Minor League Workhorses: 1961-1965
Has it really been five months since our last installment in this series? That’s too long.
Anyway, here’s a reminder of how this exercise works: we record the top 10 pitchers in innings pitched in each minor league classification each season, and then we compute the average stat lines of these top workhorses and compare the year-to-year changes. So far we’ve done this for three five-year periods: 1946-1950, 1951-1955, and 1956-1960. This time we’ll include 1961-1965.
EP = Estimated number of pitches, using Tangotiger’s pitch estimation formula. This first category includes the Triple-A leagues, as well as the Pacific Coast League, which operated under a unique “Open Classification” status from 1952 through 1957.
Class AAA/Open Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1946 31 39 ? 24 280 18 15 262 78 157 2.69 4303
1947 32 39 ? 21 277 17 15 286 77 117 3.39 4290
1948 30 38 ? 18 251 16 13 268 93 122 3.93 4062
1949 30 41 ? 23 282 21 13 271 98 147 3.35 4448
1950 29 41 ? 21 283 19 14 270 102 133 3.46 4447
1951 28 36 32 18 249 16 12 220 98 123 3.22 3912
1952 31 40 34 20 270 18 14 238 79 135 2.76 4094
1953 29 42 34 18 266 19 13 253 84 115 3.30 4094
1954 29 39 34 17 258 17 13 229 101 162 3.15 4111
1955 29 39 34 19 259 19 13 237 76 129 2.88 3956
1956 28 38 32 17 245 16 13 244 85 133 3.43 3905
1957 25 35 31 14 233 16 11 215 92 139 3.29 3730
1958 28 35 30 14 226 15 11 209 76 127 3.31 3536
1959 29 36 31 13 233 15 11 226 73 122 3.31 3639
1960 27 38 30 13 225 14 12 226 66 121 3.37 3512
1961 28 36 30 11 218 14 9 214 65 123 3.47 3401
1962 28 35 30 13 225 14 10 219 67 139 3.28 3527
1963 26 38 30 14 224 15 13 220 61 143 3.50 3491
1964 24 36 30 12 217 13 12 198 65 166 3.08 3406
1965 24 33 30 11 215 14 11 209 65 140 3.61 3381
1946-50 30 40 ? 21 275 18 14 271 90 135 3.37 4310
1951-55 29 39 34 18 260 18 13 235 88 133 3.06 4033
1956-60 27 37 31 14 232 15 12 224 78 128 3.34 3664
1961-65 26 35 30 12 220 14 11 212 64 142 3.39 3441
Here we see the trend that occurred so dramatically in the late 1950s continue, though the rate of change slowed. Independent minor league teams almost completely disappeared in the early 1960s. With the minors now existing almost entirely as a subsidized talent development arm of the majors, the average minor league player was younger than ever before. These younger pitchers, being groomed rather than being deployed as aces in their own right, were limited to more careful workloads than ever before.
Class AA Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1946 29 38 ? ? 252 19 9 227 80 132 2.42 3874
1947 28 36 ? 20 253 18 11 238 77 132 2.83 3909
1948 25 40 ? 17 244 16 14 239 102 115 3.53 3938
1949 29 38 ? 17 239 16 11 242 85 99 3.57 3785
1950 27 40 ? 18 244 19 11 220 98 148 3.15 3908
1951 26 37 32 20 258 16 14 227 113 130 2.92 4123
1952 30 38 31 19 256 18 12 234 80 109 2.82 3913
1953 28 39 31 17 251 16 12 246 99 129 3.21 4036
1954 27 40 31 15 246 17 12 237 99 149 3.89 3982
1955 29 39 32 18 254 19 11 226 92 146 3.03 3985
1956 28 37 32 15 240 17 10 229 80 135 3.27 3775
1957 29 39 31 15 243 17 12 224 88 132 3.25 3826
1958 27 36 32 16 247 17 11 235 86 154 3.30 3920
1959 28 39 31 17 243 16 12 241 75 137 3.48 3820
1960 24 38 29 13 227 15 10 221 94 151 3.53 3716
1961 24 34 27 12 217 14 12 205 80 130 3.51 3462
1962 22 36 28 12 213 14 11 226 77 141 4.01 3485
1963 28 33 30 16 227 16 10 218 63 156 3.09 3551
1964 28 34 31 14 226 15 11 221 69 166 3.56 3592
1965 26 35 30 13 233 17 10 214 69 168 3.02 3645
1946-50 28 38 ? 18 246 18 11 233 88 125 3.10 3883
1951-55 28 38 32 18 253 17 12 234 97 133 3.17 4008
1956-60 27 38 31 15 240 16 11 230 85 142 3.37 3811
1961-65 26 34 29 14 223 15 11 217 72 152 3.44 3547
That early 1960s aces in Double-A tended to be no younger and slightly heavier-worked than those in Triple-A, is largely a function of the influence of the Mexican League. Though it was fully incorporated into the National Association (“organized baseball”), and classified as Double-A, the Mexican League remained the last bastion of minor league teams independent from major league affiliation. While major league teams sometimes acquired Mexican League talents, for the most part Mexican League stars played out their careers south of the border. The impact of career Mexican League aces pulls these averages upward. But still, the average top workload in the 1961-65 period was distinctly lower than ever before.
