1B Vern Batten #22
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
1B VERN BATTEN #22 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/24/1942
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 170 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 6th Pick in Round 6
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
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
1964 Dubuque - R 21 54 177 65 7 2 3 23 34 35 2 0 19 0 0 .367 .477 .480 .957 126 138 1.5
1964 Mobile - A 21 8 26 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 .231 .355 .269 .624 58 57 0.0
1965 La Crosse - R 22 18 24 8 1 0 1 2 8 8 0 0 5 0 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000 131 147 0.3
1965 San Jose - A 22 15 44 18 1 0 3 7 6 1 1 0 10 0 0 .409 .435 .636 1.071 197 219 0.7
1965 Mobile - A 22 6 13 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 .308 .400 .462 .862 112 116 -0.0
1965 Total - A 22 21 57 22 3 0 3 8 9 3 1 0 14 0 0 .386 .426 .596 1.023 176 193 0.7
1965 Rockford - A 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -137 -0.2
1966 San Jose - A 23 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 -61 -0.1
1966 Rockford - A 23 57 85 14 2 0 2 8 8 9 0 0 24 0 0 .165 .245 .259 .504 50 48 -0.4
1967 San Jose - A 24 20 43 13 2 0 1 9 9 17 1 1 4 0 0 .302 .500 .419 .919 157 147 0.6
1967 Charlotte - A 24 16 44 12 1 1 1 5 4 9 0 0 8 0 0 .273 .396 .409 .805 144 148 0.2
1967 Total - A 24 36 87 25 3 1 2 14 13 26 1 1 12 0 0 .287 .452 .414 .866 151 147 0.8
1967 Hartford - A 24 15 37 11 0 0 2 6 5 2 0 1 6 0 0 .297 .325 .459 .784 127 115 0.2
1967 Rockford - A 24 41 82 21 3 1 4 12 14 12 2 0 14 0 0 .256 .365 .463 .828 149 162 1.0
1967 Total - A 24 56 119 32 3 1 6 18 19 14 2 1 20 0 0 .269 .353 .462 .815 142 148 1.2
1967 San Antonio - AA 24 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900 138 143 0.0
1968 Roanoke - A 25 14 34 8 0 1 1 6 7 12 0 1 3 0 0 .235 .426 .382 .808 144 138 0.4
1968 Lincoln - A 25 23 37 5 0 0 2 4 6 11 0 0 7 0 0 .135 .333 .297 .631 98 87 0.3
1968 Amarillo - AA 25 45 80 17 3 1 1 17 6 12 0 1 15 0 0 .212 .312 .312 .624 75 70 -0.0
1969 Bismarck - A 26 128 392 89 12 0 5 46 48 61 3 2 46 0 0 .227 .334 .296 .630 89 86 1.1
1970 Bismarck - A 27 128 421 132 18 3 8 66 61 101 4 1 59 1 1 .314 .450 .428 .877 133 130 3.0
1971 Bismarck - A 28 126 433 125 17 2 10 80 65 100 7 3 60 1 0 .289 .427 .406 .834 116 123 2.5
1972 Bismarck - A 29 132 457 151 12 4 9 83 85 111 12 3 80 0 0 .330 .470 .433 .903 139 136 4.0
1973 Bismarck - A 30 128 423 109 15 4 3 55 97 151 5 6 53 0 0 .258 .453 .333 .786 100 111 1.5
Total HL 122 208 40 5 1 8 24 28 32 2 0 45 0 0 .192 .306 .341 .647 96 98
Total MAL 15 37 11 0 0 2 6 5 2 0 1 6 0 0 .297 .325 .459 .784 127 115
Total SEL 44 117 30 4 2 2 15 14 27 1 1 19 0 0 .256 .397 .376 .773 122 122
Total COW 40 96 32 3 0 4 16 16 18 2 1 15 0 0 .333 .444 .490 .934 158 159
Total LSA 47 84 18 4 1 1 17 7 13 0 1 17 0 0 .214 .316 .321 .638 78 73
Total WBL 642 2126 606 74 13 35 330 356 524 31 15 298 2 1 .285 .431 .381 .812 116 118
Total UMVA 72 201 73 8 2 4 25 42 43 2 0 24 0 0 .363 .480 .483 .962 127 139
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Mobile - A 1B 2 2 17 0 2 17 0 1.000 18.0 8.50 +0.1 1.048
1964 Dubuque - R 1B 3 3 19 5 3 24 0 1.000 19.0 11.37 +0.1 1.040
1964 Dubuque - R 2B 2 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 6.2 6.75 +0.1 1.078
1964 Mobile - A 3B 5 5 7 7 0 14 0 1.000 46.2 2.70 +0.9 1.202
1964 Dubuque - R 3B 48 44 33 74 5 115 8 .930 325.1 2.96 -1.0 .942
1965 Rockford - A 1B 1 1 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.6 .000
1965 Mobile - A 1B 3 2 9 0 1 10 1 .900 21.0 3.86 -0.7 .000
1965 San Jose - A 1B 13 12 91 7 9 99 1 .990 103.2 8.51 -0.3 .989
1965 La Crosse - R 1B 9 4 36 5 6 41 0 1.000 38.2 9.54 +0.2 1.058
1965 Mobile - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 La Crosse - R 3B 6 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 +0.2 1.074
1966 Rockford - A 1B 21 14 116 9 13 125 0 1.000 138.1 8.13 -0.4 .949
1966 San Jose - A 1B 2 1 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 +0.0 .000
1966 Rockford - A 3B 4 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 12.2 2.84 -0.5 .796
