Adrian
Latta
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: February 12, 1924 in Costa Rica
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1953 29 DAL PL $ 2,320,000  
1954 30 DEN PL    
1955 31 OKC PL $ 500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 OMA PL $ 2,320,000  
1953 29 DAL PL $ 2,320,000  
1954 30 DEN PL    
1955 31 OKC PL $ 500,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,320,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 28 OMA PL 14 14 .500 36 36 7 1 0 259.3 246 132 20 122 225 4.58 .254 .351 .394 .745 12.7
1953 29 OMA PL 3 5 .375 9 5 1 0 0 61.0 66 39 6 37 53 5.75 .280 .385 .441 .826 1.8
  DAL PL 4 8 .333 29 15 4 0 1 88.0 109 67 11 47 71 6.85 .309 .399 .496 .894 0.0
  TOT   7 13 .350 38 20 5 0 1 149.0 175 106 17 84 124 6.40 .297 .393 .474 .867 1.8
1954 30 DAL PL 1 0 1.000 20 5 1 0 0 28.3 34 24 7 17 18 7.62 .309 .409 .573 .982 0.0
  DEN PL 3 3 .500 8 2 1 0 0 54.3 52 40 11 36 45 6.63 .261 .388 .492 .880 0.3
  TOT   4 3 .571 28 7 2 0 0 82.7 86 64 18 53 63 6.97 .278 .395 .521 .916 0.3
1955 31 OKC PL 0 2 .000 11 1 1 0 0 21.0 28 13 1 9 15 5.57 .329 .400 .459 .859 0.4
    AAA   12 3 .800 16 16 4 2 0 119.3 96 41 9 46 136 3.09 .223 .298 .320 .618  
4 Years Sim 25 32 .439 113 64 15 1 1 512.0 535 315 56 268 427 5.54 .274 .373 .441 .814 15.2
1 Years AAA 12 3 .800 16 16 4 2 0 119.3 96 41 9 46 136 3.09 .223 .298 .320 .618  
Season Average 6 8 .429 28 16 3 0 0 128.0 133 78 14 67 106 5.54 .274 .373 .441 .814  
Career Highs 14 14 .571 38 36 7 1 1 259.3 246 132 20 122 225 6.97 .329 .400 .521 .916  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   249 153 23 127 265   .244 .327 .376 .703
vs LH   286 162 33 141 162   .308 .399 .513 .912
Home 12 13 .480 56 30 5 0 1 249.7 248 137 24 132 199 4.94 .263 .354 .423 .776
Away 13 19 .406 57 34 10 1 0 262.3 287 178 32 136 228 6.11 .285 .370 .458 .828
Mar/Apr 5 1 .833 12 6 3 0 0 55.3 51 27 2 27 38 4.39 .254 .342 .373 .715
May 5 8 .385 22 15 4 0 0 123.0 128 60 9 61 127 4.39 .274 .358 .409 .767
June 3 9 .250 21 14 0 0 0 83.3 109 74 15 44 69 7.99 .315 .392 .538 .930
July 5 3 .625 17 12 2 0 0 97.7 94 57 12 53 77 5.25 .260 .354 .420 .774
August 4 8 .333 27 10 2 0 1 89.7 83 55 10 50 72 5.52 .248 .345 .421 .766
Sep/Oct 3 3 .500 14 7 4 1 0 63.0 70 42 8 33 44 6.00 .293 .379 .481 .860
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 28 OMA PL 36 96 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 33 .010 .040 .021 .061 -7.1 0.0
1953 29 OMA PL 9 25 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .040 .040 .080 .120 -1.4 0.0
  DAL PL 29 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .037 .000 .037 -1.9 0.0
  TOT   38 51 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .020 .038 .039 .078 -3.4 0.0
1954 30 DAL PL 20 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.2
  DEN PL 8 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .053 .143 .105 .248 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   28 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.4 0.2
1955 31 OKC PL 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
4 Years Sim 113 173 7 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 48 .023 .056 .046 .102 -10.4 0.2
162 Game Average 248 10 5 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 68 .023 .056 .046 .102 -14.9  
Career Highs 38 96 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 33 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   143 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 43 .021 .034 .042 .076 -10.9
vs LH   30 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .033 .147 .067 .214 -1.0
Home 56 76 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 .026 .075 .053 .128 -4.6
Away 57 97 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 32 .021 .040 .041 .082 -7.3
RISP   54 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .000 .018 .000 .018 -4.8
Close/Late   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 -1.1
Mar/Apr 12 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.0
May 22 43 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 .047 .068 .093 .161 -2.5
June 14 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .037 .000 .037 -2.2
July 17 33 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .061 .114 .121 .235 -0.9
August 11 26 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .000 .071 .000 .071 -2.2
Sep/Oct 14 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 28 OMA PL P 36 36 259.3 9 28 5 2 .881 1.28    
1953 29 OMA PL P 9 5 61.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 1.48    
  DAL PL P 29 15 88.0 4 11 0 1 1.000 1.53    
  TOT   P 38 20 149.0 7 18 0 2 1.000 1.51    
1954 30 DAL PL P 20 5 28.3 1 4 0 1 1.000 1.59    
  DEN PL P 8 2 54.3 3 7 0 1 1.000 1.66    
  TOT   P 28 7 82.7 4 11 0 2 1.000 1.63    
1955 31 OKC PL P 11 1 21.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.29    
Career Totals   113 64 512.0 21 59 5 6 .941 1.41    
Career Highs   38 36 259.3 9 28 5 2 1.000 1.63    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1952-9-1
Strikeouts
1952-5-225
Walks Allowed
CAR-41-268
Hits per 9IP
1952-3-8.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-5-7.8
1953-5-7.5
OAVG
1952-5-.254
OSLG
1952-6-.394
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 11
 
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 117th overall pick, by Omaha in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/18/1952
Struck out 16 batters against Oklahoma on 5/6/1952
Had first career hit (double) on 7/19/1952, off Tony Delossantos (DEN)
Traded from Omaha to Dallas on 5/26/1953 (Going to OMA: P James Johnson, P George Wedel, RF Paul Sever, 3B Daniel Staudt. Going to DAL: SS Bill Mangels, P Adrian Latta)
Traded from Dallas to Denver on 7/7/1954 (Going to DAL: P Mark Renn, C William Johnson, 3B Gary Jeter. Going to DEN: P Juan Coen, P Adrian Latta)
Released by Denver on 10/8/1954
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 2/20/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
4/14/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Oklahoma