Player Report for #45 Sam 'Rhino' Long

04/26/1981

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P Sam 'Rhino' Long #45

Age: 38

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	6	6	6	11
Movement	12	12	12	16
Control	14	14	15	15

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	6	10
Slider	4	5
Changeup	6	12

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	1
Suggested Role	Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage	60 %
Hold Runners	16
Defense	16

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	18
Bunt for Hit:	1

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

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

Sam Long
Birthday:	06/19/1942
Born in:	Columbus (Ohio)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	216 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	11 Years, 140 Days
Service This Yr:	16 Days
40-Man Service:	12 Years, 165 Days
Pro Service:	19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1961, 17th Pick in Round 1

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+
1966 Cincinnati - ABA	23	8	0	2	0	0	0.00	14.0	9	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0.64	.205	6.6	999
1967 Cincinnati - ABA	24	24	0	2	1	1	2.64	44.1	45	19	13	2	19	40	0	0	1.44	.333	8.1	118
1968 Cincinnati - ABA	25	23	0	3	1	3	0.91	39.2	23	4	4	2	7	32	0	0	0.76	.202	13.4	312
1969 Chicago - ABA	26	23	0	1	2	12	1.67	27.0	16	6	5	2	4	26	0	0	0.74	.203	8.5	211
1970 Chicago - ABA	27	38	0	4	7	14	2.40	41.1	28	12	11	3	13	31	0	0	0.99	.216	10.6	156
1971 Chicago - ABA	28	17	0	0	2	3	2.16	25.0	17	7	6	0	5	17	0	0	0.88	.236	6.0	159
1972 Cincinnati - ABA	29	27	0	5	0	1	2.09	47.1	32	14	11	2	15	34	0	0	0.99	.233	12.0	158
1972 Chicago - ABA	29	16	0	0	3	5	2.94	33.2	25	11	11	3	5	24	0	0	0.89	.247	4.9	112
1972 Total - ABA	29	43	0	5	3	6	2.44	81.0	57	25	22	5	20	58	0	0	0.95	.239	16.9	0
1973 St. Louis - ABA	30	11	0	1	1	1	5.94	16.2	29	11	11	2	6	11	0	0	2.10	.466	-2.4	62
1973 Cincinnati - ABA	30	24	0	1	2	1	3.73	41.0	42	17	17	3	10	37	0	0	1.27	.315	5.3	99
1973 Total - ABA	30	35	0	2	3	2	4.37	57.2	71	28	28	5	16	48	0	0	1.51	.363	2.9	0
1974 St. Louis - ABA	31	39	0	8	1	13	0.81	67.0	43	6	6	1	13	50	0	0	0.84	.232	27.3	436
1975 St. Louis - ABA	32	20	0	2	1	12	2.25	24.0	19	6	6	3	7	20	0	0	1.08	.242	6.0	167
1975 The Bronx - ABA	32	7	0	0	0	0	1.54	11.2	10	2	2	0	3	7	0	0	1.11	.278	4.0	244
1975 Total - ABA	32	27	0	2	1	12	2.02	35.2	29	8	8	3	10	27	0	0	1.09	.255	10.1	0
1976 The Bronx - ABA	33	17	0	0	2	2	3.26	30.1	29	14	11	2	7	18	0	0	1.19	.290	4.1	106
1976 Cleveland - ABA	33	20	0	0	0	16	0.86	21.0	18	2	2	0	2	16	0	0	0.95	.277	8.3	392
1976 Total - ABA	33	37	0	0	2	18	2.28	51.1	47	16	13	2	9	34	0	0	1.09	.285	12.5	0
1977 Cleveland - ABA	34	37	0	2	5	0	5.08	39.0	60	26	22	5	12	24	0	0	1.85	.390	-0.1	76
1978 Cleveland - ABA	35	25	0	0	0	1	4.15	26.0	35	18	12	4	3	7	0	0	1.46	.330	1.8	89
1979 Cleveland - ABA	36	55	0	5	5	2	5.45	71.0	97	50	43	8	23	26	0	0	1.69	.348	-2.1	76
1980 Cleveland - ABA	37	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.38	.143	1.4	999
Total ABA		434	0	36	33	87	2.79	622.2	578	225	193	42	154	427	0	0	1.18	.286	124.0	201

