RF Alan 'Rip' Romano #12
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/06/1976
RF ALAN 'RIP' ROMANO #12 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 518 133 21 6 11 68 51 66 .257 .325 .384 2 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 65
Gap 55 50 55 70
Power 50 50 50 55
Eye 55 55 55 75
Avoid K's 50 50 50 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 30 30 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/1976 @ WAS Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/1976 @ WAS Win, 2-1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1976 @ WAS Win, 7-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1976 @ MIL Win, 4-3 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/01/1976 @ MIL Win, 8-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/1976 @ MIL Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/29/1976 PHI Win, 6-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1976 PHI Win, 5-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/27/1976 PHI Win, 2-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/26/1976 WAS Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Never satisfied with his performance.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:10/05/1952
Born in:La Mirada, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1974, 14th Pick in Round 1
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 139 518 133 21 6 11 68 59 51 66 .257 .325 .384 .709 .323 .127 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 576 3 4 0 8 0 4 199 38 2 3 40.0 65.7 4.44 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   145 34 4 1 4 12 16 16 17 0 0 0 .234 .311 .359 .669
Versus Right   373 99 17 5 7 56 43 35 49 4 0 3 .265 .330 .394 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 .148 .143 .259 .402
April   86 26 3 1 2 9 8 9 8 0 0 0 .302 .368 .430 .799
May   104 26 3 1 0 10 9 9 16 0 0 0 .250 .310 .298 .608
June   101 26 6 4 3 17 13 8 12 1 0 0 .257 .309 .485 .794
July   105 33 6 0 3 16 12 11 14 1 0 2 .314 .387 .457 .844
August   98 18 3 0 2 15 15 14 12 2 0 1 .184 .287 .276 .562
September   24 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .292 .458
Spring Training   89 27 2 3 1 14 10 7 12 0 0 2 .303 .367 .427 .794
Last Year   253 58 12 1 3 34 24 23 39 4 1 3 .229 .297 .320 .617
Career   771 191 33 7 14 102 83 74 105 8 1 6 .248 .315 .363 .679
Home   241 60 14 5 5 37 34 27 28 3 0 1 .249 .324 .411 .734
Road   277 73 7 1 6 31 25 24 38 1 0 2 .264 .326 .361 .687
Grass   483 120 21 6 10 62 55 45 61 4 0 2 .248 .313 .379 .692
Turf   35 13 0 0 1 6 4 6 5 0 0 1 .371 .476 .457 .933
Day   303 76 11 3 7 40 34 28 38 2 0 2 .251 .316 .376 .693
Night   215 57 10 3 4 28 25 23 28 2 0 1 .265 .336 .395 .731
As Starter   506 132 21 6 11 68 59 50 64 4 0 3 .261 .329 .391 .720
As Reliever / Substitution   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   126 40 6 1 5 16 17 12 20 1 0 1 .317 .379 .500 .879
Inning 1-3   172 42 5 2 3 26 16 17 18 3 0 0 .244 .307 .349 .656
Inning 4-6   174 42 10 3 1 21 20 20 22 0 0 2 .241 .327 .351 .677
Inning 7-9   153 42 4 0 7 17 19 10 26 1 0 0 .275 .317 .438 .755
Extra Innings   19 7 2 1 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 1 .368 .500 .579 1.079
0 Outs   169 43 5 1 4 14 32 24 22 2 0 1 .254 .347 .367 .714
1 Outs   173 50 7 4 5 30 19 11 20 2 0 1 .289 .332 .462 .794
2 Outs   176 40 9 1 2 24 8 16 24 0 0 1 .227 .295 .324 .619
Scoring Position   170 40 5 3 6 60 18 20 22 4 0 2 .235 .316 .406 .722
Bases Empty   252 71 11 3 5 5 32 24 36 0 0 1 .282 .347 .409 .755
Runner on 1st   96 22 5 0 0 3 9 7 8 0 0 0 .229 .282 .281 .563
Runner on 2nd   62 13 1 0 3 12 3 6 6 0 0 0 .210 .279 .371 .650
Runner on 3rd   24 6 1 1 1 9 3 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 8 1 1 0 8 3 6 6 0 0 0 .205 .311 .282 .593
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 7 0 0 1 12 2 3 1 1 0 1 .389 .478 .556 1.034
