Brian
Ropp
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: April 15, 1922 in Usa
 
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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 30 KC PL $ 550,000  
1953 31 KC PL $ 550,000  
1954 32 HOU PL $ 550,000  
1955 33 HOU PL $ 550,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 550,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 550,000  
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 30 KC PL 66 160 15 41 10 3 3 27 0 0 6 31 .256 .284 .413 .697 19.4 1.7
    AAA   21 82 18 26 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 14 .317 .349 .427 .776 10.9  
1953 31 KC PL 112 340 31 77 22 3 5 43 11 2 26 75 .226 .280 .353 .633 33.0 0.7
1954 32 KC PL 14 56 4 11 4 0 1 6 1 1 4 10 .196 .262 .321 .584 4.4 0.0
    AAA   73 285 41 78 19 0 5 41 6 7 27 49 .274 .337 .393 .730 36.0  
    AA   30 117 14 36 8 1 3 20 5 2 13 19 .308 .377 .470 .847 20.0  
1955 33 HOU PL 6 11 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 .182 .250 .273 .523 0.9 0.0
    AA   122 477 78 145 34 4 13 59 13 12 73 67 .304 .396 .474 .870 85.8  
4 Years Sim 198 567 50 131 37 6 9 77 13 3 37 119 .231 .279 .365 .644 57.7 2.4
2 Years AAA 94 367 59 104 23 1 6 45 7 9 31 63 .283 .347 .401 .748 46.9  
2 Years AA 152 594 92 181 42 5 16 79 18 14 86 86 .305 .394 .473 .867 105.8  
4 Years Minors 246 961 151 285 65 6 22 124 25 23 117 149 .297 .377 .445 .822 152.7  
162 Game Average 463 40 107 30 4 7 63 10 2 30 97 .231 .279 .365 .644 47.2  
Career Highs 112 340 31 77 22 3 5 43 11 2 26 75 .256 .284 .413 .697 33.0  
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   435 39 99 30 4 8 58 10 3 29 98 .228 .274 .370 .644 44.2
vs LH   132 11 32 7 2 1 19 3 0 8 21 .242 .294 .348 .642 13.2
Home 104 284 20 63 18 1 2 41 5 2 18 63 .222 .268 .313 .581 23.0
Away 94 283 30 68 19 5 7 36 8 1 19 56 .240 .289 .417 .706 34.4
RISP   173 0 40 11 0 3 66 0 0 9 36 .231 .263 .347 .610 15.5
Pinch Hitting   26 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .154 .154 .269 .423 0.8
Close/Late   57 8 15 3 0 3 13 0 0 5 8 .263 .317 .474 .791 8.6
Mar/Apr 16 65 10 22 7 0 0 13 3 1 3 17 .338 .368 .446 .814 9.7
May 37 132 10 27 8 1 4 19 4 0 7 27 .205 .241 .371 .612 12.6
June 39 112 9 19 5 2 0 8 2 1 9 29 .170 .236 .250 .486 5.9
July 43 117 10 29 8 0 3 20 1 1 10 25 .248 .313 .393 .706 13.9
August 32 72 4 16 2 3 1 6 0 0 3 11 .222 .253 .375 .628 6.6
Sep/Oct 31 69 7 18 7 0 1 11 3 0 5 10 .261 .307 .406 .712 8.8
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   DWS
1952 30 KC PL CF 37 29 255.3 61 1 1 0 .984 2.19   0.7
    RF 22 10 122.0 30 2 0 0 1.000 2.36    
1953 31 KC PL RF 89 75 685.3 163 5 1 0 .994 2.21   1.5
    CF 9 9 76.0 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.54    
    LF 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1954 32 KC PL CF 14 14 120.7 44 1 0 0 1.000 3.36   0.3
1955 33 HOU PL SS 5 3 29.0 8 13 0 4 1.000 6.52   0.3
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
  RF 111 85 807.3 193 7 1 0 .995 2.23   1.5
  CF 60 52 452.0 118 2 1 0 .992 2.39   1.0
  SS 5 3 29.0 8 13 0 4 1.000 6.52   0.3
  LF 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   178 140 1296.3 321 22 2 5 .994 2.38   2.9
Career Highs   99 84 768.3 176 13 1 5 1.000 6.90    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 33 HOU PL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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History
Drafted in 27th round, 533rd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 5/13/1952, off Oscar Vasallo (HOU)
Hit first career homerun on 7/9/1952, off Tony Delossantos (DEN)
Injured on 4/23/1954 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from Kansas City to Houston on 7/28/1954 (Going to KC: CF Michael Van Pelt. Going to HOU: CF Noble Hendrickson, RF Brian Ropp)
9/1/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Houston