Player Report for #65 Mark Samuels

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Wednesday, October 1st, 1980

Rec	17-8
ERA	2.41
IP	239.0
BB	36
K	195

Name:	Mark Samuels	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$10,030,000
Birthday:	06-20-1943	Signed Through:	1980 Season
Age:	37	Years of Major League Service:	9 Years, 13 Days
Born in:	Kensington (New Hampshire)	Major League Service Days this Year:	179 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	13 Years, None
Weight:	163 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	15 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Popular (Well Known)

New York

Empire

BBL

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	5	10	10	89-90 Mph
Versus LHP	6	10	10
Versus RHP	5	10	10
Talent	5	10	10

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Splitter
Endurance:	6
Groundball Pct.:	57
Holding Runners:	5

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 4
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Instincts:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	7
Bunt for Hit:	3
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-27-1980	HFX	Win, 7-1	X	7.0	4	1	1	0	5	Win
09-21-1980	VIE	Win, 10-6	X	8.0	5	4	1	2	7	Win
09-15-1980	LAT	Loss, 3-7	X	6.2	9	6	6	2	5	Loss
09-08-1980	@ OP	Win, 6-5	X	6.2	11	5	5	1	7
09-02-1980	@ MCA	Win, 8-2	X	9.0	9	2	2	1	8	Win
08-28-1980	BOS	Win, 1-0	X	9.0	5	0	0	1	7	Win
08-22-1980	@ VIE	Win, 12-3	X	8.1	7	3	3	0	6	Win
08-17-1980	@ LAT	Win, 2-0	X	7.0	2	0	0	2	10	Win
08-11-1980	@ CHT	Win, 12-2	X	7.0	6	2	2	2	8	Win
08-06-1980	@ CHS	Win, 4-0	X	8.0	2	0	0	2	7	Win

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	32	32	17	8	0	2.41	239.0	191	76	64	8	36	195	6	18.8	1	27	84.4
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	9.30	7.19	7.34	1.36	2.00	0.95	79.4	.274
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	264	59	9	5	3	16	5	69	2	3	2	.223	.242	.330	.571
vs. RHB	606	132	27	5	5	60	31	126	3	9	18	.218	.275	.304	.579

Backyard Baseball League 1980 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	2	2	2	0	0	1.20	15.0	9	5	2	1	2	12
April	6	6	3	0	0	1.80	45.0	31	10	9	2	5	31
May	6	6	3	3	0	3.20	45.0	38	16	16	3	6	38
June	5	5	2	2	0	2.13	38.0	30	14	9	1	7	30
July	6	6	2	2	0	2.40	41.1	36	14	11	0	5	31
August	5	5	5	0	0	1.14	39.1	22	5	5	0	7	38
September	4	4	2	1	0	4.15	30.1	34	17	14	2	6	27
Spring Training	4	4	3	0	0	0.56	16.0	9	1	1	0	1	10
Playoffs	1	1	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	4	1	1	0	0	5
Last Year	31	31	18	6	0	3.10	223.1	228	91	77	7	33	181
2 Years Ago	32	32	21	2	0	2.54	230.1	220	86	65	11	28	186
Career	284	284	147	64	0	2.84	1967.1	1822	721	620	69	299	1408
Home	13	13	8	2	0	1.77	101.2	71	24	20	2	12	91
Road	19	19	9	6	0	2.88	137.1	120	52	44	6	24	104
Grass	32	32	17	8	0	2.41	239.0	191	76	64	8	36	195
Day	10	10	8	0	0	1.99	77.0	54	17	17	3	12	67
Night	22	22	9	8	0	2.61	162.0	137	59	47	5	24	128

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
1972 New York - BBL	28	33	33	9	12	0	3.02	197.0	217	78	66	4	30	82	0	0	1.25	.000	0.0
1973 New York - BBL	29	30	30	12	9	0	3.67	196.1	220	96	80	9	32	105	2	1	1.28	.000	0.0
1974 New York - BBL	30	30	30	19	3	0	2.65	197.1	170	63	58	3	26	124	1	0	0.99	.275	48.7
1975 New York - BBL	31	32	32	18	5	0	2.44	217.2	178	68	59	9	32	171	0	0	0.96	.274	64.0
1976 New York - BBL	32	32	32	17	8	0	3.01	233.0	210	83	78	11	37	177	2	1	1.06	.297	63.1
1977 New York - BBL	33	32	32	16	11	0	2.82	233.1	188	80	73	7	45	187	3	1	1.00	.270	58.5
1978 New York - BBL	34	32	32	21	2	0	2.54	230.1	220	86	65	11	28	186	3	2	1.08	.302	70.0
1979 New York - BBL	35	31	31	18	6	0	3.10	223.1	228	91	77	7	33	181	2	0	1.17	.327	53.9
1980 New York - BBL	36	32	32	17	8	0	2.41	239.0	191	76	64	8	36	195	6	1	0.95	.274	79.4
Total BBL		284	284	147	64	0	2.84	1967.1	1822	721	620	69	299	1408	19	6	1.08	.399	437.5

