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Dick Ricketts

Richard James Ricketts

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: December 4, 1933 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 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1959 (Age 25)
Team: Cardinals 1959

Final Game: July 27, 1959 (Age 25)
Died: March 6, 1988 in Rochester, NY
Buried: Pughtown Baptist Cemetery, Pughtown, PA
Relatives: Brother of Dave Ricketts
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1955	21	STL-min	A	10	4	.714	3.52	14	14					110.0	95	46	43	9	50								1.318	7.8	0.7	4.1			ALN · EL
1956	22	STL-min	A	9	8	.529	4.14	27	24					161.0	185	98	74	13	102								1.783	10.3	0.7	5.7			ALN · EL
1957	23	STL-min	AAA	12	9	.571	3.66	37	29		9	3		187.0	178	83	76	14	79		120	2	1	4			1.374	8.6	0.7	3.8	5.8	1.52	ROC · IL
1958	24	STL-min	AAA	15	13	.536	3.30	34	32		12	3		221.0	209	88	81	19	84	9	130	1	1	3			1.326	8.5	0.8	3.4	5.3	1.55	ROC · IL
1959	25	STL-min	AAA	6	10	.375	3.48	22	18		8	1		119.0	119	59	46	8	47	5	106	2	1	5			1.395	9.0	0.6	3.6	8.0	2.26	ROC · IL
1959	25	STL	NL	1	6	.143	5.82	12	9	2	0	0	0	55.2	68	42	36	7	30	4	25	0	0	1	259	73	1.760	11.0	1.1	4.9	4.0	0.83
1960	26	STL-min	AAA	9	13	.409	4.31	36	30		7	2		192.0	191	109	92	20	69	5	145	6	0	2			1.354	9.0	0.9	3.2	6.8	2.10	ROC · IL
1961	27	PHI-min	AAA	10	12	.455	3.76	29	25					177.0	171	98	74	15	68								1.350	8.7	0.8	3.5			BFL · IL
1962	28	PHI-min	AAA	10	7	.588	2.85	52	6		3	1		136.0	118	50	43	9	52	9	70	2	0	5			1.250	7.8	0.6	3.4	4.6	1.35	BFL · IL
1963	29	NYM-min	AAA	11	3	.786	3.74	20	20					137.0	117	61	57	16	45		72						1.182	7.7	1.1	3.0	4.7	1.60	BFL · IL
1964	30	NYM-min	AAA	7	12	.368	4.07	30	23		7	2		157.0	164	79	71	13	59	5	52	7	0	5			1.420	9.4	0.7	3.4	3.0	0.88	BFL · IL
1 Yr				1	6	.143	5.82	12	9	2	0	0	0	55.2	68	42	36	7	30	4	25	0	0	1	259	73	1.760	11.0	1.1	4.9	4.0	0.83
162 Game Avg.				3	19	.143	5.82	39	29	6	0	0	0	180	220	136	117	23	97	13	81	0	0	3	839	73	1.760	11.0	1.1	4.9	4.0	0.83

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1959	25	STL	NL	55.2	12	9	42	6.79	4.66	-0.22	0.00	105.7	5.16	-11	-1.0	.2	-0.0	-0.5	-4	.414	.494
1 Season				55.2	12	9	42	6.79	4.66	-0.22	0.00	105.7	5.16	-11	-1.0	.2	-0.0	-0.5	-4	.414	.494

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
1955	21	STL-min	A	15	43	43		15	2	0	0						.349	.349	.395	.744		17							ALN · EL
1956	22	STL-min	A	31	67	67		18	1	1	0						.269	.269	.313	.582		21							ALN · EL
1957	23	STL-min	AAA	43	74	67	10	10	0	1	0	2	1		0	12	.149	.159	.179	.339		12		1	5	1			ROC · IL
1958	24	STL-min	AAA	36	86	78	4	19	1	2	0	3	0		0	13	.244	.253	.308	.561		24		1	7	0	0		ROC · IL
1959	25	STL-min	AAA	25	43	40	1	6	1	0	0	2	0		1	13	.150	.171	.175	.346		7		0	2	0	0		ROC · IL
1959	25	STL	NL	12	20	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.056	.056	.056	.111	-71	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1960	26	STL-min	AAA	43	71	65	4	16	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	11	.246	.269	.308	.576		20		0	4	0			ROC · IL
1961	27	PHI-min	AAA	29	67	62	6	16	2	1	0	2	0		5	16	.258	.313	.323	.636		20							BFL · IL
1962	28	PHI-min	AAA	59	47	40	4	11	1	0	0	5	0	0	4	7	.275	.326	.300	.626		12		0	1	2			BFL · IL
1963	29	NYM-min	AAA	29	58	54	8	12	2	0	1	4	0	0	4	16	.222	.276	.315	.591		17							BFL · IL
1964	30	NYM-min	AAA	39	67	63	2	11	0	0	0	6	0	0	4	15	.175	.224	.175	.398		11		0	0	0			BFL · IL
1 Yr				12	20	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.056	.056	.056	.111	-71	1	0	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	270	243	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	.056	.056	.056	.111	-71	14	0	0	27	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
1959	25	STL	NL	12	20	-4	0	0	0	2	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.484	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1		1
1 Season				12	20	-4	0	0	0	2	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.2	.484	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1959	STL	NL	25	P	12	9	55.2	7	2	2	3	.571	0.65	0.33	.954	1.99	1.97	4	3	43%	38%
	1 Season			P	12	9	55.2	7	2	2	3	.571	0.65	0.33	.954	1.99	1.97	4	3	43%	38%
	1 Season			TOT	12	9	55.2	7	2	2	3	.571	0.65	0.33	.954	1.99	1.97	4	3	43%	38%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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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.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1959 NL 3 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1959 NL 3 (4th)

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Before 1955 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

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