1B Don Osborn #27
Age: 45 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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1B DON OSBORN #27 - AGE: 45 - BATS: L - 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:06/10/1929
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 148 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 7th Pick in Round 20
TRANSBORDER ASSOCIATION 1949 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 303 80 10 8 3 41 32 20 50 .264 .314 .380 .693 .329 .116 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 326 2 3 0 2 1 0 115 21 4 6 40.0 35.3 4.11 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 26 3 1 0 15 3 3 13 0 0 0 .289 .312 .344 .656
Versus Right   213 54 7 7 3 26 29 17 37 0 1 2 .254 .315 .394 .709
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   432 105 16 12 3 50 43 28 70 0 2 2 .243 .292 .356 .649
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
1949 Houston - LSA 19 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .220 -41 -53 -0.2
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
1947 Dubuque - R 17 27 66 12 1 0 0 1 10 3 1 1 18 4 1 .182 .225 .197 .422 25 27 -0.3
1948 Dubuque - R 18 19 57 9 1 1 0 4 7 5 1 0 18 1 3 .158 .238 .211 .449 15 13 -0.6
1948 Albuquerque - A 18 43 129 25 6 4 0 9 11 8 0 0 20 0 0 .194 .241 .302 .543 41 17 -0.7
1949 Albuquerque - A 19 90 303 80 10 8 3 41 32 20 2 0 50 4 6 .264 .314 .380 .693 81 76 0.7
1949 Little Rock - AA 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -137 -0.0
1950 Memphis - AA 20 140 434 86 19 6 7 54 41 31 1 4 89 12 2 .198 .251 .318 .569 59 48 -0.2
1951 Wichita - A 21 4 12 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .231 .250 .481 39 16 -0.2
1951 Memphis - AA 21 63 174 30 3 2 2 14 14 16 0 2 29 1 2 .172 .240 .247 .487 34 19 -0.7
1952 Wichita - A 22 9 28 6 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 .214 .290 .357 .647 85 64 0.0
1952 Austin - AA 22 57 219 43 5 0 3 12 23 15 0 1 46 6 4 .196 .247 .260 .507 40 34 -1.6
1953 Topeka - A 23 59 246 68 8 2 6 28 42 34 1 1 32 2 6 .276 .365 .398 .764 100 106 0.1
1953 Seattle - AAA 23 44 175 50 6 2 10 31 25 17 0 0 23 1 3 .286 .349 .514 .863 119 116 1.2
1954 Topeka - A 24 128 435 131 16 11 14 81 97 87 1 5 49 19 6 .301 .415 .485 .900 139 142 4.4
1955 Topeka - A 25 125 483 144 17 3 17 80 87 69 0 5 45 11 8 .298 .382 .451 .834 121 127 3.2
1956 Topeka - A 26 123 414 133 18 3 11 76 74 49 1 4 43 12 8 .321 .391 .459 .850 121 125 1.5
1957 Topeka - A 27 117 401 116 18 4 10 49 80 60 4 1 47 15 8 .289 .386 .429 .815 113 114 1.8
1958 Topeka - A 28 115 322 78 7 6 11 49 51 63 2 2 25 4 5 .242 .368 .404 .771 135 134 1.9
1959 Topeka - A 29 124 426 109 17 6 15 67 67 68 1 3 35 12 5 .256 .357 .430 .787 138 140 3.5
1960 Topeka - A 30 132 486 136 20 5 21 88 84 88 2 3 51 8 5 .280 .390 .471 .862 158 161 4.6
1961 Topeka - A 31 137 477 117 19 2 12 64 67 84 1 2 46 7 3 .245 .358 .369 .727 119 121 2.0
1962 Topeka - A 32 138 504 124 17 5 20 70 85 72 10 3 42 10 11 .246 .350 .419 .768 130 134 3.7
1963 Topeka - A 33 136 471 117 16 4 22 68 99 106 10 2 45 7 9 .248 .396 .439 .835 148 151 4.6
1964 Topeka - A 34 140 482 130 26 4 15 50 81 88 8 3 45 9 6 .270 .389 .434 .823 138 140 3.3
1965 Topeka - A 35 132 471 161 26 3 22 103 112 97 8 4 40 5 6 .342 .459 .550 1.009 177 185 6.2
Total DIX 204 611 116 22 8 9 68 55 47 1 6 119 13 4 .190 .247 .296 .543 51 39
Total GWL 44 175 50 6 2 10 31 25 17 0 0 23 1 3 .286 .349 .514 .863 119 116
Total HL 13 40 8 2 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 10 0 0 .200 .273 .325 .598 70 49
Total LSA 70 232 44 5 0 3 12 24 16 0 1 47 6 4 .190 .241 .250 .491 35 29
Total WBL 1606 5618 1564 225 58 196 873 1026 965 49 38 545 121 86 .278 .387 .444 .830 136 139
Total UMVA 46 123 21 2 1 0 5 17 8 2 1 36 5 4 .171 .231 .203 .435 20 21
Total TBA 133 432 105 16 12 3 50 43 28 2 0 70 4 6 .243 .292 .356 .649 69 58
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Dubuque - R CF 27 20 45 2 0 50 3 .940 177.2 2.38 -1.3 .987
1948 Albuquerque - A 2B 37 37 82 99 32 182 1 .995 298.1 5.46 +1.5 1.032
1948 Albuquerque - A LF 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.2 1.004
1948 Albuquerque - A CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.029
1948 Dubuque - R CF 19 19 25 4 1 31 2 .935 140.0 1.86 -1.3 .971
1949 Houston - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Albuquerque - A 2B 85 85 203 266 62 476 7 .985 722.2 5.84 +5.8 1.049
1949 Houston - AA CF 10 4 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 41.1 3.48 -0.3 1.015
1949 Little Rock - AA CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.6 1.023
1949 Albuquerque - A CF 3 3 9 0 0 10 1 .900 26.0 3.12 -0.4 .926