1966 San Jose - A 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.088
1967 San Antonio - AA 1B 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.3 .000
1967 Rockford - A 1B 21 21 156 8 17 164 0 1.000 175.0 8.43 +1.3 1.058
1967 Hartford - A 1B 8 6 50 4 10 54 0 1.000 58.0 8.38 -0.2 1.053
1967 Charlotte - A 1B 11 9 73 5 11 79 1 .987 79.1 8.85 -0.2 1.000
1967 San Jose - A 1B 7 7 58 4 4 62 0 1.000 61.0 9.15 +0.1 1.054
1967 Charlotte - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Jose - A 2B 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.5 .531
1967 Rockford - A 3B 3 2 1 8 1 9 0 1.000 19.0 4.26 -0.2 .941
1967 Hartford - A 3B 2 1 1 8 1 9 0 1.000 17.0 4.76 +0.4 1.059
1967 Charlotte - A 3B 5 3 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 -1.6 .541
1967 San Jose - A 3B 7 6 5 11 0 16 0 1.000 52.0 2.77 +1.3 1.286
1968 Amarillo - AA 1B 17 9 92 5 8 97 0 1.000 89.2 9.74 +0.7 1.052
1968 Lincoln - A 1B 15 8 74 8 7 82 0 1.000 81.0 9.11 +1.4 1.041
1968 Roanoke - A 1B 9 7 52 2 1 54 0 1.000 64.2 7.52 +0.8 1.055
1968 Amarillo - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Amarillo - AA 3B 11 8 5 16 1 23 2 .913 73.0 2.59 -0.0 .940
1968 Lincoln - A 3B 3 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 18.2 1.93 +0.4 1.072
1968 Roanoke - A 3B 4 2 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 22.0 1.64 -0.0 1.085
1968 Lincoln - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Lincoln - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Bismarck - A 1B 78 78 625 54 83 682 3 .996 612.0 9.99 +6.3 1.071
1969 Bismarck - A 3B 46 36 38 79 6 122 5 .959 332.1 3.17 +0.0 .987
1970 Bismarck - A 1B 117 117 797 73 102 875 5 .994 932.2 8.40 +2.8 1.025
1970 Bismarck - A 2B 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.0 .000
1970 Bismarck - A 3B 21 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 44.1 0.81 -0.4 .707
1971 Bismarck - A 1B 119 119 743 77 93 828 8 .990 917.1 8.05 +0.1 .985
1971 Bismarck - A 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 -0.0 .000
1971 Bismarck - A 3B 31 0 5 12 3 17 0 1.000 73.2 2.08 +0.3 .997
1972 Bismarck - A 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.1 1.066
1972 Bismarck - A 3B 127 125 92 186 24 294 16 .946 1074.0 2.33 -3.3 .956
1973 Bismarck - A 1B 124 123 885 99 134 995 11 .989 1009.1 8.77 +0.2 1.014
1973 Bismarck - A 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.0 .000
1973 Bismarck - A 3B 20 0 5 7 1 14 2 .857 39.0 2.77 -0.7 .823
TOTAL 1B 581 544 3917 365 505 4312 30 .993 4445.2 8.67 +11.5 1.022
TOTAL 2B 11 2 10 6 2 17 1 .941 36.2 3.93 -0.6 .855
TOTAL 3B 346 234 202 424 45 659 33 .950 2198.2 2.56 -4.3 .966
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of college (Oklahoma City State; Oklahoma City, OK) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 6, Pick 6, 106th overall pick).
06/28/1965 Released by the Montreal organization.
07/06/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
09/19/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the San Jose Cougars!
07/14/1967 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/31/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
09/18/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Hartford Colonials!
04/24/1968 Released by the St. Louis organization.
05/01/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
04/10/1969 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
04/14/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Bismarck Rough Riders organization.
03/24/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Bismarck Rough Riders development complex.
04/20/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Bismarck Rough Riders development complex.
03/24/1972 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Bismarck Rough Riders development complex.
06/06/1972 Goes 6-7 against the Colorado Springs Mountaineers, with 1 2B, 6 RBI and 2 R.
06/12/1972 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1972 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/23/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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