P Manuel van de Laak #47
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
   
09/19/1991
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 4 4 2
Movement 13 13 13 7
Control 4 4 4 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 4 2
Slider 5 3
Curveball 2 1
Changeup 1 1
Splitter 6 3
Forkball 7 4
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 15
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 10
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:
Loyalty:
Desire f. Win:
Greed:
Intelligence:
Work Ethic:
Birthday:04/26/1952
Born in:Antwerp, ANT
Nationality:Belgian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 90 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 4th Pick in Round 12
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1975 Liverpool - TBL 23 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 5.45 -0.0 999
1976 Liverpool - TBL 24 9 9 2 4 0 3.64 54.1 47 25 22 4 27 20 1 0 1.36 .238 4.43 0.3 105
1978 Liverpool - TBL 26 18 18 4 10 0 3.81 127.2 139 58 54 2 42 51 4 1 1.42 .309 2.87 3.2 97
1979 Liverpool - TBL 27 24 24 9 7 0 3.92 165.1 176 77 72 7 60 73 4 2 1.43 .299 3.56 3.1 101
1981 Kingston upon Hull - TBL 29 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.00 .000 1.43 0.0 999
Total TBL 53 52 15 21 0 3.81 349.1 362 160 148 13 131 146 9 3 1.41 .293 3.44 6.6 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1969 Bath - R 17 12 0 1 0 2 7.86 26.1 37 24 23 3 19 10 0 0 2.13 .351 5.91 -0.0 69
1969 Merthyr Tydfil - S A 17 19 0 1 4 5 8.37 47.1 71 49 44 7 33 11 0 0 2.20 .356 6.08 -0.5 59
1969 Medicine Hat - A 17 7 0 1 0 2 8.44 10.2 13 10 10 1 11 1 0 0 2.25 .308 7.13 -0.2 61
1970 Bath - R 18 1 1 0 1 0 8.22 7.2 11 8 7 0 8 4 0 0 2.48 .367 4.78 0.0 49
1971 Bath - R 19 8 0 0 4 1 7.36 11.0 14 13 9 3 5 8 0 0 1.73 .314 6.17 -0.1 72
1971 Merthyr Tydfil - S A 19 6 0 0 1 1 3.86 9.1 8 6 4 0 5 7 0 0 1.39 .267 2.48 0.3 122
1972 Merthyr Tydfil - S A 20 7 0 1 1 0 5.25 12.0 9 8 7 1 8 3 0 0 1.42 .205 5.32 -0.0 90
1972 Medicine Hat - A 20 7 1 1 0 0 1.42 19.0 15 5 3 0 6 5 1 0 1.11 .224 3.24 0.4 300
1973 Belgium - TRN 21 3 3 0 2 0 6.86 19.2 29 15 15 1 12 9 0 0 2.08 .384 4.97 0.2 67
1973 Merthyr Tydfil - S A 21 9 9 4 4 0 2.96 76.0 66 31 25 7 41 45 7 0 1.41 .248 4.57 1.2 160
1973 Medicine Hat - A 21 12 5 3 1 1 3.28 46.2 48 22 17 4 19 23 2 0 1.44 .284 4.41 0.5 134
1974 Medicine Hat - A 22 3 3 1 2 0 3.46 26.0 26 10 10 1 6 18 3 0 1.23 .305 2.49 1.0 120
1974 Shawinigan - AA 22 21 21 13 7 0 4.66 185.1 200 105 96 11 85 93 17 1 1.54 .299 4.32 3.2 99
1974 Sudbury - AAA 22 3 3 0 2 0 4.03 22.1 30 15 10 1 8 9 1 0 1.70 .326 4.03 0.5 115
1975 Thunder Bay - AAA 23 11 11 3 7 0 4.12 94.0 107 59 43 3 29 33 8 0 1.45 .301 4.48 2.2 131
1978 Thunder Bay - AAA 26 2 2 0 2 0 6.48 16.2 26 13 12 0 7 3 1 0 1.98 .382 4.00 0.4 79
1980 Thunder Bay - AAA 28 1 1 0 0 0 6.35 5.2 8 4 4 0 3 2 0 0 1.94 .364 3.94 0.1 71
1981 Belgium - TRN 29 3 3 0 0 0 3.00 18.0 20 6 6 1 10 6 0 0 1.67 .302 4.83 0.1 147
1983 Poole - S A 31 2 2 1 1 0 2.65 17.0 14 5 5 0 8 7 1 0 1.29 .250 4.32 0.5 213
1983 Flin FLon - A 31 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1.80 .200 6.36 -0.0 999
1983 Saint-Constant - AA 31 13 10 5 3 0 3.69 83.0 81 35 34 1 43 27 3 1 1.49 .277 4.72 1.6 146
1984 Belgium - TRN 32 5 3 1 1 0 7.88 16.0 20 15 14 1 11 14 0 0 1.94 .373 4.80 0.1 55
