C Frank 'The Springfield Rifle' Flowers #27
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/19/1888
C FRANK 'THE SPRINGFIELD RIFLE' FLOWERS #27 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 431 100 13 5 2 49 46 47 .232 .313 .299 16 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 2 2 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: 2 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/1888 SL1 Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/1888 SL1 Loss, 0-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1888 CL2 Loss, 7-14 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
10/05/1888 CL2 Loss, 2-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/04/1888 CL2 Win, 7-2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1888 CN1 Loss, 3-9 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/30/1888 CN1 Loss, 5-6 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/29/1888 CN1 Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1888 BS3 Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1888 BS3 Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/16/1856
Born in:Springfield, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400
Signed Through:1889 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL 1888 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 126 431 100 13 5 2 49 55 46 47 .232 .313 .299 .612 .279 .067 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 495 6 8 0 8 9 3 129 20 16 12 57.1 41.3 3.07 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 22 1 0 0 5 7 9 8 0 0 0 .250 .320 .261 .581
Versus Right   343 78 12 5 2 44 48 37 39 3 9 6 .227 .311 .309 .620
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   42 7 2 0 0 3 6 4 2 0 1 1 .167 .255 .214 .470
May   80 21 3 2 0 11 11 6 5 0 2 1 .263 .322 .350 .672
June   67 16 2 2 0 9 8 11 9 2 1 0 .239 .338 .328 .666
July   83 17 1 1 0 8 10 5 6 0 2 1 .205 .258 .241 .499
August   65 17 3 0 2 8 10 8 10 0 0 3 .262 .368 .400 .768
September   74 19 2 0 0 8 6 9 13 0 3 0 .257 .337 .284 .621
October   20 3 0 0 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 0 .150 .250 .150 .400
Last Year   488 120 23 8 1 79 72 42 44 6 21 7 .246 .311 .332 .643
2 Years Ago   492 114 19 4 6 69 69 45 84 5 5 6 .232 .301 .323 .624
Career   2365 560 101 23 14 292 314 186 293 19 56 28 .237 .298 .317 .615
Home   202 51 6 3 2 24 28 27 23 3 1 3 .252 .345 .342 .686
Road   229 49 7 2 0 25 27 19 24 0 8 3 .214 .283 .262 .545
Grass   431 100 13 5 2 49 55 46 47 3 9 6 .232 .313 .299 .612
Day   431 100 13 5 2 49 55 46 47 3 9 6 .232 .313 .299 .612
As Starter   431 100 13 5 2 49 55 46 47 3 9 6 .232 .313 .299 .612
Close/Late   108 26 1 3 0 12 17 13 10 0 2 0 .241 .322 .306 .628
Inning 1-3   114 23 5 1 2 12 17 13 17 1 4 2 .202 .292 .316 .608
Inning 4-6   152 39 5 1 0 20 17 14 16 2 3 1 .257 .320 .303 .622
Inning 7-9   155 35 3 3 0 14 21 18 14 0 1 3 .226 .318 .284 .602
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
0 Outs   140 37 7 0 1 9 28 12 16 1 6 3 .264 .333 .336 .669
1 Outs   128 26 3 2 0 14 13 14 17 2 3 3 .203 .293 .258 .550
2 Outs   163 37 3 3 1 26 14 20 14 0 0 0 .227 .311 .301 .612
Scoring Position   150 35 5 2 1 47 18 19 15 3 9 0 .233 .314 .313 .627
Bases Empty   229 53 7 2 1 1 31 23 29 0 0 6 .231 .318 .293 .610
Runner on 1st   52 12 1 1 0 1 6 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .288 .574
Runner on 2nd   55 9 1 1 1 8 8 11 5 0 7 0 .164 .303 .273 .576
Runner on 3rd   30 9 2 1 0 14 5 6 3 2 1 0 .300 .395 .433 .828
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 7 1 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 .269 .296 .308 .604
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 4 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 5 0 0 0 11 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Two Strikes   235 57 3 4 0 25 26 16 47 1 0 3 .243 .298 .289 .587
