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| Player Report for #23 Paul Popovich | | Saturday, October 4th, 1969 | 
| AB | 221 | | HR | 0 | | RBI | 11 | | AVG | .186 | | OPS | .424 |
| | Name: | Paul Popovich | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $29,439 | | Birthday: | 08-18-1940 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 29 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 129 Days | | Born in: | Flemington (New Jersey) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 180 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 5 Years, 128 Days | | Weight: | 177 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 5 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | 2B | Minor League Option Years: | 1 option year left | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1963, 10th Pick in Round 4 | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | Player Development | | | | | | | Leadership: | 2 | IF Range: | 4 | | Desire for Winner: | 2 | IF Arm: | 4 | | Loyalty: | 7 | IF Range: | 4 | | Greed: | 9 | IF Error: | 5 | | Intelligence: | > 9 | IF DP: | 7 | | Work Ethic: | 3 | | | | | OF Range: | 1 | | | | OF Arm: | 2 | | | | OF Err: | 1 | | | | Catcher Abil: | 0 | | | | Catcher Arm: | 0 |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | | | Talent | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Second Base 4 | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | Third Base 2 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | Shortstop 2 | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-1969 | SLN | Loss, 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-1969 | SLN | Win, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1969 | SLN | Loss, 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1969 | @ PHI | Win, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1969 | @ PHI | Loss, 1-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1969 | MON | Loss, 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | MON | Win, 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1969 | MON | Win, 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1969 | @ SFN | Loss, 7-11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1969 | @ HOU | Loss, 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Other Reality Baseball 2 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 106 | 221 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 30 | .186 | .220 | .204 | .424 | .301 | .018 | -17.6 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 52 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.41 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 126 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .175 | .207 | .190 | .398 | | Versus Right | | 95 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .238 | .221 | .459 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | | Last Week | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | April | | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .273 | .281 | .554 | | May | | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .190 | .195 | .386 | | June | | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .222 | .156 | .378 | | July | | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .250 | .220 | .470 | | August | | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .178 | .171 | .349 | | September | | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .200 | .206 | .406 | | October | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Spring Training | | 37 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .308 | .514 | .821 | | Career | | 551 | 119 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 38 | 25 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .216 | .250 | .252 | .502 | | Home | | 122 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .172 | .195 | .205 | .400 | | Road | | 99 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .250 | .202 | .452 | | Grass | | 204 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .172 | .210 | .191 | .401 | | Turf | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .353 | .353 | .706 | | Day | | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .347 | .286 | .633 | | Night | | 179 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .168 | .187 | .184 | .372 | | Pinch Hitting | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | | Close/Late | | 82 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .181 | .171 | .351 | | Inning 1-3 | | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .246 | .212 | .457 | | Inning 4-6 | | 66 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .152 | .205 | .182 | .387 | | Inning 7-9 | | 89 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .191 | .207 | .202 | .409 | | Extra Innings | | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | | 0 Outs | | 76 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .217 | .171 | .388 | | 1 Outs | | 72 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .263 | .306 | .569 | | 2 Outs | | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .137 | .182 | .137 | .319 | | Scoring Position | | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .183 | .197 | .183 | .380 | | Bases Empty | | 113 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 | .244 | .230 | .474 | | Runner on 1st | | 48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 | .196 | .167 | .363 | | Runner on 2nd | | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | | Runner on 3rd | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .167 | .310 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .294 | .250 | .544 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | | Bases Loaded | | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .091 | .100 | .191 | | Two Strikes | | 84 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .132 | .095 | .227 | | First Pitch | | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .297 | .278 | .575 | | Count 0-1 | | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .233 | .433 | | Count 0-2 | | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | | Count 1-0 | | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .238 | .350 | .588 | | Count 1-1 | | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 | | Count 1-2 | | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .077 | .120 | .197 | | Count 2-0 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .250 | .450 | | Count 2-1 | | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | | Count 2-2 | | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .143 | .111 | .254 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .467 | .333 | .800 | | Full Count | | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | | Behind in Count | | 68 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .147 | .145 | .176 | .321 | | Ahead in Count | | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .321 | .306 | .628 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 12-15-1963 | Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 10, 70th overall Pick) by the Chicago Cubs. | | 01-01-1964 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 4 (2). | | 09-12-1964 | Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 13 months. | | 10-27-1964 | Released by the Chicago Cubs. | | 01-01-1965 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 4 (2). | | 02-15-1965 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,390 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. | | 01-01-1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 4 (2). | | 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: 5 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 4 (2). | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 4 (2). | | 04-14-1968 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 3 weeks. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 4 (2). | |
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