Player Report for #41 Chris Short

07/15/1969

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P Chris Short #41

AL Trenton Thunderbirds

Age: 31

Bats: R

Throws: L

Morale: Very Unhappy


	36-53, .404, 9.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
23	23	5-11	0	4.22	153.2	165	14	70	107	1.53

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	12	12	12	12
Movement	15	16	15	15
Control	13	13	13	13

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	15	15
Curveball	12	12
Changeup	11	11
Circle Change	10	11

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	92-94 Mph
Stamina	17
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	47 %
Hold Runners	11
Defense	13

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	11
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
07/10/1969	@ PHI	Loss, 1-8	X	6.0	8	6	3	3	4	Loss
07/06/1969	CHI	Loss, 6-9	X	4.1	8	7	7	1	1	Loss
07/02/1969	MIN	Win, 10-1	X	8.0	6	1	1	8	4	Win
06/26/1969	@ DEN	Loss, 1-9	X	4.1	9	7	7	1	4	Loss
06/19/1969	@ SEA	Loss, 2-3	X	8.1	8	2	0	2	6
06/15/1969	@ NY	Loss, 3-8	X	4.0	2	4	4	4	3	Loss
06/11/1969	STL	Loss, 2-7	X	3.2	6	6	6	3	2	Loss
06/07/1969	@ CLE	Loss, 4-6	X	7.2	11	6	6	5	5	Loss
06/04/1969	KC	Win, 3-2	X	7.1	8	1	0	0	8
06/01/1969	@ HAV	Loss, 5-6	X	4.2	6	5	5	2	3

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	High
Loyalty:	Very High
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Normal

Chris Short
Birthday:	09/19/1937
Born in:	Milford (Connecticut)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"
Weight:	221 lbs
Local Popularity:	Well Known
National Pop.:	Well Known

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$398,300
Signed Through:	1969 Season
Major Service:	9 Years, 100 Days
Service This Yr:	100 Days
40-Man Service:	9 Years, 100 Days
Pro Service:	10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1958, 8th Pick in Round 1

Antiquity League 1969 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	23	23	5	11	0	4.22	153.2	165	84	72	14	70	107	2	8.7	0	12	52.2
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	14.17	9.66	6.27	4.10	4.50	1.53	11.3	.314
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	125	28	7	1	1	13	13	32	0	0	0	.224	.297	.320	.617
vs. RHB	477	137	23	6	13	71	57	75	2	10	7	.287	.370	.442	.813

Antiquity League 1969 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	2	2	0	2	0	8.71	10.1	16	13	10	3	4	5
April	6	6	1	4	0	3.02	47.2	51	19	16	1	20	34
May	7	7	3	1	0	3.21	47.2	42	20	17	6	21	33
June	7	7	0	4	0	6.30	40.0	50	31	28	4	17	31
July	3	3	1	2	0	5.40	18.1	22	14	11	3	12	9
Spring Training	5	5	0	2	0	5.59	19.1	21	13	12	1	8	9
Last Year	39	31	12	13	0	5.83	228.2	248	162	148	38	124	153
2 Years Ago	23	21	6	13	0	6.14	151.0	180	108	103	30	64	100
Career	320	302	131	103	1	4.32	2187.1	2085	1145	1050	282	1011	1596
Home	12	12	4	4	0	3.36	83.0	80	36	31	8	39	58
Road	11	11	1	7	0	5.22	70.2	85	48	41	6	31	49
Grass	10	10	1	6	0	5.01	64.2	74	43	36	6	28	46
Turf	13	13	4	5	0	3.64	89.0	91	41	36	8	42	61
Day	8	8	2	5	0	5.83	54.0	62	35	35	7	23	28
Night	15	15	3	6	0	3.34	99.2	103	49	37	7	47	79

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1960 Los Angeles - AL	22	31	31	14	11	0	3.46	229.0	197	96	88	25	72	181	6	0	1.17	.272	45.0	105
1961 Los Angeles - AL	23	33	25	6	9	1	5.73	154.0	159	108	98	30	83	124	1	0	1.57	.292	7.0	72
1962 Los Angeles - AL	24	34	34	15	9	0	4.44	241.1	244	128	119	36	109	188	6	2	1.46	.299	41.0	95
1963 Los Angeles - AL	25	33	33	19	8	0	4.07	247.2	218	120	112	34	138	167	9	0	1.44	.260	60.0	112
1964 Los Angeles - AL	26	39	39	23	7	0	3.23	292.1	232	114	105	29	143	221	5	0	1.28	.251	87.0	134
1965 Los Angeles - AL	27	30	30	14	9	0	3.77	217.0	211	95	91	23	78	163	6	1	1.33	.296	41.0	102
1966 Los Angeles - AL	28	35	35	17	13	0	3.76	272.2	231	130	114	23	130	192	14	1	1.32	.267	55.0	104
1967 Los Angeles - AL	29	23	21	6	13	0	6.14	151.0	180	108	103	30	64	100	5	0	1.62	.324	-0.8	65
1968 Los Angeles - AL	30	39	31	12	13	0	5.83	228.2	248	162	148	38	124	153	7	0	1.63	.300	7.7	70
1969 Trenton - AL	31	23	23	5	11	0	4.22	153.2	165	84	72	14	70	107	2	0	1.53	.314	11.3	86
Total AL		320	302	131	103	1	4.32	2187.1	2085	1145	1050	282	1011	1596	61	4	1.42	.284	354.2	98

