2B Ed Busch #63
Baltimore Orioles MLB
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/13/1955
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2B ED BUSCH #63 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
44 51 7 0 0 0 4 2 1 .137 .170 .137 0 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 80 80 80 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 20
Errors: - 50 20
Arm: - 55 20
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 CWS Loss, 7-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1954 KC1 Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1954 NYY Win, 4-2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/25/1954 @ NYY Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1954 CLE Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1954 CLE Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1954 @ CWS Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1954 BOS Loss, 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1954 KC1 Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1954 NYY Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:11/16/1917
Born in:Lebanon, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:156 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 44 51 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 .137 .170 .137 .307 .150 .000 -18
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 53 0 0 0 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 0.51 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Versus Right   38 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .158 .200 .158 .358
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
May   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
June   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
July   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .118 .000 .118
August   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
September   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Spring Training   23 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .087 .160 .087 .247
Last Year   51 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .137 .170 .137 .307
Career   318 71 12 1 0 36 24 24 15 3 15 1 .223 .277 .267 .545
Home   25 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Road   26 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Grass   51 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .137 .170 .137 .307
Day   38 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .158 .200 .158 .358
Night   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
As Starter   38 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .105 .128 .105 .233
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Close/Late   19 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Inning 1-3   12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   15 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .294 .200 .494
Inning 7-9   19 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
1 Outs   15 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
2 Outs   26 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .115 .179 .115 .294
Scoring Position   18 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .278 .316 .278 .594
Bases Empty   22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .043 .000 .043
Runner on 1st   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   15 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
First Pitch   16 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   6 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Behind in Count   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Ahead in Count   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 6th   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 8th   30 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .100 .129 .100 .229
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .050 .095 .050 .145
Medium Leverage   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
High Leverage   20 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .238 .200 .438
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Chicago - MLB 25 14 21 4 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 2 0 0 .190 .370 .190 .561 71 91 -0.0
1944 Chicago - MLB 26 26 91 22 5 0 0 7 7 1 0 0 5 3 0 .242 .250 .297 .547 53 52 -0.1
1945 Chicago - MLB 27 23 70 13 4 0 0 11 4 9 0 1 1 0 4 .186 .275 .243 .518 40 52 -0.5
1946 Chicago - MLB 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 447 452 0.1
1947 Chicago - MLB 29 21 17 4 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .235 .263 .353 .616 71 64 -0.0
1948 Chicago - MLB 30 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 169 177 0.1
1949 Chicago - MLB 31 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.1
1950 Chicago - MLB 32 20 43 12 2 0 0 4 6 4 0 1 3 0 1 .279 .333 .326 .659 76 77 0.0
1951 Chicago - MLB 33 5 18 7 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .389 .450 .444 .894 145 129 0.1
1952 Chicago - MLB 34 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.0
1954 Baltimore - MLB 36 44 51 7 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .137 .170 .137 .307 -16 -18 -0.4
Total MLB 169 318 71 12 1 0 36 24 24 1 3 15 4 5 .223 .277 .267 .545 50 53 -0.8
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
1943 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1943 Chicago - MLB SS 11 5 12 19 1 33 2 .939 51.2 5.40 -1.5 .867
1944 Chicago - MLB SS 26 26 60 79 19 142 3 .979 214.0 5.85 -1.2 .980
1945 Chicago - MLB SS 23 23 48 76 18 130 6 .954 181.0 6.17 -0.5 .976
1946 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Chicago - MLB 2B 10 1 11 5 3 17 1 .941 27.0 5.33 -0.1 1.253
1947 Chicago - MLB SS 9 0 3 5 1 9 1 .889 11.2 6.17 -0.2 .872
1948 Chicago - MLB 2B 3 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 6.2 8.10 +0.2 1.019
1949 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Chicago - MLB SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1950 Chicago - MLB 2B 17 9 20 23 9 44 1 .977 96.1 4.02 +0.1 1.067
1950 Chicago - MLB SS 2 0 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.0 1.045
1951 Chicago - MLB 2B 5 5 18 19 7 43 6 .860 45.0 7.40 -0.7 .888
1952 Chicago - MLB 2B 8 0 5 3 2 8 0 1.000 11.0 6.55 +0.3 1.532
1952 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Baltimore - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Baltimore - MLB 2B 43 11 43 59 10 107 5 .953 156.0 5.88 +1.9 1.090
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 87 26 98 114 32 225 13 .942 345.0 5.53 +1.8 1.056
TOTAL SS 75 54 127 182 40 322 13 .960 474.1 5.86 -3.9 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
10/10/1942 Signed with the Philadelphia Athletics.
10/12/1942 Was traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RP Roy Henshaw.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
04/20/1943 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
04/13/1954 Released by the Chicago Cubs.
04/24/1954 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
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