P Dick Kusler #26
Peoria Pastimers (SFS) HL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/20/1975
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P DICK KUSLER #26 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
19 19 5-3 0 3.51 102.2 88 12 62 101 1.46 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/12/1974 @ AKR Win, 7-4 X 5.0 6 2 1 5 3 Win
09/07/1974 AKR Loss, 1-6 X 5.2 4 2 1 3 4 Loss
08/31/1974 RCK Loss, 0-3 X 5.2 5 1 1 4 6 Loss
08/27/1974 EVA Win, 5-4 X 6.0 4 3 3 1 6 Win
08/22/1974 TH Win, 1-0 X 7.0 3 0 0 3 5
08/17/1974 @ TH Win, 8-3 X 5.2 4 2 2 3 5 Win
08/12/1974 DUB Win, 8-4 X 6.0 3 1 1 3 8 Win
08/06/1974 @ LIN Win, 6-4 X 6.0 2 0 0 2 5 Win
08/01/1974 DAV Loss, 1-7 X 5.1 3 1 1 6 4
07/27/1974 @ WIC Loss, 5-6 X 6.0 3 2 2 2 6
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/05/1947
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
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:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 9th Pick in Round 10
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 10.2 10 4 2 0 8 7 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 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.19 8.44 5.91 6.75 3.97 1.69 86 0.2 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 15 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .267 .620      
vs. RHB 27 6 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 10.2 10 4 2 0 8 7  
Last Year 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 10.2 10 4 2 0 8 7  
2 Years Ago 16 16 7 2 0 3.19 93.0 82 36 33 7 50 48  
Career 53 53 21 9 0 4.28 296.2 286 156 141 34 167 173  
Home 1 1 0 1 0 1.59 5.2 4 2 1 0 3 4  
Road 1 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 6 2 1 0 5 3  
Grass 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 10.2 10 4 2 0 8 7  
Day 1 1 0 1 0 1.59 5.2 4 2 1 0 3 4  
Night 1 1 1 0 0 1.80 5.0 6 2 1 0 5 3  
As Starter 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 10.2 10 4 2 0 8 7  
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 19 5 3 0 3.51 102.2 88 42 40 12 62 101 0 0.0 0 9 47.4
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.50 7.71 8.85 5.44 4.53 1.46 114 0.7 .296        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 137 32 3 3 4 19 16 37 0 4 1 .234 .318 .387 .705      
vs. RHB 233 56 2 1 8 23 46 64 0 6 3 .240 .372 .361 .733      
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 0 2 0 10.02 20.2 33 24 23 5 17 26  
June 3 3 0 0 0 3.38 16.0 16 7 6 1 14 11  
July 4 4 1 0 0 1.11 24.1 15 3 3 1 9 25  
August 7 7 4 1 0 1.73 41.2 24 8 8 5 22 39  
Last Year 19 19 5 3 0 3.51 102.2 88 42 40 12 62 101  
2 Years Ago 5 5 1 2 0 3.71 26.2 25 11 11 1 14 32  
Career 54 54 13 18 0 3.45 310.0 261 127 119 33 149 288  
Home 9 9 3 1 0 2.41 52.1 38 15 14 5 29 58  
Road 10 10 2 2 0 4.65 50.1 50 27 26 7 33 43  
Grass 19 19 5 3 0 3.51 102.2 88 42 40 12 62 101  
Day 2 2 0 0 0 6.23 8.2 11 6 6 1 5 11  
Night 17 17 5 3 0 3.26 94.0 77 36 34 11 57 90  
As Starter 19 19 5 3 0 3.51 102.2 88 42 40 12 62 101  
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 5 4 1 2 0 4.82 28.0 24 15 15 2 19 23 0 0.0 0 1 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 13.82 7.71 7.39 6.11 4.06 1.54 103 0.3 .272        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 26 3 0 1 0 1 4 6 0 1 0 .115 .233 .192 .426      
vs. RHB 80 21 1 1 2 14 15 17 0 1 0 .263 .379 .375 .754      
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 0 2 6  
May 1 1 0 1 0 7.50 6.0 6 5 5 1 3 7  
June 2 2 0 0 0 5.14 14.0 14 8 8 1 11 9  
July 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1  
Last Year 5 4 1 2 0 4.82 28.0 24 15 15 2 19 23  
Career 33 32 10 16 0 3.32 246.1 201 100 91 12 131 225  
Home 4 3 1 2 0 4.71 21.0 16 11 11 1 16 17  
