C Joseph Ridley #18
Birmingham Black Magic LNBL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/25/1918
BNN Index | LNBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C JOSEPH RIDLEY #18 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 328 73 5 2 0 24 40 24 .223 .311 .250 3 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 30 30 30 30
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 30 25
Arm: 55 40 40
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 45 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/18/1918 @ ATL Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/17/1918 @ ATL Loss, 3-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1918 @ ATL Loss, 4-5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/14/1918 @ KC Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1918 @ KC Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1918 @ KC Win, 7-1 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/11/1918 STL Win, 5-2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/10/1918 STL Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/1918 STL Loss, 3-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1918 MEM Win, 6-2 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is smart on and off the field, but he lacks inner drive.
Birthday:07/15/1887
Born in:Salem, OR
Nationality:American
Height:181 cm
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,800
Signed Through:1919 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 137 Days
Service This Yr:137 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1911, 7th Pick in Round 3
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1918 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 328 73 5 2 0 24 29 40 24 .223 .311 .250 .561 .271 .027 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 98 391 3 1 0 13 18 2 82 7 3 3 50.0 26.8 2.49 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   134 27 2 1 0 12 11 17 10 0 2 1 .201 .296 .231 .527
Versus Right   194 46 3 1 0 12 18 23 14 2 16 2 .237 .321 .263 .584
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 15 3 1 0 5 4 7 5 1 1 0 .217 .286 .290 .576
May   77 15 0 1 0 3 6 11 6 1 6 0 .195 .292 .221 .513
June   71 15 2 0 0 9 4 6 8 0 4 1 .211 .282 .239 .521
July   68 15 0 0 0 2 7 10 1 0 3 2 .221 .338 .221 .558
August   43 13 0 0 0 5 8 6 4 0 4 0 .302 .388 .302 .690
Last Year   355 86 7 1 0 30 29 26 31 0 9 1 .242 .296 .268 .563
2 Years Ago   344 84 14 1 4 32 27 31 35 2 8 1 .244 .307 .326 .632
Career   1139 270 28 5 5 98 97 108 101 6 38 5 .237 .304 .284 .588
Home   148 37 1 0 0 10 15 22 8 2 10 0 .250 .343 .257 .600
Road   180 36 4 2 0 14 14 18 16 0 8 3 .200 .284 .244 .528
Grass   328 73 5 2 0 24 29 40 24 2 18 3 .223 .311 .250 .561
Day   110 22 3 0 0 4 9 16 3 0 7 0 .200 .302 .227 .529
Night   218 51 2 2 0 20 20 24 21 2 11 3 .234 .316 .261 .577
As Starter   319 70 4 2 0 23 27 40 24 2 17 3 .219 .310 .245 .555
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Pinch Hitting   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Close/Late   78 22 2 0 0 7 10 9 5 1 6 0 .282 .352 .308 .660
Inning 1-3   95 19 1 0 0 4 6 12 10 0 6 2 .200 .303 .211 .513
Inning 4-6   119 23 2 1 0 12 8 13 7 1 6 1 .193 .276 .227 .503
Inning 7-9   108 28 2 1 0 7 14 13 7 0 6 0 .259 .339 .296 .635
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
0 Outs   115 30 1 2 0 8 19 15 12 1 16 0 .261 .344 .304 .648
1 Outs   107 19 1 0 0 10 7 10 7 1 2 3 .178 .264 .187 .451
2 Outs   106 24 3 0 0 6 3 15 5 0 0 0 .226 .322 .255 .577
Scoring Position   78 19 1 0 0 21 5 12 5 2 18 1 .244 .344 .256 .600
Bases Empty   181 38 3 0 0 0 17 21 16 0 0 1 .210 .296 .227 .522
Runner on 1st   69 16 1 2 0 3 7 7 3 0 0 1 .232 .312 .304 .616
Runner on 2nd   30 7 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 12 0 .233 .343 .233 .576
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 2 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 4 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Bases Loaded   14 3 0 0 0 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 .214 .353 .214 .567
Two Strikes   120 28 3 0 0 8 10 14 24 1 0 1 .233 .316 .258 .575
First Pitch   71 17 1 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 6 0 .239 .247 .282 .528
Count 0-1   29 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .207 .207 .414
Count 0-2   17 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 1-0   35 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 .200 .200 .229 .429
Count 1-1   30 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 .267 .290 .267 .557
