SS Ernie Ricker #20
Akron Wheels (DET) EA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/26/1962
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS ERNIE RICKER #20 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 155 32 1 3 4 20 15 37 .206 .272 .329 8 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 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: 3
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
09/17/1961 DAY Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1961 DAY Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1961 DAY Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1961 PRO Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1961 PRO Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1961 PRO Win, 9-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1961 PRO Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/10/1961 @ HAR Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1961 @ HAR Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/08/1961 @ HAR Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/23/1936
Born in:Providence, RI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 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 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 46 155 32 1 3 4 20 19 15 37 .206 .272 .329 .601 .285 .123 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 44 173 0 1 0 1 1 3 51 8 8 1 88.9 15.7 3.30 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   46 11 0 0 1 5 7 5 14 0 1 0 .239 .314 .304 .618
Versus Right   109 21 1 3 3 15 12 10 23 3 0 0 .193 .254 .339 .594
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
May   58 13 0 1 1 7 7 4 15 2 0 0 .224 .266 .310 .576
July   26 8 0 2 1 6 5 4 7 0 1 0 .308 .400 .577 .977
August   16 3 0 0 2 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 .188 .222 .562 .785
September   51 7 1 0 0 1 3 5 13 0 0 0 .137 .214 .157 .371
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   371 75 8 7 10 46 50 33 103 4 1 2 .202 .268 .342 .611
Home   76 15 0 0 1 4 8 9 15 1 1 0 .197 .279 .237 .516
Road   79 17 1 3 3 16 11 6 22 2 0 0 .215 .264 .418 .682
Grass   155 32 1 3 4 20 19 15 37 3 1 0 .206 .272 .329 .601
Day   40 8 0 1 1 2 4 5 10 0 1 0 .200 .289 .325 .614
Night   115 24 1 2 3 18 15 10 27 3 0 0 .209 .266 .330 .596
As Starter   153 32 1 3 4 20 18 15 36 3 1 0 .209 .275 .333 .608
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1961 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 74 250 65 14 2 4 31 30 31 53 .260 .343 .380 .723 .343 .120 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 70 286 2 0 0 7 3 3 95 20 21 1 95.5 36.6 4.97 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 9 3 0 0 5 7 8 11 0 0 0 .200 .321 .267 .587
Versus Right   205 56 11 2 4 26 23 23 42 3 3 2 .273 .348 .405 .753
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   29 5 1 0 1 6 2 4 4 0 1 0 .172 .273 .310 .583
June   88 21 4 1 1 10 11 10 21 2 1 1 .239 .317 .341 .658
July   47 18 5 1 1 8 11 8 8 0 0 0 .383 .473 .596 1.068
August   86 21 4 0 1 7 6 9 20 1 1 1 .244 .320 .326 .645
Last Year   250 65 14 2 4 31 30 31 53 3 3 2 .260 .343 .380 .723
2 Years Ago   287 73 7 8 10 44 38 38 65 3 6 2 .254 .342 .439 .781
Career   1965 453 68 19 40 197 248 240 415 9 16 19 .231 .319 .346 .664
Home   131 36 8 2 2 19 16 14 24 1 1 1 .275 .347 .412 .759
Road   119 29 6 0 2 12 14 17 29 2 2 1 .244 .338 .345 .683
Grass   250 65 14 2 4 31 30 31 53 3 3 2 .260 .343 .380 .723
Day   95 29 5 2 3 18 14 10 18 3 1 0 .305 .361 .495 .856
Night   155 36 9 0 1 13 16 21 35 0 2 2 .232 .331 .310 .641
As Starter   245 63 14 2 4 30 30 31 52 3 3 2 .257 .342 .380 .721
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
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 89 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 68 63 0.4
Total EA 100 371 75 8 7 10 46 50 33 2 4 103 22 5 .202 .268 .342 .611 75 71
Total HL 536 1965 453 68 19 40 197 248 240 19 9 415 112 27 .231 .319 .346 .664 78 78
Total UL 4 14 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .286 .375 .500 .875 151 159
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
TOTAL SS 572 547 983 1661 420 2700 56 .979 4774.0 4.98 +35.1 1.040
TOTAL LF 107 98 175 0 0 181 6 .967 820.1 1.92 +5.7 1.036
TOTAL CF 161 130 376 1 0 384 7 .982 1212.2 2.80 +4.5 1.009
TOTAL RF 34 26 32 0 0 33 1 .970 225.1 1.28 -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.
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