Player Report for #9 Baldassare Cantone

09/01/1963

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2B Baldassare Cantone #9

FBL Buffalo Bolts

Age: 29

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Great


	79-56, .585, - GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
121	476	120	20	4	6	58	40	14	.252	.314	.349	7

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	5	5	5	5
Gap	7	7	7	7
Power	3	3	3	3
Eye	5	6	5	6
Avoid K's	10	10	10	10

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	6	3
Errors:	-	6	2
Arm:	1	4	2
Turn DP:	-	10	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	5
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	7	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	3

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	7
Stealing Ability:	8
Baserunning Inst.:	8
Sacrifice Bunt:	8
Bunt for Hit:	6

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
08/31/1963	@ Tuc	Win, 4-2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
08/30/1963	@ Tuc	Loss, 2-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
08/28/1963	Ric	Win, 11-3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
08/27/1963	Ric	Loss, 6-10	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
08/26/1963	Ric	Win, 5-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
08/25/1963	@ Ind	Win, 11-2	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
08/23/1963	@ Ind	Loss, 5-6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
08/21/1963	Roc	Win, 8-1	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
08/20/1963	Roc	Win, 4-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
08/19/1963	Roc	Loss, 2-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Very Low
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Baldassare Cantone
Birthday:	01/13/1934
Born in:	Genoa (Liguria)
Nationality:	Italian
Height:	5' 9"
Weight:	181 lbs
Local Popularity:	Very Popular
National Pop.:	Popular

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$75,000
Signed Through:	1965 Season
Major Service:	5 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:	154 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 38 Days
Pro Service:	6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1957, 5th Pick in Round 1

Federal Baseball League 1963 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	121	476	120	20	4	6	58	59	40	14	.252	.314	.349	.663	.291	.097	.9
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	118	535	5	1	0	14	10	4	166	30	7	1	87.5	52.5	3.68
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		155	37	7	1	2	10	18	17	2	0	3	3	.239	.326	.335	.661
Versus Right		321	83	13	3	4	48	41	23	12	4	7	2	.259	.309	.355	.664
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		20	4	1	0	1	2	5	4	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.400	.733
April		104	25	4	1	1	14	9	7	2	1	3	1	.240	.292	.327	.619
May		105	26	2	0	0	10	9	7	4	2	1	2	.248	.302	.267	.568
June		101	30	3	2	3	15	20	9	4	0	4	1	.297	.360	.455	.816
July		93	18	3	0	0	6	8	8	4	1	1	1	.194	.262	.226	.488
August		73	21	8	1	2	13	13	9	0	0	1	0	.288	.366	.507	.873
Spring Training		89	18	6	1	0	2	15	12	1	0	1	1	.202	.304	.292	.596
Last Year		614	169	28	7	11	74	86	48	28	8	2	15	.275	.339	.397	.736
2 Years Ago		403	120	16	5	5	38	67	22	7	4	1	20	.298	.361	.400	.760
Career		2727	769	138	33	45	308	399	170	118	28	24	71	.282	.337	.406	.743
Home		237	67	11	4	3	32	35	21	11	3	4	2	.283	.342	.401	.743
Road		239	53	9	0	3	26	24	19	3	1	6	3	.222	.286	.297	.583
Grass		476	120	20	4	6	58	59	40	14	4	10	5	.252	.314	.349	.663
Night		476	120	20	4	6	58	59	40	14	4	10	5	.252	.314	.349	.663
Pinch Hitting		1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Close/Late		92	29	4	1	2	15	12	10	4	1	7	1	.315	.385	.446	.830
Inning 1-3		192	49	6	2	1	17	25	9	5	0	0	3	.255	.299	.323	.622
Inning 4-6		147	34	7	1	3	24	17	13	5	3	3	0	.231	.288	.354	.642
Inning 7-9		127	35	7	1	2	16	16	15	2	1	6	2	.276	.359	.394	.752
Extra Innings		10	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	.200	.385	.200	.585
0 Outs		161	41	9	0	3	20	36	19	6	1	9	2	.255	.339	.366	.705
1 Outs		166	41	4	3	1	20	18	13	4	3	1	1	.247	.301	.325	.626
2 Outs		149	38	7	1	2	18	5	8	4	0	0	2	.255	.302	.356	.658
Scoring Position		120	36	7	2	1	48	16	5	3	4	3	1	.300	.323	.417	.740
Bases Empty		264	59	8	2	2	2	27	32	9	0	0	4	.223	.317	.292	.608
Runner on 1st		92	25	5	0	3	8	16	3	2	0	7	0	.272	.295	.424	.719
Runner on 2nd		47	16	3	0	1	15	8	2	0	0	0	0	.340	.367	.468	.835
Runner on 3rd		13	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462
Runner on 1st & 2nd		19	4	0	1	0	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	.211	.250	.316	.566
Runner on 1st & 3rd		12	3	1	1	0	8	1	0	0	2	0	1	.250	.267	.500	.767
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		14	8	1	0	0	14	2	2	2	2	0	0	.571	.556	.643	1.198
Bases Loaded		15	3	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Two Strikes		173	40	7	2	2	20	25	17	14	0	0	3	.231	.311	.329	.640
First Pitch		91	19	4	0	1	6	14	0	0	2	2	1	.209	.213	.286	.498
Count 0-1		47	13	2	1	2	10	4	0	0	2	2	0	.277	.265	.489	.755
Count 0-2		25	4	1	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	.160	.160	.200	.360
Count 1-0		53	16	2	0	0	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.302	.340	.642
Count 1-1		48	13	1	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	3	1	.271	.286	.292	.577
Count 1-2		48	10	1	0	1	6	7	0	4	0	0	1	.208	.224	.292	.516
Count 2-0		13	7	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	.538	.538	.923	1.462
Count 2-1		41	9	2	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.317	.537
Count 2-2		56	14	4	0	0	8	5	0	4	0	0	1	.250	.263	.321	.585
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		10	3	0	0	0	3	2	16	0	0	0	0	.300	.731	.300	1.031
Full Count		44	12	1	2	1	5	10	17	3	0	0	1	.273	.484	.455	.938
Behind in Count		120	27	4	1	3	17	14	0	7	2	2	1	.225	.228	.350	.578
Ahead in Count		117	35	6	1	1	17	12	23	0	0	3	0	.299	.414	.393	.807
Batting Leadoff		34	8	1	1	0	9	4	3	0	0	0	1	.235	.316	.324	.639
Batting 2nd		354	90	12	2	4	37	42	25	14	3	9	3	.254	.306	.333	.640
Batting 5th		42	10	1	0	1	5	3	3	0	0	0	1	.238	.304	.333	.638
Batting 6th		7	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.714	1.159
Batting 7th		5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Batting 9th		34	9	5	0	1	5	10	7	0	1	1	0	.265	.381	.500	.881

