1961 American League Third Base

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Pennant Winner: New York Yankees

AL Most Valuable Player: Roger Maris

ML Cy Young: Whitey Ford

AL Rookie of the Year: Don Schwall

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Team Fielding - 3B

Team Fielding - 3B Table
Tm	#Fld	RA/G	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp
Baltimore Orioles	4	3.61	163	163	158	1471.1	497	151	332	14	34	.972	15	12	14	1
Boston Red Sox	3	4.86	163	163	156	1442.2	521	151	345	25	48	.952	7	6	5	2
Chicago White Sox	6	4.45	163	163	123	1448.2	528	137	366	25	33	.953	-3	-2	-2	-1
Cleveland Indians	3	4.67	161	161	155	1443.2	511	209	282	20	25	.961	-7	-6	-7	0
Detroit Tigers	7	4.12	163	163	149	1459.1	469	168	277	24	24	.949	-8	-6	-8	0
Kansas City Athletics	7	5.33	162	162	139	1415.0	608	184	389	35	44	.942	3	2	4	-1
Los Angeles Angels	6	4.84	162	162	144	1438.0	533	155	346	32	26	.940	9	7	11	-2
Minnesota Twins	8	4.83	161	161	107	1432.1	502	133	331	38	31	.924	-1	-1	-1	0
New York Yankees	4	3.75	163	163	141	1451.0	622	179	422	21	42	.966	33	27	32	1
Washington Senators	5	4.82	161	161	152	1425.0	580	164	382	34	32	.941	8	7	9	-1
League Average	5	4.53	162	162	142	1443	537	163	347	27	34	.950	6	0	6	-0
	46	4.53	1622	1622	1424	14427.0	5371	1631	3472	268	339	.950	56	5	57	-1

Team Advanced Fielding - 3B*

Team Advanced Fielding - 3B* Table
								Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
Baltimore Orioles	6152	64%	73%	27%	491	91%	4	153	119	13	22	326	266	56	3	5	14	1	8	5	11	35	27	2	32	0	0	0	14	43%
Boston Red Sox	6341	64%	73%	26%	497	90%	4	146	111	13	22	337	262	64	1	12	25	0	14	11	21	48	36	1	40	5	3	2	17	29%
Chicago White Sox	6236	69%	76%	26%	514	89%	8	133	97	15	21	363	299	48	4	10	25	2	17	6	23	33	18	2	27	5	2	3	25	80%
Cleveland Indians	6223	60%	74%	24%	470	91%	7	205	160	29	16	279	223	37	8	17	20	1	12	7	14	25	12	7	20	5	2	2	17	76%
Detroit Tigers	6170	63%	76%	24%	480	87%	3	167	140	10	18	275	217	50	2	4	24	1	17	6	20	24	16	1	18	6	3	3	23	43%
Kansas City Athletics	6148	66%	75%	27%	565	88%	5	171	132	14	25	376	276	82	6	16	35	1	29	5	32	47	31	1	40	7	5	2	24	46%
Los Angeles Angels	6222	65%	69%	26%	519	87%	6	153	119	10	24	340	268	52	6	11	32	0	24	8	26	26	18	1	20	6	2	4	26	58%
Minnesota Twins	6232	67%	73%	25%	513	86%	2	133	108	11	14	333	267	57	2	8	39	0	25	14	31	31	26	2	29	1	1	0	17	41%
New York Yankees	6050	69%	74%	27%	623	91%	7	173	147	15	12	423	310	91	7	10	21	1	10	10	16	42	38	4	42	0	0	0	28	39%
Washington Senators	6164	64%	77%	28%	570	87%	5	155	113	22	20	384	304	62	4	11	34	0	23	11	30	32	20	3	24	7	5	1	34	35%
League Average	6194	65%	74%	26%	524	89%	5	159	125	15	19	344	269	60	4	10	27	1	18	8	22	34	24	2	29	4	2	2	22	49%
	61938	65%	74%	26%	5242	89%	51	1589	1246	152	194	3436	2692	599	43	104	269	7	179	83	224	343	242	24	292	42	23	17	225	49%