1984 Poole - S A 32 12 11 4 5 0 4.50 72.0 76 44 36 4 44 39 3 0 1.67 .301 5.65 1.4 140
1984 Flin FLon - A 32 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.20 0.0 999
1984 Saint-Constant - AA 32 9 9 7 1 0 3.30 57.1 60 21 21 1 29 21 1 0 1.55 .294 5.02 1.2 175
1985 Poole - S A 33 7 4 2 0 0 4.03 29.0 27 13 13 2 17 10 1 0 1.52 .255 5.83 0.4 150
1985 Saint-Constant - AA 33 2 2 0 1 0 14.54 8.2 18 14 14 2 6 1 0 0 2.77 .400 9.06 -0.2 38
1986 Stevenage - R 34 5 5 0 1 0 9.82 25.2 42 29 28 1 25 9 0 0 2.61 .390 6.85 0.2 66
1986 Llanelli - S A 34 10 10 2 6 0 6.96 54.1 69 49 42 1 28 20 1 1 1.79 .338 4.92 1.2 83
Total NOL (AAA) 17 17 3 11 0 4.48 138.2 171 91 69 4 47 47 10 0 1.57 .319 4.33 119.7
Total LM (AA) 45 42 25 12 0 4.44 334.1 359 175 165 15 163 142 21 2 1.56 .296 4.66 122.3
Total CPB (A) 31 10 6 3 3 3.45 104.1 103 47 40 6 44 48 6 0 1.41 .278 4.02 170.0
Total WIT (S A) 72 36 15 22 6 5.00 317.0 340 205 176 22 184 142 13 1 1.65 .294 5.17 125.2
Total SABT (R) 26 6 1 6 3 8.53 70.2 104 74 67 7 57 31 0 0 2.28 .363 6.17 66.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Liverpool - TBL 26 2 2 1 1 0 4.15 17.1 20 10 8 0 7 3 1 0 1.56 .294 3.25 0.3 89
1978 Liverpool - ACB 26 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 9 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1.25 .321 2.73 0.2 86
1978 Total - ACB 26 3 3 1 2 0 4.26 25.1 29 14 12 0 8 4 1 0 1.46 .302 3.08 0.6 88
1979 Liverpool - TBL 27 6 6 2 2 0 3.03 32.2 34 14 11 2 9 10 0 0 1.32 .264 3.91 0.5 131
1980 Liverpool - ACB 28 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 4 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 2.20 .222 6.87 -0.1 76
Total ACB 2 2 0 1 0 4.85 13.0 13 8 7 0 8 1 0 0 1.62 .283 4.32 82.1
Total TBL 8 8 3 3 0 3.42 50.0 54 24 19 2 16 13 1 0 1.40 .275 3.68 116.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Medicine Hat - A P 7 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 +0.1 1.002
1969 Merthyr Tydfil - S A P 19 0 3 8 0 12 1 .917 47.1 2.09 -0.3 .837
1969 Bath - R P 12 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 26.1 2.73 +0.3 1.047
1970 Bath - R P 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.2 3.52 +0.0 1.070
1971 Merthyr Tydfil - S A P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1971 Bath - R P 8 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 11.0 3.27 +0.1 1.087
1972 Medicine Hat - A P 7 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.1 1.043
1972 Merthyr Tydfil - S A P 7 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 -0.1 1.068
1973 Medicine Hat - A P 11 5 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 46.2 1.16 -0.3 .903
1973 Merthyr Tydfil - S A P 9 9 3 8 0 13 2 .846 76.0 1.30 -0.7 .769
1973 Belgium - TRN P 3 3 0 4 0 5 1 .800 19.2 1.83 -0.1 .856
1974 Sudbury - AAA P 3 3 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 22.1 1.61 -0.4 .838
1974 Shawinigan - AA P 21 21 11 29 0 44 4 .909 185.1 1.94 -1.9 1.024
1974 Medicine Hat - A P 3 3 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 26.0 2.42 -0.3 .878
1975 Liverpool - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1975 Thunder Bay - AAA P 11 11 4 14 0 20 2 .900 94.0 1.72 -1.0 .943
1976 Liverpool - MLB P 9 9 1 8 1 11 2 .818 54.1 1.49 -0.2 .843
1978 Liverpool - MLB P 18 18 6 18 3 25 1 .960 127.2 1.69 -0.1 .987
