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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

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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	8-17 / in Starts: 4-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 47 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	26 (14-11-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 47 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-9-4)

Most Driven In
S Brye	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	17	2 (1)	Apr 16	MIN	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.02	-0.090	1.56	-0.08%	-0.64	C
2	18	3	Apr 18	MIN	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.73	0.003	1.19	0.00%	0.03	C
3	19	6 (2)	Apr 25	MIN		BOS	W,12-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.231	.000	.231	8	.09	-0.012	.13	-0.01%	-0.57	C
4	20	7	Apr 26	MIN		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	8	.43	-0.015	.63	-0.01%	-0.37	C
5	21	10 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.263	.000	.263	8	1.46	-0.001	2.58	0.00%	-0.46	C
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
6	22	19 (8)	May 12 susp	MIN		MIL	L,3-4	12-GF(22)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.304	.111	.415	8	3.09	-0.010	6.64	-0.01%	-0.19	C
7	23	20	May 13	MIN		MIL	W,5-4	10-GF(15)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.280	.100	.380	8	2.40	-0.123	4.96	-0.15%	-0.45	C
8	24	24 (3)	May 17	MIN	@	CHW	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.308	.143	.451	8	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	0.36	C
9	25	25	May 19	MIN	@	TEX	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.308	.143	.451	8						C
10	26	27 (1)	May 21 (1)	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.308	.143	.451	8						C
11	27	31 (3)	May 26	MIN		TEX	W,7-0	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.308	.143	.451	4						C
12	28	32	May 27	MIN		TEX	L,2-16	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.321	.174	.495	8	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.05	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
13	29	37 (4)	Jun 2	MIN	@	DET	L,4-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.310	.167	.477	9	.52	-0.012	1.09	-0.02%	-0.19	PH
14	30	39 (1)	Jun 4	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.310	.167	.477	8						C
15	31	41 (1)	Jun 6	MIN	@	BAL	W,5-4	7-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	2.69	0.116	4.63	0.12%	0.36	C
16	32	42	Jun 7	MIN	@	BAL	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.324	.207	.530	8	.33	0.005	.60	0.01%	-0.38	C
17	33	43	Jun 9	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.314	.200	.514	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.08	C
18	34	44	Jun 10	MIN	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.316	.212	.528	8	1.48	-0.054	2.09	-0.05%	-0.41	C
19	35	46 (1)	Jun 12	MIN		DET	L,1-2	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.333	.265	.598	9	1.90	0.144	2.52	0.12%	0.61	PH
20	36	48 (1)	Jun 14	MIN		DET	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.325	.257	.582	9	2.40	-0.057	3.44	-0.05%	-0.20	C
21	37	49	Jun 16	MIN		BAL	L,0-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.341	.257	.599	8	1.47	0.051	2.01	0.04%	0.32	C
22	38	53 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	MIN		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.311	.231	.542	8	.69	-0.071	.78	-0.05%	-1.01	C
23	39	54	Jun 21	MIN		CLE	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.311	.231	.542	8						C
24	40	58 (3)	Jun 25 (2)	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.304	.225	.529	6	.09	-0.002	.15	0.00%	-0.12	C
25	41	60 (1)	Jun 27	MIN		CAL	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.304	.225	.529	8						C
							8-17		47	40	0	8	1	0	0	0	6	0	8	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.200	.304	.225	.529		1.08	-0.128	1.92	-0.15%	-3.43

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