Player Fielding - 3B

Player Fielding - 3B Table
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
1	Jerry Adair	24	BAL	2	1	0	7.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	-16	0	0	1.17	0.50
2	Reno Bertoia	26	TOT	74	70	60	610.0	222	59	146	17	11	.923	0	0	1	-1	3.02	2.77
3	Reno Bertoia	26	MIN	32	31	26	272.2	90	22	59	9	3	.900	-2	-7	-2	0	2.67	2.53
4	Reno Bertoia	26	KCA	29	29	24	244.1	103	27	70	6	6	.942	3	13	4	-1	3.57	3.34
5	Reno Bertoia	26	DET	13	10	10	93.0	29	10	17	2	2	.931	-1	-13	-1	0	2.61	2.08
6	Steve Boros	24	DET	116	115	111	1007.0	322	115	192	15	15	.953	-5	-6	-5	0	2.74	2.65
7	Clete Boyer	24	NYY	141	138	122	1200.0	521	151	353	17	36	.967	30	30	29	1	3.78	3.57
8	Jackie Brandt	27	BAL	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0.00	0.00
9	Rocky Bridges	33	LAA	4	0	0	7.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	-17	0	0	1.29	0.25
10	Harry Bright	31	WSA	40	39	34	334.0	153	47	95	11	14	.928	2	6	1	1	3.83	3.55
11	Ed Brinkman	19	WSA	3	3	3	25.1	9	2	6	1	1	.889	0	19	0	0	2.84	2.67
12	Andy Carey	29	TOT	93	73	67	669.0	211	58	143	10	16	.953	-3	-6	-4	1	2.70	2.16
13	Andy Carey	29	KCA	39	35	32	310.0	108	32	70	6	12	.944	2	6	1	1	2.96	2.62
14	Andy Carey	29	CHW	54	38	35	359.0	103	26	73	4	4	.961	-5	-15	-5	0	2.48	1.83
15	Wayne Causey	24	KCA	88	77	68	655.1	309	102	193	14	20	.955	1	3	2	-1	4.05	3.35
16	Billy Consolo	26	MIN	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	-240	0		0.00	0.00
17	Miguel de la Hoz	22	CLE	16	10	10	100.2	32	13	18	1	2	.969	-2	-21	-2	0	2.77	1.94
18	Joe DeMaestri	32	NYY	4	0	0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0.00	0.00
19	Sammy Esposito	29	CHW	28	5	4	97.0	41	10	30	1	5	.976	0	-5	0	0	3.71	1.43
20	Chico Fernández	29	DET	8	5	4	46.2	20	10	10	0	0	1.000	0	10	0	0	3.86	2.50
21	Billy Gardner	33	TOT	35	24	19	222.1	89	26	57	6	6	.933	3	16	3	0	3.36	2.37
22	Billy Gardner	33	MIN	2	2	2	16.0	5	0	3	2	0	.600	0	-30	0	0	1.69	1.50
23	Billy Gardner	33	NYY	33	22	17	206.1	84	26	54	4	6	.952	3	19	3	0	3.49	2.42
24	Billy Goodman	35	CHW	7	5	2	48.2	18	4	13	1	1	.944	-1	-17	-1	0	3.14	2.43
25	Billy Harrell	32	BOS	10	4	4	48.0	19	7	12	0	3	1.000	1	28	1	0	3.56	1.90
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
26	Bob Johnson	25	WSA	2	2	2	17.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-42	-1	0	0.53	0.50
27	Deron Johnson	22	TOT	27	17	13	178.2	80	19	58	3	5	.963	1	7	1	0	3.88	2.85
28	Deron Johnson	22	NYY	8	3	2	37.2	17	2	15	0	0	1.000	0	10	0	0	4.06	2.13
29	Deron Johnson	22	KCA	19	14	11	141.0	63	17	43	3	5	.952	1	6	1	0	3.83	3.16
