P Ace Van Sickle #22
Albuquerque Roadrunners (HOU) LSA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
01/20/1975
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P ACE VAN SICKLE #22 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 2 2-0 2 2.39 49.0 45 1 18 37 1.29 1.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/22/1974 @ SHR Loss, 3-6 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
09/17/1974 @ JCA Win, 5-2 X 8.0 10 2 2 3 6 Win
09/11/1974 ALB Win, 4-2 X 7.0 3 0 0 4 6 Win
09/06/1974 @ SCR Loss, 0-5 X 8.0 12 5 5 3 4 Loss
08/31/1974 @ HAR Win, 2-1 X 7.2 3 1 0 2 9 Win
08/26/1974 @ AMA Loss, 2-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
08/25/1974 @ AMA Loss, 5-6 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
08/24/1974 @ AMA Loss, 1-8 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1974 @ GAL Loss, 0-1 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
08/20/1974 SHR Loss, 1-2 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/18/1947
Born in:Faribault, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 5th Pick in Round 4
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 10 6 5 1 3.19 87.1 82 35 31 9 30 63 3 30.0 0 7 70.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 6 3 11.85 8.45 6.49 3.09 3.77 1.28 96 1.2 .294        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 64 19 3 2 3 9 7 7 0 0 0 .297 .366 .547 .913      
vs. RHB 255 63 7 3 6 26 23 56 1 5 3 .247 .316 .369 .684      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 6 6 2 4 0 4.05 46.2 44 24 21 8 15 29  
July 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1  
August 6 1 2 0 1 0.00 16.2 9 1 0 0 4 17  
September 3 3 2 1 0 2.74 23.0 25 7 7 1 10 16  
Last Year 16 10 6 5 1 3.19 87.1 82 35 31 9 30 63  
2 Years Ago 41 6 4 5 5 2.56 98.1 92 28 28 5 32 77  
Career 71 30 15 15 6 2.83 293.0 263 96 92 22 107 223  
Home 3 2 2 0 0 0.53 17.0 9 1 1 1 5 17  
Road 13 8 4 5 1 3.84 70.1 73 34 30 8 25 46  
Grass 16 10 6 5 1 3.19 87.1 82 35 31 9 30 63  
Day 5 4 2 2 0 2.81 32.0 30 14 10 2 14 22  
Night 11 6 4 3 1 3.42 55.1 52 21 21 7 16 41  
As Starter 10 10 5 5 0 3.26 77.1 72 32 28 9 27 54  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 1 0 1 2.70 10.0 10 3 3 0 3 9  
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 2 2 9.00 6.00 15.00 3.00 0.73 1.00 19 0.3 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200      
vs. RHB 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5  
Last Year 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5  
Career 16 14 5 6 1 2.42 107.2 89 40 29 5 42 105  
Home 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5  
Grass 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5  
Day 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Night 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5  
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 2 2 0 2 2.39 49.0 45 15 13 1 18 37 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 66.7 25 11 12.12 8.27 6.80 3.31 3.03 1.29 65 1.3 .303        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 47 12 1 1 0 4 6 5 1 1 2 .255 .357 .319 .676      
vs. RHB 134 33 6 0 1 11 12 32 1 0 1 .246 .311 .313 .624      
LONE STAR ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 10 1 0 0 1 3.72 19.1 22 9 8 1 12 10  
July 9 0 1 0 1 2.93 15.1 16 6 5 0 5 15  
August 7 1 1 0 0 0.00 12.2 6 0 0 0 1 10  
September 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 2  
Last Year 27 2 2 0 2 2.39 49.0 45 15 13 1 18 37  
2 Years Ago 7 0 0 0 0 2.08 17.1 16 5 4 0 8 12  
Career 42 3 3 2 2 3.17 82.1 83 32 29 2 35 55  
