2B Lanz Linden #17
Iceland Aurora TOBA
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/23/1953
 OA: 55 POT: 55
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B LANZ LINDEN #17 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 15 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 .200 .333 .267 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 30 30 30 30
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 50
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/13/1953 @ LIS Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/06/1953 @ PRO Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1953 @ MOB Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1953 @ MOB Win, 10-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1953 @ SIC Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1953 @ LA Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1953 @ LA Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1953 LIS Win, 5-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1953 PRO Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/07/1953 MOB Loss, 3-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is slow to learn from experience.
Birthday:07/03/1930
Born in:Düren, NOR
Nationality:German
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,500
Signed Through:1953 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 29 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
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 20 15 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 .200 .333 .267 .600 .281 .067 65
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0.0 1.7 3.48 -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 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Versus Right   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
June   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
July   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
August   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Year   56 12 3 0 2 10 3 4 8 0 0 0 .214 .267 .375 .642
Career   71 15 4 0 2 10 4 7 9 0 1 0 .211 .282 .352 .634
Home   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Road   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Grass   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 .200 .333 .267 .600
Day   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Night   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
As Reliever / Substitution   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 .200 .333 .267 .600
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Inning 1-3   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Inning 7-9   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .333 .708
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
0 Outs   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
1 Outs   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
2 Outs   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Scoring Position   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Bases Empty   8 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .286 .500 .429 .929
First Pitch   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Behind in Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Ahead in Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 5th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Low Leverage   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Medium Leverage   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
High Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
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 21 25 56 12 3 0 2 10 3 4 0 0 8 1 0 .214 .267 .375 .642 87 86 0.2
1953 Iceland - TOBA 22 20 15 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .333 .267 .600 66 65 -0.1
Total TOBA 45 71 15 4 0 2 10 4 7 0 0 9 1 0 .211 .282 .352 .634 82 81 0.2
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 21 6 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952 142 143 0.1
1953 Iceland - CUP 22 6 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 313 342 0.1
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 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 609 697 0.2
Total TOBA 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 609 697
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 1B 3 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 5.2 12.71 +0.1 1.117
1952 Iceland - CUP 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1952 Iceland - TOBA 2B 13 11 27 27 13 54 0 1.000 104.2 4.64 +0.4 1.003
1952 Iceland - TOBA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Iceland - TOBA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Iceland - TOBA 1B 6 0 15 1 3 16 0 1.000 10.2 13.50 -0.4 .530
1953 Iceland - CUP 1B 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1953 Iceland - TOBA 2B 9 0 9 6 3 15 0 1.000 27.1 4.94 -0.3 .896
1953 Iceland - CUP 2B 3 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 3.2 7.36 -0.1 1.005
1953 Iceland - TOBA 3B 2 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.074
1953 Iceland - CUP 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Iceland - TOBA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Iceland - CUP SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 13 0 27 1 4 28 0 1.000 23.1 10.80 -0.3 .726
TOTAL 2B 25 11 37 35 17 72 0 1.000 135.2 4.78 +0.1 .976
TOTAL 3B 2 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.2 1.074
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Iceland Aurora. (Round 26, Pick 6, 206th overall pick).
01/22/1952 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Iceland Aurora development complex.
09/18/1952 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,500.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 70 (70).
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