Rick Dempsey
[edit] Biography
Rick Dempsey (John Rikard Dempsey) was born on September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on September 23, 1969 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .262 with 1 home run and 11 RBI. Dempsey played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 24 year career.
Most people believe that Rick Dempsey's best season was 1985, when he knocked in 52 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .571
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| 6
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .308
| .357
| .385
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| 25
| 40
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .304
| .225
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 43
| 109
| 12
| 26
| 2
| 12
| .239
| .288
| .321
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 71
| 145
| 18
| 38
| 1
| 11
| .262
| .353
| .338
| 8
| 0
| 21
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| 21
| 42
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .119
| .213
| .119
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 59
| 174
| 11
| 37
| 0
| 10
| .213
| .275
| .224
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| 80
| 216
| 12
| 42
| 0
| 12
| .194
| .263
| .204
| 2
| 0
| 18
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 91
| 270
| 27
| 61
| 3
| 34
| .226
| .314
| .315
| 7
| 4
| 34
| 34
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 136
| 441
| 41
| 114
| 6
| 32
| .259
| .327
| .356
| 25
| 0
| 48
| 54
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 11
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 124
| 368
| 48
| 88
| 6
| 41
| .239
| .307
| .351
| 23
| 0
| 38
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 119
| 362
| 51
| 95
| 9
| 40
| .262
| .333
| .425
| 26
| 3
| 36
| 45
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 11
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 92
| 251
| 24
| 54
| 6
| 15
| .215
| .306
| .335
| 10
| 1
| 32
| 36
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 125
| 344
| 35
| 88
| 5
| 36
| .256
| .339
| .349
| 15
| 1
| 46
| 37
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 10
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 128
| 347
| 33
| 80
| 4
| 32
| .231
| .311
| .323
| 16
| 2
| 40
| 54
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 109
| 330
| 37
| 76
| 11
| 34
| .230
| .312
| .364
| 11
| 0
| 40
| 58
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 132
| 362
| 54
| 92
| 12
| 52
| .254
| .345
| .406
| 19
| 0
| 50
| 87
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| 122
| 327
| 42
| 68
| 13
| 29
| .208
| .309
| .379
| 15
| 1
| 45
| 78
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| 60
| 141
| 16
| 25
| 1
| 9
| .177
| .295
| .270
| 10
| 0
| 23
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 77
| 167
| 25
| 42
| 7
| 30
| .251
| .338
| .455
| 13
| 0
| 25
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| 79
| 151
| 16
| 27
| 4
| 16
| .179
| .319
| .305
| 7
| 0
| 30
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 62
| 128
| 13
| 25
| 2
| 15
| .195
| .318
| .281
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 61
| 147
| 15
| 34
| 4
| 21
| .231
| .329
| .347
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .273
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 218
| 446
| 54
| 94
| 13
| 61
| .211
| .326
| .354
| 25
| 0
| 78
| 110
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1548
| 4246
| 471
| 999
| 83
| 410
| .235
| .318
| .346
| 198
| 12
| 514
| 626
| 17
| 62
| 17
| 10
| 114
|
| Total
|
|
| 1766
| 4692
| 525
| 1093
| 96
| 471
| .233
| .319
| .347
| 223
| 12
| 592
| 736
| 18
| 63
| 20
| 13
| 131
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| MIN
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 10.2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1970
| MIN
| A
| C
| 3
| 1
| 16
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1971
| MIN
| A
| C
| 6
| 4
| 37
| 30
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1972
| MIN
| A
| C
| 23
| 8
| 113
| 67
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .986
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| C
| 5
| 3
| 31
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| C
| 31
| 25
| 237.1
| 152
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 16
| 2
| .978
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 7.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| DH
| 18
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| OF
| 8
| 7
| 62.1
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| C
| 19
| 12
| 116
| 76
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 0
| .977
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 53.1
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| NY
| A
| C
| 9
| 7
| 67
| 39
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 11.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| C
| 58
| 53
| 469.2
| 263
| 34
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 23
| 27
| 0
| .987
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 6
| 3
| 27
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| C
| 67
| 60
| 536.2
| 302
| 39
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 31
| 0
| .988
|
| 1976
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 7
| 3
| 32.2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| C
| 91
| 84
| 745
| 416
| 52
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 30
| 41
| 1
| .977
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| C
| 135
| 130
| 1145.2
| 636
| 79
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 62
| 55
| 2
| .985
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| C
| 124
| 112
| 1015.2
| 615
| 81
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 48
| 45
| 1
| .990
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| C
| 113
| 95
| 878
| 531
| 54
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 53
| 45
| 2
| .987
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 10.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| C
| 90
| 71
| 665.1
| 384
| 35
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 30
| 24
| 5
| .998
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| C
| 124
| 101
| 944
| 491
| 46
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 47
| 27
| 2
| .991
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| C
| 128
| 109
| 989.2
| 591
| 65
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 60
| 35
| 2
| .997
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| C
| 108
| 104
| 907.2
| 453
| 43
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 59
| 23
| 0
| .992
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| C
| 131
| 113
| 1008
| 575
| 49
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 79
| 30
| 2
| .987
|
| 1986
| BAL
| A
| C
| 121
| 101
| 922.1
| 659
| 53
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 68
| 34
| 3
| .990
|
| 1987
| CLE
| A
| C
| 59
| 48
| 422
| 293
| 18
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 35
| 18
| 0
| .984
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| C
| 74
| 46
| 450.2
| 333
| 29
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 47
| 19
| 0
| .989
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| C
| 62
| 38
| 379.1
| 265
| 35
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 26
| 25
| 1
| .984
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| C
| 53
| 33
| 314.2
| 213
| 27
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 34
| 17
| 0
| .992
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| C
| 56
| 44
| 408.2
| 246
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 29
| 12
| 1
| .993
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| BAL
| A
| C
| 8
| 1
| 30
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 17
| 9
| 93.2
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1634
| 1343
| 12324.1
| 7367
| 768
| 99
| 111
| 0
| 61
| 770
| 507
| 24
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 23
| 10
| 113
| 25
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 21
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 6
| 1
| 19.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to New York Yankees in exchange for Danny Walton (October 27, 1972).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan and Scott McGregor to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Hendricks and Jimmy Freeman (June 15, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 6, 1987).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (October 29, 1987).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (March 30, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (April 2, 1991).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (October 9, 1991).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (June 22, 1992).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 31, 1992).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (September 27, 1992).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 15, 1992).
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