SS Ernie Ricker #5
Newark Aces (DET) UL
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/04/1962
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SS ERNIE RICKER #5 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
39 125 28 8 1 3 7 12 22 .224 .302 .376 8 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 3 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 4
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 4 3
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 3
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 2
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/1962 CHA Win, 6-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1962 CHA Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1962 CHA Win, 10-3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1
09/20/1962 ROC Loss, 6-13 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1962 ROC Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1962 ROC Win, 4-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1962 @ RIC Loss, 1-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1962 @ RIC Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
09/14/1962 @ RIC Win, 1-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1962 @ RIC Win, 8-0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/23/1936
Born in:Providence, RI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:None, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 17 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 8th Pick in Round 6
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 93 285 72 11 4 6 31 35 33 55 .253 .330 .382 .713 .338 .130 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 83 321 1 0 0 7 1 2 109 21 22 6 78.6 37.8 4.46 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   93 24 4 1 1 12 11 15 16 2 0 0 .258 .355 .355 .709
Versus Right   192 48 7 3 5 19 24 18 39 0 1 1 .250 .318 .396 .713
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   18 5 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .316 .556 .871
May   91 20 2 0 0 8 9 9 17 0 0 1 .220 .297 .242 .539
June   71 13 2 1 2 9 11 16 13 1 0 0 .183 .330 .324 .653
July   70 23 5 2 2 9 8 3 18 0 1 0 .329 .356 .543 .899
August   35 11 2 0 1 4 5 4 5 1 0 0 .314 .375 .457 .832
Last Year   155 32 1 3 4 20 19 15 37 3 1 0 .206 .272 .329 .601
2 Years Ago   216 43 7 4 6 26 31 18 66 1 0 2 .199 .266 .352 .618
Career   656 147 19 11 16 77 85 66 158 6 2 3 .224 .295 .360 .655
Home   141 41 7 3 5 19 24 16 26 1 0 1 .291 .365 .489 .854
Road   144 31 4 1 1 12 11 17 29 1 1 0 .215 .296 .278 .574
Grass   285 72 11 4 6 31 35 33 55 2 1 1 .253 .330 .382 .713
Day   98 24 3 2 2 14 13 12 20 1 1 0 .245 .324 .378 .702
Night   187 48 8 2 4 17 22 21 35 1 0 1 .257 .333 .385 .718
As Starter   275 70 11 4 6 31 32 32 52 2 0 1 .255 .332 .389 .721
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
UNION LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 125 28 8 1 3 7 13 12 22 .224 .302 .376 .678 .298 .152 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 37 139 2 2 0 2 0 0 47 12 8 3 72.7 14.4 3.82 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 7 0 0 2 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 .189 .231 .351 .582
Versus Right   88 21 8 1 1 4 9 10 18 0 0 2 .239 .330 .386 .716
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   57 11 3 0 0 1 6 7 16 0 0 2 .193 .303 .246 .549
September   68 17 5 1 3 6 7 5 6 0 0 0 .250 .301 .485 .787
Career   139 32 8 1 4 9 16 13 24 0 0 3 .230 .310 .388 .698
Home   91 19 5 0 1 3 10 9 19 0 0 2 .209 .294 .297 .591
Road   34 9 3 1 2 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .265 .324 .588 .913
Grass   125 28 8 1 3 7 13 12 22 0 0 2 .224 .302 .376 .678
Day   11 3 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 .273 .467 .455 .921
Night   114 25 6 1 3 6 11 9 21 0 0 1 .219 .282 .368 .651
