1B Ricardo Espinosa #78
Nashville Blues ABL
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
04/27/1981
 OA: 51 POT: 51
BNN Index | ABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B RICARDO ESPINOSA #78 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 74 15 4 0 1 9 6 11 .203 .268 .297 0 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 30
Errors: - 30 35
Arm: 20 30 25
Turn DP: - 40 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 45 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/26/1981 @ CIN Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/1981 @ CIN Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/24/1981 @ CIN Win, 5-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/23/1981 @ CIN Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
04/22/1981 @ STL Win, 6-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/1981 @ STL Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/20/1981 @ STL Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/19/1981 NY Win, 5-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
04/18/1981 NY Win, 15-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/17/1981 NY Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/03/1940
Born in:Dajabón, DAJ
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 4"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,200,000
Signed Through:1982 Season
Major Service:19 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:21 Days
40-Man Service:19 Years, 78 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
ACTION BASEBALL LEAGUE 1981 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 74 15 4 0 1 9 8 6 11 .203 .268 .297 .566 .266 .095 47
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 19 82 1 0 0 3 0 1 22 5 0 0 0.0 5.6 2.42 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .235 .222 .235 .458
Versus Right   57 11 4 0 1 8 8 6 9 0 0 1 .193 .281 .316 .597
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 6 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .370 .670
April   74 15 4 0 1 9 8 6 11 1 0 1 .203 .268 .297 .566
Spring Training   39 5 1 0 1 4 5 5 9 1 0 1 .128 .239 .231 .470
Last Year   481 104 16 2 10 56 49 69 80 3 4 9 .216 .324 .320 .644
2 Years Ago   532 148 27 0 26 82 83 74 67 4 0 11 .278 .375 .476 .851
Career   4965 1358 274 11 190 786 693 625 576 57 12 93 .274 .362 .448 .810
Home   24 5 2 0 0 5 2 1 4 1 0 0 .208 .231 .292 .522
Road   50 10 2 0 1 4 6 5 7 0 0 1 .200 .286 .300 .586
Grass   50 9 3 0 1 7 5 4 9 1 0 0 .180 .236 .300 .536
Turf   24 6 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 .250 .333 .292 .625
Night   74 15 4 0 1 9 8 6 11 1 0 1 .203 .268 .297 .566
As Starter   74 15 4 0 1 9 8 6 11 1 0 1 .203 .268 .297 .566
Close/Late   12 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .167 .214 .250 .464
Inning 1-3   21 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .190 .261 .238 .499
Inning 4-6   30 6 2 0 1 6 4 3 6 0 0 0 .200 .273 .367 .639
Inning 7-9   23 5 1 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 .217 .269 .261 .530
0 Outs   20 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .150 .190 .350 .540
1 Outs   24 4 1 0 0 3 5 5 6 1 0 0 .167 .300 .208 .508
2 Outs   30 8 2 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .290 .333 .624
Scoring Position   26 6 2 0 0 6 3 3 5 1 0 0 .231 .300 .308 .608
Bases Empty   29 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .138 .219 .138 .357
Runner on 1st   19 5 2 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .300 .526 .826
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   6 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Two Strikes   31 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 11 0 0 0 .161 .212 .194 .406
First Pitch   12 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
Count 0-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .333 .619
Count 1-1   11 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Count 1-2   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   8 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .714 .800 1.514
Full Count   8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Behind in Count   21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190
Ahead in Count   14 5 2 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 .357 .526 .500 1.026
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 6th   27 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .111 .172 .111 .284
Batting 7th   22 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 .136 .231 .227 .458
Batting 8th   17 7 2 0 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 .412 .444 .529 .974
Low Leverage   32 5 1 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 .156 .206 .188 .393
Medium Leverage   26 7 1 0 1 4 3 3 2 1 0 1 .269 .355 .423 .778
High Leverage   15 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 .133 .188 .267 .454
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
1972 Detroit - ABL 31 155 623 174 38 0 19 87 91 49 12 5 63 3 1 .279 .341 .432 .773 121 124 2.2
1973 Nashville - ABL 32 159 582 163 29 1 23 93 82 72 10 7 64 3 5 .280 .365 .452 .817 131 133 3.4
1974 Nashville - ABL 33 150 561 169 39 1 18 95 77 66 8 7 46 1 0 .301 .379 .471 .849 139 140 4.1
1975 Seatlle - ABL 34 155 604 193 30 5 36 122 94 77 13 13 66 1 1 .320 .400 .565 .965 168 164 7.5
1976 Seatlle - ABL 35 155 575 147 33 1 25 105 75 81 11 10 68 0 0 .256 .353 .447 .800 125 124 2.9
1977 Seatlle - ABL 36 110 396 101 23 0 11 63 50 60 5 4 49 1 1 .255 .357 .396 .753 116 118 1.3
1978 Seatlle - ABL 37 142 537 144 35 1 21 74 84 71 13 3 62 1 0 .268 .365 .454 .820 136 137 3.0
1979 Minneapolis - ABL 38 144 532 148 27 0 26 82 83 74 11 4 67 2 1 .278 .375 .476 .851 152 159 5.1
1980 Nashville - ABL 39 134 481 104 16 2 10 56 49 69 9 3 80 0 0 .216 .324 .320 .644 85 88 -0.6
1981 Nashville - ABL 40 19 74 15 4 0 1 9 8 6 1 1 11 0 0 .203 .268 .297 .566 50 47 -0.4
