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Branch Rickey League
5-16-2229
Ernie Driessen Third Base
Retired (1977, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating A-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .700 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 1230 Age at Death 65 Date of Birth 06-25-1943
HR 105 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(27 games)
RBI 598
SB 59
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR B+
Speed B  Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS F  (2.7%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1963 Minors 20 67.00 10 / 12 7 / 10 4 / 8 6 / 9 8 / 8 13 / 15 4 / 5 52 / 67
1964 Minors 21 54.00 6 / 7 4 / 8 2 / 5 5 / 9 8 / 8 8 / 12 3 / 5 36 / 54
1965 Minors 22 59.00 2 / 11 3 / 12 6 / 10 1 / 7 6 / 6 4 / 6 6 / 7 28 / 59
1966 Majors 23 58.53 141 119 21 2 / 11 2 / 7 2 / 5 4 / 12 6 / 8 6 / 7 4 / 8 26 / 58
1967 Majors 24 67.00 162 135 0 2 / 7 3 / 10 3 / 9 1 / 11 4 / 10 3 / 7 8 / 13 24 / 67
1968 Majors 25 63.96 151 127 11 5 / 13 2 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 7 2 / 9 5 / 9 2 / 7 17 / 63
1969 Majors 26 66.75 157 131 5 1 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 10 2 / 14 4 / 13 3 / 10 3 / 11 16 / 66
1970 Majors 27 68.10 162 135 0 3 / 13 2 / 13 1 / 13 0 / 12 1 / 5 2 / 8 1 / 4 10 / 68
1971 Majors 28 67.33 162 135 0 0 / 8 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 5 2 / 12 1 / 9 1 / 18 5 / 67
1972 Majors 29 40.04 94 78 68 1 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 7 4 / 40
1973 Majors 30 63.83 153 128 9 1 / 16 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 63
1974 Majors 31 58.66 162 102 0 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 58
1975 Majors 32 48.82 158 75 4 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 48
1976 Majors 33 36.84 162 25 0 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 2 1 / 36
1977 Majors 34 40.04 162 33 0 -3 / 9 -6 / 9 -2 / 2 -8 / 3 -3 / 8 -3 / 4 -3 / 5 -28 / 40
Total 1826 1223 118 30 / 137 21 / 125 18 / 109 13 / 126 38 / 116 42 / 124 30 / 117 192 / 854
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Ernie Driessen has retired from the New York Knockers
1975-09-27Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1973-10-14Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1973-05-07Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1972-09-17Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1972-06-10Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1972-04-12Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1969-09-26Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1968-07-09Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1966-05-09Ernie Driessen of the New York Knockers is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1966-04-01The New York Knockers have promoted Ernie Driessen to the major league team.
1962-06-21Trade #1641016 has been completed between the New York Knockers and the San Diego Wizards. The San Diego Wizards receive Mike Retzer, George Crawford from the New York Knockers in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 SD (Ernie Driessen), Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 SD (Kevin Conzelman).