C John Ritchey #50
Boston Red Sox MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/13/1955
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C JOHN RITCHEY #50 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 396 105 10 2 1 36 54 20 .265 .354 .308 3 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 65 65 70 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 20 25
Arm: 55 20 20
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1954 CWS Win, 6-2 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 0
09/21/1954 DET Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1954 DET Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1954 @ CWS Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1954 @ CWS Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1954 BOS Loss, 10-11 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/12/1954 KC1 Win, 5-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/11/1954 WS1 Win, 8-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1954 NYY Win, 4-2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1954 NYY Win, 12-4 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 1
Birthday:01/05/1923
Born in:San Diego, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 396 105 10 2 1 36 50 54 20 .265 .354 .308 .662 .309 .043 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 455 2 6 0 3 1 3 122 13 3 4 42.9 46.8 4.19 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   132 34 2 0 0 10 15 17 6 1 0 0 .258 .340 .273 .613
Versus Right   264 71 8 2 1 26 35 37 14 2 1 2 .269 .361 .326 .686
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   43 10 2 0 0 3 7 7 6 0 0 0 .233 .340 .279 .619
May   79 27 3 0 0 11 14 11 2 1 0 0 .342 .418 .380 .797
June   75 16 1 0 0 4 10 11 1 1 0 1 .213 .318 .227 .545
July   66 17 2 0 0 4 8 13 5 1 0 0 .258 .375 .288 .663
August   83 23 1 1 0 5 7 8 2 0 0 0 .277 .341 .313 .654
September   50 12 1 1 1 9 4 4 4 0 1 1 .240 .309 .360 .669
Spring Training   25 8 3 0 0 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .320 .393 .440 .833
Last Year   396 105 10 2 1 36 50 54 20 3 1 2 .265 .354 .308 .662
2 Years Ago   411 106 13 1 5 47 47 56 31 1 6 0 .258 .346 .331 .677
Career   2857 797 96 18 24 324 359 401 203 20 53 10 .279 .367 .350 .718
Home   200 62 5 1 1 21 34 27 6 0 1 2 .310 .397 .360 .757
Road   196 43 5 1 0 15 16 27 14 3 0 0 .219 .310 .255 .565
Grass   396 105 10 2 1 36 50 54 20 3 1 2 .265 .354 .308 .662
Day   222 59 5 2 1 23 25 28 15 2 0 0 .266 .345 .320 .665
Night   174 46 5 0 0 13 25 26 5 1 1 2 .264 .365 .293 .658
As Starter   388 103 10 2 1 35 49 54 19 3 1 2 .265 .356 .309 .665
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   88 26 1 0 0 7 13 7 6 1 0 1 .295 .351 .307 .657
Inning 1-3   113 32 6 1 0 9 16 15 7 1 1 0 .283 .364 .354 .718
Inning 4-6   143 35 2 1 1 17 15 25 6 0 0 1 .245 .361 .294 .655
Inning 7-9   135 36 2 0 0 9 18 14 7 2 0 1 .267 .336 .281 .617
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
0 Outs   128 38 5 0 1 10 25 9 7 3 0 2 .297 .345 .359 .704
1 Outs   134 39 3 2 0 12 20 18 6 0 1 0 .291 .375 .343 .718
2 Outs   134 28 2 0 0 14 5 27 7 0 0 0 .209 .342 .224 .565
Scoring Position   118 27 3 1 1 35 13 25 2 3 1 0 .229 .356 .297 .653
Bases Empty   202 57 6 1 0 0 25 14 17 0 0 2 .282 .335 .322 .657
Runner on 1st   76 21 1 0 0 1 12 15 1 0 0 0 .276 .396 .289 .685
Runner on 2nd   36 6 0 1 0 4 4 13 1 0 1 0 .167 .388 .222 .610
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 .143 .455 .143 .597
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 10 1 0 0 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .342 .314 .656
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 .188 .211 .250 .461
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Bases Loaded   18 5 1 0 1 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .263 .500 .763
Two Strikes   152 33 4 2 0 7 24 22 20 1 0 2 .217 .322 .270 .592
First Pitch   68 11 2 0 0 5 3 6 0 1 0 0 .162 .227 .191 .418
Count 0-1   40 12 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   18 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 .222 .300 .333 .633
