Player Report for #5 Weston Yates

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Versus LHP

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	10-5
ERA	3.17
IP	105.0
BB	25
K	60

Name:	Weston Yates	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$542,200
Birthday:	06-01-1935	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	26	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 13 Days
Born in:	Martin (Tennessee)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, 13 Days
Weight:	220 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	8 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1953, 14th Pick in Round 3
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Popular)

St. Louis

Dredgers

ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	30	51	58	86-88 Mph
Versus LHP	31	51	59
Versus RHP	30	51	57
Talent	30	51	60

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitter, Circle-Change
Endurance:	49
Groundball Pct.:	54
Holding Runners:	85

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	20	Pitcher 54
Stealing Ability:	17
Baserunning Instincts:	21
Sacrifice Bunt:	41
Bunt for Hit:	5
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-26-1961	@ SFG	Win, 6-2	X	6.0	2	0	0	0	6	Win
06-23-1961	@ CIN	Win, 10-3	X	7.0	4	2	0	0	4	Win
06-19-1961	@ PIT	Win, 4-3	X	5.0	5	2	0	1	2
06-16-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 2-7	X	2.0	7	5	5	1	0	Loss
06-11-1961	SFG	Win, 6-2	X	7.0	4	1	1	1	3	Win
06-07-1961	PIT	Win, 4-2	X	6.0	5	2	2	2	3
06-03-1961	@ BSN	Win, 5-4	X	8.0	7	4	4	1	3	Win
05-30-1961	@ LAM	Loss, 2-11	X	2.1	8	7	7	1	2	Loss
05-27-1961	@ CHH	Win, 7-4	X	7.0	7	4	2	2	5	Win
05-22-1961	@ ATL	Win, 5-1	X	5.0	4	1	1	2	3	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	18	18	10	5	0	3.17	105.0	101	43	37	9	25	60	0	0.0	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	10.89	8.66	5.14	2.14	3.09	1.20	22.4	.267
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	58	17	0	0	2	6	5	8	0	0	1	.293	.359	.397	.756
vs. RHB	355	84	8	0	7	37	20	52	0	0	0	.237	.277	.318	.596

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	6
Last Week	2	2	1	0	0	0.00	12.0	9	4	0	1	1	6
April	3	3	2	1	0	2.41	18.2	20	5	5	1	5	10
May	8	8	4	3	0	3.97	45.1	47	22	20	4	14	29
June	7	7	4	1	0	2.63	41.0	34	16	12	4	6	21
Spring Training	6	6	3	2	0	5.48	23.0	26	16	14	1	7	9
Last Year	28	28	12	6	0	2.81	157.0	141	53	49	11	41	85
2 Years Ago	37	37	18	9	0	3.02	235.1	217	87	79	16	64	148
Career	194	194	99	41	0	2.85	1174.2	1037	417	372	72	401	740
Home	6	6	3	1	0	2.58	38.1	32	11	11	1	11	21
Road	12	12	7	4	0	3.51	66.2	69	32	26	8	14	39
Grass	18	18	10	5	0	3.17	105.0	101	43	37	9	25	60
Day	12	12	6	4	0	3.44	65.1	65	27	25	6	16	38
Night	6	6	4	1	0	2.72	39.2	36	16	12	3	9	22

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
1955 St. Louis - ABA	20	26	26	14	3	0	2.22	149.2	123	43	37	4	76	109	0	0	1.33	.264	47.3
1956 St. Louis - ABA	21	27	27	15	8	0	2.63	171.1	121	56	50	8	74	125	1	1	1.14	.236	47.9
1957 St. Louis - ABA	22	19	19	11	2	0	2.38	113.1	90	33	30	7	43	73	0	0	1.17	.250	35.3
1958 St. Louis - ABA	23	39	39	19	8	0	3.33	243.0	244	102	90	17	78	140	1	0	1.33	.285	41.9
1959 St. Louis - ABA	24	37	37	18	9	0	3.02	235.1	217	87	79	16	64	148	0	0	1.19	.275	56.3
1960 St. Louis - ABA	25	28	28	12	6	0	2.81	157.0	141	53	49	11	41	85	0	0	1.16	.256	39.6
1961 St. Louis - ABA	26	18	18	10	5	0	3.17	105.0	101	43	37	9	25	60	0	0	1.20	.267	22.4
Total ABA		194	194	99	41	0	2.85	1174.2	1037	417	372	72	401	740	2	1	1.22	.265	290.8

