LF Paul Cantin #2
Age: 49 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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LF PAUL CANTIN #2 - AGE: 49 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - 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:08/13/1925
Born in:Oakland, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 141 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 131 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1943, 3rd Pick in Round 4
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
1943 Marshalltown - R 17 53 185 44 6 0 8 29 40 50 0 2 48 12 7 .238 .397 .400 .797 101 110 1.1
1944 Marshalltown - R 18 13 45 13 2 1 0 6 8 9 0 1 2 1 0 .289 .400 .378 .778 128 138 0.5
1944 Tampa - A 18 86 300 68 7 9 0 25 28 34 2 4 80 5 3 .227 .306 .310 .616 93 90 1.3
1945 Marshalltown - R 19 18 58 15 6 3 2 6 13 15 1 0 8 2 1 .259 .419 .569 .988 199 196 1.1
1945 Tampa - A 19 100 339 87 15 10 1 44 46 45 3 5 53 6 1 .257 .344 .369 .713 110 105 2.4
1946 Tampa - A 20 52 200 58 13 6 2 20 29 23 0 1 37 2 6 .290 .362 .445 .807 137 146 1.8
1946 Springfield - A 20 71 238 62 9 7 8 37 38 40 1 0 41 4 4 .261 .369 .458 .827 140 135 2.6
1947 Matanzas - DL 21 42 162 46 8 1 7 24 29 27 0 0 20 3 4 .284 .386 .475 .862 109 113 1.0
1947 Springfield - A 21 86 347 94 19 7 7 39 52 42 0 2 47 0 3 .271 .348 .427 .774 109 110 1.9
1947 Knoxville - AA 21 50 173 52 9 7 3 34 25 30 0 1 20 1 8 .301 .402 .486 .888 129 131 1.8
1948 Nashville - AA 22 118 460 148 26 9 5 63 68 49 0 1 47 4 9 .322 .386 .450 .836 118 124 4.1
1949 Minneapolis - AAA 23 114 263 62 11 2 2 26 36 32 1 2 26 2 6 .236 .319 .316 .634 72 80 0.1
1950 Nashville - AA 24 87 299 84 18 2 9 42 49 33 0 2 24 0 2 .281 .350 .445 .795 121 121 1.8
1951 Evansville - A 25 5 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600 355 355 0.2
1951 Nashville - AA 25 66 94 27 5 1 0 12 13 14 1 1 9 0 0 .287 .382 .362 .744 105 91 0.5
1952 Topeka - A 26 122 461 144 31 10 10 73 75 52 1 2 42 1 2 .312 .382 .488 .870 136 141 4.6
1953 Topeka - A 27 87 116 32 6 4 1 13 14 12 2 2 8 0 0 .276 .348 .422 .771 101 103 0.3
1954 Topeka - A 28 56 191 54 13 1 2 28 32 22 2 1 15 0 1 .283 .361 .393 .754 101 108 1.3
1955 Topeka - A 29 72 78 21 5 1 1 13 9 8 0 1 6 0 0 .269 .333 .397 .731 94 85 0.1
1956 Topeka - A 30 48 53 18 5 0 1 13 7 5 1 1 3 0 0 .340 .400 .491 .891 131 136 0.4
1957 Topeka - A 31 28 33 16 2 0 0 7 5 4 0 0 4 0 1 .485 .541 .545 1.086 184 205 0.5
1958 Topeka - A 32 47 77 22 7 1 0 14 9 3 1 0 5 0 0 .286 .321 .403 .724 120 124 0.4
1959 Topeka - A 33 26 22 4 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 4 0 0 .182 .269 .364 .633 91 94 -0.2
Total DIX 321 1026 311 58 19 17 151 155 126 1 5 100 5 19 .303 .378 .446 .825 120 121
Total GWL 114 263 62 11 2 2 26 36 32 1 2 26 2 6 .236 .319 .316 .634 72 80
Total HL 162 589 158 28 15 15 77 90 83 1 2 88 4 7 .268 .359 .443 .802 123 123
Total SEL 238 839 213 35 25 3 89 103 102 5 10 170 13 10 .254 .335 .366 .701 110 109
Total WBL 486 1031 311 70 17 16 165 155 109 7 8 87 1 4 .302 .370 .449 .819 121 126
Total UMVA 84 288 72 14 4 10 41 61 74 1 3 58 15 8 .250 .402 .431 .832 125 132
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Marshalltown - R LF 37 34 65 0 0 65 0 1.000 302.0 1.94 +1.4 1.027
1943 Marshalltown - R CF 7 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 35.1 3.57 +0.7 1.050
1943 Marshalltown - R RF 17 11 28 2 0 30 0 1.000 102.1 2.64 +1.2 1.074
1944 Tampa - A LF 64 64 135 4 1 140 1 .993 546.0 2.29 +5.2 1.034
1944 Marshalltown - R LF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 23.0 3.13 +0.1 1.033
1944 Tampa - A CF 24 22 57 3 1 64 4 .938 199.2 2.70 -1.6 .969
1944 Marshalltown - R CF 11 10 47 1 0 48 0 1.000 88.0 4.91 +0.5 1.032
1944 Tampa - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1944 Marshalltown - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Tampa - A SS 5 5 6 10 1 20 4 .800 43.0 3.35 -2.5 .706
