2B Ovid 'The Freak' Sames #9
Novi Sad Bears YB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/22/1955
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | YB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B OVID 'THE FREAK' SAMES #9 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
57 206 58 11 4 3 26 51 27 .282 .425 .417 4 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 55
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 60 55 55
Gap 60 65 60 60
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 35
Errors: - 45 40
Arm: 20 60 40
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/07/1955 NIS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/1955 NIS Loss, 0-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/05/1955 NIS Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/1955 @ LJU Win, 5-1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
07/02/1955 @ LJU Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/01/1955 @ LJU Win, 7-3 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 1
06/30/1955 BEL Win, 14-1 4 3 2 3 0 1 1 0
06/29/1955 BEL Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/28/1955 BEL Loss, 6-6 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
06/27/1955 @ ZAG Loss, 5-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort and is as smart as they come. His teammates have great respect for Sames.
Birthday:06/07/1931
Born in:Borsa, MAR
Nationality:Romanian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,400
Signed Through:1956 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 11 Days
Service This Yr:68 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 11 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
YUGOBALL 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 57 206 58 11 4 3 26 32 51 27 .282 .425 .417 .842 .344 .136 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 57 259 1 16 0 4 0 1 86 18 4 2 66.7 39.3 6.85 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 19 4 2 1 9 13 15 9 1 0 1 .288 .422 .455 .876
Versus Right   140 39 7 2 2 17 19 36 18 0 0 0 .279 .426 .400 .826
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   105 30 8 1 1 13 15 21 10 1 0 0 .286 .402 .410 .811
June   78 23 2 3 1 12 15 27 9 0 0 1 .295 .481 .436 .917
July   23 5 1 0 1 1 2 3 8 0 0 0 .217 .308 .391 .699
Spring Training   53 11 2 2 0 4 9 11 4 1 0 3 .208 .368 .321 .688
Last Year   103 29 4 3 2 7 24 20 7 0 0 2 .282 .408 .437 .845
2 Years Ago   211 67 19 3 2 28 33 28 22 0 1 4 .318 .407 .464 .872
Career   744 216 49 12 7 79 118 128 72 3 3 10 .290 .400 .417 .817
Home   98 31 5 2 2 16 24 28 15 1 0 1 .316 .469 .469 .938
Road   108 27 6 2 1 10 8 23 12 0 0 0 .250 .382 .370 .752
Grass   206 58 11 4 3 26 32 51 27 1 0 1 .282 .425 .417 .842
Day   48 12 3 0 1 7 6 6 5 1 0 0 .250 .327 .375 .702
Night   158 46 8 4 2 19 26 45 22 0 0 1 .291 .451 .430 .881
As Starter   206 58 11 4 3 26 32 51 27 1 0 1 .282 .425 .417 .842
Close/Late   38 8 3 0 2 5 7 11 6 0 0 0 .211 .388 .447 .835
Inning 1-3   84 23 3 1 0 5 4 9 11 0 0 0 .274 .344 .333 .677
Inning 4-6   63 20 3 2 1 13 14 24 8 1 0 1 .317 .506 .476 .982
Inning 7-9   59 15 5 1 2 8 14 18 8 0 0 0 .254 .429 .475 .903
0 Outs   55 11 2 0 1 3 14 13 9 0 0 0 .200 .353 .291 .644
1 Outs   79 26 6 4 1 14 15 17 11 1 0 1 .329 .449 .544 .993
2 Outs   72 21 3 0 1 9 3 21 7 0 0 0 .292 .452 .375 .827
Scoring Position   45 19 4 1 1 20 7 23 7 1 0 0 .422 .609 .622 1.231
Bases Empty   107 20 5 2 1 1 18 22 12 0 0 1 .187 .331 .299 .630
Runner on 1st   54 19 2 1 1 5 7 6 8 0 0 0 .352 .417 .481 .898
Runner on 2nd   16 4 1 0 0 1 2 10 3 0 0 0 .250 .538 .312 .851
Runner on 3rd   5 4 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .800 .875 1.000 1.875
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 6 2 0 0 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .462 .588 .615 1.204
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 1 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 .429 .375 .714 1.089
Two Strikes   101 30 7 2 1 17 16 27 27 1 0 0 .297 .442 .436 .878
First Pitch   27 4 1 0 1 2 1 15 0 0 0 0 .148 .452 .296 .749