Home 12 0 1 0 1 1.96 18.1 17 6 4 0 10 16  
Road 15 2 1 0 1 2.64 30.2 28 9 9 1 8 21  
Grass 27 2 2 0 2 2.39 49.0 45 15 13 1 18 37  
Day 7 0 1 0 1 2.79 9.2 9 4 3 0 2 7  
Night 20 2 1 0 1 2.29 39.1 36 11 10 1 16 30  
As Starter 2 2 1 0 0 0.77 11.2 5 1 1 0 2 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 1 0 2 2.89 37.1 40 14 12 1 16 28  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1964 Hattiesburg - R 17 17 6 4 4 1 4.53 55.2 82 34 28 5 22 32 0 0 1.87 .376 4.93 0.9 124
1964 Arlington - A 17 1 1 0 1 0 6.00 6.0 9 5 4 0 4 6 0 0 2.17 .429 3.28 0.2 76
1965 Ottumwa - R 18 4 1 0 1 0 17.36 4.2 9 9 9 0 8 5 0 0 3.64 .474 6.48 0.0 35
1965 Gulfport - R 18 5 0 0 0 0 1.69 10.2 8 5 2 0 12 7 0 0 1.88 .258 5.37 0.0 317
1965 Total - R 18 9 1 0 1 0 6.46 15.1 17 14 11 0 20 12 0 0 2.41 .340 5.71 0.0 91
1965 San Bernardino - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 8 5 5 3 1 5 0 0 1.42 .278 8.42 -0.2 48
1965 Rockford - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 40.50 1.1 4 6 6 1 7 0 0 0 8.25 .429 28.42 -0.3 10
1965 Peoria - A 18 2 2 1 0 0 5.91 10.2 13 7 7 1 7 10 0 0 1.88 .414 4.24 0.1 67
1965 Total - A 18 3 3 1 1 0 9.75 12.0 17 13 13 2 14 10 0 0 2.58 .417 6.92 -0.2 42
1966 Ottumwa - R 19 9 0 1 0 0 2.37 19.0 21 5 5 1 11 10 0 0 1.68 .317 5.10 0.2 266
1966 Savannah - A 19 2 2 0 1 0 7.36 7.1 8 7 6 2 2 3 0 0 1.36 .250 6.57 -0.1 61
1966 Wilmington - A 19 3 3 2 1 0 2.62 24.0 16 7 7 3 11 22 2 1 1.12 .228 3.52 0.3 129
1967 Savannah - A 20 11 11 5 3 0 1.87 91.1 70 27 19 3 35 91 7 3 1.15 .276 1.98 3.1 172
1967 Wilmington - A 20 11 11 3 4 0 2.81 83.1 73 26 26 5 34 61 4 1 1.28 .286 3.31 1.1 119
1967 Youngstown - AA 20 3 0 1 1 0 3.68 7.1 7 3 3 0 5 3 0 0 1.64 .280 3.91 -0.0 92
1968 Youngstown - AA 21 37 19 8 8 4 3.64 160.2 136 67 65 6 84 112 3 0 1.37 .275 3.55 2.3 105
1969 Phoenix - AAA 22 62 6 4 5 5 4.26 135.1 139 71 64 13 49 97 1 0 1.39 .306 3.68 1.0 88
1970 Phoenix - AAA 23 55 4 5 4 3 4.01 112.1 141 65 50 9 53 52 1 0 1.73 .329 4.57 0.2 105
1971 Phoenix - AAA 24 47 2 2 4 1 4.68 98.0 121 59 51 9 40 46 0 0 1.64 .327 4.36 0.2 88
1972 Albuquerque - AA 25 8 1 1 2 0 6.75 16.0 22 12 12 1 9 6 0 0 1.94 .350 4.33 0.2 70
1972 Phoenix - AAA 25 27 0 0 1 2 4.93 45.2 52 25 25 6 12 29 0 0 1.40 .307 4.24 0.2 85
1973 Utica - A 26 41 6 4 5 5 2.56 98.1 92 28 28 5 32 77 3 1 1.26 .305 2.79 1.9 145
1973 Albuquerque - AA 26 7 0 0 0 0 2.08 17.1 16 5 4 0 8 12 0 0 1.38 .302 3.48 0.3 237
1974 Greenville - A 27 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 1.00 .286 0.73 0.3 999
1974 Utica - A 27 16 10 6 5 1 3.19 87.1 82 35 31 9 30 63 3 0 1.28 .294 3.77 1.2 122
1974 Albuquerque - AA 27 27 2 2 0 2 2.39 49.0 45 15 13 1 18 37 0 0 1.29 .303 3.03 1.3 199
Total EA 40 19 9 9 4 3.64 168.0 143 70 68 6 89 115 3 0 1.38 .276 3.57 104.6
Total GWL 191 12 11 14 11 4.37 391.1 453 220 190 37 154 224 2 0 1.55 .319 4.17 92.2
Total HL 3 3 1 1 0 9.75 12.0 17 13 13 2 14 10 0 0 2.58 .417 6.92 41.7
Total MAL 71 30 15 15 6 2.83 293.0 263 96 92 22 107 223 12 3 1.26 .291 3.29 128.3
Total SEL 16 14 5 6 1 2.42 107.2 89 40 29 5 42 105 7 3 1.22 .285 2.33 147.3
Total COW 1 1 0 1 0 7.11 6.1 8 5 5 3 1 5 0 0 1.42 .278 8.42 48.3
Total LSA 42 3 3 2 2 3.17 82.1 83 32 29 2 35 55 0 0 1.43 .314 3.38 150.5
Total GSL 22 6 4 4 1 4.07 66.1 90 39 30 5 34 39 0 0 1.87 .360 5.00 137.9
Total UMVA 13 1 1 1 0 5.32 23.2 30 14 14 1 19 15 0 0 2.07 .354 5.37 115.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Arlington - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Hattiesburg - R P 17 6 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 55.2 0.49 -0.0 1.045