Count 1-2   45 12 1 0 0 3 3 0 11 1 0 0 .267 .261 .289 .550
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   27 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 .111 .111 .185 .296
Count 2-2   27 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .296 .296 .333 .630
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 0 6 13 0 0 0 1 .250 .727 .250 .977
Full Count   31 4 0 0 0 2 2 14 2 0 0 1 .129 .413 .129 .542
Behind in Count   91 22 2 0 0 7 7 0 16 1 1 0 .242 .239 .264 .503
Ahead in Count   78 14 1 1 0 4 12 25 0 0 8 1 .179 .385 .218 .603
Batting 5th   149 27 1 1 0 7 8 19 9 1 10 1 .181 .276 .201 .478
Batting 6th   44 10 2 0 0 2 3 1 4 1 4 1 .227 .255 .273 .528
Batting 7th   76 21 1 1 0 10 9 13 9 0 2 0 .276 .382 .316 .698
Batting 8th   50 12 0 0 0 4 7 7 2 0 1 1 .240 .345 .240 .585
Batting 9th   9 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Low Leverage   114 27 2 0 0 2 10 22 7 0 0 1 .237 .365 .254 .619
Medium Leverage   143 24 0 2 0 7 10 12 12 0 9 1 .168 .237 .196 .433
High Leverage   71 22 3 0 0 15 9 6 5 2 9 1 .310 .362 .352 .715
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
1912 Atlanta - LNBL 24 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200 251 200 0.1
1913 Atlanta - LNBL 25 7 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730 130 155 0.2
1914 Atlanta - LNBL 26 20 32 7 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 2 1 0 .219 .306 .219 .524 65 74 -0.1
1915 Atlanta - LNBL 27 45 68 16 2 0 1 9 8 5 0 2 6 0 0 .235 .280 .309 .589 88 83 0.2
1916 Birmingham - LNBL 28 106 344 84 14 1 4 32 27 31 1 2 35 0 0 .244 .307 .326 .632 101 102 3.2
1917 Birmingham - LNBL 29 103 355 86 7 1 0 30 29 26 1 0 31 1 2 .242 .296 .268 .563 81 79 1.6
1918 Birmingham - LNBL 30 108 328 73 5 2 0 24 29 40 3 2 24 3 3 .223 .311 .250 .561 74 77 1.6
Total LNBL 396 1139 270 28 5 5 98 97 108 5 6 101 5 5 .237 .304 .284 .588 86 86 6.8
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
1907 Des Moines College - COL 19 26 54 9 0 0 0 8 4 6 3 3 5 0 0 .167 .273 .167 .439 23 31 -0.3
1908 Des Moines College - COL 20 27 54 13 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 7 0 0 .241 .317 .241 .557 80 86 0.4
1909 Des Moines College - COL 21 33 63 12 2 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .190 .227 .270 .497 64 70 -0.1
1910 Des Moines College - COL 22 52 177 43 6 2 0 25 18 15 2 1 13 0 0 .243 .308 .299 .607 97 98 1.2
1911 Des Moines College - COL 23 51 159 34 3 0 0 9 11 15 2 0 34 0 0 .214 .290 .233 .522 72 68 0.3
Total UNCBA 189 507 111 11 2 1 48 38 45 7 4 66 0 0 .219 .290 .254 .544 75 76
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1912 Atlanta - MLB C 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1913 Atlanta - MLB C 7 1 7 6 0 13 0 1.000 23.1 5.01 +0.9 1.454 1 3 3 100.0
1914 Atlanta - MLB C 18 7 37 19 0 56 0 1.000 87.1 5.77 -2.0 .961 3 33 12 36.4
1915 Atlanta - MLB C 27 12 65 14 1 80 1 .988 132.0 5.39 +0.1 1.236 1 25 9 36.0
1916 Birmingham - MLB C 97 97 344 102 6 453 7 .985 857.0 4.68 +7.5 1.119 9 135 69 51.1
1917 Birmingham - MLB C 99 97 325 105 4 435 5 .989 856.2 4.52 +2.4 .889 12 132 70 53.0
1918 Birmingham - MLB C 101 98 283 110 2 396 3 .992 868.1 4.07 +4.4 1.012 12 124 66 53.2
TOTAL C 351 312 1063 356 13 1435 16 .989 2829.2 4.51 +13.3 1.009 38 453 229 50.6
PLAYER HISTORY
11/26/1906 Joined the Des Moines College Arsenal.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 40 (60).
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (60).
06/28/1909 Was not drafted and returned to college.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
05/14/1910 Injured (migraine),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
06/28/1911 Drafted in the 1911 first-year player draft by the Atlanta Foxes. (Round 3, Pick 7, 39th overall pick).
08/26/1911 Released by the Des Moines College Arsenal.
08/26/1911 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Foxes organization with a signing bonus of $300.
09/08/1911 Named the #89 prospect in the LNBL
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
04/04/1912 Named the #81 prospect in the LNBL
06/11/1912 Named the #64 prospect in the LNBL
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
09/14/1915 Was traded by the Atlanta Foxes to the Birmingham Black Magic, along with CF Herbert Casey, in exchange for LF Henry Martin and 3B Sam Haley.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
09/14/1918 Wins the 1918 LNBL GSL Great Glove Award at C.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1916 4 9
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