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Dick Sharon
Richard Louis Sharon

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut May 13, 1973
  vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1975
Born April 15, 1950 in San Mateo, CA

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. (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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 23 DET AL  91  178   20   43   9  0   7   16   2  0  10  31  .242  .280  .410   88   73   1   1   0   0   5
 1974 24 DET AL  60  129   12   28   4  0   2   10   4  4  14  29  .217  .292  .295   68   38   1   1   0   0   3
 1975 25 SDP NL  91  160   14   31   7  0   4   20   0  2  26  35  .194  .306  .313   77   50   5   0   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      242  467   46  102  20  0  13   46   6  6  50  95  .218  .293  .345   79  161   7   2   0   0  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        313   31   68  13  0   9   31   4  4  33  64  .218  .293  .345   79  108   5   1   0   0   9
 Career High     91  178   20   43   9  0   7   20   4  4  26  35                          73   5   1   0   0   6
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 23 DET AL  190  142   20   3.8    98| .242  .266| .280  .336| .410  .391| .690  .727|  88  .437  -3.7  -0.4 100%
 1974 24 DET AL  145  110   11   2.7    91| .217  .261| .292  .325| .295  .375| .587  .700|  68  .313  -5.2  -0.5  50%
 1975 25 SDP NL  191  142   15   2.8    91| .194  .258| .306  .328| .313  .373| .619  .701|  77  .318  -4.3  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       526  394   46   3.1    94| .218  .262| .293  .330| .345  .380| .638  .711|  79  .363 -13.2  -1.3  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 23 DET AL OF 91 124 5 4 1 .970 .979 1.42 2.02 2.39 2.29 43 486.7 RF 71 103 4 3 1 .973 .976 1.51 1.73 2.45 2.09 37 393.0 LF 20 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 0.65 1.68 1.75 2.00 4 66.7 CF 7 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 2.54 3.33 2.77 2 27.0 1974 24 DET AL OF 56 84 3 1 1 .989 .980 1.55 2.12 2.39 2.41 33 327.3 LF 23 20 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.91 1.75 2.40 2.12 5 78.7 RF 19 41 2 1 1 .977 .975 2.26 1.86 2.45 2.18 19 157.7 CF 14 23 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.64 2.63 2.27 2.93 9 91.0 1975 25 SDP NL OF 57 91 1 5 0 .948 .978 1.61 2.01 2.30 2.29 35 359.3 LF 39 52 1 3 0 .946 .972 1.36 1.71 2.17 2.10 21 219.7 CF 12 28 0 2 0 .933 .982 2.33 2.44 3.01 2.72 9 83.7 RF 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.74 1.77 2.06 5 56.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 23 DET AL CF 7 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.43 2.54 3.33 2.77 2 27.0 1974 24 DET AL CF 14 23 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.64 2.63 2.27 2.93 9 91.0 1975 25 SDP NL CF 12 28 0 2 0 .933 .982 2.33 2.44 3.01 2.72 9 83.7 1973 23 DET AL LF 20 13 0 1 0 .929 .977 0.65 1.68 1.75 2.00 4 66.7 1974 24 DET AL LF 23 20 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0.91 1.75 2.40 2.12 5 78.7 1975 25 SDP NL LF 39 52 1 3 0 .946 .972 1.36 1.71 2.17 2.10 21 219.7 1973 23 DET AL OF 91 124 5 4 1 .970 .979 1.42 2.02 2.39 2.29 43 486.7 1974 24 DET AL OF 56 84 3 1 1 .989 .980 1.55 2.12 2.39 2.41 33 327.3 1975 25 SDP NL OF 57 91 1 5 0 .948 .978 1.61 2.01 2.30 2.29 35 359.3 1973 23 DET AL RF 71 103 4 3 1 .973 .976 1.51 1.73 2.45 2.09 37 393.0 1974 24 DET AL RF 19 41 2 1 1 .977 .975 2.26 1.86 2.45 2.18 19 157.7 1975 25 SDP NL RF 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.74 1.77 2.06 5 56.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 204 299 9 10 2 .969 .979 1.51 2.04 2.36 2.32 111 1173.3 82 33 98# RF* 98 155 6 4 2 .976 .976 1.64 1.76 2.39 2.11 61 606.7 LF* 82 85 2 4 0 .956 .973 1.06 1.71 2.15 2.09 30 365.0 CF* 33 60 1 2 0 .968 .984 1.85 2.54 2.72 2.82 20 201.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 204 299 9 10 2 .969 .979 1.51 2.04 2.36 2.32 111 1173
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Foor and Norm McRae.

November 18, 1974: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Detroit Tigers with Bob Strampe to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Detroit Tigers. The San Diego Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 12, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

October 20, 1975: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Willie Davis.

January 12, 1976: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the California Angels for Bill Rothan (minors).

March 3, 1976: Traded by the California Angels with John Balaz and Dave Machemer to the Boston Red Sox for Dick Drago.


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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