Player Report for #30 Ed Couch

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	149
HR	2
RBI	9
AVG	.161
OPS	.520

Name:	Ed Couch	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$50,800
Birthday:	12-26-1926	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	34	Years of Major League Service:	8 Years, 116 Days
Born in:	New York (New York)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 4"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 54 Days
Weight:	232 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	12 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	RF	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Angry	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

San Francisco

Golden Gators

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	68	Left Field 40 (Arm: 51)
Stealing Ability:	93	Center Field 69 (Arm: 51)
Baserunning Instincts:	80	Right Field 100 (Arm: 51)
Sacrifice Bunt:	69
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-29-1961	@ CHH	Win, 6-1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
06-28-1961	@ CHH	Loss, 5-14	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
06-26-1961	STL	Loss, 2-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
06-23-1961	LAM	Win, 7-6	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
06-21-1961	LAM	Win, 7-5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-19-1961	BSN	Win, 5-4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
06-19-1961	BSN	Loss, 2-9	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
06-18-1961	BSN	Win, 6-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
06-17-1961	BSN	Win, 8-7	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
06-15-1961	CHH	Loss, 2-5	0	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	53	149	24	4	3	2	9	24	17	26	.161	.251	.268	.520	.472	.107	-9.9
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	40	167	1	0	0	1	0	0	40	9	3	1	75.0	10.9	2.31
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		88	16	3	1	2	5	14	15	12	0	0	0	.182	.301	.307	.608
Versus Right		61	8	1	2	0	4	8	2	14	0	0	1	.131	.172	.213	.385
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		11	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322
Last Week		12	4	1	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845
April		26	5	1	0	0	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	.192	.222	.231	.453
May		62	8	1	2	0	1	10	8	11	0	0	1	.129	.239	.210	.449
June		61	11	2	1	2	6	11	8	12	0	0	0	.180	.275	.344	.620
Spring Training		41	12	1	1	3	10	7	9	6	0	0	0	.293	.420	.585	1.005
Last Year		159	32	5	2	12	30	22	17	27	1	0	1	.201	.281	.484	.765
2 Years Ago		282	57	4	3	15	41	40	32	43	0	0	2	.202	.288	.397	.685
Career		2827	630	112	43	148	458	452	355	518	22	10	7	.223	.309	.450	.759
Home		64	10	2	1	1	6	10	5	11	0	0	0	.156	.217	.266	.483
Road		85	14	2	2	1	3	14	12	15	0	0	1	.165	.276	.271	.546
Grass		149	24	4	3	2	9	24	17	26	0	0	1	.161	.251	.268	.520
Day		83	15	2	3	1	3	13	9	14	0	0	1	.181	.269	.313	.582
Night		66	9	2	0	1	6	11	8	12	0	0	0	.136	.230	.212	.442
Pinch Hitting		4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650
Close/Late		32	5	0	2	1	2	3	2	6	0	0	0	.156	.206	.375	.581
Inning 1-3		44	7	3	0	0	1	8	10	7	0	0	0	.159	.315	.227	.542
Inning 4-6		53	9	0	0	1	3	8	5	9	0	0	1	.170	.254	.226	.481
Inning 7-9		49	8	1	3	1	5	6	2	9	0	0	0	.163	.196	.367	.563
Extra Innings		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		50	8	1	2	1	3	11	11	7	0	0	0	.160	.311	.320	.631
1 Outs		54	10	3	1	0	3	7	5	12	0	0	0	.185	.254	.278	.532
2 Outs		45	6	0	0	1	3	4	1	7	0	0	1	.133	.170	.200	.370
Scoring Position		27	5	1	1	1	8	7	7	3	0	0	0	.185	.353	.407	.760
Bases Empty		88	14	2	2	1	1	10	7	17	0	0	1	.159	.229	.261	.491
Runner on 1st		34	5	1	0	0	0	5	3	6	0	0	0	.147	.216	.176	.393
Runner on 2nd		10	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	.100	.182	.400	.582
Runner on 3rd		3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd		9	2	0	1	0	3	3	4	1	0	0	0	.222	.462	.444	.906
Runner on 1st & 3rd		4	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650
Bases Loaded		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		66	9	1	1	0	3	5	6	26	0	0	0	.136	.208	.182	.390
First Pitch		28	7	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.393	.643
Count 0-1		12	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.308	.333	.641
Count 0-2		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-0		14	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.143	.214
Count 1-1		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-2		21	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
Count 2-0		7	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.714	1.000
Count 2-1		5	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.200	1.600
Count 2-2		26	4	1	1	0	3	3	0	8	0	0	0	.154	.154	.269	.423
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		2	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.778	.000	.778
Full Count		13	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	.154	.421	.154	.575
Behind in Count		39	6	1	0	0	0	3	0	14	0	0	1	.154	.175	.179	.354
Ahead in Count		28	5	2	0	2	4	12	11	0	0	0	0	.179	.410	.464	.875

