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| Player Report for #52 Merv Connors | | Saturday, September 28th, 1940 | 
| AB | 317 | | HR | 1 | | RBI | 36 | | AVG | .306 | | OPS | .802 |
| | Name: | Merv Connors | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $5,556 | | Birthday: | 01-23-1914 | Signed Through: | 1940 Season | | Age: | 26 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 159 Days | | Born in: | Berkeley (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 168 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 2" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, 159 Days | | Weight: | 192 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 3 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | 3B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1936, 12th Pick in Round 4 | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Fair) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | Talent | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | First Base 9 | | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | Second Base 1 | | Baserunning Instincts: | 3 | | Third Base 5 | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 10 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1940 | CLE | Win, 11-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1940 | DET | Loss, 1-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1940 | DET | Win, 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1940 | DET | Loss, 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1940 | @ PHA | Loss, 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1940 | @ PHA | Loss, 2-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1940 | @ PHA | Loss, 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1940 | CHA | Loss, 2-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-17-1940 | CHA | Loss, 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-16-1940 | CHA | Loss, 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 1940 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 126 | 317 | 97 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 37 | .306 | .389 | .413 | .802 | .752 | .107 | 17.9 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 71 | 362 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 51.3 | 5.97 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 222 | 71 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .320 | .410 | .428 | .838 | | Versus Right | | 95 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .337 | .379 | .715 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | | Last Week | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .556 | .889 | | April | | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .419 | .471 | .484 | .954 | | May | | 66 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .385 | .364 | .748 | | June | | 45 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .460 | .533 | .993 | | July | | 54 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .393 | .463 | .856 | | August | | 67 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .359 | .388 | .747 | | September | | 54 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .322 | .315 | .637 | | Spring Training | | 70 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .263 | .329 | .592 | | Last Year | | 345 | 94 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .272 | .348 | .397 | .745 | | 2 Years Ago | | 221 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .321 | .386 | .425 | .811 | | Career | | 987 | 295 | 65 | 7 | 11 | 138 | 115 | 113 | 106 | 6 | 17 | 5 | .299 | .372 | .412 | .784 | | Home | | 147 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .370 | .388 | .758 | | Road | | 170 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .306 | .404 | .435 | .839 | | Grass | | 317 | 97 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .306 | .389 | .413 | .802 | | Day | | 111 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .395 | .396 | .792 | | Night | | 206 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .311 | .385 | .422 | .808 | | Pinch Hitting | | 48 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .286 | .333 | .619 | | Close/Late | | 95 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .423 | .474 | .897 | | Inning 1-3 | | 73 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .247 | .375 | .288 | .663 | | Inning 4-6 | | 106 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 | .376 | .462 | .838 | | Inning 7-9 | | 129 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .407 | .450 | .857 | | Extra Innings | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .333 | .733 | | 0 Outs | | 104 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .363 | .413 | .776 | | 1 Outs | | 108 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .352 | .435 | .472 | .908 | | 2 Outs | | 105 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .366 | .352 | .718 | | Scoring Position | | 97 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .330 | .361 | .691 | | Bases Empty | | 150 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .411 | .453 | .864 | | Runner on 1st | | 70 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .314 | .422 | .400 | .822 | | Runner on 2nd | | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .194 | .257 | .452 | | Runner on 3rd | | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .412 | .467 | .878 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .556 | 1.010 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .455 | .500 | .955 | | Bases Loaded | | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .467 | .842 | | Two Strikes | | 137 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .348 | .358 | .706 | | First Pitch | | 54 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .352 | .364 | .426 | .790 | | Count 0-1 | | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .360 | .360 | .440 | .800 | | Count 0-2 | | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | | Count 1-0 | | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .393 | .393 | .607 | 1.000 | | Count 1-1 | | 39 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | | Count 1-2 | | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .310 | .415 | .724 | | Count 2-0 | | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .625 | .875 | 1.500 | | Count 2-1 | | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .444 | .778 | | Count 2-2 | | 51 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .250 | .333 | .583 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .588 | .125 | .713 | | Full Count | | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .543 | .333 | .877 | | Behind in Count | | 84 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .306 | .405 | .711 | | Ahead in Count | | 62 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .371 | .530 | .532 | 1.062 |
| | 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 | VORP |
| | Player History | | 11-01-1936 | Drafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 12, 60th overall Pick) by the Washington Senators. | | 01-01-1937 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6). | | 11-08-1937 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,741 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1938 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 6 (6). | | 03-19-1938 | Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 4 weeks. | | 11-09-1938 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,741 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 6 (6). | | 11-11-1939 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,556 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 6 (6). | | 04-20-1940 | Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 RBI and 2 R. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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