1978 Thunder Bay - AAA P 2 2 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 16.2 2.70 -0.3 .879
1979 Liverpool - MLB P 24 24 4 27 2 33 2 .939 165.1 1.69 -1.2 .901
1980 Thunder Bay - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1981 Kingston upon Hull - MLB P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1981 Belgium - TRN P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.0 1.029
1983 Saint-Constant - AA P 13 10 6 18 1 24 0 1.000 83.0 2.60 +0.5 1.018
1983 Flin FLon - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 +0.0 .000
1983 Poole - S A P 2 2 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.3 1.067
1984 Saint-Constant - AA P 9 9 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 57.1 1.26 +0.5 1.068
1984 Flin FLon - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 +0.0 .000
1984 Poole - S A P 12 11 4 10 1 15 1 .933 72.0 1.75 -0.8 .839
1984 Belgium - TRN P 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.0 1.079
1985 Saint-Constant - AA P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1985 Poole - S A P 7 4 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 29.0 2.79 +0.5 1.072
1986 Llanelli - S A P 10 10 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 54.1 1.33 -0.4 .845
1986 Stevenage - R P 5 5 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 +0.5 1.072
TOTAL P 254 172 55 222 8 293 16 .945 1368.0 1.82 -5.6 .948
PLAYER HISTORY
10/05/1968 Joined the Egyptian Academy Pharaohs.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (6); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 6 (8).
06/01/1969 Released by the Egyptian Academy Pharaohs.
06/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 25th overall pick) by the Truro United.
06/24/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Truro United organization with a signing bonus of $99,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (7); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 6 (8).
05/02/1970 Named the #5 prospect in the TBL
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 5 (6).
05/02/1971 Named the #8 prospect in the TBL
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 9 (8); Control: 6 (7).
05/02/1972 Named the #8 prospect in the TBL
08/05/1972 Injured (Oblique strain), out for one week.
10/12/1972 Wins the 1972 Canadian Prarie Baseball Round 1 with the Medicine Hat Regionals!
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (7); Movement: 11 (9); Control: 6 (7).
05/02/1973 Named the #4 prospect in the TBL
08/03/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Welsh Instructional League All-Star Game.
08/14/1973 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/05/1973 Named to the 1973 The Baseball World Cup for Belgium.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (6); Movement: 12 (8); Control: 8 (7).
05/02/1974 Named the #14 prospect in the TBL
05/31/1974 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Granby Rois with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/13/1974 Wins the 1974 Ligue Magnifique Round 1 with the Shawinigan Intrepid!
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (6); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 12 (7).
02/04/1975 Drafted in the 1974 inaugural draft by the Liverpool AC (Round 12, Pick 1, 45th overall pick).
