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Donny
Roberts		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 21, 1921 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1947    1948    1950   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 TUL YL $ 300,000 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 8 7
1948 26 TUL YL $ 350,000 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 7 6
1949 27 TUL YL $ 1,280,000 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1950 28 TUL YL $ 1,280,000 3 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,280,000 3 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 7
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  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 25 TUL YL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1948 26 TUL YL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1949 27 TUL YL $ 1,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
1950 28 TUL YL $ 1,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,280,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Pitcher of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 25 TUL YL 1 1 .500 13 0 0 0 0 15.3 12 5 1 5 8 2.94 .211 .274 .263 .537 1.5
    AAA   2 2 .500 47 0 0 0 6 44.7 48 24 2 20 26 4.84 .277 .352 .376 .728  
1948 26 TUL YL 1 3 .250 40 0 0 0 1 46.3 47 16 2 14 20 3.11 .263 .316 .341 .657 5.0
1949 27 TUL YL 5 2 .714 62 0 0 0 4 57.3 67 27 9 16 23 4.24 .293 .361 .454 .815 5.5
1950 28 TUL YL 4 4 .500 60 0 0 0 27 57.0 57 25 2 19 23 3.95 .273 .339 .349 .688 9.6
4 Years Sim 11 10 .524 175 0 0 0 32 176.0 183 73 14 54 74 3.73 .272 .335 .375 .710 21.7
1 Years AAA 2 2 .500 47 0 0 0 6 44.7 48 24 2 20 26 4.84 .277 .352 .376 .728  
Season Average 2 2 .500 43 0 0 0 8 44.0 45 18 3 13 18 3.73 .272 .335 .375 .710  
Career Highs 5 4 .714 62 0 0 0 27 57.3 67 27 9 19 23 4.24 .293 .361 .454 .815  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   95 31 4 31 47   .245 .301 .310 .612
vs LH   88 42 10 23 27   .307 .358 .463 .821
Home 7 3 .700 92 0 0 0 15 97.7 101 41 8 27 46 3.78 .273 .322 .381 .703
Away 4 7 .364 83 0 0 0 18 78.3 82 32 6 27 28 3.68 .270 .329 .368 .698
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 26 0 0 0 1 20.3 18 6 2 5 11 2.66 .240 .288 .373 .661
May 4 0 1.000 24 0 0 0 8 20.3 31 13 0 7 3 5.76 .365 .413 .412 .825
June 2 1 .667 26 0 0 0 6 30.0 30 8 1 7 11 2.40 .270 .314 .315 .629
July 1 3 .250 29 0 0 0 5 26.7 28 16 4 8 9 5.40 .272 .324 .437 .761
August 1 1 .500 36 0 0 0 6 38.0 24 10 4 15 22 2.37 .182 .265 .303 .568
Sep/Oct 3 4 .429 34 0 0 0 7 40.6 52 20 3 12 18 4.43 .310 .356 .417 .772
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 25 TUL YL 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1949 27 TUL YL 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1950 28 TUL YL 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 136 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
162 Game Average 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
Career Highs 63 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Home 75 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
RISP   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Sep/Oct 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 25 TUL YL P 13 0 15.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.35    
1948 26 TUL YL P 40 0 46.3 4 4 1 0 .889 1.55    
1949 27 TUL YL P 62 0 57.3 4 9 1 0 .929 2.04    
1950 28 TUL YL P 60 0 57.0 3 8 0 3 1.000 1.74    
Career Totals   175 0 176.0 12 24 2 3 .947 1.84    
Career Highs   62 0 57.3 4 9 1 3 1.000 2.35    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1947 25 TUL YL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.7 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 .222 .222 .333 .556
1948 26 TUL YL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 .000 .500 .000 .500
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 0.00 .200 .273 .300 .573
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1950-6-27
CAR-22-32
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 3
 
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History
Drafted in 33rd round, 588th overall pick, by Tulsa in 1947
Injured on 5/23/1947 with a Spasms Back, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/17/1947
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1947
1/26/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1948
1/26/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
1/26/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
10/17/1950: Signed a contract extension with Tulsa, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Tulsa in 1950
 
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