SS Caesar 'The Lip' Friis-Knutzen #45
Iceland A Valiants (ICE) TCA
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1959
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | TCA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS CAESAR 'THE LIP' FRIIS-KNUTZEN #45 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 60 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 60
Errors: - 65 60
Arm: 25 65 60
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/02/1959 @ PAR Win, 5-4 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
05/01/1959 PRO Win, 3-1 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
04/30/1959 LA Win, 4-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/29/1959 @ MOB Win, 5-3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
04/28/1959 LIS Loss, 4-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1959 @ SIC Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
04/24/1959 BER Loss, 5-10 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
04/23/1959 @ NY Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/1959 PAR Loss, 4-9 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
04/21/1959 @ PRO Win, 6-4 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Friis-Knutzen brings leadership to the clubhouse.
Personality Class: Captain
Birthday:07/22/1928
Born in:Haslev, VES
Nationality:Danish
Height:5' 10"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 4 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 45 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TOBA CLASS A 1959 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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 1.9
1956 Iceland - TOBA 27 19 35 5 1 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 7 0 0 .143 .211 .229 .439 21 17 -0.0
1957 Iceland - TOBA 28 16 41 11 4 0 1 8 5 7 0 0 12 1 0 .268 .375 .439 .814 121 132 0.5
1958 Iceland - TOBA 29 17 51 11 3 0 1 6 5 4 0 0 16 0 0 .216 .273 .333 .606 67 71 0.4
Total TOBA 383 1370 340 57 10 42 200 160 127 0 15 268 5 8 .248 .309 .396 .705 95 98 10.6
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 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 78 0.4
1956 Iceland - CUP 27 14 48 14 2 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 11 0 0 .292 .333 .500 .833 114 118 0.4
1957 Iceland - CUP 28 14 44 12 1 0 2 5 6 8 0 0 12 0 0 .273 .385 .432 .816 131 135 0.5
1959 Iceland A - A 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133 -0.1
Total TCA 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -133
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 1.7
1957 Iceland - TOBA 28 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333 512 586 0.4
Total TOBA 24 84 21 4 0 3 14 12 10 1 1 15 0 0 .250 .333 .405 .738 103 108
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
1956 Iceland - TOBA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Iceland - TOBA 2B 5 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.1 1.019
1956 Iceland - CUP 2B 1 1 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.5 1.317
1956 Iceland - TOBA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Iceland - CUP 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Iceland - TOBA SS 11 6 6 30 5 38 2 .947 63.2 5.09 +0.5 .989
1956 Iceland - CUP SS 13 12 9 46 4 60 5 .917 109.2 4.51 -0.3 .984
1956 Iceland - TOBA CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.2 1.007
1957 Iceland - TOBA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Iceland - CUP 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Iceland - TOBA SS 13 11 14 37 10 51 0 1.000 99.0 4.64 +1.0 1.071
1957 Iceland - CUP SS 14 13 13 48 6 65 4 .938 122.0 4.50 +0.2 1.000
1957 Iceland - TOBA CF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .000
1957 Iceland - TOBA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Iceland - TOBA 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.056
1958 Iceland - TOBA SS 12 12 20 47 9 70 3 .957 105.0 5.74 +2.3 1.083
1959 Iceland A - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.1 1.034
TOTAL 2B 108 102 217 269 60 494 8 .984 914.1 4.78 +10.4 1.056
TOTAL 3B 10 1 2 7 0 10 1 .900 22.1 3.63 -0.1 .952
TOTAL SS 389 378 455 1275 222 1798 68 .962 3341.1 4.66 +42.2 1.057
TOTAL CF 5 1 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.0 1.018
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .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.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
09/10/1958 Wins the 1958 Atlantic Series with the Iceland Aurora.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
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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