Paul Popovich

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1940 in Flemington, WV us

High School: Flemington HS (Flemington, WV)

School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)

Debut: April 19, 1964 (Age 23-245d, 12,222nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 21, 1975 (Age 34-337d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Paul Edward Popovich

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

1732

403

.233

176

RBI

134

OBP

.286

SLG

.292

OPS

.577

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-24 / in Starts: 20-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 142 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	92 (47-27-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 142 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (43-27-13)

Most Driven In
J Hickman	3
J Pepitone	2
R Monday	1
C Fanzone	1
Self	1
G Beckert	1
B Williams	1
R Santo	1

Most Driven In By
B Williams	3
D Kessinger	2
F Jenkins	1
J Pepitone	1
Self	1
K Rudolph	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	442	6 (5)	Apr 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.020	1.18	-0.02%	-0.13	PH
2	443	11 (4)	Apr 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	4.93	-0.137	3.71	-0.06%	-0.55	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	444	16 (4)	May 3	CHC		ATL	W,12-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						2B
4	445	30 (13)	May 21	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	2	.98	-0.048	.92	-0.03%	-0.29	SS
5	446	31	May 23	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.38	0.406	1.99	0.35%	2.11	SS
6	447	32	May 24	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748	7	.33	-0.025	.51	-0.02%	-0.35	SS
7	448	33	May 25	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	CG(14)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498	6	2.37	-0.406	4.17	-0.43%	-2.66	SS
8	449	38 (4)	May 31	CHC		STL	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427	2	1.29	-0.145	1.36	-0.09%	-1.13	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	450	40 (1)	Jun 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,2-1	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	8	3.27	-0.086	3.27	-0.05%	-0.32	PH
10	451	43 (2)	Jun 6	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.190	.440	9	.21	0.010	.26	0.01%	0.36	PH
11	452	45 (1)	Jun 8	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.136	.240	.182	.422	2	1.80	0.070	2.32	0.05%	0.36	PH 2B
12	453	46	Jun 10	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.207	.154	.361	2	1.58	-0.154	1.87	-0.11%	-0.92	2B
13	454	47	Jun 11 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.148	.348	2	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.14	2B
14	455	54 (6)	Jun 18	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.194	.143	.336	9	4.31	-0.095	7.23	-0.10%	-0.46	PH
15	456	56 (1)	Jun 20	CHC		SFG	W,15-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.107	.194	.143	.336	2						2B
16	457	60 (3)	Jun 25	CHC		PIT	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.171	.125	.296	7	.88	-0.104	2.12	-0.15%	-1.39	2B
17	458	61	Jun 26	CHC		PHI	W,11-1	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.189	.414	7	.35	0.095	.52	0.09%	1.34	2B
18	459	62	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.175	.227	.225	.452	7	.62	-0.056	.98	-0.05%	-0.37	2B
19	460	63	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.222	.220	.442	9	.34	-0.010	.58	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	461	67 (3)	Jul 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.217	.214	.432	2	2.90	-0.040	6.74	-0.06%	-0.17	2B
21	462	69 (1)	Jul 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	5-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.234	.233	.467	2	.57	0.021	1.02	0.02%	0.24	2B
22	463	70	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.235	.234	.469	7	1.01	-0.085	.95	-0.05%	-0.58	2B
23	464	71	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	T,3-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.241	.240	.481	7	1.40	-0.074	1.20	-0.04%	-0.31	2B
24	465	72	Jul 5 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.241	.240	.481	5						2B
25	466	74 (1)	Jul 6	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.224	.222	.446	6	1.26	-0.128	1.12	-0.07%	-0.91	2B
26	467	75	Jul 7	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.226	.224	.450	7	1.17	-0.088	.88	-0.04%	-0.58	2B
27	468	76	Jul 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.227	.258	.485	7	1.01	-0.060	.90	-0.03%	-0.17	2B
