#31 Ralph Houk, Catcher, 35 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Houk
8/9/1919 35 USA,KS,LAWRENCE 5"11 198
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years : On Waivers :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 (Automatic) 4 Year(s), 112 Days (800 total Days) 40 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 107 Days (1483 total Days) 10 Year(s) Out of Option Years Yes , Waivers cleared! REVOCABLE
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 3 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 7 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/18 | @BAL | W 9-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/19 | @BAL | L 4-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/22 | WS1 | L 1-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/23 | WS1 | W 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/29 | CHA | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
8/30 | CHA | W 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/8 | CLE | W 6-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @CLE | W 12-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/21 | @CHA | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | BAL | W 7-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 11 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .359 | .375 | .436 | .811 | .720 | .077 |
Projected | 12 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .359 | .375 | .436 | .811 | .720 | .077 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 9 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
vs. RHP | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .382 | .382 | .471 | .853 |
Close/Late | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .583 | .833 | 1.417 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 6 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .350 | .381 | .450 | .831 |
Road | 5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .368 | .421 | .789 |
August | 7 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .304 | .391 | .696 |
Sept/Oct | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .438 | .471 | .500 | .971 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 162 | 500 | 121 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .293 | .286 | .579 | NYA |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 143 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .341 | .336 | .677 | NYA |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 143 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .341 | .336 | .677 | NYA |
1950 | 64 | 194 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .294 | .314 | .608 | NYA |
1951 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYY |
1953 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | NYY |
1954 | 11 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .359 | .375 | .436 | .811 | NYY |
Total | 565 | 1739 | 470 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 229 | 148 | 128 | 11 | 11 | 123 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .322 | .322 | .644 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950, AAA | 19 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .250 | .246 | .496 |
1951, AAA | 130 | 509 | 144 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 24 | 3 | 5 | .283 | .361 | .379 | .740 |
1952, AAA | 127 | 476 | 155 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 70 | 49 | 27 | 2 | 7 | .326 | .383 | .399 | .783 |
1953, AAA | 137 | 508 | 162 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 5 | 7 | .319 | .381 | .372 | .753 |
1954, AAA | 112 | 438 | 124 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 44 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 7 | .283 | .332 | .384 | .715 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 9 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | .977 | 79.0 | 4.90 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
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Awards Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1950... Injured on 4/4/1953 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week... Injured on 5/10/1954 with a Bruised Finger, out for 5 days...
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