Class A Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1946 24 33 ? 19 235 17 9 213 93 177 2.76 3805
1947 23 37 ? 15 237 16 11 226 84 146 3.05 3769
1948 25 38 ? 19 245 17 13 235 106 152 3.48 4013
1949 22 36 ? 18 245 16 13 223 100 140 3.11 3916
1950 ? 34 ? 21 250 16 13 236 105 132 3.34 4025
1951 23 36 31 21 254 18 12 223 103 156 2.95 4056
1952 ? 40 31 22 268 18 14 263 109 160 3.46 4360
1953 ? 41 31 21 264 18 15 279 98 115 3.77 4245
1954 23 37 31 21 254 18 11 227 101 157 3.07 4056
1955 23 33 29 19 229 16 10 216 91 141 3.15 3687
1956 22 35 28 16 227 15 12 195 103 160 3.18 3690
1957 23 36 30 19 240 16 11 227 93 154 3.42 3874
1958 20 35 30 13 229 16 10 211 96 140 3.16 3705
1959 23 36 29 15 226 16 11 216 69 147 3.29 3546
1960 21 31 29 12 207 14 11 187 91 146 3.41 3383
1961 23 31 28 15 213 14 11 190 74 137 3.02 3345
1962 22 32 27 15 210 14 11 190 79 173 3.28 3398
1963 19 33 29 16 225 16 9 198 85 194 3.03 3641
1964 22 32 27 15 214 14 11 194 81 203 3.40 3504
1965 20 33 28 15 222 15 11 195 91 194 2.98 3634
1946-50 24 36 ? 18 242 16 12 227 97 150 3.15 3906
1951-55 23 37 30 21 254 18 12 241 100 146 3.28 4081
1956-60 22 35 29 15 226 15 11 207 90 149 3.29 3639
1961-65 21 32 28 15 217 15 10 193 82 180 3.14 3504
These were all developing talents. Even the Mexican Center League, which was classified as Class A beginning in 1963, was the developmental feeder to the Mexican League. These workhorses were younger on average than ever before, and their workloads more carefully modulated than ever before.
