83 5 10 88 0 1.000 78.0 10.15 +0.4 1.123
1960 Davenport - A 1B 33 33 273 17 36 291 1 .997 278.2 9.37 +0.9 1.030
1960 Chattanooga - AA 2B 5 3 10 16 2 27 1 .963 42.0 5.57 -0.9 .872
1960 Davenport - A 2B 25 20 55 56 23 111 0 1.000 195.2 5.11 -2.1 .916
1960 Chattanooga - AA 3B 18 17 12 39 3 52 1 .981 150.0 3.06 -1.3 .930
1960 Davenport - A 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.1 1.037
1961 Buffalo - AAA 1B 10 10 94 9 14 103 0 1.000 88.0 10.53 +1.3 1.032
1961 Chattanooga - AA 1B 10 7 59 5 4 66 2 .970 64.0 9.00 -0.6 .938
1961 Davenport - A 1B 23 22 192 12 24 204 0 1.000 193.2 9.48 +2.1 1.077
1961 Chattanooga - AA 2B 17 13 36 38 12 75 1 .987 119.1 5.58 -1.9 .941
1961 Davenport - A 2B 7 7 10 14 4 24 0 1.000 55.2 3.88 -1.1 .835
1961 Chattanooga - AA 3B 44 43 32 70 5 105 3 .971 372.1 2.47 -3.5 .934
1961 Chattanooga - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Davenport - A SS 2 1 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 +0.1 1.027
1962 Toronto - MLB 1B 26 7 94 9 8 104 1 .990 83.1 11.12 +0.8 1.058
1962 Toronto - MLB 2B 38 27 90 65 22 158 3 .981 258.1 5.40 -3.2 .875
1962 Toronto - MLB 3B 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.058
1962 Toronto - MLB SS 4 1 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 15.0 4.20 +0.2 1.069
TOTAL 1B 132 101 896 62 121 963 5 .995 899.0 9.59 +4.1 1.039
TOTAL 2B 487 450 1149 1169 382 2360 42 .982 3969.1 5.26 -58.3 .900
TOTAL 3B 172 157 130 278 17 422 14 .967 1388.2 2.64 -10.4 .936
TOTAL SS 38 27 54 84 19 142 4 .972 275.1 4.51 -4.5 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Glasgow; Glasgow, MO) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 3, Pick 3, 35th overall pick).
08/02/1954 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 8-9 months.
07/18/1955 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1955 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/03/1955 Goes 5-8 against the Spokane Lumberjacks, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
05/13/1956 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
06/18/1956 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
04/29/1957 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
04/14/1958 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1958 Named the #94 prospect in the FABL
08/05/1958 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/11/1958 Named the #75 prospect in the FABL
12/11/1958 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Toronto Wolves.
04/09/1959 Named the #79 prospect in the FABL
05/18/1959 Goes 0-3 against the Peoria Pastimers, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Chattanooga Reliables!
03/16/1962 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
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