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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 Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR B+
Speed Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS (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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1966 LHP 55 121 21 5 0 2 11 14 23 .525 .261 .264 .091 .174
1966 RHP 107 335 74 12 0 2 15 24 52 .551 .276 .275 .054 .221
1967 LHP 74 163 36 3 0 5 21 15 42 .622 .291 .331 .110 .221
1967 RHP 119 377 98 14 1 10 44 28 73 .694 .312 .382 .122 .260
1968 LHP 65 144 31 5 0 2 16 19 36 .593 .301 .292 .076 .215
1968 RHP 117 345 93 16 1 6 34 27 63 .696 .323 .374 .104 .270
1969 LHP 66 143 38 6 1 5 16 17 30 .772 .346 .427 .161 .266
1969 RHP 125 341 83 17 1 1 32 33 61 .617 .310 .308 .065 .243
1970 LHP 68 113 39 7 1 4 17 16 24 .954 .423 .531 .186 .345
1970 RHP 131 397 121 20 2 13 64 41 63 .835 .372 .463 .159 .305
1971 LHP 68 135 27 4 0 2 9 20 26 .580 .306 .274 .074 .200
1971 RHP 129 415 116 26 2 11 58 31 69 .762 .331 .431 .152 .280
1972 LHP 38 86 24 3 0 4 17 11 14 .814 .361 .453 .174 .279
1972 RHP 72 203 47 9 0 5 19 23 32 .657 .307 .350 .118 .232
1973 LHP 63 109 26 4 1 2 22 19 20 .695 .346 .349 .110 .239
1973 RHP 119 344 87 18 3 6 47 34 75 .696 .321 .375 .122 .253
1974 LHP 55 106 36 6 1 6 26 16 14 1.008 .423 .585 .245 .340
1974 RHP 116 277 70 12 0 3 41 34 38 .661 .332 .329 .076 .253
1975 LHP 49 115 34 6 1 4 15 10 20 .822 .352 .470 .174 .296
1975 RHP 97 206 43 7 3 5 26 25 32 .638 .293 .345 .136 .209
1976 LHP 51 85 24 5 1 2 12 12 14 .806 .371 .435 .153 .282
1976 RHP 52 63 18 0 1 4 17 11 7 .900 .392 .508 .222 .286
1977 LHP 46 86 20 4 2 1 10 11 17 .677 .316 .360 .128 .233
1977 RHP 101 107 24 4 0 0 9 10 15 .552 .291 .262 .037 .224
Total LHP 698 1406 356 58 8 39 192 180 280 .726 .337 .389 .136 .253
Total RHP 1285 3410 874 155 14 66 406 321 580 .689 .321 .368 .112 .256
Total 1473 4816 1230 213 22 105 598 501 860 .700 .326 .374 .119 .255
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).