Road 1 1 0 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 3 6  
Grass 5 4 1 2 0 4.82 28.0 24 15 15 2 19 23  
Day 2 2 0 0 0 5.14 14.0 14 8 8 1 11 9  
Night 3 2 1 2 0 4.50 14.0 10 7 7 1 8 14  
As Starter 4 4 1 1 0 4.67 27.0 23 14 14 2 16 22  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1  
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+
1965 Tuscaloosa - R 17 18 0 0 0 0 1.29 21.0 21 4 3 1 9 16 0 0 1.43 .317 3.83 0.4 428
1966 Tuscaloosa - R 18 18 0 1 1 0 4.29 21.0 30 13 10 3 10 18 0 0 1.90 .380 5.41 0.1 131
1966 Vancouver - A 18 3 3 0 2 0 4.96 16.1 22 10 9 2 2 12 1 0 1.47 .364 3.67 0.2 69
1967 Gulfport - R 19 4 0 0 0 0 1.38 13.0 9 2 2 0 6 8 0 0 1.15 .250 3.06 0.2 271
1967 Miami - A 19 2 2 0 1 0 1.37 19.2 12 6 3 0 17 17 1 0 1.47 .226 3.17 0.2 226
1967 Camden - A 19 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 5 2 2 0 8 8 0 0 1.30 .208 3.53 0.1 176
1967 Peoria - A 19 1 1 0 1 0 1.12 8.0 5 1 1 1 1 11 0 0 0.75 .250 1.55 0.3 263
1967 Total - A 19 2 2 0 1 0 1.50 18.0 10 3 3 1 9 19 0 0 1.06 .225 2.65 0.4 206
1968 Gulfport - R 20 7 0 1 1 0 5.40 11.2 23 7 7 3 6 13 0 0 2.49 .488 5.93 -0.2 84
1968 Miami - A 20 3 3 2 1 0 4.09 22.0 20 11 10 2 17 24 2 0 1.68 .316 3.95 0.1 79
1969 Miami - A 21 2 2 1 1 0 1.59 17.0 11 3 3 1 4 17 1 1 0.88 .238 2.17 0.5 209
1969 Peoria - A 21 16 16 3 8 0 2.90 96.1 70 37 31 6 49 61 0 0 1.24 .229 3.67 0.2 97
1970 Miami - A 22 16 16 6 8 0 3.09 128.1 103 48 44 5 57 110 10 2 1.25 .268 2.75 2.8 108
1970 Peoria - A 22 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 18.0 15 6 6 3 7 22 0 0 1.22 .293 3.95 0.1 112
1970 Fort Wayne - AA 22 3 3 1 1 0 4.70 15.1 11 10 8 2 11 16 0 0 1.43 .231 4.64 0.3 108
1971 Miami - A 23 4 4 0 3 0 4.63 23.1 23 13 12 0 11 29 1 0 1.46 .365 1.46 1.1 74
1971 Peoria - A 23 4 4 1 2 0 4.18 23.2 25 11 11 3 8 20 0 0 1.39 .319 3.91 0.2 81
1971 Fort Wayne - AA 23 12 12 5 2 0 5.68 65.0 65 46 41 8 34 36 0 0 1.52 .281 4.68 1.0 84
1971 Sacramento - AAA 23 13 2 3 0 0 1.69 26.2 21 5 5 1 21 21 0 0 1.57 .260 4.36 0.1 244
1972 Miami - A 24 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 8.0 8 4 4 2 6 5 0 0 1.75 .286 6.62 -0.2 78
1972 Peoria - A 24 6 6 3 2 0 4.93 34.2 33 19 19 7 8 41 1 0 1.18 .306 4.25 0.2 72
1972 Fort Wayne - AA 24 20 20 7 3 0 4.55 112.2 118 60 57 17 64 66 0 0 1.62 .284 5.23 1.2 108
1972 Sacramento - AAA 24 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 3 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 1.00 .167 2.87 0.2 999
1973 Peoria - A 25 5 5 1 2 0 3.71 26.2 25 11 11 1 14 32 0 0 1.46 .338 3.09 0.7 102
1973 Fort Wayne - AA 25 16 16 7 2 0 3.19 93.0 82 36 33 7 50 48 0 0 1.42 .256 4.36 1.3 135
1973 Sacramento - AAA 25 4 4 1 1 0 2.25 28.0 26 9 7 0 6 28 1 0 1.14 .333 1.87 1.5 205
1974 Miami - A 26 5 4 1 2 0 4.82 28.0 24 15 15 2 19 23 0 0 1.54 .272 4.06 0.3 82
1974 Peoria - A 26 19 19 5 3 0 3.51 102.2 88 42 40 12 62 101 0 0 1.46 .296 4.53 0.7 108
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 26 2 2 1 1 0 1.69 10.2 10 4 2 0 8 7 0 0 1.69 .286 3.97 0.2 269
Total EA 53 53 21 9 0 4.28 296.2 286 156 141 34 167 173 0 0 1.53 .272 4.76 110.4
Total GWL 18 7 4 1 0 1.75 61.2 50 14 12 1 31 54 1 0 1.31 .283 3.06 251.0
Total HL 54 54 13 18 0 3.45 310.0 261 127 119 33 149 288 1 0 1.32 .278 3.95 97.9
Total MAL 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 5 2 2 0 8 8 0 0 1.30 .208 3.53 175.8
Total SEL 33 32 10 16 0 3.32 246.1 201 100 91 12 131 225 15 3 1.35 .277 3.00 102.7
Total COW 3 3 0 2 0 4.96 16.1 22 10 9 2 2 12 1 0 1.47 .364 3.67 69.5
Total GSL 47 0 2 2 0 2.97 66.2 83 26 22 7 31 55 0 0 1.71 .360 4.55 168.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Tuscaloosa - R P 18 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 -0.4 1.047
