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| Player Report for #18 Ben Anderson | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| AB | 180 | | HR | 12 | | RBI | 28 | | AVG | .272 | | OPS | .867 |
| | Name: | Ben Anderson | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $72,600 | | Birthday: | 02-11-1923 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 38 | Years of Major League Service: | 16 Years, 80 Days | | Born in: | Indianapolis (Indiana) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 18 Years, 6 Days | | Weight: | 207 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 18 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | 3B | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Fair (Fair) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 52 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 40 | | | Versus LHP | 44 | 45 | 39 | 42 | 36 | | | Versus RHP | 54 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 41 | | | Talent | 52 | 55 | 48 | 53 | 40 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 33 | | First Base 3 | | Stealing Ability: | 57 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 60 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 66 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 16 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-29-1961 | @ BSN | Win, 9-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | LAM | Win, 11-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-1961 | LAM | Loss, 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-24-1961 | LAM | Win, 8-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1961 | STL | Loss, 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1961 | STL | Win, 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-20-1961 | STL | Win, 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1961 | CHH | Win, 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-17-1961 | CHH | Win, 12-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-15-1961 | BSN | Win, 8-7 | 5 | 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 | 58 | 180 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 26 | .272 | .345 | .522 | .867 | .843 | .250 | 7.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 43 | 200 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 32.7 | 6.58 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .357 | .308 | .665 | | Versus Right | | 167 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .344 | .539 | .883 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | | Last Week | | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .471 | .786 | | April | | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .387 | .441 | .516 | .957 | | May | | 87 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .313 | .448 | .761 | | June | | 62 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .343 | .629 | .972 | | Spring Training | | 46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .382 | .283 | .664 | | Last Year | | 351 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 48 | 47 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .355 | .399 | .754 | | 2 Years Ago | | 372 | 102 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .274 | .363 | .387 | .750 | | Career | | 4663 | 1206 | 179 | 25 | 116 | 539 | 550 | 511 | 631 | 32 | 15 | 15 | .259 | .332 | .382 | .714 | | Home | | 96 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .311 | .448 | .759 | | Road | | 84 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .383 | .607 | .990 | | Grass | | 180 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .345 | .522 | .867 | | Day | | 77 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .360 | .558 | .919 | | Night | | 103 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .333 | .495 | .828 | | Pinch Hitting | | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 | | Close/Late | | 41 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .370 | .512 | .882 | | Inning 1-3 | | 65 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .361 | .569 | .930 | | Inning 4-6 | | 59 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .266 | .390 | .655 | | Inning 7-9 | | 54 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .630 | 1.030 | | Extra Innings | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | | 0 Outs | | 70 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .686 | 1.140 | | 1 Outs | | 57 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .388 | .561 | .949 | | 2 Outs | | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .143 | .264 | .407 | | Scoring Position | | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .381 | .642 | | Bases Empty | | 101 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .397 | .564 | .961 | | Runner on 1st | | 37 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .289 | .568 | .857 | | Runner on 2nd | | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .500 | .786 | | Runner on 3rd | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .600 | .933 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Bases Loaded | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | | Two Strikes | | 77 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .277 | .377 | .654 | | First Pitch | | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .273 | .500 | | Count 0-1 | | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .158 | .316 | | Count 0-2 | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .556 | .778 | | Count 1-0 | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | | Count 1-1 | | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .345 | 1.000 | 1.345 | | Count 1-2 | | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .421 | .684 | | Count 2-0 | | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 | | Count 2-1 | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .571 | 1.571 | 2.143 | | Count 2-2 | | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .417 | .667 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .733 | .750 | 1.483 | | Full Count | | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .323 | .240 | .563 | | Behind in Count | | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .213 | .340 | .553 | | Ahead in Count | | 33 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .424 | .596 | .818 | 1.414 |
| | 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 |
| | Player History | | 01-02-1951 | Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 8, 232nd overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Rivermen. | | 04-03-1951 | Suspended 10 games after ejection following a brawl. | | 01-01-1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (42); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 41 (41). | | 01-01-1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (49); Power: 38 (38); Eye: 37 (37). | | 01-01-1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (47); Power: 44 (44); Eye: 38 (38). | | 01-01-1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (44); Power: 43 (44); Eye: 44 (48). | | 07-10-1955 | Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (47); Power: 43 (43); Eye: 48 (48). | | 01-01-1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 43 (43); Eye: 46 (46). | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 48 (48); Eye: 50 (50). | | 08-03-1958 | Hits three home runs against the Boston Colonials, going 3-3 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored! | | 09-12-1958 | Goes 5-5 against the Boston Colonials, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. | | 10-19-1958 | Wins the 1958 ABA RL Top Glove Award at 3B. | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (48); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 53 (53). | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 51 (51). | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 48 (48); Eye: 52 (53). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | GS | Rank | | 1952 | 148 | 10 | | 1953 | 151 | 4 | | | | Year | AB | Rank | | 1952 | 580 | 8 | | 1953 | 581 | 6 | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | |
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