P George Hartzell #14
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
P GEORGE HARTZELL #14 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 14-5 0 3.24 197.1 165 11 128 212 1.48 5.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/1974 @ GIG Win, 15-9 X 6.2 10 9 6 6 4
09/11/1974 PUE Win, 17-0 X 8.0 1 0 0 3 14 Win
09/06/1974 @ BIL Loss, 1-4 X 5.2 11 4 4 0 1 Loss
09/01/1974 @ TOP Loss, 0-5 X 6.2 7 5 5 4 8 Loss
08/27/1974 SXF Win, 5-4 X 7.2 3 1 1 5 14 Win
08/21/1974 FAR Win, 3-1 X 9.0 6 1 1 3 9 Win
08/16/1974 @ RPD Loss, 1-3 X 6.2 6 1 1 9 6
08/09/1974 @ CHY Win, 4-2 X 8.0 8 2 2 3 11 Win
08/04/1974 GIG Loss, 1-4 X 8.1 8 4 4 2 11 Loss
07/30/1974 @ PUE Win, 11-7 X 7.1 5 5 3 4 8 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/24/1940
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 85 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, 144 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 5th Pick in Round 7
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 14 5 0 3.24 197.1 165 85 71 11 128 212 2 6.9 0 15 51.7
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 13.55 7.53 9.67 5.84 4.54 1.48 74 5.9 .303        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 297 67 13 0 5 38 57 89 5 8 1 .226 .347 .320 .667      
vs. RHB 428 98 11 3 6 47 71 123 2 5 3 .229 .341 .311 .652      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 0 0 4.22 10.2 8 5 5 1 7 13  
May 6 6 2 1 0 3.11 37.2 35 19 13 0 33 36  
June 6 6 2 1 0 3.08 38.0 31 16 13 3 23 41  
July 6 6 5 0 0 3.25 44.1 31 18 16 1 30 44  
August 5 5 3 1 0 2.04 39.2 31 9 9 3 22 51  
September 4 4 1 2 0 5.00 27.0 29 18 15 3 13 27  
Last Year 29 29 14 5 0 3.24 197.1 165 85 71 11 128 212  
2 Years Ago 29 29 9 8 0 3.64 178.0 139 81 72 15 115 190  
Career 147 147 52 41 0 3.21 981.1 820 389 350 64 533 1112  
Home 14 14 9 2 0 2.46 102.1 71 29 28 3 59 121  
Road 15 15 5 3 0 4.07 95.0 94 56 43 8 69 91  
Grass 29 29 14 5 0 3.24 197.1 165 85 71 11 128 212  
Day 12 12 5 4 0 3.97 81.2 68 41 36 7 41 93  
Night 17 17 9 1 0 2.72 115.2 97 44 35 4 87 119  
As Starter 29 29 14 5 0 3.24 197.1 165 85 71 11 128 212  
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+
1961 Rock Island - R 20 11 11 8 1 0 3.28 79.2 78 31 29 5 53 66 4 0 1.64 .313 4.95 1.6 167
1962 Des Moines - A 21 7 0 0 0 0 3.29 13.2 10 5 5 0 10 7 0 0 1.46 .213 3.70 0.1 125
1962 Tulsa - A 21 5 0 1 0 1 0.67 13.1 6 1 1 1 9 8 0 0 1.12 .132 4.33 0.0 625
1962 Total - A 21 12 0 1 0 1 2.00 27.0 16 6 6 1 19 15 0 0 1.30 .176 4.01 0.2 206
1963 Jackson - R 22 4 0 2 0 0 1.54 11.2 9 3 2 2 3 6 0 0 1.03 .194 4.92 0.0 296
1963 Gary - A 22 2 0 1 0 1 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1.25 .182 6.32 -0.1 196
1963 Dayton - AA 22 5 0 0 0 0 5.40 6.2 5 4 4 2 3 7 0 0 1.20 .188 5.71 -0.2 66
1963 Memphis - AA 22 9 0 2 2 0 4.61 13.2 13 8 7 3 3 6 0 0 1.17 .238 4.98 -0.1 87
1963 Total - AA 22 14 0 2 2 0 4.87 20.1 18 12 11 5 6 13 0 0 1.18 .224 5.22 -0.3 79
1964 Spokane - A 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1964 Arlington - A 23 3 2 0 1 0 4.20 15.0 11 8 7 3 5 15 1 0 1.07 .205 4.88 0.1 109
1964 Savannah - A 23 6 6 2 3 0 6.99 37.1 54 36 29 7 24 33 2 0 2.09 .392 5.88 0.0 69
1964 Total - A 23 10 8 2 4 0 6.11 53.0 65 44 36 10 29 48 3 0 1.77 .344 5.57 0.2 78
1964 Wilmington - A 23 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 10 6 6 1 5 4 0 0 2.50 .429 6.48 -0.1 42
1965 San Jose - A 24 17 17 8 2 0 1.82 114.0 95 27 23 6 5 89 0 0 0.88 .271 2.76 2.8 191
1965 Rockford - A 24 14 13 3 3 0 3.43 78.2 79 31 30 7 33 72 0 0 1.42 .323 3.59 1.7 122
1965 Memphis - AA 24 1 1 0 0 0 43.20 1.2 4 8 8 1 5 1 0 0 5.40 .500 18.20 -0.2 10
1966 San Jose - A 25 8 8 4 3 0 2.89 53.0 48 23 17 5 6 41 2 2 1.02 .265 3.26 0.9 117
1966 Rockford - A 25 6 6 0 3 0 3.44 36.2 33 15 14 7 13 42 0 0 1.25 .295 4.13 0.1 96
1966 Memphis - AA 25 13 4 0 3 1 5.21 38.0 39 22 22 6 13 45 1 0 1.37 .351 3.68 0.4 73
1967 San Bernardino - A 26 1 1 0 0 0 4.05 6.2 6 3 3 1 3 7 0 0 1.35 .278 3.91 0.1 89
1967 Spokane - A 26 2 2 1 1 0 1.29 14.0 11 2 2 1 8 9 0 0 1.36 .256 4.06 0.1 300
1967 Miami - A 26 13 10 1 5 0 3.71 77.2 68 35 32 5 31 82 4 0 1.27 .318 2.34 1.9 84
1967 Total - A 26 16 13 2 6 0 3.39 98.1 85 40 37 7 42 98 4 0 1.29 .306 2.69 2.1 94
