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Ralph Houk
Ralph George Houk (Major)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 193 lb.

Debut April 26, 1947
Final Game May 1, 1954
Born August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, KS

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 27 NYY AL  41   92    7   25   3  1   0   12   0  0  11   5  .272  .356  .326   91   30   0           1   2
 1948 28 NYY AL  14   29    3    8   2  0   0    3   0  0   0   0  .276  .276  .345   65   10   0           0   0
 1949 29 NYY AL   5    7    0    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .571  .571  .571  203    4   0           0   0
 1950 30 NYY AL  10    9    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .111  .111  .222  -15    2   0           0   0
 1951 31 NYY AL   3    5    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   10    1   0           0   0
 1952 32 NYY AL   9    6    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .333  .429  .333  120    2   0           0   0
 1953 33 NYY AL   8    9    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .222  .222  .222   22    2   0           0   1
 1954 34 NYY AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0       0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons       91  158   12   43   6  1   0   20   0  0  12  10  .272  .327  .323   79   51   0   0   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        281   21   77  11  2   0   36   0  0  21  18  .272  .327  .323   79   91   0   0   0   2   5
 Career High     41   92    7   25   3  1   0   12   0  0  11   5                          30   0   0   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 27 NYY AL  104   69   10   3.9    96| .272  .261| .356  .341| .326  .376| .682  .717|  91  .465  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1948 28 NYY AL   29   21    3   3.8   105| .276  .272| .276  .357| .345  .393| .621  .749|  65  .413  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1949 29 NYY AL    7    3    2  17.7   107| .571  .271| .571  .363| .571  .393|1.142  .756| 203  .923   1.0   0.1   0%
 1950 30 NYY AL    9    8    0   0.0   111| .111  .275| .111  .361| .222  .412| .333  .773| -15  .000  -1.6  -0.1   0%
 1951 31 NYY AL    5    4    0   0.0    99| .200  .263| .200  .343| .200  .385| .400  .728|  10  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1952 32 NYY AL    7    4    1   6.8    91| .333  .253| .429  .332| .333  .369| .762  .701| 120  .709   0.2   0.0   0%
 1953 33 NYY AL    9    8    0   0.0   100| .222  .266| .222  .342| .222  .392| .444  .733|  22  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1954 34 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    96| .000  .262| .000  .337| .000  .383| .000  .720|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       171  118   16   3.6    99| .272  .264| .327  .345| .323  .383| .650  .728|  79  .419  -4.6  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1947 27 NYY AL C 41 138 13 2 0 .987 .985 3.68 4.30 2 1948 28 NYY AL C 14 51 5 0 1 1.000 .986 4.00 4.08 0 1949 29 NYY AL C 5 8 0 1 0 .889 .988 1.60 4.10 0 1950 30 NYY AL C 9 12 1 1 0 .929 .985 1.44 4.21 0 1951 31 NYY AL C 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 4.40 0 1952 32 NYY AL C 9 10 1 1 1 .917 .982 1.22 4.70 0 1953 33 NYY AL C 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 4.44 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 27 NYY AL C 41 138 13 2 0 .987 .985 3.68 4.30 2 1948 28 NYY AL C 14 51 5 0 1 1.000 .986 4.00 4.08 0 1949 29 NYY AL C 5 8 0 1 0 .889 .988 1.60 4.10 0 1950 30 NYY AL C 9 12 1 1 0 .929 .985 1.44 4.21 0 1951 31 NYY AL C 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 4.40 0 1952 32 NYY AL C 9 10 1 1 1 .917 .982 1.22 4.70 0 1953 33 NYY AL C 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 4.44 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 89 231 21 5 2 .981 .985 2.83 4.30 2 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 89 231 21 5 2 .981 .985 2.83 4.30
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1947   WS    NYY BRO     W   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1952   WS    NYY BRO     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

August 4, 1953: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 12, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 22, 1954: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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