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| Player Report for #29 Donovan Kyle | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| Rec | 0-0 | | ERA | 0.00 | | IP | 0.0 | | BB | 0 | | K | 0 |
| | Name: | Donovan Kyle | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $8,208,219 | | Birthday: | 10-30-1942 | Signed Through: | 1977 Season | | Age: | 34 | Years of Major League Service: | 10 Years, None | | Born in: | Clearwater (Florida) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 175 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 12 Years, None | | Weight: | 238 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 16 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | MR | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Angry | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
| | | Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 7 | 7 | 8 | 92-94 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 9 | | | | Talent | 10 | 7 | 10 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitter | | Endurance: | 6 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 40 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 7 | | | |
| | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | Talent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 2 | | Pitcher 4 | | Stealing Ability: | 2 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 2 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 8 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1977 | STL | Loss, 6-10 | | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-16-1977 | @ SB | Loss, 2-9 | | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 09-15-1977 | @ NG | Loss, 3-10 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-14-1977 | @ NG | Loss, 2-3 | | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 09-12-1977 | FC | Loss, 1-12 | | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 09-08-1977 | COL | Loss, 1-8 | | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-05-1977 | @ STL | Loss, 7-8 | | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 08-31-1977 | @ FC | Loss, 2-7 | | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 08-29-1977 | HOM | Win, 13-7 | | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 08-28-1977 | HOM | Win, 11-5 | | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Backyard Baseball League 1977 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 58.2 | 74 | 44 | 40 | 13 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 54 | 20 | 16.72 | 11.35 | 6.44 | 5.06 | 7.24 | 1.82 | -3.7 | .330 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 92 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .315 | .425 | .533 | .957 | | | | | vs. RHB | 148 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .304 | .367 | .554 | .922 | | | |
| | Backyard Baseball League 1977 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | April | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.49 | 11.2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | May | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | June | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 | 11.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | July | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.18 | 11.0 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | August | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.53 | 11.1 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 11 | | | September | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 9.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | | | Spring Training | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | Last Year | 32 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6.22 | 178.0 | 212 | 127 | 123 | 40 | 47 | 185 | | | 2 Years Ago | 33 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5.02 | 177.1 | 181 | 114 | 99 | 41 | 38 | 181 | | | Career | 348 | 285 | 81 | 109 | 0 | 4.43 | 1797.0 | 1799 | 975 | 885 | 262 | 553 | 1667 | | | Home | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 | 24.2 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 21 | | | Road | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.03 | 34.0 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 21 | | | Grass | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.14 | 58.2 | 74 | 44 | 40 | 13 | 33 | 42 | | | Day | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 19.0 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 11 | | | Night | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 39.2 | 48 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 24 | 31 | |
| | Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP |
| | Player History | | 05-18-1961 | Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Homer in 1961. | | 05-28-1962 | Injured on 5/31/1962 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 8-9 weeks. | | 08-28-1962 | Injured on 8/28/1962 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks. | | 07-29-1967 | Injured on 7/29/1967 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days. | | 08-19-1967 | Injured on 8/19/1967 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week. | | 04-30-1968 | Earned first career win on 4/30/1968. | | 09-09-1968 | Had first career hit on 9/9/1968, off Olen Kyser (SUP). | | 07-23-1969 | Hit first career homerun on 7/23/1969, off Kyle Quinn (OP). | | 01-26-1971 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration. | | 05-01-1971 | Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1971, going 3-0, 2.41. | | 07-01-1971 | Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game... | | 01-26-1972 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,035,714 through salary arbitration. | | 05-01-1972 | Injured on 5/1/1972 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks. | | 12-01-1972 | Won World Championship with Homer in 1972. | | 01-26-1973 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,035,714 through salary arbitration. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (10). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | | Year | HRA | Rank | | 1974 | 34 | 1 | | 1975 | 41 | 1 | | 1976 | 40 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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