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Rico Petrocelli
Americo Peter Petrocelli

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 21, 1963
  vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 14, 1976
Born June 27, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 20 BOS AL   1    4    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .500  102    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 22 BOS AL 103  323   38   75  15  2  13   33   0  2  36  71  .232  .309  .412   99  133   1   2   4   1   6
 1966 23 BOS AL 139  522   58  124  20  1  18   59   1  1  41  99  .238  .295  .383   85  200   2   4   2   3   8
 1967 24 BOS AL 142  491   53  127  24  2  17   66   2  4  49  93  .259  .330  .420  113  206   8   3   9   5   4 MVP-17,AS
 1968 25 BOS AL 123  406   41   95  17  2  12   46   0  1  31  73  .234  .292  .374   95  152   6   4   2   4   7
 1969 26 BOS AL 154  535   92  159  32  2  40   97   3  5  98  68  .297  .403  .589  167  315   3   6  13   1  12 MVP-7,AS
 1970 27 BOS AL 157  583   82  152  31  3  29  103   1  1  67  82  .261  .334  .473  114  276   2  10   6   2  16
 1971 28 BOS AL 158  553   82  139  24  4  28   89   2  0  91 108  .251  .354  .461  123  255   6   9   5   2  20
 1972 29 BOS AL 147  521   62  125  15  2  15   75   0  1  78  91  .240  .339  .363  104  189   2   4   9   2   8 MVP-18
 1973 30 BOS AL 100  356   44   87  13  1  13   45   0  0  47  64  .244  .333  .396  100  141   1   2   3   1  10
 1974 31 BOS AL 129  454   53  121  23  1  15   76   1  0  48  74  .267  .336  .421  110  191   0   5   4   2  11
 1975 32 BOS AL 115  402   31   96  15  1   7   59   0  2  41  66  .239  .310  .333   75  134   3   5   1   3  16
 1976 33 BOS AL  85  240   17   51   7  1   3   24   0  5  34  36  .213  .307  .288   67   69   2   3   3   0   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1553 5390  653 1352 237 22 210  773  10 22 661 926  .251  .332  .420  108 2263  36  57  61  26 127
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        562   68  141  25  2  22   81   1  2  69  97  .251  .332  .420  108  236   4   6   6   3  13
 Career High    158  583   92  159  32  4  40  103   3  5  98 108  .297  .403  .589  167  315   8  10  13   5  20
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 20 BOS AL    4    3    1   9.0    97| .250  .259| .250  .326| .500  .400| .750  .725| 102  .801   0.0   0.0   0%
 1965 22 BOS AL  363  259   41   4.3    97| .232  .257| .309  .328| .412  .394| .721  .723|  99  .525  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1966 23 BOS AL  572  413   60   3.9    98| .238  .260| .295  .328| .383  .401| .678  .729|  85  .501 -10.9  -1.2  50%
 1967 24 BOS AL  556  383   70   4.9    91| .259  .253| .330  .323| .420  .379| .750  .702| 113  .625   8.3   0.9  33%
 1968 25 BOS AL  451  329   45   3.7    86| .234  .246| .292  .317| .374  .364| .666  .681|  95  .522  -3.2  -0.4   0%
 1969 26 BOS AL  643  402  129   8.6   100| .297  .262| .403  .340| .589  .395| .992  .735| 167  .788  51.8   5.2  37%
 1970 27 BOS AL  664  460   92   5.4   104| .261  .267| .334  .342| .473  .407| .807  .750| 114  .601  10.7   1.1  50%
 1971 28 BOS AL  661  449   92   5.5    99| .251  .264| .354  .337| .461  .392| .815  .729| 123  .640  18.5   1.9 100%
 1972 29 BOS AL  607  411   68   4.4    88| .240  .253| .339  .323| .363  .365| .702  .688| 104  .592   4.6   0.5   0%
 1973 30 BOS AL  407  282   47   4.5    98| .244  .266| .333  .336| .396  .391| .729  .727| 100  .513   0.0   0.0   0%
 1974 31 BOS AL  509  349   65   5.0    95| .267  .267| .336  .333| .421  .384| .757  .717| 110  .587   6.4   0.7 100%
 1975 32 BOS AL  454  332   40   3.2   101| .239  .269| .310  .341| .333  .395| .643  .736|  75  .372 -13.5  -1.4   0%
 1976 33 BOS AL  279  208   20   2.6    96| .213  .270| .307  .336| .288  .381| .595  .717|  67  .314 -10.0  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     6170 4280  770   4.8    96| .251  .261| .332  .332| .420  .388| .752  .721| 108  .585  61.9   6.1  31%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1963 20 BOS AL  SS    1      3    2    1    0  .833  .962  5.00  4.60  5.00  4.80    1    9.0
 1965 22 BOS AL  SS   93    151  278   19   45  .958  .962  4.61  4.38  4.88  4.74   93  791.0
 1966 23 BOS AL  SS  127    206  381   28   69  .954  .960  4.62  4.41  4.85  4.79  125 1089.3
                 3B    5      5    9    0    3 1.000  .952  2.80  2.80  2.57  3.03    5   49.0
 1967 24 BOS AL  SS  141    223  402   19   73  .970  .963  4.43  4.09  4.62  4.62  137 1217.3 AS
 1968 25 BOS AL  SS  117    169  360   12   66  .978  .962  4.52  4.07  4.88  4.79  115  974.7
                 1B    1      9    1    0    2 1.000  .990 10.00  8.30 11.25  9.56    1    8.0
 1969 26 BOS AL  SS  153    269  466   14  103  .981  .966  4.80  4.43  4.96  4.96  153 1334.7 AS
                 3B    1      0    3    1    0  .750  .968  3.00  2.70  3.38  3.15    1    8.0 AS
 1970 27 BOS AL  SS  141    262  393   20   77  .970  .967  4.65  4.39  4.86  4.94  138 1212.3
                 3B   18     14   37    1    3  .981  .950  2.83  2.67  3.04  3.07   18  151.0
 1971 28 BOS AL  3B  156    118  334   11   37  .976  .956  2.90  2.74  2.94  3.04  156 1386.0
 1972 29 BOS AL  3B  146    146  278   13   38  .970  .954  2.90  2.70  3.00  2.98  146 1273.3
 1973 30 BOS AL  3B   99     73  224    6   22  .980  .950  3.00  2.68  3.14  3.00   99  851.3
 1974 31 BOS AL  3B  116     83  219   12   23  .962  .954  2.60  2.77  2.79  3.12  115  975.3
                 DH    9
 1975 32 BOS AL  3B  113     85  229   13   13  .960  .954  2.78  2.81  2.90  3.16  111  975.3
                 DH    1
 1976 33 BOS AL  3B   73     57  120    6   11  .967  .953  2.42  2.64  2.83  2.94   65  563.3
                 2B    5      9   13    0    4 1.000  .973  4.40  4.64  4.60  5.40    5   43.0
                 DH    4
                 1B    1      4    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  4.00  8.90 12.00  9.90    0    3.0
                 SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.40  9.00  5.40    0    1.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1968 25 BOS AL  1B    1      9    1    0    2 1.000  .990 10.00  8.30 11.25  9.56    1    8.0
 1976 33 BOS AL  1B    1      4    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  4.00  8.90 12.00  9.90    0    3.0