1945 Tampa - A LF 37 27 72 3 1 77 2 .974 250.2 2.69 +3.9 1.053
1945 Tampa - A CF 20 16 57 0 0 57 0 1.000 140.1 3.66 +1.6 1.032
1945 Marshalltown - R CF 18 18 71 0 0 72 1 .986 156.1 4.09 -1.4 1.000
1945 Tampa - A RF 49 46 121 7 3 130 2 .985 412.0 2.80 +5.7 1.048
1945 Marshalltown - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Springfield - A LF 32 30 71 2 1 73 0 1.000 261.0 2.52 +4.1 1.034
1946 Tampa - A LF 14 9 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 88.0 2.66 +0.4 1.002
1946 Springfield - A CF 28 27 91 2 0 93 0 1.000 243.0 3.44 +1.1 1.010
1946 Tampa - A CF 37 37 125 2 0 133 6 .955 316.0 3.62 -1.2 .981
1946 Springfield - A RF 11 8 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 83.2 2.90 +1.5 1.097
1946 Tampa - A RF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 42.0 2.36 +0.5 1.017
1947 Springfield - A LF 11 11 20 0 0 22 2 .909 95.2 1.88 -1.3 .962
1947 Knoxville - AA CF 49 48 185 3 1 189 1 .995 419.2 4.03 +6.8 1.049
1947 Springfield - A CF 66 64 232 3 1 238 3 .987 574.2 3.68 +3.4 1.017
1947 Matanzas - DL CF 42 42 135 2 0 138 1 .993 371.2 3.32 +2.4 1.040
1947 Knoxville - AA RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.026
1947 Springfield - A RF 11 11 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 88.1 2.85 +0.1 .983
1948 Nashville - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Nashville - AA CF 117 115 417 12 8 436 7 .984 1003.0 3.85 +10.7 1.027
1949 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Minneapolis - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Minneapolis - AAA LF 31 10 17 0 0 18 1 .944 124.1 1.23 +0.8 1.212
1949 Minneapolis - AAA CF 17 11 43 0 0 44 1 .977 106.0 3.65 +0.2 .971
1949 Minneapolis - AAA RF 61 44 107 6 0 117 4 .966 408.2 2.49 +0.9 1.012
1950 Nashville - AA LF 13 11 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 94.0 2.01 +0.4 .952
1950 Nashville - AA CF 55 45 166 6 1 174 2 .989 387.1 4.00 -3.0 .978
1950 Nashville - AA RF 22 14 53 0 0 53 0 1.000 136.0 3.51 +1.9 1.034
1951 Nashville - AA LF 38 15 37 0 0 41 4 .902 157.2 2.11 +2.8 1.073
1951 Evansville - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .968
1951 Nashville - AA CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.2 .980
1951 Nashville - AA RF 20 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 56.2 1.27 +0.3 1.151
1951 Evansville - A RF 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .967
1952 Topeka - A LF 74 73 112 2 1 115 1 .991 617.1 1.66 +8.4 1.088
1952 Topeka - A CF 10 7 19 2 0 23 2 .913 71.1 2.65 -0.3 .965
1952 Topeka - A RF 36 33 56 3 1 61 2 .967 301.2 1.76 +2.3 1.050
1953 Topeka - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Topeka - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1953 Topeka - A LF 26 7 13 0 0 14 1 .929 90.2 1.29 -0.1 .956
1953 Topeka - A CF 20 6 15 1 0 17 1 .941 66.1 2.17 -1.0 .852
1953 Topeka - A RF 25 4 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 80.1 1.34 +0.1 1.068
1954 Topeka - A LF 49 44 93 2 0 96 1 .990 372.1 2.30 +7.3 1.138
1954 Topeka - A CF 7 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 13.0 2.77 -0.1 .963
1954 Topeka - A RF 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 28.1 0.32 -0.3 .985
1955 Topeka - A LF 24 4 13 2 0 15 0 1.000 63.0 2.14 +0.7 1.054
1955 Topeka - A CF 25 0 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 55.1 1.63 -0.5 .992
1955 Topeka - A RF 16 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 46.2 1.54 +0.5 1.007
1956 Topeka - A LF 6 3 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 30.0 2.10 +0.2 .975
1956 Topeka - A CF 11 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.2 2.55 -0.2 .886
1956 Topeka - A RF 13 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 28.0 0.64 -0.2 1.003
1957 Topeka - A LF 5 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 -0.3 .951
