SS Caesar 'The Lip' Friis-Knutzen #45
Iceland Aurora TOBA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/22/1955
 OA: 55 POT: 55
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS CAESAR 'THE LIP' FRIIS-KNUTZEN #45 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 333 83 8 3 7 59 34 71 .249 .316 .354 1 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 35 40 35 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 60 55 55
Eye 45 50 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 65
Errors: - 70 65
Arm: 25 65 60
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/1955 @ LA Loss, 3-9 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/03/1955 @ LA Loss, 0-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1955 @ LA Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/01/1955 @ LA Loss, 3-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/30/1955 @ LA Win, 4-2 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/29/1955 @ LA Win, 7-2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1955 @ LA Loss, 7-8 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1955 @ LIS Win, 5-4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/25/1955 @ LIS Loss, 4-5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1955 @ LIS Win, 7-1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Friis-Knutzen puts in long hours.
Birthday:07/22/1928
Born in:Haslev, VES
Nationality:Danish
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$39,200
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 45 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 85 333 83 8 3 7 59 40 34 71 .249 .316 .354 .671 .305 .105 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 373 0 0 0 9 3 3 118 18 1 3 25.0 36.7 3.70 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 22 3 0 2 15 13 10 16 0 3 0 .247 .323 .348 .672
Versus Right   244 61 5 3 5 44 27 24 55 3 0 0 .250 .314 .357 .670
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   93 20 1 0 2 25 10 14 23 1 1 0 .215 .315 .290 .605
June   91 26 1 1 1 9 13 5 18 0 1 0 .286 .323 .352 .675
July   99 26 5 1 3 19 12 8 17 2 1 0 .263 .312 .424 .736
August   50 11 1 1 1 6 5 7 13 0 0 0 .220 .316 .340 .656
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   49 14 4 0 2 11 10 7 4 0 0 1 .286 .386 .490 .876
Last Year   305 77 7 2 15 50 43 30 53 6 2 0 .252 .314 .436 .750
2 Years Ago   321 86 23 3 6 39 37 25 49 2 2 0 .268 .319 .414 .733
Career   1243 313 49 9 40 185 146 113 233 15 7 0 .252 .311 .402 .713
Home   162 44 5 2 4 29 19 15 31 2 1 0 .272 .330 .401 .731
Road   171 39 3 1 3 30 21 19 40 1 2 0 .228 .304 .310 .614
Grass   333 83 8 3 7 59 40 34 71 3 3 0 .249 .316 .354 .671
Day   125 27 3 0 4 23 13 14 24 1 2 0 .216 .293 .336 .629
Night   208 56 5 3 3 36 27 20 47 2 1 0 .269 .330 .365 .696
As Starter   333 83 8 3 7 59 40 34 71 3 3 0 .249 .316 .354 .671
Close/Late   64 15 0 0 2 11 4 3 19 2 1 0 .234 .261 .328 .589
Inning 1-3   110 24 3 2 2 25 12 8 19 1 2 0 .218 .269 .336 .605
Inning 4-6   119 34 4 1 3 17 19 21 24 0 0 0 .286 .393 .412 .805
Inning 7-9   96 23 1 0 1 15 7 4 25 2 1 0 .240 .265 .281 .546
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
0 Outs   109 28 3 2 2 8 19 13 28 1 3 0 .257 .333 .376 .709
1 Outs   104 24 2 1 3 31 13 9 21 2 0 0 .231 .287 .356 .643
2 Outs   120 31 3 0 2 20 8 12 22 0 0 0 .258 .326 .333 .659
Scoring Position   120 35 4 0 3 53 17 14 23 3 3 0 .292 .358 .400 .758
Bases Empty   166 36 4 3 2 2 19 16 40 0 0 0 .217 .286 .313 .599
Runner on 1st   47 12 0 0 2 4 4 4 8 0 0 0 .255 .314 .383 .697
Runner on 2nd   18 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 2 0 .111 .238 .278 .516
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 11 0 0 1 7 4 5 8 0 1 0 .289 .372 .368 .741
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 2 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 .214 .294 .357 .651
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   18 4 0 0 0 9 2 3 3 1 0 0 .222 .318 .222 .540
Bases Loaded   25 12 2 0 1 24 5 1 3 1 0 0 .480 .481 .680 1.161
Two Strikes   184 35 4 0 2 23 12 19 71 3 0 0 .190 .262 .245 .507
First Pitch   42 13 2 1 1 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 .310 .310 .476 .786
Count 0-1   33 7 0 0 2 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .212 .394 .606
Count 0-2   43 6 1 0 1 7 3 0 14 0 0 0 .140 .140 .233 .372
Count 1-0   28 13 0 1 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .464 .464 .643 1.107
Count 1-1   22 10 1 0 1 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .636 1.091
