P George Rikard #14
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/12/1962
P GEORGE RIKARD #14 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
40 1 0-3 1 3.58 78.0 74 9 38 44 1.44 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 2 2 2
Movement 2 2 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 3 -
Slider 3 -
Changeup 2 -
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 88-90 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 4
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/23/1962 @ WOR Loss, 8-9 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Loss
09/19/1962 AKR Win, 7-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1962 AKR Loss, 5-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/10/1962 @ HAR Win, 11-1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
09/06/1962 @ PRO Loss, 4-5 3.1 4 0 0 0 2
09/02/1962 WOR Win, 5-4 4.0 2 0 0 1 1
08/31/1962 REA Loss, 2-10 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1962 @ DAY Loss, 0-5 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1962 @ DAY Loss, 0-1 3.1 7 1 1 2 3 Loss
08/22/1962 @ REA Win, 7-2 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/15/1926
Born in:Oklahoma City, OK
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 31 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1944, 2nd Pick in Round 9
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 40 1 0 3 1 3.58 78.0 74 34 31 9 38 44 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 39 17 13.38 8.54 5.08 4.38 4.33 1.44 117 -0.3 .263        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 84 15 2 1 1 6 11 10 1 0 2 .179 .286 .262 .548      
vs. RHB 214 59 9 3 8 28 27 34 1 3 2 .276 .361 .458 .819      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 1  
May 8 0 0 0 0 6.05 19.1 16 13 13 3 9 14  
June 8 0 0 0 1 0.96 18.2 13 5 2 1 6 13  
July 8 0 0 1 0 7.71 9.1 14 8 8 3 9 2  
August 9 1 0 1 0 3.57 17.2 20 7 7 2 12 9  
September 6 0 0 1 0 0.84 10.2 9 1 1 0 2 5  
Last Year 30 2 3 3 0 3.77 71.2 68 33 30 7 46 37  
2 Years Ago 56 0 2 4 6 4.30 104.2 109 53 50 11 54 82  
Career 317 82 40 50 21 3.98 997.2 1035 514 441 63 498 593  
Home 19 0 0 0 1 2.62 34.1 27 13 10 2 17 21  
Road 21 1 0 3 0 4.33 43.2 47 21 21 7 21 23  
Grass 40 1 0 3 1 3.58 78.0 74 34 31 9 38 44  
Day 16 0 0 2 0 4.10 26.1 26 15 12 3 14 21  
Night 24 1 0 1 1 3.31 51.2 48 19 19 6 24 23  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 3 1 1 1 2 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 39 0 0 3 1 3.65 74.0 71 33 30 8 36 43  
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.0 6 2 0 0 4 9 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 4 2 12.86 7.71 11.57 5.14 1.37 1.43 37 0.3 .333        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .300 .729      
vs. RHB 17 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.0 6 2 0 0 4 9  
Last Year 14 0 1 4 1 3.81 26.0 22 12 11 3 8 23  
Career 38 20 12 12 2 3.87 188.1 202 91 81 6 84 108  
Home 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 2 0 0 4 6  
Road 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 3  
Grass 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.0 6 2 0 0 4 9  
Night 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.0 6 2 0 0 4 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.0 6 2 0 0 4 9  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1952 Cleveland - FABL 26 3 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 2 5 0 0 0.87 .206 1.92 0.3 200
Total FABL 3 0 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 2 5 0 0 0.87 .206 1.92 0.3 200
