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Barry Zito League
5-5-2100
Harvey Erickson Catcher
Retired (1972, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 1915 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 12-13-1933
HR 255 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(135 games)
RBI 1081
SB 114 Salary $3.00M Final Contract Year 1972
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (0.3%) LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 2
3B D  (18.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 STL
122
449
54
119
22
1
15
49
47
 111 0 3
4
 5 2
.751
.333
.419
.154
.265
1957 STL
122
450
33
87
14
2
9
41
41
 112 0 2
6
 6 2
.553
.260
.293
.100
.193
1958 STL
122
447
54
119
18
5
11
56
58
 98 5 3
7
 2 6
.757
.355
.403
.136
.266
1959 STL
122
463
58
120
25
7
13
56
43
 80 2 0
8
 6 1
.752
.325
.428
.168
.259
1960 STL
123
464
62
135
22
5
16
87
46
 83 2 2
14
 9 3
.819
.356
.463
.172
.291
1961 STL
121
444
73
133
20
5
18
77
56
 80 2 4
7
 7 0
.866
.377
.489
.189
.300
1962 STL
122
478
63
137
16
2
16
69
49
 90 1 6
8
 4 1
.779
.350
.429
.142
.287
1963 STL
122
482
84
155
21
11
16
79
55
 79 0 3
10
 7 0
.899
.389
.510
.189
.322
1964 STL
118
454
67
133
30
1
20
100
61
 72 1 7
13
 5 5
.868
.373
.496
.203
.293
1965 STL
124
489
92
143
25
6
26
99
54
 84 0 5
5
 5 0
.887
.359
.528
.235
.292
1966 STL
122
474
68
129
20
4
18
69
59
 79 3 5
12
 9 0
.798
.353
.445
.173
.272
1967 STL
109
430
63
118
11
3
17
56
40
 64 1 2
7
 6 12
.769
.336
.433
.158
.274
1968 STL-COL
125
480
68
122
27
6
21
81
41
 92 2 5
13
 4 1
.779
.312
.467
.213
.254
1969 COL
122
457
55
110
15
2
24
75
40
 95 0 2
0
 0 1
.740
.301
.440
.199
.241
1970 HOU
76
250
34
72
11
7
8
42
29
 52 1 1
0
 0 6
.847
.363
.484
.196
.288
1971 HOU
93
182
18
56
12
3
4
29
16
 31 3 1
0
 0 0
.844
.371
.473
.165
.308
1972 HOU
29
108
11
27
6
1
3
16
11
 21 0 0
0
 0 1
.727
.319
.407
.157
.250
Total
1894
7001
957
1915
315
71
255
1081
746
 1323 23 51
114
 75 41
.791
.343
.448
.175
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Harvey Erickson has retired from the Houston Lonestars
1971-03-28The Houston Lonestars have promoted Harvey Erickson to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Hal Difani to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Alex McVey to the major league team.
1971-03-28Harvey Erickson has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $3.0M per year for 2 years.
1970-09-17Harvey Erickson of the Houston Lonestars is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1970-03-30The Houston Lonestars have promoted Joe Usher to the major league team. The Houston Lonestars have promoted Harvey Erickson to the major league team.
1970-03-30Harvey Erickson has signed with the Houston Lonestars for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1969-03-29The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bill Biggs to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Harvey Erickson to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Albert Rios to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Lee Escalera to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Erv Williams to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Eric Reuss to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bill Nelson to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Greg Werber to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Will Posada to the major league team. The Colorado Renegades have promoted Bill Asselstine to the major league team.
1969-03-29Harvey Erickson has signed with the Colorado Renegades for $4.0M per year for 1 year.
1968-08-23A trade has been completed between the Colorado Renegades and the St. Louis Writers. The St. Louis Writers receive Jack Beene, Brian Reisling, Ted Lehner from the Colorado Renegades in exchange for Harvey Erickson, Sam Garvin, Jerry Darwin, Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 STL (Joe Norris). Protest This Trade.
1967-05-10Harvey Erickson of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1964-04-29Harvey Erickson of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1962-03-30The St. Louis Writers have promoted Calvin Williams to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Chick Lyons to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Harvey Erickson to the major league team.
1962-03-30Harvey Erickson has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $5.75M per year for 7 years.
1961-07-07Harvey Erickson of the St. Louis Writers is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1956-03-28The St. Louis Writers have promoted Harvey Erickson to the major league team.