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Rick Sofield

Richard Michael Sofield

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 16, 1956 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, US
High School: Morristown HS (Morristown, NJ)

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (13th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Morristown HS (Morristown, NJ).

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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	IBB
1975	18	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	61	247	208	37	43	9	3	2	29	4	2	38	62	.207	.328	.308	.636	64	0	0	1
1976	19	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	104	404	340	43	81	11	4	4	55	6	4	55	84	.238	.342	.329	.671	112	1	3	5
1977	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	MIN	112	492	415	109	135	22	8	27	108	10	5	68	95	.325	.419	.612	1.031	254	3	0	6
1977	20	Visalia	CALL	A	MIN	108	478	403	106	132	22	8	27	107	10	4	67	93	.328	.421	.623	1.043	251	2	0	6
1977	20	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	MIN	4	14	12	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	.250	.357	.250	.607	3	1	0	0
1978	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MIN	87	297	246	39	62	11	3	5	27	7	1	45	55	.252	.366	.382	.749	94	0	5	1
1978	21	Orlando	SOUL	AA	MIN	65	223	185	31	52	9	3	5	23	3	1	33	34	.281	.390	.443	.833	82	0	5	0
1978	21	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	22	74	61	8	10	2	0	0	4	4	0	12	21	.164	.297	.197	.494	12	0	0	1
1979	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	MIN	84	340	278	37	69	13	2	4	27	7	4	57	56	.248	.376	.353	.729	98	0	5	0
1979	22	Orlando	SOUL	AA	MIN	30	123	101	9	27	4	2	1	13	6	2	22	16	.267	.398	.376	.775	38	0	0	0
1979	22	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	54	217	177	28	42	9	0	3	14	1	2	35	40	.237	.363	.339	.702	60	0	5	0

1981	24	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	22	85	72	8	15	2	0	1	4	2	1	12	12	.208	.329	.278	.607	20	1	0	0	0
1982	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	MIN,TEX	100	378	333	49	80	17	6	5	36	3	4	35	58	.240	.314	.372	.686	124	2	5	3	1
1982	25	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	85	338	297	43	70	14	5	5	33	3	4	33	52	.236	.314	.367	.681	109	2	4	2	0
1982	25	Denver	AA	AAA	TEX	15	40	36	6	10	3	1	0	3	0	0	2	6	.278	.308	.417	.724	15	0	1	1	1
7 Seasons						570	2243	1892	322	485	85	26	48	286	39	21	310	422	.256	.360	.405	.765	766	7	18	16	1
AAA (5 seasons)				AAA		202	768	655	96	150	30	6	9	59	10	8	95	133	.229	.328	.334	.663	219	4	10	4	1
A (2 seasons)				A		212	882	743	149	213	33	12	31	162	16	8	122	177	.287	.385	.489	.873	363	3	3	11
AA (2 seasons)				AA		95	346	286	40	79	13	5	6	36	9	3	55	50	.276	.393	.420	.813	120	0	5	0
Rk (1 season)				Rk		61	247	208	37	43	9	3	2	29	4	2	38	62	.207	.328	.308	.636	64	0	0	1

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
1975	18	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	SS	59	285	103	154	28	22	.902	4.36
1976	19	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	OF	67	142	122	12	8	3	.944	2.00
1976	19	Wisconsin Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	3B	37	126	39	74	13	8	.897	3.05
1977	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	MIN	OF	106	227	202	15	10	4	.956	2.05
1977	20	Visalia	CALL	A	MIN	OF	104	223	198	15	10	4	.955	2.05
1977	20	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	MIN	OF	2	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	2.00
1977	20	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	MIN	3B	2	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.50
1978	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	MIN	OF	77	139	128	7	4	1	.971	1.75
1978	21	Orlando	SOUL	AA	MIN	OF	58	104	97	3	4	0	.962	1.72
1978	21	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	OF	19	35	31	4	0	1	1.000	1.84
1979	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	MIN	OF	81	176	162	6	8	1	.955	2.07
1979	22	Orlando	SOUL	AA	MIN	OF	30	77	73	2	2	0	.974	2.50
1979	22	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	OF	51	99	89	4	6	1	.939	1.82

1981	24	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	OF	21	49	44	4	1	1	.980	2.29
1982	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	MIN,TEX	OF	93	152	138	7	7	2	.954	1.56
1982	25	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	OF	80	136	122	7	7	2	.949	1.61
1982	25	Toledo	IL	AAA	MIN	3B	1	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.00
1982	25	Denver	AA	AAA	TEX	OF	13	16	16	0	0	0	1.000	1.23
7 Seasons							544	1301	941	281	79	43	.939	2.25
OF (6 seasons)						OF	445	885	796	51	38	12	.957	1.90
3B (3 seasons)						3B	40	131	42	76	13	9	.901	2.95
SS (1 season)						SS	59	285	103	154	28	22	.902	4.36

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1995	38	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	MON	1 of 2	136	54	81	.400
1996	39	West Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	MON	1 of 1	135	68	67	.504
1997	40	Harrisburg	EL	AA	MON	1 of 1	142	86	56	.606

2001	44	Las Vegas	PCL	AAA	LAD	1 of 1	144	68	76	.472

2003	46	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	1 of 1	143	73	70	.510

2012	55	West Virginia	SALL	A	PIT	1 of 1	140	61	79	.436
6 Seasons							840	410	429	.489
AAA (2 seasons)							287	141	146	.491
A+ (2 seasons)							271	122	148	.452
A (1 season)							140	61	79	.436
AA (1 season)							142	86	56	.606

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
1975	18	Elizabethton Twins	Appalachian League	Rk	MIN
1976	19	Wisconsin Rapids Twins	Midwest League	A	MIN
1977	20	Tacoma Twins	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIN
1977	20	Visalia Oaks	California League	A	MIN
1978	21	Orlando Twins	Southern League	AA	MIN
1978	21	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	MIN
1979	22	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	MIN
1979	22	Orlando Twins	Southern League	AA	MIN
1979	22	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1979-04-06	1979-09-30
1980	23	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1980-04-10	1980-10-05
1981	24	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	MIN
1981	24	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	1981-04-09	1981-10-04
1982	25	Denver Bears	American Association	AAA	TEX
1982	25	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	MIN

Sabr ID: 13bf7aaa

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