Player Report for #95 Edward Lane

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Wednesday, October 1st, 1980

Rec	22-6
ERA	2.99
IP	291.2
BB	104
K	417

Name:	Edward Lane	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$11,000,000
Birthday:	08-27-1951	Signed Through:	1981 Season
Age:	29	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, 85 Days
Born in:	South Elgin (Illinois)	Major League Service Days this Year:	179 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 85 Days
Weight:	187 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Totally Exhausted	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Very Popular)

Halifax

Atlantics

BBL

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	9	7	7	101+ Mph
Versus LHP	9	7	7
Versus RHP	9	7	7
Talent	9	7	7

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitter
Endurance:	6
Groundball Pct.:	66
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	4	Pitcher 6
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Instincts:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-30-1980	NYE	Loss, 3-8	X	4.0	5	5	5	4	5	Loss
09-27-1980	@ NYE	Loss, 1-7	X	4.1	4	2	2	0	9	Loss
09-24-1980	NYE	Win, 5-2	X	6.0	8	2	2	2	8	Win
09-20-1980	@ BOS	Win, 1-0	X	5.1	3	0	0	2	12	Win
09-17-1980	@ VIE	Win, 8-1	X	7.0	3	0	0	0	10	Win
09-13-1980	HON	Win, 4-3	X	6.1	2	2	2	1	8
09-10-1980	@ LAT	Win, 4-2	X	7.1	6	2	2	3	9	Win
09-06-1980	CHT	Win, 11-1	X	6.0	2	0	0	1	8	Win
09-03-1980	OP	Loss, 2-6	X	6.1	7	6	6	4	10	Loss
08-30-1980	MCA	Win, 7-2	X	2.1	1	0	0	1	5

Backyard Baseball League 1980 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	52	52	22	6	0	2.99	291.2	216	101	97	25	104	417	1	1.9	0	23	44.2
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	10.55	6.67	12.87	3.21	2.64	1.10	80.8	.314
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	550	128	29	1	19	64	64	203	3	5	11	.233	.323	.393	.716
vs. RHB	501	88	23	4	6	37	40	214	0	10	11	.176	.252	.273	.525

Backyard Baseball League 1980 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	2	2	1	1	0	3.48	10.1	12	4	4	1	2	17
April	10	10	4	3	0	4.44	52.2	51	27	26	8	20	70
May	9	9	5	0	0	3.06	47.0	32	16	16	1	23	62
June	8	8	2	0	0	2.35	46.0	28	12	12	7	14	66
July	9	9	3	2	0	3.51	48.2	34	19	19	3	17	70
August	9	9	3	0	0	2.04	53.0	40	15	12	2	17	84
September	7	7	5	1	0	2.44	44.1	31	12	12	4	13	65
Spring Training	7	7	2	1	0	3.00	27.0	21	13	9	3	8	33
Playoffs	2	2	0	2	0	7.56	8.1	9	7	7	0	4	14
Last Year	56	56	16	12	0	3.13	270.0	220	102	94	21	75	386
2 Years Ago	53	53	15	9	0	3.43	270.1	211	105	103	22	68	356
Career	313	313	124	73	0	2.86	1949.2	1459	668	620	134	565	2558
Home	28	28	8	3	0	3.30	152.2	111	60	56	18	57	239
Road	24	24	14	3	0	2.65	139.0	105	41	41	7	47	178
Grass	52	52	22	6	0	2.99	291.2	216	101	97	25	104	417
Day	23	23	9	4	0	3.60	127.2	105	55	51	14	58	178
Night	29	29	13	2	0	2.52	164.0	111	46	46	11	46	239

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1973 Halifax - BBL	21	15	15	5	8	0	4.42	106.0	88	56	52	15	40	107	4	1	1.21	.000	0.0
1974 Halifax - BBL	22	35	35	16	14	0	2.78	252.1	198	87	78	13	79	295	3	2	1.10	.305	60.4
1975 Halifax - BBL	23	33	33	13	12	0	2.54	248.1	167	73	70	16	72	321	6	3	0.96	.281	71.8
1976 Halifax - BBL	24	34	34	20	6	0	2.40	251.0	169	76	67	14	59	324	6	3	0.91	.283	86.3
1977 Halifax - BBL	25	35	35	17	6	0	2.04	260.0	190	68	59	8	68	352	6	3	0.99	.319	88.8
1978 Halifax - BBL	26	53	53	15	9	0	3.43	270.1	211	105	103	22	68	356	0	0	1.03	.314	58.0
1979 Halifax - BBL	27	56	56	16	12	0	3.13	270.0	220	102	94	21	75	386	1	1	1.09	.334	66.4
1980 Halifax - BBL	28	52	52	22	6	0	2.99	291.2	216	101	97	25	104	417	1	0	1.10	.314	80.8
Total BBL		313	313	124	73	0	2.86	1949.2	1459	668	620	134	565	2558	27	13	1.04	.336	512.5

