2B Lowell Bickle #10
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/22/1977
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2B LOWELL BICKLE #10 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
122 449 130 34 3 8 66 29 54 .290 .333 .432 4 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
BABIP 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 65 35
Arm: 20 50 30
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/21/1977 BOS Loss, 2-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/20/1977 BOS Loss, 1-8 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1977 BOS Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/18/1977 NYE Win, 7-5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1977 NYE Win, 5-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/15/1977 @ TCN Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/14/1977 @ TCN Win, 2-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/13/1977 @ TCN Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1977 @ TCN Win, 9-0 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
08/10/1977 @ LAP Win, 4-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is a hard worker.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/13/1947
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th Pick in Round 2
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 122 449 130 34 3 8 66 56 29 54 .290 .333 .432 .765 .335 .143 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 491 4 0 0 12 1 8 194 45 4 4 50.0 62.7 4.92 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 28 7 0 2 17 13 3 15 3 0 1 .315 .333 .461 .794
Versus Right   360 102 27 3 6 49 43 26 39 5 1 3 .283 .332 .425 .757
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 2 .211 .348 .316 .664
April   79 18 7 0 1 10 6 4 7 1 0 0 .228 .262 .354 .616
May   100 35 8 0 1 15 14 11 13 2 0 0 .350 .407 .460 .867
June   105 35 8 1 3 13 16 8 9 2 0 0 .333 .374 .514 .888
July   103 30 7 1 2 19 13 4 14 3 1 2 .291 .321 .437 .758
August   62 12 4 1 1 9 7 2 11 0 0 2 .194 .242 .339 .581
Spring Training   68 24 4 0 2 8 8 5 4 0 0 0 .353 .397 .500 .897
Last Year   636 193 40 7 11 79 78 32 80 3 0 2 .303 .337 .440 .778
2 Years Ago   617 190 34 4 7 74 62 32 52 5 1 7 .308 .346 .410 .756
Career   5076 1519 294 31 76 584 602 283 539 32 16 26 .299 .337 .414 .752
Home   231 64 13 3 5 33 29 17 29 6 1 3 .277 .327 .424 .751
Road   218 66 21 0 3 33 27 12 25 2 0 1 .303 .339 .440 .779
Grass   449 130 34 3 8 66 56 29 54 8 1 4 .290 .333 .432 .765
Day   263 79 23 2 4 43 30 16 33 3 1 2 .300 .342 .449 .790
Night   186 51 11 1 4 23 26 13 21 5 0 2 .274 .320 .409 .729
As Starter   437 127 33 3 8 64 56 29 51 8 1 4 .291 .335 .435 .770
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   103 34 9 1 2 15 18 9 10 2 1 2 .330 .388 .495 .883
Inning 1-3   150 37 10 1 3 24 18 5 27 5 0 1 .247 .267 .387 .654
Inning 4-6   159 53 14 1 3 26 18 12 14 1 0 1 .333 .382 .491 .872
Inning 7-9   131 35 10 1 2 13 20 12 11 2 0 2 .267 .333 .405 .738
Extra Innings   9 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 .556 .556 .556 1.111
0 Outs   164 42 12 1 5 12 29 12 18 3 1 3 .256 .313 .433 .746
1 Outs   140 47 9 1 1 23 18 7 16 5 0 1 .336 .359 .436 .795
2 Outs   145 41 13 1 2 31 9 10 20 0 0 0 .283 .329 .428 .757
Scoring Position   135 40 13 1 2 57 12 11 21 8 1 2 .296 .340 .452 .792
Bases Empty   242 72 15 2 4 4 38 18 25 0 0 1 .298 .349 .426 .774
Runner on 1st   72 18 6 0 2 5 6 0 8 0 0 1 .250 .260 .417 .677
Runner on 2nd   41 9 2 1 1 7 5 3 6 0 0 1 .220 .289 .390 .679
Runner on 3rd   22 8 3 0 0 11 1 2 2 1 0 0 .364 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 5 2 0 0 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .192 .300 .269 .569
