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Ralph Houk
Ralph George Houk (Major) Position: Catcher
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Born: August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, KS
High School: Lawrence HS (Lawrence, KS)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939.
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Debut: April 26, 1947 (Age 27)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Yankees 1947-1954
Final Game: May 1, 1954 (Age 34)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: July 21, 2010 in Winter Haven, FL
Buried: Rolling Hills Cemetery, Winter Haven, FL
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| RBI Opportunities | ||
| Ralph Houk -- PA: 104 | RBI: 12 | Actual Runners on Base: 34 (18-7-9) Data is incomplete, |
| ML Avg. Player with PA: 104 | RBI: 11 | Avg. Runners on Base: 68 (35-21-11) |
| Most Driven In: | B Johnson 3, G McQuinn 3, J DiMaggio 1, B Brown 1 | |
| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | ||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 10 (9) | Apr 26 | NYY | WSH | W,3-1 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 2.333 | 8 | .47 | 0.092 | 1.14 | C | |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Apr 27 | NYY | WSH | L,0-1 | 9-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 2.333 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 13 (1) | May 2 | NYY | @ | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .571 | 1.071 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 4 | 4 | 14 | May 3 (1) | NYY | @ | CHW | L,1-2 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 | 8 | 1.79 | -0.078 | -0.23 | C |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | May 3 (2) | NYY | @ | CHW | L,3-10 | GS-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | May 4 | NYY | @ | DET | T,2-2 | CG(6) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .400 | .429 | .829 | 8 | 1.37 | -0.047 | -0.44 | C |
| 7 | 7 | 17 | May 6 | NYY | @ | DET | L,2-3 | 0-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .400 | .775 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 8 | 8 | 20 (2) | May 12 | NYY | @ | BOS | L,3-4 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .400 | .775 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 9 | 9 | 21 | May 13 | NYY | SLB | W,9-1 | CG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .368 | .749 | 6 | .43 | -0.009 | -0.01 | C | |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | May 15 | NYY | CHW | L,2-8 | GS-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .348 | .333 | .681 | 6 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 11 | 11 | 23 | May 17 (1) | NYY | CHW | W,4-3 | GS-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .346 | .333 | .679 | 8 | 1.29 | -0.081 | -0.84 | C | |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | May 17 (2) | NYY | CHW | W,4-3 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .345 | .333 | .678 | 8 | 1.05 | -0.013 | -0.19 | C | |
| 13 | 13 | 28 (3) | May 21 | NYY | DET | W,5-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .364 | .355 | .718 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 14 | 14 | 29 | May 23 | NYY | BOS | W,9-0 | 7-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | .382 | .375 | .757 | 7 | .01 | 0.000 | 0.36 | C | |
| 15 | 15 | 35 (5) | May 29 | NYY | @ | WSH | W,5-2 | 0-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .371 | .364 | .735 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 16 | 16 | 40 (4) | Jun 3 | NYY | @ | DET | W,3-0 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .359 | .378 | .737 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 17 | 17 | 42 (1) | Jun 4 (2) | NYY | @ | DET | W,17-8 | 0-GF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .326 | .341 | .667 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 18 | 18 | 43 | Jun 5 | NYY | @ | DET | W,7-0 | GS-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .318 | .333 | .652 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 19 | 19 | 46 (2) | Jun 8 (1) | NYY | @ | SLB | L,2-9 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .298 | .311 | .609 | 8 | .29 | -0.022 | -0.52 | C |
| 20 | 20 | 49 (2) | Jun 10 | NYY | @ | CHW | W,5-3 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .294 | .306 | .600 | 8 | .59 | 0.090 | 0.86 | C |
| 21 | 21 | 51 (1) | Jun 13 | NYY | SLB | L,3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .288 | .300 | .588 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 22 | 22 | 52 | Jun 14 | NYY | SLB | W,12-4 | CG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .316 | .340 | .655 | 8 | .24 | 0.003 | 1.61 | C | |
| 23 | 23 | 56 (3) | Jun 19 | NYY | CHW | L,4-6 | GS-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .305 | .327 | .632 | 8 | 1.28 | -0.095 | -1.01 | C | |
| 24 | 24 | 57 | Jun 20 | NYY | DET | W,5-3 | CG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .317 | .328 | .645 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 25 | 25 | 58 | Jun 21 (1) | NYY | DET | W,5-4 | 9-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .317 | .328 | .645 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 26 | 26 | 59 | Jun 21 (2) | NYY | DET | W,7-4 | CG | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .313 | .323 | .636 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 27 | 27 | 67 (7) | Jun 29 (2) | NYY | @ | WSH | W,3-1 | 9-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .313 | .323 | .636 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 28 | 28 | 69 (1) | Jul 2 | NYY | WSH | W,8-1 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .324 | .323 | .647 | 8 | .16 | 0.004 | 0.53 | C | |
| 29 | 29 | 80 (10) | Jul 13 (2) | NYY | @ | CHW | W,6-4 | 0-GF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .319 | .318 | .638 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 30 | 30 | 88 (7) | Jul 20 (1) | NYY | @ | DET | L,1-4 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .307 | .304 | .611 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 31 | 31 | 94 (5) | Jul 26 | NYY | CHW | L,1-2 | CG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .295 | .292 | .587 | 8 | .97 | -0.071 | -0.39 | C | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 32 | 32 | 113 (18) | Aug 16 | NYY | BOS | W,1-0 | GS-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .300 | .297 | .597 | 8 | .93 | 0.020 | 0.22 | C | |
| 33 | 33 | 115 (1) | Aug 19 | NYY | @ | DET | L,1-2 | GS-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .313 | .312 | .625 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 34 | 34 | 119 (3) | Aug 22 (2) | NYY | @ | CLE | L,1-6 | GS-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .306 | .304 | .610 | 8 | .62 | -0.031 | -0.43 | C |
| 35 | 35 | 121 (1) | Aug 24 (1) | NYY | @ | CHW | L,2-3 | GS-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .318 | .317 | .635 | 8 | 1.01 | 0.133 | 0.98 | C |
| 36 | 36 | 123 (1) | Aug 25 | NYY | @ | CHW | L,3-4 | GS-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .330 | .313 | .643 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | ROE | GDP | SB | CS | BOP | WPA | RE24 | Pos | |||||||||
| 37 | 37 | 132 (8) | Sep 3 (1) | NYY | @ | BOS | W,11-2 | 9-GF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .330 | .313 | .643 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 38 | 38 | 133 | Sep 3 (2) | NYY | @ | BOS | W,9-6 | CG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .354 | .337 | .691 | 8 | .38 | 0.034 | 1.15 | C |
| 39 | 39 | 134 | Sep 4 | NYY | @ | WSH | L,4-5 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .354 | .337 | .691 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | ||
| 40 | 40 | 140 (5) | Sep 11 (1) | NYY | DET | L,2-7 | CG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .350 | .326 | .676 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| 41 | 41 | 146 (5) | Sep 16 (2) | NYY | SLB | L,2-8 | CG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .356 | .326 | .682 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.00 | C | |||
| NYY | 104 | 92 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .356 | .326 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||
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