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Mel Ott League 8-15-2069 |
| John Ratzer |  Second BaseRetired (1990, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .273 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | B/R | |
| OPS | .757 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1746 | Age at Death | 71 | Date of Birth | 09-09-1954 | |
| HR | 151 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 5 (1976) |
Majors Svc Time | 13 years (30 games) |
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| RBI | 735 | |||||
| SB | 134 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (13.3%) | Range | WS Rings | 1 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 4 | |||
| 3B | (98.7%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 1 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1985 | AL | All Star Reserve (2B) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1990-11-01 | John Ratzer has retired from the Chicago Shamrocks |
| 1989-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Shamrocks. The Chicago Shamrocks receive John Ratzer from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Lerrin Thomas, Dean Nichols. Vote on Trade. |
| 1988-04-05 | John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 51 days. |
| 1988-04-01 | The Boston Red Sox have removed John Ratzer from the trade block. |
| 1987-08-30 | John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
| 1987-03-05 | The Boston Red Sox have placed John Ratzer on the trade block. |
| 1985-08-30 | The Boston Tridentines have removed John Ratzer from the trade block. |
| 1985-06-26 | The Boston Tridentines have placed John Ratzer on the trade block. |
| 1981-07-25 | John Ratzer of the Boston Tridentines is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1977-05-21 | The Boston Tridentines have promoted John Ratzer to the major league team. The Boston Tridentines have designated Jimmy Nelson for assignment. |