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| Player Report for #94 Phil Wheeler | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| AB | 208 | | HR | 5 | | RBI | 24 | | AVG | .279 | | OPS | .735 |
| | Name: | Phil Wheeler | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $18,584 | | Birthday: | 06-13-1939 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 22 | Years of Major League Service: | None, 81 Days | | Born in: | Yorba Linda (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 11" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, 81 Days | | Weight: | 190 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 4 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | 2B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1957, 5th Pick in Round 2 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 41 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 24 | | | Versus LHP | 44 | 64 | 28 | 29 | 25 | | | Versus RHP | 40 | 55 | 25 | 26 | 23 | | | Talent | 48 | 62 | 45 | 48 | 28 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 44 | | First Base 73 | | Stealing Ability: | 63 | | Second Base 95 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 62 | | Third Base 86 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 59 | | Shortstop 47 | | Bunt for Hit: | 31 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-29-1961 | CLE | Win, 14-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-28-1961 | CLE | Win, 9-8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | @ DET | Win, 13-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | @ DET | Win, 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-1961 | @ DET | Win, 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-1961 | @ DET | Win, 8-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-23-1961 | @ NYE | Win, 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1961 | @ NYE | Win, 10-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1961 | @ NYE | Win, 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1961 | @ BOM | Win, 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 64 | 208 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 35 | .279 | .326 | .409 | .735 | .658 | .130 | 5.7 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 57 | 224 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 27.4 | 4.74 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .245 | .370 | .614 | | Versus Right | | 162 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .349 | .420 | .768 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .259 | .292 | .551 | | Last Week | | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .385 | .654 | | April | | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .390 | .513 | .903 | | May | | 68 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .329 | .397 | .726 | | June | | 101 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .299 | .376 | .675 | | Spring Training | | 61 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .180 | .206 | .279 | .485 | | Career | | 208 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .326 | .409 | .735 | | Home | | 82 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .291 | .354 | .644 | | Road | | 126 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .348 | .444 | .792 | | Grass | | 191 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .319 | .414 | .732 | | Turf | | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .400 | .353 | .753 | | Day | | 116 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .254 | .302 | .556 | | Night | | 92 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .412 | .543 | .955 | | Pinch Hitting | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Close/Late | | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .375 | .500 | .875 | | Inning 1-3 | | 61 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .391 | .443 | .834 | | Inning 4-6 | | 83 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .279 | .349 | .628 | | Inning 7-9 | | 52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .333 | .500 | .833 | | Extra Innings | | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | 0 Outs | | 72 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .362 | .444 | .807 | | 1 Outs | | 58 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .367 | .552 | .918 | | 2 Outs | | 78 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .262 | .269 | .531 | | Scoring Position | | 62 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .254 | .258 | .512 | | Bases Empty | | 109 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .359 | .505 | .864 | | Runner on 1st | | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .350 | .378 | .728 | | Runner on 2nd | | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 | | Runner on 3rd | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .286 | .513 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Bases Loaded | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | | Two Strikes | | 87 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .266 | .345 | .611 | | First Pitch | | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 | .367 | .517 | .884 | | Count 0-1 | | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .200 | .286 | .486 | | Count 0-2 | | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 | | Count 1-0 | | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 | | Count 1-1 | | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .292 | .333 | .625 | | Count 1-2 | | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .391 | .565 | | Count 2-0 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | | Count 2-1 | | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 | | Count 2-2 | | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .240 | .360 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .467 | .364 | .830 | | Full Count | | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .571 | .571 | 1.143 | | Behind in Count | | 55 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .161 | .291 | .452 | | Ahead in Count | | 54 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .443 | .519 | .961 |
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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 | | 1961 Washington - ABA | 21 | 64 | 208 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | .279 | .326 | .409 | .735 | 5.7 | | Total ABA | | 64 | 208 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | .279 | .326 | .409 | .735 | 5.7 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 06-15-1957 | Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 21st overall Pick) by the Washington Mutuals. | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (38); Power: 2 (12); Eye: 8 (28). | | 06-07-1958 | Injured (strained medial collateral ligament), out for 3 weeks. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (34); Power: 8 (21); Eye: 8 (20). | | 04-27-1959 | Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-25-1959 | Injured (scratched cornea), out for 4 weeks. | | 07-12-1959 | Was selected to the 1959 Southern California League All-Star Game. | | 09-03-1959 | Won the 1959 Southern California League Southland Series with the Laguna Beach Waves! | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (43); Power: 14 (22); Eye: 16 (32). | | 04-12-1960 | Named the #51 prospect in the ABA | | 07-01-1960 | Wins the STL GL Batter of the Month Award. | | 07-29-1960 | Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for one week. | | 09-06-1960 | Won the 1960 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Welland Bridges! | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 41 (48); Power: 26 (45); Eye: 26 (48). | | 04-05-1961 | Injured (bruised ribs), day-to-day for one week. | | 04-12-1961 | Named the #2 prospect in the ABA | |
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