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Dave Ricketts
David William Ricketts

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
School Duquesne University

Debut September 25, 1963
  vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 30, 1970
Born July 12, 1935 in Pottstown, PA

Brother of Dick Ricketts

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 27 STL NL   3    8    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   39    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 29 STL NL  11   29    1    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .241  .267  .241   39    7   1   0   0   0   0
 1967 31 STL NL  52   99   11   27   8  0   1   14   0  0   4   7  .273  .295  .384   94   38   0   2   0   0   3
 1968 32 STL NL  20   22    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .136  .136  .136  -17    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1969 33 STL NL  30   44    2   12   1  0   0    5   0  0   4   5  .273  .320  .295   74   13   0   2   0   0   1
 1970 34 PIT NL  14   11    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .182  .250  .182   20    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      130  213   15   53   9  0   1   20   0  0  10  23  .249  .278  .305   66   65   1   4   0   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        265   19   66  11  0   1   25   0  0  12  29  .249  .278  .305   66   81   1   5   0   0   5
 Career High     52   99   11   27   8  0   1   14   0  0   4   7                          38   1   2   0   0   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 27 STL NL    8    6    1   4.5    97| .250  .265| .250  .328| .250  .396| .500  .724|  39  .563  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1965 29 STL NL   31   23    2   2.4   101| .241  .269| .267  .334| .241  .407| .508  .741|  39  .262  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1967 31 STL NL  105   77   11   3.9    90| .273  .257| .295  .319| .384  .377| .679  .696|  94  .487  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1968 32 STL NL   22   19    0   0.0    81| .136  .251| .136  .309| .136  .354| .272  .663| -17  .000  -3.2  -0.4   0%
 1969 33 STL NL   50   35    5   3.8    94| .273  .259| .320  .330| .295  .384| .615  .714|  74  .461  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1970 34 PIT NL   12    9    1   3.0   101| .182  .263| .250  .336| .182  .402| .432  .738|  20  .308  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       228  169   20   3.2    92| .249  .259| .278  .324| .305  .382| .583  .706|  66  .395  -9.5  -1.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 27 STL NL C 3 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 4.67 6.03 5.73 7.08 3 22.0 0 0 1 0 1965 29 STL NL C 11 41 2 1 0 .977 .989 3.91 5.80 5.32 6.96 8 72.7 1 3 7 0 1967 31 STL NL C 21 111 10 0 0 1.000 .990 5.76 5.85 6.56 6.89 16 166.0 3 2 10 10 1968 32 STL NL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 6.10 8.49 6.79 1 5.3 1 1 1 0 1969 33 STL NL C 8 57 1 1 0 .983 .990 7.25 6.25 8.42 7.05 7 62.0 0 1 8 2 1970 34 PIT NL C 7 8 2 1 0 .909 .990 1.43 5.94 6.00 6.84 0 15.0 0 1 1 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1963 27 STL NL C 3 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 4.67 6.03 5.73 7.08 3 22.0 0 0 1 0 1965 29 STL NL C 11 41 2 1 0 .977 .989 3.91 5.80 5.32 6.96 8 72.7 1 3 7 0 1967 31 STL NL C 21 111 10 0 0 1.000 .990 5.76 5.85 6.56 6.89 16 166.0 3 2 10 10 1968 32 STL NL C 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 6.10 8.49 6.79 1 5.3 1 1 1 0 1969 33 STL NL C 8 57 1 1 0 .983 .990 7.25 6.25 8.42 7.05 7 62.0 0 1 8 2 1970 34 PIT NL C 7 8 2 1 0 .909 .990 1.43 5.94 6.00 6.84 0 15.0 0 1 1 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 51 236 15 3 0 .988 .989 4.92 5.93 6.59 6.94 35 343.0 5 8 28 13 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 51 236 15 3 0 .988 .989 4.92 5.93 6.59 6.94 35 343
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    STL BOS     W   3   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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 Carl Taylor and Frank Vanzin (minors).

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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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