First Pitch   42 8 0 0 0 4 4 5 0 1 4 1 .190 .286 .190 .476
Count 0-1   35 11 4 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 .314 .314 .514 .829
Count 0-2   32 6 0 1 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 2 .188 .235 .250 .485
Count 1-0   34 6 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 .176 .176 .265 .441
Count 1-1   38 9 4 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 0 1 .237 .293 .342 .635
Count 1-2   51 12 1 0 0 6 4 0 14 1 0 0 .235 .231 .255 .486
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 .333 .417 .667 1.083
Count 2-1   28 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .214 .393
Count 2-2   84 21 1 1 0 9 8 0 17 0 0 0 .250 .250 .286 .536
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .100 .550 .100 .650
Full Count   68 18 1 2 0 9 11 16 10 0 0 1 .265 .412 .338 .750
Behind in Count   118 29 5 1 1 9 13 0 20 1 2 2 .246 .256 .331 .587
Ahead in Count   81 15 2 1 1 10 13 23 0 1 3 1 .185 .368 .272 .640
Batting 8th   402 94 12 5 2 47 51 41 43 2 9 6 .234 .313 .303 .616
Batting 9th   29 6 1 0 0 2 4 5 4 1 0 0 .207 .314 .241 .556
Low Leverage   169 31 4 2 0 8 20 25 24 1 1 4 .183 .302 .231 .532
Medium Leverage   178 48 7 3 2 19 30 17 16 1 5 1 .270 .335 .376 .711
High Leverage   84 21 2 0 0 22 5 3 7 1 3 0 .250 .273 .274 .547
NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1884 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 261 59 11 4 3 32 26 14 72 .226 .268 .333 .601 .277 .107 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 276 1 0 0 1 0 0 87 18 7 2 77.8 24.3 3.20 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   261 59 11 4 3 32 26 14 72 0 0 1 .226 .268 .333 .601
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
1880 Rochester - PBB 23 74 249 53 12 2 1 27 23 9 1 3 29 5 6 .213 .240 .289 .530 87 88 0.9
1882 Pittsburgh - PBB 25 74 306 70 14 2 0 25 35 16 5 0 28 10 4 .229 .278 .288 .566 94 97 1.7
1885 Baltimore - PBB 28 106 399 103 20 2 4 43 60 28 3 2 61 13 4 .258 .310 .348 .659 115 111 3.2
1886 Baltimore - PBB 29 132 492 114 19 4 6 69 69 45 6 5 84 14 12 .232 .301 .323 .624 99 97 3.0
1887 Baltimore - PBB 30 136 488 120 23 8 1 79 72 42 7 6 44 33 17 .246 .311 .332 .643 82 82 1.1
1888 Baltimore - PBB 31 126 431 100 13 5 2 49 55 46 6 3 47 16 12 .232 .313 .299 .612 92 98 2.8
Total PBB 648 2365 560 101 23 14 292 314 186 28 19 293 91 55 .237 .298 .317 .615 95 96 12.7
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
1884 Cincinnati - IND 27 65 261 59 11 4 3 32 26 14 1 0 72 7 2 .226 .268 .333 .601 106 113 1.6
Total NA 65 261 59 11 4 3 32 26 14 1 0 72 7 2 .226 .268 .333 .601 106 113
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1880 Rochester - MLB C 66 65 256 61 0 325 8 .975 573.2 4.97 +1.8 1.162 58 110 34 30.9
1882 Pittsburgh - MLB C 74 74 215 85 2 313 13 .958 670.1 4.03 +2.5 .929 3 122 44 36.1
1885 Baltimore - MLB C 104 104 376 112 1 500 12 .976 940.0 4.67 +4.3 1.053 6 193 68 35.2
1886 Baltimore - MLB C 131 131 614 181 5 814 19 .977 1160.2 6.16 +10.0 .981 140 307 131 42.7
1887 Baltimore - MLB C 135 135 412 265 2 694 17 .976 1195.1 5.10 -1.3 1.195 8 626 217 34.7
1888 Baltimore - MLB C 126 126 465 215 5 702 22 .969 1130.2 5.41 +6.3 1.050 8 455 171 37.6
TOTAL C 636 635 2338 919 15 3348 91 .973 5670.2 5.17 +23.5 1.051 223 1813 665 36.7
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/1880 Named the #11 prospect in the PBB
01/01/1884 Drafted in the 1884 inaugural draft by the Cincinnati Dutchmen. (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick).
06/18/1888 Wins the PBB IA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1882 28 7
1884 72 4
1885 61 6
1886 84 7
1887 44 9
Year 2B Rank
1885 20 9
Year HR Rank
1884 3 6
1885 4 9
1886 6 7
Year BB Rank
1882 16 9
Year IBB Rank
1882 4 3
1886 6 5
Year HP Rank
1882 5 3
Year SF Rank
1886 5 10
1887 6 10
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