RF Mervin Golby #41
Richmond Rifles LBL
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/14/1918
BNN Index | LBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF MERVIN GOLBY #41 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 351 87 11 4 0 23 25 36 .248 .299 .302 13 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 40 65
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/18/1918 NYB Loss, 1-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1918 NYB Loss, 4-6 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1918 NYB Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/15/1918 NYK Win, 11-3 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 0
08/14/1918 NYK Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1918 NYK Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/10/1918 @ PRV Win, 6-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/1918 @ PRV Win, 8-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/08/1918 BRK Win, 6-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/07/1918 BRK Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Golby trains hard.
Birthday:12/14/1890
Born in:Carroll, IA
Nationality:American
Height:181 cm
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$657
Signed Through:1919 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:137 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1908, 14th Pick in Round 4
LEGACY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1918 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 112 351 87 11 4 0 23 30 25 36 .248 .299 .302 .601 .272 .054 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 410 1 0 0 7 32 1 106 15 13 11 54.2 31.7 2.71 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   184 52 3 3 0 16 19 13 20 1 17 1 .283 .332 .332 .663
Versus Right   167 35 8 1 0 7 11 12 16 0 15 0 .210 .263 .269 .532
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   70 14 1 1 0 3 6 7 10 0 8 1 .200 .282 .243 .525
May   79 26 4 2 0 6 9 3 7 0 8 0 .329 .354 .430 .784
June   79 21 2 0 0 5 6 4 10 0 7 0 .266 .301 .291 .592
July   72 15 2 1 0 3 4 6 7 1 6 0 .208 .266 .264 .530
August   51 11 2 0 0 6 5 5 2 0 3 0 .216 .286 .255 .541
Spring Training   36 13 2 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 3 0 .361 .410 .472 .882
Last Year   359 90 17 8 0 34 50 45 30 1 29 1 .251 .335 .343 .678
2 Years Ago   189 55 9 4 0 18 18 11 20 5 10 2 .291 .329 .381 .709
Career   1211 317 52 20 1 97 128 112 132 10 85 5 .262 .324 .340 .665
Home   178 44 6 3 0 17 19 15 18 0 16 0 .247 .306 .315 .620
Road   173 43 5 1 0 6 11 10 18 1 16 1 .249 .292 .289 .581
Grass   351 87 11 4 0 23 30 25 36 1 32 1 .248 .299 .302 .601
Day   122 33 8 3 0 10 15 9 11 1 6 0 .270 .318 .385 .703
Night   229 54 3 1 0 13 15 16 25 0 26 1 .236 .289 .258 .546
As Starter   347 87 11 4 0 23 30 25 35 1 32 1 .251 .302 .305 .608
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   68 21 1 3 0 5 8 3 6 0 4 1 .309 .347 .412 .759
Inning 1-3   120 27 4 1 0 8 8 8 10 1 16 0 .225 .271 .275 .546
Inning 4-6   126 30 5 0 0 5 10 11 16 0 10 0 .238 .299 .278 .577
Inning 7-9   103 29 2 3 0 10 11 6 10 0 6 1 .282 .327 .359 .686
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   94 25 3 1 0 3 14 7 10 0 22 1 .266 .324 .319 .643
1 Outs   138 39 6 3 0 14 13 9 15 1 10 0 .283 .324 .370 .694
2 Outs   119 23 2 0 0 6 3 9 11 0 0 0 .193 .250 .210 .460
Scoring Position   105 31 3 1 0 23 11 4 13 1 32 0 .295 .318 .343 .661
Bases Empty   183 45 7 3 0 0 15 18 18 0 0 1 .246 .317 .317 .634
Runner on 1st   63 11 1 0 0 0 4 3 5 0 0 0 .175 .212 .190 .403
Runner on 2nd   35 14 2 1 0 3 5 1 4 0 19 0 .400 .417 .514 .931
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 2 0 .273 .250 .273 .523
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 9 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 2 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 9 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Two Strikes   127 21 1 0 0 7 8 16 36 1 0 1 .165 .262 .173 .435
First Pitch   79 23 5 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 20 0 .291 .291 .354 .646
Count 0-1   34 6 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 7 0 .176 .176 .294 .471
Count 0-2   27 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   40 17 3 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 .425 .425 .550 .975
Count 1-1   36 13 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .361 .361 .444 .806
Count 1-2   36 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 1 0 1 .167 .184 .194 .379
Count 2-0   15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   13 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-2   37 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 .189 .189 .189 .378
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 .143 .538 .143 .681
Full Count   27 5 0 0 0 2 4 16 4 0 0 0 .185 .488 .185 .674
Behind in Count   97 15 1 2 0 5 5 0 22 1 7 1 .155 .162 .206 .368
Ahead in Count   75 24 4 1 0 5 9 9 0 0 5 0 .320 .393 .400 .793
Batting Leadoff   15 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Batting 2nd   68 13 0 1 0 1 7 4 11 0 4 0 .191 .236 .221 .457
Batting 6th   264 70 10 3 0 22 21 20 22 1 28 1 .265 .318 .326 .644
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   153 40 6 1 0 6 9 15 14 0 1 0 .261 .327 .314 .641
