3B George 'Pinocchio' Rico #33
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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3B GEORGE 'PINOCCHIO' RICO #33 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/03/1933
Born in:Spackenkill, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1950, 4th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Burlington - R 16 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1154 1102 0.1
1951 Burlington - R 17 26 33 7 0 0 4 8 7 2 0 1 14 0 0 .212 .250 .576 .826 93 66 -0.0
1952 Burlington - R 18 60 207 46 7 1 9 22 28 48 2 1 96 2 1 .222 .372 .396 .768 88 91 0.6
1953 Burlington - R 19 18 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 -22 -0.1
1954 Burlington - R 20 19 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 -36 -0.1
1955 Burlington - R 21 39 52 15 2 0 2 6 8 17 0 0 17 1 1 .288 .464 .442 .906 143 160 0.5
1955 Charleston - A 21 8 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606 64 68 0.0
1956 Charleston - A 22 104 290 88 13 1 9 55 39 40 1 3 69 0 1 .303 .386 .448 .835 123 129 1.7
1956 Camden - A 22 4 10 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408 14 25 -0.2
1957 Burlington - R 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 159 372 0.0
1957 Charleston - A 23 31 105 23 1 1 4 13 12 13 0 0 26 0 1 .219 .305 .362 .667 80 74 -0.0
1957 Camden - A 23 48 114 30 5 0 5 16 20 15 0 0 24 0 2 .263 .349 .439 .787 123 127 0.7
1958 Houston - AA 24 80 234 61 5 0 16 48 30 27 0 4 59 1 0 .261 .332 .487 .819 129 129 1.8
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 16 42 10 2 0 2 5 8 4 0 0 7 0 0 .238 .304 .429 .733 103 93 0.1
1959 Houston - AA 25 84 281 79 5 0 25 68 49 38 9 2 59 1 5 .281 .382 .566 .948 170 179 3.7
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 25 21 40 9 0 1 2 5 8 6 0 0 12 0 0 .225 .326 .425 .751 116 116 0.4
1960 Houston - AA 26 75 199 47 8 0 13 37 29 28 5 2 51 0 2 .236 .342 .472 .814 136 143 1.9
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 38 132 34 4 0 8 29 21 19 4 1 27 1 0 .258 .365 .470 .835 134 135 1.6
1961 Houston - AA 27 76 103 21 3 0 9 28 20 17 1 5 28 0 0 .204 .310 .495 .805 123 120 0.6
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 27 16 14 6 1 0 2 7 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .467 .929 1.395 277 283 0.4
1962 St. Paul - AAA 28 17 27 6 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 6 0 0 .222 .400 .259 .659 91 99 0.1
1963 Birmingham - AA 29 6 16 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .450 .500 .950 156 165 0.2
1963 St. Paul - AAA 29 31 84 25 2 0 9 24 15 9 1 3 20 0 0 .298 .361 .643 1.004 178 171 0.3
1964 Davenport - A 30 11 32 8 2 0 2 4 9 7 0 0 10 0 0 .250 .385 .500 .885 134 139 0.3
1964 Chattanooga - AA 30 38 136 43 2 0 9 20 21 25 5 1 27 0 0 .316 .437 .529 .967 162 156 1.6
1964 Buffalo - AAA 30 52 118 30 3 0 8 18 15 13 3 2 31 0 1 .254 .338 .483 .821 128 127 0.9
1965 Chattanooga - AA 31 26 89 26 5 1 3 14 20 19 2 1 11 1 1 .292 .423 .472 .895 145 145 0.6
1965 Buffalo - AAA 31 89 171 42 10 0 6 29 23 17 3 0 32 1 0 .246 .325 .409 .734 106 106 0.6
1966 Vancouver - A 32 32 109 39 6 1 8 23 13 7 3 2 11 0 0 .358 .405 .651 1.056 188 199 1.6
1966 Davenport - A 32 52 156 52 5 0 12 24 30 32 5 1 37 0 1 .333 .459 .596 1.055 215 217 2.7
1966 Chattanooga - AA 32 36 111 35 1 0 7 24 19 20 6 1 22 0 0 .315 .442 .514 .956 170 180 1.7
1967 Vancouver - A 33 33 80 28 4 0 6 23 24 44 4 2 12 0 1 .350 .585 .625 1.210 240 241 2.3
1967 Davenport - A 33 71 190 49 10 0 9 27 24 38 7 0 35 0 0 .258 .400 .453 .853 156 164 2.0
1967 Chattanooga - AA 33 35 107 28 4 0 4 11 15 25 2 2 17 0 0 .262 .404 .411 .816 145 127 0.7
