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Bob Sadowski

Robert Frank Sadowski (Bo)

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 15, 1937 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1960
Teams (by GP): Angels/WhiteSox/Phillies/Cardinals 1960-1963

Final Game: September 28, 1963
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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
1960 23 STL NL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1961 24 PHI NL 16 59 54 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 .130 .203 .130 .333 -8 7 2 1 0 0 0 5
1962 25 CHW AL 79 145 130 22 30 3 3 6 24 0 0 13 22 .231 .299 .438 .737 96 57 3 0 1 1 2 54
1963 26 LAA AL 88 162 144 12 36 6 0 1 22 2 1 15 34 .250 .317 .313 .629 82 45 1 0 1 2 2 9/547
4 Yrs 184 368 329 38 73 9 3 7 46 3 1 33 63 .222 .292 .331 .624 73 109 6 1 2 3 4
162 Game Avg. 162 324 290 33 64 8 3 6 41 3 1 29 55 .222 .292 .331 .624 73 96 5 1 2 3 4
PHI (1 yr) 16 59 54 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 .130 .203 .130 .333 -8 7 2 1 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAA (1 yr) 88 162 144 12 36 6 0 1 22 2 1 15 34 .250 .317 .313 .629 82 45 1 0 1 2 2
CHW (1 yr) 79 145 130 22 30 3 3 6 24 0 0 13 22 .231 .299 .438 .737 96 57 3 0 1 1 2
AL (2 yrs) 167 307 274 34 66 9 3 7 46 2 1 28 56 .241 .308 .372 .680 89 102 4 0 2 3 4
NL (2 yrs) 17 61 55 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 .127 .213 .127 .340 -5 7 2 1 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
1960 23 STL NL 1 2 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /4
1961 24 PHI NL 16 59 -8 -0 0 1 0 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.6 .453 .495 -0.6 0.1 -6 $ 5
1962 25 CHW AL 79 145 -2 0 0 4 1 3 0.2 4 7 0.6 .504 .502 0.3 0.4 3 $ 54
1963 26 LAA AL 88 162 -3 -1 1 0 -1 -3 -0.4 4 2 0.1 .496 .498 0.2 -0.2 2 $ 9/547
4 Seasons 184 368 -12 -1 2 4 -0 -7 -0.9 11 3 0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.2 -1 $
PHI (1 yr) 16 59 -8 -0 0 1 0 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.6 .453 .495 -0.6 0.1 -6 $
STL (1 yr) 1 2 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $
LAA (1 yr) 88 162 -3 -1 1 0 -1 -3 -0.4 4 2 0.1 .496 .498 0.2 -0.2 2 $
CHW (1 yr) 79 145 -2 0 0 4 1 3 0.2 4 7 0.6 .504 .502 0.3 0.4 3 $

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
1960 23 STL NL 2 1 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .272 .500 .340 .000 .418 .500 .758 47 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
1961 24 PHI NL 59 49 1 0.6 103 .149 .130 .266 .203 .333 .130 .415 .333 .748 -8 .020 -8.4 -0.8 .265 .093 .000 .0
1962 25 CHW AL 145 105 17 4.4 103 .233 .231 .263 .299 .335 .438 .410 .737 .745 96 .480 -1.6 -0.2 .680 .308 .208 .0
1963 26 LAA AL 162 113 15 3.6 90 .315 .250 .248 .317 .314 .313 .384 .629 .697 82 .429 -2.6 -0.3 .555 .174 .063 1.3
4 Yrs 368 268 33 3.3 97 .252 .222 .257 .292 .325 .331 .399 .624 .725 73 .371 -12.5 -1.3 .551 .216 .109 4.2
162 Game Avg. 324 236 29 3.3 97 .252 .222 .257 .292 .325 .331 .399 .624 .725 73 .371 -12.5 -1.3 .551 .216 .109 4
PHI (1 yr) 59 49 1 0.5 103 .149 .130 .266 .203 .333 .130 .415 .333 .748 -8 .019 -8.4 -0.8 .265 .093 .000 .0
STL (1 yr) 2 1 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .272 .500 .340 .000 .418 .500 .758 47 .000 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
LAA (1 yr) 162 113 15 3.6 90 .315 .250 .248 .317 .314 .313 .384 .629 .697 82 .428 -2.6 -0.3 .555 .174 .063 1.3
CHW (1 yr) 145 105 17 4.4 103 .233 .231 .263 .299 .335 .438 .410 .737 .745 96 .479 -1.6 -0.2 .680 .308 .208 .0
AL (2 yrs) 307 218 32 4.0 96 .276 .241 .255 .308 .324 .372 .396 .680 .720 89 .455 -4.2 -0.4 .615 .237 .131 3.1
NL (2 yrs) 61 50 1 0.5 103 .146 .127 .267 .213 .333 .127 .415 .340 .748 -5 .019 -8.4 -0.8 .280 .109 .000 .0

