Rick Cerone
[edit] Biography
Rick Cerone (Richard Aldo Cerone) was born on May 19, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on August 17, 1975 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI. Cerone played for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Montreal Expos over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that Rick Cerone's best season was 1980, when he hit for a .277 average and knocked in 85 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .308
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 100
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 10
| .200
| .245
| .270
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 88
| 282
| 25
| 63
| 3
| 20
| .223
| .284
| .298
| 8
| 2
| 23
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 136
| 469
| 47
| 112
| 7
| 61
| .239
| .294
| .358
| 27
| 4
| 37
| 40
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| 147
| 519
| 70
| 144
| 14
| 85
| .277
| .321
| .432
| 30
| 4
| 32
| 56
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 14
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| 71
| 234
| 23
| 57
| 2
| 21
| .244
| .276
| .342
| 13
| 2
| 12
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| 89
| 300
| 29
| 68
| 5
| 28
| .227
| .271
| .310
| 10
| 0
| 19
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 80
| 246
| 18
| 54
| 2
| 22
| .220
| .267
| .272
| 7
| 0
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 38
| 120
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 13
| .208
| .269
| .283
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| 96
| 282
| 15
| 61
| 3
| 25
| .216
| .288
| .280
| 9
| 0
| 29
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 68
| 216
| 22
| 56
| 4
| 18
| .259
| .304
| .380
| 14
| 0
| 15
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 113
| 284
| 28
| 69
| 4
| 23
| .243
| .320
| .335
| 12
| 1
| 30
| 46
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1988
| BOS
| A
| 84
| 264
| 31
| 71
| 3
| 27
| .269
| .326
| .360
| 13
| 1
| 20
| 32
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| 102
| 296
| 28
| 72
| 4
| 48
| .243
| .320
| .345
| 16
| 1
| 34
| 40
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 10
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 49
| 139
| 12
| 42
| 2
| 11
| .302
| .324
| .388
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| 90
| 227
| 18
| 62
| 2
| 16
| .273
| .360
| .357
| 13
| 0
| 30
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 9
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 33
| 63
| 10
| 17
| 1
| 7
| .270
| .313
| .381
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 219
| 572
| 43
| 140
| 6
| 48
| .245
| .320
| .322
| 26
| 0
| 62
| 54
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 24
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1110
| 3497
| 350
| 858
| 53
| 388
| .245
| .298
| .346
| 164
| 15
| 258
| 396
| 21
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 94
|
| Total
|
|
| 1329
| 4069
| 393
| 998
| 59
| 436
| .245
| .301
| .343
| 190
| 15
| 320
| 450
| 24
| 48
| 6
| 9
| 118
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| C
| 7
| 3
| 32
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| C
| 6
| 2
| 34.1
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .963
|
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| C
| 31
| 29
| 246.2
| 146
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 1
| .994
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| C
| 84
| 78
| 712
| 426
| 44
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 49
| 33
| 2
| .992
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| C
| 136
| 133
| 1168.2
| 560
| 68
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 69
| 47
| 1
| .980
|
| 1980
| NY
| A
| C
| 147
| 146
| 1254.1
| 800
| 73
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 14
| 53
| 57
| 0
| .990
|
| 1981
| NY
| A
| C
| 69
| 64
| 568
| 353
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 34
| 19
| 0
| .992
|
| 1982
| NY
| A
| C
| 89
| 86
| 769.2
| 509
| 25
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 54
| 21
| 0
| .989
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| C
| 78
| 72
| 626
| 412
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 47
| 14
| 1
| .991
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| C
| 38
| 36
| 309.2
| 230
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 12
| 0
| .996
|
| 1985
| ATL
| N
| C
| 90
| 76
| 699
| 384
| 48
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 69
| 29
| 1
| .986
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| C
| 68
| 66
| 580.2
| 391
| 44
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 39
| 37
| 1
| .991
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| NY
| A
| C
| 111
| 86
| 778
| 538
| 38
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 55
| 33
| 1
| .998
|
| 1988
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| BOS
| A
| C
| 83
| 69
| 611.1
| 471
| 28
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 52
| 15
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| C
| 97
| 85
| 749.2
| 578
| 41
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 84
| 32
| 0
| .984
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| DH
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| NY
| A
| C
| 35
| 29
| 256.2
| 177
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 13
| 16
| 1
| .995
|
| 1991
| NY
| N
| C
| 81
| 63
| 573
| 424
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 39
| 32
| 1
| .987
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| C
| 28
| 12
| 143.2
| 106
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1278
| 1135
| 10113.1
| 6548
| 536
| 70
| 59
| 0
| 99
| 705
| 413
| 12
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1987
| NY
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with John Lowenstein to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Rico Carty (December 6, 1976).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Tom Underwood and Ted Wilborn to New York Yankees in exchange for Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella (November 1, 1979).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Brian Fisher (December 5, 1984).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with David Clay and Flavio Alfaro to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Ted Simmons (March 5, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by New York Yankees (February 13, 1987).
- Released by New York Yankees (April 4, 1988).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (April 15, 1988).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (December 19, 1989).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 20, 1989).
- Released by New York Yankees (January 13, 1991).
- Signed by New York Mets (January 21, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 7, 1991).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 12, 1992).
- Released by Montreal Expos (July 16, 1992).
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