#72 Lyman Bostock, First Base, 30 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lyman Bostock
3/11/1918 30 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"1 220
First Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,250,000 1949 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Talent | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 1 2 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/18 | @STL | L 5-7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @STL | L 6-11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | CHC | L 7-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @NYN | W 13-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | @BRO | L 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | @BRO | L 6-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | STL | L 4-7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/29 | CIN | L 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | CHC | L 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | BSN | W 9-6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 119 | 404 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 67 | 49 | 35 | .337 | .408 | .396 | .804 | .770 | .059 |
Projected | 119 | 404 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 67 | 49 | 35 | .337 | .408 | .396 | .804 | .770 | .059 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 99 | 457 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 69.8 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 138 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .318 | .290 | .608 |
vs. RHP | 266 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 49 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .387 | .454 | .451 | .905 |
Close/Late | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .432 | .436 | .432 | .868 |
Scoring Position | 80 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .423 | .400 | .823 |
Pinch Hitting | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .647 | .667 | 1.314 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 62 | 216 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 13 | .306 | .374 | .370 | .745 |
Road | 57 | 188 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 25 | 22 | .372 | .444 | .426 | .869 |
March/April | 11 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .310 | .382 | .379 | .762 |
May | 15 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .400 | .400 | .425 | .825 |
June | 21 | 64 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | .391 | .451 | .500 | .951 |
July | 24 | 93 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 8 | .301 | .369 | .419 | .788 |
August | 25 | 92 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 6 | .326 | .422 | .359 | .781 |
Sept/Oct | 23 | 86 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 8 | .326 | .410 | .326 | .736 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 122 | 307 | 102 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 0 | .332 | .394 | .384 | .778 | PIT |
1942 | 130 | 367 | 112 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 0 | .305 | .355 | .376 | .731 | PIT |
1943 | 128 | 431 | 146 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .339 | .402 | .413 | .815 | PIT |
1944 | 140 | 524 | 169 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 82 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 2 | .323 | .382 | .387 | .769 | PIT |
1945 | 143 | 532 | 183 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 74 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .397 | .376 | .773 | PIT |
1946 | 130 | 446 | 143 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 67 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .378 | .381 | .759 | PIT |
1947 | 114 | 367 | 124 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 61 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2 | .338 | .407 | .387 | .794 | PIT |
1948 | 119 | 404 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 67 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .337 | .408 | .396 | .804 | PIT |
Total | 1026 | 3378 | 1115 | 71 | 18 | 29 | 355 | 517 | 343 | 3 | 17 | 359 | 8 | 7 | .330 | .391 | .388 | .778 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940, AAA | 133 | 467 | 158 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 86 | 85 | 60 | 5 | 9 | .338 | .437 | .370 | .808 |
1943, AAA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 52 | 44 | 476 | 39 | 54 | 523 | 8 | .985 | 381.0 | 12.35 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 57 | 55 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 111 | 1 | .991 | 454.2 | 2.20 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1940... Had first career hit on 4/1/1941, off Dizzy Trout (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 9/6/1941, off Virgil Trucks (NYN)... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,021,429 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/11/1946 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks... 9/25/1946: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $4,250,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1944 - .323 - 6th 1945 - .344 - 3rd
| Hits 1945 - 183 - 8th
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