Player Report for #17 Doug Mason

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	7-9
ERA	4.24
IP	119.0
BB	52
K	81

Name:	Doug Mason	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$553,900
Birthday:	08-17-1930	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	30	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 93 Days
Born in:	Danville (Virginia)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, 93 Days
Weight:	195 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	9 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Slightly Tired	Drafted	1952, 6th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular)

Cleveland

Eagles

ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	35	61	41	90-92 Mph
Versus LHP	34	58	39
Versus RHP	36	63	42
Talent	35	61	41

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Cutter, Splitter
Endurance:	82
Groundball Pct.:	58
Holding Runners:	60

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	20	Pitcher 49
Stealing Ability:	41
Baserunning Instincts:	27
Sacrifice Bunt:	72
Bunt for Hit:	8
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-28-1961	@ DC	Loss, 8-9	X	5.0	12	7	7	2	4	Loss
06-23-1961	BAL	Win, 4-3	X	8.2	6	3	3	2	5	Win
06-19-1961	CHC	Loss, 2-10	X	4.1	7	7	4	4	4	Loss
06-15-1961	DC	Win, 6-2	X	7.0	10	1	1	3	5	Win
06-10-1961	@ BAL	Win, 3-2	X	8.0	9	2	2	2	6
06-05-1961	BOM	Loss, 2-4	X	5.0	5	4	4	6	3	Loss
06-02-1961	@ NYE	Win, 7-1	X	9.0	4	1	1	4	4	Win
05-30-1961	@ DET	Loss, 3-5	X	3.0	6	5	5	2	1	Loss
05-26-1961	@ CHC	Loss, 0-3	X	8.0	8	3	3	2	3	Loss
05-21-1961	DC	Loss, 4-7	X	7.0	8	3	3	2	4	Loss

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	18	18	7	9	0	4.24	119.0	121	62	56	7	52	81	3	16.7	0	10	55.6
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	13.46	9.15	6.13	3.93	4.04	1.45	13.8	.304
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	236	61	7	4	4	29	30	40	1	0	1	.258	.343	.373	.716
vs. RHB	227	60	10	1	3	33	22	41	3	0	4	.264	.336	.357	.693

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	1	0	12.60	5.0	12	7	7	1	2	4
Last Week	2	2	1	1	0	4.85	13.0	13	10	7	0	6	9
April	4	4	1	2	0	3.41	29.0	25	12	11	3	17	27
May	7	7	3	4	0	4.81	43.0	43	25	23	3	12	23
June	7	7	3	3	0	4.21	47.0	53	25	22	1	23	31
Spring Training	6	6	3	0	0	0.75	24.0	17	3	2	0	5	17
Last Year	40	40	14	14	0	3.10	255.1	220	106	88	13	84	132
2 Years Ago	39	39	17	16	0	3.58	263.2	236	126	105	15	100	150
Career	249	248	97	101	0	3.38	1702.2	1541	792	640	79	720	896
Home	10	10	5	4	0	3.72	67.2	66	34	28	2	36	49
Road	8	8	2	5	0	4.91	51.1	55	28	28	5	16	32
Grass	17	17	6	9	0	4.50	110.0	117	61	55	7	48	77
Turf	1	1	1	0	0	1.00	9.0	4	1	1	0	4	4
Day	12	12	3	8	0	5.63	72.0	82	50	45	6	39	51
Night	6	6	4	1	0	2.11	47.0	39	12	11	1	13	30

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
1954 Cleveland - ABA	23	5	4	2	2	0	5.54	26.0	22	18	16	0	22	12	1	0	1.69	.253	-0.5
1955 Cleveland - ABA	24	36	36	15	17	0	2.83	264.1	227	99	83	8	121	111	8	1	1.32	.251	69.3
1956 Cleveland - ABA	25	33	33	13	14	0	3.62	234.0	213	121	94	10	118	122	7	1	1.41	.267	44.3
1957 Cleveland - ABA	26	39	39	16	13	0	2.99	280.0	244	123	93	9	115	149	10	3	1.28	.260	71.8
1958 Cleveland - ABA	27	39	39	13	16	0	3.63	260.1	258	137	105	17	108	139	5	0	1.41	.278	40.2
1959 Cleveland - ABA	28	39	39	17	16	0	3.58	263.2	236	126	105	15	100	150	6	2	1.27	.261	50.6
1960 Cleveland - ABA	29	40	40	14	14	0	3.10	255.1	220	106	88	13	84	132	2	1	1.19	.248	59.6
1961 Cleveland - ABA	30	18	18	7	9	0	4.24	119.0	121	62	56	7	52	81	3	0	1.45	.304	13.8
Total ABA		249	248	97	101	0	3.38	1702.2	1541	792	640	79	720	896	42	8	1.33	.263	349.1

