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Kettle Wirts

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: October 30, 1897 in Cosumnes, CA us

Died: July 12, 1968 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)

Debut: July 20, 1921 (Age 23-263d, 5,292nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1924 (Age 26-246d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Full Name: Elwood Vernon Wirts

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

.163

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.221

OPS

.515

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-22 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	1 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	45 (26-14-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-14-8)

Most Driven In
Z Terry	1
M Krug	1
R Grimes	1
C Heathcote	1
H Miller	1
Self	1
J Kelleher	0
M Callaghan	0

Most Driven In By
C Hollocher	2
Self	1
Z Terry	1
T Kaufmann	1
B O'Farrell	1
A Statz	1

1922 Batting Game Log

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1922 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	8	4 (3)	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.85	-0.082	7.94	-0.14%	-0.24	PH
2	9	14 (9)	Apr 28	CHC		STL	L,3-11	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	.03	0.001	.12	0.00%	0.40	C
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	10	26 (11)	May 15	CHC		NYG	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	1.98	-0.053	4.95	-0.08%	-0.12	PH
4	11	36 (9)	May 27 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8						C
5	12	39 (2)	May 29	CHC		STL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	8	.54	-0.005	.82	-0.01%	-0.13	C
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
6	13	43 (3)	Jun 2	CHC		CIN	L,7-11	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	8	.11	0.005	.16	0.00%	0.40	C
7	14	50 (6)	Jun 11	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	.19	-0.005	.17	0.00%	-0.26	PH
8	15	55 (4)	Jun 17 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	8	1.14	-0.151	1.41	-0.11%	-1.30	C
9	16	56	Jun 17 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	8	2.19	-0.087	2.23	-0.05%	-0.53	C
10	17	57	Jun 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.263	.067	.330	8	.83	0.028	.92	0.02%	-0.11	C
11	18	58	Jun 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG(6)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	8	.93	-0.039	.95	-0.02%	-0.15	C
12	19	59	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	8	.99	-0.036	1.33	-0.03%	0.42	C
13	20	60	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.300	.160	.460	8	.67	-0.024	.92	-0.02%	-0.33	C
14	21	61	Jun 24	CHC	@	STL	W,10-9	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.343	.214	.557	8	1.13	0.161	1.82	0.16%	1.25	C
15	22	62	Jun 25	CHC	@	STL	L,1-11	GS-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.351	.207	.558	8	1.69	-0.013	3.11	-0.01%	-0.10	C
16	23	65 (2)	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.357	.353	.710	8	1.69	0.128	2.25	0.10%	2.98	C
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
17	24	83 (17)	Jul 15	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.349	.343	.692	9	3.69	-0.108	4.38	-0.08%	-0.26	PH
18	25	99 (15)	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	W,13-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.333	.324	.658	8	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.67	C
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
19	26	108 (8)	Aug 10	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-16	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.348	.324	.672	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.17	PH
20	27	116 (7)	Aug 18	CHC		NYG	L,11-17	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.340	.316	.656	8	.39	-0.010	2.78	-0.04%	-0.26	C
Sept		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
21	28	128 (11)	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,5-17	4-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.340	.300	.640	8	.03	0.001	.07	0.00%	0.15	C
22	29	130 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.358	.310	.668	8	.81	0.042	1.05	0.03%	0.35	C
23	30	131	Sep 4 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.358	.310	.668	8						C
24	31	132	Sep 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.368	.326	.695	8	1.04	0.010	.55	0.00%	0.25	C
25	32	133	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.350	.306	.656	8	.59	-0.046	.66	-0.03%	-0.82	C
26	33	134	Sep 8	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.344	.300	.644	8	.10	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.12	C
27	34	136 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.333	.288	.622	8	1.22	-0.107	.85	-0.05%	-1.03	C
28	35	140 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,7-5	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.328	.273	.601	8	1.24	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
29	36	147 (6)	Sep 21 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.319	.263	.582	8	1.19	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.69	C
30	37	150 (2)	Sep 23 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.314	.259	.573	8	.66	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.31	C
31	38	151	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.314	.259	.573	8						C
							9-22		70	58	7	10	2	0	1	6	12	0	15	0	0		1		0	0	.172	.314	.259	.573		1.04	-0.469	1.26	-0.36%	-1.44

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