CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/17/1974
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
63 234 62 10 1 8 34 7 26 .265 .289 .419 1 2.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 30 30 35 30
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/16/1974 CHI Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/15/1974 CHI Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/14/1974 CHI Loss, 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/1974 CIN Loss, 6-7 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/12/1974 CIN Win, 5-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/11/1974 CIN Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/1974 @ LAB Win, 6-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/08/1974 @ LAB Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/07/1974 @ LAB Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/06/1974 @ MIL Win, 6-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Narcissistic.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:01/12/1949
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:69 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 63 234 62 10 1 8 34 24 7 26 .265 .289 .419 .708 .315 .154 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 59 248 1 0 0 7 6 0 98 19 1 2 33.3 25.5 3.68 2.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 15 3 1 2 8 7 3 6 0 3 0 .205 .237 .356 .593
Versus Right   161 47 7 0 6 26 17 4 20 0 3 1 .292 .313 .447 .760
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .087 .087 .217 .304
April   76 18 2 0 2 8 8 3 5 0 3 0 .237 .266 .342 .608
May   98 32 7 0 5 22 13 3 7 0 3 1 .327 .353 .551 .904
June   60 12 1 1 1 4 3 1 14 0 0 0 .200 .213 .300 .513
Spring Training   54 12 2 0 0 3 4 3 3 0 1 1 .222 .276 .259 .535
Last Year   552 143 17 2 13 67 56 22 58 6 10 4 .259 .289 .368 .657
2 Years Ago   402 101 17 1 4 31 32 12 51 4 3 1 .251 .272 .328 .600
Career   1441 360 51 5 27 154 132 49 179 12 24 6 .250 .275 .348 .624
Home   122 36 7 1 5 20 16 4 14 0 4 1 .295 .323 .492 .815
Road   112 26 3 0 3 14 8 3 12 0 2 0 .232 .252 .339 .591
Grass   234 62 10 1 8 34 24 7 26 0 6 1 .265 .289 .419 .708
Day   155 41 6 1 4 13 16 3 19 0 4 0 .265 .278 .394 .672
Night   79 21 4 0 4 21 8 4 7 0 2 1 .266 .310 .468 .778
As Starter   230 62 10 1 8 34 24 7 25 0 6 1 .270 .294 .426 .720
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   52 10 0 0 1 3 3 1 10 0 1 0 .192 .208 .250 .458
Inning 1-3   77 25 2 0 5 16 10 2 5 0 3 0 .325 .342 .545 .887
Inning 4-6   85 25 7 1 2 13 10 4 8 0 2 1 .294 .333 .471 .804
Inning 7-9   69 11 1 0 1 5 4 1 13 0 0 0 .159 .171 .217 .389
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   77 17 3 0 3 7 10 3 8 0 5 0 .221 .250 .377 .627
1 Outs   83 24 2 1 3 9 11 2 11 0 1 1 .289 .314 .446 .760
2 Outs   74 21 5 0 2 18 3 2 7 0 0 0 .284 .303 .432 .735
Scoring Position   62 18 5 0 2 25 4 2 7 0 6 0 .290 .312 .468 .780
Bases Empty   126 30 3 0 5 5 14 4 14 0 0 1 .238 .267 .381 .648
Runner on 1st   46 14 2 1 1 4 6 1 5 0 0 0 .304 .319 .457 .776
Runner on 2nd   23 5 0 0 2 6 3 2 3 0 5 0 .217 .280 .478 .758
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Bases Loaded   4 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Two Strikes   76 15 2 0 3 15 9 4 26 0 0 1 .197 .247 .342 .589
First Pitch   57 19 4 0 4 10 8 0 0 0 3 0 .333 .333 .614 .947
Count 0-1   28 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .250 .464
Count 0-2   15 6 1 0 1 5 2 0 6 0 0 0 .400 .400 .667 1.067
Count 1-0   29 10 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 .345 .345 .379 .724
Count 1-1   24 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .458 .708
Count 1-2   33 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   8 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-2   17 6 1 0 1 7 3 0 5 0 0 1 .353 .389 .588 .977
Count 3-1   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .400 .900
Full Count   11 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 .000 .267 .000 .267
Behind in Count   76 15 2 0 2 8 5 0 17 0 0 0 .197 .197 .303 .500
Ahead in Count   49 16 3 0 0 6 3 3 0 0 2 0 .327 .365 .388 .753
Batting 2nd   84 18 3 1 2 8 9 2 8 0 3 0 .214 .233 .345 .578
Batting 5th   41 8 2 0 2 4 5 1 3 0 0 0 .195 .214 .390 .605
Batting 6th   101 34 5 0 4 22 10 4 13 0 3 1 .337 .368 .505 .873
Batting 7th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   103 22 2 0 3 5 9 2 14 0 0 1 .214 .236 .320 .556
Medium Leverage   90 28 3 0 5 16 13 4 7 0 4 0 .311 .340 .511 .852
High Leverage   40 12 5 1 0 13 2 1 5 0 2 0 .300 .317 .475 .792
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
1969 St. Louis - MLB 20 20 57 7 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 15 0 0 .123 .153 .140 .293 -11 -14 -0.3
1970 St. Louis - MLB 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 16 0.0
1971 St. Louis - MLB 22 61 191 46 6 1 2 19 15 6 0 2 29 0 0 .241 .261 .314 .575 71 72 0.8
1972 St. Louis - MLB 23 138 402 101 17 1 4 31 32 12 1 4 51 0 1 .251 .272 .328 .600 81 85 3.6
1973 St. Louis - MLB 24 145 552 143 17 2 13 67 56 22 4 6 58 0 3 .259 .289 .368 .657 87 88 2.8
1974 St. Louis - MLB 25 63 234 62 10 1 8 34 24 7 1 0 26 1 2 .265 .289 .419 .708 101 111 2.2
Total MLB 430 1441 360 51 5 27 154 132 49 6 12 179 1 6 .250 .275 .348 .624 81 84 9.2
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 - 18 23 105 46 13 2 2 25 34 11 2 0 9 20 9 .438 .500 .657 1.157 100 100 2.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 St. Louis - MLB CF 18 17 40 0 0 41 1 .976 141.1 2.55 +0.6 1.031
1970 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.5 1.461
1971 St. Louis - MLB LF 9 9 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 80.0 1.46 -1.8 .837
1971 St. Louis - MLB CF 42 37 116 3 1 120 1 .992 337.1 3.17 +4.4 1.062
1972 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB CF 117 93 286 12 1 303 5 .983 870.2 3.08 +20.9 1.088
1973 St. Louis - MLB LF 8 8 19 0 0 20 1 .950 71.2 2.39 +0.6 1.030
1973 St. Louis - MLB CF 132 130 361 11 0 379 7 .982 1152.1 2.91 +14.0 1.041
1974 St. Louis - MLB CF 59 59 167 3 0 171 1 .994 516.1 2.96 +8.4 1.066
TOTAL LF 17 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 151.2 1.90 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 371 336 973 29 2 1017 15 .985 3027.0 2.98 +48.8 1.062
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of high school Notre Dame (Notre Dame; Riverside, CA).
10/20/1967 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 45 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
07/03/1973 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/13/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/13/1973 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 3 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/06/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
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