CF Iikka Palonen #38
Age: 70 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
   
09/19/1991
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 8 4
Gap 8 7 9 4
Power 8 6 8 4
Eye 12 10 12 6
Avoid K's 15 13 15 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 12
Errors: - 5 11
Arm: 1 4 15
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 6
2nd Base: - Right Field: 7
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 11
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:
Loyalty:
Desire f. Win:
Greed:
Intelligence:
Work Ethic:
Birthday:09/17/1921
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Finnish
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 6 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1944, 1st Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
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
1947 Manchester City - TBL 25 62 80 17 2 0 1 6 8 13 0 0 6 0 0 .212 .323 .275 .598 60 53 -0.7
1948 Manchester City - TBL 26 47 132 36 6 0 5 34 24 22 0 5 26 0 0 .273 .365 .432 .797 119 119 -0.1
1949 Manchester City - TBL 27 107 390 124 17 2 22 83 66 54 2 5 33 2 0 .318 .399 .541 .940 151 164 3.1
1950 Manchester City - TBL 28 54 161 38 7 0 8 27 25 25 0 1 16 0 0 .236 .337 .429 .765 97 102 -0.5
1951 Manchester City - TBL 29 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 228 219 0.1
1952 Manchester City - TBL 30 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -107 -0.0
Total TBL 277 767 216 32 3 36 153 124 114 2 11 81 2 0 .282 .371 .472 .843 124 132 1.9
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
1936 Scottish Academy - HS 14 39 166 53 12 1 6 45 44 41 2 1 19 0 0 .319 .457 .512 .969 102 100 0.3
1937 Scottish Academy - HS 15 38 156 52 12 1 9 51 43 41 2 2 20 0 0 .333 .473 .596 1.069 132 126 1.0
1938 Scottish Academy - HS 16 37 151 56 14 1 3 35 34 41 0 1 14 0 1 .371 .503 .536 1.039 133 139 1.2
1941 University of New Brunswick - COL 19 13 42 17 4 0 2 15 11 15 1 0 1 0 0 .405 .569 .643 1.212 193 201 0.9
1942 University of New Brunswick - COL 20 50 180 51 5 0 3 26 42 55 4 0 18 0 0 .283 .460 .361 .821 84 86 -0.2
1943 University of New Brunswick - COL 21 40 149 50 12 2 8 39 48 50 4 2 20 1 0 .336 .507 .604 1.111 152 148 1.4
1944 University of New Brunswick - COL 22 43 157 41 5 2 2 27 41 42 4 2 25 1 0 .261 .424 .357 .781 82 95 0.4
1944 Wrexham - S A 22 62 220 74 21 0 9 45 33 30 3 2 33 1 0 .336 .420 .555 .974 147 157 2.4
1945 Canterbury - R 23 49 171 52 7 0 8 40 38 42 1 1 28 1 0 .304 .442 .485 .927 139 150 2.3
1946 Canterbury - R 24 50 154 48 14 0 11 53 41 55 0 4 23 2 0 .312 .484 .617 1.100 195 194 3.1
1947 Owen Sound - AAA 25 24 92 36 3 1 7 35 21 23 0 0 10 0 0 .391 .513 .674 1.187 205 198 1.4
1948 Owen Sound - AAA 26 9 30 9 0 1 1 6 4 6 0 0 3 0 0 .300 .417 .467 .883 152 141 0.3
1951 Rimouski - AA 29 14 53 24 8 0 6 18 18 14 0 0 5 0 0 .453 .567 .943 1.511 252 239 1.3
1951 Owen Sound - AAA 29 26 59 18 8 0 1 8 13 14 0 0 12 1 0 .305 .438 .492 .930 127 123 0.4
1952 Rimouski - AA 30 26 94 29 12 0 4 22 28 26 0 0 14 1 0 .309 .458 .564 1.022 146 139 0.9
1952 Owen Sound - AAA 30 35 105 29 2 1 7 27 19 13 0 0 8 1 0 .276 .356 .514 .870 108 98 -0.0
Total NOL (AAA) 94 286 92 13 3 16 76 57 56 0 0 33 2 0 .322 .433 .556 .989 149 141
Total LM (AA) 40 147 53 20 0 10 40 46 40 0 0 19 1 0 .361 .497 .701 1.198 184 175
Total WIT (S A) 62 220 74 21 0 9 45 33 30 3 2 33 1 0 .336 .420 .555 .974 147 157
Total SABT (R) 99 325 100 21 0 19 93 79 97 1 5 51 3 0 .308 .463 .548 1.010 167 172
Total RCS 146 528 159 26 4 15 107 142 162 13 4 64 2 0 .301 .472 .451 .923 112 116
Total GAB 114 473 161 38 3 18 131 121 123 4 4 53 0 1 .340 .477 .548 1.024 122 121
