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Jesse Orosco League
7-24-2215
Ralph Kearney Shortstop
Retired (1969, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .743 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
H 1692 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 09-20-1931
HR 115 Drafted Round 2, Pick 21
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(104 games)
RBI 645
SB 257
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L C  Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 5
3B D  (15.2%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1957 Away 56 209 0 45 9 1 2 18 18 32 0 0 0 .573 .276 .297 .081 .215
1957 Home 62 232 0 62 15 1 3 31 24 33 0 0 0 .716 .337 .379 .112 .267
1958 Away 54 223 0 55 10 1 6 22 22 35 0 0 0 .693 .312 .381 .135 .247
1958 Home 81 325 0 83 18 3 4 36 25 54 0 0 0 .675 .309 .366 .111 .255
1959 Away 63 266 0 67 14 2 2 17 33 43 0 0 0 .675 .333 .342 .090 .252
1959 Home 63 255 0 79 15 3 1 22 26 36 0 0 0 .780 .376 .404 .094 .310
1960 Away 69 243 0 58 5 3 3 20 24 35 0 0 0 .624 .303 .321 .082 .239
1960 Home 66 239 0 51 15 2 0 21 18 38 0 0 0 .563 .270 .293 .079 .213
1961 Away 69 251 0 68 12 2 2 17 26 32 0 0 0 .705 .346 .359 .088 .271
1961 Home 66 238 0 74 11 3 5 36 31 31 0 0 0 .838 .393 .445 .134 .311
1962 Away 42 272 0 87 18 2 4 24 38 50 0 0 0 .849 .404 .445 .125 .320
1962 Home 43 281 0 83 18 4 8 30 39 30 0 0 0 .855 .382 .473 .178 .295
1963 Away 2 285 0 67 11 6 5 33 34 41 0 0 0 .683 .315 .368 .133 .235
1963 Home 5 273 0 79 21 2 8 27 29 28 0 0 0 .833 .364 .469 .179 .289
1964 Away 52 219 0 59 10 0 5 29 21 32 0 0 0 .714 .331 .384 .114 .269
1964 Home 51 213 0 67 8 1 10 25 27 33 0 0 0 .897 .394 .502 .188 .315
1965 Away 56 233 15 63 14 0 4 22 34 42 6 3 2 .746 .364 .382 .112 .270
1965 Home 51 204 8 72 17 0 6 23 25 22 2 3 2 .947 .422 .525 .172 .353
1966 Away 51 213 38 62 14 0 4 24 28 36 7 7 2 .787 .373 .413 .122 .291
1966 Home 75 309 47 79 9 2 11 33 33 47 18 10 6 .732 .327 .405 .149 .256
1967 Away 64 266 53 73 16 3 3 25 38 40 12 11 5 .755 .364 .391 .117 .274
1967 Home 64 247 44 70 7 0 6 23 34 33 14 5 6 .753 .368 .385 .101 .283
1968 Away 41 117 27 28 2 1 4 16 16 24 6 2 4 .717 .341 .376 .137 .239
1968 Home 41 99 16 24 4 0 1 12 19 18 3 2 3 .687 .374 .313 .071 .242
1969 Away 13 51 12 17 4 0 1 7 5 9 2 1 1 .863 .393 .471 .137 .333
1969 Home 20 64 9 16 4 0 1 7 6 11 2 3 1 .683 .324 .359 .109 .250
Total Away 632 2848 145 749 139 21 45 274 337 451 33 24 14 .715 .341 .374 .111 .263
Total Home 688 2979 124 839 162 21 64 326 336 414 39 23 18 .771 .356 .415 .133 .282
Total 1607 6210 966 1692 321 47 115 645 712 918 257 142 146 .743 .348 .395 .122 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Ralph Kearney has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1966-08-27Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1965-09-21Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1965-06-21Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1964-08-18Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1964-07-14The Pittsburgh Pirates have removed Ralph Kearney from the trade block.
1962-09-23The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Ralph Kearney on the trade block.
1961-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Marshall Gates to Ralph Kearney.
1959-09-05Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1959-08-23Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1957-09-05Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1956-08-16Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1956-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Baldschun for assignment.
1955-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Deacon Walsh to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rafael Baker to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marshall Gates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rudy Birdsall to the minors.
1954-09-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bob McCarthy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team.
1953-10-13The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bob McCarthy to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marshall Gates to the minors.
1953-09-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team.
1953-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Leitner to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Earle Redman for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Harry Lucas to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bob McCarthy to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marshall Gates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Xavier Dudra to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Terry Tatum to the minors.
1952-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Leitner to the major league team.
1952-06-21A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Thunder. The Tampa Bay Thunder receive Ryne Minshall from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Marshall Gates, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (TB).