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
1953 Hollywood - A	18	3	0	2	0	0	1.08	8.1	6	1	1	0	5	2	0	0	1.32	.207	2.3
1954 Hollywood - A	19	11	0	0	2	2	4.24	17.0	16	9	8	0	10	8	0	0	1.53	.267	-1.5
1955 Hamilton - AAA	20	13	13	5	2	0	1.59	85.0	58	19	15	5	44	49	0	0	1.20	.214	27.9
Total GHL		13	13	5	2	0	1.59	85.0	58	19	15	5	44	49	0	0	1.20	.214	27.9
Total SCL		14	0	2	2	2	3.20	25.1	22	10	9	0	15	10	0	0	1.46	.247	0.8

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1955 St. Louis - ABA	20	1	1	0	0	0	2.57	7.0	8	2	2	0	3	4	0	0	1.57	.400	0.0
1957 St. Louis - ABA	22	1	1	0	0	0	1.42	6.1	6	2	1	0	2	4	0	0	1.26	.300	0.0
Total ABA		2	2	0	0	0	2.03	13.1	14	4	3	0	5	8	0	0	1.43	.350	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1955 St. Louis - ML	P	26	26	10	18	1	29	1	.966	149.2	1.68
1956 St. Louis - ML	P	27	27	10	18	1	29	1	.966	171.1	1.47
1957 St. Louis - ML	P	19	19	6	11	1	18	1	.944	113.1	1.35
1958 St. Louis - ML	P	39	39	6	31	1	40	3	.925	243.0	1.37
1959 St. Louis - ML	P	37	37	17	41	2	61	3	.951	235.1	2.22
1960 St. Louis - ML	P	28	28	7	15	1	22	0	1.000	157.0	1.26
1961 St. Louis - ML	P	18	18	4	15	1	19	0	1.000	105.0	1.63

Player History
06-15-1953	Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 14, 46th overall Pick) by the St. Louis Dredgers.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (37); Movement: 17 (46); Control: 12 (33).
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 28 (42); Movement: 51 (55); Control: 30 (47).
04-11-1955	Named the #4 prospect in the ABA
08-01-1955	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09-20-1955	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10-05-1955	Won the 1955 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the St. Louis Dredgers!
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (63); Movement: 48 (48); Control: 35 (56).
04-17-1956	Named the #2 prospect in the ABA
05-15-1956	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07-08-1956	Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-03-1956	Injured (ruptured tricep tendon), out for 11 months.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (43); Movement: 66 (66); Control: 48 (63).
06-16-1957	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-07-1957	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks.
10-07-1957	Won the 1957 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the St. Louis Dredgers!
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 44 (44); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 50 (57).
07-06-1958	Was selected to the 1958 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 33 (33); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 58 (61).
05-01-1959	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-28-1959	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07-05-1959	Was selected to the 1959 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10-22-1959	Wins the 1959 ABA RL Top Pitcher Award.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 57 (59).
04-26-1960	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 7 weeks.
08-01-1960	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10-01-1960	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (30); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 58 (60).

Leader Boards Appearances

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

Year	GS	Rank
1958	39	5

Year	W	Rank
1956	15	8
1958	19	2
1959	18	2

Year	Winning %	Rank
1956	.652	4
1958	.704	2
1959	.667	1
1960	.667	4

Year	IP	Rank
1958	243.0	10

Year	K	Rank
1956	125	9

Year	WP	Rank
1960	6	9

Year	ERA	Rank
1956	2.63	2
1958	3.33	7
1959	3.02	1
1960	2.81	3

Year	BABIP	Rank
1956	.236	1
1960	.256	3

Year	WHIP	Rank
1956	1.14	2
1959	1.19	2
1960	1.16	3

Year	K/BB	Rank
1956	1.69	8
1959	2.31	5
1960	2.07	6

Year	RA/9	Rank
1956	10.82	3
1959	11.01	3
1960	10.55	3

Year	HR/9	Rank
1956	0.42	3
1958	0.63	5
1959	0.61	5
1960	0.63	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1956	6.36	1
1959	8.30	3
1960	8.08	5

Year	BB/9	Rank
1959	2.45	6
1960	2.35	4

Year	K/9	Rank
1956	6.57	4
1959	5.66	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1955	47.3	7
1956	47.9	6
1958	41.9	4
1959	56.3	2
1960	39.6	6

Year	QS	Rank
1958	24	5
1959	27	2

Year	QSP	Rank
1956	.630	5
1958	.615	8
1959	.730	1
1960	.500	3

Year	SHO	Rank
1956	1	6
1960	0	5