As Starter   123 28 8 1 3 6 13 12 22 0 0 2 .228 .307 .382 .689
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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
1957 Detroit - FABL 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 39 0.0
1958 Detroit - FABL 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.0
Total FABL 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 -26 -0.0
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
1951 Total - 15 27 116 53 14 3 4 36 46 15 2 0 7 0 0 .457 .526 .733 1.259 100 100 2.5
1952 Total - 16 40 177 87 20 1 5 51 83 20 2 2 5 9 7 .492 .542 .701 1.243 100 100 3.8
1953 Total - 17 37 168 75 16 1 3 46 56 13 2 0 8 9 7 .446 .492 .607 1.099 100 100 2.6
1954 Total - 18 35 165 80 14 1 6 49 62 8 2 0 5 10 8 .485 .514 .691 1.205 100 100 3.1
1954 Chattanooga - B 18 18 62 21 4 2 1 9 9 8 0 1 11 2 1 .339 .408 .516 .925 147 150 0.7
1955 Chattanooga - B 19 127 461 132 26 11 10 63 85 79 5 2 64 46 11 .286 .395 .456 .850 129 130 4.7
1955 Terre Haute - A 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -137 -0.0
1956 Chattanooga - B 20 61 242 69 16 3 4 29 38 36 3 4 38 15 4 .285 .379 .426 .805 116 116 2.6
1956 Terre Haute - A 20 71 278 65 11 1 6 21 40 27 4 1 37 16 5 .234 .310 .345 .655 78 74 1.7
1957 Terre Haute - A 21 120 477 103 14 4 10 53 55 55 6 2 105 25 7 .216 .304 .325 .629 68 66 1.2
1958 Terre Haute - A 22 115 424 89 16 2 4 24 52 55 1 0 91 28 5 .210 .302 .285 .587 62 62 1.2
1958 Newark - AAA 22 4 14 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .286 .375 .500 .875 151 159 0.2
1959 Chattanooga - B 23 11 39 12 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 9 0 2 .308 .341 .333 .675 74 70 -0.3
1959 Terre Haute - A 23 79 245 58 6 2 6 24 33 34 4 0 64 7 4 .237 .339 .351 .690 86 88 1.2
1960 Terre Haute - A 24 76 287 73 7 8 10 44 38 38 2 3 65 15 5 .254 .342 .439 .781 107 106 1.6
1960 Akron - AA 24 54 216 43 7 4 6 26 31 18 2 1 66 14 4 .199 .266 .352 .618 80 77 1.5
1961 Terre Haute - A 25 74 250 65 14 2 4 31 30 31 2 3 53 21 1 .260 .343 .380 .723 93 93 1.5
1961 Akron - AA 25 46 155 32 1 3 4 20 19 15 0 3 37 8 1 .206 .272 .329 .601 71 63 0.4
1962 Akron - AA 26 93 285 72 11 4 6 31 35 33 1 2 55 22 6 .253 .330 .382 .713 102 106 2.3
1962 Newark - AAA 26 39 125 28 8 1 3 7 13 12 2 0 22 8 3 .224 .302 .376 .678 88 88 0.7
Total EA 193 656 147 19 11 16 77 85 66 3 6 158 44 11 .224 .295 .360 .655 88 87
Total HL 536 1965 453 68 19 40 197 248 240 19 9 415 112 27 .231 .319 .346 .664 79 78
Total UL 43 139 32 8 1 4 9 16 13 3 0 24 9 4 .230 .310 .388 .698 95 95
Total SEL 217 804 234 47 16 15 103 138 125 8 7 122 63 18 .291 .389 .445 .834 124 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Chattanooga - B SS 16 15 21 47 8 70 2 .971 135.0 4.53 +0.4 .990
1955 Terre Haute - A SS 1 1 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.5 1.156
1955 Chattanooga - B SS 30 27 51 86 22 142 5 .965 255.1 4.83 +2.9 1.047
1955 Chattanooga - B LF 39 36 61 0 0 63 2 .968 308.1 1.78 +1.0 1.027
1955 Chattanooga - B CF 45 32 97 1 0 100 2 .980 304.2 2.89 -3.9 .938
1955 Chattanooga - B RF 23 18 21 0 0 22 1 .955 157.1 1.20 -2.1 .906
1956 Terre Haute - A SS 19 16 24 52 10 78 2 .974 139.1 4.91 +2.6 1.065
1956 Chattanooga - B SS 21 19 27 59 13 86 0 1.000 165.2 4.67 +1.4 1.098
1956 Chattanooga - B LF 25 25 46 0 0 48 2 .958 205.2 2.01 +2.0 1.034
1956 Terre Haute - A CF 54 52 138 0 0 141 3 .979 466.2 2.66 +2.4 1.029
1956 Chattanooga - B CF 21 15 53 0 0 54 1 .981 154.2 3.08 +3.5 1.054
1956 Chattanooga - B RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.2 .956
1957 Detroit - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Terre Haute - A SS 82 77 143 229 53 377 5 .987 692.2 4.83 +6.6 1.058
1957 Detroit - MLB LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.0 .949
1957 Terre Haute - A LF 21 20 33 0 0 34 1 .971 158.2 1.87 +0.7 1.017