1968 Charlotte - A 34 25 54 13 4 0 3 11 13 20 1 0 8 0 0 .241 .453 .481 .935 180 176 0.5
1968 Hartford - A 34 30 74 27 4 0 3 29 17 24 5 2 13 0 0 .365 .533 .541 1.074 207 190 1.0
Total DIX 141 459 137 12 1 24 72 77 93 15 5 78 1 1 .298 .428 .486 .914 157 153
Total GWL 139 339 90 10 1 23 71 58 47 5 4 74 1 0 .265 .359 .504 .864 141 139
Total HL 134 378 109 17 0 23 55 63 77 12 1 82 0 1 .288 .423 .516 .939 179 184
Total UL 141 289 72 13 0 14 47 38 30 6 2 63 1 1 .249 .330 .439 .770 115 115
Total MAL 82 198 58 9 0 8 47 39 42 5 2 42 0 2 .293 .425 .460 .885 152 148
Total SEL 168 460 127 18 2 16 79 64 74 2 3 107 0 2 .276 .377 .428 .805 120 122
Total COW 65 189 67 10 1 14 46 37 51 7 4 23 0 1 .354 .498 .640 1.138 215 221
Total LSA 315 817 208 21 0 63 181 128 110 15 13 197 2 7 .255 .349 .512 .860 144 148
Total UMVA 164 313 72 9 1 16 40 46 69 2 2 133 3 2 .230 .370 .419 .789 96 98
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Burlington - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Burlington - R 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1951 Burlington - R 3B 22 12 3 16 2 20 1 .950 101.2 1.68 -0.1 1.002
1952 Burlington - R 3B 59 59 16 77 1 100 7 .930 512.2 1.63 +1.6 1.009
1953 Burlington - R 1B 7 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 -0.4 .501
1953 Burlington - R 3B 9 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.1 1.042
1954 Burlington - R 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 0.0 .000
1954 Burlington - R 3B 17 2 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 39.0 2.31 +0.5 1.012
1955 Burlington - R 1B 5 0 7 1 2 8 0 1.000 9.1 7.71 +0.4 1.964
1955 Charleston - A 3B 6 1 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 25.2 3.51 +0.3 1.036
1955 Burlington - R 3B 20 0 3 10 2 13 0 1.000 46.0 2.54 +0.1 1.004
1955 Burlington - R SS 9 9 13 20 3 33 0 1.000 80.0 3.71 -2.7 .872
1956 Charleston - A 1B 64 60 482 27 56 514 5 .990 533.2 8.58 +0.6 1.009
1956 Charleston - A 3B 13 5 7 14 1 22 1 .955 60.2 3.12 -0.0 .974
1956 Camden - A SS 4 4 8 8 2 17 1 .941 35.0 4.11 -1.2 .808
1956 Charleston - A SS 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.8 .760
1956 Charleston - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Camden - A 1B 21 13 112 11 15 124 1 .992 114.1 9.68 +0.6 1.019
1957 Charleston - A 1B 13 13 114 8 13 123 1 .992 118.0 9.31 +0.6 .996
1957 Camden - A 3B 24 17 11 30 3 42 1 .976 161.1 2.29 -0.5 .996
1957 Charleston - A 3B 10 7 8 19 2 27 0 1.000 70.0 3.47 +0.9 1.059
1957 Camden - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Charleston - A SS 4 4 10 8 3 19 1 .947 38.0 4.26 -1.2 .904
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 6 1 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 -0.1 1.038
1958 Houston - AA 1B 54 49 387 33 45 425 5 .988 428.2 8.82 +3.4 1.076
1958 Houston - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Houston - AA 3B 14 7 8 16 3 27 3 .889 87.2 2.46 -0.9 .888
1958 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 11 11 20 23 4 43 0 1.000 87.0 4.45 -0.6 .977
1958 Houston - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 4 1 22 1 4 23 0 1.000 18.0 11.50 +0.6 1.378
1959 Houston - AA 1B 38 34 290 19 33 315 6 .981 292.1 9.51 -1.5 .948
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 3 2 2 7 1 10 1 .900 19.0 4.26 +0.6 .935
1959 Houston - AA 3B 40 36 27 76 12 107 4 .963 312.2 2.96 +1.0 1.010
1959 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 7 5 5 21 4 26 0 1.000 44.1 5.28 +0.1 1.032
1959 Houston - AA SS 5 5 9 14 4 23 0 1.000 38.1 5.40 +0.1 .979