1966 Vancouver - A P 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.1 0.55 -0.1 1.080
1966 Tuscaloosa - R P 18 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 21.0 0.43 -0.7 .522
1967 Peoria - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.2 1.026
1967 Camden - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1967 Miami - A P 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 19.2 1.37 +0.1 1.050
1967 Gulfport - R P 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.9 1.054
1968 Miami - A P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 22.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Gulfport - R P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1969 Peoria - A P 16 16 6 11 1 17 0 1.000 96.1 1.59 -0.2 1.142
1969 Miami - A P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 17.0 0.53 -0.1 1.037
1970 Fort Wayne - AA P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 15.1 0.00 -0.4 .000
1970 Peoria - A P 3 3 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.7 2.083
1970 Miami - A P 16 16 9 16 0 27 2 .926 128.1 1.75 -1.6 .907
1971 Sacramento - AAA P 12 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.2 1.01 -0.2 .972
1971 Fort Wayne - AA P 12 12 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 65.0 1.38 +0.4 1.016
1971 Peoria - A P 4 4 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 23.2 1.52 -0.1 1.050
1971 Miami - A P 4 4 2 2 0 5 1 .800 23.1 1.54 -0.2 .516
1972 Sacramento - AAA P 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.3 .000
1972 Fort Wayne - AA P 20 20 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 112.2 1.20 -1.3 .865
1972 Peoria - A P 6 6 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 34.2 1.30 -0.1 1.029
1972 Miami - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 +0.4 1.042
1973 Sacramento - AAA P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +1.1 1.477
1973 Fort Wayne - AA P 16 16 7 6 0 13 0 1.000 93.0 1.26 -0.3 1.002
1973 Peoria - A P 5 5 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.2 1.01 -0.0 1.019
1974 Fort Wayne - AA P 2 2 2 1 0 4 1 .750 10.2 2.53 -0.7 1.020
1974 Peoria - A P 19 19 6 9 0 15 0 1.000 102.2 1.31 +1.1 1.019
1974 Miami - A P 5 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 +0.4 .767
TOTAL P 206 150 53 93 2 151 5 .967 1007.2 1.30 -1.6 .988
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 1; Control: 2.
06/18/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft out of high school (Donora; Donora, PA) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 10, Pick 9, 191st overall pick).
08/05/1965 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1967 Released by the Toronto organization.
06/19/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
07/06/1967 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/11/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
08/30/1967 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/08/1967 Wins the 1967 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Peoria Pastimers!
05/08/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Norfolk Navigators with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/18/1969 Released by the San Francisco organization.
06/23/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
06/13/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Norfolk Navigators with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/15/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/08/1970 Injured (food poisoning),out for 3 days.
09/26/1970 Wins the 1970 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Miami Sailors!
09/10/1972 Wins the 1972 Championship with the Sacramento Hawks!
09/01/1974 Wins the HL Pitcher of the Month Award.
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