30	Al Kaline	26	DET	1	1	1	9.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0	0	0	0	2.00	2.00
31	Harmon Killebrew	25	MIN	45	33	28	309.1	112	28	75	9	10	.920	-2	-7	-2	0	3.00	2.29
32	Billy Klaus	32	WSA	51	43	43	406.0	153	40	107	6	3	.961	2	6	3	-1	3.26	2.88
33	Lou Klimchock	21	KCA	6	5	3	42.0	13	3	6	4	0	.692	-3	-86	-3	0	1.93	1.50
34	Joe Koppe	30	LAA	1	1	1	9.0	6	2	4	0	0	1.000	1	120	1	0	6.00	6.00
35	Jack Kubiszyn	24	CLE	8	8	7	70.0	26	8	18	0	0	1.000	1	21	1	0	3.34	3.25
36	Gene Leek	24	LAA	49	48	45	422.0	189	54	127	8	11	.958	9	26	9	0	3.86	3.69
37	Ted Lepcio	31	TOT	36	7	4	115.1	38	13	21	4	2	.895	-1	-12	-1	0	2.65	0.94
38	Ted Lepcio	31	CHW	1	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	-1	-504	-1	0	0.00	0.00
39	Ted Lepcio	31	MIN	35	7	4	113.2	37	13	21	3	2	.919	-1	-5	-1	0	2.69	0.97
40	Frank Malzone	31	BOS	149	148	148	1312.2	463	136	304	23	45	.950	3	3	1	2	3.02	2.95
41	J.C. Martin	24	CHW	36	36	33	308.0	134	39	89	6	11	.955	6	23	6	0	3.74	3.56
42	Dick McAuliffe	21	DET	22	21	19	187.2	57	13	39	5	3	.912	-1	-6	-1	0	2.49	2.36
43	Danny O'Connell	32	WSA	73	74	70	642.2	264	75	173	16	14	.939	4	8	5	-1	3.47	3.40
44	Bobo Osborne	25	DET	8	8	2	64.0	23	10	12	1	2	.957	0	4	0	0	3.09	2.75
45	Bubba Phillips	33	CLE	143	143	138	1273.0	453	188	246	19	23	.958	-6	-6	-6	0	3.07	3.03
46	Joe Pignatano	31	KCA	2	0	0	1.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-450	-1	0	6.75	0.50
47	Brooks Robinson	24	BAL	163	162	158	1459.2	496	151	331	14	34	.972	15	13	14	1	2.97	2.96
48	Rich Rollins	23	MIN	4	3	2	26.0	8	2	6	0	1	1.000	0	18	0	0	2.77	2.00
49	Pete Runnels	33	BOS	11	11	4	82.0	39	8	29	2	0	.949	2	35	2	0	4.06	3.36
50	Tom Satriano	20	LAA	23	21	17	178.0	71	17	48	6	6	.915	1	8	1	0	3.29	2.83
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	Rtz	Rdp	RF/9	RF/G
51	Al Smith	33	CHW	80	79	49	634.1	231	58	161	12	12	.948	-3	-5	-2	-1	3.11	2.74
52	George Thomas	23	LAA	38	35	27	299.1	100	25	63	12	5	.880	-6	-22	-6	0	2.65	2.32
53	Bill Tuttle	31	MIN	85	84	45	666.2	245	66	165	14	15	.943	5	9	5	0	3.12	2.72
54	José Valdivielso	27	MIN	14	1	0	27.0	5	2	2	1	0	.800	-2	-76	-2	0	1.33	0.29
55	Ozzie Virgil	29	TOT	13	5	3	73.0	27	11	13	3	3	.889	-1	-18	-1	0	2.96	1.85
56	Ozzie Virgil	29	DET	9	3	2	52.0	16	9	6	1	2	.938	-1	-21	-1	0	2.60	1.67
57	Ozzie Virgil	29	KCA	4	2	1	21.0	11	2	7	2	1	.818	0	-11	0	0	3.86	2.25
58	Dick Williams	32	BAL	2	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0.00	0.00
59	Eddie Yost	34	LAA	67	57	54	522.2	166	57	103	6	4	.964	3	7	5	-2	2.76	2.39

