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Jesse Burkett League
4-1-2022
Rats Rizzo Catcher
Retired (1981, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .283 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .780 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
H 2060 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 05-24-1943
HR 177 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(153 games)
RBI 999
SB 67
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 6
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
1965 STL
122
524
78
128
20
3
9
51
63
76 0 2
1
0 3
.670
.324
.345
.101
.244
1966 STL-NYA
128
422
50
88
15
1
5
46
45
69 0 3
7
4 8
.567
.283
.284
.076
.209
1967 NYA
129
454
63
121
18
3
12
51
57
69 3 3
7
7 8
.749
.350
.399
.132
.267
1968 NYA
130
476
78
134
21
4
9
67
64
51 4 5
12
8 4
.767
.368
.399
.118
.282
1969 NYA
125
457
70
145
26
0
13
82
64
49 0 1
12
20 2
.860
.400
.460
.142
.317
1970 NYA
119
448
48
125
20
2
10
67
48
64 4 1
2
1 2
.753
.353
.400
.121
.279
1971 NYA
120
389
40
101
14
3
8
43
57
65 2 2
3
2 2
.728
.356
.373
.113
.260
1972 NYA
107
380
60
114
18
2
12
56
48
48 2 2
2
0 3
.832
.380
.453
.153
.300
1973 NYA
107
393
62
117
19
1
11
58
54
58 0 0
4
2 0
.818
.383
.435
.137
.298
1974 NYA
123
433
65
124
24
4
9
53
49
43 8 2
2
3 2
.791
.368
.423
.136
.286
1975 NYA
137
358
44
106
18
2
12
55
40
48 1 2
2
0 0
.825
.367
.458
.162
.296
1976 NYA
122
436
69
127
27
5
14
69
59
63 4 2
7
2 6
.852
.379
.472
.181
.291
1977 NYA
124
452
71
148
30
2
11
72
69
50 4 3
2
1 2
.894
.419
.476
.148
.327
1978 NYA
110
383
57
113
22
4
10
50
51
52 1 3
2
0 1
.828
.377
.452
.157
.295
1979 NYA
109
410
63
125
21
3
14
75
50
60 4 3
2
3 4
.856
.383
.473
.168
.305
1980 NYA
121
448
51
134
21
2
10
45
47
62 4 2
0
0 0
.791
.369
.422
.123
.299
1981 NYA
120
423
48
110
19
3
8
59
48
55 0 0
0
0 3
.711
.335
.376
.116
.260
Total
2053
7286
1017
2060
353
44
177
999
913
982 41 36
67
53 50
.780
.364
.416
.133
.283
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Rats Rizzo has retired from the New York Punks
1981-09-29Rats Rizzo of the New York Punks is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1979-09-05Rats Rizzo of the New York Punks is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1978-09-06Rats Rizzo of the New York Punks is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1973-08-07Rats Rizzo of the New York Punks is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1972-09-06Rats Rizzo of the New York Punks is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1972-04-03The New York Punks have renamed Johnny Rizzo to Rats Rizzo.
1966-04-03A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Fury and the New York Mofos. The New York Mofos receive Jim Donald, Johnny Rizzo, Harvey Tomlin from the St. Louis Fury in exchange for Cyrus Brown, Stan Stephenson.
1965-10-03The St. Louis Fury have promoted Jim Donald to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have promoted Johnny Rizzo to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have promoted Clemente Paschal to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have promoted Harvey Tomlin to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have sent Dave Gaston to the minors. The St. Louis Fury have designated Luke Shallix for assignment. The St. Louis Fury have designated Jeff Calvert for assignment. The St. Louis Fury have sent Ben Butler to the minors.
1965-09-22The St. Louis Fury have promoted Ben Butler to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have sent Johnny Rizzo to the minors.
1965-03-01The St. Louis Fury have promoted Johnny Rizzo to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have promoted Jean-Pierre Abstein to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have promoted Harry Maas to the major league team. The St. Louis Fury have designated Scott Cunningham for assignment.