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
1952 Long Beach - A	21	15	15	7	7	0	1.69	122.2	91	28	23	0	42	35	8	2	1.08	.222	22.3
1953 Long Beach - A	22	28	28	18	5	0	1.22	228.0	146	44	31	2	47	150	14	7	0.85	.220	59.0
1953 Port Lavaca - AA	22	4	4	3	1	0	0.64	28.1	9	2	2	0	9	19	2	2	0.64	.120	10.7
1954 Port Lavaca - AA	23	22	22	11	8	0	3.06	173.1	157	70	59	3	53	84	11	3	1.21	.266	23.5
1954 Pickering - AAA	23	8	8	5	0	0	1.62	55.2	41	18	10	1	19	35	3	0	1.08	.241	17.5
Total GHL		8	8	5	0	0	1.62	55.2	41	18	10	1	19	35	3	0	1.08	.241	17.5
Total STL		26	26	14	9	0	2.72	201.2	166	72	61	3	62	103	13	5	1.13	.250	34.2
Total SCL		43	43	25	12	0	1.39	350.2	237	72	54	2	89	185	22	9	0.93	.220	81.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1954 Cleveland - ML	P	5	4	3	4	0	8	1	.875	26.0	2.42
1955 Cleveland - ML	P	36	36	25	49	1	81	7	.914	264.1	2.52
1956 Cleveland - ML	P	33	33	11	35	4	50	4	.920	234.0	1.77
1957 Cleveland - ML	P	39	39	26	40	3	72	6	.917	280.0	2.12
1958 Cleveland - ML	P	39	39	22	36	2	62	4	.935	260.1	2.01
1959 Cleveland - ML	P	39	39	15	47	1	67	5	.925	263.2	2.12
1960 Cleveland - ML	P	40	40	11	32	1	47	4	.915	255.1	1.52
1960 Cleveland - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
1961 Cleveland - ML	P	18	18	13	14	2	28	1	.964	119.0	2.04

Player History
06-15-1952	Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) by the Cleveland Eagles.
07-02-1952	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Laguna Beach Waves with 0 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-06-1952	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Santa Ana Winds with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 21 (29); Movement: 35 (52); Control: 19 (34).
04-13-1953	Named the #16 prospect in the ABA
04-27-1953	Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award.
05-01-1953	Wins the SCL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-02-1953	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Santa Ana Winds with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05-04-1953	Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award.
05-30-1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Riverside Oranges with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-03-1953	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Santa Ana Winds with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-29-1953	Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award.
07-01-1953	Wins the SCL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-09-1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Lake Elsinore Demons with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-12-1953	Was selected to the 1953 Southern California League All-Star Game.
07-20-1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Riverside Oranges with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-24-1953	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Costa Mesa Coasters with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-29-1953	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Bernadino Bears with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08-01-1953	Wins the SCL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08-02-1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Austin Senators with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08-04-1953	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Victoria Bulls with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08-08-1953	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 8 months.
08-10-1953	Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award.
09-12-1953	Wins the 1953 SCL SL Charles Dewey Manning Award.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 37 (37); Movement: 68 (73); Control: 28 (35).
04-13-1954	Named the #58 prospect in the ABA
04-27-1954	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05-01-1954	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kingsville Ranchers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-02-1954	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kingsville Ranchers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06-20-1954	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Antonio Bears with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07-11-1954	Was selected to the 1954 South Texas League All-Star Game.
08-22-1954	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 74 (74); Control: 41 (43).
04-11-1955	Named the #34 prospect in the ABA
07-10-1955	Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-28-1955	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 37 (37); Movement: 73 (73); Control: 39 (39).
05-25-1956	Injured (strained tricep muscle), out for 4 weeks.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (39); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 42 (43).
05-21-1957	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09-06-1957	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09-11-1957	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 31 (31); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 45 (46).
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (34); Movement: 63 (63); Control: 47 (48).
04-22-1959	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-21-1959	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (34); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 39 (40).
06-05-1960	Suspended 6 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 41 (41).

Leader Boards Appearances

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

Year	GS	Rank
1957	39	4
1958	39	5
1959	39	5
1960	40	1

Year	W	Rank
1957	16	7
1959	17	6
1960	14	6

Year	L	Rank
1955	17	3
1956	14	10
1958	16	6
1959	16	4
1960	14	8

Year	IP	Rank
1955	264.1	7
1957	280.0	4
1958	260.1	7
1959	263.2	4
1960	255.1	1

Year	BF	Rank
1955	1122	8
1957	1189	4
1958	1144	5
1959	1131	4
1960	1078	1

Year	BB	Rank
1955	121	8
1956	118	5
1957	115	9
1958	108	10
1960	84	9

Year	K	Rank
1956	122	10
1957	149	10
1959	150	7
1960	132	10

Year	WP	Rank
1956	9	2
1957	12	1
1958	7	7
1959	8	4
1960	7	6

Year	ERA	Rank
1955	2.83	3
1956	3.62	7
1957	2.99	5
1959	3.58	10
1960	3.10	3

Year	BABIP	Rank
1955	.251	7
1957	.260	5
1959	.261	9
1960	.248	4

Year	WHIP	Rank
1955	1.32	6
1957	1.28	5
1959	1.27	9
1960	1.19	7

Year	RA/9	Rank
1955	12.09	6
1957	11.73	5
1959	11.67	10
1960	10.89	7

Year	HR/9	Rank
1955	0.27	3
1956	0.38	4
1957	0.29	4
1958	0.59	8
1959	0.51	8
1960	0.46	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1955	7.73	7
1956	8.19	5
1957	7.84	4
1959	8.06	7
1960	7.75	3

Year	K/9	Rank
1956	4.69	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1955	69.3	2
1956	44.3	7
1957	71.8	2
1958	40.2	10
1959	50.6	7
1960	59.6	3

Year	QS	Rank
1955	25	5
1957	29	2
1958	24	8
1959	24	8
1960	25	1

Year	QSP	Rank
1955	.694	3
1956	.576	5
1957	.744	3
1958	.615	8
1959	.615	10
1960	.625	2

Year	CG	Rank
1955	8	4
1956	7	2
1957	10	3
1958	5	5
1959	6	2
1960	2	10

Year	CGP	Rank
1955	.222	4
1956	.212	3
1957	.256	3
1958	.128	5
1959	.154	2

Year	SHO	Rank
1955	1	6
1956	1	6
1957	3	1
1959	2	2
1960	1	2

Year	GB%	Rank
1955	0.66	7
1956	0.66	4
1957	0.62	10