1957 Topeka - A CF 8 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 +0.2 1.007
1957 Topeka - A RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1958 Topeka - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Topeka - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Topeka - A LF 14 0 2 0 0 4 2 .500 24.0 0.75 -0.9 .646
1958 Topeka - A CF 17 10 28 2 0 31 1 .968 107.0 2.52 -0.2 .935
1958 Topeka - A RF 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 26.2 0.34 -0.2 .502
1959 Topeka - A LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.1 0.55 -1.3 .485
1959 Topeka - A CF 9 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 23.2 1.90 -0.1 1.011
1959 Topeka - A RF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 -0.8 .749
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 6 5 6 10 1 20 4 .800 44.0 3.27 -2.6 .706
TOTAL LF 486 347 719 17 5 751 15 .980 3185.0 2.08 +32.0 1.049
TOTAL CF 604 486 1734 39 12 1803 30 .983 4431.2 3.60 +18.1 1.011
TOTAL RF 320 184 468 22 5 498 8 .984 1873.0 2.35 +13.5 1.034
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 3, 51st overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Martinez (Martinez; Martinez, CA).
07/17/1943 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $1,650.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/30/1944 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
07/25/1944 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/13/1944 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/25/1946 Goes 0-4 against the Miami Sailors, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
06/17/1946 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1947 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Knoxville Knights!
11/18/1947 Named to the 1947 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1948 Was traded by the Brooklyn Kings to the Montreal Saints in exchange for RP Jackie James.
07/01/1948 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/18/1948 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/06/1948 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1950 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 7 weeks.
07/31/1950 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
12/03/1951 Released by the Montreal organization.
12/21/1951 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Topeka Jayhawks organization.
08/14/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Lincoln Legislators, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
09/02/1952 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
11/13/1952 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/18/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
04/20/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
07/07/1954 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 2 months.
09/18/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
03/06/1955 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
04/20/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Topeka Jayhawks development complex.
09/18/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
06/15/1957 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 6 weeks.
08/04/1957 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 2 weeks.
08/10/1957 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/18/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
04/21/1958 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 5 days.
06/02/1958 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
09/18/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Topeka Jayhawks!
10/29/1959 Released by the Topeka Jayhawks.
10/12/1960 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1947 42 9
Year SB Rank
1947 3 6
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