Class B Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1946 25 34 ? 23 243 16 12 225 106 161 3.44 3972
1947 ? 39 ? 22 263 17 12 268 117 165 4.06 4381
1948 ? 44 ? 22 276 19 14 276 102 146 3.69 4417
1949 ? 43 ? 24 284 20 12 268 101 143 2.90 4471
1950 ? 40 ? 23 281 17 16 266 105 107 3.35 4399
1951 33 39 ? 24 275 22 11 256 101 168 2.94 4371
1952 32 41 31 25 282 22 11 234 90 126 2.77 4245
1953 ? 41 31 24 278 21 11 260 85 142 2.83 4285
1954 23 42 32 21 267 18 13 259 85 146 3.57 4188
1955 ? 41 32 23 271 19 13 263 109 163 3.40 4388
1956 31 40 31 24 275 20 12 260 86 180 3.54 4319
1957 ? 36 29 23 244 18 12 229 82 157 3.46 3861
1958 23 36 29 16 235 16 11 215 96 181 3.14 3834
1959 20 32 29 19 219 16 11 208 93 154 3.50 3596
1960 20 33 29 14 220 16 10 207 80 158 3.38 3537
1961 21 33 27 15 208 15 9 185 81 167 2.96 3369
1962 21 33 29 14 211 14 10 194 83 174 3.47 3448
1946-50 25 40 ? 23 269 18 13 261 106 144 3.49 4328
1951-55 29 41 31 23 274 20 12 254 94 149 3.10 4295
1956-60 24 36 29 19 239 17 11 224 87 166 3.40 3829
1961-62 21 33 28 14 210 15 10 189 82 171 3.21 3409
The changing nature of the minor leagues, and particularly the increasing difficulty of economically sustaining teams and leagues at the lowest classifications, led to a large-scale reorganization following the 1962 season. The B, C, and D classifications were eliminated, and the surviving teams and leagues from those categories were all recombined into an enlarged Class A.
Class C Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1946 ? 39 ? 26 277 21 11 264 80 199 2.71 4348
1947 ? 42 ? 25 288 21 12 265 104 193 3.03 4582
1948 ? 45 ? 25 297 21 15 299 117 166 3.45 4817
1949 ? 42 ? 25 283 21 12 274 111 193 3.23 4603
1950 ? 43 ? 28 300 23 13 294 125 223 3.81 4963
1951 ? 49 35 29 318 26 13 333 115 184 3.48 5152
1952 ? 41 33 26 284 23 10 263 136 204 3.62 4734
1953 ? 45 33 27 292 22 13 314 126 188 4.18 4896
1954 ? 44 35 25 287 21 14 289 95 171 3.82 4570
1955 ? 47 31 22 277 21 14 284 95 200 4.03 4498
1956 ? 36 30 22 254 19 10 248 99 185 3.80 4156
1957 ? 38 30 22 255 19 11 252 103 202 3.87 4228
1958 27 38 30 19 245 18 11 246 105 209 3.63 4126
1959 20 34 26 14 209 14 10 204 90 158 3.53 3473
1960 19 34 27 15 217 16 9 204 96 192 3.42 3638
1961 ? 36 24 15 210 15 9 203 93 137 3.47 3460
1962 ? 37 27 12 206 13 11 224 93 151 4.61 3522
1946-50 ? 42 ? 26 289 21 12 279 107 195 3.25 4662
1951-55 ? 45 33 25 291 23 13 297 113 189 3.83 4770
1956-60 22 36 29 18 236 17 10 231 99 189 3.65 3924
1961-62 ? 36 26 13 208 14 10 214 93 144 4.04 3491
Class D Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1946 33 41 ? 27 292 21 14 254 106 230 2.93 4656
1947 ? 44 ? 25 295 23 12 255 96 203 2.91 4593
1948 ? 44 ? 26 291 23 11 266 108 186 3.04 4635
1949 ? 41 ? 28 295 21 13 263 114 187 2.85 4700
1950 ? 41 ? 23 281 21 12 270 116 196 3.32 4606
1951 ? 41 32 27 289 24 9 264 100 219 2.89 4613
1952 ? 45 27 23 283 21 10 243 125 195 2.62 4585
1953 ? 43 28 22 278 22 11 251 110 204 3.15 4485
1954 ? 38 30 23 263 20 11 246 110 183 3.24 4295
1955 ? 43 31 24 282 22 12 274 109 194 3.47 4589
1956 20 41 26 19 247 19 10 207 112 218 2.63 4068
1957 ? 39 29 20 245 19 11 213 82 205 2.69 3886
1958 20 35 28 21 234 18 10 207 74 174 2.70 3662
1959 ? 34 28 19 231 19 9 204 93 179 3.04 3738
1960 ? 34 26 18 227 17 10 198 97 166 3.04 3676
1961 ? 31 26 16 205 17 8 189 80 168 3.16 3345
1962 ? 32 26 15 212 14 12 184 90 198 3.18 3497
1946-50 33 42 ? 26 291 22 13 262 108 200 3.01 4638
1951-55 ? 42 30 24 279 22 11 256 111 199 3.07 4513
1956-60 20 36 27 19 236 18 10 206 92 188 2.82 3806
1961-62 ? 32 26 16 209 15 10 186 85 183 3.17 3421
Rookie Class Top 10 Average Innings Leaders
Year Age G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP
1963 18 15 12 3 80 5 4 74 59 85 4.32 1486
1964 19 16 12 5 94 7 5 83 53 100 3.72 1642
1965 18 18 11 5 91 7 4 92 39 99 3.93 1562
1963-65 18 16 12 4 88 6 4 83 50 95 3.99 1563
In place of Classes B, C, and D, a new Rookie League classification was created in 1963. As the name implies, it deployed mostly newly signed rookies straight out of high school or college, in a short season that began at the end of the school year.