02/04/1975 Named the #5 prospect in the TBL
04/26/1975 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
05/02/1975 Named the #5 prospect in the TBL
06/27/1975 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/24/1975 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/21/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,320 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (6); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 12 (7).
05/31/1976 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/12/1976 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/25/1976 Injured (Ruptured ulnar collateral ligament), out for 14 months.
12/07/1976 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,720 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (6); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 12 (7).
05/05/1977 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 months.
12/11/1977 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $30,560 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (6); Movement: 16 (9); Control: 12 (7).
04/12/1978 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week.
07/26/1978 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Truro United with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/01/1978 Injured (Strained shoulder), out for 6 weeks.
09/05/1978 Wins the 1978 TBL Classic with the Liverpool AC.
10/12/1978 Injured (Heat exhaustion), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/30/1978 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $110,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (5); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 12 (6).
08/14/1979 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Manchester City Baseball Stars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/19/1979 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Kingston upon Hull Beach Bums with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/20/1979 Wins the TBL TBL Player of the Week Award.
09/04/1979 Wins the 1979 TBL Classic with the Liverpool AC.
09/19/1979 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the El Paso Potros with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/03/1979 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $190,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (5); Movement: 17 (9); Control: 11 (6).
03/28/1980 Injured (Partially torn UCL (elbow)), out for 7 months.
12/08/1980 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (5); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 8 (4).
01/05/1981 Named to the 1981 The Baseball World Cup for Belgium.
04/16/1981 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $164,000 with the Kingston upon Hull Beach Bums organization.
05/04/1981 Injured (Torn UCL), out for 13-14 months.
12/02/1981 Became a free agent.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (5); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 5 (3).
02/13/1982 Signed a minor league contract with the Edinburgh Scots organization.
06/15/1982 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 15 months.
12/09/1982 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Edinburgh Scots organization.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (5); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 4 (3).
06/14/1983 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/11/1983 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Sherbrooke Cityhawks with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
12/10/1983 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Edinburgh Scots organization.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (5); Movement: 16 (8); Control: 5 (3).
04/05/1984 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), out for 6 weeks.
06/28/1984 Injured (Strained forearm), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
08/08/1984 Injured (Torn fingernail), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/09/1984 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Edinburgh Scots organization.
12/31/1984 Named to the 1984 The Baseball World Cup for Belgium.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (4); Movement: 15 (8); Control: 5 (3).
07/07/1985 Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/30/1985 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for one week.
08/10/1985 Injured (Strained forearm), out for 8 weeks.
12/08/1985 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (4); Movement: 14 (8); Control: 4 (3).
04/16/1986 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Saint-Constant Stray Cats organization.
07/15/1986 Released by the Edinburgh organization.
07/16/1986 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Llanelli BC organization.
08/07/1986 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Barry Valesmen with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/08/1986 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/07/1986 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (4); Movement: 14 (9); Control: 4 (3).
04/16/1987 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Saint-Constant Stray Cats organization.
07/15/1987 Released by the Edinburgh organization.
07/16/1987 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the West Nipissing Potros organization.
10/14/1987 Released by the Edinburgh organization.
11/21/1987 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1979 24 1
Year W Rank
1979 9 8
Year L Rank
1978 10 1
Year Win. % Rank
1979 .563 7
Year IP Rank
1979 165.1 5
Year BF Rank
1979 717 3
Year BB Rank
1979 60 4
Year WP Rank
1979 7 2
Year ERA Rank
1978 3.81 10
Year K/BB Rank
1978 1.21 10
Year HR/9 Rank
1978 0.14 1
1979 0.38 1
Year BB/9 Rank
1978 2.96 9
Year QS Rank
1979 16 4
Year QSP Rank
1979 .667 8
Year CG Rank
1978 4 9
1979 4 8
Year CGP Rank
1978 .222 10
1979 .167 10
Year SHO Rank
1978 1 3
1979 2 4
Year GB% Rank
1978 0.50 5
Year WAR Rank
1978 3.2 5
1979 3.1 4
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