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 2 0 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.1 1.038
1960 Houston - AA 1B 28 27 253 9 14 263 1 .996 229.2 10.27 +2.2 1.054
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 35 35 38 68 7 108 2 .981 307.2 3.10 +3.4 1.034
1960 Houston - AA 3B 23 18 20 47 4 68 1 .985 169.2 3.55 +0.5 1.021
1960 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 1 1 2 6 3 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 1.059
1960 Houston - AA SS 6 6 11 15 3 26 0 1.000 54.0 4.33 -1.3 1.012
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 1B 6 0 20 2 2 22 0 1.000 15.0 13.20 +0.6 1.292
1961 Houston - AA 1B 18 9 80 5 7 86 1 .988 84.0 9.11 +0.0 .968
1961 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.086
1961 Houston - AA 3B 11 5 5 18 1 24 1 .958 56.0 3.70 +0.3 1.002
1961 Houston - AA SS 3 3 3 7 2 11 1 .909 24.1 3.70 -1.3 .783
1962 St. Paul - AAA 1B 12 6 59 4 5 64 1 .984 59.2 9.50 +0.1 .944
1963 St. Paul - AAA 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 0.0 .000
1963 Birmingham - AA 1B 3 3 26 1 2 27 0 1.000 27.0 9.00 +0.0 1.027
1963 St. Paul - AAA 2B 11 11 33 20 3 58 5 .914 95.1 5.00 -3.8 .767
1963 Birmingham - AA 2B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.0 1.012
1963 Birmingham - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 St. Paul - AAA SS 11 11 25 20 4 51 6 .882 98.2 4.10 -5.2 .762
1964 Buffalo - AAA 1B 28 26 229 17 12 247 1 .996 230.2 9.60 +2.4 1.076
1964 Chattanooga - AA 1B 37 36 288 21 22 309 0 1.000 312.1 8.90 +1.9 1.087
1964 Davenport - A 1B 8 8 66 5 10 71 0 1.000 66.2 9.58 +0.1 1.051
1964 Buffalo - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Buffalo - AAA 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.1 1.062
1965 Buffalo - AAA 1B 29 23 211 25 17 237 1 .996 215.0 9.88 +0.7 1.036
1965 Chattanooga - AA 1B 25 25 184 9 13 194 1 .995 211.0 8.23 -0.5 .975
1965 Buffalo - AAA 2B 5 5 15 8 2 25 2 .920 44.2 4.63 -1.0 .774
1965 Chattanooga - AA 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.8 .766
1965 Buffalo - AAA 3B 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 11.2 2.31 -0.6 .711
1965 Buffalo - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Buffalo - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Buffalo - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Chattanooga - AA 1B 31 29 215 16 16 232 1 .996 240.2 8.64 +1.2 1.059
1966 Davenport - A 1B 42 42 232 34 30 269 3 .989 314.1 7.62 -1.3 .941
1966 Vancouver - A 1B 25 25 184 15 14 201 2 .990 212.2 8.42 +0.4 1.020
1966 Chattanooga - AA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Davenport - A 2B 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.7 .518
1966 Vancouver - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Chattanooga - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Davenport - A 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.3 1.062
1966 Vancouver - A 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1967 Chattanooga - AA 1B 31 30 286 13 26 301 2 .993 268.0 10.04 +0.6 1.034
1967 Davenport - A 1B 35 26 206 9 24 218 3 .986 235.0 8.23 +0.6 1.008
1967 Vancouver - A 1B 11 10 85 4 9 89 0 1.000 86.0 9.31 -0.4 .958
1967 Davenport - A 2B 3 3 5 7 1 13 1 .923 24.2 4.38 -0.8 .816
1967 Davenport - A 3B 25 20 13 38 2 56 5 .911 173.1 2.65 -3.0 .901
1967 Vancouver - A 3B 17 16 10 30 6 42 2 .952 150.1 2.39 -1.0 .962
1968 Hartford - A 1B 17 17 146 11 17 159 2 .987 149.2 9.44 -0.8 .944
1968 Charlotte - A 1B 8 7 55 1 7 56 0 1.000 59.0 8.54 -0.4 .938
1968 Hartford - A 2B 5 5 8 6 1 14 0 1.000 36.0 3.50 -1.7 .743