Count 0-1   27 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 0-2   19 6 1 1 0 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
Count 1-0   16 5 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .312 .353 .562 .915
Count 1-1   15 8 0 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .533 .562 .800 1.363
Count 1-2   28 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 .321 .321 .429 .750
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   10 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 2-2   23 5 2 0 1 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 .217 .217 .435 .652
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .125 .533 .125 .658
Full Count   31 10 1 1 0 5 10 27 9 1 0 0 .323 .627 .419 1.046
Behind in Count   74 21 4 1 0 8 7 0 13 0 0 0 .284 .284 .365 .649
Ahead in Count   36 10 3 0 1 3 7 9 0 0 0 0 .278 .422 .444 .867
Batting 3rd   206 58 11 4 3 26 32 51 27 1 0 1 .282 .425 .417 .842
Low Leverage   87 18 3 2 1 5 14 26 11 0 0 0 .207 .389 .322 .711
Medium Leverage   82 26 5 2 0 8 10 16 14 0 0 1 .317 .434 .427 .861
High Leverage   36 13 2 0 2 13 7 9 2 1 0 0 .361 .478 .583 1.062
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
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 Novi Sad - IND 20 58 224 62 15 2 0 18 29 29 3 2 16 4 4 .277 .364 .362 .726 113 116 1.8
1953 Novi Sad - IND 21 59 211 67 19 3 2 28 33 28 4 0 22 4 0 .318 .407 .464 .872 136 144 2.6
1954 Novi Sad - IND 22 31 103 29 4 3 2 7 24 20 2 0 7 3 1 .282 .408 .437 .845 132 135 0.8
1955 Novi Sad - IND 23 57 206 58 11 4 3 26 32 51 1 1 27 4 2 .282 .425 .417 .842 129 112 0.9
Total YB 205 744 216 49 12 7 79 118 128 10 3 72 15 7 .290 .400 .417 .817 127 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Novi Sad - IND 2B 57 57 95 139 34 242 8 .967 493.0 4.27 -3.7 .968
1952 Novi Sad - IND SS 5 1 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 -0.1 1.056
1953 Novi Sad - IND 2B 5 3 4 12 3 16 0 1.000 29.0 4.97 +0.3 1.009
1953 Novi Sad - IND SS 55 54 77 157 36 247 13 .947 464.0 4.54 -5.6 .944
1954 Novi Sad - IND 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Novi Sad - IND SS 30 30 41 67 13 114 6 .947 248.2 3.91 -4.4 .911
1955 Novi Sad - IND 2B 4 2 4 11 2 15 0 1.000 21.0 6.43 +0.2 1.024
1955 Novi Sad - IND SS 38 38 48 103 24 158 7 .956 332.0 4.09 -3.3 .926
TOTAL 2B 67 62 103 162 39 273 8 .971 544.0 4.38 -3.2 .974
TOTAL SS 128 123 169 332 73 527 26 .951 1062.2 4.24 -13.5 .934
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Joined the Philadelphia Grand Slam.
02/05/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Novi Sad Bears development complex.
05/01/1952 Named the #5 prospect in the YB
07/25/1952 Wins the 1952 Yugoball Yugo Classic with the Novi Sad Bears!
08/05/1952 Wins the 1952 YB Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
08/17/1952 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $630.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
07/24/1953 Wins the 1953 Yugoball Yugo Classic with the Novi Sad Bears!
08/16/1953 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
05/23/1954 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
06/02/1954 Injured (elbow strain),out for 6 weeks.
07/29/1954 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,320 with the Novi Sad Bears organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
07/27/1955 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400 with the Novi Sad Bears organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 58 4
1953 57 4
1955 57 4
Year PA Rank
1952 260 1
1955 259 5
Year AB Rank
1952 224 6
Year H Rank
1952 62 5
1953 67 10
Year 2B Rank
1952 15 1
1953 19 1
Year 3B Rank
1953 3 10
1955 4 7
Year SB Rank
1953 4 8
1955 4 9
Year R Rank
1952 29 4
Year BB Rank
1952 29 10
1955 51 2
Year IBB Rank
1955 16 2
Year HP Rank
1952 3 6
1953 4 5
1954 2 10
Year EBH Rank
1953 24 4
Year AVG Rank
1953 .318 6
Year OBP Rank
1953 .407 1
1955 .425 2
Year RC Rank
1953 43.30 2
1955 39.34 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1953 7.95 1
Year wOBA Rank
1953 .391 5
Year OPS Rank
1953 .872 10
Year WAR Rank
1953 2.3 3
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