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 4 1 1 1 9 5 2 3 0 0 0 .267 .353 .667 1.020
Bases Loaded   12 2 1 0 0 10 2 1 2 3 0 1 .167 .235 .250 .485
Two Strikes   256 64 9 2 5 31 23 17 66 2 0 2 .250 .300 .359 .659
First Pitch   63 17 2 2 1 9 6 3 0 1 0 0 .270 .299 .413 .711
Count 0-1   39 12 2 0 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .325 .436 .761
Count 0-2   36 7 3 0 0 4 1 0 15 0 0 0 .194 .194 .278 .472
Count 1-0   40 10 2 0 2 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .268 .450 .718
Count 1-1   50 15 2 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 1-2   73 20 0 1 1 6 9 0 21 0 0 1 .274 .284 .342 .626
Count 2-0   23 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .130 .174 .304
Count 2-1   33 9 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .265 .424 .689
Count 2-2   65 16 1 1 2 11 5 0 14 2 0 1 .246 .250 .385 .635
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 7 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 3 0 0 0 1 5 16 0 0 0 0 .214 .633 .214 .848
Full Count   82 21 5 0 2 10 8 17 16 0 0 0 .256 .384 .390 .774
Behind in Count   148 39 5 1 2 19 14 0 36 0 0 2 .264 .273 .351 .625
Ahead in Count   110 25 6 1 2 13 22 31 0 1 0 0 .227 .394 .355 .749
Batting 3rd   27 7 1 0 0 6 3 3 3 0 0 0 .259 .333 .296 .630
Batting 4th   343 91 17 5 8 48 44 35 42 4 0 3 .265 .335 .414 .749
Batting 5th   13 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .385 .670
Batting 6th   52 12 1 0 2 8 5 3 3 0 0 0 .231 .273 .365 .638
Batting 7th   78 20 0 1 1 5 7 8 15 0 0 0 .256 .326 .321 .646
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   186 43 7 2 1 9 13 16 27 0 0 1 .231 .296 .306 .602
Medium Leverage   226 63 11 3 8 31 28 16 25 0 0 1 .279 .329 .460 .789
High Leverage   104 26 3 1 1 27 17 18 14 4 0 1 .250 .354 .327 .681
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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 22 98 253 58 12 1 3 34 24 23 3 4 39 0 1 .229 .297 .320 .617 75 79 1.0
1976 Cleveland - MLB 23 139 518 133 21 6 11 68 59 51 3 4 66 2 3 .257 .325 .384 .709 104 113 2.9
Total MLB 237 771 191 33 7 14 102 83 74 6 8 105 2 4 .248 .315 .363 .679 94 101 3.9
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
1974 Total - 21 75 276 85 27 12 18 64 69 87 11 1 56 5 5 .308 .488 .688 1.176 100 100 6.4
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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 22 21 75 11 1 0 1 9 5 9 0 0 14 0 0 .147 .238 .200 .438 25 27 0.4
Total MLB 21 75 11 1 0 1 9 5 9 0 0 14 0 0 .147 .238 .200 .438 25 27
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Cleveland - MLB CF 30 21 58 0 0 58 0 1.000 189.0 2.76 -1.6 .957
1975 Cleveland - MLB RF 43 40 98 0 0 99 1 .990 336.2 2.62 +2.0 1.031
1976 Cleveland - MLB CF 5 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 +0.7 1.010
1976 Cleveland - MLB RF 132 130 286 11 0 305 8 .974 1172.2 2.28 +6.5 1.024
TOTAL CF 35 21 65 0 0 65 0 1.000 214.0 2.73 -0.9 .963
TOTAL RF 175 170 384 11 0 404 9 .978 1509.1 2.36 +8.6 1.026
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1974 Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats, out of college Hawaii-Hilo
10/28/1974 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (75).
03/11/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/08/1975 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
08/03/1975 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Industrials, with 3 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
10/29/1975 Wins the 1975 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats.
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 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (75).
03/05/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
07/26/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
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