Player Report for #46 Dante Forchion

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Sunday, October 19th, 1958

AB	480
HR	29
RBI	82
AVG	.242
OPS	.835

Name:	Dante Forchion	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$24,930,000
Birthday:	07-17-1926	Signed Through:	1960 Season
Age:	32	Years of Major League Service:	10 Years, 151 Days
Born in:	North Miami (Florida)	Major League Service Days this Year:	152 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 151 Days
Weight:	234 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	11 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SS	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1947, 4th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Good	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Extremely Popular)

Boston

Patriots

ACB

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	6	Second Base 15
Stealing Ability:	6	Third Base 17
Baserunning Instincts:	1	Shortstop 13
Sacrifice Bunt:	16
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
08-31-1958	@ BRK	Loss, 4-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-30-1958	@ BRK	Loss, 2-10	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
08-29-1958	@ BRK	Loss, 5-8	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
08-28-1958	@ NWK	Loss, 1-6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
08-27-1958	@ NWK	Loss, 3-5	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
08-26-1958	@ NWK	Win, 12-8	6	0	1	2	0	0	2	0
08-24-1958	BRK	Win, 5-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
08-23-1958	BRK	Win, 5-3	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
08-22-1958	BRK	Loss, 7-12	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
08-21-1958	POU	Win, 6-3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	0

Atlantic Coast Baseball 1958 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	131	480	116	28	1	29	82	84	74	67	.242	.349	.485	.835	.828	.244	22.4
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	131	569	8	1	0	14	2	5	233	58	0	1	0.0	83.6	5.85
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		165	35	7	0	6	22	23	26	27	1	0	2	.212	.325	.364	.688
Versus Right		315	81	21	1	23	60	61	48	40	4	2	6	.257	.362	.549	.911
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		86	19	2	0	5	12	12	10	10	0	1	1	.221	.309	.419	.728
May		93	28	7	0	9	24	21	13	7	3	1	1	.301	.382	.667	1.048
June		81	20	4	0	5	14	14	16	9	0	0	2	.247	.384	.481	.865
July		105	26	7	1	5	13	14	22	14	2	0	2	.248	.382	.476	.858
August		115	23	8	0	5	19	23	13	27	0	0	2	.200	.292	.400	.692
Spring Training		56	18	4	0	4	11	11	13	5	2	1	0	.321	.437	.607	1.044
Last Year		298	98	31	1	20	60	63	39	28	7	1	5	.329	.407	.641	1.048
2 Years Ago		464	123	28	4	29	106	90	64	40	5	1	13	.265	.366	.530	.896
Career		4665	1201	260	18	260	784	695	491	601	47	72	76	.257	.335	.488	.823
Home		223	57	17	0	10	37	35	38	32	2	1	5	.256	.373	.466	.840
Road		257	59	11	1	19	45	49	36	35	3	1	3	.230	.328	.502	.830
Grass		480	116	28	1	29	82	84	74	67	5	2	8	.242	.349	.485	.835
Night		480	116	28	1	29	82	84	74	67	5	2	8	.242	.349	.485	.835
Close/Late		93	31	4	0	5	17	15	7	10	1	1	2	.333	.388	.538	.926
Inning 1-3		164	29	9	0	12	31	31	26	29	2	0	4	.177	.301	.451	.752
Inning 4-6		165	41	12	1	8	24	28	29	22	1	1	2	.248	.365	.479	.844
Inning 7-9		143	42	7	0	9	26	22	18	14	2	1	1	.294	.372	.531	.903
Extra Innings		8	4	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	.500	.600	.500	1.100
0 Outs		164	41	7	1	10	22	39	15	22	3	1	3	.250	.319	.488	.807
1 Outs		135	29	8	0	8	26	23	25	17	2	1	2	.215	.341	.452	.793
2 Outs		181	46	13	0	11	34	22	34	28	0	0	3	.254	.381	.508	.889
Scoring Position		113	22	7	0	7	49	19	33	21	5	0	3	.195	.377	.442	.819
Bases Empty		262	66	13	1	13	13	43	24	34	0	0	3	.252	.322	.458	.780
Runner on 1st		105	28	8	0	9	20	22	17	12	0	2	2	.267	.379	.600	.979
Runner on 2nd		43	6	2	0	2	7	6	10	7	0	0	0	.140	.302	.326	.627
Runner on 3rd		15	3	3	0	0	5	3	6	4	2	0	1	.200	.417	.400	.817
Runner on 1st & 2nd		24	5	0	0	2	9	4	5	4	0	0	1	.208	.367	.458	.825
Runner on 1st & 3rd		12	3	1	0	1	8	2	6	2	1	0	0	.250	.474	.583	1.057
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		10	2	0	0	1	7	1	2	2	2	0	0	.200	.286	.500	.786
Bases Loaded		9	3	1	0	1	13	3	4	2	0	0	1	.333	.571	.778	1.349
Two Strikes		191	28	5	0	4	20	28	41	67	3	0	2	.147	.300	.236	.535
First Pitch		68	21	8	0	4	11	12	0	0	1	1	1	.309	.314	.603	.917
Count 0-1		48	13	3	0	4	12	8	0	0	0	1	4	.271	.327	.583	.910
Count 0-2		26	4	1	0	1	2	4	0	14	0	0	2	.154	.214	.308	.522
Count 1-0		52	20	3	0	10	17	14	0	0	1	0	0	.385	.377	1.019	1.397
Count 1-1		59	16	4	0	3	7	9	0	0	0	0	1	.271	.283	.492	.775
Count 1-2		55	7	1	0	1	5	4	0	13	2	0	0	.127	.123	.200	.323
Count 2-0		10	5	1	1	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.400	1.900
Count 2-1		35	9	2	0	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.400	.657
Count 2-2		63	8	2	0	2	7	7	0	25	1	0	0	.127	.125	.254	.379
Count 3-0		3	1	0	0	0	0	2	14	0	0	0	0	.333	.882	.333	1.216
Count 3-1		14	3	2	0	1	5	4	19	0	0	0	0	.214	.667	.571	1.238
Full Count		47	9	1	0	0	6	13	41	15	0	0	0	.191	.568	.213	.781
Behind in Count		129	24	5	0	6	19	16	0	27	2	1	6	.186	.219	.364	.583
Ahead in Count		114	38	8	1	14	32	27	33	0	1	0	0	.333	.480	.789	1.269

