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Ralph Houk
Ralph George Houk (Major)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 193 lb.

Born: August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, KS
High School: Lawrence (Lawrence, KS)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1947
Final Game: May 1, 1954
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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
1947 27 NYY AL 41 104 92 7 25 3 1 0 12 0 0 11 5 .272 .356 .326 .682 91 30 2 1 0 2
1948 28 NYY AL 14 29 29 3 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .345 .621 65 10 0 0 0 2
1949 29 NYY AL 5 7 7 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .571 .571 .571 1.143 203 4 0 0 0 /2
1950 30 NYY AL 10 9 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .222 .333 -15 2 0 0 0 /2
1951 31 NYY AL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 10 1 0 0 0 /2
1952 32 NYY AL 9 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .333 .762 120 2 0 0 0 /2
1953 33 NYY AL 8 9 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 22 2 1 0 0 /2
1954 34 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 91 171 158 12 43 6 1 0 20 0 0 12 10 .272 .327 .323 .650 79 51 3 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 304 281 21 77 11 2 0 36 0 0 21 18 .272 .327 .323 .650 79 91 5 2 0

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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
1947 27 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1952 32 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1947 NYY AL 27 C 41 153 138 13 2 0 .987 3.68 .985 4.30 2
1948 NYY AL 28 C 14 56 51 5 0 1 1.000 4.00 .986 4.08 0
1949 NYY AL 29 C 5 9 8 0 1 0 .889 1.60 .989 4.10 0
1950 NYY AL 30 C 9 14 12 1 1 0 .929 1.44 .986 4.21 0
1951 NYY AL 31 C 3 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .967 4.40 0
1952 NYY AL 32 C 9 12 10 1 1 1 .917 1.22 .983 4.70 0
1953 NYY AL 33 C 8 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.25 .980 4.44 0
7 Seasons C 89 257 231 21 5 2 .981 2.83 .985 4.30 2
8 Seasons TOT 89 257 231 21 5 2 .981 2.83 .965 4.30 2

Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

August 4, 1953: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 12, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 22, 1954: Released by the New York Yankees.

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