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1959 Las Vegas - AA	21	23	23	10	7	0	2.19	180.2	126	53	44	8	39	169	12	2	0.91	.249	35.0	128
1959 Phoenix - AAA	21	7	0	2	0	1	2.00	9.0	6	3	2	0	3	2	0	0	1.00	.222	1.0	138
Total MLAAA		7	0	2	0	1	2.00	9.0	6	3	2	0	3	2	0	0	1.00	.222	1.0	138.2
Total MLAA		23	23	10	7	0	2.19	180.2	126	53	44	8	39	169	12	2	0.91	.249	35.0	127.9

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1960 Los Angeles - ML	P	31	31	8	39	1	47	0	1.000	229.0	1.85	0.0	.000
1961 Los Angeles - ML	P	33	25	7	23	2	34	4	.882	154.0	1.75	0.0	.000
1962 Los Angeles - ML	P	34	34	6	54	5	62	2	.968	241.1	2.24	0.0	.000
1963 Los Angeles - ML	P	33	33	9	40	1	54	5	.907	247.2	1.78	0.0	.000
1964 Los Angeles - ML	P	39	39	16	35	2	52	1	.981	292.1	1.57	0.0	.000
1965 Los Angeles - ML	P	30	30	7	32	0	42	3	.929	217.0	1.62	0.0	.000
1966 Los Angeles - ML	P	35	35	12	34	1	49	3	.939	272.2	1.52	0.0	.000
1967 Los Angeles - ML	P	23	21	6	27	0	34	1	.971	151.0	1.97	0.0	.000
1968 Los Angeles - ML	P	39	31	9	37	1	50	4	.920	228.2	1.81	0.0	.000
1969 Trenton - ML	P	23	23	10	20	1	32	2	.938	153.2	1.76	-0.3	.976

Player History
11/01/1958	Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Bums.
01/01/1959	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (12); Movement: 10 (16); Control: 13 (13).
04/18/1959	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Frederick Orioles with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/18/1959	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Frederick Orioles with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/08/1959	Was selected to the 1959 ML Double A All-Star Game.
06/22/1959	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/31/1959	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1960	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (16); Control: 14 (13).
07/03/1960	Was selected to the 1960 Antiquity League All-Star Game.
09/16/1960	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/02/1960	Wins the 1960 AL AL Joe Hauser Award.
11/14/1960	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,701 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1961	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (13).
04/27/1961	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/15/1961	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $16,247 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1962	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (13).
05/26/1962	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/31/1962	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/11/1962	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $234,738 through arbitration.
01/01/1963	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (13).
04/01/1963	Injured (finger blister), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/30/1963	Was selected to the 1963 Antiquity League All-Star Game.
10/10/1963	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Havana Lefties with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/09/1963	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $235,866 through arbitration.
01/01/1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (13).
07/01/1964	Wins the AL AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/12/1964	Was selected to the 1964 Antiquity League All-Star Game.
11/06/1964	Wins the 1964 AL AL George Uhle Award.
11/14/1964	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $331,620 through arbitration.
01/01/1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 17 (16); Control: 13 (13).
07/11/1965	Was selected to the 1965 Antiquity League All-Star Game.
07/19/1965	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,194,900 with the Los Angeles Bums organization.
08/07/1965	Injured (a strained hamstring), out for 7 weeks.
01/01/1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 17 (16); Control: 13 (13).
06/19/1966	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Bees with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/10/1966	Was selected to the 1966 Antiquity League All-Star Game.
01/01/1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1968	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).
10/31/1968	Drafted in the 1969 expansion draft (16th overall Pick) by the Trenton Thunderbirds.19690101 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 13 (13).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1960	15	6
1964	24	5
1968	16	10

Year	GS	Rank
1962	34	6
1963	33	5
1964	39	1
1966	35	3

Year	W	Rank
1960	14	10
1963	19	3
1964	23	1

Year	Winning %	Rank
1963	.704	4
1964	.767	3

Year	IP	Rank
1963	247.2	9
1964	292.1	1
1966	272.2	4

Year	BF	Rank
1962	1063	9
1963	1082	8
1964	1230	2
1966	1162	3

Year	HRA	Rank
1961	30	5
1962	36	2
1963	34	3
1964	29	7
1967	30	10
1968	38	3

Year	BB	Rank
1963	138	9
1964	143	4
1966	130	5
1968	124	5

Year	K	Rank
1960	181	4
1962	188	3
1963	167	5
1964	221	1
1966	192	5
1968	153	9

Year	WP	Rank
1963	13	7
1966	13	4
1968	10	10

Year	ERA	Rank
1964	3.23	7

Year	BABIP	Rank
1963	.260	8
1964	.251	5

Year	WHIP	Rank
1960	1.17	9

Year	K/BB	Rank
1960	2.51	10

Year	RA/9	Rank
1960	10.81	9
1964	11.76	10

Year	H/9	Rank
1960	7.74	7
1963	7.92	7
1964	7.14	3

Year	K/9	Rank
1960	7.11	2
1962	7.01	5
1963	6.07	10
1964	6.80	6
1965	6.76	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1960	45.3	8
1963	60.3	6
1964	87.1	1
1966	55.1	3

Year	QS	Rank
1963	19	10
1964	26	1

Year	QSP	Rank
1964	.667	8

Year	SHO	Rank
1962	2	8