Player Report for #41 Michael Lange

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	11-4
ERA	3.00
IP	117.0
BB	44
K	49

Name:	Michael Lange	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$77,500
Birthday:	03-03-1927	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	34	Years of Major League Service:	9 Years, 96 Days
Born in:	Warwick (Rhode Island)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 47 Days
Weight:	196 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	15 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	1 option year left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Injured, out for 3 months	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

St. Louis

Dredgers

ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	25	44	56	87-89 Mph
Versus LHP	23	42	54
Versus RHP	25	46	58
Talent	25	44	56

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Splitter
Endurance:	93
Groundball Pct.:	58
Holding Runners:	13

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	2	Pitcher 74
Stealing Ability:	9
Baserunning Instincts:	5
Sacrifice Bunt:	65
Bunt for Hit:	8
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-26-1961	@ SFG	Win, 4-1	X	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
06-22-1961	@ CIN	Win, 4-1	X	5.1	4	1	1	2	3	Win
06-19-1961	@ PIT	Loss, 1-4	X	7.2	8	4	4	2	5	Loss
06-15-1961	@ ATL	Win, 4-2	X	8.2	8	2	2	3	1	Win
06-10-1961	SFG	Win, 3-2	X	9.0	4	2	2	5	1	Win
06-05-1961	@ BSN	Win, 11-2	X	4.1	3	2	1	4	2
06-02-1961	CHH	Win, 3-2	X	6.0	6	1	1	1	4	Win
05-30-1961	@ LAM	Win, 4-0	X	7.0	3	0	0	2	6	Win
05-26-1961	@ CHH	Loss, 1-3	X	8.0	6	3	3	5	2	Loss
05-22-1961	@ ATL	Win, 7-6	X	8.0	8	5	4	3	4	Win

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	17	17	11	4	0	3.00	117.0	105	43	39	7	44	49	4	23.5	0	9	52.9
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.85	8.08	3.77	3.38	3.26	1.27	27.2	.257
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	198	51	5	1	6	27	25	24	2	0	1	.258	.341	.384	.725
vs. RHB	240	54	8	0	1	16	19	25	0	0	4	.225	.293	.271	.564

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Last Week	2	2	1	1	0	3.46	13.0	12	5	5	3	4	8
April	2	2	2	0	0	1.00	18.0	17	3	2	0	2	5
May	8	8	5	3	0	4.11	57.0	54	28	26	4	24	28
June	7	7	4	1	0	2.36	42.0	34	12	11	3	18	16
Spring Training	3	3	1	1	0	3.00	12.0	13	9	4	0	9	2
Last Year	58	12	5	12	3	5.13	152.2	186	95	87	12	71	65
2 Years Ago	29	16	5	6	0	4.16	132.0	134	75	61	15	46	55
Career	370	308	110	137	3	4.47	2281.2	2482	1294	1133	210	869	929
Home	7	7	6	1	0	2.51	57.1	50	18	16	2	18	25
Road	10	10	5	3	0	3.47	59.2	55	25	23	5	26	24
Grass	17	17	11	4	0	3.00	117.0	105	43	39	7	44	49
Day	12	12	8	2	0	2.53	85.1	77	27	24	5	27	39
Night	5	5	3	2	0	4.26	31.2	28	16	15	2	17	10

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Chicago - ABA	24	32	32	11	15	0	5.17	217.2	260	142	125	27	52	141	11	1	1.43	.334	-4.7
1952 Chicago - ABA	25	32	32	12	13	0	3.05	251.0	223	101	85	16	75	116	16	1	1.19	.258	47.5
1953 Chicago - ABA	26	39	39	13	16	0	4.48	293.1	330	165	146	26	123	106	10	0	1.54	.295	24.0
1954 Chicago - ABA	27	40	39	13	18	0	5.29	265.1	335	178	156	21	116	93	9	0	1.70	.320	-5.9
1955 Chicago - ABA	28	36	36	9	16	0	4.43	253.2	263	148	125	27	94	84	11	1	1.41	.263	16.5
1956 Chicago - ABA	29	25	25	12	12	0	4.30	171.2	177	96	82	15	76	55	9	0	1.47	.272	15.3
1957 Chicago - ABA	30	34	34	13	14	0	4.79	240.2	242	141	128	30	103	88	6	1	1.43	.256	9.1
1958 Cleveland - ABA	31	28	26	6	11	0	4.77	186.2	227	110	99	14	69	77	1	0	1.59	.317	6.3
1959 St. Louis - ABA	32	29	16	5	6	0	4.16	132.0	134	75	61	15	46	55	2	0	1.36	.267	14.9
1960 St. Louis - ABA	33	58	12	5	12	3	5.13	152.2	186	95	87	12	71	65	1	0	1.68	.326	-0.4
1961 St. Louis - ABA	34	17	17	11	4	0	3.00	117.0	105	43	39	7	44	49	4	0	1.27	.257	27.2
Total ABA		370	308	110	137	3	4.47	2281.2	2482	1294	1133	210	869	929	80	4	1.47	.289	149.6

