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Player Report for #8 Lonnie Fitzgerald Saturday, July 1st, 1961  AB   243  HR   14  RBI   40  AVG   .276  OPS   .920 Name: Lonnie Fitzgerald Contract: Major League Contract Nickname: Salary: $558,300 Birthday: 03-31-1936 Signed Through: 1961 Season Age: 25 Years of Major League Service: 2 Years, 126 Days Born in: Tracy (California) Major League Service Days this Year: 81 Days Nationality: American     Height: 6' 1" Years on 40-Man Roster: 2 Years, 126 Days Weight: 205 lbs Years of Pro Service: 6 Years     Arbitration Eligibility: Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! Position: 1B Minor League Option Years: 3 option years left Bats: Left     Throws: Left Contract Extension - Status: Completely Rested Drafted 1955, 14th Pick in Round 2 Morale: Great Local Popularity (National) Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular) Cleveland Eagles ABA Batting Ratings (OSA) Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's   Overall 49 56 61 50 51   Versus LHP 42 50 54 45 47   Versus RHP 51 58 63 52 51   Talent 49 56 61 55 51   Running & Bunting Ratings     Fielding Ratings Running Speed: 55   First Base 62 Stealing Ability: 63   Baserunning Instincts: 59   Sacrifice Bunt: 83   Bunt for Hit: 36   Hitter Type: Pull Hitter                     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB                   06-30-1961 @ DC Win, 7-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0                 06-29-1961 @ DC Loss, 0-14 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0                 06-28-1961 @ DC Loss, 8-9 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0                 06-26-1961 LAQ Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 06-25-1961 LAQ Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0                 06-24-1961 LAQ Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 06-23-1961 BAL Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                 06-22-1961 BAL Win, 7-1 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 0                 06-21-1961 BAL Loss, 3-20 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0                 06-19-1961 CHC Loss, 5-11 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0                 American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS TAVG ISO VORP Overall 70 243 67 17 2 14 40 39 44 29 .276 .385 .535 .920 .956 .259 17.0 Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27     Overall 63 288 0 1 0 4 0 1 130 33 0 1 0.0 52.3 7.76     Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS Versus Left   52 12 3 0 2 9 6 3 9 0 0 0 .231 .273 .404 .677 Versus Right   191 55 14 2 12 31 33 41 20 1 0 0 .288 .412 .571 .983 Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS This Week   20 5 2 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .286 .500 .786 Last Week   27 8 3 0 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296 .321 .519 .840 April   44 12 1 1 3 6 8 13 7 0 0 0 .273 .439 .545 .984 May   96 27 6 1 7 13 19 16 12 0 0 0 .281 .384 .583 .967 June   103 28 10 0 4 21 12 15 10 1 0 0 .272 .361 .485 .847 Spring Training   65 18 5 1 3 9 10 7 11 0 0 0 .277 .347 .523 .870 Last Year   409 111 24 5 23 66 75 67 43 2 0 2 .271 .375 .523 .898 2 Years Ago   378 114 18 3 5 37 55 74 40 2 0 0 .302 .414 .405 .819 Career   1089 303 61 11 43 152 177 191 118 6 0 2 .278 .385 .473 .858 Home   128 40 10 0 8 25 25 18 11 1 0 0 .313 .395 .578 .973 Road   115 27 7 2 6 15 14 26 18 0 0 0 .235 .376 .487 .863 Grass   220 63 16 2 12 36 36 39 25 1 0 0 .286 .392 .541 .933 Turf   23 4 1 0 2 4 3 5 4 0 0 0 .174 .321 .478 .800 Day   114 26 8 1 5 14 18 24 14 0 0 0 .228 .362 .447 .810 Night   129 41 9 1 9 26 21 20 15 1 0 0 .318 .407 .612 1.019 Pinch Hitting   7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 Close/Late   54 14 4 1 4 14 10 8 7 0 0 0 .259 .355 .593 .947 Inning 1-3   84 22 4 0 4 10 14 19 9 1 0 0 .262 .394 .452 .847 Inning 4-6   82 27 7 1 5 13 12 10 10 0 0 0 .329 .402 .622 1.024 Inning 7-9   75 16 6 1 4 15 11 13 10 0 0 0 .213 .330 .480 .810 Extra Innings   2 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 0 Outs   70 14 3 1 2 10 12 9 6 1 0 0 .200 .287 .357 .645 1 Outs   88 23 7 0 6 15 13 12 11 0 0 0 .261 .350 .545 .895 2 Outs   85 30 7 1 6 15 14 23 12 0 0 0 .353 .491 .671 1.161 Scoring Position   61 17 6 0 2 25 7 10 9 1 0 0 .279 .375 .475 .850 Bases Empty   131 36 9 2 9 9 22 27 13 0 0 0 .275 .399 .580 .979 Runner on 1st   51 14 2 0 3 6 10 7 7 0 0 0 .275 .362 .490 .852 Runner on 2nd   23 6 3 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .292 .391 .683 Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 1 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879 Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 4 0 0 1 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .333 .500 .833 Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 1.000 1.833 Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .429 .500 .929 Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 Two