Player Report for #33 Brody Norman

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	0-0
ERA	3.86
IP	7.0
BB	2
K	0

Name:	Brody Norman	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$18,584
Birthday:	10-10-1923	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	37	Years of Major League Service:	16 Years, 89 Days
Born in:	Aberdeen (South Dakota)	Major League Service Days this Year:	4 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 9"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	17 Years, 146 Days
Weight:	176 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	19 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Totally Exhausted	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

St. Louis

Dredgers

ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	2	39	46	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	2	36	43
Versus RHP	2	41	49
Talent	7	44	56

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider
Endurance:	82
Groundball Pct.:	59
Holding Runners:	18

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	14	Pitcher 70
Stealing Ability:	10
Baserunning Instincts:	14
Sacrifice Bunt:	93
Bunt for Hit:	6
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-30-1961	ATL	Loss, 5-6	X	7.0	5	3	3	2	0
06-26-1961	PC	Loss, 2-5	X	6.1	10	5	5	6	0	Loss
06-21-1961	STC	Loss, 1-11	X	2.2	8	7	1	1	0	Loss
06-17-1961	WEL	Loss, 3-4	X	7.0	8	4	4	4	1	Loss
06-11-1961	KIT	Win, 8-2	X	5.0	3	2	0	2	0	Win
06-08-1961	BRN	Win, 3-1	X	7.0	7	1	1	2	2	Win
06-04-1961	GUE	Win, 2-1	X	8.2	12	1	1	1	1	Win
05-31-1961	PC	Loss, 3-11	X	1.2	6	8	3	2	0	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	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	100.0
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	9.00	6.43	0.00	2.57	2.33	1.00	1.0	.160
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	13	3	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.462	.795
vs. RHB	13	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462

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	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0
June	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0
Last Year	36	7	3	7	4	5.24	91.0	103	60	53	14	47	9
2 Years Ago	31	31	11	12	0	4.59	202.0	227	117	103	25	54	27
Career	381	278	132	120	10	4.25	2113.1	2383	1153	998	175	547	478
Home	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0
Grass	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0
Day	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0

Golden Horseshoe League 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	7	7	3	4	0	3.52	38.1	54	28	15	2	18	4	0	0.0	0	2	28.6
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	17.14	12.68	0.94	4.23	6.10	1.88	6.0	.313
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	81	24	3	1	0	9	8	2	0	0	1	.296	.367	.358	.725
vs. RHB	91	30	4	0	2	19	10	2	0	0	0	.330	.396	.440	.836

Golden Horseshoe League 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	7.11	6.1	10	5	5	0	6	0
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	3.38	2.2	8	7	1	0	1	0
May	1	1	0	1	0	16.21	1.2	6	8	3	2	2	0
June	6	6	3	3	0	2.95	36.2	48	20	12	0	16	4
Last Year	9	9	1	1	0	4.46	38.1	41	22	19	2	16	4
Career	19	19	6	5	0	3.49	100.2	116	56	39	5	39	15
Home	7	7	3	4	0	3.52	38.1	54	28	15	2	18	4
Grass	7	7	3	4	0	3.52	38.1	54	28	15	2	18	4
Night	7	7	3	4	0	3.52	38.1	54	28	15	2	18	4

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
1951 Chicago - ABA	27	34	34	11	21	0	4.97	228.0	290	160	126	27	48	104	8	0	1.48	.326	-5.3
1952 Chicago - ABA	28	39	39	16	20	0	4.85	282.1	312	169	152	19	85	54	16	2	1.41	.285	-9.7
1953 Chicago - ABA	29	46	29	11	16	0	4.84	225.0	271	146	121	19	61	69	8	0	1.48	.302	4.3
1954 Chicago - ABA	30	45	35	24	5	1	3.14	286.2	276	114	100	16	54	72	10	2	1.15	.253	58.3
1955 Chicago - ABA	31	34	28	13	12	0	4.25	203.1	242	111	96	15	52	34	6	0	1.45	.293	13.6
1956 Chicago - ABA	32	47	30	15	11	1	3.95	237.0	285	110	104	10	62	52	6	2	1.46	.308	26.7
1957 Chicago - ABA	33	40	16	11	9	4	3.81	148.2	167	78	63	13	46	29	2	1	1.43	.277	19.2
1958 Chicago - ABA	34	28	28	17	7	0	3.43	202.1	205	85	77	16	36	28	3	1	1.19	.255	31.7
1959 Chicago - ABA	35	31	31	11	12	0	4.59	202.0	227	117	103	25	54	27	4	1	1.39	.265	11.9
1960 Chicago - ABA	36	36	7	3	7	4	5.24	91.0	103	60	53	14	47	9	0	0	1.65	.260	-2.2
1961 St. Louis - ABA	37	1	1	0	0	0	3.86	7.0	5	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1.00	.160	1.0
Total ABA		381	278	132	120	10	4.25	2113.1	2383	1153	998	175	547	478	63	9	1.39	.283	149.3

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
1955 Brampton - AAA	31	3	3	2	0	0	1.88	24.0	21	6	5	1	5	7	2	1	1.08	.241	6.8
1960 Uxbridge - AAA	36	9	9	1	1	0	4.46	38.1	41	22	19	2	16	4	0	0	1.49	.271	1.5
1961 Hamilton - AAA	37	7	7	3	4	0	3.52	38.1	54	28	15	2	18	4	0	0	1.88	.313	6.0
Total GHL		19	19	6	5	0	3.49	100.2	116	56	39	5	39	15	2	1	1.54	.282	14.3

