#71 Ed "Babe" Linke, Reliever, 27 yrs, Boston (N) Braves Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ed Linke Babe 11/9/1911 27 USA,IL,CHICAGO 5"11 180
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average GREAT Normal 1.5 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 $ 300,000 1939 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 92 Days (436 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 92 Days (780 total Days) 6 Year(s)
1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 5 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Talent | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 49 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.94 | 22.2 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.94 | 22.0 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 15 | 6 | 20.6 | 14.3 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 7.99 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 48 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .541 | .500 | 1.041 |
vs. RHB | 54 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .328 | .407 | .735 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.24 | 9.2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
Road | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.23 | 13.0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
July | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
August | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.35 | 8.2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1935 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 13.1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .205 | BSN |
1938 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.23 | 8.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | .276 | BSN |
1939 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.94 | 22.2 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | .404 | BSN |
Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.25 | 44.2 | 55 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 | .327 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1933, AAA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 8.1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 | .333 |
1934, AA | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.57 | 21.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | .193 |
1936, AAA | 30 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 4.28 | 40.0 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | .331 |
1937, AAA | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4.72 | 34.1 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.54 | .363 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1935 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
1938 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | BSN |
1939 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BSN |
Total | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 0.79 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 59th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1933... Had first career hit on 9/18/1938, off Lewis Wolfolk (CHC)...
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