Walt Hriniak

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: May 22, 1943 in Natick, MA us

High School: Natick HS (Natick, MA)

Debut: September 10, 1968 (Age 25-111d, 12,744th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1969 (Age 26-131d)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Walter John Hriniak

Pronunciation: \RIN-ee-ack\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

.253

RBI

OBP

.333

SLG

.253

OPS

.586

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-32 / in Starts: 3-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	26 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	45 (25-14-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
N Colbert	1
J Arcia	0
S Jackson	0

Most Driven In By
A Ferrara	2
N Colbert	1
R PeÃ±a	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	10	24 (23)	May 3	ATL		LAD	W,6-5	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.029	3.30	-0.04%	-0.34	PH
2	11	26 (1)	May 6	ATL		MON	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						C
3	12	35 (8)	May 21	ATL		NYM	L,0-5	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.09	0.003	.20	0.00%	0.12	PH C
4	13	43 (7)	May 30	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	2.61	-0.129	6.14	-0.18%	-0.79	PH 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
5	14	45 (1)	Jun 1	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-13	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	6	.09	0.003	.20	0.00%	0.23	PH C
6	15	46	Jun 2	ATL	@	STL	W,6-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	7	.98	-0.029	2.20	-0.04%	-0.22	C
7	16	48 (1)	Jun 4	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	8	1.37	-0.096	3.11	-0.13%	-0.70	C
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to San Diego Padres
8	17	76	Jun 27	SDP		LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.308	.100	.408	2	.34	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
9	18	77	Jun 28	SDP		LAD	L,0-19	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	2	.16	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.24	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
10	19	80 (2)	Jul 1	SDP		SFG	L,4-5	GS-7	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.400	.200	.600	7	1.95	0.138	.00	0.00%	1.06	C
11	20	83 (2)	Jul 5	SDP		HOU	W,9-8	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.429	.250	.679	6	4.34	0.303	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH
12	21	85 (1)	Jul 6 (2)	SDP		HOU	W,1-0	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.409	.235	.644	8	2.36	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
13	22	86	Jul 7	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.391	.222	.614	9	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
14	23	87	Jul 8	SDP		CIN	L,2-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.375	.211	.586	9	.74	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.66	PH
15	24	89 (1)	Jul 10	SDP		ATL	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.360	.200	.560	9	1.72	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
16	25	94 (4)	Jul 16	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.346	.190	.537	9	.63	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
17	26	95	Jul 18 (1)	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-6	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.333	.182	.515	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.41	PH
18	27	98 (2)	Jul 20	SDP	@	ATL	L,0-10	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.321	.174	.495	9	.25	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
19	28	102 (3)	Jul 27	SDP	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.323	.192	.515	8	1.93	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
20	29	103	Jul 28	SDP	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.172	.294	.172	.467	8	1.38	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	C
21	30	105 (1)	Jul 30	SDP	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.324	.194	.518	7	.59	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.27	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
22	31	108 (2)	Aug 3	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.317	.200	.517	7	1.34	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.26	C
23	32	109	Aug 5	SDP		STL	L,1-2	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.378	.243	.621	7	1.72	0.257	.00	0.00%	1.32	C
24	33	113 (3)	Aug 10 (1)	SDP		PIT	L,5-7	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.367	.225	.592	2	1.18	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.25	C
25	34	114	Aug 10 (2)	SDP		PIT	L,6-8	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.380	.244	.624	9	.22	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
26	35	116 (1)	Aug 13	SDP		CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.370	.244	.615	7	.66	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
27	36	118 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	SDP	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.351	.229	.580	8	1.31	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-0.71	C
28	37	120 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.212	.339	.212	.550	2	1.97	-0.361	.00	0.00%	-1.88	C
29	38	122 (1)	Aug 20	SDP	@	MON	L,10-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.333	.208	.541	9	4.54	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH
30	39	124 (1)	Aug 22	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-10	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.358	.246	.604	7	.31	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.73	C
31	40	125	Aug 23	SDP	@	PHI	L,6-7	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.368	.246	.613	7	1.23	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.11	C
32	41	126	Aug 24	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.362	.241	.604	9	.85	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
33	42	127	Aug 26 (1)	SDP		NYM	L,4-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.347	.230	.577	8	.48	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
34	43	128	Aug 26 (2)	SDP		NYM	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.342	.226	.568	9	1.58	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
35	44	131 (2)	Aug 31 (1)	SDP		MON	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.329	.215	.544	8	.53	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.43	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
36	45	134 (2)	Sep 2	SDP		PHI	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.316	.206	.522	8	.76	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
37	46	159 (24)	Sep 28	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-4	5-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.333	.217	.551	7	.68	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.77	C
38	47	160	Sep 30	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.329	.219	.549	8	.63	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.72	C
							6-32		85	73	4	16	0	0	0	1	10	1	12	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	.219	.329	.219	.549		1.10	-0.669	.28	-0.39%	-6.49

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