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| Player Report for #9 Kenneth Harper | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| AB | 216 | | HR | 13 | | RBI | 47 | | AVG | .282 | | OPS | .842 |
| | Name: | Kenneth Harper | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $46,500 | | Birthday: | 12-16-1934 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 26 | Years of Major League Service: | 2 Years, 81 Days | | Born in: | New York (New York) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 2 Years, 81 Days | | Weight: | 203 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 6 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | 1B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1955, 2nd Pick in Round 3 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 57 | 68 | 83 | 37 | 35 | | | Versus LHP | 60 | 72 | 88 | 39 | 35 | | | Versus RHP | 57 | 67 | 81 | 36 | 34 | | | Talent | 58 | 68 | 84 | 46 | 35 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 38 | | First Base 80 | | Stealing Ability: | 28 | | Third Base 44 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 6 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 32 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 24 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-30-1961 | @ BSN | Loss, 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-29-1961 | @ BSN | Win, 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-28-1961 | @ BSN | Win, 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | LAM | Win, 11-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-1961 | LAM | Loss, 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-1961 | LAM | Win, 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1961 | STL | Loss, 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1961 | STL | Win, 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-20-1961 | STL | Win, 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1961 | CHH | Win, 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 216 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 49 | .282 | .342 | .500 | .842 | .818 | .218 | 12.7 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 60 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 37.8 | 6.30 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 55 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .415 | .436 | .852 | | Versus Right | | 161 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .314 | .522 | .836 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .421 | .529 | .950 | | Last Week | | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .667 | .939 | | April | | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .333 | .484 | .817 | | May | | 102 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .327 | .412 | .739 | | June | | 83 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .363 | .614 | .977 | | Spring Training | | 68 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .250 | .441 | .691 | | Last Year | | 436 | 117 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 85 | 50 | 15 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .293 | .486 | .779 | | 2 Years Ago | | 217 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .243 | .304 | .548 | | Career | | 869 | 226 | 20 | 1 | 46 | 159 | 98 | 42 | 187 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .260 | .293 | .444 | .737 | | Home | | 122 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .321 | .541 | .862 | | Road | | 94 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .368 | .447 | .815 | | Grass | | 216 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .342 | .500 | .842 | | Day | | 96 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .396 | .667 | 1.063 | | Night | | 120 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .299 | .367 | .665 | | Pinch Hitting | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 | | Close/Late | | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .421 | .802 | | Inning 1-3 | | 79 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .370 | .646 | 1.015 | | Inning 4-6 | | 79 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .291 | .430 | .721 | | Inning 7-9 | | 52 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .382 | .423 | .805 | | Extra Innings | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | | 0 Outs | | 68 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .309 | .377 | .559 | .935 | | 1 Outs | | 78 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .425 | .667 | 1.092 | | 2 Outs | | 70 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .211 | .257 | .468 | | Scoring Position | | 67 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .351 | .448 | .798 | | Bases Empty | | 89 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .333 | .573 | .906 | | Runner on 1st | | 60 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .343 | .450 | .793 | | Runner on 2nd | | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .313 | .333 | .646 | | Runner on 3rd | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .500 | .833 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .303 | .355 | .658 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.250 | 1.850 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Bases Loaded | | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .583 | .958 | | Two Strikes | | 88 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .275 | .295 | .570 | | First Pitch | | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .387 | .548 | .935 | | Count 0-1 | | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .481 | .481 | 1.037 | 1.519 | | Count 0-2 | | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .400 | .533 | | Count 1-0 | | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .095 | .190 | | Count 1-1 | | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .478 | .480 | 1.000 | 1.480 | | Count 1-2 | | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .333 | .519 | | Count 2-0 | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Count 2-1 | | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .357 | .692 | 1.049 | | Count 2-2 | | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .194 | .300 | .494 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .800 | .600 | 1.400 | | Full Count | | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .517 | .125 | .642 | | Behind in Count | | 69 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .290 | .623 | .913 | | Ahead in Count | | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .309 | .298 | .607 |
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| 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 | | 1959 Cincinnati - ABA | 24 | 83 | 217 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 0 | .221 | .243 | .304 | .548 | -7.3 | | 1960 Cincinnati - ABA | 25 | 132 | 436 | 117 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 85 | 50 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .293 | .486 | .779 | 14.9 | | 1961 Cincinnati - ABA | 26 | 68 | 216 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .342 | .500 | .842 | 12.7 | | Total ABA | | 283 | 869 | 226 | 20 | 1 | 46 | 159 | 98 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 187 | 3 | 3 | .260 | .293 | .444 | .737 | 20.3 |
| | 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 | | 1955 Fullerton - A | 20 | 47 | 170 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .153 | .181 | .212 | .393 | -8.4 | | 1956 Fullerton - A | 21 | 115 | 388 | 97 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .297 | .351 | .647 | 16.5 | | 1957 Fullerton - A | 22 | 40 | 144 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .347 | .395 | .521 | .916 | 18.5 | | 1957 Victoria - AA | 22 | 42 | 137 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .309 | .401 | .710 | 3.0 | | 1958 Kitchener - AAA | 23 | 122 | 454 | 120 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 61 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 3 | .264 | .306 | .465 | .771 | 24.9 | | Total GHL | | 122 | 454 | 120 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 61 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 3 | .264 | .306 | .465 | .771 | 24.9 | | Total STL | | 42 | 137 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .309 | .401 | .710 | 3.0 | | Total SCL | | 202 | 702 | 173 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 70 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 5 | .246 | .290 | .352 | .642 | 26.6 |
| | Player History | | 06-15-1955 | Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 34th overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Rivermen. | | 01-01-1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 23 (42); Power: 24 (60); Eye: 16 (53). | | 07-08-1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Southern California League All-Star Game. | | 09-07-1956 | Wins the 1956 SCL SL Frank E. Woodley Award at 3B. | | 01-01-1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (54); Power: 36 (62); Eye: 23 (52). | | 04-15-1957 | Named the #90 prospect in the ABA | | 04-29-1957 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. | | 05-01-1957 | Wins the SCL SL Batter of the Month Award. | | 05-22-1957 | Injured (strained rotator cuff muscle), out for 6-7 weeks. | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (63); Power: 59 (80); Eye: 32 (57). | | 04-14-1958 | Named the #60 prospect in the ABA | | 07-13-1958 | Was selected to the 1958 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. | | 07-21-1958 | Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (54); Power: 77 (90); Eye: 37 (58). | | 04-09-1959 | Named the #33 prospect in the ABA | | 06-28-1959 | Injured (bruised heel), day-to-day for 2 days. | | 08-21-1959 | Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament), out for 2-3 months. | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (64); Power: 79 (81); Eye: 34 (47). | | 09-27-1960 | Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 57 (58); Power: 83 (84); Eye: 37 (46). | | 05-29-1961 | Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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