CF Alain Viard #2
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/22/1955
OA: 45 POT: 45
CF ALAIN VIARD #2 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 294 81 15 4 6 44 23 37 .276 .326 .415 5 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
BABIP 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 70
Errors: - 30 65
Arm: 25 40 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/1955 @ LA Loss, 3-9 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
09/03/1955 @ LA Loss, 0-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/1955 @ LA Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/1955 @ LA Loss, 3-5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1955 @ LA Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1955 @ LA Win, 7-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1955 @ LA Loss, 7-8 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/26/1955 @ LIS Win, 5-4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/25/1955 @ LIS Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/23/1955 @ LIS Win, 7-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Hard not to like him.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:09/29/1926
Born in:Saint-Quentin, PIC
Nationality:French
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1956 Season
Major Service:14 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 55 Days
Pro Service:10 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 85 294 81 15 4 6 44 48 23 37 .276 .326 .415 .741 .323 .139 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 85 331 1 0 0 3 9 4 122 25 5 3 62.5 41.2 4.79 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   84 25 3 0 3 21 15 5 10 2 1 1 .298 .337 .440 .777
Versus Right   210 56 12 4 3 23 33 18 27 2 8 0 .267 .322 .405 .727
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   92 26 7 1 4 14 13 6 13 1 1 0 .283 .323 .511 .834
June   71 15 1 1 1 12 8 5 10 1 5 1 .211 .269 .296 .565
July   85 24 4 2 0 11 20 10 8 1 3 0 .282 .354 .376 .731
August   46 16 3 0 1 7 7 2 6 1 0 0 .348 .367 .478 .846
Postseason   52 14 2 0 0 5 4 4 6 0 4 0 .269 .321 .308 .629
Last Year   305 72 18 4 2 36 27 10 35 2 10 2 .236 .263 .341 .604
2 Years Ago   292 77 14 5 3 31 33 22 21 3 14 1 .264 .314 .377 .691
Career   1161 295 57 16 13 133 132 79 120 10 59 4 .254 .301 .364 .666
Home   130 38 7 0 2 23 20 17 16 3 5 0 .292 .367 .392 .759
Road   164 43 8 4 4 21 28 6 21 1 4 1 .262 .291 .433 .724
Grass   294 81 15 4 6 44 48 23 37 4 9 1 .276 .326 .415 .741
Day   116 34 7 1 2 13 20 11 15 0 1 0 .293 .354 .422 .777
Night   178 47 8 3 4 31 28 12 22 4 8 1 .264 .308 .410 .718
As Starter   294 81 15 4 6 44 48 23 37 4 9 1 .276 .326 .415 .741
Close/Late   76 28 6 0 1 6 17 5 5 0 1 0 .368 .407 .487 .894
Inning 1-3   83 19 3 2 1 13 6 5 8 0 3 0 .229 .273 .349 .622
Inning 4-6   99 22 5 0 2 16 19 9 19 4 5 1 .222 .283 .333 .617
Inning 7-9   107 39 7 2 3 15 20 7 10 0 1 0 .364 .404 .551 .955
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
0 Outs   105 34 7 1 2 12 24 7 12 0 5 0 .324 .366 .467 .833
1 Outs   93 25 3 1 2 16 14 11 15 4 4 0 .269 .333 .387 .720
2 Outs   96 22 5 2 2 16 10 5 10 0 0 1 .229 .275 .385 .660
Scoring Position   90 30 3 1 3 39 16 9 11 4 9 1 .333 .385 .489 .874
Bases Empty   159 41 10 2 3 3 26 13 23 0 0 0 .258 .314 .403 .716
Runner on 1st   45 10 2 1 0 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .239 .311 .550
Runner on 2nd   29 10 0 0 2 7 6 2 3 0 6 0 .345 .387 .552 .939
Runner on 3rd   14 5 0 1 0 10 1 1 2 3 1 0 .357 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 7 1 0 1 6 3 4 2 0 1 1 .389 .522 .611 1.133
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 4 1 0 0 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Two Strikes   136 32 5 2 1 19 21 17 37 1 0 0 .235 .318 .324 .642
First Pitch   45 13 4 1 2 6 5 0 0 0 7 0 .289 .289 .556 .844
Count 0-1   35 10 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .343 .629
Count 0-2   23 4 2 1 0 3 3 0 8 0 0 0 .174 .174 .348 .522
Count 1-0   29 7 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 1 1 1 .241 .258 .414 .672
Count 1-1   20 8 0 0 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100
