1B Lowell Bickle #9
New York Empires MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/08/1975
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1B LOWELL BICKLE #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 529 161 29 2 6 62 29 45 .304 .346 .401 2 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 65 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 65 40
Arm: 20 50 35
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: 20
       
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
09/07/1975 MON Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/06/1975 MON Loss, 7-8 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 MON Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/03/1975 HOU Win, 7-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/02/1975 HOU Win, 7-2 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
09/01/1975 HOU Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1975 DAL Loss, 3-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1975 DAL Loss, 3-12 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/29/1975 DAL Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 @ MON Loss, 2-11 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lowell is driven to succeed.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/13/1947
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$312,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 529 161 29 2 6 62 50 29 45 .304 .346 .401 .747 .342 .096 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 570 7 1 0 18 1 4 212 37 2 4 33.3 69.0 4.72 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   168 49 9 1 3 20 11 11 17 0 1 2 .292 .343 .411 .753
Versus Right   361 112 20 1 3 42 39 18 28 4 0 5 .310 .348 .396 .744
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 7 0 1 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 .318 .423 .545 .969
April   84 28 4 0 1 5 8 2 8 0 0 1 .333 .356 .417 .773
May   103 25 3 0 1 10 6 7 9 1 1 0 .243 .288 .301 .589
June   95 30 6 0 0 16 10 8 10 2 0 3 .316 .380 .379 .759
July   104 35 9 0 1 15 12 2 5 0 0 2 .337 .361 .452 .813
August   121 36 7 1 2 14 11 6 10 1 0 1 .298 .333 .421 .755
September   22 7 0 1 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 .318 .423 .545 .969
Spring Training   55 10 0 0 1 3 4 4 10 0 0 0 .182 .237 .236 .474
Last Year   614 179 30 3 7 77 74 40 56 7 4 2 .292 .333 .384 .718
2 Years Ago   539 166 25 2 13 62 68 29 43 0 4 3 .308 .347 .434 .781
Career   3903 1167 215 19 56 427 456 219 398 20 15 20 .299 .338 .407 .745
Home   272 85 12 1 2 28 23 15 24 2 0 3 .312 .353 .386 .739
Road   257 76 17 1 4 34 27 14 21 2 1 4 .296 .339 .416 .756
Grass   529 161 29 2 6 62 50 29 45 4 1 7 .304 .346 .401 .747
Day   317 106 19 2 5 41 36 18 30 3 1 5 .334 .376 .454 .830
Night   212 55 10 0 1 21 14 11 15 1 0 2 .259 .301 .321 .622
As Starter   522 160 29 2 6 60 50 29 44 4 1 7 .307 .349 .404 .753
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   117 28 4 1 1 14 15 6 5 1 0 1 .239 .280 .316 .596
Inning 1-3   187 57 12 0 3 25 16 9 21 2 0 4 .305 .347 .417 .764
Inning 4-6   178 65 12 1 2 17 16 10 12 1 1 2 .365 .403 .478 .881
Inning 7-9   156 38 4 1 1 19 17 9 11 0 0 1 .244 .289 .301 .590
Extra Innings   8 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .200 .250 .450
0 Outs   138 32 4 0 1 6 17 9 11 1 1 1 .232 .282 .283 .564
1 Outs   200 68 15 1 2 36 19 6 17 3 0 4 .340 .366 .455 .821
2 Outs   191 61 10 1 3 20 14 14 17 0 0 2 .319 .372 .429 .801
Scoring Position   142 46 7 0 3 54 20 8 16 4 1 5 .324 .371 .437 .808
Bases Empty   272 83 17 2 2 2 22 15 21 0 0 1 .305 .344 .404 .748
Runner on 1st   115 32 5 0 1 6 8 6 8 0 0 1 .278 .320 .348 .667
Runner on 2nd   57 16 3 0 2 14 8 3 8 0 0 1 .281 .328 .439 .766
Runner on 3rd   16 5 1 0 0 8 2 1 2 1 0 1 .312 .368 .375 .743
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 13 2 0 1 10 4 2 3 0 0 1 .342 .390 .474 .864
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 1 .273 .308 .273 .580
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 .429 .455 .429 .883
Bases Loaded   13 6 1 0 0 10 3 0 0 0 1 1 .462 .500 .538 1.038
Two Strikes   168 41 6 1 2 15 10 11 45 2 0 3 .244 .299 .327 .626
First Pitch   118 38 9 0 0 14 6 1 0 1 0 1 .322 .331 .398 .729
Count 0-1   58 19 5 0 2 10 8 0 0 1 0 1 .328 .333 .517 .851
Count 0-2   44 12 3 1 1 3 6 0 14 0 0 2 .273 .304 .455 .759
Count 1-0   59 17 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .288 .356 .644
Count 1-1   53 21 1 0 1 11 6 0 0 0 0 2 .396 .418 .472 .890
Count 1-2   57 18 1 0 1 7 2 0 7 1 0 1 .316 .322 .386 .708
Count 2-0   20 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .500 .850
Count 2-1   36 11 3 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .306 .389 .694
Count 2-2   48 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 3-0   3 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 4 1 1 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .286 .565 .500 1.065
Full Count   19 5 2 0 0 3 1 11 6 1 0 0 .263 .516 .368 .885
Behind in Count   159 49 9 1 4 20 16 0 21 2 0 4 .308 .321 .453 .774
Ahead in Count   132 42 8 1 1 12 20 17 0 0 1 0 .318 .396 .417 .813
Batting 3rd   429 128 25 2 5 52 43 26 37 4 1 6 .298 .344 .401 .745
Batting 4th   36 14 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 .389 .405 .444 .850
Batting 5th   18 6 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Batting 6th   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Batting 7th   31 11 2 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .355 .375 .516 .891
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   210 61 11 1 2 10 13 14 16 1 0 1 .290 .336 .381 .717
Medium Leverage   222 75 15 1 3 26 30 12 19 1 0 2 .338 .376 .455 .830
High Leverage   94 24 3 0 1 26 7 3 9 2 1 4 .255 .301 .319 .620
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 28 135 529 161 29 2 6 62 50 29 7 4 45 2 4 .304 .346 .401 .747 106 120 2.7
Total MLB 1062 3903 1167 215 19 56 427 456 219 20 20 398 17 31 .299 .338 .407 .745 116 122 19.4
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 126 125 1167 121 112 1296 8 .994 1114.1 10.40 +5.7 1.041
1975 New York - MLB 2B 4 0 3 5 3 8 0 1.000 5.0 14.40 -0.4 .689
1975 New York - MLB SS 3 3 3 11 2 15 1 .933 26.0 4.85 -0.4 .904
TOTAL 1B 290 284 2653 236 253 2903 14 .995 2485.0 10.46 +7.8 1.024
TOTAL 2B 655 620 1481 1839 516 3379 59 .983 5406.1 5.53 -32.0 .959
TOTAL 3B 9 8 6 22 0 32 4 .875 76.1 3.30 -3.6 .843
TOTAL SS 6 4 4 13 2 18 1 .944 37.1 4.10 -0.6 .921
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 9
1971 150 7
1974 153 3
Year PA Rank
1970 690 5
Year AB Rank
1969 609 7
1970 653 1
1971 598 5
1974 614 4
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
1974 179 3
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
1973 .308 6
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