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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1989 Away 80 306 0 85 14 5 6 39 41 42 0 0 0 .778 .363 .415 .137 .278
1989 Home 78 300 0 83 15 3 14 36 36 48 0 0 0 .843 .356 .487 .210 .277
1990 Away 79 322 0 105 23 5 11 61 43 41 0 0 0 .934 .403 .531 .205 .326
1990 Home 79 303 0 92 15 4 5 35 39 37 0 0 0 .812 .383 .429 .125 .304
1991 Away 45 309 0 83 12 4 6 33 34 48 0 0 0 .736 .344 .392 .123 .269
1991 Home 47 295 0 91 14 3 16 47 45 48 0 0 0 .939 .400 .539 .231 .308
1992 Away 83 320 52 100 17 3 4 31 43 43 4 3 4 .814 .392 .422 .109 .312
1992 Home 76 281 53 96 16 3 14 50 41 36 5 5 1 .997 .428 .569 .228 .342
1993 Away 79 337 65 102 21 4 9 44 38 55 17 0 1 .842 .373 .469 .166 .303
1993 Home 79 310 49 92 16 4 6 32 42 46 13 7 7 .811 .379 .432 .135 .297
1994 Away 79 336 69 103 21 2 13 42 38 44 7 3 5 .874 .377 .497 .190 .307
1994 Home 79 313 60 87 9 7 13 52 44 51 19 4 5 .845 .369 .476 .198 .278
1995 Away 81 343 68 102 13 4 8 37 49 51 10 7 1 .820 .391 .429 .131 .297
1995 Home 78 321 53 96 18 2 9 42 33 57 6 5 2 .816 .364 .452 .153 .299
1996 Away 80 334 47 85 13 2 7 33 44 52 10 6 1 .715 .346 .368 .114 .254
1996 Home 76 298 69 90 20 2 14 49 49 46 10 4 2 .925 .401 .523 .221 .302
1997 Away 79 323 46 93 13 2 6 26 34 46 7 6 1 .751 .355 .396 .108 .288
1997 Home 76 298 40 68 11 1 7 28 36 49 3 7 3 .656 .313 .342 .114 .228
1998 Away 78 303 27 76 11 1 6 36 32 43 1 3 4 .677 .323 .353 .102 .251
1998 Home 77 278 33 65 13 0 7 22 40 51 5 3 2 .692 .335 .356 .122 .234
1999 Away 69 289 27 63 10 1 2 21 26 60 2 4 5 .562 .282 .280 .062 .218
1999 Home 75 307 47 90 18 1 11 32 29 46 6 3 3 .823 .357 .466 .173 .293
2000 Away 75 300 39 90 17 0 3 27 33 44 3 6 3 .760 .373 .387 .087 .300
2000 Home 79 315 43 82 15 0 6 29 30 55 4 3 6 .693 .328 .365 .105 .260
2001 Away 38 126 15 31 4 1 3 15 11 17 1 1 1 .674 .309 .365 .119 .246
2001 Home 40 123 5 21 2 2 1 6 8 16 0 3 0 .465 .221 .244 .073 .171
Total Away 945 3948 455 1118 189 34 84 445 466 586 62 39 26 .772 .360 .412 .129 .283
Total Home 939 3742 452 1053 182 32 123 460 472 586 71 44 31 .809 .363 .446 .164 .281
Total 2901 11328 1726 3194 538 109 297 1403 1355 1650 219 128 148 .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.