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+	VORP
1958 Buffalo - FBL	24	45	117	33	3	1	4	15	15	10	2	2	12	4	1	.282	.344	.427	.771	113	7.3
1959 Buffalo - FBL	25	156	611	162	34	10	8	69	76	28	15	6	42	8	5	.265	.311	.393	.703	93	11.3
1960 Buffalo - FBL	26	119	506	165	37	6	11	54	96	22	14	4	15	4	3	.326	.368	.488	.856	136	42.5
1961 Buffalo - FBL	27	96	403	120	16	5	5	38	67	22	20	4	7	4	3	.298	.361	.400	.760	112	18.3
1962 Buffalo - FBL	28	151	614	169	28	7	11	74	86	48	15	8	28	11	4	.275	.339	.397	.736	107	23.2
1963 Buffalo - FBL	29	121	476	120	20	4	6	58	59	40	5	4	14	7	1	.252	.314	.349	.663	83	0.9
Total FBL		688	2727	769	138	33	45	308	399	170	71	28	118	38	17	.282	.337	.406	.743	106	103.5

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+	VORP
1957 Punxsutawney - A	23	81	77	18	1	0	0	9	3	6	2	0	13	1	0	.234	.306	.247	.553	68	-0.5
1958 Punxsutawney - A	24	96	212	68	11	2	4	22	50	19	7	1	18	6	2	.321	.393	.448	.841	140	19.6
Total ALA		177	289	86	12	2	4	31	53	25	9	1	31	7	2	.298	.370	.394	.765	121	19.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1958 Buffalo - ML	2B	3	2	3	3	0	6	0	1.000	17.0	3.18	0.0	.000
1958 Buffalo - ML	3B	12	9	9	20	1	32	3	.906	84.0	3.11	0.0	.000
1958 Buffalo - ML	SS	27	25	38	60	12	98	0	1.000	213.0	4.14	0.0	.000
1959 Buffalo - ML	2B	156	156	318	392	91	726	16	.978	1337.1	4.78	0.0	.000
1960 Buffalo - ML	2B	115	115	247	337	71	595	11	.982	1020.1	5.15	0.0	.000
1960 Buffalo - ML	SS	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1.000	2.1	7.71	0.0	.000
1961 Buffalo - ML	2B	96	96	209	274	51	493	10	.980	817.2	5.32	0.0	.000
1962 Buffalo - ML	2B	149	149	328	383	92	721	10	.986	1294.0	4.95	0.0	.000
1962 Buffalo - ML	3B	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	3.1	2.70	0.0	.000
1963 Buffalo - ML	2B	118	118	242	335	79	594	17	.971	1045.0	4.97	-9.2	.962
1963 Buffalo - ML	3B	6	0	2	6	0	8	0	1.000	15.0	4.80	+0.3	1.056
1963 Buffalo - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (7); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (6).
03/01/1957	Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall Pick) by the Buffalo Bolts.
04/01/1957	Named the #16 prospect in the FBL
08/25/1957	Won the 1957 Appalachian League Appalachian Championship Series with the Punxsutawney Groundhogs!
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 2 (6).
04/07/1958	Named the #45 prospect in the FBL
10/26/1958	Named the #13 prospect in the FBL
11/18/1958	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 2 (6).
04/06/1959	Named the #13 prospect in the FBL
09/16/1959	Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/16/1959	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (6).
06/29/1960	Goes 5-5 against the Providence Shadows, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 4 R.
07/04/1960	Wins the FBL FBL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1960	Goes 0-4 against the Portland Pioneers, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
08/19/1960	Injured (biceps strain), out for 6 weeks.
11/17/1960	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (6).
04/17/1961	Wins the FBL FBL Player of the Week Award.
06/06/1961	Injured (groin tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/20/1961	Injured (hamstring strain), out for 4 weeks.
08/28/1961	Injured (torn quadriceps), out for 6 weeks.
11/10/1961	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $65,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
04/16/1962	Wins the FBL FBL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/1962	Injured (bruised cheekbone), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/26/1962	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $225,000 with the Buffalo Bolts organization.
07/02/1962	Wins the FBL FBL Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1962	Injured (hand contusion), out for 4 days.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6).
06/05/1963	Goes 5-6 against the Tampa Tarpons, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
08/09/1963	Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	AB	Rank
1959	611	9
1962	614	7

Year	2B	Rank
1960	37	9

Year	3B	Rank
1959	10	5

Year	HP	Rank
1960	14	7
1961	20	5

Year	SF	Rank
1962	8	8