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Ricky Horton
Ricky Neal Horton

Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1959 in Poughkeepsie, NY
High School: F. D. Roosevelt (Hyde Park, NY)
School: University of Virginia
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1984
Final Game: July 23, 1990
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Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1984	24	STL	NL	39	38	31	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.065	.094	.065	.158	-54	2	0	0	6	0	0	1
1985	25	STL	NL	49	21	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.063	.211	.063	.273	-20	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1986	26	STL	NL	42	25	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	.056	.261	.056	.316	-7	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1987	27	STL	NL	68	30	29	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.172	.200	.207	.407	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	1/9
1988	28	LAD	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	29	TOT	NL	34	14	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.333	.583	64	4	0	0	2	0	0	1
1989	29	LAD	NL	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	29	STL	NL	11	13	11	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.364	.636	79	4	0	0	2	0	0	1
1990	30	STL	NL	32	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
8 Seasons				276	133	110	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	33	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	14	0	0	13	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	78	65	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	8	0	0	8	0	0

STL (6 yrs)				241	132	109	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	32	.110	.185	.128	.313	-12	14	0	0	13	0	0
LAD (2 yrs)				35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Advanced Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1984	24	STL	NL	38	35	0	0.0	92	.111	.065	.261	.094	.326	.065	.379	.158	.705	-54	.000	-6.4	-0.7	.103	.032	.000
1985	25	STL	NL	21	17	1	1.6	95	.091	.063	.260	.211	.328	.063	.388	.273	.715	-20	.144	-2.6	-0.3	.267	.188	.000
1986	26	STL	NL	25	19	1	1.4	97	.067	.056	.261	.261	.331	.056	.394	.316	.726	-7	.116	-2.6	-0.3	.353	.278	.000
1987	27	STL	NL	30	24	1	1.1	108	.250	.172	.271	.200	.341	.207	.423	.407	.764	8	.066	-4.0	-0.4	.292	.069	.034

1989	29	TOT	NL	14	11	1	2.5	93	.300	.250	.257	.250	.325	.333	.383	.583	.707	64	.286	-0.6	-0.1	.444	.083	.083
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	1	0	0.0	90		.000	.253	.000	.320	.000	.376	.000	.696	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1989	29	STL	NL	13	10	1	2.7	93	.300	.273	.257	.273	.325	.364	.383	.636	.708	79	.322	-0.3	-0.0	.500	.091	.091
1990	30	STL	NL	5	5	0	0.0	98	.000	.000	.264	.000	.330	.000	.397	.000	.728	-100	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
8 Seasons				133	111	4	1.0	98	.156	.109	.263	.183	.331	.127	.395	.311	.727	-12	.060	-17.2	-1.8	.245	.109	.018
162 Game Avg.				78	65	2	1.0	98	.156	.109	.263	.183	.331	.127	.395	.311	.727	-12	.060	-17.2	-1.8	.245	.109	.018

STL (6 yrs)				132	110	4	1.0	98	.156	.110	.263	.185	.331	.128	.396	.313	.727	-12	.062	-16.9	-1.7	.247	.110	.018
LAD (2 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	90		.000	.253	.000	.320	.000	.376	.000	.696	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1985	25	STL	NL	NLCS	LAD	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	25	STL	NL	WS	KCR	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

1987	27	STL	NL	NLCS	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	28	LAD	NL	NLCS	NYM	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Seasons (4 Series)							11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 NLCS							8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1984	24	STL	NL	38	0.0%	34.2%	2.6%	0.0%	0%	13.00	2.4				9.50	47%
1985	25	STL	NL	21	0.0%	23.8%	14.3%	0.0%	0%	1.67	3.2				2.00	52%
1986	26	STL	NL	25	0.0%	12.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	0.60	6.0				3.00	60%
1987	27	STL	NL	30	0.0%	30.0%	3.3%	3.3%	20%	9.00	3.2				1.43	67%

1989	29	TOT	NL	14	0.0%	14.3%	0.0%	7.1%	33%		6.0			2.33	3.50	71%	8%	0.0%	33%
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
1989	29	STL	NL	13	0.0%	7.7%	0.0%	7.7%	33%		11.0			2.33	3.50	77%	8%	0.0%	33%
1990	30	STL	NL	5	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0			2.00	3.00	60%	0%		100%
7 Seasons				133	0.0%	24.8%	7.5%	1.5%	17%	3.30	3.3			2.25	2.95	58%	6%	0.0%	50%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1984	24	STL	NL	1	0	67%	13	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25%	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1985	25	STL	NL	0	0	25%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	26	STL	NL	0	0	0%	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1987	27	STL	NL	1	0	33%	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1989	29	TOT	NL	0	0	0%	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	29	LAD	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	29	STL	NL	0	0	0%	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	30	STL	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 Seasons				2	0	23%	42	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11%	7	7	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1984	24	STL	NL	38	68%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	86%	8	0	0%	10	5	50%	21	0	0%	0	0		3	1	33%	0
1985	25	STL	NL	21	76%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	6	0	0%	5	1	20%	13	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1986	26	STL	NL	25	84%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	4	0	0%	5	1	20%	12	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
1987	27	STL	NL	30	53%	5			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0%	4	0	0%	4	1	25%	21	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1989	29	TOT	NL	14	64%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1989	29	STL	NL	13	62%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1990	30	STL	NL	5	60%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
7 Seasons				133	68%	12	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	13	76%	25	0	0%	27	10	37%	74	0	0%	1	0	0%	4	1	25%	0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1989	29	TOT	NL	14	39	2.79	28	72%	25%	11%	21%	43%	75%	0%	54%	86%	57%	0%	0	0	7%	1	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	6	6.00	3	50%	33%	67%	0%	0%	67%	0%	33%	0%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1989	29	STL	NL	13	33	2.54	25	76%	24%	4%	24%	48%	76%	0%	58%	95%	62%	0%	0	0	8%	1	0	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
1990	30	STL	NL	5	10	2.00	9	90%	0%	11%	22%	44%	78%	0%	70%	67%	60%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	2
2 Seasons				19	49	2.58	37	76%	19%	11%	22%	43%	76%	0%	57%	80%	58%	0%	0	0	5%	1	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1984	24	39	38	31	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.065	.094	.065	.158	-54	2	0	0	6	0	0
1985	25	88	59	47	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	.064	.137	.064	.201	-41	3	0	0	8	0	0
1986	26	130	84	65	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	21	.062	.176	.062	.237	-30	4	0	0	10	0	0
1987	27	198	114	94	5	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	.096	.183	.106	.289	-18	10	0	0	10	0	0
1988	28	420	228	188	10	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	60	.096	.183	.106	.289	-18	20	0	0	20	0	0
1989	29	244	128	106	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	32	.113	.190	.132	.322	-9	14	0	0	12	0	0
1990	30	276	133	110	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	33	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	14	0	0	13	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1984	24	39	32	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.000	.031	.000	.031	0	39
1985	25	49	23	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	.118	.348	.118	.465	1	49
1986	26	42	29	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	3	.105	.414	.105	.519	1	42
1987	27	68	30	29	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	.172	.200	.207	.407	1	68

1989	29	34	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	34
1990	30	32	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	32
6 Seasons		264	130	112	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	18	33	.080	.208	.089	.297	4	264
162 Game Avg.		162	80	69	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	11	20	.080	.208	.089	.297	2	264

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