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Rick Dempsey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1969 (Age 20-010d, 12,942nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 43-014d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Warner Sports Management • Previously: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Rikard Dempsey

Nicknames: The Dipper

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Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

4692

1093

.233

525

RBI

471

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-24 / in Starts: 10-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 119 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	86 (47-29-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 119 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	74 (37-24-12)

Most Driven In
R Blomberg	2
L Piniella	2
G Nettles	2
Self	2
F GonzÃ¡lez	1
T Munson	1
E Maddox	1
B Sudakis	1

Most Driven In By
J Mason	2
R White	2
E Maddox	2
Self	2
G Nettles	1
G Michael	1
L Piniella	1
S Alomar	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	48	14 (13)	Apr 20	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
2	49	15	Apr 21 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	8-GF(13)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	2	1.97	0.041	3.85	0.05%	0.23	PR C
3	50	16	Apr 21 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	8	.83	-0.004	1.50	0.00%	-0.20	C
4	51	23 (6)	Apr 30	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	.400	.971	9	2.45	0.099	3.86	0.09%	0.37	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	52	34 (10)	May 12 (1)	NYY		MIL	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.18	-0.005	.38	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
6	53	35	May 12 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	CG(8)	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.545	.778	1.323	7	.66	0.021	1.27	0.02%	1.06	C
7	54	36	May 14	NYY		DET	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.583	1.012	7	1.39	-0.106	2.55	-0.12%	-0.86	C
8	55	37	May 15	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.471	.839	7	1.15	-0.052	1.94	-0.05%	-0.80	C
9	56	38	May 17	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.400	.718	7	1.01	-0.083	1.60	-0.08%	-0.95	C
10	57	39	May 18	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.348	.656	7	.54	-0.010	.93	-0.01%	-0.21	C
11	58	40	May 19 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.300	.385	.685	7	.85	0.064	1.37	0.06%	0.69	C
12	59	41	May 19 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.324	.400	.724	7	1.30	-0.027	2.25	-0.03%	-0.07	C
13	60	42	May 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-14	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.289	.353	.642	2	.47	0.004	.75	0.00%	-0.36	C
14	61	43	May 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.268	.324	.593	8	1.28	-0.096	1.90	-0.09%	-0.89	C
15	62	47 (3)	May 26 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.220	.267	.317	.584	7	1.32	-0.008	1.51	-0.01%	-0.77	C
16	63	48	May 27	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.261	.310	.570	9	1.74	-0.048	1.91	-0.03%	-0.30	PH
17	64	49	May 28	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.261	.310	.570	7						C
18	65	50	May 31	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.289	.534	7	.92	-0.070	.91	-0.04%	-0.86	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	66	51	Jun 1	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG(13)	7	6	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.286	.314	.599	7	2.27	0.474	2.38	0.30%	1.36	C
20	67	52	Jun 2	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.295	.375	.670	7	.74	-0.004	.86	0.00%	0.69	C
21	68	53	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-9	CG	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.328	.424	.752	7	1.06	0.208	1.31	0.16%	1.74	C
22	69	54	Jun 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG(15)	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.258	.296	.379	.675	7	1.88	-0.387	2.13	-0.26%	-2.55	C RF
23	70	55	Jun 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.307	.386	.692	7	.68	0.009	.68	0.01%	0.35	C
24	71	56	Jun 7	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.304	.378	.682	7	1.22	0.055	1.37	0.04%	0.67	C
25	72	57	Jun 8	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.300	.373	.673	9	2.93	-0.073	2.88	-0.04%	-0.41	PH
26	73	58	Jun 9	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.309	.382	.690	4	7.05	0.442	7.56	0.28%	1.00	PH
27	74	60 (1)	Jun 11	NYY		CAL	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.305	.377	.682	9	4.25	-0.094	5.37	-0.07%	-0.45	PH
28	75	61	Jun 12	NYY		CAL	W,6-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.301	.372	.673	9	.15	-0.004	.16	0.00%	-0.15	PH
29	76	69 (7)	Jun 22	NYY		DET	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.266	.298	.367	.665	9	3.18	-0.142	4.32	-0.12%	-0.86	PH
30	77	74 (4)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.294	.363	.657	8	1.05	-0.025	.93	-0.01%	-0.27	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	78	75	Jul 1	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.281	.345	.626	7	1.28	-0.149	1.03	-0.07%	-1.03	C
32	79	78 (2)	Jul 4	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.278	.341	.619	9	2.81	-0.070	1.26	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
33	80	89 (10)	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.236	.266	.326	.592	7	1.48	-0.213	1.59	-0.14%	-1.50	C
34	81	101 (11)	Jul 30 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.255	.312	.567	8	1.76	-0.198	3.22	-0.22%	-1.24	C
35	82	102	Jul 30 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.253	.309	.561	8	.44	-0.011	.72	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	83	107 (4)	Aug 4	NYY		BOS	L,3-7	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.265	.313	.577	8	1.23	0.103	2.00	0.10%	0.76	C
37	84	117 (9)	Aug 16 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	CG(13)	6	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.287	.337	.624	8	1.54	0.490	1.59	0.30%	2.53	C
38	85	131 (13)	Aug 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.287	.337	.624	5						C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
39	86	139 (7)	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,3-11	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.291	.333	.624	7	.08	-0.003	.35	-0.01%	-0.21	PH C
40	87	144 (4)	Sep 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.289	.324	.613	8	1.00	-0.083	7.87	-0.39%	-1.37	C
41	88	149 (4)	Sep 18	NYY		BAL	L,4-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.289	.324	.613	5						C
42	89	153 (3)	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	W,14-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.287	.321	.608	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	C
43	90	162 (8)	Oct 2	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.288	.321	.609	7	.81	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.05	C
							19-24		119	109	12	26	3	0	2	12	8	0	7	0	1	1	1	5	1	0	.239	.288	.321	.609		1.30	0.051	1.87	-0.42%	-5.51

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