1965 Peoria - A P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.2 1.030
1965 Rockford - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 San Bernardino - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1965 Gulfport - R P 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.7 1.047
1965 Ottumwa - R P 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.2 1.083
1966 Wilmington - A P 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.4 1.038
1966 Savannah - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1966 Ottumwa - R P 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 +0.1 1.044
1967 Youngstown - AA P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 +0.0 1.019
1967 Wilmington - A P 11 11 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 83.1 0.76 -0.8 .889
1967 Savannah - A P 11 11 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 91.1 0.79 +1.4 1.751
1968 Youngstown - AA P 37 19 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 160.2 0.39 +0.8 .677
1969 Phoenix - AAA P 62 6 9 11 1 20 0 1.000 135.1 1.33 +0.9 1.011
1970 Phoenix - AAA P 55 4 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 112.1 0.88 +0.9 1.099
1971 Phoenix - AAA P 46 2 10 8 1 20 2 .900 98.0 1.65 +0.8 .972
1972 Phoenix - AAA P 27 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 45.2 0.39 +0.3 .971
1972 Albuquerque - AA P 8 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.1 1.018
1973 Albuquerque - AA P 7 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 17.1 2.60 +0.2 1.028
1973 Utica - A P 41 6 4 10 1 16 2 .875 98.1 1.28 -0.1 .843
1974 Albuquerque - AA P 27 2 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 49.0 2.02 +0.2 .826
1974 Utica - A P 16 10 4 4 0 9 1 .889 87.1 0.82 +0.2 .839
1974 Greenville - A P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 398 89 51 77 5 133 5 .962 1150.2 1.00 +4.5 .958
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of high school (Stillwater; Stillwater, MN) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 4, Pick 5, 65th overall pick).
06/18/1965 Released by the Boston organization.
06/26/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
06/29/1965 Released by the New York organization.
07/06/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
07/09/1965 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/12/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
07/16/1965 Released by the Dallas organization.
07/20/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
08/01/1965 Released by the San Francisco organization.
08/05/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
08/07/1965 Released by the Chicago organization.
08/09/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
08/24/1965 Released by the San Francisco organization.
08/31/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
05/09/1966 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
09/12/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/30/1967 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/18/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Roanoke Railroaders with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/23/1967 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 13 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/11/1967 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Cleveland Foresters by the Houston Comets. (Round 26, Pick 1, 101st overall pick).
09/04/1973 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
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