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
1960 23 STL NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.00 50%
1961 24 PHI NL 59 0.0% 11.9% 6.8% 0.0% 0% 1.75 7.7 2.07 80%
1962 25 CHW AL 145 4.1% 15.2% 9.0% 8.3% 40% 1.69 5.9 21.7 5.4 0.95 71%
1963 26 LAA AL 162 0.6% 21.0% 9.3% 4.3% 19% 2.27 4.2 144.0 6.5 1.11 69%
4 Yrs 368 1.9% 17.1% 9.0% 5.2% 26% 1.91 5.2 47.0 7.2 1.20 71%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.2% 8.6% 6.5% 29% 1.65 6.3 38.0 8.5 1.05 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1960 23 STL NL 0.0 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .46 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.86 0.2 0
1961 24 PHI NL -8.5 -0.8 60 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 1.13 -0.7 -0.2 -9.1 -0.9 0.89 -8.7 3.30 3
1962 25 CHW AL -1.6 -0.2 148 -0.9 2.7 -3.6 1.25 -0.1 -0.6 1.9 0.2 1.03 -0.5 1.72 44
1963 26 LAA AL -2.6 -0.3 168 0.0 3.4 -3.4 1.38 0.0 -0.0 1.0 0.1 1.04 0.2 1.65 50
4 Yrs -12.6 -1.3 378 -2.0 6.6 -8.5 1.28 -0.8 -0.7 -6.0 -0.6 1.01 -8.8 1.73 97

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
1960 23 STL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 24 PHI NL 1 0 33% 20 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25% 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1962 25 CHW AL 1 0 43% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 58% 5 1 4 3 3 0 4 1 3
1963 26 LAA AL 3 0 22% 79 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 37% 9 9 0 3 1 2 7 2 5
4 Yrs 5 0 31% 137 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 43% 17 11 5 7 5 2 11 3 8

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
1960 23 STL NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 24 PHI NL 59 100% 7 3 0 0 0 3.30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 17% 7 1 14% 27 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1962 25 CHW AL 145 97% 30 44 10 2 6 1.72 6 0 6 6 0 4 2 0 1 1 100% 32 3 9% 15 4 27% 109 18 17% 11 6 55% 7 4 57% 0
1963 26 LAA AL 162 91% 36 50 12 0 7 1.65 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 32 1 3% 18 9 50% 120 22 18% 16 12 75% 4 3 75% 0
4 Yrs 368 95% 73 97 22 2 13 1.73 7 0 11 7 0 5 2 0 2 2 100% 76 6 8% 40 14 35% 256 40 16% 30 18 60% 13 8 62% 0
MLB Averages 51% 75% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1960 23 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 24 17 61 55 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 .127 .213 .127 .340 -5 7 2 1 0 0 0
1962 25 96 206 185 26 37 3 3 6 24 1 0 18 29 .200 .273 .346 .619 66 64 5 1 1 1 2
1963 26 184 368 329 38 73 9 3 7 46 3 1 33 63 .222 .292 .331 .624 73 109 6 1 2 3 4

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
1960 23 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 1
1961 24 17 59 55 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 .109 .169 .109 .279 1 16
1962 25 79 145 130 22 30 3 3 6 24 0 13 22 .231 .299 .438 .737 17 79
1963 26 88 168 148 14 40 7 0 1 26 2 17 34 .270 .341 .338 .679 17 88
4 Yrs 185 374 334 39 76 10 3 7 50 3 34 63 .228 .298 .338 .637 35 184
162 Game Avg. 162 328 292 34 67 9 3 6 44 3 30 55 .228 .298 .338 .637 31 184

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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