Count 1-0   43 16 2 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .372 .372 .419 .791
Count 1-1   42 9 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 .214 .209 .262 .471
Count 1-2   50 9 1 0 0 2 5 0 9 0 0 0 .180 .180 .200 .380
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-1   30 15 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   44 9 1 1 0 2 4 0 6 1 0 0 .205 .200 .273 .473
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 6 0 0 0 4 6 14 0 0 0 0 .545 .800 .545 1.345
Full Count   40 11 2 0 0 2 13 22 3 0 0 0 .275 .532 .325 .857
Behind in Count   108 25 1 1 0 4 10 0 11 0 0 2 .231 .245 .259 .505
Ahead in Count   94 40 2 0 1 18 17 26 0 0 0 0 .426 .550 .479 1.029
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 7th   67 18 3 1 1 12 6 8 4 1 1 1 .269 .351 .388 .739
Batting 8th   324 86 7 1 0 23 43 46 15 2 0 1 .265 .357 .293 .650
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   169 44 4 1 0 5 16 24 9 1 0 0 .260 .351 .296 .646
Medium Leverage   143 35 3 1 0 6 20 22 7 0 1 2 .245 .353 .280 .633
High Leverage   82 26 3 0 1 25 13 7 3 2 0 0 .317 .363 .390 .753
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 St. Louis - MLB 24 129 430 118 10 1 5 42 39 44 1 2 36 6 8 .274 .342 .337 .679 96 98 2.3
1948 St. Louis - MLB 25 112 379 98 17 3 0 40 53 50 1 4 21 8 6 .259 .343 .319 .663 79 83 1.4
1949 St. Louis - MLB 26 6 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 95 97 0.1
1950 St. Louis - MLB 27 113 379 114 14 3 6 54 55 53 2 3 27 7 2 .301 .387 .401 .788 113 116 3.1
1951 St. Louis - MLB 28 124 405 116 18 5 4 47 58 73 2 6 30 13 15 .286 .393 .385 .778 111 112 2.9
1952 St. Louis - MLB 29 127 449 138 13 3 3 57 56 71 1 1 37 4 3 .307 .402 .370 .772 122 125 4.3
1953 St. Louis - MLB 30 122 411 106 13 1 5 47 47 56 0 1 31 10 10 .258 .346 .331 .677 83 88 2.1
1954 Baltimore - MLB 31 121 396 105 10 2 1 36 50 54 2 3 20 3 4 .265 .354 .308 .662 80 86 1.5
Total MLB 854 2857 797 96 18 24 324 359 401 10 20 203 51 48 .279 .367 .350 .718 98 102 17.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1947 St. Louis - MLB 24 5 20 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 125 128 0.8
Total MLB 5 20 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 125 128
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 St. Louis - MLB C 120 119 470 54 8 527 3 .994 1057.0 4.46 -0.4 .922 7 69 24 34.8
1948 St. Louis - MLB C 109 107 384 81 5 468 3 .994 923.1 4.53 +2.7 1.134 12 95 49 51.6
1949 St. Louis - MLB C 5 2 10 2 1 12 0 1.000 22.0 4.91 +0.4 .000 0 2 0 0.0
1950 St. Louis - MLB C 108 105 483 51 6 538 4 .993 924.0 5.20 +0.2 .982 5 47 15 31.9
1951 St. Louis - MLB C 111 109 450 87 9 539 2 .996 980.0 4.93 +0.5 1.024 7 114 49 43.0
1952 St. Louis - MLB C 120 119 529 59 3 596 8 .987 1068.2 4.95 -3.4 .847 8 54 18 33.3
1953 St. Louis - MLB C 120 114 474 114 2 589 1 .998 990.0 5.35 +4.6 1.082 6 112 60 53.6
1954 Baltimore - MLB C 116 115 454 68 9 528 6 .989 1008.0 4.66 -1.7 .868 9 52 23 44.2
TOTAL C 809 790 3254 516 43 3797 27 .993 6973.0 4.87 +3.0 .982 54 545 238 43.7
PLAYER HISTORY
11/14/1946 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $27,000 with the St. Louis Browns organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
04/14/1947 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1947 Was selected to the 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/19/1947 Finished 2nd in 1947 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (70).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (70).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 75 (75).
08/27/1951 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 75 (75).
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 65 (65).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (60).
10/10/1954 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for SP Tom Brewer.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1951 3 9
1954 6 4
Year SH Rank
1948 16 5
1950 14 8
Year AVG Rank
1952 .307 7
Year OBP Rank
1951 .393 7
1952 .402 3
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