1B George 'Pinocchio' Rico #19
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/17/1963
1B GEORGE 'PINOCCHIO' RICO #19 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 16 5 0 0 1 3 4 1 .312 .450 .500 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 3 4 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 2
Arm: 1 3 4
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 1 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 2
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/03/1963 KNX Win, 7-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/02/1963 KNX Loss, 2-5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
05/31/1963 NOC Loss, 4-5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/30/1963 NOC Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/29/1963 @ KNX Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/1963 @ KNX Win, 6-0 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
05/25/1963 TOL Win, 7-3 5 2 2 3 2 0 1 0
05/24/1963 TOL Loss, 2-5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/23/1963 TOL Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/21/1963 @ MIL Win, 9-2 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/03/1933
Born in:Spackenkill, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 4th Pick in Round 8
DIXIE LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 .312 .450 .500 .950 .445 .188 168
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 20 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 0.0 2.7 5.23 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Versus Right   14 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .417 .600 1.017
June   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career   16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950
Home   11 3 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .273 .429 .545 .974
Road   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Grass   16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950
Night   16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950
As Starter   14 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 31 84 25 2 0 9 24 15 9 20 .298 .361 .643 1.004 .425 .345 173
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 97 1 2 0 0 0 3 54 11 0 0 0.0 20.8 9.06 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Versus Right   75 23 2 0 9 23 15 8 18 3 0 1 .307 .368 .693 1.061
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   17 4 0 0 2 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 .235 .263 .588 .851
May   67 21 2 0 7 20 12 8 18 2 0 1 .313 .385 .657 1.041
Last Year   27 6 1 0 0 1 2 8 6 0 0 0 .222 .400 .259 .659
Career   111 31 3 0 9 25 17 17 26 3 0 1 .279 .371 .550 .921
Home   46 14 0 0 5 13 8 5 12 3 0 0 .304 .352 .630 .982
Road   38 11 2 0 4 11 7 4 8 0 0 1 .289 .372 .658 1.030
Grass   84 25 2 0 9 24 15 9 20 3 0 1 .298 .361 .643 1.004
Day   33 10 1 0 3 10 7 1 8 0 0 0 .303 .324 .606 .930
Night   51 15 1 0 6 14 8 8 12 3 0 1 .294 .381 .667 1.048
As Starter   77 25 2 0 9 24 15 9 18 3 0 1 .325 .389 .701 1.090
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
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
1948 Total - 14 26 107 42 12 2 8 34 37 18 2 3 9 4 2 .393 .477 .766 1.243 100 100 2.2
1949 Total - 15 22 90 38 11 2 6 29 33 15 2 3 6 1 1 .422 .500 .789 1.289 100 100 2.0
1950 Total - 16 21 89 35 9 0 5 26 36 15 2 1 6 1 1 .393 .486 .663 1.149 100 100 1.6
1950 Burlington - C 16 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1145 1080 0.1
1951 Burlington - C 17 26 33 7 0 0 4 8 7 2 0 1 14 0 0 .212 .250 .576 .826 92 63 -0.1
1952 Burlington - C 18 60 207 46 7 1 9 22 28 48 2 1 96 2 1 .222 .372 .396 .768 88 89 0.4
1953 Burlington - C 19 18 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 -25 -0.2
1954 Burlington - C 20 19 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 -38 -0.1
1955 Burlington - C 21 39 52 15 2 0 2 6 8 17 0 0 17 1 1 .288 .464 .442 .906 141 154 0.3
