Dick Radatz
[edit] Biography
Born on April 2, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, Dick Radatz (Richard Raymond Radatz) played for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 7 year career. Radatz broke into the bigs on April 10, 1962 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 2.24 ERA in 124.2 innings pitched in 1962, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dick Radatz's best season was 1964, when he posted a 2.29 ERA, won 16 games, notched 29 saves and struck out 181 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 2.24
| 144
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 124.2
| 95
| 9
| 40
| 2
| 4
| 4
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| 66
| 0
| 15
| 6
| 1.97
| 162
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 132.1
| 94
| 9
| 51
| 13
| 5
| 5
|
| 1964
| BOS
| A
| 79
| 0
| 16
| 9
| 2.29
| 181
| 44
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 157
| 103
| 13
| 58
| 9
| 1
| 7
|
| 1965
| BOS
| A
| 63
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 3.91
| 121
| 57
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 124.1
| 104
| 11
| 53
| 11
| 1
| 5
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4.61
| 49
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 56.2
| 49
| 6
| 34
| 6
| 5
| 3
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.74
| 19
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 24
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4.64
| 68
| 43
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 75.2
| 73
| 9
| 45
| 8
| 5
| 3
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.56
| 18
| 21
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 23.1
| 12
| 4
| 24
| 2
| 9
| 5
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6.49
| 19
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 26.1
| 17
| 5
| 26
| 2
| 9
| 5
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5.71
| 32
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 34.2
| 32
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.38
| 18
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 14
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| 33
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4.89
| 50
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 53.1
| 46
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 42
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6.05
| 50
| 43
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 58
| 44
| 10
| 42
| 3
| 9
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 339
| 0
| 51
| 39
| 2.86
| 695
| 217
| 202
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 635.2
| 488
| 55
| 254
| 43
| 16
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 381
| 0
| 52
| 43
| 3.13
| 745
| 260
| 241
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 693.2
| 532
| 65
| 296
| 46
| 25
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 124.2
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .929
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 132.1
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .867
|
| 1964
| BOS
| A
| P
| 79
| 0
| 157
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 0
| .889
|
| 1965
| BOS
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 124.1
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 0
| .950
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 56.2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .500
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 75.2
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 23.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| P
| 23
| 0
| 26.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 34.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 18.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| P
| 33
| 0
| 53.1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 381
| 0
| 693.2
| 25
| 55
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 42
| 19
| 0
| .920
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| 62
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 6
| .097
| .125
| .097
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| BOS
| A
| 66
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .069
| .100
| .103
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| BOS
| A
| 79
| 37
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .162
| .184
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| BOS
| A
| 63
| 27
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .185
| .214
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| CLE
| A
| 39
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| A
| 55
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 23
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| Total
|
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 42
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .333
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 339
| 137
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 11
| .124
| .149
| .168
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 75
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 381
| 145
| 6
| 19
| 1
| 11
| .131
| .160
| .172
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 79
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (June, 1959).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Don McMahon and Lee Stange (June 2, 1966).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (April 25, 1967); Cleveland Indians received Bob Raudman (November 21, 1967).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (March 24, 1968).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (April 22, 1968).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Montreal Expos (June 15, 1969).
- Released by Montreal Expos (August 26, 1969).
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