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| Player Report for #25 William 'Twig' Watts | | Saturday, July 1st, 1961 | 
| Rec | 2-4, 6 SV | | ERA | 2.15 | | IP | 50.1 | | BB | 16 | | K | 46 |
| | Name: | William Watts | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Twig | Salary: | $50,300 | | Birthday: | 12-08-1926 | Signed Through: | 1961 Season | | Age: | 34 | Years of Major League Service: | 8 Years, 61 Days | | Born in: | Taylor Lake Village (Texas) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 81 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 1" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 8 Years, 61 Days | | Weight: | 205 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 12 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | SP | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Totally Exhausted | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Very Unhappy | Local Popularity (National) | Extremely Popular (Popular) |
| | | Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 98 | 90 | 96 | 93-95 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 93 | 85 | 91 | | | | Versus RHP | 100 | 95 | 100 | | | | Talent | 98 | 90 | 96 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Slider, Sinker | | Endurance: | 25 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 55 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 48 | | | |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 3 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 6 | | | Versus LHP | 3 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 6 | | | Versus RHP | 3 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 6 | | | Talent | 3 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 27 | | Pitcher 50 | | Stealing Ability: | 17 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 11 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 48 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 06-30-1961 | @ STL | Win, 6-5 | | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 06-29-1961 | @ STL | Win, 5-3 | | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Save | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1961 | CHH | Win, 3-2 | | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Win | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1961 | BSN | Win, 4-2 | | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Save | | | | | | | | | 06-14-1961 | STL | Win, 4-3 | | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Save | | | | | | | | | 06-12-1961 | @ CHH | Loss, 4-10 | | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 06-08-1961 | @ LAM | Loss, 3-4 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 06-07-1961 | @ LAM | Loss, 7-9 | | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Loss | | | | | | | | | 05-31-1961 | @ CIN | Loss, 2-3 | | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 05-30-1961 | @ CIN | Win, 8-3 | | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.15 | 50.1 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 9 | 1 | 85.7 | 25 | 15 | 10.19 | 6.97 | 8.23 | 2.86 | 2.41 | 1.09 | 16.5 | .271 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 83 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .258 | .337 | .595 | | | | | vs. RHB | 99 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .297 | .273 | .570 | | | |
| | American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | This Week | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | | | Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | April | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.14 | 14.1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | | | May | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.86 | 19.1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | | | June | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.62 | 16.2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | | | Spring Training | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.70 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | Last Year | 39 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.54 | 68.2 | 70 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 55 | | | 2 Years Ago | 39 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3.48 | 44.0 | 55 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 33 | | | Career | 365 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 103 | 3.15 | 542.2 | 523 | 223 | 190 | 43 | 156 | 421 | | | Home | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.80 | 20.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | | | Road | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.37 | 30.1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | | | Grass | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2.15 | 50.1 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 46 | | | Day | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.18 | 34.0 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 32 | | | Night | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 16.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| | 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 | | 1951 Keswick - AAA | 24 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2.88 | 34.1 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | .253 | 4.7 | | 1952 Keswick - AAA | 25 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.50 | 36.0 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .276 | 9.9 | | Total GHL | | 61 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 2.18 | 70.1 | 56 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .265 | 14.5 |
| | Player History | | 01-02-1951 | Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 7, 247th overall Pick) by the Atlanta Rebels. | | 01-01-1952 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 66 (77); Control: 74 (85). | | 01-01-1953 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 95 (95); Movement: 94 (99); Control: 72 (79). | | 01-01-1954 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 90 (90); Control: 91 (94). | | 01-01-1955 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 93 (94); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 96 (98). | | 07-10-1955 | Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1956 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 84 (84); Control: 90 (91). | | 01-01-1957 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 79 (79); Movement: 93 (93); Control: 97 (97). | | 07-07-1957 | Was selected to the 1957 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1958 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 91 (91); Movement: 92 (93); Control: 92 (92). | | 01-01-1959 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 94 (94); Movement: 90 (91); Control: 97 (98). | | 01-01-1960 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (85); Movement: 86 (89); Control: 94 (95). | | 07-09-1960 | Was selected to the 1960 American Baseball Association All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1961 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (98); Movement: 90 (90); Control: 96 (96). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | SH | Rank | | 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 | SV | Rank | | 1955 | 16 | 4 | | 1956 | 12 | 8 | | 1957 | 13 | 6 | | 1958 | 13 | 7 | | 1959 | 13 | 8 | | 1960 | 15 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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