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 Boston - ABA	24	147	386	111	23	5	25	68	78	54	2	3	103	20	7	.288	.375	.567	.943	33.9
1952 Boston - ABA	25	142	508	111	24	9	16	75	58	50	0	4	82	5	2	.219	.286	.396	.682	-4.7
1953 Boston - ABA	26	33	34	7	2	0	0	2	12	5	0	1	6	1	0	.206	.300	.265	.565	-2.4
1954 Boston - ABA	27	26	33	5	1	1	0	2	8	2	0	0	5	0	1	.152	.200	.242	.442	-4.3
1955 Boston - ABA	28	147	390	91	15	7	20	67	74	48	0	5	65	9	4	.233	.314	.462	.775	6.9
1956 San Francisco - ABA	29	124	386	91	16	8	21	77	51	49	0	7	67	2	2	.236	.317	.482	.799	7.4
1957 San Francisco - ABA	30	97	271	48	8	4	16	42	44	43	1	0	57	8	0	.177	.292	.413	.705	-3.7
1958 San Francisco - ABA	31	89	229	53	10	1	21	45	41	38	0	1	37	4	4	.231	.340	.559	.899	15.5
1959 San Francisco - ABA	32	100	282	57	4	3	15	41	40	32	2	0	43	2	3	.202	.288	.397	.685	-5.7
1960 San Francisco - ABA	33	58	159	32	5	2	12	30	22	17	1	1	27	1	1	.201	.281	.484	.765	1.4
1961 San Francisco - ABA	34	53	149	24	4	3	2	9	24	17	1	0	26	3	1	.161	.251	.268	.520	-9.9
Total ABA		1016	2827	630	112	43	148	458	452	355	7	22	518	55	25	.223	.309	.450	.759	34.3

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
1953 Oshawa - AAA	26	70	262	62	14	4	11	52	49	42	1	3	38	6	6	.237	.341	.447	.787	9.0
1954 Oshawa - AAA	27	99	374	100	12	11	23	86	77	68	0	4	46	3	2	.267	.377	.543	.919	40.5
1960 Ajax - AAA	33	50	184	45	10	4	18	62	37	32	2	1	34	1	1	.245	.361	.636	.997	20.9
Total GHL		219	820	207	36	19	52	200	163	142	3	8	118	10	9	.252	.362	.533	.895	70.3

