3B Lee Ritzman #7
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
3B LEE RITZMAN #7 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
27 62 17 0 0 1 9 4 12 .274 .313 .323 0 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/09/1975 @ TUC Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1975 SD Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/03/1975 @ HAW Win, 7-3 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/02/1975 @ POR Win, 6-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1975 PHX Win, 8-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1975 PHX Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1975 SLC Loss, 5-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/1975 TUC Win, 8-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/16/1975 @ SD Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1975 POR Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/13/1949
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 15th Pick in Round 16
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 62 17 0 0 1 9 7 4 12 .274 .313 .323 .636 .289 .048 64
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 67 0 1 0 1 0 1 20 1 0 0 0.0 6.4 3.65 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 5 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .278 .350 .278 .628
Versus Right   44 12 0 0 1 5 4 2 9 1 0 0 .273 .298 .341 .639
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
April   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
May   11 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .545 .545 .545 1.091
June   30 6 0 0 1 5 5 1 5 1 0 0 .200 .219 .300 .519
July   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
August   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Last Year   25 6 2 0 2 4 3 2 9 0 1 0 .240 .296 .560 .856
Career   87 23 2 0 3 13 10 6 21 1 1 0 .264 .309 .391 .699
Home   25 6 0 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 0 0 .240 .321 .240 .561
Road   37 11 0 0 1 7 4 1 6 1 0 0 .297 .308 .378 .686
Grass   62 17 0 0 1 9 7 4 12 1 0 0 .274 .313 .323 .636
Day   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Night   51 14 0 0 1 8 6 3 10 1 0 0 .275 .309 .333 .642
As Starter   48 14 0 0 1 7 4 4 10 1 0 0 .292 .340 .354 .694
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Pinch Hitting   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Close/Late   11 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .545 .583 .545 1.129
Inning 1-3   12 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Inning 4-6   21 5 0 0 0 5 1 2 6 1 0 0 .238 .292 .238 .530
Inning 7-9   26 10 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .407 .500 .907
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   19 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496
1 Outs   27 8 0 0 1 7 3 1 5 1 0 0 .296 .310 .407 .718
2 Outs   16 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
Scoring Position   19 5 0 0 0 8 1 2 5 1 0 0 .263 .318 .263 .581
Bases Empty   34 9 0 0 1 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 .265 .286 .353 .639
Runner on 1st   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   30 6 0 0 1 3 3 2 12 0 0 0 .200 .250 .300 .550
First Pitch   12 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
Count 0-1   6 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .333 .619
Count 0-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   15 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Behind in Count   17 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 0 .176 .167 .176 .343
Ahead in Count   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   14 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .214 .333 .214 .548
Batting 8th   35 11 0 0 1 4 4 1 8 0 0 0 .314 .333 .400 .733
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   35 10 0 0 1 4 2 2 6 0 0 0 .286 .324 .371 .696
Medium Leverage   18 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472
