Player Report for #27 Gang-sheng 'Crazy' Tso

04/26/1981

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P Gang-sheng 'Crazy' Tso #27

Age: 37

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	10	9	10	11
Movement	12	12	12	13
Control	16	15	16	16

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	12
Slider	10	12
Changeup	4	4

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	11
Suggested Role	BP/Emergency SP
Groundball Percentage	50 %
Hold Runners	17
Defense	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	4
Sacrifice Bunt:	15
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

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

Gang-sheng Tso
Birthday:	10/22/1933
Born in:	Changhwa (Changhwa)
Nationality:	Taiwanese
Height:	6' 6"
Weight:	236 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	11 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	11 Years, 160 Days
Pro Service:	17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1957 Cincinnati - ABA	23	26	22	11	3	2	2.45	198.2	162	62	54	15	55	148	13	1	1.09	.258	51.5	150
1958 Cincinnati - ABA	24	37	37	18	13	0	2.54	297.1	249	112	84	28	87	267	21	6	1.13	.269	74.3	143
1959 Cincinnati - ABA	25	37	37	22	11	0	2.57	294.0	237	106	84	26	77	247	25	6	1.07	.257	79.1	146
1960 Cincinnati - ABA	26	8	8	3	0	0	2.38	53.0	38	18	14	2	17	41	3	2	1.04	.247	15.5	152
1961 Cincinnati - ABA	27	35	35	17	12	0	4.13	237.2	264	130	109	28	40	154	4	0	1.28	.303	24.9	88
1962 Cincinnati - ABA	28	38	38	22	10	0	2.77	289.1	265	107	89	26	72	189	11	2	1.16	.271	70.0	129
1963 Cincinnati - ABA	29	37	37	18	10	0	3.71	262.1	293	129	108	29	60	147	10	1	1.35	.301	32.7	93
1964 Cincinnati - ABA	30	32	32	16	14	0	3.69	243.2	235	117	100	20	64	154	16	4	1.23	.280	23.1	90
1965 Los Angeles - ABA	31	27	27	9	11	0	2.80	202.2	189	84	63	27	52	132	11	1	1.19	.260	36.6	126
1966 Cleveland - ABA	32	10	10	3	5	0	3.74	74.2	71	36	31	11	17	45	3	0	1.18	.255	5.5	90
1966 Los Angeles - ABA	32	25	24	7	12	0	3.31	179.1	184	90	66	24	44	123	8	1	1.27	.292	17.0	101
1966 Total - ABA	32	35	34	10	17	0	3.44	254.0	255	126	97	35	61	168	11	1	1.24	.281	22.6	0
1967 Cleveland - ABA	33	36	36	15	18	0	3.45	253.1	267	123	97	24	58	165	7	0	1.28	.307	23.4	91
1968 Cleveland - ABA	34	31	31	15	10	0	3.53	214.1	210	97	84	24	42	140	6	1	1.18	.281	11.8	84
1969 Cleveland - ABA	35	23	20	15	5	0	4.33	141.1	155	74	68	20	44	83	5	0	1.41	.306	5.3	81
Total ABA		402	394	191	134	2	3.22	2941.2	2819	1285	1051	304	729	2035	143	25	1.21	.281	470.7	112

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1953 Fullerton - A	19	9	9	1	4	0	4.02	62.2	62	34	28	11	18	37	2	0	1.28	.260	5.7	104
1953 Victoria - AA	19	21	21	6	14	0	5.30	149.1	192	104	88	10	77	60	7	1	1.80	.338	3.1	76
1954 Fullerton - A	20	14	14	11	2	0	2.35	122.1	102	36	32	7	38	78	11	1	1.14	.262	34.9	176
1954 Victoria - AA	20	12	12	5	4	0	4.12	94.0	97	46	43	8	36	65	6	1	1.41	.312	16.4	100
1955 Kitchener - AAA	21	32	32	16	15	0	3.97	256.0	244	124	113	32	107	176	18	1	1.37	.276	23.0	94
1956 Kitchener - AAA	22	17	17	9	6	0	1.81	144.0	101	34	29	12	40	100	14	4	0.98	.220	51.0	208
1957 Kitchener - AAA	23	15	15	4	7	0	3.09	122.1	111	50	42	9	30	74	7	2	1.15	.268	22.1	120
1969 Pickering - AAA	35	7	7	2	4	0	2.81	51.1	54	20	16	9	5	31	1	0	1.15	.278	8.6	116
1970 Pickering - AAA	36	18	18	9	6	0	3.44	133.1	132	56	51	15	22	54	7	1	1.16	.264	15.5	108
Total GHL		89	89	40	38	0	3.20	707.0	642	284	251	77	204	435	47	8	1.20	.262	120.2	125.7
Total STL		33	33	11	18	0	4.85	243.1	289	150	131	18	113	125	13	2	1.65	.329	19.5	85.2
Total SCL		23	23	12	6	0	2.92	185.0	164	70	60	18	56	115	13	1	1.19	.261	40.7	151.3

