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| Player Report for #96 Joseph 'Bully' Miller | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| AB | 560 | | HR | 23 | | RBI | 91 | | AVG | .348 | | OPS | 1.037 |
| | Name: | Joseph Miller | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Bully | Salary: | $5,882,800 | | Birthday: | 07-30-1951 | Signed Through: | 1977 Season | | Age: | 26 | Years of Major League Service: | 4 Years, 114 Days | | Born in: | Westwood (Kentucky) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 4 Years, 114 Days | | Weight: | 185 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 4 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | SS | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Very Good | Local Popularity (National) | Very Popular (Popular) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | Versus RHP | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | | | Talent | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | Shortstop 5 | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 4 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 2 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1977 | HFX | Win, 12-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1977 | HFX | Loss, 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1977 | HFX | Loss, 3-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1977 | NYE | Loss, 5-8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1977 | NYE | Win, 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1977 | NYE | Win, 7-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1977 | NYE | Loss, 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1977 | @ BOW | Loss, 5-16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1977 | @ BOW | Win, 8-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1977 | @ BOW | Loss, 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Backyard Baseball League 1977 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 160 | 560 | 195 | 43 | 4 | 23 | 91 | 122 | 137 | 97 | .348 | .475 | .563 | 1.037 | 1.151 | .214 | 92.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 159 | 706 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 315 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 154.7 | 10.52 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 188 | 78 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .415 | .517 | .750 | 1.267 | | Versus Right | | 372 | 117 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 75 | 94 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .315 | .453 | .468 | .921 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .471 | .654 | .471 | 1.124 | | April | | 98 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .424 | .612 | 1.036 | | May | | 94 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .372 | .492 | .617 | 1.109 | | June | | 87 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .500 | .529 | 1.029 | | July | | 86 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .395 | .505 | .605 | 1.109 | | August | | 99 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .387 | .384 | .771 | | September | | 96 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .427 | .545 | .635 | 1.181 | | Spring Training | | 77 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .325 | .480 | .455 | .935 | | Last Year | | 508 | 149 | 23 | 1 | 32 | 82 | 114 | 110 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .293 | .427 | .531 | .959 | | 2 Years Ago | | 328 | 78 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 67 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .238 | .370 | .387 | .757 | | Career | | 2412 | 683 | 121 | 9 | 80 | 331 | 443 | 594 | 561 | 23 | 0 | 25 | .283 | .426 | .440 | .867 | | Home | | 275 | 104 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 64 | 70 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .378 | .501 | .600 | 1.101 | | Road | | 285 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .319 | .448 | .526 | .974 | | Grass | | 560 | 195 | 43 | 4 | 23 | 91 | 122 | 137 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .348 | .475 | .563 | 1.037 | | Day | | 96 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .500 | .646 | 1.146 | | Night | | 464 | 158 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 73 | 98 | 114 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .341 | .469 | .545 | 1.014 | | Pinch Hitting | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Close/Late | | 112 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .445 | .438 | .883 | | Inning 1-3 | | 210 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .376 | .487 | .538 | 1.025 | | Inning 4-6 | | 181 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .354 | .483 | .624 | 1.107 | | Inning 7-9 | | 153 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .444 | .529 | .973 | | Extra Innings | | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .526 | .500 | 1.026 | | 0 Outs | | 155 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .329 | .462 | .574 | 1.036 | | 1 Outs | | 200 | 72 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .360 | .482 | .535 | 1.017 | | 2 Outs | | 205 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 49 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .476 | .580 | 1.057 | | Scoring Position | | 115 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .532 | .670 | 1.201 | | Bases Empty | | 305 | 102 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 78 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .334 | .471 | .564 | 1.035 | | Runner on 1st | | 140 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .329 | .427 | .471 | .898 | | Runner on 2nd | | 40 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .561 | .675 | 1.236 | | Runner on 3rd | | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .409 | .576 | .773 | 1.348 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .520 | .550 | 1.070 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .435 | .700 | 1.135 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .556 | .250 | .806 | | Bases Loaded | | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .455 | .778 | 1.232 | | Two Strikes | | 235 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 49 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .374 | .404 | .778 | | First Pitch | | 77 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .416 | .427 | .792 | 1.219 | | Count 0-1 | | 47 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .319 | .553 | .872 | | Count 0-2 | | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .257 | .600 | .857 | | Count 1-0 | | 62 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .452 | .438 | .677 | 1.115 | | Count 1-1 | | 50 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .420 | .420 | .740 | 1.160 | | Count 1-2 | | 79 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .241 | .354 | .595 | | Count 2-0 | | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .348 | .391 | .739 | | Count 2-1 | | 47 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .511 | .511 | .660 | 1.170 | | Count 2-2 | | 71 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .260 | .366 | .626 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 | .844 | .737 | 1.581 | | Full Count | | 50 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .606 | .400 | 1.006 | | Behind in Count | | 161 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .466 | .733 | | Ahead in Count | | 151 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 55 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .457 | .651 | .636 | 1.287 |
| | 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 |
| | Career Postseason 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 | | 1974 Chattooga - BBL | 22 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .526 | .357 | .883 | 0.0 | | Total BBL | | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .526 | .357 | .883 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 05-18-1973 | Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Chattooga in 1973. | | 04-04-1973 | Had first career hit on 4/4/1973, off Bill Redwine (OP). | | 04-15-1973 | Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1973, off Theodore Paterson (HFX). | | 11-14-1976 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,882,800 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 10 (10). | | 04-05-1977 | Injured (dislocated finger), day-to-day for 2 days. | | 05-01-1977 | Wins the BBL ML Batter of the Month Award. | | 07-08-1977 | Was selected to the 1977 Backyard Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 07-18-1977 | Wins the BBL ML Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | | | | Year | BB | Rank | | 1974 | 163 | 1 | | 1975 | 67 | 8 | | 1976 | 110 | 2 | | 1977 | 137 | 1 | | | Year | IBB | Rank | | 1974 | 11 | 3 | | 1975 | 9 | 5 | | 1976 | 16 | 2 | | 1977 | 16 | 1 | | | | | | Year | OBP | Rank | | 1974 | .472 | 1 | | 1976 | .427 | 3 | | 1977 | .475 | 1 | | | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 1974 | 8.02 | 3 | | 1976 | 8.76 | 9 | | 1977 | 10.52 | 1 | | | Year | TAVG | Rank | | 1974 | 1.038 | 1 | | 1976 | 1.059 | 8 | | 1977 | 1.151 | 1 | | | Year | OPS | Rank | | 1974 | .874 | 7 | | 1977 | 1.037 | 1 | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 1974 | 49.9 | 5 | | 1976 | 60.9 | 10 | | 1977 | 92.2 | 1 | | | | | | |
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