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
1954 Chicago - ABA	30	2	2	1	1	0	4.80	15.0	19	9	8	2	6	1	1	0	1.67	.288	0.0
1956 Chicago - ABA	32	1	1	1	0	0	1.13	8.0	8	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1.25	.258	0.0
1957 Chicago - ABA	33	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.40	.318	0.0
1958 Chicago - ABA	34	1	1	0	0	0	2.57	7.0	6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.86	.200	0.0
1959 Chicago - ABA	35	2	2	1	0	0	4.73	13.1	12	7	7	2	10	0	0	0	1.65	.213	0.0
Total ABA		8	6	3	1	0	3.35	48.1	52	20	18	5	18	3	1	0	1.45	.255	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Chicago - ML	P	34	34	18	57	2	77	2	.974	228.0	2.96
1952 Chicago - ML	P	39	39	21	41	5	65	3	.954	282.1	1.98
1953 Chicago - ML	P	46	29	16	32	3	52	4	.923	225.0	1.92
1954 Chicago - ML	P	45	35	17	59	3	82	6	.927	286.2	2.39
1955 Chicago - ML	P	34	28	11	42	1	56	3	.946	203.1	2.35
1956 Chicago - ML	P	47	30	22	46	2	71	3	.958	237.0	2.58
1957 Chicago - ML	P	40	16	12	37	3	53	4	.925	148.2	2.97
1958 Chicago - ML	P	28	28	19	29	1	51	3	.941	202.1	2.14
1959 Chicago - ML	P	31	31	19	29	1	56	8	.857	202.0	2.14
1960 Chicago - ML	P	36	7	11	17	1	28	0	1.000	91.0	2.77
1961 Hamilton - AAA	P	7	7	4	7	2	12	1	.917	38.1	2.58
1961 St. Louis - ML	P	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	7.0	2.57

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 11, 59th overall Pick) by the Chicago Clout.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (18); Movement: 53 (54); Control: 63 (64).
06-21-1952	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 0 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07-14-1952	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 52 (52); Control: 62 (62).
09-06-1953	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 53 (53); Control: 62 (62).
05-01-1954	Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-26-1954	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-01-1954	Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-11-1954	Was selected to the 1954 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (18); Movement: 45 (47); Control: 70 (70).
06-05-1955	Injured (finger blister), out for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (14); Movement: 55 (56); Control: 70 (70).
04-04-1956	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06-19-1956	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-07-1956	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Mutuals with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10-07-1956	Won the 1956 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Clout!
10-18-1956	Wins the 1956 ABA LL Top Glove Award at P.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (13); Movement: 58 (58); Control: 72 (73).
06-29-1957	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (12); Movement: 51 (56); Control: 73 (74).
01-10-1958	Released by the Chicago Clout.
05-16-1958	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $85,300 with the Chicago Hitmen organization.
06-26-1958	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07-14-1958	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08-09-1958	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Moguls with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08-11-1958	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
10-08-1958	Won the 1958 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Hitmen!
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (14); Movement: 47 (57); Control: 67 (72).
04-25-1959	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 2 weeks.
06-10-1959	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-05-1959	Was selected to the 1959 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-04-1959	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (7); Movement: 39 (46); Control: 49 (65).
04-19-1960	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10-27-1960	Released by the Chicago Hitmen.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (7); Movement: 39 (44); Control: 46 (56).
05-28-1961	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.

Leader Boards Appearances

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	GS	Rank
1951	34	5
1952	39	4

Year	W	Rank
1952	16	9
1954	24	2
1956	15	10
1958	17	7

Year	L	Rank
1951	21	1
1952	20	3
1953	16	8

Year	Winning %	Rank
1954	.828	1
1956	.577	7
1958	.708	1

Year	HLD	Rank
1956	4	6

Year	IP	Rank
1952	282.1	7
1954	286.2	4

Year	BF	Rank
1951	1040	9
1952	1209	7
1954	1190	4

Year	ERA	Rank
1954	3.14	7
1956	3.95	8
1958	3.43	8

Year	BABIP	Rank
1954	.253	7
1958	.255	4
1959	.265	5

Year	WHIP	Rank
1954	1.15	2
1958	1.19	4

Year	K/BB	Rank
1954	1.33	9

Year	RA/9	Rank
1954	10.49	2
1958	10.90	4

Year	HR/9	Rank
1952	0.61	9
1953	0.76	8
1954	0.50	5
1955	0.66	8
1956	0.38	3
1958	0.71	9

Year	BB/9	Rank
1951	1.89	5
1952	2.71	7
1953	2.44	5
1954	1.70	2
1955	2.30	2
1956	2.35	5
1958	1.60	2
1959	2.41	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1954	58.3	6

Year	QS	Rank
1954	23	6

Year	QSP	Rank
1954	.657	7
1958	.607	10
1959	.548	10

Year	CG	Rank
1952	16	2
1953	8	6
1954	10	1
1955	6	7
1956	6	4
1959	4	9

Year	CGP	Rank
1952	.410	3
1953	.276	2
1954	.286	1
1955	.214	5
1956	.200	4
1959	.129	6

Year	SHO	Rank
1952	2	4
1954	2	3
1956	2	1
1957	1	6
1958	1	4
1959	1	5
1960	0	5

Year	GB%	Rank
1952	0.56	7
1953	0.61	6
1954	0.58	8
1956	0.59	10