C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
04/18/1977
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 34 6 0 0 0 1 5 8 .176 .282 .176 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 30 35 35
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 40 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 60 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/16/1977 @ BAL Win, 8-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/15/1977 @ BAL Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/1977 @ SEA Loss, 2-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/13/1977 @ SEA Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/12/1977 @ SEA Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/10/1977 CHH Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/09/1977 CHH Loss, 5-7 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/08/1977 CHH Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/07/1977 BAL Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
04/06/1977 BAL Win, 6-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
His face graces the cover of the team's media guide.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/27/1946
Born in:Mountainaire, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$325,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 13 Days
Service This Yr:13 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 11 34 6 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 .176 .282 .176 .459 .229 .000 34
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 1.99 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Versus Right   24 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .259 .167 .426
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
April   34 6 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 .176 .282 .176 .459
Spring Training   51 12 0 0 1 3 6 7 11 0 4 0 .235 .328 .294 .622
Last Year   417 94 13 1 5 30 25 32 64 5 16 0 .225 .278 .297 .575
2 Years Ago   438 102 9 0 11 67 49 48 73 2 17 5 .233 .314 .329 .643
Career   3080 701 77 7 75 374 273 316 548 28 84 17 .228 .300 .330 .631
Home   15 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 .200 .400 .200 .600
Road   19 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Grass   34 6 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 .176 .282 .176 .459
Day   20 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 .100 .217 .100 .317
Night   14 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
As Starter   33 6 0 0 0 1 3 5 8 0 0 0 .182 .289 .182 .471
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Inning 1-3   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Inning 4-6   14 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Inning 7-9   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1 Outs   14 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
2 Outs   13 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 .077 .294 .077 .371
Scoring Position   12 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Empty   18 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 .056 .150 .056 .206
Runner on 1st   4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Runner on 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   16 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 .062 .211 .062 .273
First Pitch   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
Behind in Count   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Ahead in Count   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .750 .833 .750 1.583
Batting 7th   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494
Batting 8th   18 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   17 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 .235 .316 .235 .551
Medium Leverage   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .273 .000 .273
High Leverage   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Twin Cities - MLB 23 140 446 96 10 2 9 55 40 45 4 3 104 1 0 .215 .291 .307 .598 71 65 0.5
1971 Twin Cities - MLB 24 139 441 97 13 0 7 48 29 49 2 2 77 0 3 .220 .300 .297 .597 75 72 1.5
1972 Twin Cities - MLB 25 133 425 74 7 1 6 39 32 48 0 8 82 1 1 .174 .254 .238 .491 54 35 -0.5
1973 Twin Cities - MLB 26 135 440 128 12 2 19 63 49 48 1 3 64 3 4 .291 .360 .457 .817 131 130 4.3
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 27 138 439 104 13 1 18 71 46 41 5 5 76 1 5 .237 .306 .394 .700 106 102 2.5
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 28 135 438 102 9 0 11 67 49 48 5 2 73 3 1 .233 .314 .329 .643 84 84 1.7
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 29 126 417 94 13 1 5 30 25 32 0 5 64 3 5 .225 .278 .297 .575 71 62 0.7
1977 Twin Cities - MLB 30 11 34 6 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 8 0 0 .176 .282 .176 .459 26 34 -0.1
Total MLB 957 3080 701 77 7 75 374 273 316 17 28 548 12 19 .228 .300 .330 .631 84 79 10.5
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Total - 21 42 187 51 7 0 5 25 41 19 2 2 23 7 3 .273 .343 .390 .733 100 100 0.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Twin Cities - MLB C 130 124 689 65 4 755 1 .999 1085.1 6.25 +1.3 1.043 12 79 29 36.7
1971 Twin Cities - MLB C 129 127 688 93 4 782 1 .999 1113.2 6.31 +4.7 1.090 7 93 44 47.3
1972 Twin Cities - MLB C 127 124 688 80 11 771 3 .996 1123.0 6.15 +0.4 1.020 8 91 32 35.2
1973 Twin Cities - MLB C 128 124 629 91 5 724 4 .994 1076.2 6.02 +2.6 1.109 11 123 55 44.7
1974 Twin Cities - MLB C 129 126 694 94 7 794 6 .992 1107.0 6.41 +1.6 1.028 7 128 44 34.4
1975 Twin Cities - MLB C 130 126 677 95 2 780 8 .990 1098.0 6.33 -0.3 .932 7 123 43 35.0
1976 Twin Cities - MLB C 124 123 681 115 5 800 4 .995 1081.0 6.63 +4.1 1.024 9 143 62 43.4
1977 Twin Cities - MLB C 10 10 61 6 0 68 1 .985 84.0 7.18 +0.2 1.011 0 7 2 28.6
TOTAL C 907 884 4807 639 38 5474 28 .995 7768.2 6.31 +14.6 1.028 61 787 311 39.5
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 120th overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of college Oregon State
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
05/31/1972 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $48,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
10/22/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
11/01/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $130,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
08/04/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,350,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
1975 17 9
1976 16 8
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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