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1943 Total - 17 16 16 8 4 0 2.76 130.1 118 44 40 3 55 133 0 0 1.33 .281 2.77 4.1 100
1944 Total - 18 15 15 10 1 0 2.00 121.1 91 28 27 2 50 136 0 0 1.16 .251 2.43 4.4 100
1944 Ottumwa - C 18 15 14 7 6 0 2.61 107.0 88 37 31 1 50 47 4 1 1.29 .254 3.52 1.4 135
1945 Ottumwa - C 19 16 16 8 5 0 3.54 117.0 115 49 46 3 55 37 3 1 1.45 .281 3.78 0.3 86
1946 Ottumwa - C 20 16 1 3 1 4 3.27 33.0 27 12 12 4 15 37 0 0 1.27 .311 4.35 0.1 131
1947 Ottumwa - C 21 14 5 5 2 0 4.80 50.2 57 27 27 3 14 45 1 0 1.40 .346 3.55 0.6 78
1948 Savannah - B 22 29 0 2 0 2 7.04 53.2 73 45 42 7 28 37 0 0 1.88 .367 5.91 0.0 79
1949 Savannah - B 23 8 8 4 2 0 4.58 57.0 60 29 29 2 24 50 5 1 1.47 .343 3.43 1.6 103
1949 Wilmington - A 23 20 20 11 8 0 4.06 155.1 174 77 70 3 72 76 12 2 1.58 .321 4.29 2.4 111
1950 Youngstown - AA 24 28 28 13 8 0 3.60 197.2 196 92 79 7 75 90 4 0 1.37 .287 3.53 3.7 109
1950 Rochester - AAA 24 1 0 0 0 0 108.00 0.1 2 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 18.00 1.000 33.20 -0.2 4
1951 Youngstown - AA 25 28 28 9 14 0 4.95 192.2 233 132 106 10 98 106 5 1 1.72 .332 3.95 2.6 80
1952 Youngstown - AA 26 16 16 3 8 0 4.21 107.0 125 65 50 5 58 57 1 0 1.71 .312 4.00 1.6 98
1952 Rochester - AAA 26 12 5 4 1 0 3.55 50.2 51 25 20 3 33 12 1 0 1.66 .262 5.13 0.3 132
1953 Youngstown - AA 27 40 7 4 7 3 4.22 98.0 108 52 46 8 51 58 0 0 1.62 .307 4.13 0.7 98
1954 Youngstown - AA 28 10 0 1 2 2 6.00 15.0 19 10 10 1 7 13 0 0 1.73 .353 3.56 0.2 71
1954 Rochester - AAA 28 31 0 3 3 3 5.88 49.0 57 34 32 3 34 21 0 0 1.86 .302 4.73 -0.1 74
1955 Youngstown - AA 29 7 0 0 0 2 1.80 15.0 14 3 3 0 2 15 0 0 1.07 .318 1.15 0.7 219
1955 Rochester - AAA 29 35 0 1 2 2 2.97 60.2 52 26 20 4 35 39 0 0 1.43 .253 3.65 0.7 144
1956 Rochester - AAA 30 58 0 5 4 3 5.13 86.0 82 54 49 9 57 49 0 0 1.62 .265 4.56 -0.1 82
1957 Rochester - AAA 31 25 0 1 0 0 4.92 64.0 53 40 35 10 37 34 0 0 1.41 .216 5.06 -0.7 80
1958 Youngstown - AA 32 34 0 4 1 2 3.12 60.2 48 25 21 4 37 48 0 0 1.40 .249 3.45 0.1 108
1958 Rochester - AAA 32 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.50 .200 0.99 0.2 999
1959 Youngstown - AA 33 28 0 1 0 5 2.35 57.1 41 15 15 1 32 43 0 0 1.27 .252 2.81 0.7 145
1959 Rochester - AAA 33 5 0 0 0 0 2.79 19.1 8 6 6 2 8 11 0 0 0.83 .120 3.85 -0.0 128
1960 Youngstown - AA 34 56 0 2 4 6 4.30 104.2 109 53 50 11 54 82 0 0 1.56 .310 3.84 0.0 84
1961 Wilmington - A 35 14 0 1 4 1 3.81 26.0 22 12 11 3 8 23 0 0 1.15 .271 3.04 0.4 98
1961 Youngstown - AA 35 30 2 3 3 0 3.77 71.2 68 33 30 7 46 37 0 0 1.59 .266 4.80 -0.5 103
1962 Wilmington - A 36 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 7.0 6 2 0 0 4 9 0 0 1.43 .333 1.37 0.3 999
1962 Youngstown - AA 36 40 1 0 3 1 3.58 78.0 74 34 31 9 38 44 0 0 1.44 .263 4.33 -0.3 104
Total EA 317 82 40 50 21 3.98 997.2 1035 514 441 63 498 593 10 1 1.54 .298 3.83 97.5
Total UL 171 5 14 10 8 4.47 334.0 307 189 166 31 208 171 1 0 1.54 .254 4.55 93.9
Total MAL 38 20 12 12 2 3.87 188.1 202 91 81 6 84 108 12 2 1.52 .316 4.01 112.6
Total SEL 37 8 6 2 2 5.77 110.2 133 74 71 9 52 87 5 1 1.67 .355 4.63 90.0
Total UMVA 61 36 23 14 4 3.39 307.2 287 125 116 11 134 166 8 2 1.37 .284 3.71 100.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1944 Ottumwa - C P 15 14 3 13 2 16 0 1.000 107.0 1.35 +1.0 .957
1945 Ottumwa - C P 16 16 6 11 4 17 0 1.000 117.0 1.31 +1.4 1.142
1946 Ottumwa - C P 16 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 33.0 1.09 +0.6 .949
