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| Player Report for #53 Ron Brand | | Saturday, October 4th, 1969 | 
| AB | 251 | | HR | 0 | | RBI | 25 | | AVG | .311 | | OPS | .759 |
| | Name: | Ron Brand | Contract: | Minor League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | | | Birthday: | 01-13-1940 | Signed Through: | | | Age: | 29 | Years of Major League Service: | 2 Years, 91 Days | | Born in: | Los Angeles (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | None | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 8" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 6 Years, 121 Days | | Weight: | 170 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 6 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1962, 8th Pick in Round 4 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | Player Development | | | | | | | Leadership: | 2 | IF Range: | 1 | | Desire for Winner: | 6 | IF Arm: | 1 | | Loyalty: | 7 | IF Range: | 1 | | Greed: | 4 | IF Error: | 1 | | Intelligence: | > 5 | IF DP: | 1 | | Work Ethic: | 10 | | | | | OF Range: | 1 | | | | OF Arm: | 1 | | | | OF Err: | 1 | | | | Catcher Abil: | 7 | | | | Catcher Arm: | 7 |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | | | Talent | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 5 | | Catcher 8 (Arm: 7) | | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 4 | | | | 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 | @ TEX | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-30-1969 | @ TEX | Win, 12-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-29-1969 | TOR | Win, 8-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-28-1969 | TOR | Win, 5-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-26-1969 | DEN | Win, 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-24-1969 | DEN | Win, 12-3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-22-1969 | @ COL | Win, 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-21-1969 | @ COL | Loss, 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-20-1969 | @ COL | Win, 5-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-19-1969 | OMA | Win, 5-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 95 | 251 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 25 | 24 | .311 | .381 | .378 | .759 | .716 | .068 | 17.7 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 54 | 281 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 100.0 | 35.8 | 5.25 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 57 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .439 | .508 | .561 | 1.069 | | Versus Right | | 194 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .343 | .325 | .667 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .341 | .395 | .736 | | May | | 51 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .400 | .373 | .773 | | June | | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .300 | .319 | .619 | | July | | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .327 | .220 | .546 | | August | | 70 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .429 | .468 | .486 | .953 | | September | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | | Last Year | | 455 | 130 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 54 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .286 | .355 | .356 | .711 | | 2 Years Ago | | 239 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .287 | .297 | .584 | | Career | | 1467 | 411 | 68 | 10 | 9 | 149 | 184 | 137 | 141 | 11 | 0 | 28 | .280 | .351 | .359 | .709 | | Home | | 139 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .360 | .429 | .424 | .854 | | Road | | 112 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .320 | .321 | .641 | | Grass | | 243 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .313 | .378 | .383 | .760 | | Turf | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .455 | .250 | .705 | | Day | | 97 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .361 | .398 | .423 | .821 | | Night | | 154 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .279 | .371 | .351 | .721 | | Pinch Hitting | | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .300 | .342 | .642 | | Close/Late | | 61 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .348 | .361 | .709 | | Inning 1-3 | | 90 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .378 | .436 | .467 | .902 | | Inning 4-6 | | 70 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .362 | .343 | .705 | | Inning 7-9 | | 89 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .347 | .326 | .673 | | Extra Innings | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 89 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .384 | .382 | .766 | | 1 Outs | | 87 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | .400 | .368 | .768 | | 2 Outs | | 75 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .354 | .387 | .740 | | Scoring Position | | 57 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .435 | .421 | .856 | | Bases Empty | | 135 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .369 | .370 | .739 | | Runner on 1st | | 59 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .349 | .356 | .705 | | Runner on 2nd | | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .353 | .450 | .412 | .862 | | Runner on 3rd | | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .385 | .545 | .930 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .385 | .670 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 | | Bases Loaded | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Two Strikes | | 109 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .322 | .303 | .625 | | First Pitch | | 39 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .385 | .442 | .487 | .929 | | Count 0-1 | | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .273 | .500 | | Count 0-2 | | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | | Count 1-0 | | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .545 | .636 | 1.182 | | Count 1-1 | | 29 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .414 | .414 | .552 | .966 | | Count 1-2 | | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .241 | .286 | .527 | | Count 2-0 | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | | Count 2-1 | | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | | Count 2-2 | | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .317 | .610 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .462 | .250 | .712 | | Full Count | | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .444 | .240 | .684 | | Behind in Count | | 65 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .242 | .308 | .550 | | Ahead in Count | | 52 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .485 | .404 | .889 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 12-15-1962 | Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 8, 68th overall Pick) by the Baltimore Orioles. | | 01-01-1963 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 04-08-1963 | Named the #61 prospect in the ORB2 | | 04-21-1963 | Goes 5-5 against the Omaha Dodgers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. | | 01-01-1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 04-13-1964 | Named the #82 prospect in the ORB2 | | 09-08-1964 | Won the 1964 Independence League Round 1 with the Rochester Red Wings! | | 01-01-1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 01-01-1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 11-11-1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,241 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 06-16-1968 | Was selected to the 1968 Independence League All-Star Game. | | 10-21-1968 | Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft (Round 22, Pick 3, 87th overall Pick) by the Kansas City Royals. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | |
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