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John Romonosky

John Romonosky Jr.

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Runner
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 7, 1929 in Harrisburg, IL
High School: Harrisburg HS (Harrisburg, IL)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1953
Teams (by GP): Senators/Cardinals 1953-1959

Final Game: September 11, 1959
Died: October 2, 2011 in Columbus, OH
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1952 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953 23 STL NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 28 WSH AL 27 14 13 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308 .308 .692 1.000 170 9 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 29 WSH AL 20 11 11 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .364 .545 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs 49 27 26 7 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 .231 .231 .500 .731 95 13 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 89 86 23 20 0 7 3 3 0 0 0 23 .231 .231 .500 .731 95 43 0 0 3
WSH (2 yrs) 47 25 24 7 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 .250 .250 .542 .792 113 13 0 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 47 25 24 7 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 .250 .250 .542 .792 113 13 0 0 1 0 0
NL (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1953 23 STL NL 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1958 28 WSH AL 27 14 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0.2 0 2 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ 1
1959 29 WSH AL 20 11 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
3 Seasons 49 27 -1 -1 0 0 3 1 0.2 1 2 0.3 .503 .500 0.3 -0.0 2 $
WSH (2 yrs) 47 25 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 3 0.3 .504 .501 0.3 -0.0 3 $
STL (1 yr) 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1953 23 STL NL 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .000 .346 .000 .428 .000 .773 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1958 28 WSH AL 14 10 3 8.0 96 .333 .308 .259 .308 .328 .692 .394 1.000 .722 170 .758 0.9 0.1 1.000 .385 .385 .0
1959 29 WSH AL 11 9 1 3.0 98 .250 .182 .260 .182 .332 .364 .398 .545 .730 46 .330 -1.0 -0.1 .444 .182 .182
3 Yrs 27 21 4 5.1 98 .278 .231 .261 .231 .331 .500 .398 .731 .729 95 .569 -0.7 -0.1 .650 .269 .269 .0
162 Game Avg. 89 69 13 5.1 98 .278 .231 .261 .231 .331 .500 .398 .731 .729 95 .569 -0.7 -0.1 .650 .269 .269
WSH (2 yrs) 25 19 4 5.6 97 .294 .250 .260 .250 .330 .542 .396 .792 .725 113 .618 -0.1 -0.0 .722 .292 .292 .0
STL (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .000 .346 .000 .428 .000 .773 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (2 yrs) 25 19 4 5.6 97 .294 .250 .260 .250 .330 .542 .396 .792 .725 113 .618 -0.1 -0.0 .722 .292 .292 .0
NL (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .274 .000 .346 .000 .428 .000 .773 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1953 23 STL NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1958 28 WSH AL 14 7.1% 21.4% 0.0% 14.3% 50% 4.3 13.0 13.0 1.33 64%
1959 29 WSH AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 9.1% 50% 3.7 73%
3 Yrs 27 3.7% 25.9% 0.0% 11.1% 50% 3.7 26.0 26.0 3.33 67%
MLB Averages 2.3% 12.0% 9.1% 6.6% 29% 1.32 7.4 38.7 8.2 0.99 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 23 STL NL -0.6 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1958 28 WSH AL 0.9 0.1 15 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 1.12 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.98 0.7 0
1959 29 WSH AL -1.0 -0.1 11 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .37 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.83 -0.9 0
3 Yrs -0.7 -0.1 26 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .80 -0.0 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 0.92 -0.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1953 23 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 WSH AL 0 0 67% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1959 29 WSH AL 0 0 200% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 Yrs 0 0 120% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 43% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1953 23 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 WSH AL 14 36% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 10 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1959 29 WSH AL 11 9% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 27 24% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 13 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 49% 79% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1953 23 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1954 24 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1955 25 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1956 26 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1957 27 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1958 28 29 16 15 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 .267 .267 .600 .867 131 9 0 0 1 0 0
1959 29 49 27 26 7 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 .231 .231 .500 .731 95 13 0 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1953 23 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1958 28 28 14 13 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 .308 .308 .692 1.000 3 27
1959 29 21 11 11 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .364 .545 1 20
3 Yrs 51 27 26 9 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 7 .231 .231 .500 .731 4 49
162 Game Avg. 162 86 83 29 19 0 6 3 3 0 0 22 .231 .231 .500 .731 13 49

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