#65 Frank Connaughton, Catcher, 31 yrs, Cleveland Spiders Sunday, 10/22/1900 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Frank Connaughton
1/1/1869 31 USA,MA,CLINTON 5"9 175
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,514,286 1900 6 Year(s), 10 Days (1042 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 10 Days (1042 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Talent | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 7 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 8 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 9 (Range), .928 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 4
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/10 | BOS | L 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/13 | IND | L 2-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/14 | IND | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @IND | W 7-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/25 | @WAS | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @WAS | W 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @COL | W 7-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/7 | @BAL | L 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/10 | BAL | L 8-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/11 | BAL | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 46 | 136 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | .213 | .297 | .309 | .606 | .596 | .096 |
Projected | 46 | 136 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | .213 | .297 | .309 | .606 | .596 | .096 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 36 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 13.8 | 3.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 47 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .368 | .404 | .773 |
vs. RHP | 89 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .253 | .258 | .511 |
Close/Late | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .353 | .686 |
Scoring Position | 46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .296 | .413 | .709 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 23 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 3 | .206 | .342 | .302 | .644 |
Road | 23 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .219 | .250 | .315 | .565 |
Last Week | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
March/April | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .071 | .182 | .071 | .253 |
May | 8 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .160 | .276 | .280 | .556 |
June | 8 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .368 | .458 | .632 | 1.090 |
July | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .300 | .370 | .670 |
August | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .407 | .417 | .824 |
Postseason | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1894 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .273 | .606 | CLE |
1895 | 146 | 521 | 136 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 57 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 6 | .261 | .299 | .338 | .637 | CLE |
1896 | 78 | 272 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .254 | .294 | .305 | .599 | CLE |
1897 | 62 | 223 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .278 | .329 | .363 | .692 | CLE |
1898 | 81 | 294 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 3 | .272 | .311 | .344 | .654 | CLE |
1899 | 50 | 160 | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .313 | .341 | .381 | .723 | CLE |
1900 | 46 | 136 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | .213 | .297 | .309 | .606 | CLE |
Total | 466 | 1617 | 429 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 227 | 178 | 106 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 59 | 17 | .265 | .309 | .338 | .647 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1894, AAA | 135 | 475 | 135 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 67 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 9 | .284 | .328 | .371 | .698 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1894 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .692 |
1898 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
1899 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 |
1900 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 |
Total | 13 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .149 | .216 | .213 | .428 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 36 | 35 | 230 | 18 | 0 | 267 | 19 | .929 | 311.0 | 7.73 | 3 | 64 | 13 | 20.3 |
Second Base | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 3.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1894... Injured on 8/21/1894 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days... Had first career hit on 9/26/1894, off Billy Hart (WAS)... Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1895, off Ed Daily (LOU)... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1895... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Boston (A) on 7/30/1896... 1/31/1898: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1899: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,514,286 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1899... 1/31/1900: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,514,286 through salary arbitration...
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