#45 Ed Busch, Shortstop, 31 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#45 Ed Busch, Shortstop, 31 yrs, Brooklyn Dodgers
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Ed Busch

11/16/1917
31
USA,IL,LEBANON
5"10
185

Shortstop
R
R

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Minimal
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Normal
Normal
2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1949 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 152 Days (496 total Days)
172 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 152 Days (496 total Days)
6 Year(s)

3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	4	2	4	10
Versus LHP	7	4	2	4	10
Versus RHP	6	4	2	4	10
Talent	7	4	3	4	10

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5
1
3
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
1B : 10 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 7 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 8 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 7 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/23	@PIT	W 7-3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/24	@PIT	W 7-5	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	#2	PoG
9/26	CIN	L 3-4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/27	CIN	W 4-2	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#2
9/28	BSN	L 3-5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
9/29	@PHI	L 3-8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/30	PHI	W 4-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
10/1	@STL	W 8-3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/2	CHC	W 2-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	#2
10/4	@NYN	L 1-3	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	#2

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	162	658	184	21	5	11	57	91	44	30	.280	.323	.377	.700	.588	.097
Projected	162	658	184	21	5	11	57	91	44	30	.280	.323	.377	.700	.588	.097

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	162	715	0	0	0	26	10	3	248	37	2	0	100.0	75.6	4.0

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	223	58	8	2	2	15	27	22	15	0	2	0	.260	.324	.341	.665
vs. RHP	435	126	13	3	9	42	64	22	15	3	8	0	.290	.322	.395	.717
Close/Late	68	14	3	0	2	8	6	5	3	0	3	0	.206	.250	.338	.588
Scoring Position	118	29	5	0	3	41	0	11	4	3	3	0	.246	.296	.364	.661
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	81	319	86	11	2	5	25	40	25	16	.270	.317	.364	.681
Road	81	339	98	10	3	6	32	51	19	14	.289	.321	.389	.710
March/April	26	101	26	4	1	2	8	9	5	2	.257	.290	.376	.666
May	26	96	30	3	0	4	13	15	9	4	.313	.371	.469	.840
June	27	119	33	4	1	0	7	16	7	5	.277	.315	.328	.643
July	26	105	32	3	3	3	11	20	6	5	.305	.333	.476	.810
August	28	118	36	4	0	0	6	17	9	5	.305	.352	.339	.691
Sept/Oct	29	119	27	3	0	2	12	14	8	9	.227	.261	.303	.564

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1947	118	382	96	21	1	4	44	50	27	2	7	11	0	2	.251	.299	.343	.642	BRO
1948	156	539	159	16	2	9	71	80	44	1	7	33	1	2	.295	.345	.382	.727	BRO
1949	162	658	184	21	5	11	57	91	44	0	3	30	2	0	.280	.323	.377	.700	BRO
Total	436	1579	439	58	8	24	172	221	115	3	17	74	3	4	.278	.325	.370	.695

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1943, AAA	127	525	125	11	3	11	62	73	56	28	9	14	.238	.301	.333	.634
1944, AAA	138	595	169	14	2	7	58	101	70	24	15	9	.284	.357	.350	.706
1945, AAA	138	588	169	23	2	21	55	101	67	48	11	11	.287	.359	.440	.799
1946, AAA	138	617	192	15	3	27	87	114	49	39	9	9	.311	.359	.476	.835
1947, AAA	27	124	39	3	3	8	17	27	9	5	3	1	.315	.361	.581	.942

Career Postseason Batting Stats

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

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Second Base	102	102	193	446	79	650	11	.983	897.1	6.52
Third Base	60	60	41	110	14	153	2	.987	525.0	2.62
Rightfield	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1943...
Injured on 4/25/1944 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days...
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/20/1947, off Baby Ortiz (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/12/1947, off Paul Erickson (STL)...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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