Orville Ponte
Orville William Ponte
Born: 1938
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1956-1958
Orville Ponte compiled a career record of 20 wins and 26 losses and a 4.50 ERA in his 89-game pitching career with the Jamestown Falcons, Idaho Falls Russets, Decatur Commodores and Valdosta Tigers. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1958 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.42 | 19 | 10 | 83.0 | 105 | 70 | 50 | 6 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.81 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 88.0 | 109 | 57 | 47 | 4 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.33 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 125.0 | 135 | 89 | 74 | 8 | 84 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 90.0 | 75 | 35 | 22 | 0 | 34 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 26 | .435 | 4.50 | 89 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 386.0 | 424 | 251 | 193 | 18 | 197 | 0 | 144 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | 16 | 43 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .119 | .140 | .190 | .330 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 19 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 37 | 52 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .146 | .239 | .146 | .385 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 15 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 87 | 153 | 137 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 55 | .117 | .166 | .139 | .304 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | D | NYPL | Jamestown Falcons | P | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .913 | 1.312 |
| 1957 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 37 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 6 | .930 | 1.081 |
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Valdosta Tigers | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | P | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 1.067 |
| Totals | 89 | 20 | 57 | 6 | 9 | .928 | .865 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | PONY League | Jamestown Falcons | DET | ||
| 1956 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | DET | ||
| 1957 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | DET | ||
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | DET | ||
| 1958 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Valdosta Tigers | DET |
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