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1961 Cincinnati - ABA	27	2	2	1	1	0	4.50	16.0	13	8	8	4	5	9	1	0	1.13	.196	0.0	0
1962 Cincinnati - ABA	28	1	1	1	0	0	3.00	9.0	8	3	3	0	5	2	1	0	1.44	.276	0.0	0
1963 Cincinnati - ABA	29	1	1	0	0	0	8.22	7.2	10	7	7	1	3	8	0	0	1.70	.391	0.0	0
1964 Cincinnati - ABA	30	1	1	1	0	0	4.00	9.0	12	5	4	1	1	7	1	0	1.44	.367	0.0	0
Total ABA		5	5	3	1	0	4.75	41.2	43	23	22	6	14	26	3	0	1.37	.289	0.0	82.1

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1957 Cincinnati - ML	P	26	22	12	29	3	43	2	.953	198.2	1.86	+0.0	1.002
1958 Cincinnati - ML	P	37	37	26	38	2	66	2	.970	297.1	1.94	-1.6	.937
1959 Cincinnati - ML	P	37	37	25	36	0	65	4	.938	294.0	1.87	+0.0	1.001
1960 Cincinnati - ML	P	8	8	4	11	0	15	0	1.000	53.0	2.55	-0.0	.995
1961 Cincinnati - ML	P	35	35	23	40	5	66	3	.955	237.2	2.39	-3.2	.886
1962 Cincinnati - ML	P	38	38	24	47	0	72	1	.986	289.1	2.21	+2.7	1.095
1963 Cincinnati - ML	P	37	37	21	49	6	73	3	.959	262.1	2.40	-1.0	.963
1964 Cincinnati - ML	P	32	32	23	35	0	61	3	.951	243.2	2.14	-0.9	.958
1965 Los Angeles - ML	P	27	27	9	34	0	47	4	.915	202.2	1.91	-1.3	.926
1966 Cleveland - ML	P	10	10	5	17	0	23	1	.957	74.2	2.65	+0.8	1.080
1966 Los Angeles - ML	P	25	24	10	28	0	38	0	1.000	179.1	1.91	+1.5	1.082
1967 Cleveland - ML	P	36	36	19	41	0	64	4	.938	253.1	2.13	+1.5	1.057
1968 Cleveland - ML	P	31	31	10	35	0	45	0	1.000	214.1	1.89	+0.8	1.037
1969 Cleveland - ML	P	23	20	12	20	0	33	1	.970	141.1	2.04	-0.5	.962

Player History
10/20/1952	Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization, was discovered in Taiwan.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (13); Movement: 10 (14); Control: 6 (15).
04/20/1953	Named the #5 prospect in the ABA
04/26/1953	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Austin Senators with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/07/1953	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (13); Movement: 10 (14); Control: 9 (15).
04/19/1954	Named the #3 prospect in the ABA
04/21/1954	Injured (strained back), out for 2 weeks.
07/01/1954	Wins the SCL SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/19/1954	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beeville Bees with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/07/1954	Won the 1954 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Kitchener Marshalls!
12/12/1954	Injured (tender shoulder), out for one week.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (18); Movement: 11 (14); Control: 10 (15).
04/18/1955	Named the #2 prospect in the ABA
06/08/1955	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Guelph Royals with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/05/1955	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Oshawa Carriages with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (17); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 14 (17).
04/17/1956	Named the #1 prospect in the ABA
05/05/1956	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Hamilton Steelers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/18/1956	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Guelph Royals with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/06/1956	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Guelph Royals with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/14/1956	Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)), out for 4 months.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (18); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 14 (15).
04/13/1957	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brampton Roses with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/18/1957	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Welland Bridges with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/22/1957	Named the #1 prospect in the ABA
04/26/1957	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1957	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/04/1957	Injured (elbow soreness), out for 2 weeks.
10/14/1957	Won the 1957 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
10/26/1957	Wins the 1957 ABA RL Top Debut Award.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (17); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 18 (18).
04/22/1958	Named the #2 prospect in the ABA
05/23/1958	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/28/1958	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/14/1958	Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/08/1958	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Rebels with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/17/1958	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/10/1958	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 16 (17).
04/22/1959	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/21/1959	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Moguls with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/01/1959	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/12/1959	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/23/1959	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Dredgers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/30/1959	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Golden Gators with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/06/1959	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Golden Gators with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/29/1959	Injured (forearm stiffness), out for one week.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 16 (16).
04/19/1960	Injured (dead arm), out for 3 days.
05/04/1960	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Rebels with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/08/1960	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/15/1960	Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 11 months.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 15 (16).
03/19/1961	Injured (appendectomy), out for 6 weeks.
10/11/1961	Won the 1961 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 16 (16).
05/09/1962	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Manhattan Peril with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/31/1962	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the The Bronx Ironmen with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1962	Wins the ABA RL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/06/1962	Won the 1962 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 16 (16).
04/17/1963	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/29/1963	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/07/1963	Won the 1963 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 15 (15).
06/08/1964	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
08/26/1964	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Keystones with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/08/1964	Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/12/1964	Won the 1964 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
11/28/1964	Was traded by the Cincinnati Rivermen to the Los Angeles Quakes, along with CL Jorge Alfaro, in exchange for SS Randy Fell.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (15); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 15 (15).
05/09/1965	Injured (strained forearm), out for 2-3 weeks.
08/11/1965	Injured (sprained ulnar collateral ligament (elbow)), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 16 (16).
04/19/1966	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Detroit Bears with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/15/1966	Got claimed off waivers by Cleveland while with Los Angeles.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 16 (16).
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (16).
03/18/1968	Injured (mild hamstring strain), out for 1-2 weeks.
06/22/1968	Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/20/1968	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/29/1968	Injured (elbow tendinitis), out for 4 weeks.
09/12/1968	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/19/1968	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/27/1968	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (16).
05/01/1969	Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/01/1969	Wins the ABA LL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 16 (16).
04/11/1970	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Thornhill Blue Sox with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/01/1970	Wins the GHL MCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/24/1970	Injured (ruptured ulnar collateral ligament), out for 14 months.
09/05/1970	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1958	12	6
1959	17	1
1962	14	5
1963	13	5
1966	19	1
1967	20	4
1968	13	10

