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| Player Report for #15 Mike 'Superjew' Epstein | | Monday, October 20th, 1969 | 
| AB | 356 | | HR | 16 | | RBI | 52 | | AVG | .258 | | OPS | .815 |
| | Name: | Mike Epstein | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Superjew | Salary: | $2,000,000 | | Birthday: | 04-04-1944 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 25 | Years of Major League Service: | 1 Year, 76 Days | | Born in: | The Bronx (New York) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 184 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 230 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 2 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | 1B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1967, 12th Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Insignificant (Insignificant) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | | | Talent | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | First Base 10 | | Stealing Ability: | 2 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 3 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-29-1969 | SF | Loss, 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-28-1969 | SF | Win, 11-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1969 | ATL | Loss, 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1969 | ATL | Win, 1-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | STL | Loss, 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1969 | STL | Win, 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1969 | STL | Loss, 0-10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1969 | STL | Win, 8-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1969 | @ ATL | Loss, 3-14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-19-1969 | @ ATL | Loss, 1-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 129 | 356 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 63 | 76 | .258 | .382 | .433 | .815 | .819 | .174 | 22.6 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 101 | 431 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 61.6 | 5.96 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .385 | .344 | .728 | | Versus Right | | 324 | 84 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .259 | .382 | .441 | .823 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 62 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .274 | .425 | .516 | .941 | | May | | 61 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .310 | .361 | .671 | | June | | 56 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .424 | .464 | .889 | | July | | 55 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .339 | .382 | .721 | | August | | 55 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .255 | .423 | .400 | .823 | | September | | 67 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .367 | .463 | .830 | | Last Year | | 197 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .264 | .326 | .360 | .686 | | 2 Years Ago | | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .667 | 1.200 | 1.867 | | Career | | 558 | 147 | 14 | 2 | 22 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 109 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .263 | .366 | .414 | .780 | | Home | | 172 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 | .395 | .488 | .883 | | Road | | 184 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 38 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .223 | .371 | .380 | .752 | | Grass | | 356 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 63 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .258 | .382 | .433 | .815 | | Day | | 163 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .252 | .384 | .448 | .832 | | Night | | 193 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .264 | .381 | .420 | .801 | | Pinch Hitting | | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .250 | .259 | .509 | | Close/Late | | 79 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .388 | .342 | .730 | | Inning 1-3 | | 108 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .287 | .389 | .528 | .917 | | Inning 4-6 | | 123 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .374 | .447 | .821 | | Inning 7-9 | | 120 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .385 | .350 | .735 | | Extra Innings | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .375 | .000 | .375 | | 0 Outs | | 114 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .263 | .401 | .509 | .910 | | 1 Outs | | 112 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .390 | .482 | .872 | | 2 Outs | | 130 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .358 | .323 | .681 | | Scoring Position | | 87 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .253 | .377 | .425 | .803 | | Bases Empty | | 186 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .263 | .394 | .452 | .845 | | Runner on 1st | | 83 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .361 | .398 | .758 | | Runner on 2nd | | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .148 | .281 | .370 | .652 | | Runner on 3rd | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .500 | .565 | 1.065 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .600 | .889 | 1.489 | | Bases Loaded | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .286 | .619 | | Two Strikes | | 149 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .161 | .306 | .255 | .561 | | First Pitch | | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .325 | .421 | .746 | | Count 0-1 | | 41 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .366 | .395 | .439 | .834 | | Count 0-2 | | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 | .194 | .200 | .394 | | Count 1-0 | | 43 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .395 | .395 | .605 | 1.000 | | Count 1-1 | | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .278 | .588 | .866 | | Count 1-2 | | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .096 | .113 | .308 | .421 | | Count 2-0 | | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | | Count 2-1 | | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .700 | 1.033 | | Count 2-2 | | 39 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .244 | .256 | .500 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .906 | 1.500 | 2.406 | | Full Count | | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .640 | .217 | .857 | | Behind in Count | | 128 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .203 | .227 | .320 | .548 | | Ahead in Count | | 94 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .531 | .660 | 1.190 |
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| International League 1968 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 111 | 388 | 133 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 80 | 62 | 68 | 40 | .343 | .448 | .575 | 1.022 | 1.158 | .232 | 64.8 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 111 | 467 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 223 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 106.3 | 10.91 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Versus Right | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 90 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .470 | .556 | 1.025 | | May | | 103 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .369 | .455 | .631 | 1.086 | | June | | 97 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .340 | .443 | .464 | .907 | | July | | 98 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .327 | .421 | .643 | 1.064 | | Last Year | | 388 | 133 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 80 | 62 | 68 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .343 | .448 | .575 | 1.022 | | 2 Years Ago | | 482 | 125 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .259 | .370 | .400 | .770 | | Career | | 870 | 258 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 149 | 141 | 150 | 132 | 7 | 0 | 13 | .297 | .405 | .478 | .883 | | Home | | 41 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .415 | .538 | .659 | 1.197 | | Road | | 52 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .404 | .508 | .750 | 1.258 | | Grass | | 388 | 133 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 80 | 62 | 68 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .343 | .448 | .575 | 1.022 | | Day | | 101 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .337 | .460 | .574 | 1.034 | | Night | | 287 | 99 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 58 | 43 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .345 | .443 | .575 | 1.018 |
| | 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 | | 1967 San Diego - AAA | 23 | 129 | 482 | 125 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .370 | .400 | .770 | 23.9 | | 1968 San Diego - AAA | 24 | 111 | 388 | 133 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 80 | 62 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 0 | .343 | .448 | .575 | 1.022 | 64.8 | | Total IL | | 240 | 870 | 258 | 35 | 3 | 39 | 149 | 141 | 150 | 13 | 7 | 132 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .405 | .478 | .883 | 88.7 |
| | 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 | | 1968 Los Angeles - UL | 24 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .348 | .333 | .681 | 0.0 | | Total UL | | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .348 | .333 | .681 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 03-01-1967 | Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Outlaws. | | 10-08-1967 | Named the #8 prospect in the UL | | 10-31-1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (3); Power: 6 (4); Eye: 7 (4). | | 04-01-1968 | Named the #21 prospect in the UL | | 05-13-1968 | Wins the IL IL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-01-1968 | Wins the IL IL Batter of the Month Award. | | 08-01-1968 | Wins the IL IL Batter of the Month Award. | | 11-03-1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 7 (7). | | 04-01-1969 | Named the #15 prospect in the UL | | 08-25-1969 | Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. | | 10-19-1969 | Wins the 1969 UL UL Gold Glove Award at 1B. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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