2B Ross Clifford #15
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/16/1976
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2B ROSS CLIFFORD #15 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
49 95 23 2 0 0 8 5 8 .242 .277 .263 1 -0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 65
Gap 40 40 40 50
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 45 45 45 55
Avoid K's 65 65 65 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 35 40
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/15/1976 @ HOU Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1976 HOU Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1976 MON Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1976 MON Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1976 @ SFS Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1976 @ SFS Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/1976 @ SFS Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1976 CHH Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1976 HOU Win, 7-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Clifford is clearly a team leader.
High: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:05/18/1950
Born in:Phoenix, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 7th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 49 95 23 2 0 0 8 12 5 8 .242 .277 .263 .540 .246 .021 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 104 0 0 0 1 3 1 25 2 1 2 33.3 6.9 2.37 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 .200 .265 .233 .498
Versus Right   65 17 1 0 0 6 9 2 6 0 2 0 .262 .284 .277 .561
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   13 5 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 .385 .813
May   26 8 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .308 .357 .346 .703
June   26 4 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 1 0 .154 .148 .154 .302
July   25 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 .240 .296 .280 .576
August   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   53 13 3 1 1 10 3 3 2 0 1 0 .245 .286 .396 .682
Last Year   72 17 1 0 0 8 7 11 7 1 1 0 .236 .333 .250 .583
2 Years Ago   81 18 2 0 1 10 9 7 11 0 0 0 .222 .284 .284 .568
Career   248 58 5 0 1 26 28 23 26 2 4 0 .234 .297 .266 .563
Home   34 10 1 0 0 7 6 3 1 0 1 0 .294 .351 .324 .675
Road   61 13 1 0 0 1 6 2 7 1 2 0 .213 .234 .230 .464
Grass   95 23 2 0 0 8 12 5 8 1 3 0 .242 .277 .263 .540
Day   61 15 0 0 0 5 6 4 4 1 2 0 .246 .288 .246 .534
Night   34 8 2 0 0 3 6 1 4 0 1 0 .235 .257 .294 .551
As Starter   73 19 2 0 0 6 10 4 7 1 3 0 .260 .295 .288 .583
As Reliever / Substitution   22 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
Pinch Hitting   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Close/Late   29 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 .138 .219 .138 .357
Inning 1-3   23 8 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 .348 .375 .391 .766
Inning 4-6   32 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 5 1 1 0 .219 .212 .250 .462
Inning 7-9   34 8 0 0 0 3 5 4 1 0 1 0 .235 .316 .235 .551
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   32 8 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 0 .250 .294 .281 .575
1 Outs   29 5 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 1 2 0 .172 .219 .172 .391
2 Outs   34 10 1 0 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 .294 .314 .324 .638
Scoring Position   22 6 1 0 0 8 2 2 3 1 3 0 .273 .320 .318 .638
Bases Empty   60 14 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 .233 .246 .233 .479
Runner on 1st   13 3 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 .231 .333 .308 .641
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .750 1.000 1.750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   27 8 1 0 0 1 5 1 8 1 0 0 .296 .310 .333 .644
First Pitch   25 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .160 .160 .320
Count 0-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   10 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 1-1   14 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Count 1-2   12 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .375 .333 .375 .708
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   26 8 1 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 0 .308 .308 .346 .654
Ahead in Count   20 6 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Batting Leadoff   7 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 2nd   15 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 .267 .250 .267 .517
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 6th   21 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .095 .174 .143 .317
Batting 7th   29 10 1 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 1 0 .345 .345 .379 .724
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 9th   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Low Leverage   37 11 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 .297 .316 .297 .613
Medium Leverage   36 8 2 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 .222 .243 .278 .521
High Leverage   21 4 0 0 0 6 2 3 2 1 2 0 .190 .280 .190 .470
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
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 24 28 81 18 2 0 1 10 9 7 0 0 11 1 1 .222 .284 .284 .568 68 65 -0.3
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 25 39 72 17 1 0 0 8 7 11 0 1 7 1 0 .236 .333 .250 .583 68 65 -0.3
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 26 49 95 23 2 0 0 8 12 5 0 1 8 1 2 .242 .277 .263 .540 57 57 -0.7
Total MLB 116 248 58 5 0 1 26 28 23 0 2 26 3 3 .234 .297 .266 .563 64 62 -1.3
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
1973 Total - 23 56 220 71 19 1 12 57 62 57 1 0 26 10 7 .323 .464 .582 1.046 100 100 3.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 26 25 53 64 20 117 0 1.000 208.1 5.05 -2.9 .938
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 1B 7 2 40 3 7 43 0 1.000 34.1 11.27 +0.3 1.041
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 16 11 25 23 3 50 2 .960 103.0 4.19 -2.2 .861
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Twin Cities - MLB SS 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.056
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 1B 10 4 46 3 2 49 0 1.000 45.2 9.66 +0.3 1.046
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 8 6 18 10 1 29 1 .966 53.0 4.75 -1.5 .792
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 3B 14 11 9 21 2 31 1 .968 96.0 2.81 -2.0 .865
TOTAL 1B 17 6 86 6 9 92 0 1.000 80.0 10.35 +0.6 1.044
TOTAL 2B 50 42 96 97 24 196 3 .985 364.1 4.77 -6.6 .900
TOTAL 3B 15 11 9 21 2 31 1 .968 97.1 2.77 -2.0 .865
TOTAL SS 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.056
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 35th overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of college Cal State Fullerton
10/18/1973 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
04/09/1974 Named the #46 prospect in the MLB
05/27/1974 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
03/18/1975 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Twin Cities Northmen development complex.
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
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