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John
Boccabella		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 29, 1941 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 22 CLE AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
1964 23 CLE AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1965 24 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 7 7
1966 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1967 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1968 27 CLE AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 7 7
1969 28 CLE AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1970 29 CLE AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7
1972 31 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 6
1973 32 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
1974 33 OAK AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1963 22 A   137 517 55 125 19 2 20 67 6 4 65 81 .242 .326 .402 .729 70.8  
1964 23 AA   56 229 34 61 15 1 12 31 0 3 16 26 .266 .314 .498 .812 34.0  
    A   81 314 39 103 14 2 15 33 6 7 39 39 .328 .402 .529 .931 61.6  
1965 24 CLE AL 33 68 7 16 4 1 0 7 1 0 1 10 .235 .246 .324 .570 4.9 0.4
1966 25 CLE AL 119 352 35 77 18 1 6 34 0 1 18 38 .219 .257 .327 .583 28.8 1.7
1967 26 CLE AL 78 180 13 44 7 1 2 15 0 0 8 28 .244 .280 .328 .608 14.5 0.8
1968 27 CLE AL 58 125 9 24 5 1 0 12 0 0 9 12 .192 .246 .248 .494 6.9 0.0
1969 28 CLE AL 39 106 13 25 7 0 5 22 0 0 9 14 .236 .296 .443 .739 13.0 2.5
1970 29 CLE AL 38 104 6 25 5 0 0 11 0 0 2 18 .240 .255 .288 .543 4.9 0.0
1972 31 AA   137 529 57 141 30 3 19 75 9 2 52 70 .267 .332 .442 .775 78.0  
1973 32 AA   137 526 59 138 21 1 13 60 4 4 35 67 .262 .308 .380 .689 60.5  
1974 33 AA   113 434 44 106 18 2 9 45 5 2 33 50 .244 .298 .357 .655 46.5  
6 Years Sim 365 935 83 211 46 4 13 101 1 1 47 120 .226 .263 .325 .589 72.8 5.3
4 Years AA 443 1718 194 446 84 7 53 211 18 11 136 213 .260 .315 .409 .725 218.9  
2 Years A 218 831 94 228 33 4 35 100 12 11 104 120 .274 .355 .450 .805 132.4  
6 Years Minors 661 2549 288 674 117 11 88 311 30 22 240 333 .264 .329 .423 .751 351.4  
162 Game Average 414 36 93 20 1 5 44 0 0 20 53 .226 .263 .325 .589 32.3  
Career Highs 119 352 35 77 18 1 6 34 1 1 18 38 .244 .296 .443 .739 28.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   652 58 136 24 3 12 67 1 1 31 91 .209 .245 .310 .555 47.0
vs LH   283 25 75 22 1 1 34 0 0 16 29 .265 .306 .360 .666 29.3
Home 163 430 38 106 25 1 7 53 0 0 19 45 .247 .280 .358 .638 41.0
Away 202 505 45 105 21 3 6 48 1 1 28 75 .208 .249 .297 .546 35.4
RISP   187 0 52 15 0 1 79 0 0 7 17 .278 .307 .374 .681 19.7
Pinch Hitting   39 7 18 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 4 .462 .462 .692 1.154 9.5
Close/Late   139 11 41 7 2 1 13 0 0 2 18 .295 .305 .396 .701 15.3
Mar/Apr 58 151 17 41 9 2 3 18 0 0 6 15 .272 .299 .417 .717 17.9
May 41 94 6 19 4 0 0 9 0 0 7 13 .202 .265 .245 .509 5.6
June 58 153 9 30 5 0 1 13 0 0 7 21 .196 .230 .248 .478 7.6
July 53 140 13 41 9 1 3 15 0 0 9 15 .293 .336 .436 .771 19.4
August 74 184 17 36 7 0 3 25 0 0 8 26 .196 .233 .283 .516 10.9
Sep/Oct 80 213 20 44 12 1 3 21 1 1 10 30 .207 .240 .315 .555 15.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1965 24 CLE AL C 19 11 111.0 90 7 0 0 1.000 7.86 4 2 .500 0 1.0
    1B 9 6 55.0 69 7 0 4 1.000 12.44 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1966 25 CLE AL 1B 98 95 824.7 990 88 7 98 .994 11.76 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    C 18 12 110.0 81 3 0 0 1.000 6.87 5 1 .200 0 0.6
1967 26 CLE AL C 38 34 303.0 194 28 4 0 .982 6.59 33 17 .515 3 2.2
    1B 23 11 121.0 130 16 1 16 .993 10.86 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 5 0 14.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.93 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1968 27 CLE AL 1B 48 30 282.0 321 26 3 28 .991 11.07 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    C 4 3 27.7 22 1 1 1 .958 7.48 2 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1969 28 CLE AL 1B 22 18 166.0 201 14 1 18 .995 11.66 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 14 8 78.7 16 1 1 1 .944 1.95 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 2 2 18.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 1 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1970 29 CLE AL 1B 21 11 125.0 144 11 0 11 1.000 11.16 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    C 13 12 99.0 64 4 2 0 .971 6.18 10 3 .300 0 0.5
    LF 4 2 11.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.54 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 221 171 1573.7 1855 162 12 175 .994 11.54 0 0 .000 0 1.7
  C 94 74 668.7 463 43 7 1 .986 6.81 55 23 .418 3 4.5
  LF 24 10 105.3 21 1 1 1 .957 1.88 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
Career Totals   340 255 2348.6 2339 206 20 177 .992 9.75 55 23 .418 3 6.3
Career Highs   116 107 934.7 1071 91 7 98 1.000 11.19 33 17 .515 3  
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  9. Ed Herrmann (972)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 67th overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1963
Injured on 7/25/1964 with a Broken Ribs, out for 8 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/26/1965, off Tom Qualters (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 6/24/1966, off Dean Chance (SEM)
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 8/22/1969
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1972 to a minor league deal
Injured on 4/15/1974 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks
 
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