Player Report for #19 Les Strong

04/26/1981

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P Les Strong #19

Age: 36

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	7	6	8	7
Movement	13	13	13	13
Control	15	14	16	15

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Sinker	11	11
Cutter	7	7

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	89-90 Mph
Stamina	6
Suggested Role	Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage	74 %
Hold Runners	3
Defense	6

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	7
Sacrifice Bunt:	13
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Very Low
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Very Low
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	High

Les Strong
Birthday:	11/01/1927
Born in:	Huntington Beach (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 6"
Weight:	201 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	9 Years, 52 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	10 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 Chicago - ABA	23	12	0	1	3	1	7.66	22.1	33	20	19	1	3	18	0	0	1.61	.421	-6.1	55
1952 Chicago - ABA	24	23	22	9	8	0	2.99	171.2	175	65	57	11	17	55	6	1	1.12	.275	29.7	113
1953 Chicago - ABA	25	9	9	2	5	0	2.12	68.0	67	20	16	5	12	21	4	1	1.16	.265	18.6	165
1954 Chicago - ABA	26	26	1	5	4	6	2.37	57.0	51	21	15	4	8	25	0	0	1.04	.249	14.7	158
1955 Chicago - ABA	27	20	0	6	1	3	1.14	31.2	20	5	4	1	10	9	0	0	0.95	.183	13.4	342
1956 Chicago - ABA	28	34	1	4	5	3	2.15	54.1	48	14	13	2	12	23	0	0	1.10	.257	16.3	173
1957 Chicago - ABA	29	52	1	7	8	7	3.65	74.0	70	39	30	11	18	29	0	0	1.19	.242	7.9	101
1958 Chicago - ABA	30	45	3	6	1	3	2.49	97.2	87	30	27	8	18	34	1	1	1.08	.246	22.2	146
1959 New York - ABA	31	13	0	0	2	1	4.22	21.1	23	12	10	4	7	13	0	0	1.41	.284	0.2	93
1959 Chicago - ABA	31	25	0	3	0	1	3.04	50.1	46	23	17	7	14	19	0	0	1.19	.234	9.9	124
1959 Total - ABA	31	38	0	3	2	2	3.39	71.2	69	35	27	11	21	32	0	0	1.26	.248	10.1	0
1960 New York - ABA	32	19	0	2	3	3	3.00	24.0	20	9	8	2	9	8	0	0	1.21	.228	3.7	131
1961 New York - ABA	33	25	0	2	3	1	8.13	34.1	56	35	31	5	16	16	0	0	2.10	.383	-16.1	50
Total ABA		303	37	47	43	29	3.15	706.2	696	293	247	61	144	270	11	3	1.19	.266	114.3	136

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 Uxbridge - AAA	23	25	22	7	8	1	2.73	151.2	139	57	46	14	9	102	2	0	0.98	.274	25.3	122
1952 Uxbridge - AAA	24	11	11	5	2	0	2.59	76.1	81	29	22	4	6	39	1	1	1.14	.294	17.4	155
1961 Guelph - AAA	33	14	0	1	0	1	1.47	18.1	14	3	3	1	2	10	0	0	0.87	.241	7.0	253
1962 Laredo - AA	34	14	0	1	2	1	1.93	18.2	24	10	4	2	6	10	0	0	1.61	.328	6.1	196
1962 Guelph - AAA	34	6	0	1	0	0	9.82	7.1	6	9	8	3	8	3	0	0	1.91	.136	-3.6	39
1963 Laredo - AA	35	6	0	0	0	1	2.70	6.2	5	2	2	1	4	3	0	0	1.35	.200	1.3	131
1963 Galveston - AA	35	19	0	1	3	3	4.34	29.0	35	15	14	3	10	18	0	0	1.55	.317	-0.1	82
1963 Total - AA	35	25	0	1	3	4	4.04	35.2	40	17	16	4	14	21	0	0	1.51	.298	1.2	0
Total GHL		56	33	14	10	2	2.80	253.2	240	98	79	22	25	154	3	1	1.04	.275	46.1	139.0
Total STL		39	0	2	5	5	3.31	54.1	64	27	20	6	20	31	0	0	1.55	.309	7.3	127.1

