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| Player Report for #81 James Busey | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| AB | 529 | | HR | 29 | | RBI | 91 | | AVG | .299 | | OPS | .915 |
| | Name: | James Busey | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $300,000 | | Birthday: | 05-30-1951 | Signed Through: | 1977 Season | | Age: | 26 | Years of Major League Service: | 2 Years, 112 Days | | Born in: | Waldon (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, None | | Weight: | 212 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 4 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season | | Position: | 3B | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Popular (Popular) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | Talent | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Second Base 4 | | Stealing Ability: | 3 | | Third Base 3 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 4 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-04-1977 | NYE | Win, 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-02-1977 | @ NYE | Win, 5-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-1977 | @ NYE | Win, 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1977 | @ BOW | Loss, 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1977 | @ BOW | Loss, 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1977 | @ BOW | Win, 6-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1977 | MCA | Win, 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1977 | MCA | Loss, 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1977 | MCA | Loss, 0-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1977 | @ BOS | Win, 6-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 157 | 529 | 158 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 91 | 81 | 68 | 115 | .299 | .382 | .533 | .915 | .947 | .234 | 48.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 139 | 609 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 282 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 111.9 | 7.85 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 167 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .317 | .376 | .497 | .873 | | Versus Right | | 362 | 105 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 63 | 60 | 52 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .290 | .384 | .550 | .934 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .714 | 1.089 | | April | | 84 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .202 | .274 | .429 | .702 | | May | | 86 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .388 | .535 | .923 | | June | | 77 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .371 | .468 | .838 | | July | | 85 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .341 | .440 | .694 | 1.134 | | August | | 102 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .395 | .461 | .856 | | September | | 95 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .358 | .411 | .611 | 1.022 | | Spring Training | | 76 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .411 | .487 | .898 | | Playoffs | | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | | Last Year | | 325 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 49 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .228 | .329 | .422 | .751 | | 2 Years Ago | | 188 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .272 | .431 | .703 | | Career | | 1042 | 271 | 49 | 6 | 56 | 165 | 155 | 134 | 270 | 12 | 1 | 9 | .260 | .346 | .480 | .826 | | Home | | 239 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .305 | .401 | .565 | .966 | | Road | | 290 | 85 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 32 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .365 | .507 | .872 | | Grass | | 529 | 158 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 91 | 81 | 68 | 115 | 5 | 1 | 6 | .299 | .382 | .533 | .915 | | Day | | 298 | 94 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 48 | 44 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .315 | .409 | .584 | .992 | | Night | | 231 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .345 | .468 | .812 | | Pinch Hitting | | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .500 | .944 | | Close/Late | | 115 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .339 | .446 | .504 | .950 | | Inning 1-3 | | 169 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .299 | .462 | .760 | | Inning 4-6 | | 177 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .299 | .382 | .525 | .908 | | Inning 7-9 | | 172 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .360 | .461 | .640 | 1.101 | | Extra Innings | | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 | | 0 Outs | | 178 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .264 | .364 | .472 | .836 | | 1 Outs | | 168 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .410 | .577 | .988 | | 2 Outs | | 183 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .301 | .373 | .552 | .924 | | Scoring Position | | 131 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .298 | .426 | .504 | .930 | | Bases Empty | | 276 | 87 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 | .384 | .565 | .950 | | Runner on 1st | | 122 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .318 | .492 | .810 | | Runner on 2nd | | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .391 | .368 | .760 | | Runner on 3rd | | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .533 | .667 | 1.200 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 41 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .500 | .585 | 1.085 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .316 | .438 | .753 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .278 | .364 | .641 | | Bases Loaded | | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .471 | .688 | 1.158 | | Two Strikes | | 255 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .212 | .276 | .412 | .688 | | First Pitch | | 81 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .395 | .405 | .654 | 1.059 | | Count 0-1 | | 37 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .342 | .514 | .856 | | Count 0-2 | | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .605 | .837 | | Count 1-0 | | 40 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .450 | .450 | .725 | 1.175 | | Count 1-1 | | 48 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .367 | .750 | 1.117 | | Count 1-2 | | 83 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .265 | .410 | | Count 2-0 | | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .471 | .471 | .706 | 1.176 | | Count 2-1 | | 41 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .310 | .537 | .846 | | Count 2-2 | | 76 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .158 | .190 | .289 | .479 | | Count 3-0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .967 | 2.000 | 2.967 | | Count 3-1 | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .759 | .250 | 1.009 | | Full Count | | 53 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .377 | .541 | .660 | 1.201 | | Behind in Count | | 163 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .213 | .411 | .624 | | Ahead in Count | | 108 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .570 | .639 | 1.209 |
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| Career 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 | | 1975 Latrobe - BBL | 24 | 80 | 188 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .272 | .431 | .703 | -0.4 | | 1976 Latrobe - BBL | 25 | 146 | 325 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 96 | 3 | 2 | .228 | .329 | .422 | .751 | -0.4 | | 1977 Latrobe - BBL | 26 | 157 | 529 | 158 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 91 | 81 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 115 | 4 | 1 | .299 | .382 | .533 | .915 | 48.2 | | Total BBL | | 383 | 1042 | 271 | 49 | 6 | 56 | 165 | 155 | 134 | 9 | 12 | 270 | 7 | 3 | .260 | .346 | .480 | .826 | 47.4 |
| | 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 | | 1974 Binghamton - AA | 23 | 101 | 393 | 120 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 3 | .305 | .374 | .438 | .811 | 29.5 | | 1974 Charlotte - AAA | 23 | 14 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .398 | -4.4 | | 1975 Henderson - AAA | 24 | 38 | 140 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | .321 | .422 | .514 | .936 | 14.9 | | Total BBLAAA | | 52 | 195 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .282 | .367 | .421 | .788 | 10.5 | | Total BBLAA | | 101 | 393 | 120 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 52 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 3 | .305 | .374 | .438 | .811 | 29.5 |
| | 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 | | 1977 Latrobe - BBL | 26 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 0.0 | | Total BBL | | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 05-18-1973 | Drafted in 8th round, 183rd overall pick, by South Beach in 1973. | | 11-17-1976 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 6 (6). | | 07-04-1977 | Wins the BBL ML Player of the Week Award. | | 09-04-1977 | Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 5 days. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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