Class AAA Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP Dick Egan L 25 1962 Pacific Coast 40 33 15 253 17 11 239 81 201 3.45 4040 Dave DeBusschere R 24 1965 Pacific Coast 35 34 10 244 15 12 255 66 176 3.65 3884 Chi-Chi Olivo R 35 1963 Pacific Coast 44 26 14 233 14 13 279 67 165 4.29 3843 Laurin Pepper R 30 1961 American Assoc. 34 32 8 227 15 11 234 94 129 3.45 3730 Nick Willhite L 21 1962 American Assoc. 38 32 19 243 18 14 229 68 129 3.33 3729 Ed Thomas R ? 1963 Pacific Coast 34 32 15 236 14 14 230 73 153 3.74 3726 Cal Koonce R 23 1964 Pacific Coast 38 36 12 238 11 15 237 56 157 3.48 3682 Al Stanek L 20 1964 Pacific Coast 37 32 11 223 13 12 161 108 220 2.83 3663 Ed Thomas R ? 1962 American Assoc. 42 28 9 222 13 13 230 83 140 3.69 3623 Al Lary R 32 1961 American Assoc. 37 32 12 231 15 9 217 72 149 3.58 3623
In the 1956-60 period, six Triple-A pitchers had worked seasons with over 4,000 estimated pitches, with a high of over 4,300. Over the next five years, just one pitcher reached the 4,000 mark.
Yes, that is that Dave DeBusschere, the basketball great. He had already appeared in the majors (and done pretty well); he could pitch. Nevertheless, it’s the case that none of the young pitchers included here became major league stars, and indeed most of them were never more than bit players in the majors. Indeed, among the pitchers who came out of Triple-A in this period and went on to achieve the greatest major league success, only two (Gaylord Perry with 3,333 estimated pitches in 1961 and Wilbur Wood with 3,235 in 1964) had top 10 Triple-A workhorse seasons, and neither of their seasons make this list.
Class AA Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP Miguel Sotelo R ? 1963 Mexican 37 34 24 272 24 8 246 93 208 2.85 4328 Ramon Lopez R 31 1964 Mexican 37 30 19 245 13 13 224 101 213 3.45 4040 Miguel Sotelo R ? 1964 Mexican 40 32 15 243 17 12 246 98 148 4.29 3979 Ramon Lopez R 32 1965 Mexican 38 30 17 242 14 16 229 91 201 3.38 3954 Harvey Branch L 23 1962 Texas 37 33 9 237 14 12 255 80 216 4.03 3952 Jose Santiago R 21 1962 Texas 38 29 14 232 16 9 233 93 188 3.88 3859 Charles Spell R ? 1964 Texas 40 33 16 240 14 15 247 55 224 3.30 3830 Camilo Estevis R ? 1963 Texas 38 33 19 238 16 12 237 68 196 3.74 3806 Julius Grant L ? 1965 Mexican 37 30 14 229 18 8 247 83 167 4.05 3789 Pete Magrini R 23 1965 Eastern 33 33 13 239 18 8 193 89 189 2.26 3776
In the preceding five-year span, all 10 of the top Double-A workloads were over 4,100 pitches. In 1961 through 1965, just one was that high.
