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Rick Dempsey

John Rikard Dempsey

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, Tennessee, US
High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1967	17	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	40	109	102	9	21	4	3	0	9	1	0	7	12	.206	.257	.304	.561	31
1968	18	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A--A-WRk	MIN	84		305		87	12	7	8						.285		.449		137
1968	18	Twins	FLIL	WRk	MIN
1968	18	Auburn	NYPL	A-	MIN	73		270		79	10	7	7						.293		.459		124
1968	18	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	11		35		8	2	0	1						.229		.371		13
1969	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-WRk	MIN	72	241	208	41	67	12	2	6	37	7	2	31	23	.322	.411	.486	.896	101	1	0	1
1969	19	Twins	FLIN	WRk	MIN	22	64	57	6	12	1	0	0	6	0	1	6	11	.211	.281	.228	.509	13	0	0	1
1969	19	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	50	177	151	35	55	11	2	6	31	7	1	25	12	.364	.458	.583	1.040	88	1	0	0
1970	20	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN	105	390	351	28	86	20	6	4	42	4	1	35	66	.245	.314	.370	.685	130	1	2	1
1971	21	Charlotte	DIXA	AA	MIN	105	382	338	39	82	16	2	8	47	3	1	42	28	.243	.328	.373	.701	126	1	1	0
1972	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	MIN	48	176	161	13	38	6	2	3	18	2	1	12	27	.236	.290	.354	.644	57	1	0	2
1973	23	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	122	451	387	53	96	14	4	6	47	11	4	55	43	.248	.338	.351	.689	136	1	1	7
7 Seasons						576	2054	1852	183	477	84	26	35	200	28	9	182	199	.258	.324	.388	.712	718	5	4	11
A (2 seasons)				A		61	212	186	35	63	13	2	7	31	7	1	25	12	.339	.420	.543	.963	101	1	0	0
AA (2 seasons)				AA		210	772	689	67	168	36	8	12	89	7	2	77	94	.244	.321	.372	.693	256	2	3	1
WRk (2 seasons)				WRk		22	64	57	6	12	1	0	0	6	0	1	6	11	.211	.281	.228	.509	13	0	0	1
AAA (2 seasons)				AAA		170	627	548	66	134	20	6	9	65	13	5	67	70	.245	.324	.352	.676	193	2	1	9
Rk (1 season)				Rk		40	109	102	9	21	4	3	0	9	1	0	7	12	.206	.257	.304	.561	31
A- (1 season)				A-		73	270	270		79	10	7	7						.293	.293	.459	.752	124

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB
1967	17	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	OF	11	23	21	2	0	1	1.000	2.09
1967	17	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	1B	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
1967	17	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	C	26	126	110	14	2	0	.984	4.77	2

1969	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-WRk	MIN	C	65	526	462	48	16	9	.970	7.85	10
1969	19	Twins	FLIN	WRk	MIN	C	18	142	121	18	3	3	.979	7.72	4
1969	19	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	C	47	384	341	30	13	6	.966	7.89	6
1970	20	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN	OF	8	16	12	2	2	0	.875	1.75
1970	20	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN	2B	1	5	4	1	0	0	1.000	5.00
1970	20	Charlotte	SOUL	AA	MIN	C	91	579	490	73	16	11	.972	6.19	12
1971	21	Charlotte	DIXA	AA	MIN	OF	5	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
1971	21	Charlotte	DIXA	AA	MIN	C	97	667	594	65	8	6	.988	6.79	10
1972	22	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	MIN	C	44	322	284	33	5	5	.984	7.20	4
1973	23	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	C	111	663	585	69	9	12	.986	5.89	14
6 Seasons							460	2934	2569	307	58	44	.980	6.25	52
C (6 seasons)						C	434	2883	2525	302	56	43	.981	6.51	52
OF (3 seasons)						OF	24	44	38	4	2	1	.955	1.75
1B (1 season)						1B	1	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
2B (1 season)						2B	1	5	4	1	0	0	1.000	5.00

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1993	43	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	LAD	1 of 1	136	42	94	.309
1994	44	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	1 of 1	139	83	56	.597
1995	45	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	1 of 1	144	75	69	.521

1997	47	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	1 of 1	142	75	67	.528
1998	48	Norfolk	IL	AAA	NYM	1 of 1	142	70	72	.493
5 Seasons							703	345	358	.491
AAA (4 seasons)							567	303	264	.534
A+ (1 season)							136	42	94	.309

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1967	17	GCL Twins	Gulf Coast League	Rk	MIN
1968	18	Auburn Twins	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-	MIN
1968	18	Wisconsin Rapids Twins	Midwest League	A	MIN
1968	18	FIL Twins	Florida Instructional League	WRk	MIN
1969	19	Wisconsin Rapids Twins	Midwest League	A	MIN
1969	19	FIL Twins	Florida Instructional League North	WRk	MIN
1969	19	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1969-09-23	1969-10-02
1970	20	Charlotte Hornets	Southern League	AA	MIN
1970	20	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1970-09-16	1970-09-29
1971	21	Charlotte Hornets	Dixie Association	AA	MIN
1971	21	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1971-09-16	1971-09-26
1972	22	Tacoma Twins	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIN
1972	22	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1972-04-16	1972-06-27
1973	23	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	AAA	NYY
1973	23	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1973-09-06	1973-09-28
1974	24	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1974-04-20	1974-10-02
1975	25	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1975-04-11	1975-09-28
1976	26	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1976-04-08	1976-06-13
1976	26	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	2	1976-06-22	1976-10-02
1977	27	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1977-04-07	1977-09-30
1978	28	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1978-04-07	1978-09-30
1979	29	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1979-04-06	1979-09-29
1980	30	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1980-04-10	1980-10-05
1981	31	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1981-04-10	1981-10-04
1982	32	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1982-04-05	1982-10-03
1983	33	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1983-04-04	1983-10-02
1984	34	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1984-04-02	1984-09-29
1985	35	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1985-04-08	1985-10-06
1986	36	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1986-04-07	1986-10-01
1987	37	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1987-04-08	1987-07-21
1988	38	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	1988-04-07	1988-10-01
1989	39	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	1989-04-05	1989-10-01
1990	40	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	1	1990-04-12	1990-09-28
1991	41	Milwaukee Brewers	American League	MLB	MIL	1	1991-04-11	1991-10-05
1992	42	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	1	1992-06-25	1992-09-27

Sabr ID: c2d6fdd7

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