Medium Leverage   142 30 5 1 0 7 11 9 17 1 21 1 .211 .261 .261 .522
High Leverage   56 17 0 2 0 10 10 1 5 0 10 0 .304 .316 .375 .691
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
1914 Richmond - LBL 23 36 108 35 6 2 0 6 13 10 0 1 15 5 6 .324 .378 .417 .795 147 134 1.2
1915 Richmond - LBL 24 83 204 50 9 2 1 16 17 21 1 2 31 0 1 .245 .316 .324 .639 98 90 1.0
1916 Richmond - LBL 25 81 189 55 9 4 0 18 18 11 2 5 20 7 3 .291 .329 .381 .709 120 112 1.6
1917 Richmond - LBL 26 108 359 90 17 8 0 34 50 45 1 1 30 17 8 .251 .335 .343 .678 112 101 1.9
1918 Richmond - LBL 27 112 351 87 11 4 0 23 30 25 1 1 36 13 11 .248 .299 .302 .601 82 79 2.4
Total LBL 420 1211 317 52 20 1 97 128 112 5 10 132 42 29 .262 .324 .340 .665 105 98 8.2
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
1908 New York Academy - HS 17 52 154 40 9 3 1 19 15 13 0 0 12 14 10 .260 .317 .377 .694 121 115 0.4
1908 Norfolk - AA 17 25 67 15 3 2 0 4 10 8 0 0 11 5 6 .224 .307 .328 .635 117 120 0.4
1909 Norfolk - AA 18 47 115 27 2 4 0 10 9 7 1 1 15 9 10 .235 .282 .322 .604 103 85 0.2
1910 Norfolk - AA 19 103 153 34 8 8 0 20 12 10 0 0 30 2 9 .222 .270 .379 .649 113 103 0.3
1911 Norfolk - AA 20 106 329 82 9 12 0 27 35 22 2 0 46 47 42 .249 .300 .350 .650 106 102 0.5
1912 Norfolk - AA 21 63 192 58 6 8 0 17 20 11 1 0 18 16 24 .302 .343 .417 .760 135 125 0.6
1913 Wilmington - AAA 22 116 460 122 23 9 1 42 46 32 1 5 71 29 48 .265 .311 .361 .672 116 117 0.9
1914 Wilmington - AAA 23 62 251 88 12 8 0 29 40 21 3 1 25 21 35 .351 .406 .462 .868 171 175 1.9
Total LBAL 52 154 40 9 3 1 19 15 13 0 0 12 14 10 .260 .317 .377 .694 121 115
Total RLBL 178 711 210 35 17 1 71 86 53 4 6 96 50 83 .295 .345 .397 .742 136 138
Total MBL 344 856 216 28 34 0 78 86 58 4 1 120 79 91 .252 .303 .364 .667 114 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1914 Richmond - MLB LF 28 26 77 2 1 80 1 .988 242.2 2.93 +3.5 1.056
1914 Richmond - MLB RF 2 2 7 0 0 8 1 .875 17.0 3.71 -0.2 .852
1915 Richmond - MLB LF 54 26 46 3 1 50 1 .980 270.1 1.63 +2.4 1.074
1915 Richmond - MLB CF 18 15 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 134.0 1.88 -1.1 .966
1915 Richmond - MLB RF 13 11 17 0 0 18 1 .944 93.0 1.65 +2.3 1.269
1916 Richmond - MLB LF 52 28 59 1 0 62 2 .968 283.1 1.91 +0.6 1.020
1916 Richmond - MLB CF 11 9 25 0 0 26 1 .962 80.0 2.81 -0.6 .994
1916 Richmond - MLB RF 15 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 86.0 2.20 +4.2 1.291
1917 Richmond - MLB LF 84 84 155 1 1 161 5 .969 713.0 1.97 +7.6 1.065
1917 Richmond - MLB CF 21 20 46 3 0 51 2 .961 183.0 2.41 -3.4 .932
1917 Richmond - MLB RF 3 2 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 +0.0 .982
1918 Richmond - MLB LF 14 13 31 1 0 33 1 .970 111.1 2.59 +3.1 1.073
1918 Richmond - MLB RF 95 95 179 15 0 200 6 .970 788.2 2.21 +13.1 1.092
TOTAL LF 232 177 368 8 3 386 10 .974 1620.2 2.09 +17.1 1.057
TOTAL CF 50 44 99 3 0 105 3 .971 397.0 2.31 -5.1 .956
TOTAL RF 128 119 227 16 1 251 8 .968 1004.2 2.18 +19.5 1.110
PLAYER HISTORY
02/26/1906 Joined the New York Academy Blacks.
05/27/1906 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (55); Power: 50 (75); Eye: 30 (55).
05/28/1907 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for one week.
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 55 (80); Eye: 30 (45).
06/06/1908 Injured on 06/04/1908, diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis, will miss 5-6 weeks.
06/24/1908 Released by the New York Academy Blacks.
06/24/1908 Drafted in the 1908 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 62nd overall pick) by the Richmond Rifles.
06/26/1908 Wins the 1908 LBAL SL2 Academy Glove Award at RF.
06/04/1909 Injured on 05/31/1909, diagnosed with an elbow strain, will miss 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 55 (70); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 55 (70); Eye: 35 (45).
09/16/1911 Wins the 1911 MBL MEL Great Glove Award at LF.
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 40 (45).
06/04/1912 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 40 (45).
09/21/1913 Wins the 1913 RLBL SL1 Grande Snagger at LF.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
04/19/1914 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/27/1914 Wins the RLBL SL1 Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1914 Wins the RLBL SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
05/11/1914 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/01/1914 Wins the RLBL SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
09/20/1914 Finished 3rd in 1914 LBL EL Greenhorn Cup voting.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
12/26/1915 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Richmond Rifles development complex.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/08/1916 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/12/1916 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Richmond Rifles development complex.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1918 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/16/1918 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/07/1918 Wins the 1918 LBL EL Grande Snagger at RF.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1918 36 10
Year SH Rank
1917 29 1
1918 32 2
Year SF Rank
1916 5 9
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