2B Ross Clifford #15
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1975
2B ROSS CLIFFORD #15 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 45 11 1 0 0 7 8 4 .244 .352 .267 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 70
Gap 40 40 40 50
Power 40 40 35 45
Eye 45 45 45 60
Avoid K's 65 70 65 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 35 45
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/1975 @ HOU Win, 9-4 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
07/25/1975 @ DAL Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1975 @ DAL Loss, 7-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1975 HOU Win, 10-4 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
07/20/1975 HOU Win, 7-6 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/19/1975 HOU Loss, 1-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/18/1975 TOR Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/1975 @ ATL Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/05/1975 SEA Win, 7-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1975 ATL Loss, 7-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Clifford leads by example.
High: Leader
Birthday:05/18/1950
Born in:Phoenix, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 69 Days
Service This Yr:114 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 7th 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 25 45 11 1 0 0 7 6 8 4 .244 .352 .267 .619 .271 .022 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 55 0 2 0 0 1 1 12 1 0 0 0.0 5.0 3.78 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Versus Right   35 10 1 0 0 6 4 6 4 1 1 0 .286 .381 .314 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 1.000 1.800
Last Week   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
April   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
May   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
June   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
July   20 5 1 0 0 3 4 6 1 0 0 0 .250 .423 .300 .723
Spring Training   47 8 1 0 0 1 4 3 4 1 0 0 .170 .216 .191 .407
Last Year   81 18 2 0 1 10 9 7 11 0 0 0 .222 .284 .284 .568
Career   126 29 3 0 1 17 15 15 15 1 1 0 .230 .310 .278 .588
Home   24 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 .125 .267 .125 .392
Road   21 8 1 0 0 4 4 3 2 0 1 0 .381 .458 .429 .887
Grass   45 11 1 0 0 7 6 8 4 1 1 0 .244 .352 .267 .619
Day   22 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 .227 .333 .227 .561
Night   23 6 1 0 0 5 5 4 2 0 1 0 .261 .370 .304 .675
As Starter   27 8 1 0 0 4 4 7 2 1 0 0 .296 .429 .333 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   18 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 .167 .211 .167 .377
Pinch Hitting   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Close/Late   12 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
Inning 1-3   10 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Inning 4-6   13 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 .308 .412 .308 .719
Inning 7-9   20 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .150 .227 .200 .427
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   14 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1 Outs   15 4 1 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 .267 .368 .333 .702
2 Outs   16 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .312 .421 .312 .734
Scoring Position   13 4 0 0 0 7 2 4 1 1 1 0 .308 .444 .308 .752
Bases Empty   25 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .280 .333 .320 .653
Runner on 1st   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Two Strikes   15 5 0 0 0 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .474 .333 .807
First Pitch   11 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .182 .286 .182 .468
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 1-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   5 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Behind in Count   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Ahead in Count   9 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 7th   8 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 .125 .333 .125 .458
Batting 8th   18 6 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .389 .817
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   19 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .316 .435 .368 .803
Medium Leverage   17 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 .118 .250 .118 .368
High Leverage   8 3 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 .375 .400 .375 .775
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 25 45 11 1 0 0 7 6 8 0 1 4 0 0 .244 .352 .267 .619 73 68 -0.2
Total MLB 53 126 29 3 0 1 17 15 15 0 1 15 1 1 .230 .310 .278 .588 70 66 -0.5
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 4 0 17 2 3 19 0 1.000 14.2 11.66 +0.2 1.041
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 9 7 16 14 3 31 1 .968 65.0 4.15 -1.5 .868
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 1.053
TOTAL 1B 4 0 17 2 3 19 0 1.000 14.2 11.66 +0.2 1.041
TOTAL 2B 35 32 69 78 23 148 1 .993 273.1 4.84 -4.4 .922
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.053
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.
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