Strikes   94 18 5 0 2 5 12 21 29 0 0 0 .191 .339 .309 .648 First Pitch   27 6 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778 Count 0-1   35 12 4 0 4 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .343 .800 1.143 Count 0-2   10 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700 Count 1-0   25 9 3 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .360 .720 1.080 Count 1-1   27 12 3 1 1 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .429 .741 1.169 Count 1-2   36 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 16 0 0 0 .139 .139 .250 .389 Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286 Count 2-1   13 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .538 .692 Count 2-2   25 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .280 .280 .360 .640 Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Count 3-1   14 4 2 0 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 .286 .615 .429 1.044 Full Count   23 3 1 0 1 1 8 21 6 0 0 0 .130 .545 .304 .850 Behind in Count   81 20 6 0 5 12 9 0 20 0 0 0 .247 .247 .506 .753 Ahead in Count   60 19 5 1 4 10 15 23 0 0 0 0 .317 .506 .633 1.139 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 VORP 1958 Cleveland - ABA 22 36 59 11 2 1 1 9 8 6 0 1 6 0 0 .186 .258 .305 .563 -5.2 1959 Cleveland - ABA 23 132 378 114 18 3 5 37 55 74 0 2 40 5 2 .302 .414 .405 .819 10.6 1960 Cleveland - ABA 24 121 409 111 24 5 23 66 75 67 2 2 43 1 1 .271 .375 .523 .898 21.9 1961 Cleveland - ABA 25 70 243 67 17 2 14 40 39 44 0 1 29 0 1 .276 .385 .535 .920 17.0 Total ABA 359 1089 303 61 11 43 152 177 191 2 6 118 6 4 .278 .385 .473 .858 44.3 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 VORP 1955 Long Beach - A 19 57 180 31 3 1 0 10 5 13 0 4 21 0 3 .172 .223 .200 .423 -12.2 1956 Long Beach - A 20 107 337 87 9 1 1 30 34 43 1 2 45 6 2 .258 .342 .300 .642 12.2 1957 Long Beach - A 21 24 91 34 5 2 3 12 16 16 0 0 11 0 0 .374 .467 .571 1.039 16.2 1957 Port Lavaca - AA 21 50 97 30 3 2 2 18 10 17 0 0 9 1 0 .309 .412 .443 .856 9.3 1957 Pickering - AAA 21 37 129 38 4 0 6 21 15 8 0 1 9 0 2 .295 .333 .465 .798 4.0 1958 Pickering - AAA 22 109 433 140 27 9 12 49 61 45 2 3 32 4 3 .323 .387 .510 .898 34.7 Total GHL 146 562 178 31 9 18 70 76 53 2 4 41 4 5 .317 .375 .500 .875 38.7 Total STL 50 97 30 3 2 2 18 10 17 0 0 9 1 0 .309 .412 .443 .856 9.3 Total SCL 188 608 152 17 4 4 52 55 72 1 6 77 6 5 .250 .328 .311 .638 16.3 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1958 Cleveland - ML 1B 12 9 89 4 12 93 0 1.000 80.0 10.46 1959 Cleveland - ML 1B 106 104 1091 64 99 1167 12 .990 878.1 11.83 1960 Cleveland - ML 1B 107 104 991 57 79 1056 8 .992 930.0 10.14 1961 Cleveland - ML 1B 64 63 500 37 52 539 2 .996 555.2 8.70 1961 Cleveland - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 Player History 06-15-1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 14, 30th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Eagles. 01-01-1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (28); Power: 4 (23); Eye: 17 (41). 06-15-1956 Injured (strained calf muscle), out for 1-2 weeks. 01-01-1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 28 (35); Power: 19 (43); Eye: 21 (45). 06-27-1957 Goes 5-5 against the San Bernadino Bears, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R. 06-29-1957 Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 5 days. 07-01-1957 Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. 07-01-1957 Wins the SCL SL Batter of the Month Award. 07-07-1957 Was selected to the 1957 Southern California League All-Star Game. 08-19-1957 Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award. 01-01-1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (51); Power: 24 (42); Eye: 34 (61). 04-14-1958 Named the #5 prospect in the ABA 07-13-1958 Was selected to the 1958 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. 08-09-1958 Goes 5-6 against the Ajax Cruisers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. 08-11-1958 Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award. 01-01-1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (48); Power: 40 (56); Eye: 46 (61). 04-09-1959 Named the #11 prospect in the ABA 07-01-1959 Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award. 07-15-1959 Injured (strained thigh muscle), out for 1-2 weeks. 09-23-1959 Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 6 days. 01-01-1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (41); Power: 42 (46); Eye: 58 (70). 03-19-1960 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament), out for 8 weeks. 01-01-1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 61 (61); Eye: 50 (55). 06-12-1961 Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award. Leader Boards Appearances Year IBB Rank 1959 11 2 Year SH Rank 1958 0 1 1959 0 1 1960 0 1 Year EBH Rank 1960 52 10 Year OBP Rank 1960 .375 9 Year SLG Rank 1960 .523 3 Year RC/27 Rank 1960 7.31 4 Year ISO Rank 1960 .252 1 Year TAVG Rank 1960 .925 4 Year OPS Rank 1960 .898 4

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