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Robert
Vandusen		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 175
 
Born: August 22, 1925 in Usa
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1953 27 OAK CL $ 350,000  
1954 28 OKC PL    
1955 29 OKC PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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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 26 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1953 27 OAK CL $ 350,000  
1954 28 OKC PL    
1955 29 OKC PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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 26 SLC PL 1 3 .250 7 5 1 0 0 32.3 43 26 6 18 14 7.24 .326 .423 .508 .931 0.0
    AAA   8 8 .500 19 19 2 0 0 132.0 167 69 6 43 120 4.70 .302 .352 .414 .766  
1953 27 SLC PL 2 2 .500 8 1 0 0 0 33.7 39 26 5 15 19 6.95 .295 .382 .485 .866 0.4
  OAK CL 0 0 .000 16 3 1 0 0 23.0 41 23 5 10 20 9.00 .390 .449 .629 1.078 0.0
  TOT   2 2 .500 24 4 1 0 0 56.7 80 49 10 25 39 7.78 .338 .411 .549 .960 0.4
    AAA   3 2 .600 7 7 1 1 0 55.3 52 21 5 13 46 3.42 .237 .280 .374 .655  
1954 28 AAA   1 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 0 30.3 33 10 3 11 25 2.97 .282 .344 .402 .745  
1955 29 AAA   2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 27.7 34 16 3 10 30 5.21 .304 .361 .491 .852  
    AA   1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 4 4 1 6 3 4.91 .167 .333 .375 .708  
    A   6 1 .857 9 9 2 2 0 71.0 55 14 1 12 58 1.77 .215 .250 .262 .512  
2 Years Sim 3 5 .375 31 9 2 0 0 89.0 123 75 16 43 53 7.59 .333 .415 .534 .949 0.4
4 Years AAA 14 12 .538 52 30 3 1 0 245.3 286 116 17 77 221 4.26 .286 .337 .413 .749  
1 Years AA 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 4 4 1 6 3 4.91 .167 .333 .375 .708  
1 Years A 6 1 .857 9 9 2 2 0 71.0 55 14 1 12 58 1.77 .215 .250 .262 .512  
6 Years Minors 21 13 .618 62 40 5 3 0 323.7 345 134 19 95 282 3.73 .269 .320 .382 .702  
Season Average 1 2 .333 15 4 1 0 0 44.5 61 37 8 21 26 7.59 .333 .415 .534 .949  
Career Highs 2 3 .500 24 5 1 0 0 56.7 80 49 10 25 39 7.78 .338 .423 .549 .960  
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   66 32 7 20 31   .342 .404 .508 .912
vs LH   57 43 9 23 22   .324 .402 .563 .965
Home 1 3 .250 11 4 1 0 0 36.0 55 27 6 18 19 6.75 .355 .422 .510 .932
Away 2 2 .500 20 5 1 0 0 53.0 68 48 10 25 34 8.15 .318 .389 .551 .941
May 1 2 .333 4 4 1 0 0 22.7 28 16 4 13 6 6.35 .308 .394 .484 .878
June 2 2 .500 4 4 1 0 0 31.7 34 23 5 14 18 6.54 .288 .364 .475 .838
July 0 1 .000 5 1 0 0 0 10.0 17 12 1 6 7 10.80 .386 .460 .591 1.051
August 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 11.7 15 5 0 6 12 3.86 .306 .382 .347 .729
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 13.0 29 19 6 4 10 13.16 .433 .465 .806 1.271
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 26 SLC PL 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3 0.0
    AAA   3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.9  
1953 27 SLC PL 8 12 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .417 .417 .417 .833 2.1 0.3
  OAK CL 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   24 14 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .357 .357 .357 .714 1.9 0.3
2 Years Sim 31 22 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 .273 .273 .273 .545 1.6 0.3
1 Years AAA 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.9  
162 Game Average 114 10 31 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 26 .273 .273 .273 .545 8.3  
Career Highs 24 14 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 .357 .357 .357 .714 1.9  
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   18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.3
vs LH   4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1.0
Home 11 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.1
Away 20 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .286 .286 .286 .571 1.2
RISP   5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
May 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
June 4 11 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 .455 .455 .455 .909 1.8
July 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
August 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
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 26 SLC PL P 7 5 32.3 3 8 0 0 1.000 3.06    
1953 27 SLC PL P 8 1 33.7 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.94    
  OAK CL P 16 3 23.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 3.13    
Career Totals   31 9 89.0 8 22 0 0 1.000 3.03    
Career Highs   24 5 56.7 5 14 0 0 1.000 3.06    
History
Drafted in 36th round, 720th overall pick, by Salt Lake City in 1952
Earned first career win on 5/31/1952
Had first career hit on 6/4/1952, off Matt Freeborn (KC)
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Salt Lake City to Oakland on 7/31/1953 (Going to OAK: LF Louis Shouse, P Robert Vandusen, P Donald Batts, 1B Jack Wyatt. Going to SLC: P Jerry McKeown, P Luis Almaraz)
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 3/14/1954 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/11/1955 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
 
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