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| Player Report for #51 Don Lang | | Saturday, September 28th, 1940 | 
| AB | 619 | | HR | 7 | | RBI | 72 | | AVG | .296 | | OPS | .756 |
| | Name: | Don Lang | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $5,556 | | Birthday: | 03-15-1915 | Signed Through: | 1940 Season | | Age: | 25 | Years of Major League Service: | 1 Year, 165 Days | | Born in: | Selma (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 168 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 1 Year, 165 Days | | Weight: | 175 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 2 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | 3B | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1937, 5th Pick in Round 6 | | Morale: | Good | Local Popularity (National) | Fair (Fair) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | | Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | Talent | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Third Base 5 | | Stealing Ability: | 5 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 7 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 7 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1940 | CLE | Win, 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1940 | CLE | Win, 11-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1940 | DET | Loss, 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1940 | DET | Win, 7-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1940 | DET | Loss, 7-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1940 | @ PHA | Loss, 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1940 | @ PHA | Loss, 2-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1940 | @ PHA | Loss, 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1940 | CHA | Loss, 2-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-17-1940 | CHA | Loss, 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 148 | 619 | 183 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 91 | 68 | 66 | .296 | .365 | .391 | .756 | .707 | .095 | 41.6 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 147 | 704 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 242 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 92.6 | 5.41 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 259 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .293 | .378 | .425 | .803 | | Versus Right | | 360 | 107 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 54 | 35 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .355 | .367 | .722 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .286 | .333 | .619 | | Last Week | | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .261 | .409 | .670 | | April | | 67 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .387 | .418 | .805 | | May | | 117 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .351 | .376 | .727 | | June | | 113 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .346 | .327 | .674 | | July | | 111 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .371 | .423 | .794 | | August | | 121 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .347 | .410 | .479 | .890 | | September | | 90 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .324 | .311 | .635 | | Spring Training | | 84 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .389 | .607 | .997 | | Last Year | | 607 | 167 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 87 | 80 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .359 | .371 | .729 | | Career | | 1226 | 350 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 140 | 178 | 148 | 131 | 13 | 4 | 6 | .285 | .362 | .381 | .743 | | Home | | 304 | 85 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .280 | .361 | .349 | .710 | | Road | | 315 | 98 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 51 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .311 | .369 | .432 | .800 | | Grass | | 619 | 183 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 91 | 68 | 66 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .296 | .365 | .391 | .756 | | Day | | 224 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .340 | .335 | .675 | | Night | | 395 | 124 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 65 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .314 | .379 | .423 | .802 | | Pinch Hitting | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Close/Late | | 123 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .388 | .407 | .795 | | Inning 1-3 | | 247 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .275 | .353 | .364 | .718 | | Inning 4-6 | | 180 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .311 | .372 | .428 | .800 | | Inning 7-9 | | 178 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .374 | .393 | .768 | | Extra Innings | | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .357 | .714 | | 0 Outs | | 279 | 89 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 56 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .319 | .365 | .434 | .799 | | 1 Outs | | 180 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .311 | .388 | .394 | .782 | | 2 Outs | | 160 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .337 | .313 | .649 | | Scoring Position | | 139 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .331 | .413 | .439 | .852 | | Bases Empty | | 376 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 38 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .290 | .361 | .375 | .736 | | Runner on 1st | | 104 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .269 | .303 | .385 | .687 | | Runner on 2nd | | 43 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .453 | .488 | .941 | | Runner on 3rd | | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .424 | .364 | .788 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .355 | .448 | .803 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .308 | .641 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .385 | .455 | .839 | | Bases Loaded | | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | | Two Strikes | | 246 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .296 | .321 | .617 | | First Pitch | | 109 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .304 | .394 | .698 | | Count 0-1 | | 69 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .464 | .458 | .536 | .995 | | Count 0-2 | | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 | | Count 1-0 | | 56 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .310 | .464 | .775 | | Count 1-1 | | 62 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .306 | .297 | .355 | .652 | | Count 1-2 | | 75 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .187 | .293 | .480 | | Count 2-0 | | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .480 | .880 | | Count 2-1 | | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .355 | .375 | .419 | .794 | | Count 2-2 | | 77 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .234 | .312 | .545 | | Count 3-0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .947 | .500 | 1.447 | | Count 3-1 | | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .725 | .474 | 1.199 | | Full Count | | 58 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .517 | .466 | .982 | | Behind in Count | | 180 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .279 | .361 | .640 | | Ahead in Count | | 133 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .361 | .500 | .459 | .959 |
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| 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 | VORP | | 1939 Washington - MLB | 24 | 150 | 607 | 167 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 87 | 80 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 0 | .275 | .359 | .371 | .729 | 24.0 | | 1940 Washington - MLB | 25 | 148 | 619 | 183 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 91 | 68 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 6 | 2 | .296 | .365 | .391 | .756 | 41.6 | | Total MLB | | 298 | 1226 | 350 | 60 | 6 | 15 | 140 | 178 | 148 | 6 | 13 | 131 | 11 | 2 | .285 | .362 | .381 | .743 | 65.6 |
| | 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 | | 1938 Shreveport - A | 23 | 102 | 106 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .439 | .472 | .911 | 14.1 | | Total A | | 102 | 106 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .439 | .472 | .911 | 14.1 |
| | Player History | | 11-01-1937 | Drafted in the 1937 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 85th overall Pick) by the Washington Senators. | | 01-01-1938 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (7). | | 10-17-1938 | Named the #52 prospect in the MLB | | 01-01-1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (7). | | 04-14-1939 | Named the #85 prospect in the MLB | | 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: 7 (7); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7). | | 04-14-1940 | Named the #60 prospect in the MLB | | 06-30-1940 | Was selected to the 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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