#2 Frankie Pytlak, Catcher, 32 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#2 Frankie Pytlak, Catcher, 32 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Monday, 10/23/1940

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Frankie Pytlak

7/30/1908
32
USA,NY,BUFFALO
6"4
170

Catcher
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R

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,290,000
1941
8 Year(s), 75 Days (1451 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 75 Days (1451 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	52	57	6	46	78
Versus LHP	51	57	6	46	78
Versus RHP	52	57	6	46	78
Talent	6	6	2	5	8

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4
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Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/11	@SLA	W 5-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#7
9/12	@SLA	W 6-2	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	#1
9/13	@NYA	L 3-4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	#1
9/15	@CHA	W 3-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#1
9/16	@CHA	L 5-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	#1
9/19	DET	L 2-10	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1
9/20	@LAA	L 3-5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
9/23	SLA	L 8-11	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#1
9/24	SLA	W 4-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#7
9/26	@CHA	L 3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#1

Batting Stats 1940

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	133	436	121	27	8	3	63	69	39	46	.278	.352	.397	.749	.696	.119
Projected	133	436	121	27	8	3	63	69	39	46	.278	.352	.397	.749	.696	.119

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	127	493	12	0	0	2	4	2	173	38	0	5	.0	67.5	5.6

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	87	27	5	3	0	15	14	11	7	1	1	4	.310	.404	.437	.841
vs. RHP	349	94	22	5	3	48	55	28	39	1	3	8	.269	.337	.387	.724
Close/Late	49	10	2	1	0	4	9	7	8	0	2	3	.204	.328	.286	.614
Scoring Position	118	32	8	3	0	55	0	12	11	2	2	2	.271	.338	.390	.728
Pinch Hitting	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	65	216	63	15	2	2	32	35	19	21	.292	.365	.407	.773
Road	68	220	58	12	6	1	31	34	20	25	.264	.333	.386	.720
March/April	24	86	31	12	3	0	25	19	3	5	.360	.415	.570	.985
May	22	75	18	1	1	0	7	9	6	6	.240	.313	.280	.593
June	22	81	20	5	0	0	10	9	6	8	.247	.299	.309	.607
July	23	63	21	4	2	1	11	8	12	8	.333	.432	.508	.940
August	25	73	16	3	1	2	10	12	5	7	.219	.263	.370	.632
Sept/Oct	17	58	15	2	1	0	0	12	7	12	.259	.368	.328	.695

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1932	39	98	33	11	4	0	10	21	3	2	1	9	0	1	.337	.365	.531	.896	CLE
1933	113	373	105	21	9	2	54	58	22	3	3	29	2	4	.282	.324	.402	.726	CLE
1934	106	348	95	20	4	2	34	48	19	4	4	18	0	1	.273	.315	.371	.685	CLE
1935	136	493	135	24	4	7	75	72	46	7	6	20	3	9	.274	.341	.381	.722	CLE
1936	120	429	114	26	4	4	50	57	47	10	3	15	3	0	.266	.350	.373	.723	CLE
1937	129	471	126	11	6	2	53	70	40	10	2	21	0	7	.268	.337	.329	.666	CLE
1938	132	437	113	20	4	2	51	69	59	4	3	27	0	6	.259	.350	.336	.686	CLE
1939	120	413	106	13	4	6	36	56	34	8	2	40	3	3	.257	.324	.351	.675	CLE
1940	133	436	121	27	8	3	63	69	39	12	2	46	0	5	.278	.352	.397	.749	CLE,AL
Total	1028	3498	948	173	47	28	426	520	309	60	26	225	11	36	.271	.338	.371	.710

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
1933	5	18	5	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	.278	.316	.389	.705
Total	5	18	5	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	.278	.316	.389	.705

Fielding Stats 1940

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	132	127	613	64	2	682	5	.993	1110.1	5.53	10	114	44	38.6

Player History

Had first career hit (triple) on 7/24/1932, off Frank Bennett (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/6/1933, off Ed Linke (WS1)...
Injured on 7/15/1933 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks...
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1933...
1/26/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,100,000 through salary arbitration...
1/26/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration...
8/1/1937: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years.
8/1/1939: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,290,000 per year, for 2 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1940, hitting .550 with 0 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game...

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