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Ethan
Ritchie		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: January 4, 1925 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OMA PL $ 1,760,000  
1953 28 OMA PL $ 1,760,000  
1954 29 OMA PL $ 1,760,000  
1955 30 OMA PL    
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OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,760,000  
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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 27 OMA PL $ 1,760,000  
1953 28 OMA PL $ 1,760,000  
1954 29 OMA PL $ 1,760,000  
1955 30 OMA PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,760,000  
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 27 OMA PL 7 4 .636 15 15 3 0 0 98.7 97 60 7 54 51 5.47 .258 .356 .402 .757 4.7
    AAA   5 3 .625 8 8 1 0 0 49.7 76 36 6 17 39 6.52 .353 .401 .498 .899  
1954 29 OMA PL 0 1 .000 7 2 1 0 0 22.0 24 11 0 13 15 4.50 .282 .392 .400 .792 1.2
    AAA   4 5 .444 14 14 3 0 0 89.7 94 29 6 35 50 2.91 .272 .339 .403 .742  
1955 30 OMA PL 1 5 .167 19 6 1 0 0 44.0 62 40 9 20 26 8.18 .335 .404 .541 .944 0.0
3 Years Sim 8 10 .444 41 23 5 0 0 164.7 183 111 16 87 92 6.07 .283 .374 .441 .815 5.9
2 Years AAA 9 8 .529 22 22 4 0 0 139.3 170 65 12 52 89 4.20 .304 .363 .439 .802  
Season Average 2 3 .400 13 7 1 0 0 54.9 61 37 5 29 30 6.07 .283 .374 .441 .815  
Career Highs 7 5 .636 19 15 3 0 0 98.7 97 60 9 54 51 8.18 .335 .404 .541 .944  
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   84 59 9 44 54   .258 .346 .433 .778
vs LH   99 52 7 43 38   .309 .391 .450 .841
Home 2 3 .400 17 9 0 0 0 55.7 82 46 8 23 25 7.44 .347 .405 .534 .939
Away 6 7 .462 24 14 5 0 0 109.0 101 65 8 64 67 5.37 .246 .348 .388 .736
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 15 12 3 4 2 10.80 .349 .404 .605 1.009
May 0 1 .000 5 1 0 0 0 8.0 16 7 1 3 5 7.88 .432 .475 .595 1.070
June 1 3 .250 7 3 1 0 0 21.7 28 20 5 11 18 8.31 .315 .390 .539 .929
July 2 0 1.000 7 3 2 0 0 28.7 18 9 1 16 15 2.83 .191 .309 .266 .575
August 4 2 .667 11 7 1 0 0 55.0 53 27 4 22 28 4.42 .247 .316 .381 .698
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 9 7 1 0 0 41.3 53 36 2 31 24 7.84 .315 .422 .488 .910
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
1952 27 OMA PL 15 45 5 10 3 1 1 9 1 0 1 11 .222 .239 .400 .639 4.5 0.4
1954 29 OMA PL 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1955 30 OMA PL 19 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .273 .385 .273 .657 1.5 0.0
3 Years Sim 41 62 6 14 3 1 1 10 1 0 3 17 .226 .262 .355 .616 6.0 0.4
162 Game Average 244 23 55 11 3 3 39 3 0 11 67 .226 .262 .355 .616 23.6  
Career Highs 19 45 5 10 3 1 1 9 1 0 2 11 .273 .385 .400 .657 4.5  
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   51 6 13 3 1 1 10 1 0 3 14 .255 .296 .412 .708 6.2
vs LH   11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Home 17 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.1
Away 24 42 5 13 3 1 1 10 0 0 3 11 .310 .356 .500 .856 6.9
RISP   26 0 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 .231 .231 .346 .577 1.7
Close/Late   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0.6
Mar/Apr 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
May 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
June 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 1.3
July 3 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .250 .417 0.3
August 10 22 2 5 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 6 .227 .261 .455 .715 2.9
Sep/Oct 9 17 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .235 .235 .353 .588 1.2
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    
1952 27 OMA PL P 15 15 98.7 4 16 1 0 .952 1.82    
1954 29 OMA PL P 7 2 22.0 0 8 0 2 1.000 3.27    
1955 30 OMA PL P 19 6 44.0 1 6 0 1 1.000 1.43    
Career Totals   41 23 164.7 5 30 1 3 .972 1.91    
Career Highs   19 15 98.7 4 16 1 2 1.000 3.27    
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History
Drafted in 35th round, 683rd overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952
Injured on 6/9/1952 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from Oklahoma to Omaha on 7/7/1952 (Going to OMA: P Ethan Ritchie, LF Dennis Burgan. Going to OKC: C Calvin Boozer, 3B Matthew Foulk)
Earned first career win on 7/20/1952
Had first career hit (double) on 7/24/1952, off Wilber Gullett (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 8/12/1952, off Fabian Cordova (DEN)
Injured on 3/24/1953 with a Broken Hip, out for full season
Injured on 6/13/1954 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/26/1954 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/17/1954 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
8/4/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Omaha
Released by Omaha on 8/11/1955
 
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