Player Advanced Fielding - 3b

Player Advanced Fielding - 3b Table
											Putouts				Assists					Errors					Double Plays
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
1	Jerry Adair	24	BAL	34	65%	62%	24%	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Reno Bertoia	26	DET	383	67%	78%	19%	31	81%	0	7	7	0	0	19	14	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50%
3	Reno Bertoia	26	MIN	1184	65%	72%	26%	85	89%	0	22	19	1	2	58	50	7	1	2	9	0	5	4	8	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	33%
4	Reno Bertoia	26	KCA	1064	68%	75%	29%	106	91%	0	27	22	0	5	74	50	22	0	4	6	0	4	2	6	7	6	0	7	0	0	0	3	33%
5	Steve Boros	24	DET	4288	61%	76%	25%	327	87%	2	118	94	7	17	188	151	32	1	4	15	0	12	3	13	15	8	1	10	5	2	3	15	40%
6	Clete Boyer	24	NYY	4980	69%	75%	28%	529	91%	2	145	125	12	9	356	264	78	3	6	17	1	8	8	14	36	33	3	36	0	0	0	24	42%
7	Jackie Brandt	27	BAL	3	67%	67%	67%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Rocky Bridges	33	LAA	26	62%	85%	23%	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Harry Bright	31	WSA	1455	64%	78%	27%	155	83%	2	47	32	10	5	96	72	20	1	3	11	0	8	3	11	14	8	3	12	1	1	0	13	15%
10	Ed Brinkman	19	WSA	107	64%	83%	27%	12	67%	1	2	1	0	1	7	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0%
11	Andy Carey	29	CHW	1543	70%	76%	22%	103	85%	2	24	18	2	4	73	57	10	2	2	4	1	3	0	3	4	2	1	3	1	1	0	5	60%
12	Andy Carey	29	KCA	1378	65%	77%	27%	117	90%	0	32	26	4	2	77	57	19	1	1	6	1	5	0	5	12	10	0	12	0	0	0	3	33%
13	Wayne Causey	24	KCA	2810	65%	74%	26%	258	89%	4	88	66	9	13	174	128	33	4	9	14	0	12	2	13	20	10	1	15	5	5	0	11	82%
14	Billy Consolo	26	MIN	6	67%	67%	17%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Miguel de la Hoz	22	CLE	463	56%	73%	24%	28	89%	0	13	9	3	1	17	12	2	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0%
16	Joe DeMaestri	32	NYY	26	69%	58%	27%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Sammy Esposito	29	CHW	437	71%	78%	27%	39	95%	0	10	9	1	0	28	20	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	4	0	4	1	1	0	1	100%
18	Chico Fernández	29	DET	204	64%	67%	25%	19	95%	0	9	9	0	0	9	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
19	Billy Gardner	33	MIN	71	63%	75%	23%	5	60%	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Billy Gardner	33	NYY	873	69%	71%	25%	77	91%	3	26	20	3	3	52	35	12	2	3	4	0	2	2	2	6	5	1	6	0	0	0	3	0%
21	Billy Goodman	35	CHW	215	67%	74%	27%	19	84%	0	4	4	0	0	13	12	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100%
22	Billy Harrell	32	BOS	200	65%	78%	27%	18	94%	0	7	6	0	1	11	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0%
23	Bob Johnson	25	WSA	67	67%	73%	27%	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Deron Johnson	22	KCA	600	65%	76%	25%	60	83%	1	18	14	1	3	36	30	5	1	1	3	0	3	0	3	7	4	0	5	2	0	2	6	0%
25	Deron Johnson	22	NYY	171	74%	73%	23%	17	94%	2	2	2	0	0	15	11	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100%
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
26	Al Kaline	26	DET	37	51%	54%	19%	2	100%	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Harmon Killebrew	25	MIN	1395	71%	73%	24%	119	86%	0	29	25	2	2	76	54	20	0	1	9	0	7	2	8	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	6	50%