1957 Detroit - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Terre Haute - A CF 19 17 35 0 0 36 1 .972 147.1 2.14 +2.0 1.076
1957 Terre Haute - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Detroit - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 1.043
1958 Newark - AAA SS 3 3 6 11 5 18 1 .944 29.0 5.28 +0.0 .966
1958 Terre Haute - A SS 88 85 142 267 75 416 7 .983 731.1 5.03 +8.7 1.056
1958 Detroit - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Terre Haute - A LF 11 11 20 0 0 21 1 .952 88.2 2.03 +0.5 1.027
1958 Newark - AAA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.043
1958 Terre Haute - A CF 12 8 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 77.1 3.38 -0.1 1.023
1958 Terre Haute - A RF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 27.0 1.33 +0.2 .985
1959 Terre Haute - A SS 73 71 134 221 58 363 8 .978 573.2 5.57 +4.4 1.024
1959 Chattanooga - B SS 10 9 17 18 6 37 2 .946 79.0 3.99 -1.7 .906
1959 Terre Haute - A LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.8 1.477
1959 Chattanooga - B CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Terre Haute - A RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 .986
1960 Akron - AA SS 51 51 97 154 40 256 5 .980 445.2 5.07 +5.6 1.086
1960 Terre Haute - A SS 68 68 142 198 57 347 7 .980 618.2 4.95 +0.0 .987
1960 Terre Haute - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Akron - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Terre Haute - A CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.0 .984
1960 Akron - AA RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.7 1.982
1960 Terre Haute - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Akron - AA SS 41 40 69 134 28 206 3 .985 343.1 5.32 +1.1 1.044
1961 Terre Haute - A SS 67 65 108 176 45 293 9 .969 552.1 4.63 +2.4 1.027
1961 Akron - AA LF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 32.0 2.81 +0.7 1.103
1961 Terre Haute - A CF 5 5 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 45.0 4.00 +0.5 .996
1962 Newark - AAA SS 37 37 62 113 21 180 5 .972 324.0 4.86 +1.9 1.061
1962 Akron - AA SS 84 83 148 231 42 393 14 .964 709.0 4.81 +3.0 1.023
1962 Akron - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 .980
1962 Akron - AA CF 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -0.2 1.018
1962 Akron - AA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 693 667 1193 2005 483 3273 75 .977 5807.0 4.96 +40.0 1.039
TOTAL LF 108 98 176 0 0 182 6 .967 823.0 1.92 +5.7 1.035
TOTAL CF 162 130 381 1 0 389 7 .982 1220.2 2.82 +4.3 1.009
TOTAL RF 36 26 32 0 0 33 1 .970 228.1 1.26 -1.5 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Salem; Salem, MA) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 6, Pick 8, 88th overall pick).
06/19/1954 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
06/25/1954 Signed a minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
08/27/1954 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
09/01/1954 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
07/01/1955 Wins the SEL Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1955 Wins the SEL Batter of the Month Award.
05/13/1956 Goes 5-6 against the Gary Steelmen, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/01/1956 Wins the SEL Batter of the Month Award.
05/18/1957 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 days.
10/10/1958 Wins the 1958 World Championship Series with the Detroit Dynamos.
05/10/1959 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2 weeks.
08/27/1959 Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks.
08/02/1960 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/19/1961 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/12/1961 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/16/1962 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
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