#78 Gary "Tiny" Croce, Leftfield, 21 yrs, Pittsburgh Pisces
Monday, 4/3/2005 |
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| Gary Croce
Tiny
4/13/1983
21
USA
6"2
260
Leftfield
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5.0 Stars
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$ 300,000
2005 (Automatic)
0 Year(s), 169 Days (169 total Days)
0 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days)
4 Year(s)
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2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 67 | 49 | 53 | 99 | 66 |
| Versus LHP | 51 | 46 | 52 | 88 | 57 |
| Versus RHP | 74 | 51 | 54 | 100 | 70 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 2 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 3
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 143 | 514 | 155 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .395 | .424 | .819 | PIT |
| Total | 143 | 514 | 155 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .395 | .424 | .819 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2001, AA | 15 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .343 | .358 | .702 |
| 2001, AAA | 111 | 397 | 91 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 61 | 71 | 95 | 1 | 1 | .229 | .339 | .353 | .692 |
| 2002, AA | 71 | 250 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 57 | 61 | 42 | 1 | 0 | .264 | .385 | .468 | .853 |
| 2002, AAA | 57 | 194 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .354 | .407 | .761 |
| 2003, AAA | 129 | 453 | 139 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 84 | 90 | 121 | 70 | 2 | 3 | .307 | .437 | .501 | .938 |
| 2004, AAA | 11 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .510 | .474 | .983 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2004 | 10 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .467 | .778 | 1.244 |
| Total | 10 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .467 | .778 | 1.244 |
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Drafted in 16th round, 181st overall pick, by Seattle in 2001...
Traded from Seattle to Pittsburgh on 7/5/2002 (Going to SEA: RF George Pullum. Going to PIT: LF Bryan Caraway, 1B Gary Croce, LF Scott Birmingham)...
Injured on 8/31/2002 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week...
Had first career hit on 4/19/2004, off Chad Kinlaw (STO)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/22/2004, off James Dambrosio (CAI)...
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AVG
2004 - .302 - 6th
| OBP
2004 - .395 - 4th
| BB
2004 - 74 - 7th
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