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Ford Hernandez League
6-17-2218
Fritz Von Erick First Base
Retired (1987, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .765 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1080 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 06-25-1949
HR 165 Drafted Round 1, Pick 22
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(83 games)
RBI 568
SB 91
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed C- Bunt A- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF A+ (96.4%) Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B D- (9.8%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1974 TEX
129
488
53
126
16
3
20
62
38
 99 3 0
0
 0 6
.742
.316
.426
.168
.258
1975 TEX
137
512
55
125
24
1
12
62
42
 102 3 2
6
 4 0
.669
.304
.365
.121
.244
1976 TEX
100
328
49
74
17
1
15
40
40
 76 2 1
5
 2 3
.733
.313
.421
.195
.226
1977 TEX
88
178
32
49
5
1
9
29
9
 35 1 3
7
 0 0
.775
.309
.466
.191
.275
1978 TEX
111
293
37
83
5
3
12
31
27
 60 3 0
9
 2 5
.794
.350
.444
.160
.283
1979 TEX
133
479
86
159
17
3
30
66
42
 96 6 3
18
 9 3
.958
.391
.568
.236
.332
1980 TEX
77
263
41
73
9
3
13
42
18
 64 1 0
6
 6 2
.809
.326
.483
.205
.278
1981 TEX
104
349
63
104
16
3
19
61
34
 68 1 2
16
 4 2
.884
.360
.524
.226
.298
1982 TEX
95
155
22
49
6
1
7
33
11
 32 1 0
5
 2 2
.868
.365
.503
.187
.316
1983 TEX
136
548
72
145
20
4
15
82
50
 108 3 1
16
 5 2
.727
.329
.398
.133
.265
1984 TEX
82
157
15
36
6
0
4
27
15
 29 0 0
3
 1 0
.640
.297
.344
.115
.229
1985 TEX
51
142
12
25
1
1
4
17
15
 34 1 1
0
 0 0
.540
.258
.282
.106
.176
1986 TEX
41
152
15
32
4
0
5
16
6
 32 0 0
0
 0 0
.576
.241
.336
.125
.211
Total
1284
4044
552
1080
146
24
165
568
347
 835 25 13
91
 35 25
.765
.328
.437
.170
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Fritz Von Erick has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1987-04-22The Texas Warlords have waived Fritz Von Erick.
1986-09-07The Texas Rangers have designated Fritz Von Erick for assignment.
1984-09-07Fritz Von Erick of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1983-05-13The Texas Rangers have placed Fritz Von Erick on the trade block.
1981-10-08Fritz Von Erick of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1980-07-06Fritz Von Erick of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1980-04-22Fritz Von Erick of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1978-04-21The Texas Rangers have promoted Fritz Von Erick to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Bob Polli for assignment.
1978-04-18The Texas Rangers have demoted Fritz Von Erick to the minor leagues.
1976-07-11Fritz Von Erick of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1974-04-14The Texas Rangers have renamed Jimmie Ortiz to Fritz Von Erick.
1974-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Nemo Ripple to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Jimmie Ortiz to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Jerry Taveras to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Ed Gooden for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Mike Boyle for assignment. The Texas Rangers have designated Yoshinori Yamane for assignment.
1973-10-26Trade #1273798 has been completed between the Boston Patriots and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers receive Tom Lunte, Paul Gross, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 BOS (Mike Wade), Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 BOS (Bob Bowers), Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 BOS (Fritz Von Erick) from the Boston Patriots in exchange for Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 TEX (Augie Collins), Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 TEX (John Moose).