Runner on 1st & 3rd   21 10 4 0 0 15 1 0 3 2 0 1 .476 .458 .667 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 2 0 1 11 2 2 2 3 1 0 .273 .312 .727 1.040
Bases Loaded   14 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 4 2 0 0 .357 .312 .357 .670
Two Strikes   202 54 14 0 3 31 20 20 54 4 0 1 .267 .330 .381 .712
First Pitch   75 19 4 1 1 6 10 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .273 .373 .646
Count 0-1   41 13 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .317 .317 .366 .683
Count 0-2   26 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 1 .269 .296 .308 .604
Count 1-0   33 7 2 1 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .212 .206 .424 .630
Count 1-1   46 22 10 1 1 9 11 0 0 1 0 0 .478 .468 .804 1.272
Count 1-2   63 17 5 0 1 10 5 0 19 3 0 0 .270 .258 .397 .654
Count 2-0   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-1   28 9 2 0 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 .321 .300 .500 .800
Count 2-2   74 19 2 0 0 11 2 0 20 1 0 0 .257 .253 .284 .537
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   14 5 0 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 1 .357 .526 .571 1.098
Full Count   39 11 6 0 2 9 11 20 8 0 0 0 .282 .525 .590 1.115
Behind in Count   130 37 8 0 1 13 11 0 26 3 1 1 .285 .284 .369 .653
Ahead in Count   85 22 4 1 3 18 11 9 0 3 0 1 .259 .327 .435 .762
Batting Leadoff   55 19 5 1 2 7 8 3 4 2 0 0 .345 .367 .582 .948
Batting 4th   75 24 7 0 0 16 8 4 11 2 0 0 .320 .346 .413 .759
Batting 5th   248 68 15 2 6 38 37 19 32 4 1 4 .274 .331 .423 .754
Batting 6th   65 18 7 0 0 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .277 .309 .385 .693
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   189 49 13 2 2 13 20 11 15 0 0 0 .259 .300 .381 .681
Medium Leverage   160 47 9 1 4 21 22 8 20 3 0 3 .294 .333 .438 .771
High Leverage   100 34 12 0 2 32 14 10 19 5 1 1 .340 .388 .520 .908
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
1967 New York - MLB 20 5 12 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .308 .417 .724 125 128 -0.1
1968 New York - MLB 21 54 144 44 5 0 1 15 17 11 2 1 26 2 0 .306 .361 .361 .722 126 130 0.4
1969 New York - MLB 22 148 609 190 39 3 9 67 78 41 1 2 94 1 3 .312 .355 .430 .785 128 133 4.7
1970 New York - MLB 23 150 653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 2 2 62 1 4 .300 .335 .435 .770 120 121 3.3
1971 New York - MLB 24 150 598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 2 4 47 3 4 .303 .336 .400 .736 116 119 3.3
1972 New York - MLB 25 115 205 47 11 0 2 16 19 5 1 0 23 0 0 .229 .251 .312 .563 76 73 0.1
1973 New York - MLB 26 147 539 166 25 2 13 62 68 29 3 0 43 3 6 .308 .347 .434 .781 122 132 2.7
1974 New York - MLB 27 158 614 179 30 3 7 77 74 40 2 7 56 5 10 .292 .333 .384 .718 114 119 2.3
1975 New York - MLB 28 156 617 190 34 4 7 74 62 32 7 5 52 3 7 .308 .346 .410 .756 116 125 3.3
1976 New York - MLB 29 156 636 193 40 7 11 79 78 32 2 3 80 4 6 .303 .337 .440 .778 131 138 4.2
1977 Houston - MLB 30 122 449 130 34 3 8 66 56 29 4 8 54 4 4 .290 .333 .432 .765 100 107 1.0
Total MLB 1361 5076 1519 294 31 76 584 602 283 26 32 539 26 44 .299 .337 .414 .752 118 123 25.2
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
1967 Total - 20 60 280 107 13 5 5 73 91 18 1 3 16 36 10 .382 .417 .518 .935 100 100 3.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1973 New York - MLB 26 7 30 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 51 48 -1.0
Total MLB 7 30 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 51 48
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB 2B 5 4 11 10 5 22 1 .955 34.0 5.56 -1.1 .785
1968 New York - MLB 2B 31 26 50 82 16 137 5 .964 234.0 5.08 -4.2 .891
1968 New York - MLB 3B 6 6 4 14 0 20 2 .900 56.0 2.89 -2.8 .832