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1948 Manchester City - TBL 26 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1243 1383 -0.8
1949 Manchester City - TBL 27 9 34 8 1 0 3 6 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 .235 .316 .529 .845 124 133 -1.6
1949 Manchester City - ACB 27 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -43 -55 -0.1
1949 Total - ACB 27 12 43 9 1 0 3 6 8 4 0 0 6 0 0 .209 .277 .442 .718 92 97 -1.7
Total ACB 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -43 -55
Total TBL 10 35 9 1 0 4 7 9 4 0 0 3 0 0 .257 .333 .629 .962 153 165
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Scottish Academy - HS CF 39 39 107 2 0 120 11 .908 348.1 2.82 -1.6 .970
1937 Scottish Academy - HS CF 38 38 96 3 0 103 4 .961 331.0 2.69 +0.1 1.002
1938 Scottish Academy - HS CF 37 37 109 1 1 121 11 .909 327.0 3.03 -1.8 .971
1941 University of New Brunswick - COL CF 11 8 31 0 0 32 1 .969 81.0 3.44 +0.4 1.018
1944 Wrexham - S A CF 59 59 132 3 0 135 0 1.000 451.2 2.69 -2.9 .969
1944 University of New Brunswick - COL CF 43 43 102 7 2 115 6 .948 359.0 2.73 -1.9 .970
1945 Canterbury - R CF 45 43 99 2 1 103 2 .981 359.1 2.53 +2.8 1.042
1946 Canterbury - R CF 46 42 87 1 0 89 1 .989 356.0 2.22 -1.4 .980
1947 Manchester City - MLB SS 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 .800 10.0 3.60 -0.4 .529
1947 Manchester City - MLB CF 13 10 18 0 0 19 1 .947 83.0 1.95 -5.3 .717
1947 Owen Sound - AAA CF 24 23 64 1 0 68 3 .956 210.0 2.79 -3.3 .934
1948 Manchester City - MLB CF 42 34 91 3 0 102 8 .922 303.1 2.79 -9.8 .885
1948 Owen Sound - AAA CF 8 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 65.0 2.08 +0.4 1.034
1949 Manchester City - MLB CF 107 107 330 7 2 339 2 .994 925.2 3.28 -19.8 .930
1950 Manchester City - MLB CF 38 32 99 1 0 104 4 .962 288.1 3.12 -10.2 .878
1950 Manchester City - MLB RF 10 10 21 1 0 28 6 .786 72.0 2.75 -1.7 .892
1951 Manchester City - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Owen Sound - AAA CF 7 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 +0.2 1.057
1951 Owen Sound - AAA RF 15 14 27 0 0 29 2 .931 116.0 2.09 -0.0 .998
1951 Rimouski - AA RF 14 14 22 2 0 25 1 .960 115.0 1.88 -0.1 .989
1952 Manchester City - MLB CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.005
1952 Owen Sound - AAA CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Owen Sound - AAA RF 29 26 42 4 0 48 2 .958 215.0 1.93 -3.2 .882
1952 Rimouski - AA RF 26 26 42 7 1 56 7 .875 212.0 2.08 +0.2 1.006
TOTAL SS 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 .800 10.0 3.60 -0.4 .529
TOTAL CF 566 523 1386 32 7 1472 54 .963 4517.2 2.82 -54.3 .950
TOTAL RF 94 90 154 14 1 186 18 .903 730.0 2.07 -4.9 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1936 Joined the Scottish Academy Tartan Terriers.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 5 (7).
07/30/1937 Was selected to the 1937 European Academies of Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/1937 Earned 1937 European Academies of Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
08/02/1937 Wins the EAB BAB Player of the Week Award.
10/05/1937 Finished 2nd in 1937 EAB BAB Most Promising Hitter voting.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 5 (7).
07/17/1938 Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for one week.
07/30/1938 Was selected to the 1938 European Academies of Baseball All-Star Game.
10/06/1938 Finished 3rd in 1938 EAB BAB Most Promising Hitter voting.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 5 (7).
06/01/1939 Released by the Scottish Academy Tartan Terriers.