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	VORP
1948 Pittsburgh - ACB	21	120	405	97	18	0	19	51	47	43	5	5	80	1	1	.240	.317	.425	.741	24.3
1949 Pittsburgh - ACB	22	123	431	125	22	3	27	79	64	39	5	2	50	1	1	.290	.354	.543	.897	39.8
1950 Pittsburgh - ACB	23	110	361	79	13	0	19	56	46	38	4	3	48	1	1	.219	.298	.413	.711	10.2
1951 Pittsburgh - ACB	24	126	431	90	12	3	19	59	52	43	5	5	64	1	1	.209	.285	.383	.668	-1.7
1952 Pittsburgh - ACB	25	126	463	123	31	2	22	67	67	36	7	5	55	1	1	.266	.325	.484	.809	11.4
1953 Pittsburgh - ACB	26	126	468	119	26	1	22	79	55	38	6	6	62	0	2	.254	.315	.455	.770	17.7
1954 Pittsburgh - ACB	27	111	399	92	19	1	22	53	51	41	9	1	51	2	1	.231	.316	.449	.764	6.3
1955 Pittsburgh - ACB	28	123	465	139	32	2	32	92	76	36	9	3	56	0	4	.299	.359	.583	.941	42.0
1956 Pittsburgh - ACB	29	125	464	123	28	4	29	106	90	64	13	5	40	0	2	.265	.366	.530	.896	34.6
1957 Brooklyn - ACB	30	78	298	98	31	1	20	60	63	39	5	7	28	0	1	.329	.407	.641	1.048	44.0
1958 Boston - ACB	31	81	301	69	19	1	15	46	51	51	6	2	50	0	0	.229	.350	.449	.799	12.4
1958 Brooklyn - ACB	31	50	179	47	9	0	14	36	33	23	2	3	17	0	1	.263	.348	.547	.895	10.1
1958 Total - ACB	31	131	480	116	28	1	29	82	84	74	8	5	67	0	1	.242	.349	.485	.835	22.4
Total ACB		1299	4665	1201	260	18	260	784	695	491	76	47	601	7	16	.257	.335	.488	.823	251.1

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	VORP
1947 Saratoga Springs - R	20	67	227	70	14	0	5	31	44	66	0	0	28	0	3	.308	.464	.436	.900	19.5
1947 Raleigh - AA	20	13	46	13	3	1	2	13	8	10	0	0	5	1	0	.283	.411	.522	.932	6.0
1948 Hazelton - AAA	21	2	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	-0.7
Total PBA		2	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	-0.7
Total DHBL		13	46	13	3	1	2	13	8	10	0	0	5	1	0	.283	.411	.522	.932	6.0
Total NYSB		67	227	70	14	0	5	31	44	66	0	0	28	0	3	.308	.464	.436	.900	19.5

