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Mike Ryba    \REE-bah\

Dominic Joseph Ryba

Positions: Pitcher and Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 9, 1903 in DeLancey, PA
School: St. Francis University (Loretto, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1935 (Age 32)
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Cardinals 1935-1946

Final Game: August 29, 1946 (Age 43)
Died: December 13, 1971 in Brookline Station, MO
Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Springfield, MO
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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
1935 32 STL NL 1 1 .500 3.38 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.0 15 6 6 0 1 6 0 0 0 64 124 1.000 8.4 0.0 0.6 3.4 6.00
1936 33 STL NL 5 1 .833 5.40 14 0 9 0 0 0 45.0 55 33 27 3 16 25 2 0 1 211 74 1.578 11.0 0.6 3.2 5.0 1.56
1937 34 STL NL 9 6 .600 4.13 38 8 22 5 0 0 135.0 152 76 62 8 40 57 2 1 3 586 96 1.422 10.1 0.5 2.7 3.8 1.43
1938 35 STL NL 1 1 .500 5.40 3 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 79 1.800 14.4 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.00
1941 38 BOS AL 7 3 .700 4.46 40 3 25 0 0 6 121.0 143 72 60 14 42 54 0 2 0 535 93 1.529 10.6 1.0 3.1 4.0 1.29
1942 39 BOS AL 3 3 .500 3.86 18 0 15 0 0 3 44.1 49 25 19 5 13 16 1 0 0 194 98 1.398 9.9 1.0 2.6 3.2 1.23
1943 40 BOS AL 7 5 .583 3.26 40 8 17 4 1 2 143.2 142 57 52 4 57 50 0 0 3 607 103 1.385 8.9 0.3 3.6 3.1 0.88
1944 41 BOS AL 12 7 .632 3.33 42 7 24 2 0 2 138.0 119 57 51 7 39 50 0 1 5 556 103 1.145 7.8 0.5 2.5 3.3 1.28
1945 42 BOS AL 7 6 .538 2.49 34 9 12 4 1 2 123.0 122 45 34 5 33 44 2 1 1 521 137 1.260 8.9 0.4 2.4 3.2 1.33
1946 43 BOS AL 0 1 .000 3.55 9 0 5 0 0 1 12.2 12 7 5 1 5 5 0 0 1 53 106 1.342 8.5 0.7 3.6 3.6 1.00
10 Yrs 52 34 .605 3.66 240 36 132 16 2 16 783.2 817 381 319 47 247 307 7 5 14 3352 101 1.358 9.4 0.5 2.8 3.5 1.24
162 Game Avg. 13 8 .605 3.66 59 9 33 4 0 4 193 201 94 79 12 61 76 2 1 3 826 101 1.358 9.4 0.5 2.8 3.5 1.24
BOS (6 yrs) 36 25 .590 3.41 183 27 98 10 2 16 582.2 587 263 221 36 189 219 3 4 10 2466 105 1.332 9.1 0.6 2.9 3.4 1.16
STL (4 yrs) 16 9 .640 4.39 57 9 34 6 0 0 201.0 230 118 98 11 58 88 4 1 4 886 91 1.433 10.3 0.5 2.6 3.9 1.52
AL (6 yrs) 36 25 .590 3.41 183 27 98 10 2 16 582.2 587 263 221 36 189 219 3 4 10 2466 105 1.332 9.1 0.6 2.9 3.4 1.16
NL (4 yrs) 16 9 .640 4.39 57 9 34 6 0 0 201.0 230 118 98 11 58 88 4 1 4 886 91 1.433 10.3 0.5 2.6 3.9 1.52