Year	GS	Rank
1962	38	7
1967	36	6

Year	W	Rank
1958	18	9
1959	22	3
1961	17	4
1962	22	2
1963	18	4
1967	15	9
1968	15	5

Year	L	Rank
1966	17	3
1967	18	2

Year	Winning %	Rank
1957	.786	1
1958	.581	9
1959	.667	5
1961	.586	6
1962	.688	3
1963	.643	5
1968	.600	5

Year	IP	Rank
1958	297.1	7
1959	294.0	6
1962	289.1	7

Year	BF	Rank
1958	1222	9
1962	1192	8
1967	1075	10

Year	HRA	Rank
1965	27	7
1966	35	4
1967	24	5
1968	24	5

Year	K	Rank
1958	267	1
1959	247	3
1961	154	6
1962	189	6
1966	168	10

Year	WP	Rank
1961	8	8
1964	14	2
1967	7	10

Year	ERA	Rank
1957	2.45	2
1958	2.54	3
1959	2.57	1
1962	2.77	4
1965	2.80	7

Year	BABIP	Rank
1957	.258	6
1959	.257	6
1965	.260	3

Year	WHIP	Rank
1957	1.09	1
1958	1.13	3
1959	1.07	2
1962	1.16	6
1965	1.19	7

Year	K/BB	Rank
1957	2.69	5
1958	3.07	2
1959	3.21	3
1961	3.85	2
1962	2.63	5
1963	2.45	6
1964	2.41	10
1965	2.54	6
1966	2.75	5
1967	2.84	5
1968	3.33	5

Year	RA/9	Rank
1957	10.06	1
1958	10.38	3
1959	9.73	1
1962	10.51	6
1965	10.88	8

Year	HR/9	Rank
1957	0.68	8
1959	0.80	9

Year	H/9	Rank
1957	7.34	1
1958	7.54	5
1959	7.26	1
1965	8.39	9

Year	BB/9	Rank
1957	2.49	8
1958	2.63	5
1959	2.36	6
1961	1.51	2
1962	2.24	7
1963	2.06	5
1965	2.31	5
1966	2.16	6
1967	2.06	5
1968	1.76	2

Year	K/9	Rank
1957	6.70	3
1958	8.08	2
1959	7.56	3
1961	5.83	6
1962	5.88	8
1965	5.86	9
1966	5.95	10
1968	5.88	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1957	51.5	10
1958	74.3	2
1959	79.1	1
1962	70.0	3
1965	36.6	9

Year	QS	Rank
1958	27	3
1959	25	5
1962	26	4

Year	QSP	Rank
1957	.636	10
1958	.730	3
1959	.676	4
1962	.684	6
1965	.741	3
1966	.647	10

Year	CG	Rank
1958	21	4
1959	25	1
1963	10	10
1965	11	10
1966	11	7

Year	CGP	Rank
1957	.591	3
1958	.568	4
1959	.676	1
1965	.407	6
1966	.324	7

Year	SHO	Rank
1958	6	1
1959	6	1
1960	2	2
1962	2	9
1964	4	4
1965	1	10

Year	GB%	Rank
1958	0.60	5
1961	0.59	6
1962	0.54	9
1963	0.55	10
1965	0.58	8