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1958 Brooklyn - ML	2B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.1	6.75
1958 Boston - ML	3B	81	81	45	171	9	225	9	.960	712.0	2.73
1958 Brooklyn - ML	SS	50	50	61	107	26	170	2	.988	414.2	3.65

Player History
03-01-1947	Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Keystones.
07-13-1947	Won the 1947 New York State Baseball East vs. West Series with the Saratoga Springs Sunshine!
07-27-1947	Injured (Damaged Meniscus (Knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1948	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 13 (7); Eye: 17 (10).
05-01-1948	Wins the ACB ML Rookie of the Month Award.
10-18-1948	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1949	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 15 (8); Eye: 18 (9).
06-29-1949	Was selected to the 1949 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
09-03-1949	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
10-17-1949	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1950	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (8); Power: 13 (7); Eye: 15 (8).
07-31-1950	Wins the ACB ML Player of the Week Award.
08-12-1950	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 3 weeks.
10-17-1950	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1951	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 15 (8); Eye: 13 (7).
10-15-1951	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,587,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1952	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 16 (9); Eye: 14 (7).
03-20-1952	Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 2 weeks.
04-14-1952	Wins the ACB ML Player of the Week Award.
06-29-1952	Was selected to the 1952 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
10-14-1952	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,455,500 through arbitration.
01-01-1953	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 17 (9); Eye: 14 (7).
06-29-1953	Was selected to the 1953 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
10-12-1953	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,564,400 through arbitration.
10-23-1953	Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $8,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization.
01-01-1954	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 15 (8); Eye: 14 (7).
05-29-1954	Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
06-01-1954	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), out for 3-4 weeks.
01-01-1955	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 16 (8); Eye: 15 (8).
06-29-1955	Was selected to the 1955 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
09-19-1955	Won the 1955 Atlantic Coast Baseball World Championship with the Pittsburgh Keystones!
01-01-1956	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (8); Power: 18 (10); Eye: 16 (8).
06-29-1956	Was selected to the 1956 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
10-15-1956	Became a free agent.
11-16-1956	Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $96,620,000 with the Brooklyn Bums organization.
01-01-1957	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (8); Power: 16 (8); Eye: 17 (9).
04-04-1957	Injured (fractured cheekbone), out for 8 weeks.
07-08-1957	Wins the ACB KL Player of the Week Award.
01-01-1958	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 17 (9); Eye: 16 (9).
06-01-1958	Was traded by the Brooklyn Bums to the Boston Patriots, along with SP D. Proffitt, in exchange for LF D. Carlile, a 5th draft pick, a 6th draft pick.
06-29-1958	Was selected to the 1958 Atlantic Coast Baseball All-Star Game.
08-02-1958	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 5 days.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1949	123	5
1951	126	4
1952	119	9
1953	126	9
1958	131	3

Year	PA	Rank
1952	527	8
1956	547	7
1958	569	7

Year	AB	Rank
1952	463	9

Year	H	Rank
1955	139	10

Year	TB	Rank
1949	234	9
1952	224	10
1955	271	6
1956	246	5

Year	2B	Rank
1952	31	5
1955	32	7
1957	31	10

Year	3B	Rank
1949	3	10

Year	HR	Rank
1949	27	9
1955	32	5
1956	29	7

Year	RBI	Rank
1949	79	10
1953	79	8
1955	92	3
1956	106	3

Year	R	Rank
1955	76	9
1956	90	6

Year	BB	Rank
1956	64	3
1958	74	2

Year	IBB	Rank
1955	5	3
1956	10	1
1957	2	7

Year	HP	Rank
1956	13	9

Year	SH	Rank
1952	16	9
1954	17	5

Year	SF	Rank
1948	5	1
1951	5	3
1952	5	3
1953	6	3
1956	5	7
1957	7	1
1958	5	6

Year	EBH	Rank
1949	52	9
1952	55	7
1955	66	4
1956	61	3

Year	AVG	Rank
1955	.299	6

Year	OBP	Rank
1955	.359	10

Year	SLG	Rank
1949	.543	9
1955	.583	4
1956	.530	9

Year	RC	Rank
1949	81.99	10
1955	93.12	8
1956	93.44	6

Year	RC/27	Rank
1948	4.76	10
1949	6.92	10
1955	7.12	9
1956	7.07	8

Year	ISO	Rank
1949	.253	7
1955	.284	5
1956	.265	7

Year	TAVG	Rank
1955	.924	8
1956	.920	8

Year	OPS	Rank
1949	.897	9
1955	.941	5
1956	.896	8

Year	VORP	Rank
1949	39.8	10
1955	42.0	8
1957	44.0	10