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 New York - BBL	30	4	4	3	1	0	2.36	26.2	25	12	7	1	4	9	0	0	1.09	.242	0.0
1975 New York - BBL	31	4	4	2	0	0	1.86	29.0	25	8	6	1	4	18	0	0	1.00	.258	0.0
1976 New York - BBL	32	4	4	3	1	0	1.88	28.2	19	7	6	0	5	18	0	0	0.84	.221	0.0
1977 New York - BBL	33	1	1	0	1	0	3.38	8.0	11	3	3	0	1	3	1	0	1.50	.367	0.0
1978 New York - BBL	34	1	1	0	1	0	11.57	4.2	10	6	6	0	3	1	0	0	2.79	.455	0.0
1979 New York - BBL	35	3	3	0	2	0	3.55	12.2	15	7	5	0	5	8	0	0	1.58	.366	0.0
1980 New York - BBL	36	1	1	1	0	0	1.29	7.0	4	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0.57	.211	0.0
Total BBL		18	18	9	6	0	2.62	116.2	109	44	34	2	22	62	1	0	1.12	.274	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1974 New York - ML	P	30	30	16	19	0	36	1	.972	197.1	1.60
1975 New York - ML	P	32	32	11	40	0	55	4	.927	217.2	2.11
1976 New York - ML	P	32	32	15	40	2	59	4	.932	233.0	2.12
1977 New York - ML	P	32	32	10	39	1	49	0	1.000	233.1	1.89
1978 New York - ML	P	32	32	12	27	1	42	3	.929	230.1	1.52
1979 New York - ML	P	31	31	7	33	0	44	4	.909	223.1	1.61
1980 New York - ML	P	32	32	15	36	0	53	2	.962	239.0	1.92

Player History
05-18-1965	Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by New York in 1965.
08-15-1967	Injured on 8/15/1967 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week.
09-03-1968	Injured on 9/3/1968 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks.
08-15-1970	Injured on 8/15/1970 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks.
07-04-1971	Injured on 7/4/1971 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week.
04-22-1972	Earned first career win on 4/22/1972.
06-01-1972	Had first career hit on 6/1/1972, off Erich Greening (MEL).
12-01-1973	Won World Championship with New York in 1973.
10-24-1976	Won the 1976 Backyard Baseball League World Series with the New York Empire!
11-14-1976	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,386,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
04-06-1977	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $27,490,000 with the New York Empire organization.
07-13-1977	Injured (back spasms), out for 1-2 weeks.
07-25-1977	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Halifax Atlantics with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01-01-1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
04-08-1978	Suspended 3 games after ejection following a brawl.
05-11-1978	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Big Digs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06-20-1978	Was selected to the 1978 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game.
07-01-1978	Wins the BBL ML Pitcher of the Month Award.
08-08-1978	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Big Digs with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01-01-1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
10-13-1979	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10-18-1979	Won the 1979 Backyard Baseball League World Series with the New York Empire!
01-01-1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
08-28-1980	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Big Digs with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09-01-1980	Wins the BBL ML Pitcher of the Month Award.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1975	16	8
1977	15	9
1978	19	4
1979	15	9
1980	14	7

Year	W	Rank
1974	19	1
1975	18	3
1976	17	6
1977	16	7
1978	21	1
1979	18	3
1980	17	10

Year	Winning %	Rank
1974	.864	1
1975	.783	2
1976	.680	9
1978	.913	1
1979	.750	1
1980	.680	10

Year	IP	Rank
1976	233.0	6
1977	233.1	6
1978	230.1	8
1980	239.0	7

Year	BF	Rank
1976	950	6
1977	951	9
1978	956	7

Year	WP	Rank
1975	11	7
1979	9	10

Year	ERA	Rank
1974	2.65	6
1975	2.44	4
1976	3.01	8
1977	2.82	6
1978	2.54	2
1979	3.10	8
1980	2.41	4

Year	BABIP	Rank
1974	.275	2
1975	.274	3
1977	.270	3
1980	.274	6

Year	WHIP	Rank
1974	0.99	3
1975	0.96	6
1977	1.00	5
1978	1.08	8
1980	0.95	2

Year	K/BB	Rank
1978	6.64	5
1979	5.48	7
1980	5.42	5

Year	RA/9	Rank
1974	9.81	7
1977	10.03	7
1980	9.30	4

Year	HR/9	Rank
1974	0.14	1
1975	0.37	1
1976	0.42	3
1977	0.27	2
1978	0.43	3
1979	0.28	3
1980	0.30	5

Year	H/9	Rank
1974	7.75	9
1975	7.36	5
1977	7.25	7
1980	7.19	10

Year	BB/9	Rank
1974	1.19	6
1975	1.32	10
1976	1.43	9
1977	1.74	10
1978	1.09	3
1979	1.33	5
1980	1.36	4

Year	VORP	Rank
1975	64.0	6
1976	63.1	7
1977	58.5	7
1978	70.0	3
1979	53.9	7
1980	79.4	5

Year	QS	Rank
1975	28	2
1976	22	8
1977	24	5
1978	24	3
1980	27	4

Year	QSP	Rank
1974	.700	10
1975	.875	1
1976	.688	8
1977	.750	7
1978	.750	3
1980	.844	3

Year	CG	Rank
1976	2	10
1978	3	10
1980	6	1

Year	CGP	Rank
1978	.094	10
1980	.188	1

Year	SHO	Rank
1976	1	4
1977	1	7
1978	2	2
1980	1	4