Player Report for #19 Kip Ball

04/26/1981

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P Kip Ball #19

Age: 30

Bats: L

Throws: L

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	6	7	6	6
Movement	11	11	11	11
Control	7	8	7	7

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	7	7
Slider	8	8
Changeup	5	5

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	87-89 Mph
Stamina	11
Suggested Role	BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage	54 %
Hold Runners	13
Defense	9

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	2
Stealing Ability:	6
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	3
Bunt for Hit:	1

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

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

Kip Ball
Birthday:	11/10/1927
Born in:	South El Monte (California)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 9"
Weight:	198 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	None, 106 Days
Pro Service:	7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League

Age

ERA

SHO

WHIP

BABIP

VORP

ERA+

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 Riverside - A	23	9	9	4	0	0	1.91	70.2	51	18	15	3	19	40	3	0	0.99	.224	9.9	112
1951 Laredo - AA	23	18	18	3	11	0	2.74	131.1	116	52	40	4	45	77	2	0	1.23	.276	6.1	89
1952 Riverside - A	24	22	18	11	5	0	2.19	143.2	123	40	35	5	35	76	5	2	1.10	.264	30.8	146
1952 Laredo - AA	24	2	2	1	1	0	6.23	13.0	14	9	9	1	6	8	0	0	1.54	.333	-2.1	68
1953 Riverside - A	25	16	0	0	3	1	7.04	30.2	33	25	24	3	17	14	0	0	1.63	.286	-5.7	59
1954 Riverside - A	26	5	0	1	0	0	5.51	16.1	19	12	10	3	6	7	0	0	1.53	.302	-0.6	75
1954 Laredo - AA	26	8	8	2	4	0	6.57	49.1	62	40	36	10	28	14	1	0	1.82	.292	-7.5	68
1955 Riverside - A	27	13	0	1	1	1	4.86	37.0	42	21	20	0	18	19	0	0	1.62	.331	0.6	82
1956 Hollywood - A	28	8	0	1	0	1	5.68	12.2	16	8	8	1	8	6	0	0	1.89	.333	-0.6	78
1956 Victoria - AA	28	11	11	1	7	0	4.73	78.0	88	47	41	12	33	37	4	0	1.55	.292	6.1	88
1957 El Monte - A	29	5	3	1	2	0	2.53	32.0	27	11	9	2	10	16	3	0	1.16	.248	9.4	162
1957 Eagle Pass - AA	29	18	18	5	9	0	4.01	141.1	138	66	63	13	41	57	5	1	1.27	.269	12.1	95
Total STL		57	57	12	32	0	4.12	413.0	418	214	189	40	153	193	12	1	1.38	.280	14.7	87.8
Total SCL		78	30	19	11	3	3.17	343.0	311	135	121	17	113	178	11	2	1.24	.269	43.7	120.0

Career Fielding Stats

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Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 4, 260th overall pick) by the New York Empires.
01/02/1951	Named the #91 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 8 (10); Control: 8 (10).
04/27/1952	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Long Beach Sharks with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/05/1952	Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award.
05/30/1952	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Fullerton Wildcats with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/05/1952	Injured (food poisoning), out for 1 day.
07/13/1952	Was selected to the 1952 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 7 (9).
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (9).
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 8 (8).
08/12/1955	Injured (elbow soreness), out for 3 weeks.
09/14/1955	Released by the New York organization.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/05/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
06/27/1956	Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/27/1956	Released by the St. Louis organization.
06/27/1956	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
07/05/1956	Injured (tired arm), out for 5 days.
10/12/1956	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 7 (7).
04/04/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization.
05/08/1957	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
05/13/1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Hitmen organization.
08/08/1957	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/29/1957	Retired from professional baseball.