Count 1-2   61 16 2 0 0 5 2 0 29 1 0 0 .262 .258 .295 .553
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   10 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   48 8 1 0 1 7 4 0 18 1 0 0 .167 .163 .250 .413
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 2 1 1 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 .167 .474 .417 .890
Full Count   32 5 0 0 0 4 3 19 10 1 0 0 .156 .462 .156 .618
Behind in Count   137 29 3 0 3 21 8 0 43 1 1 0 .212 .210 .299 .509
Ahead in Count   52 18 1 2 1 10 13 15 0 0 0 0 .346 .493 .500 .993
Batting 5th   333 83 8 3 7 59 40 34 71 3 3 0 .249 .316 .354 .671
Low Leverage   133 25 3 1 1 9 12 12 25 1 0 0 .188 .253 .248 .502
Medium Leverage   120 35 3 2 3 17 17 11 28 1 2 0 .292 .348 .425 .773
High Leverage   78 23 2 0 3 33 11 11 18 1 1 0 .295 .378 .436 .814
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 23 78 284 67 11 1 12 37 26 24 0 4 60 1 4 .236 .292 .408 .700 104 104 2.2
1953 Iceland - TOBA 24 84 321 86 23 3 6 39 37 25 0 2 49 2 1 .268 .319 .414 .733 99 100 2.5
1954 Iceland - TOBA 25 84 305 77 7 2 15 50 43 30 0 6 53 0 0 .252 .314 .436 .750 105 108 3.1
1955 Iceland - TOBA 26 85 333 83 8 3 7 59 40 34 0 3 71 1 3 .249 .316 .354 .671 85 90 2.0
Total TOBA 331 1243 313 49 9 40 185 146 113 0 15 233 4 8 .252 .311 .402 .713 98 100 9.7
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 23 24 90 26 3 1 4 6 12 8 0 0 30 3 2 .289 .347 .478 .825 118 120 0.7
1953 Iceland - CUP 24 24 94 22 5 0 7 22 11 6 0 0 37 0 0 .234 .280 .511 .791 106 102 0.4
1954 Iceland - CUP 25 24 89 27 3 1 5 16 13 8 0 1 28 0 0 .303 .357 .528 .885 138 142 1.2
1955 Iceland - CUP 26 24 91 21 6 1 2 5 12 7 1 0 21 1 0 .231 .293 .385 .678 79 79 0.4
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
1952 Iceland - TOBA 23 6 22 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 .091 .125 .091 .216 -36 -53 0.8
1954 Iceland - TOBA 25 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717 102 119 1.6
1955 Iceland - TOBA 26 14 49 14 4 0 2 11 10 7 1 0 4 0 0 .286 .386 .490 .876 140 149 1.8
Total TOBA 23 81 19 4 0 2 12 11 10 1 1 15 0 0 .235 .323 .358 .681 90 93
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 2B 71 71 168 205 45 378 5 .987 626.2 5.36 +8.1 1.072
1952 Iceland - CUP 2B 24 24 37 47 11 85 1 .988 219.2 3.44 +2.3 1.017
1952 Iceland - TOBA 3B 7 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 18.1 3.44 -0.2 .926
1952 Iceland - TOBA SS 6 5 9 15 2 25 1 .960 49.2 4.35 +0.8 1.080
1952 Iceland - TOBA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.000
1953 Iceland - TOBA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Iceland - TOBA SS 84 84 133 291 67 444 20 .955 726.2 5.25 +9.8 1.060
1953 Iceland - CUP SS 24 24 23 51 9 76 2 .974 212.2 3.13 +0.9 1.012
1954 Iceland - TOBA 2B 6 6 6 10 3 18 2 .889 46.0 3.13 -0.5 .885
1954 Iceland - TOBA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Iceland - TOBA SS 79 78 73 264 41 346 9 .974 686.2 4.42 +11.6 1.075
1954 Iceland - CUP SS 24 24 28 66 12 95 1 .989 207.0 4.09 +3.7 1.105
1955 Iceland - TOBA SS 85 85 92 290 39 398 16 .960 752.1 4.57 +9.9 1.071
1955 Iceland - CUP SS 24 24 35 90 18 130 5 .962 207.0 5.43 +1.8 1.020
TOTAL 2B 101 101 211 262 59 481 8 .983 892.1 4.77 +9.8 1.054
TOTAL 3B 9 1 2 5 0 8 1 .875 20.1 3.10 -0.2 .926
TOTAL SS 326 324 393 1067 188 1514 54 .964 2842.0 4.62 +38.5 1.063
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Iceland Aurora. (Round 8, Pick 6, 62nd overall pick).
06/02/1952 Injured on 06/01/1952, diagnosed with a bruised shin, is day-to-day.
06/23/1952 Wins the TOBA Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1952 Wins the 1952 TOBA Gold Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
06/29/1953 Wins the TOBA Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
06/30/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/06/1954 Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $404,600 with the Iceland Aurora organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
06/29/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/18/1955 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 77 10
1953 84 1
1954 84 1
1955 85 1
Year K Rank
1952 60 4
1954 53 10
1955 71 2
Year 2B Rank
1953 23 4
Year HR Rank
1952 12 5
1954 15 4
Year RBI Rank
1954 50 3
1955 59 4
Year SF Rank
1952 4 5
1954 6 3
Year EBH Rank
1953 32 9
Year ISO Rank
1952 .173 9
1954 .184 10
Year WAR Rank
1954 3.1 7
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