Player Report for #73 Karl Fletcher


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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	261
HR	12
RBI	53
AVG	.272
OPS	.868

Name:	Karl Fletcher	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$55,600
Birthday:	07-16-1929	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	31	Years of Major League Service:	10 Years, 54 Days
Born in:	Spencerport (New York)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 54 Days
Weight:	178 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	12 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	LF	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Well Known)

Cleveland

Eagles

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	56	90	75	78	57
Versus LHP	67	100	89	92	62
Versus RHP	52	84	70	73	55
Talent	57	93	78	78	57

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	69	Left Field 100 (Arm: 67)
Stealing Ability:	60	Center Field 96 (Arm: 67)
Baserunning Instincts:	57	Right Field 100 (Arm: 67)
Sacrifice Bunt:	35
Bunt for Hit:	25
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-30-1961	@ DC	Win, 7-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
06-29-1961	@ DC	Loss, 0-14	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
06-28-1961	@ DC	Loss, 8-9	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
06-26-1961	LAQ	Loss, 2-3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
06-25-1961	LAQ	Loss, 1-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
06-24-1961	LAQ	Loss, 4-5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
06-23-1961	BAL	Win, 4-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
06-22-1961	BAL	Win, 7-1	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	0
06-21-1961	BAL	Loss, 3-20	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
06-19-1961	CHC	Loss, 5-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	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	68	261	71	15	6	12	53	39	34	33	.272	.355	.513	.868	.867	.241	17.3
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	68	296	0	0	0	6	0	1	134	33	2	0	100.0	48.1	6.60
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		71	23	4	2	4	20	11	8	5	0	0	0	.324	.392	.606	.998
Versus Right		190	48	11	4	8	33	28	26	28	1	0	0	.253	.341	.479	.820
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		21	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	.190	.190	.286	.476
Last Week		27	5	2	0	1	5	2	4	4	0	0	0	.185	.290	.370	.661
April		52	15	1	2	2	10	7	7	6	0	0	0	.288	.373	.500	.873
May		106	36	10	3	6	24	17	12	11	0	0	0	.340	.407	.660	1.067
June		103	20	4	1	4	19	15	15	16	1	0	0	.194	.294	.369	.663
Spring Training		58	17	2	2	4	14	14	7	7	1	0	0	.293	.364	.603	.967
Last Year		561	136	36	7	16	70	89	68	92	2	0	2	.242	.325	.417	.743
2 Years Ago		586	118	25	7	24	81	92	59	92	8	0	0	.201	.271	.391	.662
Career		4974	1342	258	82	236	864	850	577	691	38	0	11	.270	.345	.497	.842
Home		138	38	10	3	8	32	23	14	14	0	0	0	.275	.342	.565	.907
Road		123	33	5	3	4	21	16	20	19	1	0	0	.268	.368	.455	.823
Grass		242	68	15	5	11	51	36	31	32	0	0	0	.281	.363	.521	.883
Turf		19	3	0	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	.158	.261	.421	.682
Day		131	32	4	3	4	19	18	15	17	0	0	0	.244	.322	.412	.734
Night		130	39	11	3	8	34	21	19	16	1	0	0	.300	.387	.615	1.002
Close/Late		49	11	3	1	1	8	8	8	6	0	0	0	.224	.333	.388	.721
Inning 1-3		95	30	5	4	6	29	15	9	11	1	0	0	.316	.371	.642	1.014
Inning 4-6		86	21	6	1	2	12	7	8	12	0	0	0	.244	.309	.407	.715
Inning 7-9		75	19	4	1	4	11	17	17	9	0	0	0	.253	.391	.493	.885
Extra Innings		5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
0 Outs		94	26	3	4	5	10	20	9	15	0	0	0	.277	.340	.553	.893
1 Outs		81	22	4	1	4	20	13	14	12	1	0	0	.272	.375	.494	.869
2 Outs		86	23	8	1	3	23	6	11	6	0	0	0	.267	.351	.488	.839
Scoring Position		63	19	5	1	3	37	9	10	8	1	0	0	.302	.392	.556	.947
Bases Empty		138	37	6	4	6	6	21	16	19	0	0	0	.268	.344	.500	.844
Runner on 1st		60	15	4	1	3	10	9	8	6	0	0	0	.250	.338	.500	.838
Runner on 2nd		16	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465
Runner on 3rd		7	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	.143	.333	.286	.619
Runner on 1st & 2nd		17	4	1	0	1	7	2	3	3	0	0	0	.235	.350	.471	.821
Runner on 1st & 3rd		10	4	0	1	0	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.364	.600	.964
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		3	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667
Bases Loaded		10	5	2	0	2	17	5	3	1	0	0	0	.500	.615	1.300	1.915
Two Strikes		107	19	3	1	4	12	9	6	33	1	0	0	.178	.219	.336	.556
First Pitch		41	10	4	2	1	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.512	.756
Count 0-1		20	7	3	1	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.750	1.100
Count 0-2		21	4	2	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	.190	.190	.429	.619
Count 1-0		31	12	1	1	2	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.387	.677	1.065
Count 1-1		29	10	1	1	2	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.345	.655	1.000
Count 1-2		35	8	0	0	3	7	5	0	15	1	0	0	.229	.222	.486	.708
Count 2-0		11	6	2	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.545	.545	1.000	1.545
Count 2-1		15	4	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733
Count 2-2		36	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	13	0	0	0	.083	.083	.139	.222
Count 3-0		1	1	1	0	0	3	3	14	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
Count 3-1		6	2	0	0	0	3	3	14	0	0	0	0	.333	.800	.333	1.133
Full Count		15	4	1	0	0	3	0	6	3	0	0	0	.267	.476	.333	.810
Behind in Count		76	19	5	1	5	12	12	0	17	1	0	0	.250	.247	.539	.786
Ahead in Count		64	25	4	1	4	21	15	28	0	0	0	0	.391	.576	.672	1.248