1968 Charlotte - A 2B 8 5 18 10 2 28 0 1.000 53.0 4.75 -1.8 .758
1968 Charlotte - A 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 -0.6 .000
TOTAL 1B 615 520 4267 302 420 4606 37 .992 4567.2 9.00 +11.6 1.021
TOTAL 2B 35 32 87 55 9 151 9 .940 279.2 4.57 -10.5 .765
TOTAL 3B 371 246 182 486 49 697 29 .958 2377.1 2.53 +1.9 .993
TOTAL SS 63 61 108 144 32 261 9 .966 525.2 4.31 -13.9 .909
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1950 Drafted in the 1950 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 116th overall pick) by the Cincinnati Cannons, out of high school Dover (Dover; Dover, NJ).
08/17/1950 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $1,800.
09/12/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
09/12/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Charleston Seagulls!
07/30/1956 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/23/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Camden Rockets!
11/21/1957 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Los Angeles Stars, along with 1B Johnny Robarge and LF Bill Wall, in exchange for SP Doc Clay and $23,000.
06/26/1958 Hits three home runs against the San Antonio Gunslingers, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Salt Lake City Stars!
05/04/1959 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
06/16/1959 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/17/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
09/21/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Houston Bulls!
09/20/1961 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
12/27/1961 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Montreal Saints by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 24, Pick 1, 93rd overall pick).
04/30/1962 Released by the Minneapolis Millers.
08/22/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 4; Eye: 3.
06/04/1963 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/09/1964 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Toronto Wolves organization.
05/13/1964 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Toronto organization.
08/08/1964 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/12/1965 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Toronto organization.
05/24/1966 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/21/1967 Goes 6-6 against the Springfield Hustlers, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 4 R.
08/30/1967 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/04/1967 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
04/04/1968 Released by the Toronto organization.
04/24/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
05/06/1968 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
05/27/1968 Released by the St. Louis organization.
06/23/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
06/28/1968 Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/26/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/05/1968 Released by the St. Louis organization.
08/15/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/31/1968 Released by the St. Louis organization.
09/06/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
09/22/1968 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/23/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Hartford Colonials!
10/03/1968 Released by the St. Louis organization.
02/19/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
04/10/1969 Released by the St. Louis organization.
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
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