SS Don Kessinger #61
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/30/1972
SS DON KESSINGER #61 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
34 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 46 46 46 46
Gap 51 53 50 51
Power 10 11 10 10
Eye 56 59 56 56
Avoid K's 82 83 82 82
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 5
Errors: - 31 5
Arm: 1 57 2
Turn DP: - 57 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 28
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 69 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 59
Baserunning Inst.: 41
Sacrifice Bunt: 18
Bunt for Hit: 39
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1972 BUF Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1972 @ TA Loss, 0-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1972 @ TA Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1972 EDM Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 ASH Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1972 @ CHR Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 GIL Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1972 GIL Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1972 @ OTT Win, 8-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1972 @ MAD Win, 11-10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a natural-born leader.
High: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:07/17/1942
Born in:Forrest City, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,900
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 87 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 4th Pick in Round 14
PUB SASQUATCH LEAGUE 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 34 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 .422 .125 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 1.9 10.22 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Versus Right   7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
June   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
July   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
August   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   44 16 1 0 0 8 7 6 6 0 0 2 .364 .462 .386 .848
2 Years Ago   28 12 1 0 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 0 .429 .400 .464 .864
Career   280 92 13 2 1 38 32 33 26 4 0 5 .329 .404 .400 .804
Home   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Road   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Grass   8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 .500 .944
Day   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Night   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .444 .500 .944
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
1968 Louisville - PUB 25 90 324 78 9 2 2 13 30 24 2 2 49 1 1 .241 .295 .299 .595 67 71 -1.0
1969 Louisville - PUB 26 34 68 12 2 0 0 7 4 8 1 1 7 0 0 .176 .269 .206 .475 37 44 -0.4
1970 Louisville - PUB 27 34 107 26 4 0 0 6 8 7 3 0 21 0 0 .243 .308 .280 .588 71 70 -0.3
1971 Louisville - PUB 28 17 49 10 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 9 0 0 .204 .278 .204 .482 40 29 -0.6
Total PUB 175 548 126 15 2 2 27 45 44 6 3 86 1 1 .230 .293 .276 .568 61 64 -2.4
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
1963 Pittsburgh - RL 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.1
1964 Pittsburgh - RL 21 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 223 252 0.1
1965 Kentucky - A 22 37 134 35 5 1 2 13 16 14 2 0 25 1 1 .261 .340 .358 .698 79 78 -0.2
1966 Kentucky - A 23 64 124 30 4 0 1 14 18 24 1 2 22 0 0 .242 .364 .298 .663 75 82 0.0
1967 Kentucky - A 24 137 511 157 27 3 9 64 66 71 7 3 65 5 1 .307 .397 .425 .822 113 118 3.3
1968 Shelby - AAA 25 21 59 20 3 0 0 8 6 10 0 1 6 0 0 .339 .429 .390 .818 103 101 0.2
1969 Shelby - AAA 26 47 141 41 7 2 1 19 15 17 2 1 13 0 0 .291 .373 .390 .763 91 98 0.4
1970 Shelby - AAA 27 14 28 12 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 .429 .400 .464 .864 119 118 0.2
1971 Shelby - AAA 28 32 44 16 1 0 0 8 7 6 2 0 6 0 0 .364 .462 .386 .848 114 121 0.3
1972 Shelby - AAA 29 34 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 127 145 0.1
Total PUBAAA 148 280 92 13 2 1 38 32 33 5 4 26 0 0 .329 .404 .400 .804 101 106
Total PUBA 238 769 222 36 4 12 91 100 109 10 5 112 6 2 .289 .382 .393 .775 101 105
Total PUBRL 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661 102 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Louisville - MLB 1B 6 1 14 2 3 16 0 1.000 15.1 9.39 +0.4 1.407
1968 Louisville - MLB SS 85 85 114 255 59 384 15 .961 745.2 4.45 -14.8 .903
1969 Louisville - MLB 1B 18 10 106 7 17 114 1 .991 93.2 10.86 +0.5 1.056
1969 Louisville - MLB SS 14 8 17 18 3 37 2 .946 78.0 4.04 -2.1 .822
1970 Louisville - MLB 1B 13 13 102 8 7 110 0 1.000 105.0 9.43 +1.2 1.144
1970 Louisville - MLB 3B 4 3 2 4 1 7 1 .857 30.0 1.80 -1.1 .686
1970 Louisville - MLB SS 18 14 18 44 8 66 4 .939 130.1 4.28 -3.8 .853
1971 Louisville - MLB SS 17 15 14 35 7 50 1 .980 137.0 3.22 -1.8 .943
1972 Shelby - AAA 1B 26 0 27 2 1 29 0 1.000 31.1 8.33 +0.1 1.030
1972 Shelby - AAA SS 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 4.1 6.23 +0.2 1.060
TOTAL 1B 63 24 249 19 28 269 1 .996 245.1 9.83 +2.2 1.105
TOTAL 3B 4 3 2 4 1 7 1 .857 30.0 1.80 -1.1 .686
TOTAL SS 137 122 164 354 77 540 22 .959 1095.1 4.26 -22.3 .896
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 4, 316th overall pick) by the Louisville Redbirds.
06/01/1963 Released by the Louisville organization.
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 4, 316th overall pick) by the Louisville Redbirds.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (61); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 19 (36).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (58); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 25 (36).
04/12/1965 Injured (Undisclosed injury), out for 8-9 weeks.
06/04/1965 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (65); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 40 (51).
04/28/1966 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (65); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 43 (51).
06/18/1967 Was selected to the 1967 PUB Single A All-Star Game.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (64); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 48 (51).
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 52 (52).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 53 (53).
07/01/1970 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5 weeks.
07/20/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 2-3 months.
11/26/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 13 (15); Eye: 56 (56).
08/15/1971 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
11/24/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (46); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 56 (56).
07/09/1972 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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