Jay Ritchie

Position: Relief 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)

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 1964 season

Full Name: Jay Seay Ritchie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

3.49

167

291.1

212

WHIP

1.356

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1956	19	-1.9	Lafayette	MIDW	D	BOS	9	6	.600	3.15	4.95	41	0		0	0		80.0	78	44	28	4	33		65	2	1	11		1.388	8.8	0.5	3.7	7.3	1.97
1957	20	-0.6	Corning	NYPL	D	BOS	11	10	.524	2.52	3.17	35	24		11	3		193.0	148	68	54	6	69		119	6	0	6		1.124	6.9	0.3	3.2	5.5	1.72
1958	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	BOS	8	2	.800			49	1		1	0		96.0	84	36	28	7	43	3	79	5	0	4
1958	21	-1.6	Allentown	EL	A	BOS	0	0				6															0
1958	21	-1.4	Raleigh	CARL	B	BOS	8	2	.800	2.63	3.38	43	1		1	0		96.0	84	36	28	7	43	3	79	5	0	4		1.323	7.9	0.7	4.0	7.4	1.84
1959	22	-0.9	Allentown	EL	A	BOS	9	5	.643	1.90	2.34	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
1960	23	-4.2	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	BOS	4	2	.667	3.21	4.19	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
1961	24	-2.1	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	3	3	.500	3.93	4.82	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
1962	25	2.4	York	EL	A	BOS	13	11	.542	3.49	4.18	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
1963	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BOS	12	10	.545	2.32	3.05	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
1963	26	0.4	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	6	6	.500	2.76	2.88	29	4		2	1		75.0	80	24	23	5	20	6	61	1	0	7		1.333	9.6	0.6	2.4	7.3	3.05
1963	26	3.4	Reading	EL	AA	BOS	6	4	.600	1.97	3.19	18	10		4	1		96.0	89	34	21	6	17	2	68	1	1	0		1.104	8.3	0.6	1.6	6.4	4.00
1964	27	1.9	Seattle	PCL	AAA	BOS	7	9	.438	3.67	4.13	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
1964	27	-0.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	1	.500	2.74	4.11	21	0	4	0	0	0	46.0	43	21	14	4	14	2	35	0	0	0	195	1.239	8.4	0.8	2.7	6.8	2.50
1965	28	0.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	2	.333	3.17	3.80	44	0	24	0	0	2	71.0	83	30	25	3	26	5	55	1	1	0	311	1.535	10.5	0.4	3.3	7.0	2.12
1966	29	3.4	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	4	1	.800	1.73	2.10	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
1966	29	1.2	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	0	1	.000	4.08	4.33	22	0	9	0	0	4	35.1	32	17	16	3	12	4	33	0	1	0	150	1.245	8.2	0.8	3.1	8.4	2.75
1967	30	2.6	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	4	6	.400	3.17	3.50	52	0	15	0	0	2	82.1	75	32	29	6	29	11	57	4	0	6	351	1.263	8.2	0.7	3.2	6.2	1.97
1968	31	5.3	Indianapolis	PCL	AAA	CIN	4	6	.400	3.44	4.22	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
1968	31	3.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	2	3	.400	4.61	5.08	28	2	6	0	0	0	56.2	68	32	29	7	13	2	32	1	0	3	251	1.429	10.8	1.1	2.1	5.1	2.46
1969	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	ATL	5	10	.333	6.26	6.57	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
1969	32	7.4	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	1	5	.167	5.12	5.59	20	4		0	0	3	58.0	76	36	33	6	17	4	34	4	0	2		1.603	11.8	0.9	2.6	5.3	2.00
1969	32	6.7	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	4	5	.444	7.42	7.58	12	10		1	0	0	57.0	80	48	47	7	21	2	20	1	0	0		1.772	12.6	1.1	3.3	3.2	0.95
1970	33		2 Teams	IL	AAA	ATL-BOS	5	6				44	0		0	0	7	90.0	103	39	31	5	29	8	59	4	0	6
1970	33	7.7	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL						3
1970	33	7.7	Louisville	IL	AAA	BOS						41
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		8	13	.381	3.49	4.08	167	2	58	0	0	8	291.1	301	132	113	23	94	24	212	6	2	9	1258	1.356	9.3	0.7	2.9	6.5	2.26
Minors (13 seasons)					Minors		89	75				504	96		38	8	3	1364.0	1269	586	479	78	493	60	990	38	2	48
All Levels (15 Seasons)							97	88				671	98	58	38	8	11	1655.1	1570	718	592	101	587	84	1202	44	4	57	1258

AAA (8 seasons)					Minors		33	37				276	33		8	2	3	586.0	594	280	245	39	210	42	414	17	0	19
AA (1 season)					Minors		6	4	.600	1.97	3.19	18	10		4	1		96.0	89	34	21	6	17	2	68	1	1	0		1.104	8.3	0.6	1.6	6.4	4.00
A (3 seasons)					Minors		22	16	.579			91	28		14	2		313.0	276	124	103	16	121	13	245	7	0	8
B (1 season)					Minors		8	2	.800	2.63	3.38	43	1		1	0		96.0	84	36	28	7	43	3	79	5	0	4		1.323	7.9	0.7	4.0	7.4	1.84
D (2 seasons)					Minors		20	16	.556	2.70	3.69	76	24		11	3		273.0	226	112	82	10	102		184	8	1	17		1.201	7.5	0.3	3.4	6.1	1.80