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
1935 32 STL NL 16.0 2 1 6 3.38 5.04 0.09 0.00 104.0 5.14 3 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.5 5 .667 .502
1936 33 STL NL 45.0 14 0 33 6.60 4.75 -0.18 0.00 101.9 5.03 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .445 .495
1937 34 STL NL 135.0 38 8 76 5.07 4.41 -0.18 0.00 102.2 4.69 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.6 6 .485 .497
1938 35 STL NL 5.0 3 0 3 5.40 3.86 -0.17 0.00 109.6 4.42 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0 .482 .500
1941 38 BOS AL 121.0 40 3 72 5.36 4.75 -0.12 0.00 100.4 4.89 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.4 6 .483 .496 $4,500
1942 39 BOS AL 44.1 18 0 25 5.08 4.44 0.22 0.00 102.9 4.34 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .477 .497 $6,000
1943 40 BOS AL 143.2 40 8 57 3.57 3.96 0.06 0.00 99.6 3.88 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.5 14 .513 .503 $7,500
1944 41 BOS AL 138.0 42 7 57 3.72 4.02 -0.07 0.00 100.2 4.09 5 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.6 15 .515 .504 $8,000
1945 42 BOS AL 123.0 34 9 45 3.29 3.94 0.13 0.00 101.5 3.87 8 1.0 1.2 -0.1 1.9 16 .529 .506 $9,000
1946 43 BOS AL 12.2 9 0 7 4.97 3.92 0.16 0.00 108.6 4.09 -1 -0.1 1.2 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .485 .499 $9,000
10 Seasons 783.2 240 36 381 4.38 4.26 -0.03 0.00 101.2 4.34 -5 -0.2 1.0 -0.5 6.0 59 .499 .500 $44,000
BOS (6 yrs) 582.2 183 27 263 4.06 4.17 0.02 0.00 100.8 4.18 6 0.9 1.0 -0.4 5.3 51 .505 .501 $44,000
STL (4 yrs) 201.0 57 9 118 5.28 4.52 -0.16 0.00 102.5 4.80 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 0.7 7 .482 .498

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1946 43 BOS AL WS L STL 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.500 27.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.500 27.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00

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
1935 32 STL NL 2 7 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 141 2 0 0 1 /1
1936 33 STL NL 18 20 18 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 .167 .211 .167 .377 3 3 0 0 1 1/2
1937 34 STL NL 41 54 48 6 15 2 0 0 7 0 5 5 .313 .377 .354 .732 99 17 2 0 1 1/2
1938 35 STL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1941 38 BOS AL 40 43 37 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 .216 .256 .270 .527 38 10 0 0 4 1
1942 39 BOS AL 21 17 17 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 .294 .294 .588 63 5 0 0 0 1/2
1943 40 BOS AL 40 52 43 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 .186 .255 .186 .441 29 8 0 0 4 1
1944 41 BOS AL 42 50 41 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 .146 .222 .171 .393 13 7 2 0 5 1
1945 42 BOS AL 34 45 36 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 .250 .341 .278 .619 79 10 1 0 4 1
1946 43 BOS AL 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 446 2 0 0 0 /1
10 Yrs 250 290 247 18 58 6 0 0 24 0 0 22 31 .235 .297 .259 .557 55 64 5 0 20
162 Game Avg. 162 188 160 12 38 4 0 0 16 0 14 20 .235 .297 .259 .557 55 41 3 0 13
BOS (6 yrs) 186 209 176 10 38 4 0 0 11 0 0 15 19 .216 .277 .239 .516 46 42 3 0 17
STL (4 yrs) 64 81 71 8 20 2 0 0 13 0 7 12 .282 .346 .310 .656 78 22 2 0 3
AL (6 yrs) 186 209 176 10 38 4 0 0 11 0 0 15 19 .216 .277 .239 .516 46 42 3 0 17
NL (4 yrs) 64 81 71 8 20 2 0 0 13 0 7 12 .282 .346 .310 .656 78 22 2 0 3