 1976 33 BOS AL  2B    5      9   13    0    4 1.000  .973  4.40  4.64  4.60  5.40    5   43.0

 1966 23 BOS AL  3B    5      5    9    0    3 1.000  .952  2.80  2.80  2.57  3.03    5   49.0
 1969 26 BOS AL  3B    1      0    3    1    0  .750  .968  3.00  2.70  3.38  3.15    1    8.0
 1970 27 BOS AL  3B   18     14   37    1    3  .981  .950  2.83  2.67  3.04  3.07   18  151.0
 1971 28 BOS AL  3B  156    118  334   11   37  .976  .956  2.90  2.74  2.94  3.04  156 1386.0
 1972 29 BOS AL  3B  146    146  278   13   38  .970  .954  2.90  2.70  3.00  2.98  146 1273.3
 1973 30 BOS AL  3B   99     73  224    6   22  .980  .950  3.00  2.68  3.14  3.00   99  851.3
 1974 31 BOS AL  3B  116     83  219   12   23  .962  .954  2.60  2.77  2.79  3.12  115  975.3
 1975 32 BOS AL  3B  113     85  229   13   13  .960  .954  2.78  2.81  2.90  3.16  111  975.3
 1976 33 BOS AL  3B   73     57  120    6   11  .967  .953  2.42  2.64  2.83  2.94   65  563.3