1968 New York - MLB SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 -0.0 1.071
1969 New York - MLB 2B 148 148 342 419 119 774 13 .983 1281.1 5.35 -2.2 .991
1970 New York - MLB 2B 150 150 385 417 131 819 17 .979 1280.2 5.64 -4.4 .968
1970 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.1 1.050
1971 New York - MLB 2B 150 150 368 479 128 861 14 .984 1319.2 5.78 -6.1 .964
1972 New York - MLB 2B 46 28 68 99 26 170 3 .982 288.0 5.22 -2.5 .941
1972 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 New York - MLB SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 1.021
1973 New York - MLB 1B 29 25 261 18 18 279 0 1.000 216.1 11.61 +0.9 1.014
1973 New York - MLB 2B 101 95 206 267 74 477 4 .992 800.0 5.32 -9.6 .932
1973 New York - MLB 3B 2 2 2 5 0 9 2 .778 18.0 3.50 -0.9 .793
1974 New York - MLB 1B 135 134 1225 97 123 1328 6 .995 1154.1 10.31 +1.2 1.006
1974 New York - MLB 2B 20 19 48 61 14 111 2 .982 163.2 5.99 -1.4 .941
1975 New York - MLB 1B 146 145 1379 130 124 1518 9 .994 1295.1 10.48 +4.8 1.031
1975 New York - MLB 2B 5 0 3 5 3 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 -0.4 .689
1975 New York - MLB SS 3 3 3 11 2 15 1 .933 26.0 4.85 -0.4 .905
1976 New York - MLB 1B 149 149 1428 119 138 1553 6 .996 1339.1 10.40 +10.3 1.052
1976 New York - MLB 2B 4 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 10.1 3.48 -1.1 .688
1977 Houston - MLB 2B 92 86 149 212 56 364 3 .992 766.2 4.24 -11.1 .908
1977 Houston - MLB 3B 34 27 21 62 8 87 4 .954 253.1 2.95 -4.7 .904
TOTAL 1B 459 453 4293 364 403 4678 21 .996 4005.1 10.46 +17.2 1.031
TOTAL 2B 752 706 1630 2055 573 3747 62 .983 6184.1 5.36 -44.3 .953
TOTAL 3B 43 35 27 84 8 119 8 .933 329.2 3.03 -8.3 .888
TOTAL SS 6 4 4 13 2 18 1 .944 37.1 4.10 -0.6 .922
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 43rd overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college Lakeland CC
10/20/1967 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (40).
04/09/1968 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
02/09/1970 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
08/13/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Lords, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $101,700.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/01/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
08/09/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $170,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/26/1972 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Empires development complex.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $190,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
06/01/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,348,000 with the New York Empires organization.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/30/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Habitants, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 2 R.
08/12/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/29/1976 Goes 7-8 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
10/25/1976 Declined his contract option.
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
02/04/1977 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 9
1971 150 7
1974 153 3
1976 149 7
Year PA Rank
1970 690 5
1976 673 7
Year AB Rank
1969 609 7
1970 653 1
1971 598 5
1974 614 4
1975 617 1
1976 636 1
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
1974 179 3
1975 190 1
1976 193 2
Year TB Rank
1976 280 1
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
1975 34 6
1976 40 2
Year HP Rank
1975 7 8
Year EBH Rank
1976 58 3
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
1973 .308 6
1975 .308 5
1976 .303 5
Year RC Rank
1976 85.90 9
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