C Afalku Bingamu #16
Los Angeles Stars TOBA
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/23/1953
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C AFALKU BINGAMU #16 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
69 229 67 9 1 2 30 15 22 .293 .335 .367 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 50
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 30 35 35
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 65 55 40
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 70 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 70 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1953 @ PRO Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/19/1953 @ PRO Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1953 @ ICE Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/14/1953 @ ICE Loss, 3-6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/13/1953 @ MOB Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
08/12/1953 @ MOB Win, 1-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1953 @ MOB Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/09/1953 PAR Win, 7-2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/08/1953 PAR Win, 6-4 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/07/1953 PAR Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is a charismatic leader.
Birthday:06/07/1924
Born in:Abidjan, LAG
Nationality:Ivorian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$20,000
Signed Through:1954 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 13 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 69 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1953 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 69 229 67 9 1 2 30 30 15 22 .293 .335 .367 .701 .302 .074 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 266 1 0 0 7 18 3 84 12 0 0 0.0 28.3 4.02 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 20 1 0 1 9 9 7 16 1 8 1 .206 .264 .247 .512
Versus Right   132 47 8 1 1 21 21 8 6 2 10 0 .356 .387 .455 .842
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   59 16 2 1 0 10 8 6 9 1 4 0 .271 .333 .339 .672
June   74 24 4 0 1 9 9 3 5 0 3 1 .324 .359 .419 .778
July   62 14 2 0 0 5 5 2 6 0 6 0 .226 .250 .258 .508
August   34 13 1 0 1 6 8 4 2 2 5 0 .382 .425 .500 .925
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Last Year   161 29 3 0 0 8 8 14 18 0 9 0 .180 .246 .199 .444
Career   390 96 12 1 2 38 38 29 40 3 27 1 .246 .298 .297 .595
Home   114 31 6 0 0 15 17 8 10 0 10 0 .272 .320 .325 .644
Road   115 36 3 1 2 15 13 7 12 3 8 1 .313 .349 .409 .758
Grass   229 67 9 1 2 30 30 15 22 3 18 1 .293 .335 .367 .701
Day   138 42 4 1 1 19 17 9 12 2 10 1 .304 .347 .370 .716
Night   91 25 5 0 1 11 13 6 10 1 8 0 .275 .316 .363 .679
As Starter   229 67 9 1 2 30 30 15 22 3 18 1 .293 .335 .367 .701
Close/Late   51 9 2 0 0 3 3 4 10 1 3 1 .176 .246 .216 .461
Inning 1-3   61 23 2 0 1 8 10 3 3 0 8 0 .377 .406 .459 .865
Inning 4-6   87 29 5 0 0 14 15 6 5 2 7 0 .333 .368 .391 .759
Inning 7-9   79 15 2 1 1 8 5 6 14 1 1 1 .190 .253 .278 .531
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   73 22 3 0 1 6 12 5 8 1 9 0 .301 .342 .384 .725
1 Outs   67 30 6 0 1 15 14 5 3 2 9 1 .448 .480 .582 1.062
2 Outs   89 15 0 1 0 9 4 5 11 0 0 0 .169 .213 .191 .404
Scoring Position   73 29 4 1 1 29 15 7 7 3 18 0 .397 .434 .521 .954
Bases Empty   115 32 5 0 1 1 11 5 11 0 0 1 .278 .314 .348 .662
Runner on 1st   41 6 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 0 .146 .205 .146 .351
Runner on 2nd   20 9 0 0 1 5 7 3 1 0 12 0 .450 .522 .600 1.122
Runner on 3rd   9 3 2 0 0 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 .333 .300 .556 .856
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .444 .400 .844
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .400 .455 .400 .855
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 .500 .375 .500 .875
Bases Loaded   13 5 1 1 0 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Two Strikes   92 19 2 0 2 7 11 10 22 0 0 1 .207 .291 .293 .585
First Pitch   43 15 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 9 0 .349 .349 .395 .744
Count 0-1   33 11 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 4 0 .333 .314 .394 .708
Count 0-2   18 7 0 0 1 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 1-0   21 6 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 1-1   23 8 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 .348 .348 .348 .696
Count 1-2   28 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Count 2-0   4 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Count 2-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-2   31 8 0 0 1 2 3 0 7 0 0 1 .258 .281 .355 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .800 3.000 3.800
Full Count   15 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 6 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Behind in Count   79 22 4 0 1 10 6 0 9 2 4 0 .278 .272 .367 .639
Ahead in Count   38 14 3 1 0 10 8 5 0 1 2 0 .368 .432 .500 .932
Batting 8th   26 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 1 0 .231 .310 .308 .618
Batting 9th   203 61 7 1 2 28 29 12 18 3 17 1 .300 .338 .374 .712
Low Leverage   85 17 2 0 1 3 3 5 12 1 1 1 .200 .250 .259 .509
Medium Leverage   96 31 4 0 1 10 17 6 3 0 11 0 .323 .363 .396 .759
High Leverage   46 19 3 1 0 17 10 4 6 2 6 0 .413 .442 .522 .964
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
1952 Iceland - TOBA 27 51 161 29 3 0 0 8 8 14 0 0 18 0 0 .180 .246 .199 .444 32 20 -0.5
1953 Los Angeles - TOBA 28 69 229 67 9 1 2 30 30 15 1 3 22 0 0 .293 .335 .367 .701 92 79 1.4
Total TOBA 120 390 96 12 1 2 38 38 29 1 3 40 0 0 .246 .298 .297 .595 67 54 0.9
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
1952 Iceland - CUP 27 22 78 17 0 1 3 7 6 6 1 0 22 0 0 .218 .282 .359 .641 70 69 0.1
1953 Los Angeles - CUP 28 19 64 18 4 0 0 10 5 5 1 0 15 0 0 .281 .343 .344 .687 88 85 0.2
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
1953 Los Angeles - TOBA 28 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 -59 1.0
Total TOBA 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 -59
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Iceland - TOBA C 51 48 210 24 3 237 3 .987 425.1 4.95 -0.7 1.000 5 34 12 35.3
1952 Iceland - CUP C 22 22 200 14 4 215 1 .995 199.1 9.66 +0.3 1.000 1 21 6 28.6
1953 Los Angeles - TOBA C 69 69 314 37 4 352 1 .997 612.2 5.16 +1.6 1.106 9 26 16 61.5
1953 Los Angeles - CUP C 19 19 181 7 0 188 0 1.000 171.1 9.88 +0.9 1.246 0 8 2 25.0
TOTAL C 161 158 905 82 11 992 5 .995 1408.2 6.31 +2.2 1.075 15 89 36 40.4
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Iceland Aurora. (Round 6, Pick 6, 46th overall pick).
04/11/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Iceland Aurora development complex.
05/12/1952 Injured on 05/10/1952, diagnosed with a sore calf muscle, is day-to-day.
09/20/1952 Became a free agent.
10/21/1952 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $40,000 with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
07/01/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/17/1953 Wins the 1953 TOBA Gold Glove Award at C.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1952 9 8
1953 18 1
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