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| Player Report for #85 Eric 'King Fish' Willingham | | Wednesday, October 5th, 1977 | 
| AB | 530 | | HR | 24 | | RBI | 77 | | AVG | .262 | | OPS | .741 |
| | Name: | Eric Willingham | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | King Fish | Salary: | $5,560,000 | | Birthday: | 05-02-1942 | Signed Through: | 1979 Season | | Age: | 35 | Years of Major League Service: | 11 Years, 14 Days | | Born in: | Clinton (Mississippi) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 183 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 5" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 11 Years, 103 Days | | Weight: | 196 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 13 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | LF | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Switch | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | Talent | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Left Field 3 (Arm: 6) | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | Right Field 4 (Arm: 6) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 3 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 3 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1977 | BLX | Win, 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1977 | BLX | Win, 2-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1977 | BLX | Loss, 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1977 | @ STL | Loss, 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1977 | @ STL | Win, 5-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1977 | @ STL | Win, 11-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1977 | @ STL | Loss, 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1977 | NG | Win, 9-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1977 | NG | Loss, 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1977 | NG | Win, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 146 | 530 | 139 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 77 | 57 | 41 | 177 | .262 | .318 | .423 | .741 | .672 | .160 | 14.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 142 | 578 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 71.8 | 4.81 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 158 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .251 | .348 | .600 | | Versus Right | | 372 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 52 | 44 | 34 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .282 | .345 | .454 | .800 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .350 | .444 | .794 | | April | | 94 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .260 | .298 | .557 | | May | | 61 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .290 | .508 | .799 | | June | | 87 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .381 | .460 | .841 | | July | | 91 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .376 | .473 | .849 | | August | | 95 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .299 | .347 | .646 | | September | | 102 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .299 | .480 | .779 | | Spring Training | | 64 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .380 | .438 | .818 | | Last Year | | 585 | 154 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 109 | 78 | 48 | 210 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .319 | .492 | .812 | | 2 Years Ago | | 168 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .247 | .292 | .539 | | Career | | 5594 | 1450 | 140 | 5 | 268 | 818 | 726 | 502 | 1682 | 35 | 0 | 52 | .259 | .324 | .430 | .754 | | Home | | 247 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .231 | .299 | .372 | .672 | | Road | | 283 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 33 | 19 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .336 | .466 | .802 | | Grass | | 530 | 139 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 77 | 57 | 41 | 177 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .262 | .318 | .423 | .741 | | Day | | 335 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .260 | .324 | .394 | .718 | | Night | | 195 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .308 | .472 | .779 | | Pinch Hitting | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 | | Close/Late | | 98 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .376 | .490 | .866 | | Inning 1-3 | | 168 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 35 | 22 | 11 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .244 | .295 | .464 | .759 | | Inning 4-6 | | 202 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .320 | .342 | .661 | | Inning 7-9 | | 158 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .345 | .487 | .832 | | Extra Innings | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 168 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .313 | .411 | .724 | | 1 Outs | | 167 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .257 | .332 | .449 | .781 | | 2 Outs | | 195 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .311 | .410 | .721 | | Scoring Position | | 150 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 18 | 17 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .316 | .393 | .709 | | Bases Empty | | 287 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .296 | .408 | .704 | | Runner on 1st | | 93 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 | .388 | .516 | .904 | | Runner on 2nd | | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .447 | .531 | .979 | | Runner on 3rd | | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .264 | .340 | .604 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .296 | .318 | .614 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 | | Bases Loaded | | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .161 | .250 | .411 | | Two Strikes | | 290 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .162 | .210 | .272 | .483 | | First Pitch | | 66 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .358 | .485 | .843 | | Count 0-1 | | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .448 | .448 | .759 | 1.207 | | Count 0-2 | | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .420 | .600 | | Count 1-0 | | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .657 | 1.057 | | Count 1-1 | | 44 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .356 | .614 | .969 | | Count 1-2 | | 95 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .126 | .135 | .168 | .304 | | Count 2-0 | | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .316 | .294 | .610 | | Count 2-1 | | 36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .486 | .750 | 1.236 | | Count 2-2 | | 97 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .163 | .258 | .421 | | Count 3-0 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .857 | 1.500 | 2.357 | | Count 3-1 | | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .696 | .333 | 1.029 | | Full Count | | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .415 | .354 | .770 | | Behind in Count | | 174 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .200 | .339 | .539 | | Ahead in Count | | 101 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .406 | .516 | .634 | 1.149 |
| | 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 | | 1975 Henderson - AAA | 33 | 53 | 214 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .374 | .435 | .809 | 14.0 | | Total BBLAAA | | 53 | 214 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .374 | .435 | .809 | 14.0 |
| | Player History | | 05-18-1964 | Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Bowie in 1964. | | 04-06-1966 | Had first career hit on 4/6/1966, off Thomas Perez (OP). | | 04-19-1966 | Drove in 6 runs against Honshu on 4/19/1966. | | 04-19-1966 | Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1966, off Ben Guzik (HON). | | 10-01-1966 | Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1966, hitting .404 with 5 HR, 27 RBI. | | 10-03-1966 | Won Player of the Week award on 10/3/1966, hitting .563 with 1 HR, 7 RBI. | | 01-26-1969 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration. | | 01-26-1970 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration. | | 05-13-1970 | Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Vienna on 5/13/1970. | | 09-16-1970 | Hit 3 homeruns against Chattooga, driving in 6 runs on 9/16/1970. | | 12-01-1970 | Won Gold Glove Award at Leftfield in 1970. | | 01-26-1971 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration. | | 01-26-1972 | Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration. | | 02-17-1973 | Signed as a free agent by Latrobe on 2/17/1973 to a 3-year deal worth $6,501,337 per year. | | 06-01-1973 | Injured on 6/1/1973 with a Strained Back, out for 2-3 weeks. | | 06-26-1973 | Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1973, hitting .462 with 6 HR, 11 RBI. | | 11-17-1976 | Became a free agent. | | 01-01-1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (6). | | 02-11-1977 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $16,120,000 with the Purcellville Peacocks organization. | | 05-13-1977 | Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | Year | K | Rank | | 1976 | 210 | 2 | | 1977 | 177 | 5 | | | | | | |
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