Dick Ricketts

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-7, 215lb (201cm, 97kg)

Born: December 4, 1933 in Pottstown, PA us

Died: March 6, 1988 in Rochester, NY

Buried: Pughtown Baptist Cemetery, Pughtown, PA

High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)

School: Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: June 14, 1959 (Age 25-192d, 11,646th in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.1 IP, 7 H, 6 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: July 27, 1959 (Age 25-235d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Richard James Ricketts

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Ricketts

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

5.82

55.2

WHIP

1.760

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-9 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	13 (6-5-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In
D Gray	0
G Oliver	0

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
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	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	58 (57)	Jun 14 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.097	.97	-0.05%	-0.75	P
2	2	62 (3)	Jun 19	STL		PIT	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.81	-0.042	1.04	-0.03%	-0.36	P
3	3	67 (4)	Jun 24	STL	@	MLN	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.031	.64	-0.02%	-0.43	P
4	4	72 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,11-8	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.43	-0.009	.41	-0.01%	-0.38	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	75 (2)	Jul 2	STL		LAD	L,0-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.96	-0.136	2.43	-0.10%	-1.02	P
6	6	77 (1)	Jul 4	STL		SFG	L,3-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9						P
7	7	85 (7)	Jul 12 susp	STL	@	PIT	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.51	0.073	1.08	0.03%	0.67	P
8	8	87 (1)	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,5-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	8						P
9	9	90 (2)	Jul 18	STL		MLN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	1.17	-0.073	1.14	-0.04%	-0.62	P
10	10	94 (3)	Jul 22	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	2.26	-0.113	4.23	-0.13%	-0.98	P
11	11	98 (3)	Jul 26	STL	@	LAD	L,2-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	.59	-0.015	1.05	-0.02%	-0.17	P
12	12	99	Jul 27	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9						P
							3-9		20	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111		1.13	-0.443	1.34	-0.36%	-4.03

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