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Dave Ricketts
David William Ricketts
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 12, 1935 in Pottstown, PA
Schools: Duquesne University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1963
Final Game: July 30, 1970
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
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 39 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 Seasons 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

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
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 Seasons (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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1963 STL NL 27 C 3 3 22.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 5.73 4.67 .986 7.08 6.03 0 0 1 0 0%
1965 STL NL 29 C 11 8 72.2 44 41 2 1 0 .977 -2.0 -33.0 -2 5.33 3.91 .989 6.96 5.80 1 3 7 0 0%
1967 STL NL 31 C 21 16 166.0 121 111 10 0 0 1.000 2.0 14.5 2 6.56 5.76 .990 6.89 5.85 3 2 10 10 50%
1968 STL NL 32 C 1 1 5.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -225.0 -1 8.44 5.00 .980 6.75 6.10 1 1 1 0 0%
1969 STL NL 33 C 8 7 62.0 59 57 1 1 0 .983 -1.0 -19.4 -1 8.42 7.25 .990 7.05 6.25 0 1 8 2 20%
1970 PIT NL 34 C 7 0 15.0 11 8 2 1 0 .909 0.0 0.0 0 6.00 1.43 .991 6.84 5.94 0 1 1 1 50%
6 Seasons C 51 35 343.0 254 236 15 3 0 .988 -2.0 -7.0 -2 6.59 4.92 .989 6.94 5.93 5 8 28 13 32%
6 Seasons TOT 51 35 343.0 254 236 15 3 0 .988 -2.0 -7.0 -2 6.59 4.92 .978 6.94 5.93 5 8 28 13 32%

Transactions

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 21, 1969: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Dave Giusti to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Frank Vanzin (minors) and Carl Taylor.

September 9, 1970: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 26, 1971: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 15, 1971: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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