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	VORP
1956 Uxbridge - AAA	29	6	6	2	4	0	5.59	37.0	42	28	23	4	16	13	1	1	1.57	.279	-3.4
1959 Hamilton - AAA	32	14	14	7	4	0	2.55	99.0	91	31	28	6	22	36	4	0	1.14	.252	26.6
Total GHL		20	20	9	8	0	3.38	136.0	133	59	51	10	38	49	5	1	1.26	.260	23.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Chicago - ML	P	32	32	20	48	0	73	5	.932	217.2	2.81
1952 Chicago - ML	P	32	32	9	22	2	35	4	.886	251.0	1.11
1953 Chicago - ML	P	39	39	27	44	3	74	3	.959	293.1	2.18
1954 Chicago - ML	P	40	39	14	29	0	46	3	.935	265.1	1.46
1955 Chicago - ML	P	36	36	9	33	1	45	3	.933	253.2	1.49
1956 Chicago - ML	P	25	25	13	22	2	39	4	.897	171.2	1.83
1957 Chicago - ML	P	34	34	12	30	0	48	6	.875	240.2	1.57
1958 Cleveland - ML	P	28	26	11	34	0	47	2	.957	186.2	2.17
1959 St. Louis - ML	P	29	16	7	21	1	29	1	.966	132.0	1.91
1960 St. Louis - ML	P	58	12	13	14	2	29	2	.931	152.2	1.59
1961 St. Louis - ML	P	17	17	11	19	1	31	1	.968	117.0	2.31

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 31st overall Pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
01-02-1951	Named the #31 prospect in the ABA
04-16-1951	Named the #40 prospect in the ABA
04-17-1951	Injured (strained bicep tendon), out for 3 weeks.
05-07-1951	Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
09-19-1951	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Rebels with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 52 (53).
04-15-1952	Named the #36 prospect in the ABA
06-01-1952	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
06-17-1952	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-17-1952	Injured (strained bicep tendon), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08-29-1952	Injured (back spasms), out for 2 weeks.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 29 (29); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 38 (40).
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (36); Movement: 69 (69); Control: 49 (50).
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 27 (27); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 49 (51).
04-12-1955	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05-15-1955	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09-02-1955	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 23 (24); Movement: 46 (46); Control: 51 (52).
08-11-1956	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Thornhill Blue Sox with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 24 (25); Movement: 38 (38); Control: 50 (51).
05-04-1957	Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
05-04-1957	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Golden Gators with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-15-1957	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 2 weeks.
09-01-1957	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11-16-1957	Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the Cleveland Eagles, along with CL L. Kelly, in exchange for LF D. Garrett, RF F. Guerrero.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 27 (27); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 48 (48).
05-06-1958	Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 7 weeks.
11-10-1958	Was traded by the Cleveland Eagles to the St. Louis Dredgers in exchange for SS J. S�nchez, LF T. Parkinson.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 22 (23); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 54 (54).
04-22-1959	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 1-2 weeks.
08-14-1959	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (25); Movement: 48 (50); Control: 52 (52).
05-12-1960	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 25 (25); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 56 (56).
06-26-1961	Injured (torn back muscle), out for 3 months.

Leader Boards Appearances

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	GS	Rank
1953	39	8
1954	39	3

Year	L	Rank
1951	15	7
1953	16	5
1954	18	4
1955	16	6
1957	14	10

Year	IP	Rank
1953	293.1	3
1954	265.1	10
1957	240.2	10

Year	BF	Rank
1953	1305	1
1954	1225	2
1955	1112	8
1957	1062	10

Year	HRA	Rank
1951	27	7
1955	27	8
1957	30	8

Year	BB	Rank
1953	123	5
1954	116	4
1957	103	7

Year	WP	Rank
1954	5	10

Year	ERA	Rank
1952	3.05	6

Year	BABIP	Rank
1952	.258	5
1955	.263	6
1957	.256	4

Year	WHIP	Rank
1952	1.19	6

Year	K/BB	Rank
1952	1.55	10

Year	RA/9	Rank
1952	10.94	6

Year	HR/9	Rank
1952	0.57	9
1956	0.79	9
1958	0.68	9

Year	H/9	Rank
1952	8.00	2

Year	BB/9	Rank
1952	2.69	10

Year	VORP	Rank
1952	47.5	7

Year	QSP	Rank
1956	.600	7

Year	CG	Rank
1951	11	5
1952	16	1
1953	10	2
1954	9	5
1955	11	1
1956	9	1
1957	6	6
1960	1	8

Year	CGP	Rank
1951	.344	5
1952	.500	1
1953	.256	2
1954	.231	8
1955	.306	1
1956	.360	1
1957	.176	8

Year	SHO	Rank
1951	1	7
1952	1	9
1955	1	6
1957	1	4
1960	0	5