High Leverage   9 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
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
1971 Miami - A 21 61 192 58 5 0 6 31 26 34 0 3 26 0 1 .302 .402 .422 .824 141 139 1.3
1971 Peoria - A 21 17 39 10 1 0 0 2 7 15 0 0 6 0 0 .256 .463 .282 .745 123 133 0.2
1972 Miami - A 22 31 68 18 2 0 0 1 4 10 2 0 16 0 0 .265 .375 .294 .669 94 108 0.3
1972 Peoria - A 22 65 176 40 4 0 2 19 21 29 0 1 33 0 0 .227 .335 .284 .619 84 90 0.6
1973 Miami - A 23 26 99 31 6 1 2 10 9 15 1 0 24 0 0 .313 .409 .455 .863 138 149 0.9
1973 Peoria - A 23 48 155 45 5 1 10 33 32 28 1 1 30 0 0 .290 .400 .529 .929 166 162 1.7
1973 Fort Wayne - AA 23 39 92 26 5 0 4 17 18 18 3 2 19 0 0 .283 .409 .467 .876 140 141 0.7
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 24 40 111 23 3 0 0 10 13 15 1 0 16 0 0 .207 .307 .234 .541 44 51 -0.1
1974 Sacramento - AAA 24 11 25 6 2 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 9 0 0 .240 .296 .560 .856 118 91 0.1
1975 Sacramento - AAA 25 27 62 17 0 0 1 9 7 4 0 1 12 0 0 .274 .313 .323 .636 61 64 0.1
Total EA 79 203 49 8 0 4 27 31 33 4 2 35 0 0 .241 .355 .340 .695 89 94
Total GWL 38 87 23 2 0 3 13 10 6 0 1 21 0 0 .264 .309 .391 .699 78 72
Total HL 130 370 95 10 1 12 54 60 72 1 2 69 0 0 .257 .378 .386 .764 123 125
Total SEL 118 359 107 13 1 8 42 39 59 3 3 66 0 1 .298 .399 .407 .805 131 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Miami - A 2B 15 15 31 26 8 58 1 .983 106.0 4.84 -2.3 .938
1971 Peoria - A 3B 15 15 6 18 5 26 2 .923 109.2 1.97 -1.7 .870
1971 Miami - A 3B 45 36 29 75 7 109 5 .954 334.2 2.80 -3.1 .952
1972 Peoria - A 2B 2 2 4 7 2 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 -0.4 1.043
1972 Miami - A 2B 5 4 5 8 2 13 0 1.000 31.0 3.77 -0.1 1.075
1972 Peoria - A 3B 45 40 36 60 9 98 2 .980 359.0 2.41 +0.7 1.025
1972 Miami - A 3B 15 9 7 21 1 30 2 .933 96.0 2.62 -1.1 .958
1973 Fort Wayne - AA 1B 12 12 110 3 17 114 1 .991 96.2 10.52 -1.0 .910
1973 Peoria - A 1B 6 6 43 3 7 46 0 1.000 45.2 9.07 +0.3 1.054
1973 Miami - A 1B 6 6 32 2 7 34 0 1.000 49.0 6.24 -0.1 1.071
1973 Fort Wayne - AA 2B 10 9 17 30 9 47 0 1.000 76.1 5.54 -1.1 .894
1973 Peoria - A 2B 30 29 60 63 25 128 5 .961 244.0 4.54 -4.4 .883
1973 Miami - A 2B 5 3 7 7 2 14 0 1.000 29.0 4.34 -0.4 .915
1973 Fort Wayne - AA 3B 10 4 3 18 0 22 1 .955 46.2 4.05 +0.5 1.005
1973 Peoria - A 3B 11 10 4 24 3 28 0 1.000 84.2 2.98 +0.9 1.019
1973 Miami - A 3B 17 17 17 25 2 44 2 .955 151.1 2.50 -0.8 .932
1974 Sacramento - AAA 1B 5 4 31 1 6 32 0 1.000 33.0 8.73 +0.1 1.052
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 1B 2 2 21 0 3 21 0 1.000 19.0 9.95 -0.0 1.044
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 2B 2 1 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.2 1.032
1974 Sacramento - AAA 3B 5 2 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 22.0 2.45 +0.2 1.064
1974 Fort Wayne - AA 3B 28 24 23 50 6 75 2 .973 219.1 3.00 +2.5 1.060
1975 Sacramento - AAA 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.3 .000
1975 Sacramento - AAA 3B 16 12 9 30 4 39 0 1.000 110.1 3.18 +1.9 1.083
TOTAL 1B 32 30 238 9 41 248 1 .996 244.1 9.10 -1.1 .963
TOTAL 2B 69 63 128 142 49 276 6 .978 512.1 4.74 -8.9 .914
TOTAL 3B 207 169 134 327 38 477 16 .966 1533.2 2.71 +0.0 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft out of college (Strub College; Pittsburgh, PA) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 16, Pick 15, 375th overall pick).
05/01/1973 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
05/28/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Savannah Privateers, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 0 R.
06/14/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Heartland League All-Star Game.
09/24/1973 Wins the 1973 Championship with the Fort Wayne Generals!
09/10/1974 Wins the 1974 Championship with the Sacramento Hawks!
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