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| Player Report for #54 Willie Horton | | Monday, October 20th, 1969 | 
| AB | 265 | | HR | 13 | | RBI | 49 | | AVG | .283 | | OPS | .779 |
| | Name: | Willie Horton | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $1,500,000 | | Birthday: | 10-18-1942 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 27 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 124 Days | | Born in: | Appalachia (Virginia) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 184 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 10" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 209 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 4 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | LF | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1965, 4th Pick in Round 2 | | Morale: | Very Good | Local Popularity (National) | Insignificant (Insignificant) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | Talent | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | First Base 1 | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | Left Field 5 (Arm: 7) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 6 | | Right Field 6 (Arm: 7) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 4 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-06-1969 | @ STL | Loss, 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-03-1969 | STL | Loss, 6-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1969 | BOS | Loss, 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1969 | @ WAS | Win, 8-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1969 | @ WAS | Win, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | DET | Win, 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1969 | DET | Win, 5-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1969 | CHI | Win, 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-16-1969 | @ DET | Win, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-15-1969 | @ DET | Win, 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | United League 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 94 | 265 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 58 | .283 | .326 | .453 | .779 | .719 | .170 | 12.3 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 63 | 285 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 5.63 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 218 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .280 | .319 | .472 | .791 | | Versus Right | | 47 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .358 | .362 | .720 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .385 | .474 | .858 | | May | | 57 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .344 | .439 | .783 | | June | | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .358 | .750 | 1.108 | | July | | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .280 | .489 | .769 | | August | | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .279 | .244 | .523 | | September | | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .308 | .235 | .543 | | Playoffs | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | | Last Year | | 309 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 53 | 29 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .330 | .456 | .787 | | 2 Years Ago | | 234 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .346 | .474 | .821 | | Career | | 1175 | 317 | 34 | 3 | 52 | 193 | 169 | 103 | 238 | 13 | 0 | 9 | .270 | .330 | .437 | .767 | | Home | | 136 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .297 | .412 | .708 | | Road | | 129 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .302 | .357 | .496 | .853 | | Grass | | 265 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .283 | .326 | .453 | .779 | | Day | | 93 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .361 | .495 | .855 | | Night | | 172 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .256 | .309 | .430 | .739 | | Pinch Hitting | | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .345 | .481 | .826 | | Close/Late | | 74 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 | .300 | .324 | .624 | | Inning 1-3 | | 76 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .282 | .395 | .677 | | Inning 4-6 | | 90 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .337 | .511 | .848 | | Inning 7-9 | | 96 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .292 | .349 | .448 | .797 | | Extra Innings | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | | 0 Outs | | 95 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .288 | .505 | .794 | | 1 Outs | | 85 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .344 | .424 | .768 | | 2 Outs | | 85 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .352 | .424 | .775 | | Scoring Position | | 70 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .307 | .457 | .764 | | Bases Empty | | 152 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .289 | .333 | .467 | .800 | | Runner on 1st | | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .333 | .395 | .729 | | Runner on 2nd | | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .316 | .294 | .610 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .318 | .619 | .937 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .533 | .867 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | | Bases Loaded | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .250 | .400 | .650 | | Two Strikes | | 117 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 | .248 | .316 | .564 | | First Pitch | | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .378 | .378 | .541 | .919 | | Count 0-1 | | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .542 | .542 | .875 | 1.417 | | Count 0-2 | | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .200 | .526 | .726 | | Count 1-0 | | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .355 | .364 | .484 | .848 | | Count 1-1 | | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .593 | .852 | | Count 1-2 | | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .132 | .154 | .158 | .312 | | Count 2-0 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | | Count 2-1 | | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .278 | .556 | | Count 2-2 | | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .436 | .641 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .800 | .000 | .800 | | Count 3-1 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | | Full Count | | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .452 | .190 | .642 | | Behind in Count | | 81 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .277 | .457 | .734 | | Ahead in Count | | 60 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .397 | .433 | .830 |
| | 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 | | 1965 Denver - AAA | 22 | 77 | 224 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 48 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .313 | .500 | .813 | 10.8 | | 1966 Denver - AAA | 23 | 28 | 104 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .364 | .558 | .922 | 10.9 | | 1967 Denver - AAA | 24 | 70 | 257 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .345 | .514 | .859 | 25.6 | | Total IL | | 175 | 585 | 167 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 109 | 107 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 75 | 3 | 2 | .285 | .336 | .516 | .853 | 47.3 |
| | 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 | | 1969 Brooklyn - UL | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 0.0 | | Total UL | | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 03-01-1965 | Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 16th overall Pick) by the St. Louis Maroons. | | 07-01-1965 | Injured (scratched cornea), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-1966 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 4 (2). | | 08-25-1966 | Hits three home runs against the Toronto Marlies, going 4-4 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored! | | 08-29-1966 | Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award. | | 08-30-1966 | Injured (strained hamstring muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. | | 09-29-1966 | Injured (bruised cheekbone), out for 3 weeks. | | 01-01-1967 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 4 (2). | | 04-20-1967 | Hits three home runs against the Seattle Totems, going 4-4 with 6 RBI and 5 runs scored! | | 10-31-1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 7 (4); Eye: 4 (2). | | 08-01-1968 | Was traded by the St. Louis Maroons to the Brooklyn Superbas, along with a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for a 2nd draft pick, $750,000. | | 11-03-1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (4). | |
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