 1974 31 BOS AL  DH    9
 1975 32 BOS AL  DH    1
 1976 33 BOS AL  DH    4

 1963 20 BOS AL  SS    1      3    2    1    0  .833  .962  5.00  4.60  5.00  4.80    1    9.0
 1965 22 BOS AL  SS   93    151  278   19   45  .958  .962  4.61  4.38  4.88  4.74   93  791.0
 1966 23 BOS AL  SS  127    206  381   28   69  .954  .960  4.62  4.41  4.85  4.79  125 1089.3
 1967 24 BOS AL  SS  141    223  402   19   73  .970  .963  4.43  4.09  4.62  4.62  137 1217.3
 1968 25 BOS AL  SS  117    169  360   12   66  .978  .962  4.52  4.07  4.88  4.79  115  974.7
 1969 26 BOS AL  SS  153    269  466   14  103  .981  .966  4.80  4.43  4.96  4.96  153 1334.7
 1970 27 BOS AL  SS  141    262  393   20   77  .970  .967  4.65  4.39  4.86  4.94  138 1212.3
 1976 33 BOS AL  SS    1      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  4.40  9.00  5.40    0    1.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  SS* 774   1283 2283  113  433  .969  .964  4.61  4.30  4.84  4.81  762 6629.3
                 3B* 727    581 1453   63  150  .970  .954  2.80  2.73  2.94  3.05  716 6232.7
                 DH   14   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 2B*   5      9   13    0    4 1.000  .973  4.40  4.64  4.60  5.40    5   43.0
                 1B*   2     13    1    0    2 1.000  .993  7.00  8.60 11.45  9.65    1   11.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1508   1886 3750  176  589  .970  .960  3.74  3.55  3.93  3.97 1484  12916
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    BOS STL     L   7  20   3   4  1  0  2   3   3   8  .200  .292  .550   0  1   0   1   0 
 1975   ALCS  BOS OAK     W   3  12   1   2  0  0  1   2   0   3  .167  .167  .417   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    BOS CIN     L   7  26   3   8  1  0  0   4   3   6  .308  .379  .346   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2  14  46   6  12  2  0  2   7   6  14  .261  .340  .435   0  1   0   1   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  17  58   7  14  2  0  3   9   6  17  .241  .308  .431   0  1   0   1   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   BOS AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1969   BOS AL   *   3   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      2   4   0   1  1  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1967 (SS)
1969 (SS)

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1967-AL-17-0.02
1969-AL-7-0.21
1972-AL-18-0.03
Car-626-0.26 shares

Batting Average
1969 AL-.297-7

On-base %
1969 AL-.403-5

Slugging %
1969 AL-.589-2

OPS
1969 AL-.992-3

Games
1971 AL-158-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1971 AL-661-7

Runs
1971 AL-82-9

Total Bases
1969 AL-315-5
1971 AL-255-8

Doubles
1969 AL-32-4
1970 AL-31-9

Home Runs
1969 AL-40-4
1970 AL-29-8
1971 AL-28-5

RBI
1969 AL-97-9
1970 AL-103-6
1971 AL-89-9
1972 AL-75-9

Bases on Balls
1969 AL-98-7
1971 AL-91-4
1972 AL-78-5

Strikeouts
1971 AL-108-3

Adjusted OPS+
1969 AL-167-4

Runs Created
1969 AL-129-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1969 AL-52-4

Batting Wins
1969 AL-5.2-4

Extra-Base Hits
1969 AL-74-2
1970 AL-63-4
1971 AL-56-3

Times on Base
1969 AL-258-7

Offensive Win%
1969 AL-.788-4

Sac. Flies
1970 AL-10-1
1971 AL-9-4

Intentional Walks
1969 AL-13-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1971 AL-20-7

At Bats per Home Run
1969 AL-13.4-4
1971 AL-19.8-7

Outs
1971 AL-449-10

Youngest Player
1963 AL-20-8

    

Gray Ink: Batting - 49 (498) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 19.9 (635) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 19.0 (795) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

July 2, 1961: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

March 26, 1977: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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