1955 Charleston - B 21 8 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606 65 66 0.0
1956 Charleston - B 22 104 290 88 13 1 9 55 39 40 1 3 69 0 1 .303 .386 .448 .835 123 126 1.4
1956 Camden - A 22 4 10 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408 11 32 -0.1
1957 Burlington - C 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 158 366 0.0
1957 Charleston - B 23 31 105 23 1 1 4 13 12 13 0 0 26 0 1 .219 .305 .362 .667 79 72 -0.1
1957 Camden - A 23 48 114 30 5 0 5 16 20 15 0 0 24 0 2 .263 .349 .439 .787 115 119 0.5
1958 Houston - AA 24 80 234 61 5 0 16 48 30 27 0 4 59 1 0 .261 .332 .487 .819 128 126 1.5
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 16 42 10 2 0 2 5 8 4 0 0 7 0 0 .238 .304 .429 .733 102 95 0.2
1959 Houston - AA 25 84 281 79 5 0 25 68 49 38 9 2 59 1 5 .281 .382 .566 .948 170 176 3.7
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 21 40 9 0 1 2 5 8 6 0 0 12 0 0 .225 .326 .425 .751 113 118 0.3
1960 Houston - AA 26 75 199 47 8 0 13 37 29 28 5 2 51 0 2 .236 .342 .472 .814 136 140 1.6
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 38 132 34 4 0 8 29 21 19 4 1 27 1 0 .258 .365 .470 .835 133 138 1.8
1961 Houston - AA 27 76 103 21 3 0 9 28 20 17 1 5 28 0 0 .204 .310 .495 .805 122 118 0.6
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 27 16 14 6 1 0 2 7 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .467 .929 1.395 277 282 0.4
1962 St. Paul - AAA 28 17 27 6 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 6 0 0 .222 .400 .259 .659 92 96 -0.0
1963 Birmingham - AA 29 6 16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 151 168 0.2
1963 St. Paul - AAA 29 31 84 25 2 0 9 24 15 9 1 3 20 0 0 .298 .361 .643 1.004 179 173 0.5
Total DIX 6 16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 151 168
Total CL 48 111 31 3 0 9 25 17 17 1 3 26 0 0 .279 .371 .550 .921 156 152
Total GWL 91 228 59 7 1 14 46 41 30 4 1 48 1 0 .259 .354 .482 .836 132 135
Total MAL 52 124 31 5 0 5 18 22 18 0 0 29 0 2 .250 .345 .411 .756 105 111
Total SEL 143 406 114 14 2 13 68 51 54 1 3 99 0 2 .281 .364 .421 .785 110 111
Total LSA 315 817 208 21 0 63 181 128 110 15 13 197 2 7 .255 .349 .512 .860 144 146
Total UMVA 164 313 72 9 1 16 40 46 69 2 2 133 3 2 .230 .370 .419 .789 95 95
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Burlington - C 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Burlington - C 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1951 Burlington - C 3B 22 12 3 16 2 20 1 .950 101.2 1.68 -0.1 1.002
1952 Burlington - C 3B 59 59 16 77 1 100 7 .930 512.2 1.63 +1.6 1.009
1953 Burlington - C 1B 7 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 -0.4 .501
1953 Burlington - C 3B 9 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.1 1.042
1954 Burlington - C 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 0.0 .000
1954 Burlington - C 3B 17 2 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 39.0 2.31 +0.5 1.012
1955 Burlington - C 1B 5 0 7 1 2 8 0 1.000 9.1 7.71 +0.4 1.964
1955 Charleston - B 3B 6 1 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 25.2 3.51 +0.3 1.036
1955 Burlington - C 3B 20 0 3 10 2 13 0 1.000 46.0 2.54 +0.1 1.004
1955 Burlington - C SS 9 9 13 20 3 33 0 1.000 80.0 3.71 -2.7 .872
1956 Charleston - B 1B 64 60 482 27 56 514 5 .990 533.2 8.58 +0.6 1.009
1956 Charleston - B 3B 13 5 7 14 1 22 1 .955 60.2 3.12 -0.0 .974
1956 Camden - A SS 4 4 8 8 2 17 1 .941 35.0 4.11 -1.2 .808
1956 Charleston - B SS 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.8 .760
1956 Charleston - B RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Camden - A 1B 21 13 112 11 15 124 1 .992 114.1 9.68 +0.6 1.019
1957 Charleston - B 1B 13 13 114 8 13 123 1 .992 118.0 9.31 +0.6 .996
1957 Camden - A 3B 24 17 11 30 3 42 1 .976 161.1 2.29 -0.5 .996
1957 Charleston - B 3B 10 7 8 19 2 27 0 1.000 70.0 3.47 +0.9 1.059
1957 Camden - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Charleston - B SS 4 4 10 8 3 19 1 .947 38.0 4.26 -1.2 .904