Here we see several of the Mexican League aces. Of the youngsters who made the majors, neither Branch nor Magrini had more than the briefest cup of coffee. But Santiago, who also makes an appearance in the Class C list below, achieved a fair amount of major league success before, perhaps significantly, flaming out with a bad elbow in his late twenties.
Class A Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP Dick Nold R 21 1964 NY-P 35 31 20 249 20 8 217 97 274 3.58 4126 Homero Gonzalez R ? 1963 Mexican Center 42 30 12 231 16 10 238 133 141 4.01 4015 Jackie Brown R 22 1965 California 33 32 15 236 15 11 228 110 214 3.66 4015 Jack Nutter R ? 1965 California 32 31 17 238 16 12 219 104 223 3.25 3985 Henry Harden R ? 1963 Florida State 31 30 23 256 22 7 202 100 143 2.18 3966 Mike Szemplenski L ? 1963 Western Carol. 34 29 18 225 14 10 202 107 313 2.72 3952 Raul Gamez L ? 1965 Mexican Center 36 26 14 229 20 6 185 118 234 2.63 3878 James Zwergel R ? 1964 California 38 29 15 220 11 17 220 92 256 4.05 3794 Leo Marentette R 21 1962 South Atlantic 35 30 14 221 14 11 174 125 205 3.14 3757 Ed Barnowski R 20 1964 California 30 28 15 222 13 8 130 111 321 1.95 3719
We’ll find out in future installments, of course, but I suspect Szemplenski and Barnowski might have been the last of the minor league 300-strikeout guys.
One of the things this exercise demonstrates is just how difficult it is to make the major leagues at all, let alone become a major league star. Here were several young studs blowing Class A away with their heat, but for whatever reason, never making a splash in the bigs. The one guy here who did achieve a reasonably substantial major league career (Brown) wasn’t the most impressive ace at this level.
Class B Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP Mel Stottlemyre R 20 1962 Carolina 32 31 17 241 17 9 167 92 190 2.50 3728 Bob Locker R 23 1961 Three-I 33 30 16 228 15 12 170 106 215 2.57 3724 Jim Brenneman R 21 1962 Carolina 34 32 10 214 14 10 205 112 157 3.95 3647 Art Thompson R ? 1962 Northwest 35 29 15 204 15 12 222 110 165 4.72 3605 Ed Merritt R ? 1961 Carolina 29 29 15 211 15 10 182 108 132 2.98 3482 Al Eisele R ? 1961 Carolina 38 27 11 208 15 11 223 94 111 3.64 3479 Frank Kreutzer L 22 1961 Carolina 32 29 14 207 12 11 184 95 170 3.39 3434 Fred Rick R ? 1961 Northwest 43 25 14 204 13 16 216 78 175 4.19 3424 Frank Bork L 21 1962 Carolina 29 28 18 230 19 7 166 55 191 2.00 3414 George Miller R ? 1962 Carolina 34 28 13 213 12 11 183 87 145 2.87 3409
Here, however, we do find two minor league workhorses who did extremely well in the majors. Stottlemyre handled a big Class B workload at age 20, was starring as a Yankee rookie two seasons later, and would remain an extraordinarily durable and effective big league ace for a long time. Locker was a college player; in this, his first full season as a pro, he stifled Class B hitters. Then he spent two years in the military, before coming back and having an outstanding year in Triple-A (16-9. 2.59 in 226 innings). But the White Sox put Locker in the bullpen as a 27-year-old major league rookie, and as a sinkerballer with impeccable control, he would pitch 10 years and 576 games in the majors—every single appearance in relief.
These workloads are far less daunting than those of just a few years earlier. In the 1956-60 period, there were 18 Class B seasons of more than 4,000 estimated pitches, including two in 1959-60.