Total ABL 1323 4965 1358 274 11 190 786 693 625 93 57 576 12 9 .274 .362 .448 .810 130 132 28.4
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
1977 Mobile - AAA 36 6 25 7 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .280 .308 .520 .828 144 147 0.2
Total AAAA 6 25 7 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .280 .308 .520 .828 144 147
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1973 Nashville - ABL 32 6 24 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417 17 10 -1.2
1975 Seatlle - ABL 34 4 14 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 .214 .389 .429 .817 129 137 -0.5
Total ABL 10 38 7 2 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 9 0 0 .184 .262 .316 .578 65 64
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Detroit - MLB 1B 155 155 1620 120 129 1756 16 .991 1378.1 11.36 +3.5 1.012
1973 Nashville - MLB 1B 155 155 1476 95 126 1583 12 .992 1369.1 10.33 +2.3 1.014
1974 Nashville - MLB 1B 146 145 1373 101 125 1484 10 .993 1280.0 10.36 +1.8 1.005
1975 Seatlle - MLB 1B 153 153 1476 102 147 1593 15 .991 1385.1 10.25 +5.5 1.038
1976 Seatlle - MLB 1B 153 152 1476 97 144 1585 12 .992 1369.0 10.34 -0.5 .991
1976 Seatlle - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Seatlle - MLB SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1977 Seatlle - MLB 1B 106 106 938 60 103 1010 12 .988 942.0 9.54 -0.7 .989
1978 Seatlle - MLB 1B 141 139 1241 75 127 1331 15 .989 1234.0 9.60 -1.8 .979
1979 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 144 144 1254 81 133 1344 9 .993 1275.1 9.42 +0.7 .995
1980 Nashville - MLB 1B 133 133 1286 78 149 1377 13 .991 1167.1 10.52 +0.9 1.007
1981 Nashville - MLB 1B 3 3 16 3 1 19 0 1.000 26.0 6.58 +0.3 1.026
TOTAL 1B 1289 1285 12156 812 1184 13082 114 .991 11426.2 10.21 +11.8 1.005
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1972 Drafted in the 1972 inaugural draft by the Detroit Dukes. (Round 7, Pick 5, 149th overall pick).
06/12/1972 Wins the ABL NBC Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Action Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/18/1972 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/26/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
02/27/1973 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $636,000 with the Nashville Blues organization.
06/17/1973 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Stallions, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Action Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/13/1973 Wins the ABL ABC Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
05/13/1974 Wins the ABL ABC Player of the Week Award.
05/28/1974 Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for one week.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Action Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/29/1974 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Stallions, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
11/22/1974 Rejected the Nashville Blues qualifying offer.
11/24/1974 Became a free agent.
12/09/1974 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $2,240,000 with the Seatlle Comets organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
03/25/1975 Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
06/30/1975 Wins the ABL ABC Player of the Week Award.
07/13/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Action Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/28/1975 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
09/24/1975 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/29/1975 Wins the ABL ABC Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1975 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/14/1975 Wins the 1975 ABL ABC Toby Harrah Clutch Award at 1B.
11/18/1975 Wins the 1975 ABL ABC Danny Rodriguez MVP Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
04/24/1976 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/04/1976 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
06/25/1977 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
11/02/1978 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
01/07/1979 Was traded by the Seatlle Comets to the Minneapolis Blizzard in exchange for SS Billy Mendoza and RF Fernando Mesa.
04/19/1979 Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
04/26/1979 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
05/26/1979 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1979 Wins the ABL NBC Batter of the Month Award.
09/18/1979 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/24/1979 Wins the ABL NBC Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1979 Wins the ABL NBC Batter of the Month Award.
11/22/1979 Became a free agent.
12/12/1979 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,500,000 with the Nashville Blues organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
09/03/1980 Injured on 09/01/1980, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 155 5
1973 155 3
1975 153 5
1976 152 10
Year PA Rank
1972 689 2
1975 707 4
Year AB Rank
1972 623 3
1975 604 8
Year H Rank
1972 174 7
1974 169 9
1975 193 4
Year TB Rank
1972 269 7
1975 341 1
1978 244 10
1979 253 8
Year 2B Rank
1972 38 2
1974 39 5
1976 33 10
1978 35 8
Year HR Rank
1975 36 2
1976 25 6
1979 26 4
Year RBI Rank
1972 87 10
1973 93 10
1974 95 7
1975 122 2
1976 105 3
1979 82 7
Year R Rank
1972 91 5
1975 94 9
1978 84 10
1979 83 9
Year SF Rank
1973 7 6
1974 7 8
1975 13 1
1976 10 1
Year EBH Rank
1972 57 7
1975 71 2
1976 59 10
1979 53 7
Year AVG Rank
1974 .301 10
1975 .320 4
Year OBP Rank
1975 .400 6
1979 .375 8
Year SLG Rank
1975 .565 2
1978 .454 10
1979 .476 7
Year RC Rank
1975 139.87 1
1979 96.68 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1975 8.58 2
1979 6.45 8
Year ISO Rank
1975 .245 4
1978 .186 10
1979 .197 6
Year wOBA Rank
1975 .427 2
1978 .378 10
1979 .395 6
Year OPS Rank
1975 .965 2
1979 .851 6
Year WAR Rank
1975 7.9 2
1979 4.9 7
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