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
1956 San Francisco - ABA	29	4	14	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	0.0
Total ABA		4	14	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Boston - ML	CF	72	70	175	4	0	179	0	1.000	634.2	2.54
1951 Boston - ML	RF	34	31	50	3	0	53	0	1.000	272.0	1.75
1951 Boston - ML	LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	6.0	1.50
1951 Boston - ML	2B	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	2.0	13.50
1952 Boston - ML	CF	129	126	360	5	0	369	4	.989	1124.1	2.92
1952 Boston - ML	RF	5	4	13	0	0	13	0	1.000	37.0	3.16
1953 Boston - ML	CF	5	3	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	32.0	1.41
1953 Boston - ML	LF	3	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	6.0	7.50
1953 Boston - ML	RF	5	3	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	30.0	1.50
1954 Boston - ML	CF	6	4	12	0	0	12	0	1.000	38.0	2.84
1954 Boston - ML	RF	6	2	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	20.0	2.25
1954 Boston - ML	LF	3	3	9	0	0	9	0	1.000	24.0	3.38
1955 Boston - ML	RF	57	55	119	2	0	127	6	.953	483.1	2.25
1955 Boston - ML	CF	40	39	94	1	0	97	2	.979	325.2	2.63
1955 Boston - ML	LF	4	3	7	0	0	8	1	.875	28.0	2.25
1955 Boston - ML	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00	0	0	0	0.0
1956 San Francisco - ML	RF	50	49	91	1	1	96	4	.958	418.0	1.98
1956 San Francisco - ML	CF	57	52	123	2	0	126	1	.992	466.1	2.41
1956 San Francisco - ML	LF	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	10.0	1.80
1957 San Francisco - ML	CF	75	71	187	2	0	190	1	.995	615.1	2.76
1957 San Francisco - ML	RF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	9.0	1.00
1957 San Francisco - ML	2B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00
1957 San Francisco - ML	LF	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	4.2	5.79
1957 San Francisco - ML	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00
1958 San Francisco - ML	CF	66	62	110	1	0	112	1	.991	548.2	1.82
1958 San Francisco - ML	LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	9.0	1.00
1958 San Francisco - ML	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00
1959 San Francisco - ML	CF	76	72	143	2	2	148	3	.980	630.1	2.07
1959 San Francisco - ML	RF	6	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	10.0	2.70
1959 San Francisco - ML	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00
1960 San Francisco - ML	CF	46	43	108	3	1	114	3	.974	359.0	2.78
1960 San Francisco - ML	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00
1960 San Francisco - ML	RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	14.1	0.63
1961 San Francisco - ML	CF	18	18	59	0	0	59	0	1.000	147.0	3.61
1961 San Francisco - ML	RF	26	22	35	0	0	36	1	.972	200.2	1.57
1961 San Francisco - ML	LF	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 33rd overall Pick) by the Boston Morrills.
01-02-1951	Named the #29 prospect in the ABA
04-16-1951	Named the #27 prospect in the ABA
09-01-1951	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (37); Power: 66 (69); Eye: 38 (41).
03-24-1952	Injured (jammed finger), day-to-day for 6 days.
04-15-1952	Named the #17 prospect in the ABA
09-20-1952	Injured (fractured hand), out for 4 weeks.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (33); Power: 43 (45); Eye: 28 (29).
08-03-1953	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
08-30-1953	Injured (torn groin muscle), out for 8 weeks.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 26 (27); Power: 61 (62); Eye: 44 (46).
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 48 (49).
10-07-1955	Was traded by the Boston Morrills to the San Francisco Golden Gators, along with SS R. Miranda, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for SP S. Carpenter.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 29 (30); Power: 53 (54); Eye: 48 (48).
06-25-1956	Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
07-06-1956	Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament), out for 3-4 weeks.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 31 (31); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 40 (40).
05-14-1957	Injured (fractured hand), out for 2-3 weeks.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 22 (22); Power: 59 (59); Eye: 52 (54).
09-01-1958	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 23 (24); Power: 57 (57); Eye: 63 (65).
09-19-1959	Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 22 (23); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 44 (47).
06-20-1960	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
07-01-1960	Wins the GHL MCL Batter of the Month Award.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 22 (23); Power: 63 (64); Eye: 52 (55).
05-27-1961	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 2 days.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	K	Rank
1952	82	1

Year	3B	Rank
1952	9	2
1956	8	5

Year	HR	Rank
1958	21	9

Year	IBB	Rank
1951	9	3

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
1956	7	2

Year	EBH	Rank
1952	49	8