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
1951 Cleveland - ABA	21	133	289	72	19	1	9	39	47	27	0	2	78	7	6	.249	.311	.415	.727	-4.5
1952 Cleveland - ABA	22	65	172	53	8	6	9	38	38	18	0	1	23	6	1	.308	.372	.581	.953	19.1
1953 Cleveland - ABA	23	144	330	104	22	5	18	67	68	43	2	3	39	2	3	.315	.394	.576	.970	30.3
1954 Cleveland - ABA	24	140	440	144	27	8	25	105	90	55	1	3	53	5	5	.327	.401	.595	.996	54.6
1955 Cleveland - ABA	25	148	591	160	23	13	32	100	104	78	1	3	69	4	10	.271	.355	.516	.871	37.3
1956 Cleveland - ABA	26	146	576	167	25	9	29	104	98	72	1	5	63	7	2	.290	.367	.516	.883	37.3
1957 Cleveland - ABA	27	139	572	171	29	10	31	110	96	71	2	2	61	7	6	.299	.377	.547	.924	47.1
1958 Cleveland - ABA	28	144	596	146	29	10	31	97	89	52	2	8	88	8	2	.245	.304	.483	.787	22.9
1959 Cleveland - ABA	29	147	586	118	25	7	24	81	92	59	0	8	92	4	3	.201	.271	.391	.662	-15.2
1960 Cleveland - ABA	30	146	561	136	36	7	16	70	89	68	2	2	92	3	4	.242	.325	.417	.743	4.4
1961 Cleveland - ABA	31	68	261	71	15	6	12	53	39	34	0	1	33	2	0	.272	.355	.513	.868	17.3
Total ABA		1420	4974	1342	258	82	236	864	850	577	11	38	691	55	42	.270	.345	.497	.842	250.5

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

RBI

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

VORP

Career Postseason 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
1952 Cleveland - ABA	22	4	9	2	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.667	.967	0.0
1953 Cleveland - ABA	23	4	11	5	3	0	1	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.455	.538	1.000	1.538	0.0
Total ABA		8	20	7	4	0	2	5	5	3	0	0	1	0	0	.350	.435	.850	1.285	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Cleveland - ML	LF	34	28	67	2	0	70	1	.986	256.0	2.43
1951 Cleveland - ML	CF	49	41	95	2	0	100	3	.970	366.2	2.38
1951 Cleveland - ML	RF	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50
1952 Cleveland - ML	CF	28	27	66	1	0	67	0	1.000	233.2	2.58
1952 Cleveland - ML	LF	11	10	29	0	0	29	0	1.000	86.0	3.03
1952 Cleveland - ML	C	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00	0	0	0	0.0
1952 Cleveland - ML	RF	11	7	15	1	0	18	2	.889	68.2	2.10
1953 Cleveland - ML	CF	64	59	152	1	0	154	1	.994	521.0	2.64
1953 Cleveland - ML	LF	22	16	41	3	1	44	0	1.000	155.1	2.55
1953 Cleveland - ML	RF	7	2	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	23.0	3.13
1954 Cleveland - ML	CF	95	95	227	4	1	235	4	.983	835.0	2.49
1954 Cleveland - ML	RF	15	13	25	0	0	25	0	1.000	108.0	2.08
1954 Cleveland - ML	LF	9	4	13	1	0	15	1	.933	51.1	2.45
1954 Cleveland - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1955 Cleveland - ML	LF	29	29	73	1	0	75	1	.987	256.1	2.60
1955 Cleveland - ML	CF	119	119	313	1	0	320	6	.981	1061.1	2.66
1956 Cleveland - ML	CF	81	80	209	1	0	212	2	.991	710.1	2.66
1956 Cleveland - ML	RF	62	62	118	6	1	128	4	.969	562.0	1.99
1956 Cleveland - ML	LF	4	4	2	1	0	4	1	.750	30.0	0.90
1957 Cleveland - ML	CF	118	117	318	7	1	327	2	.994	1074.1	2.72
1957 Cleveland - ML	RF	18	18	34	0	0	38	4	.895	160.0	1.91
1957 Cleveland - ML	LF	4	4	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	34.0	1.32
1958 Cleveland - ML	CF	144	144	364	11	2	378	3	.992	1307.2	2.58
1959 Cleveland - ML	CF	96	96	234	4	1	243	5	.979	851.1	2.52
1959 Cleveland - ML	LF	44	44	83	2	1	88	3	.966	393.2	1.94
1959 Cleveland - ML	RF	7	7	8	0	0	9	1	.889	60.0	1.20
1960 Cleveland - ML	LF	116	116	267	7	0	278	4	.986	1028.0	2.40
1960 Cleveland - ML	CF	32	30	84	1	0	85	0	1.000	263.0	2.91
1961 Cleveland - ML	LF	51	51	115	7	1	125	3	.976	451.2	2.43
1961 Cleveland - ML	CF	17	17	54	1	1	55	0	1.000	152.0	3.26

