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Dave Ricketts

David William Ricketts

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 12, 1935 in Pottstown, PA
High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)
School: Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1963 (Age 28)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Pirates 1963-1970

Final Game: July 30, 1970 (Age 35)
Died: July 13, 2008 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: St. Charles Memorial Gardens, St. Charles, MO
Relatives: Brother of Dick Ricketts
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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
1958 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1959 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1963 27 STL NL 3 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1965 29 STL NL 11 31 29 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 .267 .241 .508 40 7 0 0 1 0 0 2
1967 31 STL NL 52 105 99 11 27 8 0 1 14 0 0 4 7 .273 .295 .384 .679 94 38 3 0 0 2 0 2
1968 32 STL NL 20 22 22 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .136 .136 .136 .273 -17 3 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1969 33 STL NL 30 50 44 2 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 5 .273 .320 .295 .615 74 13 1 0 0 2 0 /2
1970 34 PIT NL 14 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 /2
6 Yrs 130 228 213 15 53 9 0 1 20 0 0 10 23 .249 .278 .305 .583 66 65 4 0 1 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 284 265 19 66 11 0 1 25 0 0 12 29 .249 .278 .305 .583 66 81 5 0 1 5 0
STL (5 yrs) 116 216 202 15 51 9 0 1 20 0 0 9 20 .252 .279 .312 .591 68 63 4 0 1 4 0
PIT (1 yr) 14 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 20 2 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 27 STL NL 3 8 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.0 .485 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /2
1965 29 STL NL 11 31 -3 0 0 -2 0 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.3 .459 .497 -0.1 -0.2 -1 2
1967 31 STL NL 52 105 -1 -1 -0 2 1 1 0.2 4 5 0.6 .503 .501 0.3 0.4 3 2
1968 32 STL NL 20 22 -3 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.4 .476 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -2 /2
1969 33 STL NL 30 50 -2 -1 -0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 2 -2 -0.2 .488 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -0 /2
1970 34 PIT NL 14 12 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /2
6 Seasons 130 228 -10 -1 0 -2 2 -11 -1.2 8 -3 -0.4 .490 .499 -0.2 0.1 -1
STL (5 yrs) 116 216 -9 -1 0 -2 2 -10 -1.1 8 -2 -0.3 .490 .499 -0.2 0.1 -0
PIT (1 yr) 14 12 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1967 31 STL NL WS BOS W 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 32 STL NL WS DET L 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
2 Yrs (2 Series) 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1963 STL NL 27 C 3 3 0 22.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 5.73 4.67 .986 7.08 7.07 0 0 1 0 0% 42% 0
1965 STL NL 29 C 11 8 6 72.2 44 41 2 1 0 .977 -2 -33 5.33 3.91 .988 6.96 6.97 1 3 7 0 0% 36% 0
1967 STL NL 31 C 21 16 16 166.0 121 111 10 0 0 1.000 2 14 6.56 5.76 .990 6.89 6.89 3 2 10 10 50% 40% 0
1968 STL NL 32 C 1 1 0 5.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -225 8.44 5.00 .990 6.75 6.90 1 1 1 0 0% 39% 0
1969 STL NL 33 C 8 7 6 62.0 59 57 1 1 0 .983 -1 -19 8.42 7.25 .989 7.05 7.01 0 1 8 2 20% 40% 0
1970 PIT NL 34 C 7 0 0 15.0 11 8 2 1 0 .909 0 0 6.00 1.43 .987 6.84 6.81 0 1 1 1 50% 33% 1
6 Seasons C 51 35 28 343.0 254 236 15 3 0 .988 -2 -7 6.59 4.92 .989 6.94 6.93 5 8 28 13 32% 39% 1
6 Seasons TOT 51 35 28 343.0 254 236 15 3 0 .988 -2 -7 6.59 4.92 .989 6.94 6.93 5 8 28 13 32% 39% 1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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