SS Howie Belcher #45
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/30/1974
SS HOWIE BELCHER #45 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
27 88 21 2 0 1 5 6 14 .239 .295 .295 8 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 30 30 30 35
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 40 40 40 50
Avoid K's 30 35 30 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1974 @ CHH Win, 10-2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/27/1974 @ CHH Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ SFS Loss, 2-5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
09/18/1974 CHH Win, 4-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/04/1974 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/03/1974 @ TOR Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1974 SEA Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1974 SEA Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
08/24/1974 TOR Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1974 @ DAL Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Has a lot of varied interests.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:01/18/1951
Born in:Uniontown, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$48,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 61 Days
Service This Yr:67 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 19th Pick in Round 4
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 27 88 21 2 0 1 5 8 6 14 .239 .295 .295 .590 .279 .057 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 95 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 3 8 3 72.7 8.1 3.07 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .091 .231 .182 .413
Versus Right   77 20 1 0 1 5 8 4 12 0 0 1 .260 .305 .312 .617
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
August   70 15 0 0 1 3 5 4 13 0 0 1 .214 .267 .257 .524
September   15 5 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .412 .467 .878
Spring Training   65 17 0 1 0 6 6 2 17 0 1 0 .262 .284 .292 .576
Last Year   19 6 0 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 0 1 .316 .381 .474 .855
Career   107 27 2 0 2 10 12 7 17 0 0 2 .252 .310 .327 .637
Home   39 7 1 0 1 3 2 2 7 0 0 1 .179 .238 .282 .520
Road   49 14 1 0 0 2 6 4 7 0 0 0 .286 .340 .306 .646
Grass   88 21 2 0 1 5 8 6 14 0 0 1 .239 .295 .295 .590
Day   59 17 2 0 1 5 8 4 6 0 0 1 .288 .344 .373 .717
Night   29 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 .138 .194 .138 .331
As Starter   84 20 2 0 1 5 8 6 14 0 0 1 .238 .297 .298 .594
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   23 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .304 .304 .348 .652
Inning 1-3   32 8 0 0 1 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .250 .314 .344 .658
Inning 4-6   25 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 .200 .286 .240 .526
Inning 7-9   24 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .280 .292 .572
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
0 Outs   36 9 0 0 1 3 7 4 8 0 0 1 .250 .341 .333 .675
1 Outs   28 9 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .321 .321 .393 .714
2 Outs   24 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .125 .192 .125 .317
Scoring Position   18 4 0 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .389 .689
Bases Empty   62 17 2 0 0 0 4 2 10 0 0 1 .274 .308 .306 .614
Runner on 1st   8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   34 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 14 0 0 1 .147 .256 .147 .403
First Pitch   24 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   9 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .778 1.444
Count 1-1   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-2   12 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091 .258
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .364 .000 .364
Behind in Count   23 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .217 .217 .217 .435
Ahead in Count   18 10 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 .611 1.211
Batting Leadoff   46 10 0 0 1 3 4 2 9 0 0 1 .217 .265 .283 .548
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   38 10 2 0 0 2 4 4 5 0 0 0 .263 .333 .316 .649
Low Leverage   37 9 2 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .243 .282 .297 .579
Medium Leverage   37 9 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 0 0 1 .243 .317 .243 .560
High Leverage   14 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
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
1973 Cleveland - MLB 22 12 19 6 0 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 .316 .381 .474 .855 138 147 0.2
1974 Cleveland - MLB 23 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 91 99 -0.0
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 23 25 85 20 2 0 1 5 8 6 1 0 14 8 2 .235 .293 .294 .588 66 74 0.2
1974 Total - MLB 23 27 88 21 2 0 1 5 8 6 1 0 14 8 3 .239 .295 .295 .590 67 74 0.1
Total MLB 39 107 27 2 0 2 10 12 7 2 0 17 8 3 .252 .310 .327 .637 79 88 0.3
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 - 17 27 114 49 10 1 2 30 46 14 4 2 5 20 3 .430 .500 .588 1.088 100 100 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%
1973 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 1.033
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 8 2 2 10 1 14 2 .857 29.0 3.72 -0.4 .872
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 3 7 6 0 14 1 .929 30.2 3.82 -0.5 .801
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Cleveland - MLB SS 2 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 9.1 7.71 +0.3 1.038
1974 Los Angeles - MLB SS 20 20 39 62 13 103 2 .981 170.1 5.34 -0.7 .963
TOTAL 2B 5 4 9 7 0 17 1 .941 39.2 3.63 -0.6 .824
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 30 22 43 78 15 125 4 .968 208.2 5.22 -0.8 .955
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 19, 103rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of high school Southern (Southern; Salineville, OH).
09/30/1968 Released by the Pittsburgh Industrials.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 25 (50).
01/14/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Generals organization.
04/08/1969 Released by the Atlanta Generals.
07/02/1969 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 25 (50).
04/07/1970 Released by the Cleveland Bobcats.
06/10/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Lords organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
04/06/1971 Released by the Baltimore Lords.
06/23/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (55).
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (50).
04/15/1974 Released by the Cleveland Bobcats.
07/10/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $48,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $48,000.
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