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+
1961 Total - HS	18	15	1	2	1	12	1.07	33.2	21	8	4	0	5	51	0	0	0.77	.292	0.0	100
1961 Fullerton - A	18	4	0	1	0	3	2.70	3.1	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1.20	.100	0.7	135
1962 Fullerton - A	19	23	0	3	2	14	1.33	27.0	23	5	4	0	13	29	0	0	1.33	.333	9.5	272
1962 Victoria - AA	19	4	0	0	0	3	0.00	3.1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.60	.111	1.8	999
1963 Fullerton - A	20	14	0	2	2	4	0.44	20.2	9	3	1	0	9	18	0	0	0.87	.170	9.4	803
1963 Victoria - AA	20	19	0	2	3	10	2.89	18.2	18	7	6	1	4	15	0	0	1.18	.304	4.0	123
1964 Victoria - AA	21	19	0	3	4	9	2.45	22.0	22	7	6	0	12	19	0	0	1.55	.319	5.0	137
1964 Kitchener - AAA	21	15	0	3	1	6	0.44	20.2	12	1	1	0	5	16	0	0	0.82	.214	8.7	753
1965 Victoria - AA	22	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.33	.143	1.5	999
1965 Kitchener - AAA	22	38	0	4	1	17	1.85	43.2	27	9	9	2	21	44	0	0	1.10	.234	12.2	184
1966 Kitchener - AAA	23	30	0	3	4	11	1.54	35.0	24	7	6	2	6	24	0	0	0.86	.232	10.9	218
1967 Kitchener - AAA	24	22	0	2	4	8	2.77	26.0	15	8	8	1	8	24	0	0	0.88	.206	3.7	114
1968 Kitchener - AAA	25	10	0	1	0	4	0.63	14.1	6	1	1	0	0	14	0	0	0.42	.171	5.2	475
1980 Pickering - AAA	37	41	0	3	2	27	1.71	42.0	35	9	8	5	8	17	0	0	1.02	.231	14.0	221
Total GHL		156	0	16	12	73	1.63	181.2	119	35	33	10	48	139	0	0	0.92	.222	54.7	276.7
Total STL		44	0	6	7	22	2.30	47.0	42	14	12	1	17	38	0	0	1.26	.291	12.2	247.9
Total SCL		41	0	6	4	21	1.06	51.0	33	9	6	0	25	47	0	0	1.14	.250	19.6	478.2

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1966 Cincinnati - ML	P	8	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	14.0	1.29	+0.0	1.026
1967 Cincinnati - ML	P	24	0	4	6	1	12	2	.833	44.1	2.03	-0.3	.922
1968 Cincinnati - ML	P	23	0	5	8	0	13	0	1.000	39.2	2.95	+0.7	1.153
1969 Chicago - ML	P	23	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	27.0	1.00	+0.0	1.039
1970 Chicago - ML	P	38	0	3	3	0	7	1	.857	41.1	1.31	-0.4	.691
1971 Chicago - ML	P	17	0	1	4	0	5	0	1.000	25.0	1.80	+0.1	1.036
1972 Cincinnati - ML	P	27	0	3	8	2	11	0	1.000	47.1	2.09	+0.2	1.034
1972 Chicago - ML	P	16	0	4	3	0	7	0	1.000	33.2	1.87	+0.1	1.034
1973 Cincinnati - ML	P	24	0	2	6	0	9	1	.889	41.0	1.76	-0.9	.825
1973 St. Louis - ML	P	11	0	0	6	0	6	0	1.000	16.2	3.24	+0.1	1.032
1974 St. Louis - ML	P	39	0	3	10	0	14	1	.929	67.0	1.75	+0.3	1.046
1975 The Bronx - ML	P	7	0	3	3	1	6	0	1.000	11.2	4.63	+0.1	1.040
1975 St. Louis - ML	P	20	0	1	1	0	3	1	.667	24.0	0.75	-0.5	.520
1976 The Bronx - ML	P	17	0	1	6	1	7	0	1.000	30.1	2.08	+0.2	1.044
1976 Cleveland - ML	P	20	0	1	5	0	6	0	1.000	21.0	2.57	+0.1	1.044
1977 Cleveland - ML	P	37	0	6	4	0	10	0	1.000	39.0	2.31	+0.1	1.034
1978 Cleveland - ML	P	25	0	2	5	0	8	1	.875	26.0	2.42	-0.4	.889
1979 Cleveland - ML	P	55	0	10	15	4	25	0	1.000	71.0	3.17	+0.8	1.093
1980 Cleveland - ML	P	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	2.2	6.75	+0.0	1.031

Player History
06/15/1961	Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Rivermen, out of high school (Westerville Central; Westerville, OH).
07/29/1961	Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization with a signing bonus of $30,200.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (11); Movement: 12 (16); Control: 4 (13).
06/04/1962	Was selected to the 1962 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 14 (17); Control: 4 (12).
06/03/1963	Was selected to the 1963 South Texas League All-Star Game.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 5 (11).
06/08/1964	Was selected to the 1964 South Texas League All-Star Game.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 8 (12).
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 9 (12).
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 9 (12).
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 10 (12).
09/23/1968	Got claimed off waivers by Chicago while with Cincinnati.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 14 (15).
07/11/1969	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
08/03/1971	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 13 (14).
07/24/1972	Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the Cincinnati Rivermen in exchange for RF Carlos Rivera.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
06/23/1973	Injured (sore back), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/18/1973	Was traded by the Cincinnati Rivermen to the St. Louis Dredgers, along with 3B Julian Etheridge, in exchange for 2B Ralph Blanchard, a 5th draft pick.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
08/06/1974	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
07/27/1975	Was traded by the St. Louis Dredgers to the The Bronx Ironmen, along with C Yoritomo Kamuta, SP Tommy Lowery, in exchange for SP Lynn Hopkins, 1B Cal Norton.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
05/10/1976	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 2 weeks.
07/24/1976	Was traded by the The Bronx Ironmen to the Cleveland Eagles in exchange for SP Tomás Molina.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (11); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 14 (15).
04/27/1978	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (11); Movement: 14 (16); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (11); Movement: 12 (16); Control: 14 (15).
06/13/1980	Was selected to the 1980 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
09/07/1980	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1972	43	5
1979	55	3

Year	SV	Rank
1969	12	9
1970	14	4
1974	13	4
1976	16	10

Year	HLD	Rank
1972	6	2
1977	11	5
1978	10	7

Year	RA	Rank
1972	43	4
1979	55	3

Year	GF	Rank
1970	30	4