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1954 Chicago - ABA	26	1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.43	.200	0.0	0
Total ABA		1	0	1	0	0	0.00	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.43	.200	0.0	999.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Chicago - ML	P	12	0	1	2	0	4	1	.750	22.1	1.21	-0.5	.785
1952 Chicago - ML	P	23	22	21	39	2	62	2	.968	171.2	3.15	-2.3	.905
1953 Chicago - ML	P	9	9	9	19	1	28	0	1.000	68.0	3.71	+0.4	1.037
1954 Chicago - ML	P	26	1	2	10	2	12	0	1.000	57.0	1.89	+1.0	1.149
1955 Chicago - ML	P	20	0	1	10	0	13	2	.846	31.2	3.13	+0.5	1.097
1956 Chicago - ML	P	34	1	8	13	2	21	0	1.000	54.1	3.48	+0.4	1.052
1957 Chicago - ML	P	52	1	6	13	0	19	0	1.000	74.0	2.31	-0.5	.930
1958 Chicago - ML	P	45	3	10	25	1	36	1	.972	97.2	3.23	+0.5	1.036
1959 Chicago - ML	P	25	0	4	12	1	17	1	.941	50.1	2.86	-0.5	.910
1959 New York - ML	P	13	0	0	4	1	4	0	1.000	21.1	1.69	+0.0	1.001
1960 New York - ML	P	19	0	1	2	0	5	2	.600	24.0	1.13	-0.5	.796
1961 New York - ML	P	25	0	2	5	2	8	1	.875	34.1	1.83	-0.0	.991

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 11, 235th overall pick) by the Chicago Hitmen.
05/19/1951	Injured (forearm soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/30/1951	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1951	Was selected to the 1951 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 20 (20).
04/20/1952	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Vaughan Millers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/10/1952	Injured (elbow soreness), out for one week.
08/17/1952	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/20/1952	Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/08/1952	Injured (dehydration), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 20 (20).
05/31/1953	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/03/1953	Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)), out for 7-8 months.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 20 (20).
10/13/1954	Won the 1954 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Hitmen!
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 20 (20).
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 20 (20).
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 20 (20).
09/25/1957	Injured (tired arm), out for 5 days.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 18 (18).
04/14/1958	Injured (strained back), day-to-day for one week.
05/09/1958	Injured (sinusitis), out for 4 days.
05/18/1958	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Moguls with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/30/1958	Injured (elbow strain), out for 7 weeks.
10/01/1958	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 20 (20).
04/26/1959	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/17/1959	Got claimed off waivers by New York while with Chicago.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
05/08/1960	Injured (biceps tendinitis), out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (16).
09/05/1961	Won the 1961 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Guelph Royals!
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 15 (15).
05/08/1962	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/21/1962	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 8 weeks.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 15 (15).
05/11/1963	Released by the New York organization.
05/11/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
08/27/1963	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1957	52	3
1958	45	5

Year	SV	Rank
1957	7	10

Year	HLD	Rank
1952	1	9
1955	4	6
1956	4	3
1957	4	2
1958	6	1

Year	ERA	Rank
1952	2.99	10

Year	WHIP	Rank
1952	1.12	3

Year	K/BB	Rank
1952	3.24	1

Year	RA/9	Rank
1952	10.12	2

Year	BB/9	Rank
1952	0.89	1

Year	RA	Rank
1957	51	2
1958	42	6

Year	GF	Rank
1956	24	10
1957	38	1
1958	27	9

Year	QSP	Rank
1952	.727	6

Year	GB%	Rank
1952	0.69	1