SS Ernie Ricker #5
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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SS ERNIE RICKER #5 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 45 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 17 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 8th Pick in Round 6
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 40 -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 -25 -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
1954 Chattanooga - A 18 18 62 21 4 2 1 9 9 8 0 1 11 2 1 .339 .408 .516 .925 145 150 0.8
1955 Chattanooga - A 19 127 461 132 26 11 10 63 85 79 5 2 64 46 11 .286 .395 .456 .850 125 129 4.0
1955 Terre Haute - A 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136 -0.0
1956 Chattanooga - A 20 61 242 69 16 3 4 29 38 36 3 4 38 15 4 .285 .379 .426 .805 113 115 2.4
1956 Terre Haute - A 20 71 278 65 11 1 6 21 40 27 4 1 37 16 5 .234 .310 .345 .655 78 79 1.2
1957 Terre Haute - A 21 120 477 103 14 4 10 53 55 55 6 2 105 25 7 .216 .304 .325 .629 69 69 1.5
1958 Terre Haute - A 22 115 424 89 16 2 4 24 52 55 1 0 91 28 5 .210 .302 .285 .587 63 65 1.5
1958 Newark - AAA 22 4 14 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .286 .375 .500 .875 152 163 0.2
1959 Chattanooga - A 23 11 39 12 1 0 0 2 6 2 0 0 9 0 2 .308 .341 .333 .675 72 69 -0.2
1959 Terre Haute - A 23 79 245 58 6 2 6 24 33 34 4 0 64 7 4 .237 .339 .351 .690 87 89 1.4
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 1.8
1960 Akron - AA 24 54 216 43 7 4 6 26 31 18 2 1 66 14 4 .199 .266 .352 .618 82 82 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 94 95 1.9
1961 Akron - AA 25 46 155 32 1 3 4 20 19 15 0 3 37 8 1 .206 .272 .329 .601 73 66 0.5
1962 Akron - AA 26 93 285 72 11 4 6 31 35 33 1 2 55 22 6 .253 .330 .382 .713 107 110 2.6
1962 Newark - AAA 26 39 125 28 8 1 3 7 13 12 2 0 22 8 3 .224 .302 .376 .678 94 91 0.8
1963 Akron - AA 27 58 173 30 4 3 0 13 17 29 3 3 33 8 5 .173 .298 .231 .529 56 65 0.9
1963 Newark - AAA 27 25 52 10 1 0 0 2 9 6 0 0 8 4 1 .192 .276 .212 .487 44 40 -0.3
1964 Akron - AA 28 72 221 50 8 0 2 24 21 37 2 0 52 7 3 .226 .342 .290 .632 79 86 0.4
1964 Newark - AAA 28 24 48 5 1 0 1 2 7 5 0 1 12 5 0 .104 .185 .188 .373 5 -6 -0.1
1965 Terre Haute - A 29 56 191 49 4 1 3 19 17 30 4 2 44 11 4 .257 .366 .335 .701 87 92 0.6
1965 Akron - AA 29 86 279 52 8 2 8 33 36 52 5 2 60 7 7 .186 .322 .315 .638 87 94 1.1
Total EA 409 1329 279 39 16 26 147 159 184 13 11 303 66 26 .210 .310 .322 .632 83 87
Total HL 592 2156 502 72 20 43 216 265 270 23 11 459 123 31 .233 .323 .345 .668 81 82
Total UL 92 239 47 10 1 5 13 32 24 3 1 44 18 5 .197 .277 .310 .587 69 64
Total SEL 217 804 234 47 16 15 103 138 125 8 7 122 63 18 .291 .389 .445 .834 121 123
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 - A 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 - A SS 30 27 51 86 22 142 5 .965 255.1 4.83 +2.9 1.047
1955 Chattanooga - A LF 39 36 61 0 0 63 2 .968 308.1 1.78 +1.0 1.027
1955 Chattanooga - A CF 45 32 97 1 0 100 2 .980 304.2 2.89 -3.9 .938
1955 Chattanooga - A 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 - A SS 21 19 27 59 13 86 0 1.000 165.2 4.67 +1.4 1.098
1956 Chattanooga - A 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 - A CF 21 15 53 0 0 54 1 .981 154.2 3.08 +3.5 1.054
1956 Chattanooga - A 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 - A 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 - A 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
1963 Newark - AAA SS 4 4 6 8 3 16 2 .875 33.0 3.82 -0.8 .848
1963 Akron - AA SS 51 50 86 144 37 238 8 .966 433.1 4.78 +6.9 1.069
1963 Newark - AAA LF 7 7 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 59.0 1.37 +0.0 .970
1963 Akron - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .980
1963 Newark - AAA CF 4 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 26.2 2.36 -0.2 .865
1963 Akron - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Newark - AAA RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.5 .492
1964 Newark - AAA SS 15 14 29 32 6 63 2 .968 115.0 4.77 +1.3 1.004
1964 Akron - AA SS 68 66 117 168 36 298 13 .956 563.2 4.55 -4.7 .958
1964 Newark - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.0 1.003
1964 Akron - AA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Newark - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Newark - AAA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.016
1964 Akron - AA RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.060
1965 Akron - AA 3B 80 79 69 128 6 206 9 .956 670.1 2.64 -0.6 .983
1965 Terre Haute - A 3B 45 43 25 56 6 84 3 .964 327.0 2.23 -1.0 .971
1965 Akron - AA SS 9 3 8 13 3 22 1 .955 45.1 4.17 +1.0 1.013
1965 Terre Haute - A SS 11 10 9 27 5 36 0 1.000 94.2 3.42 -0.2 1.068
TOTAL 3B 125 122 94 184 12 290 12 .959 997.1 2.51 -1.6 .979
TOTAL SS 851 814 1448 2397 573 3946 101 .974 7092.0 4.88 +43.4 1.033
TOTAL LF 120 105 187 0 0 193 6 .969 892.1 1.89 +5.8 1.032
TOTAL CF 166 133 388 1 0 396 7 .982 1247.1 2.81 +4.0 1.006
TOTAL RF 42 27 35 0 0 36 1 .972 246.1 1.28 -1.9 .938
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.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
07/26/1964 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/20/1964 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
09/17/1965 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
09/21/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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