Jay Ritchie

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 175lb (193cm, 79kg)

Born: November 20, 1936 in Salisbury, NC us

Died: January 5, 2016 in Salisbury, NC

Buried: Shiloh Reformed Church Cemetery, Faith, NC

High School: Granite Quarry HS (Granite Quarry, NC)

Debut: August 4, 1964 (Age 27-258d, 9,878th in MLB history)
vs. MIN 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 6, 1968 (Age 31-291d)
vs. LAD 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Jay Seay Ritchie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

W

L

ERA

3.49

G

167

GS

SV

IP

291.1

SO

212

WHIP

1.356

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Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1956	19	BOS-min	D	9	6	.600	3.15	41	0					80.0	78	44	28	4	33									1.388	8.8	0.5	3.7			LAF MIDW
1957	20	BOS-min	D	11	10	.524	2.52	35	24					193.0	148	68	54	6	69									1.124	6.9	0.3	3.2			CRN NYPL
1958	21	BOS-min	B,A	8	2	.800	2.75	49	1		1	0		108.0	92	42	33	7	52	3	79	5	0	4				1.333	7.7	0.6	4.3	6.6	1.52	RAL,ALN CARL,EL
1959	22	BOS-min	A	9	5	.643	1.90	56	0		0	0		104.0	67	27	22	0	59	7	91	4	0	7				1.212	5.8	0.0	5.1	7.9	1.54	ALN EL
1960	23	BOS-min	AAA	4	2	.667	3.21	44	0		0	0		73.0	53	34	26	3	37	1	56	5	0	3				1.233	6.5	0.4	4.6	6.9	1.51	MNE AA
1961	24	BOS-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.93	35	0		0	0		71.0	76	38	31	7	33	4	40	1	0	3				1.535	9.6	0.9	4.2	5.1	1.21	SLE PCL
1962	25	BOS-min	A	13	11	.542	3.49	29	28		14	2		209.0	209	97	81	16	62	6	154	3	0	1				1.297	9.0	0.7	2.7	6.6	2.48	YOR EL
1963	26	BOS-min	AA,AAA	12	10	.545	2.32	47	14		6	2		171.0	169	58	44	11	37	8	129	2	1	7				1.205	8.9	0.6	1.9	6.8	3.49	REA,SLE EL,PCL
1964	27	BOS-min	AAA	7	9	.438	3.67	36	2		1	0		98.0	89	45	40	6	33	14	94	0	0	2				1.245	8.2	0.6	3.0	8.6	2.85	SLE PCL
1964	27	BOS	AL	1	1	.500	2.74	21	0	4	0	0	0	46.0	43	21	14	4	14	2	35	0	0	0	195	143	3.13	1.239	8.4	0.8	2.7	6.8	2.50
1965	28	BOS	AL	1	2	.333	3.17	44	0	24	0	0	2	71.0	83	30	25	3	26	5	55	1	1	0	311	119	2.66	1.535	10.5	0.4	3.3	7.0	2.12
1966	29	ATL-min	AAA	4	1	.800	1.73	43	0		0	0		73.0	58	17	14	3	23	7	62	3	0	1				1.110	7.2	0.4	2.8	7.6	2.70	RMD IL
1966	29	ATL	NL	0	1	.000	4.08	22	0	9	0	0	4	35.1	32	17	16	3	12	4	33	0	1	0	150	91	2.81	1.245	8.2	0.8	3.1	8.4	2.75
1967	30	ATL	NL	4	6	.400	3.17	52	0	15	0	0	2	82.1	75	32	29	6	29	11	57	4	0	6	351	106	3.30	1.263	8.2	0.7	3.2	6.2	1.97
1968	31	CIN-min	AAA	4	6	.400	3.44	13	13		4	1		81.0	82	38	31	2	26	4	47	2	0	1				1.333	9.1	0.2	2.9	5.2	1.81	INA PCL
1968	31	CIN	NL	2	3	.400	4.61	28	2	6	0	0	0	56.2	68	32	29	7	13	2	32	1	0	3	251	69	3.60	1.429	10.8	1.1	2.1	5.1	2.46
1969	32	ATL-CIN-min	AAA	5	10	.333	6.26	32	14		1	0	3	115.0	156	84	80	13	38	6	54	5	0	2				1.687	12.2	1.0	3.0	4.2	1.42	RMD,INA IL,AA
1970	33	BOS-ATL-min	AAA					44																										LOU,RMD IL
5 Yrs				8	13	.381	3.49	167	2	58	0	0	8	291.1	301	132	113	23	94	24	212	6	2	9	1258	102	3.12	1.356	9.3	0.7	2.9	6.5	2.26
162 Game Avg.				3	5	.381	3.49	67	1	23	0	0	3	117	121	53	45	9	38	10	85	2	1	4	506	102	3.12	1.356	9.3	0.7	2.9	6.5	2.26

ATL (2 yrs)				4	7	.364	3.44	74	0	24	0	0	6	117.2	107	49	45	9	41	15	90	4	1	6	501	101	3.16	1.258	8.2	0.7	3.1	6.9	2.20
BOS (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	3.00	65	0	28	0	0	2	117.0	126	51	39	7	40	7	90	1	1	0	506	127	2.84	1.419	9.7	0.5	3.1	6.9	2.25
CIN (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.61	28	2	6	0	0	0	56.2	68	32	29	7	13	2	32	1	0	3	251	69	3.60	1.429	10.8	1.1	2.1	5.1	2.46

NL (3 yrs)				6	10	.375	3.82	102	2	30	0	0	6	174.1	175	81	74	16	54	17	122	5	1	9	752	88	3.30	1.314	9.0	0.8	2.8	6.3	2.26
AL (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	3.00	65	0	28	0	0	2	117.0	126	51	39	7	40	7	90	1	1	0	506	127	2.84	1.419	9.7	0.5	3.1	6.9	2.25

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