Player Report for #5 Mike 'Superjew' Epstein

06/02/1975

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1B Mike 'Superjew' Epstein #5

MLB Minnesota Twins

Age: 32

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal


	22-27, .449, 7.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
49	180	40	3	1	2	17	34	26	.222	.347	.283	4

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	6	5	6	6
Gap	5	4	5	5
Power	7	6	7	8
Eye	8	7	8	8
Avoid K's	4	4	4	5

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	3	1
Errors:	-	4	1
Arm:	-	2	1
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Ability:	-	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	5	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	1
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	3
Sacrifice Bunt:	1
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06/01/1975	BOS	Loss, 3-4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
05/31/1975	BOS	Win, 9-6	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1
05/30/1975	BOS	Win, 3-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
05/28/1975	@ DET	Win, 8-1	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0
05/27/1975	@ DET	Loss, 2-7	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
05/26/1975	@ DET	Win, 4-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
05/25/1975	@ ML4	Loss, 3-4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
05/24/1975	@ ML4	Loss, 3-8	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
05/23/1975	@ ML4	Win, 6-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
05/21/1975	DET	Loss, 3-7	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Normal

Mike Epstein
Birthday:	04/04/1943
Born in:	Unknown
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	224 lbs
Local Popularity:	Extremely Popular
National Pop.:	Popular

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$500,000
Signed Through:	1975 Season
Major Service:	9 Years, 148 Days
Service This Yr:	57 Days
40-Man Service:	9 Years, 148 Days
Pro Service:	10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1965, 17th Pick in Round 1

Major League Baseball 1975 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	49	180	40	3	1	2	17	22	34	26	.222	.347	.283	.631	.284	.061	-3.1
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27	WAR
Overall	49	216	1	5	0	5	0	1	51	6	4	1	80.0	19.3	3.55	-0.4
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		43	9	0	0	1	5	8	7	7	0	0	1	.209	.333	.279	.612
Versus Right		137	31	3	1	1	12	14	27	19	1	0	0	.226	.352	.285	.636
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833
Last Week		21	5	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0	0	0	.238	.385	.238	.623
April		83	16	2	0	0	8	8	13	14	1	0	0	.193	.299	.217	.516
May		94	23	1	1	2	9	13	20	11	0	0	1	.245	.383	.340	.723
June		3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833
Spring Training		91	26	7	0	0	9	12	14	21	0	0	1	.286	.387	.363	.749
Last Year		531	133	15	4	24	60	84	71	137	2	0	15	.250	.354	.429	.783
2 Years Ago		622	171	19	4	35	112	100	95	125	2	0	9	.275	.378	.487	.865
Career		4781	1297	152	43	238	747	763	759	967	36	0	113	.271	.381	.470	.852
Home		92	21	1	1	2	9	16	17	15	0	0	1	.228	.355	.326	.681
Road		88	19	2	0	0	8	6	17	11	1	0	0	.216	.340	.239	.578
Grass		167	38	3	1	2	17	22	32	23	1	0	1	.228	.353	.293	.647
Turf		13	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421
Day		85	18	2	1	1	9	10	21	16	0	0	0	.212	.368	.294	.662
Night		95	22	1	0	1	8	12	13	10	1	0	1	.232	.327	.274	.601
Close/Late		37	6	2	0	0	3	3	9	3	0	0	0	.162	.326	.216	.542
Inning 1-3		70	19	0	1	0	6	4	6	14	1	0	1	.271	.333	.300	.633
Inning 4-6		54	11	1	0	2	7	11	16	7	0	0	0	.204	.386	.333	.719
Inning 7-9		54	10	2	0	0	4	7	11	4	0	0	0	.185	.323	.222	.545
Extra Innings		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
0 Outs		44	8	1	0	1	4	12	12	7	0	0	0	.182	.357	.273	.630
1 Outs		53	11	1	1	1	7	6	9	8	1	0	0	.208	.317	.321	.638
2 Outs		83	21	1	0	0	6	4	13	11	0	0	1	.253	.361	.265	.626
Scoring Position		51	14	2	1	0	15	5	15	3	1	0	0	.275	.433	.353	.786
Bases Empty		91	17	1	0	2	2	11	14	17	0	0	0	.187	.295	.264	.559
Runner on 1st		38	9	0	0	0	0	6	5	6	0	0	1	.237	.341	.237	.578
Runner on 2nd		15	5	1	1	0	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	.333	.524	.533	1.057
Runner on 3rd		8	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.111	.125	.236
Runner on 1st & 2nd		15	4	0	0	0	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	.267	.389	.267	.656
Runner on 1st & 3rd		10	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.300	.364	.400	.764
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.800	.000	.800
Bases Loaded		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
Two Strikes		85	16	0	0	2	7	10	12	26	0	0	0	.188	.289	.259	.547
First Pitch		17	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.294	.333	.294	.627
Count 0-1		21	9	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.476	.905
Count 0-2		15	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733
Count 1-0		23	5	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.304	.522
Count 1-1		16	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.188	.176	.313	.489
Count 1-2		31	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	0	0	0	.161	.161	.161	.323
Count 2-0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Count 2-1		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-2		19	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316
Count 3-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	.000	.900	.000	.900
Count 3-1		4	1	0	0	0	0	6	13	0	0	0	0	.250	.824	.250	1.074
Full Count		20	4	0	0	1	4	7	12	2	0	0	0	.200	.500	.350	.850
Behind in Count		67	18	1	0	1	5	4	0	19	0	0	0	.269	.269	.328	.597
Ahead in Count		41	7	2	0	0	3	9	22	0	0	0	0	.171	.460	.220	.680
Batting 3rd		138	32	3	1	1	13	14	28	19	1	0	0	.232	.359	.290	.649
Batting 4th		42	8	0	0	1	4	8	6	7	0	0	1	.190	.306	.262	.568