1967 Peoria - A 26 10 10 3 4 0 3.13 54.2 49 21 19 8 29 52 0 0 1.43 .277 4.27 -0.2 95
1968 Miami - A 27 3 2 2 1 0 2.00 18.0 16 4 4 1 9 20 2 1 1.39 .319 2.30 0.5 162
1968 Peoria - A 27 2 2 0 1 0 3.09 11.2 10 4 4 1 7 9 0 0 1.46 .281 3.66 0.0 89
1969 Colorado Springs - A 28 29 29 7 10 0 2.64 201.0 187 63 59 11 89 172 4 1 1.37 .313 3.04 4.0 129
1970 Colorado Springs - A 29 28 28 6 11 0 3.92 195.0 183 90 85 15 102 261 5 0 1.46 .355 3.93 5.3 129
1971 Colorado Springs - A 30 29 29 15 5 0 2.74 193.2 140 65 59 12 88 256 2 1 1.18 .305 3.73 6.3 195
1972 Colorado Springs - A 31 3 3 1 2 0 2.20 16.1 6 5 4 0 11 21 0 0 1.04 .182 3.97 0.5 238
1973 Colorado Springs - A 32 29 29 9 8 0 3.64 178.0 139 81 72 15 115 190 2 0 1.43 .282 4.77 4.6 161
1974 Colorado Springs - A 33 29 29 14 5 0 3.24 197.1 165 85 71 11 128 212 2 0 1.48 .303 4.54 5.9 187
Total DIX 23 5 2 5 1 6.24 53.1 56 38 37 10 21 52 1 0 1.44 .324 4.47 63.5
Total EA 5 0 0 0 0 5.40 6.2 5 4 4 2 3 7 0 0 1.20 .188 5.71 66.5
Total HL 46 31 8 11 2 3.13 212.2 190 78 74 25 103 192 0 0 1.38 .281 3.96 112.8
Total MAL 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 10 6 6 1 5 4 0 0 2.50 .429 6.48 42.2
Total SEL 25 20 5 10 0 4.38 148.0 149 83 72 16 69 150 9 1 1.47 .329 3.49 86.1
Total COW 29 28 13 6 0 2.15 188.1 160 55 45 13 22 146 2 2 0.97 .268 3.04 161.1
Total GSL 4 0 2 0 0 1.54 11.2 9 3 2 2 3 6 0 0 1.03 .194 4.92 295.9
Total WBL 147 147 52 41 0 3.21 981.1 820 389 350 64 533 1112 15 2 1.38 .310 3.99 156.0
Total UMVA 11 11 8 1 0 3.28 79.2 78 31 29 5 53 66 4 0 1.64 .313 4.95 167.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Rock Island - R P 11 11 5 8 0 14 1 .929 79.2 1.47 +1.8 .867
1962 Tulsa - A P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.1 0.67 0.0 .000
1962 Des Moines - A P 7 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 +0.0 .974
1963 Memphis - AA P 9 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 -0.5 .630
1963 Dayton - AA P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 -0.4 .000
1963 Gary - A P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 .977
1963 Jackson - R P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 -0.0 .912
1964 Wilmington - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.2 1.043
1964 Savannah - A P 6 6 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 37.1 1.21 +0.3 1.062
1964 Arlington - A P 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.0 0.60 0.0 .000
1964 Spokane - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 +0.2 .000
1965 Memphis - AA P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 -0.0 1.029
1965 Rockford - A P 14 13 3 6 0 10 1 .900 78.2 1.03 -0.7 .882
1965 San Jose - A P 17 17 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 114.0 0.79 -0.6 1.062
1966 Memphis - AA P 13 4 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 38.0 1.18 -0.3 1.019
1966 Rockford - A P 6 6 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 36.2 1.47 +0.1 1.300
1966 San Jose - A P 8 8 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 53.0 0.34 -0.2 .720
1967 Peoria - A P 10 10 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 54.2 1.65 +0.5 1.026
1967 Miami - A P 13 10 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 77.2 0.81 +0.9 1.050
1967 Spokane - A P 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 .500 14.0 0.64 -1.0 .000
1967 San Bernardino - A P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 0.0 .000
1968 Peoria - A P 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 +1.2 1.031
1968 Miami - A P 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 18.0 0.50 -0.6 1.041
1969 Colorado Springs - A P 29 29 12 19 2 32 1 .969 201.0 1.39 -0.6 1.028
1970 Colorado Springs - A P 28 28 6 13 2 19 0 1.000 195.0 0.88 -3.0 .913
1971 Colorado Springs - A P 29 29 11 16 1 27 0 1.000 193.2 1.25 -0.9 .889
1972 Colorado Springs - A P 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 16.1 1.65 +0.1 1.041
1973 Colorado Springs - A P 29 29 7 11 0 20 2 .900 178.0 0.91 -2.3 .790
1974 Colorado Springs - A P 29 29 9 17 2 27 1 .963 197.1 1.19 -0.3 .968
TOTAL P 291 243 76 136 9 219 7 .968 1687.2 1.13 -6.6 .945
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Was not drafted and joined College of Cairo.