28	Billy Klaus	32	WSA	1759	70%	76%	27%	158	91%	1	39	30	5	4	112	91	16	1	2	6	0	3	3	6	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	8	63%
29	Lou Klimchock	21	KCA	193	73%	77%	26%	12	75%	0	3	3	0	0	7	6	0	0	0	4	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Joe Koppe	30	LAA	38	79%	68%	26%	6	100%	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Jack Kubiszyn	24	CLE	275	64%	67%	21%	21	90%	0	8	6	2	0	13	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Gene Leek	24	LAA	1873	67%	69%	27%	184	89%	4	55	45	4	6	125	95	19	4	2	8	0	6	2	6	11	9	0	9	2	1	1	8	38%
33	Ted Lepcio	31	CHW	9	67%	78%	22%	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Ted Lepcio	31	MIN	479	60%	72%	23%	35	89%	0	11	10	0	1	21	17	4	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
35	Frank Malzone	31	BOS	5783	63%	73%	26%	441	90%	4	131	100	12	19	299	229	59	1	12	23	0	12	11	20	45	34	1	38	5	3	2	13	31%
36	J.C. Martin	24	CHW	1306	68%	76%	28%	130	91%	1	39	26	5	8	91	78	10	1	4	6	0	5	1	6	11	5	1	8	2	0	2	5	60%
37	Dick McAuliffe	21	DET	767	69%	78%	25%	58	88%	0	12	11	1	1	41	34	6	0	0	5	1	3	1	4	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	1	100%
38	Danny O'Connell	32	WSA	2776	60%	77%	29%	244	88%	1	67	50	7	10	168	135	25	2	6	16	0	11	5	12	14	9	0	9	5	3	1	12	42%
39	Bobo Osborne	25	DET	268	59%	74%	26%	24	79%	1	8	7	1	0	11	7	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	40%
40	Bubba Phillips	33	CLE	5485	61%	75%	24%	421	91%	7	184	145	24	15	249	199	34	8	13	19	1	11	7	13	23	12	5	18	5	2	2	16	81%
41	Joe Pignatano	31	KCA	8	88%	75%	13%	1	0%	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%
42	Brooks Robinson	24	BAL	6104	64%	73%	27%	490	91%	4	153	119	13	22	325	265	56	3	5	14	1	8	5	11	35	27	2	32	0	0	0	14	43%
43	Rich Rollins	23	MIN	115	77%	75%	17%	11	73%	0	2	1	1	0	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
44	Pete Runnels	33	BOS	358	72%	78%	31%	38	87%	0	8	5	1	2	27	25	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33%
45	Tom Satriano	20	LAA	762	69%	72%	27%	70	84%	1	17	13	1	3	47	33	11	0	2	6	0	6	0	5	6	4	0	4	2	1	1	3	33%
46	Al Smith	33	CHW	2726	68%	77%	27%	222	89%	5	56	40	7	9	158	132	20	1	4	12	1	9	2	11	12	7	0	11	1	0	1	13	92%
47	George Thomas	23	LAA	1313	64%	69%	25%	93	80%	1	23	17	0	6	58	51	7	0	3	12	0	9	3	11	5	4	0	4	1	0	1	6	100%
48	Bill Tuttle	31	MIN	2842	67%	73%	27%	251	86%	2	67	51	7	9	167	138	23	1	5	15	0	10	5	12	15	10	2	13	1	1	0	8	38%
49	José Valdivielso	27	MIN	140	66%	68%	24%	7	57%	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Ozzie Virgil	29	DET	223	59%	76%	23%	19	95%	0	12	11	1	0	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	PA	RHB%	BIP%	GBIP%	Fld	F2O%	FC	Tot	Cgt	Frc	Tag	Tot	1B	2B	Hm	Rly	Tot	Cch	Fld	Thr	ROE	Tot	543	53	GB	LD	LDs	LDf	bFld	bF2O%
51	Ozzie Virgil	29	KCA	95	67%	82%	25%	11	82%	0	2	1	0	1	8	5	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
52	Dick Williams	32	BAL	11	55%	73%	18%	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Eddie Yost	34	LAA	2210	61%	69%	26%	165	88%	0	56	42	5	9	105	84	15	2	4	6	0	3	3	4	4	1	1	3	1	0	1	9	56%
	LgAvg			688	65%	74%	26%	58	89%	1	18	14	2	2	38	30	7	0	1	3	0	2	1	2	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	49%