Rico Petrocelli

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 27, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY us

High School: Sheepshead Bay HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Debut: September 21, 1963 (Age 20-086d, 12,173rd in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1976 (Age 33-079d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Americo Peter Petrocelli

Pronunciation: \pet-ro-SELL-ee\

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

39.1

5390

1352

210

.251

653

RBI

773

OBP

.332

SLG

.420

OPS

.752

OPS+

108

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 17	BOS		CLE	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
3	3	Apr 18	BOS		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
4	4	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
5	5	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
6	6	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	W,11-7	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
7	7	Apr 25	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-12	CG	47	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
8	8	Apr 26	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
9	9	Apr 28	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
10	10	Apr 29	BOS	@	TEX	L,6-7	GS	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
11	11	Apr 30	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	34	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 5	BOS		MIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
13	13	May 6	BOS		MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
14	14	May 7	BOS		MIN	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
15	15	May 9	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
16	16	May 10	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
17	17	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
18	22 (4)	May 17	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
19	23	May 18	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
20	24	May 19	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
21	25	May 21 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
22	26	May 21 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
23	27	May 23	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
24	28	May 24	BOS		BAL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
25	29	May 25	BOS		BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
26	30	May 26	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	GS	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
27	31	May 27	BOS		MIL	W,9-3	CG	43	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
28	32	May 28	BOS		MIL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
29	33	May 29	BOS		MIL	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
30	34	May 30	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	35	Jun 1	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-1	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
32	38 (2)	Jun 4 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
33	40 (1)	Jun 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	3B
34	41	Jun 7	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	33	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
35	42	Jun 9	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	CG	26	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
36	43	Jun 10	BOS		CAL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	44	Jun 11	BOS		CAL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
38	45	Jun 13	BOS		KCR	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
39	46	Jun 14	BOS		KCR	W,11-3	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	3B
40	47	Jun 15	BOS		KCR	L,9-13	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
41	48	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
42	49	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,10-8	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	50	Jun 18	BOS		CHW	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
44	51	Jun 19	BOS		TEX	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
45	52	Jun 20	BOS		TEX	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
46	53	Jun 21	BOS		TEX	W,10-9	GS	45	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
47	54	Jun 23	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
48	55	Jun 24	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
49	56	Jun 25 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
50	57	Jun 25 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
51	58	Jun 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
52	59	Jun 27	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
53	60	Jun 28	BOS		DET	W,5-3	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
54	61	Jun 29	BOS		DET	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	62	Jul 1	BOS		MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	63	Jul 2 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,15-4	GS	25	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
57	64	Jul 2 (2)	BOS		MIL	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
58	65	Jul 3	BOS		MIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
59	66	Jul 4	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	67	Jul 5	BOS		MIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
61	68	Jul 7	BOS	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	69	Jul 8	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	64	15.2	0	2	0	2	1	3B
63	70	Jul 9	BOS	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
64	71	Jul 10	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
65	72	Jul 11	BOS	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
66	73	Jul 12	BOS	@	OAK	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
67	74	Jul 13	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
68	75	Jul 14	BOS	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	3B
69	76	Jul 15	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
70	77	Jul 16	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
71	78	Jul 17	BOS		CAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
72	79	Jul 18	BOS		CAL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
73	80	Jul 19	BOS		CAL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	81	Jul 20 (1)	BOS		OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
75	82	Jul 20 (2)	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
76	83	Jul 21	BOS		OAK	W,5-4	CG	62	14.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
77	84	Jul 22 (1)	BOS		OAK	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
78	85	Jul 22 (2)	BOS		OAK	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
79	86	Jul 23	BOS		OAK	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	3B
80	88 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
81	89	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
82	90	Jul 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	91	Jul 30 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
84	92	Jul 30 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
85	93	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	94	Aug 1	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
87	95	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
88	96	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
89	97	Aug 3	BOS		NYY	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
90	98	Aug 4	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
91	99	Aug 5	BOS		BAL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
92	100	Aug 6	BOS		BAL	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
93	101	Aug 7	BOS		CLE	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
94	102	Aug 8	BOS		CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
95	103	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
96	104	Aug 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
97	105	Aug 12 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
98	106	Aug 12 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	3B
99	107	Aug 13	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
100	108	Aug 15	BOS	@	TEX	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
101	109	Aug 16	BOS	@	TEX	L,8-9	CG	50	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
102	110	Aug 17	BOS	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
103	111	Aug 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-8	GS	32	6.0	0	1	1	2	1	3B
104	112	Aug 19	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
105	113	Aug 20 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-9	CG	46	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	3B
106	114	Aug 20 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
107	115	Aug 22	BOS	@	KCR	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
108	116	Aug 23	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
109	117	Aug 25	BOS		TEX	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
110	118	Aug 26	BOS		TEX	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	3B
111	119	Aug 27	BOS		TEX	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
112	120	Aug 28	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
113	121	Aug 29	BOS		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	3B
114	122	Aug 30	BOS		CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	123	Sep 1	BOS		KCR	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
116	124	Sep 2	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	125	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
118	126	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	127	Sep 5	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
120	128	Sep 6	BOS		NYY	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
121	129	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
122	130	Sep 8	BOS		NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
123	131	Sep 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	41	9.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
124	132	Sep 10 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	46	12.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
125	133	Sep 10 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
126	134	Sep 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
127	135	Sep 12	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
128	136	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
129	137	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
130	138	Sep 16	BOS		CLE	W,10-0	GS	22	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
131	139	Sep 17	BOS		CLE	L,2-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
132	140	Sep 18	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
133	141	Sep 20 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
134	142	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
135	143	Sep 21	BOS		DET	L,3-10	CG	44	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
136	144	Sep 22	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	3B
137	145	Sep 23	BOS		DET	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
138	146	Sep 24	BOS		DET	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
139	147	Sep 26	BOS		MIL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
140	148	Sep 27	BOS		MIL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
141	149	Sep 28	BOS		KCR	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
142	150	Sep 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
143	151	Sep 30	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
144	152	Oct 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
145	153	Oct 2	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
146	154	Oct 3	BOS	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
							146gm		1273.1	146	278	13	437	38