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Don Newcombe League
9-19-2165
Dick Plank First Base
Retired (1989, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .268 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .766 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 1426 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 04-09-1954
HR 205 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1976)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(156 games)
RBI 735
SB 113
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF A+ (99.0%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF C  (41.8%)   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- 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
1976 LHP 20 55 18 1 0 3 11 5 8 .886 .377 .509 .182 .327
1976 RHP 58 195 51 10 1 2 16 28 35 .707 .353 .354 .092 .262
1977 LHP 50 138 43 4 0 9 25 13 18 .907 .371 .536 .225 .312
1977 RHP 124 418 98 11 2 14 53 40 81 .673 .302 .371 .136 .234
1978 LHP 55 133 40 4 0 6 16 16 26 .846 .380 .466 .165 .301
1978 RHP 126 402 91 11 3 11 37 29 87 .634 .283 .351 .124 .226
1979 LHP 48 125 35 6 0 5 14 9 26 .776 .328 .448 .168 .280
1979 RHP 113 358 98 15 0 8 34 39 54 .729 .347 .383 .109 .274
1980 LHP 60 142 39 7 1 7 20 9 24 .804 .318 .486 .211 .275
1980 RHP 122 390 107 15 2 15 44 39 67 .779 .340 .438 .164 .274
1981 LHP 48 102 24 6 0 3 15 11 15 .695 .313 .382 .147 .235
1981 RHP 88 284 81 7 0 11 41 20 55 .763 .337 .426 .141 .285
1982 LHP 63 147 48 8 3 6 21 19 26 .949 .405 .544 .218 .327
1982 RHP 110 304 73 14 3 12 39 34 41 .740 .316 .424 .184 .240
1983 LHP 84 215 65 12 2 9 30 26 42 .883 .381 .502 .200 .302
1983 RHP 82 108 21 1 0 5 22 7 13 .584 .241 .343 .148 .194
1984 LHP 73 174 46 9 2 7 24 14 26 .777 .318 .460 .195 .264
1984 RHP 97 162 44 12 1 4 25 12 30 .748 .316 .432 .160 .272
1985 LHP 55 131 49 5 1 9 33 15 16 1.072 .438 .634 .260 .374
1985 RHP 103 305 86 11 3 12 54 17 45 .773 .317 .456 .174 .282
1986 LHP 50 119 22 4 0 7 20 13 20 .666 .271 .395 .210 .185
1986 RHP 108 273 78 15 7 11 49 29 42 .865 .352 .513 .227 .286
1987 LHP 68 158 36 6 0 7 22 12 21 .679 .281 .399 .171 .228
1987 RHP 123 174 52 11 0 9 26 14 31 .866 .349 .517 .218 .299
1988 LHP 65 134 31 4 0 3 5 11 26 .618 .290 .328 .097 .231
1988 RHP 94 182 50 5 0 10 39 21 32 .826 .359 .467 .192 .275
1989 LHP 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000
Total LHP 741 1774 496 76 9 81 256 174 294 .814 .345 .470 .190 .280
Total RHP 1348 3555 930 138 22 124 479 329 613 .742 .325 .417 .156 .262
Total 1615 5329 1426 214 31 205 735 503 907 .766 .331 .435 .167 .268
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Dick Plank has retired from the New York Pride
1989-04-03The New York Pride have promoted Cookie Brown to the major league team. The New York Pride have designated Dick Plank for assignment.
1988-06-28The New York Pride have acquired Dick Plank from the waiver wire.
1988-06-21The New York Red Foxx have designated Dick Plank for assignment.
1986-08-12Dick Plank of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1985-10-05Dick Plank of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1982-08-12Dick Plank of the New York Red Foxx is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1982-08-12A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The Pittsburgh Crawfords receive Bobby Laxton from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Dick Plank.
1981-06-08Dick Plank of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1981-05-02Dick Plank of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1979-09-12Dick Plank of the Pittsburgh Crawfords is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1976-07-05The Pittsburgh Crawfords have promoted Dick Plank to the major league team.
1976-07-05A trade has been completed between the New York Red Foxx and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The Pittsburgh Crawfords receive Ray Barone, Jim "Life of" Riley, Dick Plank, Brian Nunamaker from the New York Red Foxx in exchange for Eddie Lucadello, Chuck Swanson.