C Kalle Saarisalo #30
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/22/1955
OA: 30 POT: 35
C KALLE SAARISALO #30 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
22 56 12 0 0 1 5 5 7 .214 .274 .268 1 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
BABIP 35 35 35 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 55
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 30 30 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 20
Errors: - 25 35
Arm: 70 45 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 40 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 80
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/1955 @ GOR Loss, 8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1955 @ GOR Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1955 @ GOR Win, 7-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1955 @ SOF Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/15/1955 @ MOS Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/12/1955 @ PRA Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1955 BUC Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/01/1955 KIE Loss, 2-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/1955 @ WAR Win, 6-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
06/24/1955 SOF Loss, 2-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Kalle puts in extra time at the gym.
Birthday:10/11/1929
Born in:Szeged, CSO
Nationality:Hungarian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,580
Signed Through:1956 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN BLOC BASEBALL 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 22 56 12 0 0 1 5 3 5 7 .214 .274 .268 .542 .237 .054 42
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 66 0 0 1 2 3 1 15 1 1 1 50.0 4.1 2.16 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
Versus Right   37 10 0 0 1 5 3 4 5 1 2 0 .270 .333 .351 .685
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   21 7 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 .333 .391 .333 .725
June   14 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .143 .235 .357 .592
July   21 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 2 0 .143 .182 .143 .325
Spring Training   63 16 3 1 0 6 10 3 5 0 1 1 .254 .299 .333 .632
Last Year   38 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 .158 .238 .211 .449
2 Years Ago   33 6 0 1 2 7 5 1 5 0 1 0 .182 .206 .424 .630
Career   127 24 0 2 3 12 10 10 17 1 4 0 .189 .246 .291 .538
Home   22 5 0 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .227 .292 .364 .655
Road   34 7 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 1 3 0 .206 .263 .206 .469
Grass   56 12 0 0 1 5 3 5 7 1 3 0 .214 .274 .268 .542
Day   30 8 0 0 1 3 2 2 5 0 2 0 .267 .312 .367 .679
Night   26 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 .154 .233 .154 .387
As Starter   52 11 0 0 1 5 3 5 7 1 3 0 .212 .276 .269 .545
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   16 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .333 .438 .771
Inning 1-3   13 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 .308 .412 .308 .719
Inning 4-6   19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Inning 7-9   23 6 0 0 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .261 .320 .391 .711
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   28 8 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 .286 .333 .393 .726
1 Outs   13 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 2 0 .077 .188 .077 .264
2 Outs   15 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Scoring Position   17 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 1 3 0 .235 .222 .235 .458
Bases Empty   33 7 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 .212 .316 .303 .619
Runner on 1st   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   28 7 0 0 1 3 2 4 7 0 0 0 .250 .344 .357 .701
First Pitch   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .100 .111 .211
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-2   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Behind in Count   21 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 .190 .190 .333 .524
Ahead in Count   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Batting Leadoff   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Batting 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   38 9 0 0 1 3 3 4 3 0 1 0 .237 .310 .316 .625
Low Leverage   16 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Medium Leverage   22 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 .227 .320 .227 .547
High Leverage   18 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 1 2 0 .167 .158 .333 .491
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
1953 Budapest - EBB 23 10 33 6 0 1 2 7 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .206 .424 .630 73 59 0.1
1954 Budapest - EBB 24 13 38 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 5 1 0 .158 .238 .211 .449 29 23 -0.2
1955 Budapest - EBB 25 22 56 12 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 1 7 1 1 .214 .274 .268 .542 54 42 -0.3
Total EBB 45 127 24 0 2 3 12 10 10 0 1 17 2 1 .189 .246 .291 .538 51 40 -0.5
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
1953 Total - 23 63 282 81 17 12 6 53 55 28 3 0 67 26 14 .287 .358 .496 .854 100 100 2.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Budapest - INT C 10 9 31 6 0 37 0 1.000 83.0 4.01 +0.3 1.017 1 2 1 50.0
1954 Budapest - INT C 10 10 52 6 1 58 0 1.000 88.0 5.93 +0.4 1.019 0 6 3 50.0
1955 Budapest - INT C 16 15 86 8 1 97 3 .969 134.0 6.31 -1.8 .583 5 7 4 57.1
TOTAL C 36 34 169 20 2 192 3 .984 305.0 5.58 -1.1 .827 6 15 8 53.3
PLAYER HISTORY
07/11/1953 Was not drafted and became a free agent.
07/14/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Budapest Brewers organization.
08/30/1953 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,560.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 30 (30).
04/29/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Budapest Brewers development complex.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 30 (30).
09/02/1955 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $1,580.
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