Richard
Baskin
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 22, 1921 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 OAK CL $ 360,000  
1953 31 OAK CL $ 360,000  
1954 32 OAK CL $ 360,000  
1955 33 OAK CL $ 360,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 360,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 360,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 OAK CL $ 360,000  
1953 31 OAK CL $ 360,000  
1954 32 OAK CL $ 360,000  
1955 33 OAK CL $ 360,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 360,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 360,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 30 AAA   7 8 .467 24 21 2 1 0 140.3 173 88 21 59 110 5.64 .306 .372 .478 .850  
1953 31 AAA   10 12 .455 24 24 4 0 0 158.0 184 81 16 60 122 4.61 .291 .353 .440 .792  
1954 32 OAK CL 5 5 .500 14 12 4 0 0 100.0 107 43 4 55 66 3.87 .277 .369 .360 .729 6.5
    AAA   6 4 .600 10 10 3 0 0 76.7 73 37 12 28 50 4.34 .252 .318 .441 .759  
1955 33 OAK CL 9 12 .429 29 29 9 0 0 214.3 218 114 16 120 118 4.79 .266 .367 .376 .742 7.0
2 Years Sim 14 17 .452 43 41 13 0 0 314.3 325 157 20 175 184 4.50 .269 .367 .371 .738 13.6
3 Years AAA 23 24 .489 58 55 9 1 0 375.0 430 206 49 147 282 4.94 .289 .353 .455 .808  
Season Average 7 8 .467 21 20 6 0 0 157.2 162 78 10 87 92 4.50 .269 .367 .371 .738  
Career Highs 9 12 .500 29 29 9 0 0 214.3 218 114 16 120 118 4.79 .277 .369 .376 .742  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   150 76 9 89 107   .245 .341 .340 .681
vs LH   175 81 11 86 77   .295 .384 .402 .786
Home 7 13 .350 24 24 10 0 0 186.7 186 86 11 96 116 4.15 .261 .348 .359 .707
Away 7 4 .636 19 17 3 0 0 127.7 139 71 9 79 68 5.01 .283 .382 .388 .770
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 14 7 1 9 6 3.94 .241 .343 .345 .688
May 1 3 .250 6 6 1 0 0 44.0 43 21 4 25 24 4.30 .261 .358 .376 .734
June 3 2 .600 8 6 3 0 0 49.7 58 27 2 27 29 4.89 .296 .381 .393 .774
July 2 3 .400 7 7 1 0 0 52.3 49 26 4 31 31 4.47 .250 .352 .352 .704
August 2 6 .250 11 11 4 0 0 84.3 84 42 4 44 51 4.48 .258 .346 .344 .690
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 9 9 3 0 0 68.0 77 34 5 39 43 4.50 .291 .382 .404 .785
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 32 OAK CL 14 38 6 10 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .263 .282 .368 .650 3.3 0.3
1955 33 OAK CL 29 77 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 35 .026 .074 .052 .126 -4.0 0.0
2 Years Sim 43 115 9 12 6 0 0 8 0 0 4 47 .104 .142 .157 .298 -0.7 0.3
162 Game Average 433 33 45 22 0 0 30 0 0 15 177 .104 .142 .157 .298 -2.5  
Career Highs 29 77 6 10 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 35 .263 .282 .368 .650 3.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   93 7 7 5 0 0 7 0 0 4 44 .075 .122 .129 .251 -2.3
vs LH   22 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .227 .227 .273 .500 1.1
Home 24 65 6 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 29 .092 .132 .123 .255 -1.5
Away 19 50 3 6 4 0 0 5 0 0 2 18 .120 .154 .200 .354 0.3
RISP   35 0 5 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 14 .143 .167 .257 .424 0.8
Close/Late   7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
Mar/Apr 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.1
May 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3
June 8 16 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .063 .063 .125 .188 -0.7
July 7 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .050 .174 .050 .224 -0.3
August 11 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .100 .156 .133 .290 -0.5
Sep/Oct 9 28 5 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .214 .214 .321 .536 1.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 32 OAK CL P 14 12 100.0 3 17 0 3 1.000 1.80    
1955 33 OAK CL P 29 29 214.3 17 29 2 2 .958 1.93    
Career Totals   43 41 314.3 20 46 2 5 .971 1.89    
Career Highs   29 29 214.3 17 29 2 3 1.000 1.93    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
1955-3-120
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
 
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History
Drafted in 51st round, 1011st overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Injured on 6/6/1952 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/13/1952 with a Concussion, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 7/24/1954, off Brain Emmer (VAN)
Earned first career win on 7/24/1954
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1954, going 4-0, 3.18