2B Ovid 'The Freak' Sames #11
Leningrad Pelicans EBB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/12/1959
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | EBB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B OVID 'THE FREAK' SAMES #11 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
10 44 7 3 0 0 3 5 5 .159 .240 .227 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 55
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 60 60 55 60
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 60 60 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 35
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 60 45
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
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
05/11/1959 @ KAZ Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/10/1959 @ KAZ Win, 2-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/09/1959 SOF Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/07/1959 SOF Win, 5-4 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1959 @ MOS Win, 10-0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/1959 @ MOS Win, 7-2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/04/1959 @ MOS Win, 7-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/03/1959 GOR Win, 7-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/02/1959 GOR Loss, 4-15 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/01/1959 GOR Win, 3-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has an extensive workout regimen and is sharp as a tack. He gets along with everyone.
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:$6,600
Signed Through:1959 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 84 Days
Service This Yr:11 Days
40-Man Service:None, 75 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN BLOC BASEBALL 1959 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 10 44 7 3 0 0 3 6 5 5 .159 .240 .227 .467 .218 .068 31
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 50 0 0 0 3 0 1 10 3 0 0 0.0 2.1 1.40 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Versus Right   38 6 3 0 0 3 5 5 5 1 0 0 .158 .250 .237 .487
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   27 4 3 0 0 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 .148 .200 .259 .459
May   44 7 3 0 0 3 6 5 5 1 0 0 .159 .240 .227 .467
Spring Training   56 13 2 0 0 0 6 8 5 0 1 1 .232 .338 .268 .606
Last Year   292 86 15 2 13 29 41 47 27 3 3 2 .295 .392 .493 .886
2 Years Ago   119 23 8 1 0 14 14 11 18 1 0 4 .193 .281 .277 .559
Career   455 116 26 3 13 46 61 63 50 5 3 6 .255 .350 .411 .761
Home   22 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 .227 .320 .273 .593
Road   22 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 .091 .160 .182 .342
Grass   44 7 3 0 0 3 6 5 5 1 0 0 .159 .240 .227 .467
Day   13 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .154 .267 .231 .497
Night   31 5 2 0 0 2 3 3 4 1 0 0 .161 .229 .226 .454
As Starter   44 7 3 0 0 3 6 5 5 1 0 0 .159 .240 .227 .467
Close/Late   10 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
Inning 1-3   17 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .059 .158 .118 .276
Inning 4-6   11 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Inning 7-9   16 5 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .312 .389 .438 .826
0 Outs   19 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .053 .143 .105 .248
1 Outs   12 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 .167 .312 .167 .479
2 Outs   13 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Scoring Position   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .125 .200 .125 .325
Bases Empty   26 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 .077 .200 .115 .315
Runner on 1st   10 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   22 4 2 0 0 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .182 .240 .273 .513
First Pitch   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Full Count   9 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .111 .273 .222 .495
Behind in Count   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Ahead in Count   5 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .625 .600 1.225
Batting Leadoff   44 7 3 0 0 3 6 5 5 1 0 0 .159 .240 .227 .467
Low Leverage   18 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .167 .367
Medium Leverage   21 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 .143 .208 .190 .399
High Leverage   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
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
1957 Prague - EBB 25 32 119 23 8 1 0 14 14 11 4 1 18 2 2 .193 .281 .277 .559 64 51 -0.8
1958 Prague - EBB 26 78 292 86 15 2 13 29 41 47 2 3 27 3 2 .295 .392 .493 .886 159 144 2.4