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP	WAR
1965 Minnesota - MLB	22	74	200	50	6	2	11	35	42	37	3	3	33	1	3	.250	.370	.465	.835	143	12.1	1.2
1966 Minnesota - MLB	23	159	590	183	21	6	41	109	113	85	18	5	112	8	7	.310	.410	.575	.984	193	69.3	6.9
1967 Minnesota - MLB	24	160	564	167	22	7	32	98	84	79	12	4	103	7	13	.296	.392	.530	.922	173	51.8	5.2
1968 Minnesota - MLB	25	157	498	112	12	5	17	57	64	64	11	3	101	9	7	.225	.325	.371	.696	117	10.0	1.0
1969 Minnesota - MLB	26	111	278	83	11	2	14	49	38	43	4	4	49	2	5	.299	.395	.504	.899	162	26.0	2.6
1970 Minnesota - MLB	27	148	431	114	19	4	12	42	62	79	15	2	99	8	9	.265	.395	.411	.805	130	23.5	2.3
1971 Minnesota - MLB	28	156	547	165	17	7	33	109	108	112	11	5	108	7	6	.302	.427	.539	.966	176	64.5	6.4
1972 Minnesota - MLB	29	98	340	79	7	1	17	59	46	60	14	5	74	6	7	.232	.365	.409	.774	133	13.7	1.4
1973 Minnesota - MLB	30	162	622	171	19	4	35	112	100	95	9	2	125	2	7	.275	.378	.487	.865	138	40.2	4.0
1974 Minnesota - MLB	31	139	531	133	15	4	24	60	84	71	15	2	137	13	12	.250	.354	.429	.783	122	21.1	2.1
1975 Minnesota - MLB	32	49	180	40	3	1	2	17	22	34	1	1	26	4	1	.222	.347	.283	.631	83	-3.1	-0.4
Total MLB		1413	4781	1297	152	43	238	747	763	759	113	36	967	67	77	.271	.381	.470	.852	148	329.1	32.9

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP	WAR
1965 Akron - AAA	22	78	175	64	9	1	12	30	30	34	3	0	32	2	0	.366	.476	.634	1.111	216	35.5	0.0
Total MLBAAA		78	175	64	9	1	12	30	30	34	3	0	32	2	0	.366	.476	.634	1.111	216	35.5