1950 Memphis - AA 2B 132 132 275 318 93 605 12 .980 1098.0 4.86 +4.7 1.037
1950 Memphis - AA CF 9 6 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 53.0 3.74 -0.1 1.013
1951 Memphis - AA 2B 52 51 114 127 32 243 2 .992 403.2 5.37 +2.4 1.090
1951 Wichita - A 2B 4 4 12 19 7 34 3 .912 34.0 8.21 -1.1 .844
1951 Memphis - AA CF 11 10 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 80.0 4.05 +1.8 1.008
1952 Austin - AA 2B 4 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.0 1.000
1952 Wichita - A 2B 5 4 11 21 2 32 0 1.000 32.0 9.00 +1.3 1.076
1952 Austin - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Wichita - A LF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Austin - AA CF 55 54 117 1 0 118 0 1.000 451.0 2.35 -5.8 .952
1952 Wichita - A CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 -1.1 .725
1952 Wichita - A RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 .965
1953 Seattle - AAA 2B 2 2 3 7 3 11 1 .909 21.0 4.29 -0.4 .849
1953 Topeka - A 2B 13 10 34 27 9 62 1 .984 89.0 6.17 -0.3 1.018
1953 Seattle - AAA LF 8 5 9 0 0 10 1 .900 44.1 1.83 +0.8 1.264
1953 Topeka - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1953 Seattle - AAA CF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 43.0 2.72 +0.6 1.010
1953 Topeka - A CF 44 41 100 1 0 102 1 .990 373.0 2.44 -8.9 .903
1953 Seattle - AAA RF 33 30 73 1 0 74 0 1.000 259.2 2.56 +4.1 1.028
1953 Topeka - A RF 5 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 36.1 1.73 +0.0 .971
1954 Topeka - A 1B 35 33 291 20 37 315 4 .987 276.1 10.13 -0.1 1.002
1954 Topeka - A 2B 29 19 61 88 27 151 2 .987 194.2 6.89 +4.0 1.120
1954 Topeka - A LF 23 21 28 0 0 29 1 .966 164.2 1.53 +0.6 1.039
1954 Topeka - A CF 22 10 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 119.0 1.82 -1.0 .924
1954 Topeka - A RF 38 26 41 0 0 43 2 .953 244.0 1.51 +0.1 1.010
1955 Topeka - A 1B 105 105 855 63 84 929 11 .988 876.2 9.42 +5.9 1.049
1955 Topeka - A 2B 27 12 40 43 14 84 1 .988 143.1 5.21 -0.6 .957
1955 Topeka - A CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Topeka - A RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 1.007
1956 Topeka - A 1B 13 6 63 3 10 66 0 1.000 65.0 9.14 +0.3 1.048
1956 Topeka - A 2B 24 14 37 47 12 85 1 .988 145.0 5.21 +1.4 1.003
1956 Topeka - A SS 75 73 137 187 50 344 20 .942 640.2 4.55 -17.0 .860
1956 Topeka - A CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.0 1.012
1956 Topeka - A RF 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 .667 17.0 1.06 -1.3 .502
1957 Topeka - A 1B 6 4 30 3 2 33 0 1.000 37.2 7.88 +0.6 1.076
1957 Topeka - A 2B 11 10 31 28 10 59 0 1.000 78.2 6.75 +1.6 1.071
1957 Topeka - A SS 71 59 112 210 70 328 6 .982 557.0 5.20 -7.3 .916
1957 Topeka - A LF 6 5 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 43.1 1.04 -0.9 .792
1957 Topeka - A CF 12 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 50.2 1.78 -1.0 .839
1957 Topeka - A RF 11 6 10 0 0 11 1 .909 62.1 1.44 -0.3 .935
1958 Topeka - A 1B 21 16 136 6 13 142 0 1.000 140.1 9.11 +0.6 1.021
1958 Topeka - A 2B 14 11 37 37 10 75 1 .987 105.0 6.34 -0.3 .915
1958 Topeka - A SS 15 3 9 24 4 34 1 .971 63.0 4.71 -0.6 .903
1958 Topeka - A LF 17 16 30 0 0 31 1 .968 120.2 2.24 -2.1 .869
1958 Topeka - A CF 10 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 21.2 2.08 -0.8 .601
1958 Topeka - A RF 44 33 59 1 1 60 0 1.000 298.1 1.81 -2.1 .952
1959 Topeka - A 1B 49 46 442 23 51 467 2 .996 416.2 10.04 +2.1 1.031
1959 Topeka - A 2B 18 10 18 30 6 50 2 .960 99.2 4.33 -0.3 .958
1959 Topeka - A SS 22 11 39 41 15 81 1 .988 119.0 6.05 -1.3 .975
1959 Topeka - A CF 12 10 23 3 0 26 0 1.000 93.2 2.50 -0.9 .930
1959 Topeka - A RF 33 32 33 3 1 36 0 1.000 266.2 1.21 -2.7 .965
1960 Topeka - A 1B 7 3 47 2 3 49 0 1.000 40.0 11.03 +0.3 1.027
1960 Topeka - A 2B 16 11 28 29 10 59 2 .966 94.1 5.44 -0.2 1.003
1960 Topeka - A SS 17 9 19 33 5 57 5 .912 108.0 4.33 -2.9 .874
1960 Topeka - A RF 105 103 172 6 2 184 6 .967 900.1 1.78 -6.9 .949
1961 Topeka - A 1B 95 90 818 55 61 883 10 .989 798.2 9.84 +1.6 .999
1961 Topeka - A 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 .988
1961 Topeka - A SS 14 12 18 32 10 53 3 .943 112.1 4.01 -3.2 .902
1961 Topeka - A LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 +0.1 .984
1961 Topeka - A CF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 35.0 2.57 -1.9 .822
1961 Topeka - A RF 21 20 35 4 0 41 2 .951 181.2 1.93 -3.3 .939
1962 Topeka - A 1B 117 112 1027 69 74 1104 8 .993 1013.1 9.73 +5.7 1.021
1962 Topeka - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .987
1962 Topeka - A SS 6 4 8 15 1 24 1 .958 47.0 4.40 -1.4 .839
1962 Topeka - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Topeka - A RF 8 6 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 57.0 1.58 -0.8 .924
