Rick Cerone

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 192lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: May 19, 1954 in Newark, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ).

High School: Essex Catholic HS (Newark, NJ)

School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

Debut: August 17, 1975 (Age 21-090d, 13,674th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 10, 1992 (Age 38-052d)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: George Kalafatis, Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Richard Aldo Cerone

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

4069

998

.245

393

RBI

436

OBP

.301

SLG

.343

OPS

.644

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	TOR	@	KCR	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
2	2	Apr 7	TOR	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 8	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
4	4	Apr 10	TOR	@	CHW	W,10-2	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	5	Apr 12	TOR	@	CHW	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	6	Apr 13	TOR		KCR	W,4-1	CG	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
7	7	Apr 14	TOR		KCR	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
8	8	Apr 15	TOR		KCR	L,10-12	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	9	Apr 16	TOR		CHW	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
10	10	Apr 17	TOR		CHW	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
11	11	Apr 18	TOR		CHW	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
12	12	Apr 20	TOR	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
13	13	Apr 21	TOR	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
14	14	Apr 22	TOR	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
15	15	Apr 23	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	16	Apr 24	TOR	@	TEX	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	17	Apr 25	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
18	18	Apr 27	TOR		MIL	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	19	Apr 28	TOR		MIL	L,8-11	CG	54	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
20	21 (1)	Apr 29 (2)	TOR		MIL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
21	22	Apr 30	TOR		MIN	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	24	May 2	TOR		MIN	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
24	25	May 3	TOR	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	7	1	0	8	0	C
25	26	May 4	TOR	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	27	May 5	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
27	29 (1)	May 7	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
28	30	May 8	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-16	CG	49	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	31	May 11	TOR		TEX	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
30	32	May 12	TOR		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
31	33	May 13 (1)	TOR		TEX	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
32	34	May 13 (2)	TOR		TEX	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
33	35	May 14	TOR	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
34	36	May 15	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
35	37	May 16	TOR	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	C
36	38	May 17	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-8	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
37	39	May 18	TOR		BAL	L,6-7	CG	51	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
38	40	May 19	TOR		BAL	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
39	41	May 20	TOR		BAL	L,2-6	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	42	May 21	TOR		CLE	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
41	44 (1)	May 23	TOR		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
42	45	May 26	TOR		BOS	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
43	46	May 27	TOR		BOS	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
44	47	May 28	TOR		DET	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
45	50 (2)	May 31	TOR		DET	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	51	Jun 1	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
47	52	Jun 2	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	53	Jun 3	TOR	@	SEA	L,5-10	CG	44	8.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
49	54	Jun 4	TOR	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
50	62 (7)	Jun 13 (1)	TOR		CAL	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
51	68 (5)	Jun 19	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
52	69	Jun 20 (1)	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
53	70	Jun 20 (2)	TOR	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
54	71	Jun 21	TOR	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
55	72	Jun 22	TOR	@	BOS	L,1-12	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
56	73	Jun 23	TOR	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
57	74	Jun 24	TOR	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
58	75	Jun 25	TOR		NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	76	Jun 26	TOR		NYY	L,2-11	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
60	77	Jun 28	TOR		NYY	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
61	79 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
62	80	Jun 30	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	81	Jul 1	TOR	@	BAL	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
64	82	Jul 3	TOR	@	DET	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
65	83	Jul 4	TOR	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	43	11.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
66	84	Jul 5	TOR	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	C
67	85	Jul 6	TOR	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
68	86	Jul 7	TOR	@	TEX	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
69	87	Jul 8	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
70	88	Jul 9	TOR		MIL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
71	89	Jul 11	TOR		MIL	L,1-2	CG	44	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
72	90	Jul 12	TOR		MIL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
73	91	Jul 13	TOR		MIN	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
74	92	Jul 14	TOR		MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	93	Jul 15	TOR		MIN	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	94	Jul 19	TOR	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.1	6	2	0	8	1	C
77	95	Jul 20	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
78	96	Jul 21 (1)	TOR	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
79	98 (1)	Jul 22	TOR	@	MIN	L,1-13	CG	44	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
80	99	Jul 23	TOR	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	42	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
81	100	Jul 25	TOR		TEX	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
82	101	Jul 26	TOR		TEX	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
83	102	Jul 27	TOR		DET	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
84	103	Jul 28	TOR		DET	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
85	104	Jul 29	TOR		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
86	105	Jul 30	TOR	@	KCR	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
87	106	Jul 31	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	107	Aug 1	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
89	108	Aug 3	TOR		CHW	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	109	Aug 4	TOR		CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
91	110	Aug 5	TOR		CHW	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
92	111	Aug 6	TOR		KCR	L,12-16	CG	52	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
93	112	Aug 7	TOR		KCR	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
94	113	Aug 9	TOR		KCR	L,3-10	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
95	114	Aug 11 (1)	TOR	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
96	116 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	TOR	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
97	118 (1)	Aug 13	TOR	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
98	119	Aug 14	TOR	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
99	120	Aug 15	TOR	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
100	121	Aug 17	TOR	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	C
101	122	Aug 18	TOR	@	CAL	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
102	124 (1)	Aug 20	TOR	@	SEA	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
103	125	Aug 21	TOR	@	SEA	L,4-8	GS	34	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
104	127 (1)	Aug 24	TOR		CAL	W,6-4	GS	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
105	128	Aug 25	TOR		CAL	L,2-24	CG	58	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
106	129	Aug 26	TOR		CAL	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
107	130	Aug 27	TOR		OAK	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
108	131	Aug 28	TOR		OAK	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
109	132	Aug 29	TOR		OAK	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	C
110	133	Aug 30	TOR		SEA	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
111	134	Aug 31	TOR		SEA	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	135	Sep 1	TOR		SEA	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
113	136	Sep 2	TOR		SEA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
114	137	Sep 3 (1)	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
115	139 (1)	Sep 6	TOR	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
116	140	Sep 7	TOR	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	40	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
117	141	Sep 8	TOR	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
118	143 (1)	Sep 11	TOR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
119	144	Sep 12	TOR		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
120	145	Sep 13	TOR		BAL	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
121	146	Sep 14	TOR		CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
122	147	Sep 15	TOR		CLE	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
123	148	Sep 16	TOR		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
124	149	Sep 17 (1)	TOR		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
125	151 (1)	Sep 18	TOR		BOS	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
126	152	Sep 19	TOR		BOS	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
127	153	Sep 20	TOR		BOS	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
128	154	Sep 21	TOR		NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
129	155	Sep 22	TOR		NYY	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
130	156	Sep 23	TOR		NYY	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
131	157	Sep 25	TOR	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
132	158	Sep 26	TOR	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
133	159	Sep 27	TOR	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
134	160	Sep 28	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
135	161	Sep 29	TOR	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
136	162	Sep 30	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
							136gm		1168.2	560	68	13	641	10