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1965 Minnesota - ML	1B	56	44	449	33	35	487	5	.990	437.0	9.93	0.0	.000
1966 Minnesota - ML	1B	159	159	1412	94	101	1519	13	.991	1405.0	9.65	0.0	.000
1967 Minnesota - ML	1B	146	145	1207	100	116	1321	14	.989	1310.2	8.97	0.0	.000
1968 Minnesota - ML	1B	127	125	1026	76	71	1114	12	.989	1122.1	8.84	0.0	.000
1969 Minnesota - ML	1B	60	56	498	33	29	535	4	.993	511.2	9.34	0.0	.000
1969 Minnesota - ML	2B	2	0	2	2	2	5	1	.800	4.0	9.00	0.0	.000
1969 Minnesota - ML	3B	6	4	3	10	0	14	1	.929	38.1	3.05	0.0	.000
1970 Minnesota - ML	1B	41	37	341	41	35	384	2	.995	333.1	10.31	0.0	.000
1970 Minnesota - ML	3B	72	72	49	141	6	228	38	.833	632.0	2.71	0.0	.000
1970 Minnesota - ML	SS	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	2.0	9.00	0.0	.000
1971 Minnesota - ML	1B	7	3	37	2	1	39	0	1.000	31.0	11.32	0.0	.000
1971 Minnesota - ML	3B	141	141	98	279	7	399	22	.945	1251.0	2.71	0.0	.000
1971 Minnesota - ML	RF	6	6	16	0	0	17	1	.941	53.0	2.72	0.0	.000
1972 Minnesota - ML	1B	4	0	10	0	2	11	1	.909	7.0	12.86	0.0	.000
1972 Minnesota - ML	RF	97	97	167	5	1	179	7	.961	857.0	1.81	0.0	.000
1973 Minnesota - ML	RF	5	5	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	42.0	1.71	-0.6	.902
1975 Minnesota - ML	1B	38	38	353	30	33	390	7	.982	337.2	10.21	-0.8	.958

Player History
03/09/1965	Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 17, 17th overall Pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
04/12/1965	Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
06/09/1965	Was selected to the 1965 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
11/04/1965	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,774 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
04/11/1966	Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1966	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
06/06/1966	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1966	Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1966	Goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 1 R.
08/08/1966	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1966	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
10/01/1966	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
11/07/1966	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $26,241 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
07/03/1967	Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/07/1967	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/02/1967	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,794 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
10/28/1968	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $180,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
04/16/1969	Injured (latissimus dorsi strain), out for 4 weeks.
11/14/1969	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $275,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
11/13/1970	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $392,400 through arbitration.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
05/18/1971	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
05/31/1971	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/28/1971	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/28/1971	Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/27/1971	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1971	Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
10/31/1971	Wins the 1971 MLB AL Most Valuable Player.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
06/24/1972	Injured (elbow inflammation), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
05/07/1973	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/24/1973	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8).
04/01/1974	Injured on 03/28/1974, diagnosed with torn ankle ligaments, will miss 4 weeks.
08/05/1974	Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 8 (8).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1966	159	10
1973	162	1

Year	PA	Rank
1966	698	8
1973	730	4

Year	H	Rank
1966	183	7

Year	K	Rank
1973	125	5
1974	137	5

Year	TB	Rank
1966	339	2
1967	299	3
1971	295	6
1973	303	8

Year	3B	Rank
1967	7	9

Year	HR	Rank
1966	41	1
1967	32	4
1971	33	2
1973	35	5

Year	RBI	Rank
1966	109	1
1967	98	3
1971	109	5
1973	112	6

Year	R	Rank
1966	113	1
1971	108	3
1973	100	7

Year	BB	Rank
1966	85	3
1971	112	3
1973	95	3

Year	IBB	Rank
1966	10	5
1971	10	5
1973	8	9

Year	HP	Rank
1966	18	1
1967	12	4
1968	11	1
1970	15	1
1971	11	1
1972	14	1
1973	9	5
1974	15	2

Year	EBH	Rank
1966	68	2
1967	61	4

Year	AVG	Rank
1966	.310	4
1967	.296	10

Year	OBP	Rank
1966	.410	1
1967	.392	4
1970	.395	10
1971	.427	1

Year	SLG	Rank
1966	.575	3
1967	.530	3
1971	.539	1

Year	RC	Rank
1966	144.07	1
1967	115.12	4
1971	132.35	1
1973	114.24	3

Year	RC/27	Rank
1966	9.15	2
1967	7.30	6
1971	8.84	1

Year	ISO	Rank
1966	.264	2
1967	.234	3
1971	.238	3
1973	.212	9

Year	WOBA	Rank
1966	1.055	2
1967	.910	5
1971	1.050	1
1973	.369	10

Year	OPS	Rank
1966	.984	2
1967	.922	3
1971	.966	1
1973	.865	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1966	69.3	2
1967	51.8	6
1971	64.5	3