1963 Topeka - A 1B 116 109 982 63 82 1055 10 .991 969.1 9.70 +3.2 1.023
1963 Topeka - A 2B 5 1 4 6 2 11 1 .909 15.0 6.00 -0.7 .897
1963 Topeka - A 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.072
1963 Topeka - A SS 10 5 18 27 3 47 2 .957 56.2 7.15 +0.5 .972
1963 Topeka - A RF 10 8 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 80.0 1.91 -0.5 .973
1964 Topeka - A 1B 95 91 641 51 76 699 7 .990 736.1 8.46 +0.7 1.000
1964 Topeka - A 2B 11 0 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 22.2 5.16 +0.3 1.038
1964 Topeka - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Topeka - A RF 38 34 48 5 0 55 2 .964 290.1 1.64 -6.5 .828
1965 Topeka - A 1B 26 0 47 1 4 49 1 .980 69.0 6.26 -0.6 .926
1965 Topeka - A 2B 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 6.0 3.00 -0.5 .536
1965 Topeka - A RF 115 115 150 16 3 168 2 .988 906.0 1.65 -7.7 .949
TOTAL 1B 685 615 5379 359 497 5791 53 .991 5439.1 9.49 +20.4 1.019
TOTAL 2B 497 413 998 1205 333 2241 38 .983 3616.0 5.48 +18.7 1.032
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.072
TOTAL SS 230 176 360 569 158 968 39 .960 1703.2 4.91 -33.2 .897
TOTAL LF 61 54 79 0 0 82 3 .963 427.1 1.66 -2.0 .970
TOTAL CF 259 194 464 13 1 484 7 .986 1746.2 2.46 -21.9 .943
TOTAL RF 471 419 658 38 7 712 16 .978 3613.2 1.73 -27.9 .948
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft out of high school (St. Ann's Academy; Queens, NY) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 20, Pick 7, 313rd overall pick).
07/22/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $1,900.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/26/1948 Released by the Montreal organization.
07/29/1948 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Bulls organization.
10/10/1948 Named the #20 prospect in the GWL
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #19 prospect in the GWL
07/10/1949 Named the #20 prospect in the GWL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/10/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
07/25/1951 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
07/30/1951 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
08/21/1951 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
08/21/1951 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Wichita Rustlers organization.
07/08/1952 Released by the Wichita Rustlers.
07/15/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
07/16/1952 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
07/16/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
07/17/1952 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
07/17/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
07/18/1952 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
07/22/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization.
10/31/1952 Released by the Austin Violets.
11/03/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lincoln Legislators organization.
01/19/1953 Released by the Lincoln Legislators.
01/19/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
07/04/1953 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
07/06/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
09/18/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/18/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
06/20/1955 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1955 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
07/11/1955 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/18/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
07/21/1958 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/18/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
07/04/1960 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
07/10/1961 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
08/14/1961 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
04/20/1964 Detrimentally completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
07/13/1964 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/27/1964 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
04/26/1965 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1965 Goes 5-6 against the Cheyenne Pioneers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
07/09/1965 Goes 5-7 against the Panhandle Jackrabbits, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
07/12/1965 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
08/11/1965 Scores his 1000th career Western Baseball League run!
09/18/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/19/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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