1959 Leningrad - EBB 27 10 44 7 3 0 0 3 6 5 0 1 5 0 0 .159 .240 .227 .467 37 31 -0.1
Total EBB 120 455 116 26 3 13 46 61 63 6 5 50 5 4 .255 .350 .411 .761 123 110 1.6
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 - YB 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 - YB 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 - YB 22 31 103 29 4 3 2 7 24 20 2 0 7 3 1 .282 .408 .437 .845 132 135 1.1
1955 Novi Sad - YB 23 57 206 58 11 4 3 26 32 51 1 1 27 4 2 .282 .425 .417 .842 129 112 1.3
1956 Novi Sad - YB 24 57 193 68 11 2 7 28 42 49 10 1 9 1 4 .352 .502 .539 1.041 185 179 2.9
1957 Novi Sad - YB 25 45 153 45 13 3 3 14 26 37 3 0 16 3 0 .294 .440 .477 .918 158 149 2.5
Total YB 307 1090 329 73 17 17 121 186 214 23 4 97 19 11 .302 .425 .447 .872 142 139
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 - YB 2B 57 57 95 139 34 242 8 .967 493.0 4.27 -3.7 .968
1952 Novi Sad - YB SS 5 1 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 -0.1 1.056
1953 Novi Sad - YB 2B 5 3 4 12 3 16 0 1.000 29.0 4.97 +0.3 1.009
1953 Novi Sad - YB SS 55 54 77 157 36 247 13 .947 464.0 4.54 -5.6 .944
1954 Novi Sad - YB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Novi Sad - YB SS 30 30 41 67 13 114 6 .947 248.2 3.91 -4.4 .911
1955 Novi Sad - YB 2B 4 2 4 11 2 15 0 1.000 21.0 6.43 +0.2 1.024
1955 Novi Sad - YB SS 38 38 48 103 24 158 7 .956 332.0 4.09 -3.3 .926
1956 Novi Sad - YB 2B 50 49 87 127 29 219 5 .977 426.0 4.52 -2.4 .968
1956 Novi Sad - YB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Novi Sad - YB SS 7 7 11 19 6 32 2 .938 59.1 4.55 -0.4 .958
1957 Novi Sad - YB 2B 43 42 70 121 28 194 3 .985 354.0 4.86 +1.4 1.023
1957 Prague - EBB 3B 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.101
1957 Novi Sad - YB SS 8 3 10 14 3 25 1 .960 35.1 6.11 -0.7 .894
1958 Prague - EBB 2B 9 6 9 28 4 37 0 1.000 63.2 5.23 +0.9 1.003
1958 Prague - EBB 3B 51 51 41 110 11 160 9 .944 446.0 3.05 -4.5 .948
1958 Prague - EBB SS 28 16 26 54 11 85 5 .941 171.1 4.20 -5.0 .857
1959 Leningrad - EBB 2B 6 6 6 12 3 19 1 .947 54.0 3.00 -0.0 .977
1959 Leningrad - EBB SS 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.083
TOTAL 2B 175 165 275 450 103 742 17 .977 1441.2 4.53 -3.2 .987
TOTAL 3B 52 52 43 112 11 164 9 .945 455.0 3.07 -4.4 .950
TOTAL SS 172 150 217 422 93 673 34 .949 1337.2 4.30 -19.3 .923
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.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
05/06/1956 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $19,180 with the Novi Sad Bears organization.
06/25/1956 Wins the YB Player of the Week Award.
08/04/1956 Wins the 1956 YB Best Batters Award at 2B.
08/07/1956 Finished 3rd in 1956 YB Ballplayer of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
06/17/1957 Injured on 06/15/1957, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will not miss additional time.
06/23/1957 Contract was purchased by the Prague Bruins organization.
07/31/1957 Wins the 1957 YB Best Batters Award at 2B.
08/12/1957 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,480 with the Prague Bruins organization.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 65 (65).
08/08/1958 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,600 with the Prague Bruins organization.
08/14/1958 Wins the 1958 EBB Best Bat Award at 3B.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 60 (60).
01/04/1959 Was traded by the Prague Bruins to the Leningrad Pelicans in exchange for RP Timofei Veishtorg, RP Petya Tlevtsejev, and 2B Pavlya Lognenko.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 58 4
1953 57 4
1955 57 4
1956 56 10
Year PA Rank
1952 260 1
1955 259 5
1956 253 9
1958 347 10
Year AB Rank
1952 224 6
Year H Rank
1952 62 5
1953 67 10
1956 68 4
1958 86 7
Year TB Rank
1956 104 4
1958 144 10
Year 2B Rank
1952 15 1
1953 19 1
1957 13 6
1958 15 9
Year 3B Rank
1953 3 10
1955 4 7
Year HR Rank
1958 13 8
Year SB Rank
1953 4 8
1955 4 9
Year R Rank
1952 29 4
1956 42 2
Year BB Rank
1952 29 10
1955 51 2
1956 49 3
1957 37 3
1958 47 5
Year IBB Rank
1955 16 2
1956 10 4
1957 8 3
1957 4 9
1958 12 4
Year HP Rank
1952 3 6
1953 4 5
1954 2 10
1956 10 1
1957 4 7
Year EBH Rank
1953 24 4
1958 30 9
Year AVG Rank
1953 .318 6
1956 .352 1
1958 .295 10
Year OBP Rank
1953 .407 1
1955 .425 2
1956 .502 1
1957 .440 2
1958 .392 7
Year SLG Rank
1956 .539 3
1958 .493 8
Year RC Rank
1953 43.30 2
1955 39.34 7
1956 54.93 3
1958 60.22 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1953 7.95 1
1956 10.99 3
1957 8.75 4
1958 7.56 3
Year ISO Rank
1956 .187 10
Year wOBA Rank
1953 .391 5
1956 .440 2
1957 .384 6
Year OPS Rank
1953 .872 10
1956 1.041 3
1957 .918 4
1958 .886 4
Year WAR Rank
1953 2.3 3
1956 2.9 3
1957 2.5 6
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