Class C Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP Alfredo Ortiz L ? 1962 Mexican Center 42 30 20 235 19 10 264 102 145 5.02 3976 Jose Santiago R 20 1961 California 34 29 17 222 13 13 215 130 218 4.26 3949 Jim Ward R ? 1961 Pioneer 31 31 17 240 20 6 261 69 219 3.45 3945 Mike Urrizola R ? 1962 California 33 30 11 226 15 13 278 68 153 4.30 3758 Jose Rodriguez R ? 1961 Mexican Center 34 25 18 217 13 7 191 136 118 3.02 3704 Len Clendenin R ? 1962 California 33 31 10 207 12 9 199 127 179 4.35 3673 Francisco Rivas L ? 1962 California 32 27 11 213 10 11 211 92 205 4.01 3619 Tom Burgmeier L 18 1962 California 34 27 10 197 12 11 204 100 210 4.34 3489 Nicolas Garcia R ? 1961 Mexican Center 37 26 16 221 16 11 187 101 85 2.52 3488 Alberto Posadas R ? 1962 Mexican Center 40 25 13 199 14 12 232 108 100 6.29 3480
Among these hard-working youngsters, only Santiago (whom we saw above) and Burgmeier saw the light of day in the majors. But Burgmeier would spend 17 years as a relief specialist in the big leagues.
Class D Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP John Zahn R ? 1962 Florida State 35 30 17 233 14 12 208 90 255 2.70 3871 Raul Medrano R ? 1962 Florida State 32 29 11 230 13 13 231 94 151 2.86 3783 Jim Merritt L 18 1962 NY-P 35 26 16 223 19 8 199 96 249 3.67 3766 Bill Rygwelski L ? 1962 Midwest 33 25 15 217 11 13 199 100 219 3.28 3684 Tom Newton L ? 1961 Midwest 29 27 22 228 20 7 201 74 208 2.92 3640 Ron Banovic L ? 1961 Florida State 34 28 19 223 18 9 218 92 128 3.35 3625 Jim Farland R ? 1961 Florida State 34 27 17 209 17 10 184 114 206 2.67 3612 Bob Flynn R ? 1962 Florida State 34 30 19 229 13 16 201 69 198 3.50 3607 Joe Johnson R ? 1961 Sophomore 38 26 7 201 12 11 217 123 147 5.24 3603 Dave Busby R ? 1961 Midwest 29 27 22 219 21 7 176 62 237 2.42 3445
Merritt was signed at the age of 17 by the Dodgers in June of 1961. I don’t know the story on it, but he didn’t play a single game in their minor league organization that year and was drafted by the Twins that November. The season above would be his first of seven, in the minors and majors, in which Merritt handled 200 or more innings, including a high of 267 at the age of 21. Whether coincidentally or not, he then encountered serious arm trouble: he was 74-62 in the majors through age 26, and 7-24 thereafter.
Rookie Class Top 10 Workloads
Pitcher T Age Year League G GS CG IP W L H BB SO ERA EP Joe Robinson R ? 1964 Pioneer 16 15 7 116 8 4 103 57 129 3.34 1995 Dennis Daboll R ? 1964 Pioneer 15 15 7 104 5 7 68 99 131 4.15 1995 Jim Strickland L 18 1964 Pioneer 14 14 7 102 6 7 115 57 120 4.32 1883 John Silva R ? 1965 Appalachian 23 12 6 108 8 5 105 40 145 4.25 1853 Arvell Boyett L ? 1965 Appalachian 23 13 6 105 6 5 85 54 144 2.74 1833 Ray Jarvis R 19 1965 Appalachian 16 14 4 93 7 5 106 55 105 5.81 1731 Mike Zirkle R ? 1964 Appalachian 14 14 2 91 8 2 113 59 75 5.54 1711 Bill Davis R ? 1964 Pioneer 15 14 4 91 4 7 76 71 91 3.26 1679 Frank DeVivo L ? 1964 Appalachian 15 13 9 105 11 2 81 30 123 2.83 1656 Marty Bunnell R ? 1963 Appalachian 15 15 2 84 5 4 83 79 75 5.04 1653
These kids struck out a whole bunch of their fellow kids, but only two of them would make The Show, and neither of those (Strickland and Jarvis) had much success.
Next Installment
We’ll see what happened in 1966-1970. I promise we won’t wait so long this time; hopefully it will be in July, no later than August.
References & Resources
The formula of Tangotiger’s Basic Pitch Count Estimator is 3.3*PA + 1.5*SO + 2.2*BB, where PA = 3*IP + H + BB.
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