28	469	77	Jul 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.227	.258	.485	2						2B
29	470	78	Jul 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-5	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.239	.270	.509	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.36	2B
30	471	80 (1)	Jul 11 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,9-5	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.235	.266	.501	2	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.23	PR 2B
31	472	82 (1)	Jul 13	CHC		HOU	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.232	.262	.493	9	.18	-0.005	.16	0.00%	-0.23	PH
32	473	83	Jul 14	CHC		ATL	W,9-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.243	.273	.516	9	4.33	0.391	3.53	0.19%	1.00	PH
33	474	85 (1)	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.236	.265	.501	7	2.13	-0.118	1.38	-0.05%	-0.94	SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	475	102 (16)	Aug 3 (2)	CHC	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.224	.250	.474	2	.71	-0.107	.41	-0.04%	-1.10	2B
35	476	103	Aug 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.221	.247	.467	9	.04	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.09	3B
36	477	104	Aug 5	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.225	.250	.475	8	1.26	-0.032	.87	-0.01%	-0.01	SS
37	478	105	Aug 6	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.220	.244	.463	9	.07	-0.003	.05	0.00%	-0.33	PH 2B
38	479	106	Aug 8	CHC		MON	W,6-5	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.250	.476	9	.33	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.10	2B
39	480	107	Aug 9	CHC		MON	L,2-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.235	.250	.485	9	.05	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.25	PH
40	481	108	Aug 10	CHC		MON	W,8-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.247	.244	.491	8	.49	0.000	.15	0.00%	0.08	2B
41	482	110 (1)	Aug 12	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.247	.267	.515	8	1.68	0.306	.73	0.08%	0.32	2B
42	483	111	Aug 13	CHC		NYM	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.245	.264	.509	9	.37	-0.009	.10	0.00%	-0.10	2B
43	484	113 (1)	Aug 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,9-14	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.242	.261	.503	9	.91	-0.017	.25	0.00%	0.00	PH
44	485	114	Aug 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.242	.261	.503	7						2B
45	486	115	Aug 18	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.253	.256	.508	7	.92	0.074	.25	0.01%	0.78	2B
46	487	116	Aug 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.187	.250	.253	.503	9	3.47	-0.168	.94	-0.03%	-1.11	PH
47	488	117	Aug 20	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.257	.253	.510	1	.61	-0.003	.13	0.00%	-0.07	SS
48	489	118	Aug 21	CHC	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.255	.242	.497	1	1.01	0.013	.15	0.00%	-0.41	SS
49	490	119	Aug 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.254	.243	.497	8	1.28	-0.181	.15	-0.01%	-1.78	2B
50	491	120	Aug 23	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.263	.245	.508	8	.84	0.106	.07	0.01%	1.53	2B
51	492	121	Aug 25	CHC		SFG	L,2-11	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.264	.248	.512	8	.26	-0.005	.04	0.00%	-0.07	2B
52	493	122	Aug 26	CHC		SFG	W,10-9	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.262	.272	.534	8	1.36	-0.030	.15	0.00%	-0.30	2B
53	494	123	Aug 27	CHC		SFG	W,9-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.269	.282	.551	8	1.14	0.099	.22	0.01%	1.43	2B
54	495	124	Aug 29	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.263	.275	.538	8	.89	-0.085	.21	-0.01%	-0.83	2B
55	496	125	Aug 30	CHC		LAD	W,9-8	GS-5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.265	.276	.541	8	.75	-0.035	.17	-0.01%	-0.20	2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
56	497	152 (26)	Sep 30	CHC		STL	L,1-2	15-16	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.270	.282	.552	6	1.75	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
57	498	153	Oct 1	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.262	.273	.536	7	.55	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.76	2B
58	499	155 (1)	Oct 3	CHC		PHI	L,1-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.261	.271	.532	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
							33-24		142	129	8	25	3	2	1	11	12	2	8	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	.194	.261	.271	.532		1.09	-0.978	.94	-0.74%	-10.15

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