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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 STL NL 24 P 37 18 125.2 43 5 35 3 3 .930 2.86 1.08 .956 1.88 0.67
1985 STL NL 25 P 49 3 89.2 32 9 21 2 0 .938 3.01 0.61 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 STL NL 26 P 42 9 100.1 28 4 24 0 3 1.000 2.51 0.67 .954 1.94 0.66
1987 STL NL 27 P 67 6 125.0 45 12 31 2 2 .956 3.10 0.64 .956 1.91 0.62
1987 STL NL 27 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1987 STL NL 27 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1988 TOT MLB 28 P 64 9 118.1 34 5 27 2 4 .941 2.43 0.50 .962 1.79 0.67
1988 CHW AL 28 P 52 9 109.1 30 5 23 2 4 .933 2.30 0.54 .963 1.78 0.67
1988 LAD NL 28 P 12 0 9.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 4.00 0.33 .950 2.00 0.69
1989 TOT NL 29 P 34 8 72.4 15 2 13 0 2 1.000 1.87 0.44 .940 1.87 0.63
1989 LAD NL 29 P 23 0 26.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.69 0.22 .940 1.86 0.63
1989 STL NL 29 P 11 8 45.2 10 1 9 0 2 1.000 1.97 0.91 .940 1.87 0.63
1990 STL NL 30 P 32 0 42.0 16 2 14 0 2 1.000 3.43 0.50 .956 1.80 0.58
7 Seasons P 325 53 673.1 213 39 165 9 16 .958 2.73 0.63 .955 1.88 0.65
1 Season OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
7 Seasons TOT 326 53 674.1 213 39 165 9 16 .958 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.72 0.63 .913 1.88 0.65

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 STL NL 24 39 18 39 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1985 STL NL 25 49 3 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 STL NL 26 42 9 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 STL NL 27 68 6 68 68 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
1988 CHW AL 28 52 0 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 LAD NL 28 12 0 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 LAD NL 29 23 0 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 STL NL 29 11 8 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 STL NL 30 32 0 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 328 44 276 326 325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1984 STL NL 24 570 80% 25% 25 96% 2 5 0 3 36 16 5 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 3 0 2 100%
1985 STL NL 25 396 76% 28% 23 96% 0 10 4 5 20 16 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1986 STL NL 26 394 81% 36% 21 100% 0 4 1 3 24 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 100%
1987 STL NL 27 551 82% 37% 29 93% 0 11 1 9 34 24 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 6 83%
1988 CHW AL 28 485 86% 39% 28 86% 0 5 1 2 24 16 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 3 4 1 6 100%
1988 LAD NL 28 41 76% 32% 4 100% 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1989 LAD NL 29 121 80% 40% 4 100% 0 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1989 STL NL 29 196 86% 43% 10 90% 0 1 0 1 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 100%
1990 STL NL 30 199 79% 41% 15 87% 0 2 0 1 15 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 3 100%
7 Seasons 2953 81% 34% 159 93% 2 39 7 25 170 113 15 9 0 4 5 3 17 11 14 3 31 97%
MLB Averages 77% 29% 92% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1987 STL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 9 56% 78% 44% 2 0%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 9 56% 78% 44% 2 0%
MLB Averages 44.1% 2.8% 56% 77% 33% 60%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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