06/01/1939 Drafted in the 1939 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 16th overall pick) by the Halifax Golden Giants.
07/01/1939 Failed to sign with the Halifax Golden Giants organization.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (3); Eye: 5 (7).
04/18/1940 Wins the 1940 Royal Canadian Society of Letters and Athletics Round 1 with the University of New Brunswick Seawolves!
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 7 (7).
06/01/1942 Released by the University of New Brunswick Seawolves.
06/01/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 2, 8th overall pick) by the Moncton Bucks.
07/01/1942 Failed to sign with the Moncton Bucks organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (6); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 8 (7).
03/01/1943 Wins the RCS RCS Player of the Week Award.
03/22/1943 Wins the RCS RCS Player of the Week Award.
04/01/1943 Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 3 weeks.
06/01/1943 Released by the University of New Brunswick Seawolves.
06/01/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Saint John Sasquatches.
07/01/1943 Failed to sign with the Saint John Sasquatches organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 10 (7).
03/26/1944 Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 1 day.
04/03/1944 Injured (oblique strain), out for 8 weeks.
04/20/1944 Wins the 1944 Royal Canadian Society of Letters and Athletics Round 1 with the University of New Brunswick Seawolves!
04/21/1944 Released by the University of New Brunswick Seawolves.
06/01/1944 Drafted in the 1944 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 1, 11th overall pick) by the Manchester City Baseball Stars.
06/23/1944 Signed a minor league contract with the Manchester City Baseball Stars organization with a signing bonus of $6,600.
08/23/1944 Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (6); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 11 (7).
08/25/1945 Injured (fractured foot), out for 6 weeks.
09/18/1945 Wins the 1945 Southern Alliance of Baseball Teams Round 1 with the Canterbury Travelers!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 6 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
05/02/1946 Named the #76 prospect in the RCB
07/18/1946 Injured (hamstring soreness), out for one week.
09/05/1946 Injured (oblique strain), out for one week.
09/12/1946 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
10/15/1946 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,720 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 14 (7).
05/02/1947 Named the #16 prospect in the RCB
07/07/1947 Wins the NOL (AAA) NOL (AAA) Player of the Week Award.
07/14/1947 Wins the NOL (AAA) NOL (AAA) Player of the Week Award.
10/19/1947 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,040 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 14 (7).
05/18/1948 Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
06/21/1948 Wins the RCB TBL Player of the Week Award.
06/25/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game.
07/06/1948 Injured (sprained elbow), out for 3-4 weeks.
10/16/1948 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,360 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 14 (7).
05/09/1949 Wins the RCB TBL Player of the Week Award.
06/25/1949 Was selected to the 1949 Royal Commonwealth Baseball All-Star Game.
07/04/1949 Wins the RCB TBL Player of the Week Award.
07/17/1949 Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/01/1949 Wins the RCB TBL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1949 Wins the RCB TBL Batter of the Month Award.
09/08/1949 Wins the 1949 The King's Cup with the Manchester City Baseball Stars.
10/07/1949 Wins the 1949 RCB TBL Order of the Stick at CF.
10/11/1949 Wins the 1949 RCB TBL Commonwealth of Nations' Order of the Bat.
10/18/1949 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $20,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 13 (7).
04/13/1950 Injured (sprained ankle), out for 3-4 weeks.
09/06/1950 Injured (viral infection), out for 2 days.
10/12/1950 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,750 through arbitration.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (6); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
06/30/1951 Injured (fractured rib), out for 5 weeks.
10/16/1951 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $40,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
10/19/1952 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (5); Power: 8 (4); Eye: 12 (7).
01/01/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1949 107 6
Year PA Rank
1949 451 8
Year AB Rank
1949 390 8
Year H Rank
1949 124 5
Year TB Rank
1949 211 1
Year 2B Rank
1949 17 9
Year HR Rank
1949 22 1
Year RBI Rank
1949 83 1
Year R Rank
1949 66 5
Year BB Rank
1949 54 10
Year IBB Rank
1948 3 10
Year HP Rank
1949 2 7
Year SF Rank
1948 5 5
1949 5 2
Year EBH Rank
1949 41 3
Year AVG Rank
1949 .318 5
Year OBP Rank
1949 .399 5
Year SLG Rank
1949 .541 2
Year RC Rank
1949 82.84 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1949 7.77 5
Year ISO Rank
1949 .223 2
Year WOBA Rank
1949 .430 2
Year OPS Rank
1949 .940 2
Year WAR Rank
1949 3.0 9
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