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| Player Report for #82 Paul Gillespie | | Sunday, September 8th, 1957 |  | | Name: | Paul Gillespie | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $500,000 | | Birthday: | 09-18-1920 | Signed Through: | 1957 Season | | Age: | 36 | Years of Major League Service: | 7 Years, 161 Days | | Born in: | Unknown | Major League Service Days this Year: | 161 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 11 Years, 120 Days | | Weight: | 191 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 15 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Very Good | Local Popularity (National) | Fair (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 31 | 34 | 52 | 52 | 57 | | | Versus LHP | 28 | 34 | 52 | 50 | 52 | | | Versus RHP | 32 | 34 | 52 | 53 | 59 | | | Talent | 31 | 33 | 52 | 73 | 61 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 5 | | Catcher 37 (Arm: 26) | | Stealing Ability: | 14 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 34 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 60 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 17 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-03-1957 | @ MIL | Win, 8-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-31-1957 | @ CHN | Loss, 2-6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-29-1957 | BRO | Loss, 5-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-28-1957 | BRO | Loss, 7-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-27-1957 | @ PHI | Win, 7-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-26-1957 | @ PHI | Win, 7-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-25-1957 | @ PHI | Win, 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-20-1957 | PIT | Loss, 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-16-1957 | @ NYN | Win, 10-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-15-1957 | @ NYN | Win, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League 1957 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 68 | 202 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 26 | .233 | .296 | .411 | .707 | .630 | .178 | 3.8 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 56 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 3.90 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .190 | .111 | .302 | | Versus Right | | 184 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .307 | .440 | .747 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | April | | 80 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .292 | .350 | .642 | | May | | 66 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .310 | .470 | .780 | | June | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | July | | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .227 | .150 | .377 | | August | | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .324 | .625 | .949 | | September | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Spring Training | | 74 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .313 | .622 | .934 | | Last Year | | 449 | 126 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 90 | 64 | 41 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .281 | .341 | .521 | .862 | | 2 Years Ago | | 427 | 113 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 100 | 70 | 34 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .265 | .317 | .506 | .823 | | Career | | 2470 | 610 | 62 | 11 | 109 | 423 | 297 | 213 | 280 | 37 | 13 | 7 | .247 | .304 | .413 | .718 | | Home | | 99 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .330 | .505 | .835 | | Road | | 103 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .265 | .320 | .585 | | Grass | | 202 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .296 | .411 | .707 | | Day | | 62 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .254 | .306 | .560 | | Night | | 140 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .314 | .457 | .771 | | Pinch Hitting | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | | Close/Late | | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .250 | .381 | .631 | | Inning 1-3 | | 59 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .308 | .339 | .647 | | Inning 4-6 | | 69 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .333 | .522 | .855 | | Inning 7-9 | | 73 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .241 | .356 | .597 | | Extra Innings | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | 0 Outs | | 71 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .280 | .493 | .773 | | 1 Outs | | 63 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .333 | .365 | .698 | | 2 Outs | | 68 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 | .276 | .368 | .644 | | Scoring Position | | 57 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .348 | .386 | .734 | | Bases Empty | | 114 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .276 | .404 | .680 | | Runner on 1st | | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .265 | .484 | .749 | | Runner on 2nd | | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .176 | .399 | | Runner on 3rd | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .533 | .945 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .222 | .250 | .472 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .556 | 1.000 | 1.556 | | Bases Loaded | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | | Two Strikes | | 77 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .287 | .377 | .664 | | First Pitch | | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .147 | .147 | .235 | .382 | | Count 0-1 | | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .412 | .647 | | Count 0-2 | | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .333 | .417 | | Count 1-0 | | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .381 | .810 | 1.190 | | Count 1-1 | | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .240 | .500 | .740 | | Count 1-2 | | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .519 | .778 | | Count 2-0 | | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | | Count 2-1 | | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | | Count 2-2 | | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .385 | .654 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .778 | .500 | 1.278 | | Full Count | | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .455 | .083 | .538 | | Behind in Count | | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .446 | .661 | | Ahead in Count | | 50 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .433 | .540 | .973 |
| | 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 | VORP | | 1952 Memphis - AAA | 31 | 92 | 340 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .337 | .379 | .716 | 14.9 | | Total CCBLAAA | | 92 | 340 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .337 | .379 | .716 | 14.9 |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 05-18-1942 | Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1942. | | 03-18-1943 | Injured on 3/18/1943 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week. | | 04-19-1947 | Injured on 4/19/1947 with a Strained Back, out for one week. | | 06-28-1948 | Had first career hit on 6/28/1948, off Russ Meers (BRO). | | 07-30-1948 | Hit first career homerun on 7/30/1948, off Clay Smith (BRO). | | 10-23-1951 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1952 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (43); Power: 59 (61); Eye: 41 (43). | | 10-26-1952 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $317,400 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1953 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (41); Power: 58 (61); Eye: 47 (46). | | 10-27-1953 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $331,200 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1954 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (41); Power: 59 (60); Eye: 46 (52). | | 10-26-1954 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $345,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1955 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (40); Power: 58 (60); Eye: 47 (57). | | 06-20-1955 | Was selected to the 1955 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 08-18-1955 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. | | 01-01-1956 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (40); Power: 58 (60); Eye: 47 (64). | | 06-18-1956 | Was selected to the 1956 Cooperstown Chronicle Baseball League All-Star Game. | | 01-01-1957 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 59 (60); Eye: 48 (69). | | 05-29-1957 | Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 3 weeks. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1955 | 30 | 7 | | 1956 | 31 | 8 | | | | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1955 | .241 | 5 | | 1956 | .241 | 8 | | | |
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