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 6 1 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 -0.1 1.038
1958 Houston - AA 1B 54 49 387 33 45 425 5 .988 428.2 8.82 +3.4 1.076
1958 Houston - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Houston - AA 3B 14 7 8 16 3 27 3 .889 87.2 2.46 -0.9 .888
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 11 11 20 23 4 43 0 1.000 87.0 4.45 -0.6 .977
1958 Houston - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 4 1 22 1 4 23 0 1.000 18.0 11.50 +0.6 1.378
1959 Houston - AA 1B 38 34 290 19 33 315 6 .981 292.1 9.51 -1.5 .948
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 3 2 2 7 1 10 1 .900 19.0 4.26 +0.6 .935
1959 Houston - AA 3B 40 36 27 76 12 107 4 .963 312.2 2.96 +1.0 1.010
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 7 5 5 21 4 26 0 1.000 44.1 5.28 +0.1 1.032
1959 Houston - AA SS 5 5 9 14 4 23 0 1.000 38.1 5.40 +0.1 .979
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 2 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.1 1.038
1960 Houston - AA 1B 28 27 253 9 14 263 1 .996 229.2 10.27 +2.2 1.054
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 35 35 38 68 7 108 2 .981 307.2 3.10 +3.4 1.034
1960 Houston - AA 3B 23 18 20 47 4 68 1 .985 169.2 3.55 +0.5 1.021
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 1 1 2 6 3 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 1.059
1960 Houston - AA SS 6 6 11 15 3 26 0 1.000 54.0 4.33 -1.3 1.012
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 6 0 20 2 2 22 0 1.000 15.0 13.20 +0.6 1.292
1961 Houston - AA 1B 18 9 80 5 7 86 1 .988 84.0 9.11 +0.0 .968
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.086
1961 Houston - AA 3B 11 5 5 18 1 24 1 .958 56.0 3.70 +0.3 1.002
1961 Houston - AA SS 3 3 3 7 2 11 1 .909 24.1 3.70 -1.3 .783
1962 St. Paul - AAA 1B 12 6 59 4 5 64 1 .984 59.2 9.50 -0.0 .932
1963 St. Paul - AAA 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 0.0 .000
1963 Birmingham - AA 1B 3 3 26 1 2 27 0 1.000 27.0 9.00 +0.0 1.035
1963 St. Paul - AAA 2B 11 11 33 20 3 58 5 .914 95.1 5.00 -3.0 .822
1963 Birmingham - AA 2B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.037
1963 Birmingham - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 St. Paul - AAA SS 11 11 25 20 4 51 6 .882 98.2 4.10 -4.1 .830
TOTAL 1B 288 216 1880 122 203 2023 21 .990 1966.2 9.16 +7.1 1.023
TOTAL 2B 12 12 36 21 3 62 5 .919 103.1 4.96 -2.9 .830
TOTAL 3B 311 206 155 415 41 592 22 .963 1993.2 2.57 +7.7 1.009
TOTAL SS 63 61 108 144 32 261 9 .966 525.2 4.31 -12.8 .921
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 116th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Dover (Dover; Dover, NJ).
08/17/1950 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $1,800.
09/12/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
09/12/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
07/30/1956 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
11/21/1957 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Los Angeles Stars, along with 1B Johnny Robarge and LF Bill Wall, in exchange for SP Doc Clay and $23,000.
06/26/1958 Hits three home runs against the San Antonio Gunslingers, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
05/04/1959 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
06/16/1959 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/17/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
09/21/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Houston Bulls!
09/20/1961 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
12/27/1961 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 24, Pick 1, 93rd overall pick).
04/30/1962 Released by the Minneapolis Millers.
08/22/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 3.
06/04/1963 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
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