SS Dragos Popa #12
Bucharest Bucks EBB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/23/1953
 OA: 40 POT: 40
BNN Index | EBB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS DRAGOS POPA #12 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
74 269 60 11 0 1 11 22 32 .223 .289 .275 3 -1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 60 55 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 40
Errors: - 50 40
Arm: 20 65 45
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/1953 @ KAZ Win, 6-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1953 @ KAZ Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/27/1953 @ KAZ Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/26/1953 PRA Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/25/1953 PRA Loss, 9-11 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/24/1953 PRA Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1953 @ WAR Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1953 @ WAR Loss, 2-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
07/21/1953 @ WAR Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/20/1953 LEN Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Dedicated and passionate, but he won't argue with umpires.
Birthday:03/04/1929
Born in:Mitocu Dragomirnei, SUC
Nationality:Romanian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,960
Signed Through:1954 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 39 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 19 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN BLOC BASEBALL 1953 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 74 269 60 11 0 1 11 26 22 32 .223 .289 .275 .564 .259 .052 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 301 3 0 0 4 7 0 74 12 3 1 75.0 22.8 2.78 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   61 11 2 0 0 0 6 4 5 0 2 2 .180 .254 .213 .467
Versus Right   208 49 9 0 1 11 20 18 27 0 5 1 .236 .300 .293 .593
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   100 19 4 0 1 4 12 6 13 0 2 2 .190 .250 .260 .510
June   74 17 3 0 0 3 5 5 7 0 3 1 .230 .287 .270 .558
July   95 24 4 0 0 4 9 11 12 0 2 0 .253 .330 .295 .625
Spring Training   88 14 1 0 1 3 6 9 7 0 1 1 .159 .245 .205 .449
Last Year   270 64 9 3 3 19 24 23 27 1 6 4 .237 .305 .326 .631
Career   539 124 20 3 4 30 50 45 59 1 13 7 .230 .297 .301 .598
Home   136 31 9 0 0 2 14 11 15 0 5 0 .228 .286 .294 .580
Road   133 29 2 0 1 9 12 11 17 0 2 3 .218 .293 .256 .548
Grass   269 60 11 0 1 11 26 22 32 0 7 3 .223 .289 .275 .564
Day   81 24 1 0 1 6 11 12 6 0 5 0 .296 .387 .346 .733
Night   188 36 10 0 0 5 15 10 26 0 2 3 .191 .244 .245 .488
As Starter   264 58 11 0 1 10 26 21 32 0 7 3 .220 .285 .273 .557
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   68 16 1 0 1 4 7 3 9 0 2 0 .235 .268 .294 .562
Inning 1-3   82 16 3 0 0 3 5 7 7 0 3 0 .195 .258 .232 .490
Inning 4-6   94 23 5 0 0 3 11 9 14 0 2 2 .245 .324 .298 .622
Inning 7-9   87 20 3 0 1 5 9 4 10 0 2 1 .230 .272 .299 .571
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
0 Outs   93 15 2 0 0 0 13 11 12 0 6 1 .161 .257 .183 .440
1 Outs   75 23 7 0 0 3 11 9 4 0 1 0 .307 .381 .400 .781
2 Outs   101 22 2 0 1 8 2 2 16 0 0 2 .218 .248 .267 .515
Scoring Position   72 14 0 0 1 11 6 5 11 0 7 1 .194 .256 .236 .493
Bases Empty   147 36 8 0 0 0 12 12 13 0 0 1 .245 .306 .299 .606
Runner on 1st   50 10 3 0 0 0 8 5 8 0 0 1 .200 .286 .260 .546
Runner on 2nd   23 8 0 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 6 0 .348 .423 .478 .901
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Bases Loaded   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   125 24 7 0 1 8 12 15 32 0 0 3 .192 .294 .272 .566
First Pitch   46 10 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 .217 .217 .261 .478
Count 0-1   21 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .238 .286 .524
Count 0-2   23 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1 .174 .208 .217 .426
Count 1-0   27 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-1   23 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .261 .304 .565
Count 1-2   35 6 3 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .171 .171 .257 .429
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   15 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 2-2   37 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 .135 .135 .162 .297
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   8 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .692 .500 1.192
Full Count   30 9 2 0 1 4 7 15 7 0 0 2 .300 .553 .467 1.020
Behind in Count   79 15 5 0 0 2 4 0 15 0 1 1 .190 .200 .253 .453
Ahead in Count   54 15 0 0 0 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 .278 .361 .278 .638
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   23 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 0 0 0 .174 .269 .174 .443
Batting 5th   158 33 7 0 1 8 16 10 16 0 2 3 .209 .269 .272 .541
Batting 6th   87 23 4 0 0 2 7 8 10 0 5 0 .264 .326 .310 .637
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   94 23 5 0 1 5 10 5 10 0 1 1 .245 .290 .330 .620
Medium Leverage   111 27 5 0 0 5 11 16 9 0 5 1 .243 .344 .288 .632
High Leverage   63 10 1 0 0 1 5 1 13 0 1 1 .159 .185 .175 .359
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 Bucharest - EBB 23 75 270 64 9 3 3 19 24 23 4 1 27 2 6 .237 .305 .326 .631 83 79 0.4
1953 Bucharest - EBB 24 74 269 60 11 0 1 11 26 22 3 0 32 3 1 .223 .289 .275 .564 59 52 -1.0
Total EBB 149 539 124 20 3 4 30 50 45 7 1 59 5 7 .230 .297 .301 .598 71 66 -0.6
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
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Bucharest - INT 1B 52 51 504 51 40 560 5 .991 440.2 11.34 +3.8 1.063
1952 Bucharest - INT 2B 1 1 2 6 3 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 1.060
1952 Bucharest - INT 3B 19 17 14 47 6 66 5 .924 152.0 3.61 -0.4 .976
1952 Bucharest - INT SS 6 6 8 13 3 21 0 1.000 54.0 3.50 +0.6 1.098
1953 Bucharest - INT 1B 21 19 183 16 21 202 3 .985 172.1 10.39 +0.3 1.017
1953 Bucharest - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Bucharest - INT 3B 47 44 43 125 5 178 10 .944 403.0 3.75 -2.9 .984
1953 Bucharest - INT SS 8 8 11 19 3 32 2 .938 67.1 4.01 -0.8 .919
TOTAL 1B 73 70 687 67 61 762 8 .990 613.0 11.07 +4.1 1.051
TOTAL 2B 1 1 2 6 3 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 1.060
TOTAL 3B 66 61 57 172 11 244 15 .939 555.0 3.71 -3.3 .982
TOTAL SS 14 14 19 32 6 53 2 .962 121.1 3.78 -0.2 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
01/02/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Bucharest Bucks organization.
02/05/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Bucharest Bucks development complex.
09/02/1952 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,560.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
08/12/1953 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,960 with the Bucharest Bucks organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1952 4 7
1953 3 8
Year SH Rank
1953 7 7
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