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Don Werner

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: March 8, 1953 in Appleton, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appleton East HS (Appleton, WI).

High School: Appleton East HS (Appleton, WI)

Debut: September 2, 1975 (Age 22-178d, 13,679th in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 19, 1982 (Age 29-195d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Donald Paul Werner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

279

.176

RBI

OBP

.251

SLG

.229

OPS

.480

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-12 / in Starts: 9-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 65 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	38 (25-8-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 65 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (19-13-6)

Most Driven In
M Richardt	2
B Dent	1
L Parrish	0
D Flynn	0

Most Driven In By
R Bass	1
G Wright	1
B Sample	1
M Richardt	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	97	42 (41)	May 30	TEX		KCR	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	7	.52	0.004	.06	0.00%	0.00	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
2	98	46 (3)	Jun 5	TEX		CHW	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	1.20	-0.025	.26	0.00%	-0.32	C
3	99	52 (5)	Jun 13	TEX		MIN	W,10-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	8	.24	0.014	.02	0.00%	0.39	C
4	100	57 (4)	Jun 18	TEX	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.49	-0.037	.04	0.00%	-0.44	C
5	101	63 (5)	Jun 24	TEX		OAK	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.333	.745	8	.71	0.067	.04	0.00%	0.75	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
6	102	73 (9)	Jul 5	TEX		TOR	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.278	.628	8	.84	-0.059	.12	-0.01%	-0.72	C
7	103	78 (4)	Jul 9 (2)	TEX		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.263	.596	8	.95	-0.038	.08	0.00%	-0.53	C
8	104	79	Jul 10 (1)	TEX		DET	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.261	.581	8	1.17	0.003	.14	0.00%	-0.41	C
9	105	81 (1)	Jul 11	TEX		DET	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.296	.240	.536	8	.63	-0.031	.07	0.00%	-0.37	C
10	106	84 (2)	Jul 17	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-11	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.355	.379	.734	7	.26	0.071	.01	0.00%	1.69	C
11	107	88 (3)	Jul 21 (2)	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.364	.387	.751	9	.91	0.033	.04	0.00%	0.34	C
12	108	90 (1)	Jul 23	TEX	@	DET	W,3-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	5	.29	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.24	C
13	109	91	Jul 24	TEX	@	DET	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.324	.343	.667	8	1.15	-0.093	.02	0.00%	-0.75	C
14	110	93 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.316	.616	9	1.60	-0.087	.02	0.00%	-0.72	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
15	111	102 (8)	Aug 3 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.300	.602	8	1.41	0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.08	C
16	112	105 (2)	Aug 6	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.279	.562	8	.68	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-1.01	C
17	113	108 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.265	.261	.526	9	.66	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.75	C
18	114	118 (9)	Aug 20	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.260	.255	.515	7	1.74	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
19	115	120 (1)	Aug 22	TEX		BAL	L,3-10	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.240	.485	9	.82	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.87	C
20	116	126 (5)	Aug 27 (2)	TEX	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.204	.246	.241	.486	9	1.25	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.19	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	117	132 (5)	Sep 2	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.246	.241	.487	9	.93	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.37	C
22	118	149 (16)	Sep 19	TEX	@	SEA	L,7-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.242	.237	.479	7	1.47	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
							10-12		65	59	4	12	2	0	0	3	3	0	7	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	.203	.242	.237	.479		.87	-0.424	.04	-0.01%	-4.25

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