#87 Kester "Iron Horse" Flint, Leftfield, 28 yrs, Philadelphia Keystones
Saturday, 7/21/1975 |
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| Kester Flint
Iron Horse
3/9/1947
28
USA
5"10
175
Leftfield
R
R
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Very inconsistent
Normal
Normal
4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1975 (Automatic)
5 Year(s), 145 Days (1005 total Days)
112 Day(s)
9 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 6 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/10 | @CIN | L 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/12 | @NYU | W 3-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/13 | @NYU | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/14 | @NYU | W 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/15 | BAL | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/16 | BAL | L 6-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/17 | BAL | L 3-12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/18 | TRO | W 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 7/19 | TRO | L 3-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 7/20 | TRO | W 16-1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 91 | 343 | 102 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 18 | .297 | .413 | .490 | .903 | .948 | .192 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 89 | 417 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 168 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 74.5 | 7.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 97 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .340 | .460 | .485 | .944 |
| vs. RHP | 246 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 48 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .392 | .492 | .884 |
| Close/Late | 35 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .405 | .571 | .976 |
| Scoring Position | 70 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .463 | .586 | 1.049 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 47 | 170 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 12 | .335 | .455 | .559 | 1.014 |
| Road | 44 | 173 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 6 | .260 | .369 | .422 | .791 |
| This Week | 5 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .474 | .565 | .632 | 1.197 |
| Last Week | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .292 | .414 | .417 | .830 |
| March/April | 25 | 96 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 6 | .271 | .383 | .458 | .841 |
| May | 26 | 95 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 5 | .274 | .412 | .516 | .928 |
| June | 26 | 97 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 3 | .330 | .432 | .526 | .958 |
| July | 14 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | .327 | .431 | .436 | .867 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1969 | 60 | 222 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .256 | .315 | .572 | PHI |
| 1970 | 57 | 209 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2 | .234 | .333 | .287 | .620 | PHI |
| 1971 | 113 | 445 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 57 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 19 | 6 | .236 | .295 | .378 | .672 | PHI |
| 1972 | 155 | 613 | 191 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 76 | 127 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 11 | .312 | .399 | .498 | .896 | PHI |
| 1973 | 155 | 584 | 174 | 17 | 3 | 34 | 108 | 128 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .389 | .512 | .901 | PHI,UA |
| 1974 | 147 | 569 | 161 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 98 | 99 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 4 | .283 | .365 | .510 | .875 | PHI,UA |
| 1975 | 91 | 343 | 102 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .297 | .413 | .490 | .903 | PHI,UA |
| Total | 778 | 2985 | 827 | 96 | 22 | 131 | 412 | 521 | 397 | 9 | 7 | 261 | 37 | 26 | .277 | .363 | .456 | .818 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1969, AAA | 102 | 380 | 98 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 59 | 41 | 45 | 22 | 8 | .258 | .324 | .389 | .713 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1973 | 13 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .382 | .680 | 1.062 |
| 1974 | 13 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .345 | .529 | .875 |
| Total | 26 | 101 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .364 | .604 | .968 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Leftfield | 91 | 89 | 205 | 5 | 1 | 220 | 10 | .955 | 808.0 | 2.45 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1969...
Had first career hit on 8/2/1969, off Eino Cullifer (BRO)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/3/1969, off Jim Zukas (BRO)...
Injured on 6/7/1970 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 7/2/1971 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/16/1973, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1973, hitting .349 with 9 HR, 21 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1973, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 10/16/1973...
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1974, hitting .625 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Injured on 9/15/1974 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Spalding Cup with Philadelphia in 1974...
Drove in 7 runs against Brooklyn on 4/4/1975...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Boston on 6/4/1975...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 6 runs on 6/4/1975...
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1972 - .399 - 7th
1973 - .389 - 7th
| SLG
1972 - .498 - 9th
1974 - .510 - 8th
| OPS
1972 - .896 - 7th
1973 - .901 - 7th
| Hits
1972 - 191 - 10th
| Triples
1972 - 8 - 6th
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Homeruns
1973 - 34 - 7th
1974 - 34 - 3rd
| Runs
1972 - 127 - 1st
1973 - 128 - 2nd
| BB
1972 - 89 - 4th
1973 - 87 - 5th
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