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 36th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Eagles.
01-02-1951	Named the #9 prospect in the ABA
04-16-1951	Named the #7 prospect in the ABA
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (67); Power: 51 (77); Eye: 65 (84).
04-15-1952	Named the #8 prospect in the ABA
04-20-1952	Injured (torn rotator cuff muscle), out for 3 months.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (70); Power: 63 (78); Eye: 64 (77).
07-12-1953	Was selected to the 1953 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10-07-1953	Won the 1953 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cleveland Eagles!
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (70); Power: 90 (100); Eye: 58 (67).
07-11-1954	Was selected to the 1954 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09-20-1954	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (66); Power: 93 (100); Eye: 62 (70).
05-30-1955	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
07-10-1955	Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (75); Power: 93 (98); Eye: 59 (64).
07-08-1956	Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (64); Power: 86 (89); Eye: 61 (65).
04-09-1957	Suspended 6 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (62); Power: 88 (89); Eye: 74 (77).
08-25-1958	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
09-01-1958	Wins the ABA LL Batter of the Month Award.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (58); Power: 82 (83); Eye: 71 (72).
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 87 (87); Eye: 76 (76).
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (57); Power: 75 (78); Eye: 78 (78).
06-06-1961	Injured (cold), day-to-day for one week.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1955	148	6
1956	146	5
1958	144	10
1960	146	9

Year	PA	Rank
1955	673	3
1956	654	6
1958	658	6
1960	633	9

Year	AB	Rank
1955	591	2
1956	576	6
1957	572	7
1958	596	4
1959	586	8
1960	561	8

Year	H	Rank
1955	160	7
1956	167	4
1957	171	9

Year	K	Rank
1955	69	9
1959	92	7
1960	92	10

Year	TB	Rank
1954	262	8
1955	305	4
1956	297	4
1957	313	5
1958	288	4

Year	2B	Rank
1956	25	9
1957	29	7
1958	29	5
1960	36	2

Year	3B	Rank
1954	8	6
1955	13	1
1956	9	6
1957	10	2
1958	10	6
1959	7	8
1960	7	9

Year	HR	Rank
1954	25	6
1955	32	4
1956	29	6
1957	31	5
1958	31	2
1959	24	7

Year	RBI	Rank
1954	105	4
1955	100	5
1956	104	3
1957	110	6
1958	97	4

Year	R	Rank
1955	104	3
1956	98	3
1958	89	7
1959	92	10
1960	89	10

Year	IBB	Rank
1953	6	9
1955	6	9
1956	6	5

Year	SH	Rank
1952	0	1
1953	0	1
1954	0	1
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	SF	Rank
1958	8	2
1959	8	1

Year	EBH	Rank
1954	60	6
1955	68	2
1956	63	4
1957	70	2
1958	70	2
1959	56	8
1960	59	6

Year	AVG	Rank
1954	.327	4

Year	OBP	Rank
1954	.401	6

Year	SLG	Rank
1954	.595	1
1955	.516	4
1956	.516	6
1957	.547	4
1958	.483	8

Year	RC	Rank
1954	105.61	7
1955	104.99	6
1956	111.94	4
1957	116.94	6

Year	RC/27	Rank
1954	9.20	4
1956	7.11	9
1957	7.52	7

Year	ISO	Rank
1954	.268	2
1955	.245	4
1956	.226	5
1957	.248	3
1958	.238	3

Year	TAVG	Rank
1954	1.036	4
1956	.893	9
1957	.926	7

Year	OPS	Rank
1954	.996	3
1955	.871	7
1956	.883	9
1957	.924	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1954	54.6	5
1955	37.3	9
1956	37.3	9
1957	47.1	7