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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Rick Capel Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.66 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 178-114 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
SV 26 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 10-13-1929
K 1696 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(108 games)
IP 2638.2
WHIP 1.24
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L C- Endurance C    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity C    Mentor Val B 
Speed D- Bunt B+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 4
1B --- LF --- Arm D  WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 11
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1953 CLE
12
 10
29
29
2
0
0
 0
198.2
 196 88 77 0 61
128
1.29
3.49
1954 CLE
14
 10
36
36
6
3
0
 0
250.0
 245 97 92 2 75
138
1.28
3.31
1955 CLE
9
 11
37
37
1
0
0
 0
242.2
 227 105 93 2 64
168
1.20
3.45
1956 CLE
19
 9
37
37
10
3
0
 0
268.1
 235 114 102 0 62
180
1.11
3.42
1957 CLE
19
 11
36
36
10
4
0
 0
255.2
 243 106 98 0 60
151
1.19
3.45
1958 CLE
15
 13
37
37
4
0
0
 0
241.1
 270 133 129 2 70
151
1.41
4.81
1959 CLE
18
 11
37
37
11
5
0
 0
268.1
 250 108 103 0 53
153
1.13
3.45
1960 CLE
13
 6
23
23
5
1
0
 0
168.0
 150 68 61 0 33
85
1.09
3.27
1961 CLE
15
 10
31
31
7
0
0
 0
211.0
 208 100 90 0 56
166
1.25
3.84
1962 CLE
11
 7
31
31
4
0
0
 0
207.0
 233 109 95 0 68
147
1.45
4.13
1963 CLE
12
 5
51
8
3
1
1
 0
116.0
 117 52 49 0 32
92
1.28
3.80
1964 CLE
6
 3
61
0
0
0
14
 7
79.1
 73 40 29 0 21
47
1.18
3.29
1965 CLE
13
 8
65
0
0
0
10
 5
75.1
 75 37 33 0 14
50
1.18
3.94
1966 CLE
2
 0
35
0
0
0
1
 0
57.0
 59 23 23 0 15
40
1.30
3.63
2088
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
178
 114
546
342
63
17
26
 12
2638.2
 2581 1180 1074 6 684
1696
1.24
3.66
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Rick Capel has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1967-03-25The Cleveland Cyanide have waived Rick Capel.
1965-05-31Rick Capel of the Cleveland Cyanide is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1963-05-14Rick Capel of the Cleveland Cyanide is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1960-06-03Rick Capel of the Cleveland Cyanide is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1954-04-01The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Rick Capel to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Denver Davis to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Dave Straker to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Pedro Williams to the minors.
1953-08-29The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Pedro Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Rick Capel to the minors.
1953-04-01The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Charlie Caskey to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Rick Capel to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have designated Broadway Rose for assignment. The Cleveland Cyanide have designated Vern Castillo for assignment.
1950-04-01The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Barney Castro to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Glenn Rhodes to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Vern Castillo to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Duke Frazier to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Ron Mohardt to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Jimmy Aaron to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Luis Skaggs to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Delos Redman to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Art Bradford to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Broadway Rose to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Mackey Hovlik to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have promoted Rafael Kruk to the major league team. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Ben Gill to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Gar Estes to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Mike Eagan to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Dave Straker to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Charlie Caskey to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Harry Schreiber to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Sandy Rohwer to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Craig Bathe to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Rick Capel to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Denver Davis to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Al Holloway to the minors. The Cleveland Cyanide have sent Harry Skidmore to the minors.