#41 Keith Moreland, Catcher, 34 yrs, St. Louis Scorpions

#41 Keith Moreland, Catcher, 34 yrs, St. Louis Scorpions
Friday, 8/13/1988

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Keith Moreland

5/2/1954
34
USA,TX,DALLAS
6"0
210

Catcher
R
R

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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 7,950,000
1989
10 Year(s), 135 Days (1855 total Days)
134 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 99 Days (1991 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	54	44	41	41	64
Versus LHP	52	44	41	40	64
Versus RHP	55	44	41	41	64
Talent	49	35	25	49	66

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15
69
78
3
1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 18 (Range), .968 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 17 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 22 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 55
Infield Arm : 79
Outfield Arm : 52

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
7/22	@OAK	L 1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
7/28	@VA	L 6-7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
7/29	NS	L 2-11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#4
7/30	NS	L 5-6	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	#4
7/31	NS	L 2-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
8/1	@LOU	L 0-13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#1
8/3	@LOU	L 5-7	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	#9
8/7	KY	W 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
8/9	@CHA	W 5-1	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	#1
8/12	@NY	L 3-4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	#7

Batting Stats 1988

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	84	272	72	20	0	8	50	45	18	44	.265	.304	.426	.731	.654	.162
Projected	118	383	101	28	0	11	70	63	25	62	.265	.304	.426	.731	.654	.162

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	67	296	0	0	0	5	0	6	116	28	0	0	.0	36.3	4.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	97	26	7	0	4	20	16	5	15	3	0	0	.268	.295	.464	.759
vs. RHP	175	46	13	0	4	30	29	13	29	3	0	0	.263	.309	.406	.715
Close/Late	24	8	2	0	1	7	5	2	4	1	0	0	.333	.370	.542	.912
Scoring Position	70	16	3	0	1	34	0	7	17	6	0	0	.229	.277	.314	.591
Pinch Hitting	10	2	1	0	1	5	1	0	2	1	0	0	.200	.182	.600	.782

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	47	146	39	10	0	3	24	26	13	27	.267	.321	.397	.718
Road	37	126	33	10	0	5	26	19	5	17	.262	.284	.460	.744
This Week	2	7	3	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	.429	.500	1.000	1.500
Last Week	2	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600
March/April	23	81	17	5	0	2	16	15	7	19	.210	.267	.346	.612
May	23	88	30	10	0	3	17	18	2	11	.341	.344	.557	.901
June	16	42	11	3	0	0	6	8	4	5	.262	.319	.333	.652
July	17	46	10	0	0	2	7	3	3	7	.217	.265	.348	.613
August	5	15	4	2	0	1	4	1	2	2	.267	.353	.600	.953

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1980	159	597	157	22	4	4	64	56	37	1	5	50	0	2	.263	.305	.333	.638	TAY
1981	106	307	71	13	1	3	28	19	20	0	2	30	0	0	.231	.277	.309	.586	TAY
1982	126	443	116	14	0	8	60	47	28	1	6	37	1	1	.262	.303	.348	.651	TAY
1983	99	281	82	10	0	3	35	35	12	0	3	23	1	0	.292	.318	.359	.677	TAY
1984	144	513	148	31	0	15	80	58	50	0	1	58	0	0	.288	.351	.437	.788	TAY
1985	153	604	190	29	3	25	116	73	56	0	3	57	0	0	.315	.371	.497	.868	TAY
1986	139	547	155	21	4	16	77	77	51	0	4	70	1	0	.283	.342	.424	.766	STL
1987	110	403	114	18	2	12	61	52	37	2	2	62	0	1	.283	.345	.427	.771	STL
1988	84	272	72	20	0	8	50	45	18	0	6	44	0	0	.265	.304	.426	.731	STL
Total	1120	3967	1105	178	14	94	571	462	309	4	32	431	3	4	.279	.329	.402	.730

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1988

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	33	33	208	14	0	222	0	1.000	278.0	7.19	1	16	4	25.0
Second Base	1	1	5	1	1	6	0	1.000	9.0	6.00
Third Base	12	6	2	18	1	20	0	1.000	65.0	2.77
Rightfield	19	19	35	0	0	35	0	1.000	169.0	1.86

Player History

Drafted in 12th round, 303rd overall pick, by Taylor in 1980...
Had first career hit on 4/3/1980, off Mark Fidrych (STC)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/29/1980, off Ron Davis (NS)...
1/31/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/23/1982 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4 weeks...
1/31/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 7 runs against Allison Park on 7/22/1983...
7/30/1983: Signed a contract extension with Taylor, $2,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
Injured on 5/17/1985 with a Stiff Knee, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against North Shore on 9/2/1985...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 2/1/1986 to a 4-year deal worth $7,950,000 per year...
Injured on 5/28/1986 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1986...
Injured on 8/10/1987 with a Broken Hip, out for full season...

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