Count 1-2   42 9 2 0 0 6 4 0 11 0 0 0 .214 .214 .262 .476
Count 2-0   8 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 2-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Count 2-2   34 12 1 0 1 4 5 0 10 0 0 0 .353 .353 .471 .824
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 3-1   8 5 1 1 0 2 4 5 0 1 0 0 .625 .714 1.000 1.714
Full Count   37 7 0 1 0 6 9 17 8 1 0 0 .189 .436 .243 .680
Behind in Count   100 23 6 1 0 9 11 0 19 0 1 0 .230 .230 .310 .540
Ahead in Count   58 18 4 1 1 11 12 6 0 3 1 1 .310 .368 .466 .833
Batting 8th   35 12 2 2 0 3 6 2 4 0 0 0 .343 .378 .514 .893
Batting 9th   259 69 13 2 6 41 42 21 33 4 9 1 .266 .319 .402 .721
Low Leverage   126 29 7 2 4 15 17 7 19 2 0 0 .230 .267 .413 .679
Medium Leverage   104 30 5 2 2 15 16 10 13 0 8 0 .288 .351 .433 .784
High Leverage   64 22 3 0 0 14 15 6 5 2 1 1 .344 .397 .391 .788
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 25 77 270 65 10 3 2 22 24 24 0 1 27 3 8 .241 .302 .322 .624 83 65 1.3
1953 Iceland - TOBA 26 84 292 77 14 5 3 31 33 22 1 3 21 7 0 .264 .314 .377 .691 88 80 1.3
1954 Iceland - TOBA 27 84 305 72 18 4 2 36 27 10 2 2 35 2 2 .236 .263 .341 .604 66 60 0.7
1955 Iceland - TOBA 28 85 294 81 15 4 6 44 48 23 1 4 37 5 3 .276 .326 .415 .741 103 102 1.8
Total TOBA 330 1161 295 57 16 13 133 132 79 4 10 120 17 13 .254 .301 .364 .666 85 77 5.1
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 25 24 87 18 1 1 1 6 12 7 0 0 24 4 0 .207 .266 .276 .542 46 45 -0.1
1953 Iceland - CUP 26 24 89 22 7 0 1 4 8 7 0 1 19 6 1 .247 .299 .360 .659 77 76 0.1
1954 France - EBT 27 6 18 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .056 .150 .111 .261 -31 -45 -0.4
1955 Iceland - CUP 28 24 86 16 5 0 1 4 8 2 0 0 12 4 2 .186 .205 .279 .484 28 17 -0.7
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 25 6 21 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 .143 .217 .190 .408 21 3 1.1
1954 Iceland - TOBA 27 3 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545 47 39 1.0
1955 Iceland - TOBA 28 14 52 14 2 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 6 1 2 .269 .321 .308 .629 75 69 0.5
Total TOBA 23 84 19 3 1 0 8 4 6 0 0 10 1 3 .226 .278 .286 .563 57 48
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 LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.0 1.000
1952 Iceland - TOBA CF 75 75 189 6 0 196 1 .995 673.2 2.61 +13.4 1.092
1952 Iceland - CUP CF 24 24 62 3 0 65 0 1.000 216.1 2.70 +0.3 1.051
1953 Iceland - TOBA CF 84 84 200 5 0 206 1 .995 742.2 2.48 +8.8 1.059
1953 Iceland - CUP CF 24 24 59 1 0 61 1 .984 210.2 2.56 +0.2 1.039
1954 France - EBT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Iceland - TOBA CF 84 84 236 6 1 243 1 .996 747.2 2.91 +8.9 1.064
1954 France - EBT CF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 45.0 1.80 -0.4 1.035
1955 Iceland - TOBA CF 85 85 192 3 0 197 2 .990 747.1 2.35 +5.0 1.062
1955 Iceland - CUP CF 24 24 51 3 0 54 0 1.000 207.0 2.35 -1.3 .938
TOTAL LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.0 1.000
TOTAL CF 406 405 998 27 1 1031 6 .994 3590.1 2.57 +35.0 1.058
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Iceland Aurora. (Round 14, Pick 6, 110th overall pick).
04/11/1952 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Iceland Aurora development complex.
07/11/1952 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/29/1952 Wins the 1952 TOBA Gold Glove Award at CF.
09/09/1952 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $68,000 with the Iceland Aurora organization.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 European Baseball Tournament for the France.
05/31/1954 Injured on 05/30/1954, diagnosed with a sore ankle, will not miss additional time.
06/30/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/27/1954 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
04/23/1955 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for one week.
05/08/1955 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 77 10
1953 84 1
1954 84 1
1955 85 1
Year 2B Rank
1954 18 6
Year 3B Rank
1953 5 9
1955 4 9
Year SB Rank
1953 7 6
Year SH Rank
1952 26 1
1953 14 6
1954 10 2
1955 9 9
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