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Paul Waner League
5-25-2170
Rick Neitzke Catcher
Retired (1967, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .245 Total Rating C    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .644 Status Deceased (2000) Option Years 0  
H 396 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 11-13-1932
HR 21 Drafted Round 4, Pick 51
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(26 games)
RBI 194
SB 29
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C- Velocity C-   Mentor vR B+
Speed C  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL F 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B B- (53.7%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1953 PHI
127
441
45
113
12
0
6
54
40
 95 3 1
12
 4 10
.646
.322
.324
.068
.256
1956 PHI-BRO
23
73
6
15
4
0
2
11
6
 13 0 1
0
 1 1
.605
.262
.342
.137
.205
1957 BRO
4
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.733
.333
.400
.200
.200
1959 BRO
66
122
16
30
2
3
2
11
13
 29 0 0
1
 1 3
.679
.319
.361
.115
.246
1960 BRO
21
29
1
5
2
0
0
4
3
 4 0 0
1
 0 0
.491
.250
.241
.069
.172
1962 BRO
83
209
8
51
1
4
2
27
19
 36 0 1
6
 4 5
.621
.306
.316
.072
.244
1963 BRO
51
126
15
35
4
0
3
23
8
 16 0 1
4
 4 2
.699
.319
.381
.103
.278
1964 CHA
47
142
26
44
1
2
2
18
19
 23 1 1
2
 2 7
.780
.393
.387
.077
.310
1965 CHA
86
215
26
45
12
0
2
18
28
 51 0 1
2
 1 3
.592
.299
.293
.084
.209
1966 CHA
102
253
30
57
7
2
2
28
31
 58 3 2
1
 1 2
.607
.315
.292
.067
.225
Total
610
1615
173
396
46
11
21
194
168
 326 7 8
29
 18 33
.644
.318
.326
.081
.245
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Rick Neitzke has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-04-16The Chicago White Sox have waived Rick Neitzke.
1967-04-01The Chicago White Sox have promoted Jose Watt to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have promoted Pat Patterson to the major league team. The Chicago White Sox have designated Rick Neitzke for assignment.
1965-07-31Rick Neitzke of the Chicago White Sox is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1964-04-05The Chicago White Sox have acquired Rick Neitzke from the waiver wire.
1964-04-05The Chicago White Sox have demoted Harry Constable to the minor leagues.
1964-03-01The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Bill Janzen to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breeze have designated Rick Neitzke for assignment.
1962-06-02The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Rick Neitzke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breeze have sent Jimmie Mauro to the minors.
1960-06-12The Brooklyn Breeze have designated Rick Neitzke for assignment.
1959-04-16The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Rick Neitzke to the major league team.
1957-04-16The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Jim Ventura to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breeze have sent Rick Neitzke to the minors.
1956-09-15The Brooklyn Breeze have promoted Rick Neitzke to the major league team. The Brooklyn Breeze have designated Shawn Murray for assignment. The Brooklyn Breeze have sent Brad Campbell to the minors.
1956-09-14A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Breeze and the Philadelphia Bacchans. The Philadelphia Bacchans receive Draft Pick - 1958 Round 3 (BRO) from the Brooklyn Breeze in exchange for Rick Neitzke.
1956-07-11The Philadelphia Bacchans have sent Rick Neitzke to the minors.
1956-06-14The Philadelphia Bacchans have promoted Rick Neitzke to the major league team.
1955-04-22The Philadelphia Baccans have promoted Ken Lopez to the major league team. The Philadelphia Baccans have sent Rick Neitzke to the minors.
1955-04-22The Philadelphia Baccans have promoted Rick Neitzke to the major league team. The Philadelphia Baccans have sent Eddie Kallio to the minors.
1954-04-01The Philadelphia Diamonds have promoted Bill Curtis to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamonds have promoted Ken Lopez to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamonds have sent Tony Hayward to the minors. The Philadelphia Diamonds have sent Rick Neitzke to the minors.
1953-04-01The Philadelphia Diamonds have promoted Rick Neitzke to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamonds have sent Eddie Kallio to the minors.