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
1935 32 STL NL 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .557 .501 0.1 0.0 1 /1
1936 33 STL NL 18 20 -3 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 0 1/2
1937 34 STL NL 41 54 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .516 .504 0.6 0.0 8 1/2
1938 35 STL NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1941 38 BOS AL 40 43 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 1 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $4,500 1
1942 39 BOS AL 21 17 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $6,000 1/2
1943 40 BOS AL 40 52 -4 0 0 0 4 0 0.1 2 2 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $7,500 1
1944 41 BOS AL 42 50 -5 0 0 0 5 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 1 $8,000 1
1945 42 BOS AL 34 45 -1 0 0 0 4 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .511 .502 0.3 -0.0 4 $9,000 1
1946 43 BOS AL 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $9,000 /1
10 Seasons 250 290 -15 0 0 0 29 14 1.5 9 23 1.5 .506 .501 1.5 0.0 23 $44,000
BOS (6 yrs) 186 209 -13 0 0 0 20 7 0.7 6 13 0.7 .504 .501 0.7 0.0 13 $44,000
STL (4 yrs) 64 81 -2 0 0 0 9 7 0.7 3 10 0.7 .511 .501 0.7 0.0 10

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
1946 43 BOS AL WS STL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1935 STL NL 32 P 2 1 1 16.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.81 2.50 .960 2.31 2.30
1936 STL NL 33 P 14 0 0 45.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.36 .950 2.32 2.31
1936 STL NL 33 C 4 2 2 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 4.25 .979 4.95 0 1 0 0% 47%
1937 STL NL 34 P 38 8 5 135.0 37 5 31 1 1 .973 2.40 0.95 .958 2.39 2.36
1937 STL NL 34 C 3 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.67 .980 5.27 0 1 0 0% 46%
1938 STL NL 35 P 3 0 0 5.0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 1.80 0.33 .960 2.16 2.20
1941 BOS AL 38 P 40 3 0 121.0 42 10 30 2 3 .952 2.98 1.00 .960 2.14 2.11
1942 BOS AL 39 P 18 0 0 44.1 14 0 14 0 0 1.000 2.84 0.78 .957 2.31 2.30
1942 BOS AL 39 C 3 2 1 14 12 2 0 0 1.000 4.67 .979 4.93 0 2 3 60% 42%
1943 BOS AL 40 P 40 8 4 143.2 35 9 25 1 1 .971 2.13 0.85 .963 2.27 2.30
1944 BOS AL 41 P 42 7 2 138.0 49 8 38 3 3 .939 3.00 1.10 .960 2.09 2.10
1945 BOS AL 42 P 34 9 4 123.0 27 8 19 0 2 1.000 1.98 0.79 .955 2.24 2.23 2 1 33% 0
1946 BOS AL 43 P 9 0 0 12.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.71 0.11 .950 1.99 1.99 0 0 0
10 Seasons P 240 36 16 783.2 216 41 168 7 11 .968 2.40 0.87 .959 2.23 2.22 2 1 33% 0
3 Seasons C 10 5 4 36 33 3 0 0 1.000 3.60 .979 5.04 0 4 3 43% 43%
10 Seasons TOT 250 41 20 783.2 252 74 171 7 11 .972 2.40 0.98 .962 2.23 2.33 0 6 4 40% 30% 0
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
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1944 AL  .632 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1941 AL  40 (4th)
1943 AL  40 (4th)
1944 AL  42 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1941 AL  6 (4th)
1942 AL  3 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1944 AL  5 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1937 NL  22 (2nd)
1941 AL  25 (3rd)
1942 AL  15 (9th)
1943 AL  17 (9th)
1944 AL  24 (7th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1945 AL  1.0 (7th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1941 AL  40 (4th)
1943 AL  40 (4th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1944 AL  3 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1941 AL  born 1903-06-09 (6th)
1942 AL  born 1903-06-09 (5th)
1943 AL  born 1903-06-09 (4th)
1944 AL  born 1903-06-09 (5th)
1945 AL  born 1903-06-09 (4th)
1946 AL  born 1903-06-09 (2nd)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 12 (1380), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1982), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (557), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (353rd), 7.5 career WAR/7.9 7yr-peak WAR/7.7 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
194138Boston Red Sox$4,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194239Boston Red Sox$6,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194340Boston Red Sox$7,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194441Boston Red Sox$8,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194542Boston Red Sox$9,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
194643Boston Red Sox$9,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$44,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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