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Wally Berger League
5-25-2119
Rick van Skike First Base
Retired (2001, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .787 Status Deceased (2051) Option Years 0  
H 3194 Age at Death 91 Date of Birth 10-18-1960
HR 297 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1978)
Majors Svc Time 19 years
(24 games)
RBI 1403
SB 219
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed C- Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
Notes: Member of the Hall of Fame
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1983 LHP 93 216 56 11 1 3 25 30 26 .715 .353 .361 .102 .259
1983 RHP 127 359 97 12 4 7 37 38 54 .724 .340 .384 .114 .270
1984 LHP 93 220 56 8 1 5 26 23 31 .692 .324 .368 .114 .255
1984 RHP 132 383 100 19 4 16 55 43 49 .795 .338 .457 .196 .261
1985 LHP 87 203 56 12 2 2 25 17 24 .719 .335 .384 .108 .276
1985 RHP 135 397 105 18 2 7 48 45 40 .714 .342 .373 .108 .264
1986 LHP 107 261 80 17 3 8 38 28 32 .860 .374 .487 .180 .307
1986 RHP 135 352 89 19 6 7 56 42 58 .733 .332 .401 .148 .253
1987 LHP 100 236 78 9 8 3 39 32 30 .889 .415 .475 .144 .331
1987 RHP 139 391 118 18 5 10 53 34 59 .804 .354 .450 .148 .302
1988 LHP 90 230 74 12 3 9 31 35 25 .929 .412 .517 .196 .322
1988 RHP 134 390 114 12 4 13 65 50 50 .813 .369 .444 .151 .292
1989 LHP 84 180 49 4 2 3 23 19 19 .707 .340 .367 .094 .272
1989 RHP 148 426 119 25 6 17 52 58 71 .853 .368 .486 .207 .279
1990 LHP 81 171 57 9 2 6 33 19 19 .919 .404 .515 .181 .333
1990 RHP 144 454 140 29 7 10 63 63 59 .858 .389 .469 .161 .308
1991 LHP 73 165 41 6 1 3 23 21 26 .681 .330 .352 .103 .248
1991 RHP 135 439 133 20 6 19 57 58 70 .893 .388 .506 .203 .303
1992 LHP 67 163 47 8 2 5 23 17 18 .806 .352 .454 .166 .288
1992 RHP 142 438 149 25 4 13 58 67 61 .934 .429 .505 .164 .340
1993 LHP 78 190 57 12 2 3 19 25 31 .813 .381 .432 .132 .300
1993 RHP 135 457 137 25 6 12 57 55 70 .833 .374 .460 .160 .300
1994 LHP 76 192 57 9 0 9 27 22 24 .852 .367 .484 .188 .297
1994 RHP 139 457 133 21 9 17 67 60 71 .864 .376 .488 .197 .291
1995 LHP 69 176 51 8 2 2 14 17 26 .751 .359 .392 .102 .290
1995 RHP 141 488 147 23 4 15 65 65 82 .843 .386 .457 .156 .301
1996 LHP 68 170 39 4 1 5 20 24 13 .679 .327 .353 .124 .229
1996 RHP 141 462 136 29 3 16 62 69 85 .863 .389 .474 .180 .294
1997 LHP 66 159 39 4 0 3 9 17 24 .645 .318 .327 .082 .245
1997 RHP 140 462 122 20 3 10 45 53 71 .726 .340 .385 .121 .264
1998 LHP 81 189 42 4 0 4 20 18 30 .597 .290 .307 .085 .222
1998 RHP 131 392 99 20 1 9 38 54 64 .725 .347 .378 .125 .253
1999 LHP 64 149 42 6 1 4 7 8 21 .735 .318 .416 .134 .282
1999 RHP 134 447 111 22 1 9 46 47 85 .684 .321 .362 .114 .248
2000 LHP 53 101 29 6 0 1 5 16 16 .761 .385 .376 .089 .287
2000 RHP 143 514 143 26 0 8 51 47 83 .718 .343 .375 .097 .278
2001 LHP 22 32 6 1 0 1 2 2 1 .570 .257 .312 .125 .188
2001 RHP 76 217 46 5 3 3 19 17 32 .572 .268 .304 .092 .212
Total LHP 1452 3403 956 150 31 79 409 390 436 .769 .356 .413 .132 .281
Total RHP 2551 7925 2238 388 78 218 994 965 1214 .795 .361 .434 .151 .282
Total 2901 11328 3194 538 109 297 1403 1355 1650 .787 .360 .427 .145 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Rick van Skike has retired from the New York Yankees
2000-04-29Rick van Skike collected his 3000th career hit.
1999-07-11Rick van Skike of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1996-05-15The New York Yankees have placed Rick van Skike on the trade block.
1992-07-24A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Mark Hicks, Francisco Roy, Jeff Garcia, Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 NYA (Kennie Stevens), Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 NYA (Jeff Patterson) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Rick van Skike, Edgar Rees.
1991-04-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Whitewashers and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Dave Minor, Rick van Skike from the Chicago Whitewashers in exchange for Val Partenheimer.
1991-04-12The Chicago Whitewashers have placed Rick van Skike on the trade block.
1983-04-01The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Rick van Skike to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Ralph Jeffcoat to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Drew Miller to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Peter Schmitz to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have designated Trevor Painter for assignment. The Chicago Shorebirds have designated Jimmie Faas for assignment.
1981-04-04The Chicago Shorebirds have renamed Bob Pinelli to Rick van Skike.