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of college (College of Cairo; Cairo, IL) by the New York Gothams. (Round 7, Pick 5, 101st overall pick).
09/01/1961 Wins the UMVA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/12/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Rock Island Steamboats!
07/16/1962 Released by the New York Gothams.
07/25/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
08/08/1962 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
08/14/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
10/23/1962 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
10/24/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/02/1963 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
01/10/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
05/18/1963 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/26/1963 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
07/03/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
07/27/1963 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08/03/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
08/06/1963 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
08/07/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dayton Dukes organization.
08/27/1963 Released by the Dayton Dukes.
09/03/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
09/04/1963 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
09/10/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 1; Control: 2.
06/04/1964 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
06/08/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
06/18/1964 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/26/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
06/29/1964 Released by the New York organization.
07/08/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
08/28/1964 Released by the Cleveland organization.
08/31/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
09/22/1964 Released by the Boston organization.
09/28/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
06/17/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Heartland League All-Star Game.
08/01/1965 Wins the COW Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Memphis Cougars!
07/11/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Spokane Lumberjacks with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/05/1966 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Tacoma Captains with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/29/1966 Released by the Chicago organization.
10/14/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
05/03/1967 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
05/08/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
05/15/1967 Released by the Dallas organization.
05/22/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
09/08/1967 Wins the 1967 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Peoria Pastimers!
05/02/1968 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/04/1968 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/10/1968 Released by the San Francisco organization.
03/21/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Colorado Springs Mountaineers organization.
08/09/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Grand Island Gulls with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/22/1970 Strikes out 15 against the Cheyenne Pioneers.
03/24/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Colorado Springs Mountaineers development complex.
09/05/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cheyenne Pioneers with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/01/1971 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
03/24/1972 Outstandingly completed training to increase his velocity at the Colorado Springs Mountaineers development complex.
05/02/1972 Injured (torn UCL),out for 12 months.
09/04/1973 Strikes out 15 against the Bismarck Rough Riders.
03/24/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Colorado Springs Mountaineers development complex.
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