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| Player Report for #3 Rick Dempsey | | Saturday, October 4th, 1969 | 
| AB | 448 | | HR | 9 | | RBI | 54 | | AVG | .304 | | OPS | .831 |
| | Name: | Rick Dempsey | Contract: | Minor League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | | | Birthday: | 09-13-1949 | Signed Through: | | | Age: | 20 | Years of Major League Service: | None, None | | Born in: | Fayetteville (North Carolina) | Major League Service Days this Year: | None | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 190 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | None | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1968, 4th Pick in Round 3 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Unknown) |
| | Player Development | | | | | | | Leadership: | 2 | IF Range: | 1 | | Desire for Winner: | 10 | IF Arm: | 1 | | Loyalty: | 10 | IF Range: | 1 | | Greed: | 3 | IF Error: | 1 | | Intelligence: | > 8 | IF DP: | 1 | | Work Ethic: | 4 | | | | | OF Range: | 1 | | | | OF Arm: | 1 | | | | OF Err: | 1 | | | | Catcher Abil: | 2 | | | | Catcher Arm: | 2 |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | Talent | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | Catcher 2 (Arm: 2) | | Stealing Ability: | 6 | | First Base 1 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 3 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-01-1969 | MIA | Win, 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-31-1969 | MIA | Loss, 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-30-1969 | MIA | Win, 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-29-1969 | @ OKL | Win, 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-27-1969 | @ OKL | Win, 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-26-1969 | TOL | Loss, 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-25-1969 | TOL | Win, 6-5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-22-1969 | @ SPK | Win, 6-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-21-1969 | @ SPK | Win, 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-20-1969 | @ SPK | Win, 9-7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Independence League 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 126 | 448 | 136 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 68 | 59 | 62 | .304 | .389 | .442 | .831 | .807 | .138 | 39.4 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 112 | 517 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 78.2 | 6.40 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 103 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .301 | .424 | .408 | .832 | | Versus Right | | 345 | 105 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .378 | .452 | .830 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 51 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .443 | .647 | 1.090 | | May | | 106 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .394 | .368 | .762 | | June | | 88 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .340 | .409 | .749 | | July | | 90 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .456 | .856 | | August | | 109 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .382 | .422 | .804 | | September | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | | Career | | 448 | 136 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 68 | 59 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .304 | .389 | .442 | .831 | | Home | | 234 | 80 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .401 | .483 | .884 | | Road | | 214 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .262 | .376 | .397 | .774 | | Grass | | 448 | 136 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 68 | 59 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .304 | .389 | .442 | .831 | | Day | | 154 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .392 | .422 | .814 | | Night | | 294 | 88 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 46 | 38 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .299 | .387 | .452 | .839 | | Pinch Hitting | | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .214 | .167 | .381 | | Close/Late | | 112 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .403 | .384 | .787 | | Inning 1-3 | | 162 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 | .395 | .457 | .851 | | Inning 4-6 | | 138 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .338 | .413 | .751 | | Inning 7-9 | | 134 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .406 | .448 | .854 | | Extra Innings | | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .611 | .500 | 1.111 | | 0 Outs | | 137 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .346 | .336 | .681 | | 1 Outs | | 178 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .365 | .432 | .567 | .999 | | 2 Outs | | 133 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .376 | .383 | .759 | | Scoring Position | | 101 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .277 | .430 | .376 | .806 | | Bases Empty | | 247 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .384 | .457 | .842 | | Runner on 1st | | 100 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .349 | .470 | .819 | | Runner on 2nd | | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .465 | .355 | .820 | | Runner on 3rd | | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .250 | .513 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .393 | .458 | .851 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .400 | .364 | .764 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .476 | .250 | .726 | | Bases Loaded | | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .571 | .667 | .714 | 1.381 | | Two Strikes | | 172 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .279 | .320 | .599 | | First Pitch | | 73 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .342 | .548 | .890 | | Count 0-1 | | 38 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .308 | .421 | .729 | | Count 0-2 | | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .182 | .333 | .515 | | Count 1-0 | | 43 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .395 | .395 | .512 | .907 | | Count 1-1 | | 59 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .373 | .383 | .559 | .943 | | Count 1-2 | | 58 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .203 | .328 | .531 | | Count 2-0 | | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .417 | .750 | | Count 2-1 | | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .441 | .429 | .618 | 1.046 | | Count 2-2 | | 56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .286 | .464 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .738 | .353 | 1.091 | | Full Count | | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .509 | .351 | .861 | | Behind in Count | | 117 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .233 | .359 | .592 | | Ahead in Count | | 106 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .396 | .572 | .509 | 1.082 |
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| 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 | VORP |
| | 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 | VORP | | 1969 Vancouver - AAA | 19 | 126 | 448 | 136 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 68 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .389 | .442 | .831 | 39.4 | | Total IL | | 126 | 448 | 136 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 68 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .389 | .442 | .831 | 39.4 |
| | Player History | | 12-15-1968 | Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 52nd overall Pick) by the Minnesota Twins. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 6 (3). | | 04-08-1969 | Named the #76 prospect in the ORB2 | | 05-05-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-16-1969 | Was selected to the 1969 Independence League All-Star Game. | | 08-25-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Player of the Week Award. | |
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