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1974 Halifax - BBL	22	3	3	2	0	0	1.73	26.0	17	6	5	1	4	27	2	1	0.81	.250	0.0
1976 Halifax - BBL	24	3	3	2	1	0	3.97	22.2	16	11	10	2	9	20	0	0	1.10	.230	0.0
1978 Halifax - BBL	26	3	3	1	0	0	1.93	18.2	14	6	4	1	3	23	0	0	0.91	.271	0.0
1979 Halifax - BBL	27	1	1	0	0	0	4.70	7.2	5	4	4	1	2	10	0	0	0.91	.250	0.0
1980 Halifax - BBL	28	2	2	0	2	0	7.56	8.1	9	7	7	0	4	14	0	0	1.56	.500	0.0
Total BBL		12	12	5	3	0	3.24	83.1	61	34	30	5	22	94	2	1	1.00	.271	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1974 Halifax - ML	P	35	35	10	34	0	49	5	.898	252.1	1.57
1975 Halifax - ML	P	33	33	12	40	2	55	3	.945	248.1	1.88
1976 Halifax - ML	P	34	34	14	40	1	55	1	.982	251.0	1.94
1977 Halifax - ML	P	35	35	12	34	1	49	3	.939	260.0	1.59
1978 Halifax - ML	P	53	53	13	36	2	50	1	.980	270.1	1.63
1979 Halifax - ML	P	56	56	9	32	4	44	3	.932	270.0	1.37
1980 Halifax - ML	P	52	52	18	36	0	54	0	1.000	291.2	1.67

Player History
05-18-1973	Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Halifax in 1973.
06-09-1973	Injured on 6/9/1973 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week.
07-25-1973	Earned first career win on 7/25/1973.
07-29-1973	Had first career hit on 7/29/1973, off Manuel Mazur (MH).
11-14-1976	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,449,600 through arbitration.
01-01-1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
05-01-1977	Wins the BBL ML Pitcher of the Month Award.
05-09-1977	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Latrobe Lightning with 14 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-16-1977	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chessie Ironhorse with 17 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-08-1977	Was selected to the 1977 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game.
07-13-1977	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Biloxi Hurricanes with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11-05-1977	Wins the 1977 BBL ML Howlett Award.
11-13-1977	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,029,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).
06-11-1978	Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
08-01-1978	Wins the BBL ML Pitcher of the Month Award.
09-11-1978	Strikes out 15 against the Latrobe Lightning.
11-10-1978	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,958,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
02-02-1979	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $22,000,000 with the Halifax Atlantics organization.
04-29-1979	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Big Digs with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-20-1979	Was selected to the 1979 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game.
01-01-1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
04-05-1980	Strikes out 16 against the Chessie Ironhorse.
06-20-1980	Was selected to the 1980 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game.
08-20-1980	Strikes out 17 against the Vienna Buzz.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1976	15	8
1977	21	1
1978	17	8
1979	16	5
1980	17	3

Year	GS	Rank
1976	34	8
1977	35	1
1978	53	1
1979	56	1
1980	52	1

Year	W	Rank
1974	16	8
1976	20	3
1977	17	4
1978	15	10
1979	16	9
1980	22	1

Year	L	Rank
1974	14	8

Year	Winning %	Rank
1976	.769	5
1977	.739	3
1978	.625	8
1980	.786	2

Year	IP	Rank
1974	252.1	3
1975	248.1	2
1976	251.0	2
1977	260.0	1
1978	270.1	1
1979	270.0	1
1980	291.2	1

Year	BF	Rank
1974	1031	6
1975	998	5
1976	1002	3
1977	1044	1
1978	1089	1
1979	1113	1
1980	1196	1

Year	BB	Rank
1975	72	7
1980	104	6

Year	K	Rank
1974	295	1
1975	321	1
1976	324	1
1977	352	1
1978	356	1
1979	386	1
1980	417	1

Year	WP	Rank
1974	15	5
1975	18	3
1976	13	6
1978	12	6
1979	14	5
1980	16	5

Year	ERA	Rank
1974	2.78	8
1975	2.54	6
1976	2.40	2
1977	2.04	1
1979	3.13	9
1980	2.99	10

Year	BABIP	Rank
1975	.281	6
1976	.283	9

Year	WHIP	Rank
1974	1.10	8
1975	0.96	5
1976	0.91	2
1977	0.99	3
1978	1.03	4
1979	1.09	8
1980	1.10	10

Year	K/BB	Rank
1977	5.18	7
1978	5.24	9
1979	5.15	8

Year	RA/9	Rank
1974	10.38	10
1975	9.71	7
1976	9.32	7
1977	9.69	5
1978	10.02	8
1979	10.57	10

Year	HR/9	Rank
1974	0.46	8
1975	0.58	5
1976	0.50	4
1977	0.28	3
1978	0.73	7

Year	H/9	Rank
1974	7.06	1
1975	6.05	2
1976	6.06	1
1977	6.58	2
1978	7.02	6
1979	7.33	7
1980	6.67	6

Year	K/9	Rank
1974	10.52	2
1975	11.63	2
1976	11.62	3
1977	12.18	1
1978	11.85	1
1979	12.87	1
1980	12.87	1

Year	VORP	Rank
1974	60.4	4
1975	71.8	4
1976	86.3	2
1977	88.8	1
1978	58.0	7
1979	66.4	4
1980	80.8	4

Year	QS	Rank
1974	25	6
1975	24	7
1976	28	2
1977	29	1
1980	23	8

Year	QSP	Rank
1974	.714	8
1975	.727	5
1976	.824	2
1977	.829	1

Year	CG	Rank
1974	3	10
1975	6	3
1976	6	2
1977	6	7

Year	CGP	Rank
1975	.182	4
1976	.176	3
1977	.171	7

Year	SHO	Rank
1974	2	4
1975	3	1
1976	3	2
1977	3	3
1979	1	3

Year	GB%	Rank
1974	0.68	3
1975	0.68	1
1976	0.61	4
1977	0.62	10
1978	0.61	7
1979	0.61	10
1980	0.64	6