1947 Ottumwa - C P 14 5 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 50.2 1.78 +0.4 1.105
1948 Savannah - B P 29 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 53.2 0.67 -1.0 .893
1949 Wilmington - A P 20 20 7 16 2 24 1 .958 155.1 1.33 -1.6 .900
1949 Savannah - B P 8 8 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 57.0 1.26 +1.0 1.122
1950 Rochester - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1950 Youngstown - AA P 28 28 13 22 0 38 3 .921 197.2 1.59 -0.6 .876
1951 Youngstown - AA P 28 28 9 20 1 32 3 .906 192.2 1.35 +0.7 .978
1952 Cleveland - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 10.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Rochester - AAA P 12 5 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 50.2 1.42 +0.7 1.013
1952 Youngstown - AA P 16 16 8 15 1 24 1 .958 107.0 1.93 -0.6 .969
1953 Youngstown - AA P 40 7 7 8 1 15 0 1.000 98.0 1.38 +0.5 1.266
1954 Rochester - AAA P 31 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 49.0 0.92 +0.1 .824
1954 Youngstown - AA P 10 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 -0.2 .660
1955 Rochester - AAA P 35 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 60.2 0.30 +0.5 1.046
1955 Youngstown - AA P 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 0.0 .000
1956 Rochester - AAA P 57 0 5 4 1 13 4 .692 86.0 0.94 -1.7 .622
1957 Rochester - AAA P 25 0 3 7 1 11 1 .909 64.0 1.41 +0.0 .824
1958 Rochester - AAA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Youngstown - AA P 33 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 60.2 0.74 -0.6 .994
1959 Rochester - AAA P 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 19.1 0.93 +0.0 1.015
1959 Youngstown - AA P 28 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 57.1 1.26 +0.5 .984
1960 Youngstown - AA P 56 0 4 8 0 12 0 1.000 104.2 1.03 +0.4 1.108
1961 Youngstown - AA P 30 2 4 6 0 12 2 .833 71.2 1.26 -1.2 .883
1961 Wilmington - A P 14 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 26.0 1.04 -0.9 .669
1962 Youngstown - AA P 40 1 7 7 1 14 0 1.000 78.0 1.62 +0.3 1.106
1962 Wilmington - A P 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.3 .975
TOTAL P 625 151 96 182 15 295 17 .942 1948.2 1.28 -0.6 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1944 Drafted in the 1944 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 130th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Dickson City (Dickson City; Dickson City, PA).
09/08/1944 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Burlington Bears with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/31/1945 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Moline Pioneers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/12/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 13 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/16/1949 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/02/1949 Pitches a 11-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/01/1950 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/03/1951 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Reading Coal Barons with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/21/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Youngstown Phenoms!
05/14/1954 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
08/03/1958 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
04/30/1962 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/25/1962 Retired from professional baseball.
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