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Barry Zito League
8-10-2100
Dick Fitzgerald Center Field
Retired (1984, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .764 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1520 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 07-13-1947
HR 166 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1965)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(146 games)
RBI 837
SB 122 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1984
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR B 
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF B+ (71.0%) Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF D+ (24.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
Notes: Career high HR! Still red letter after 2 yrs of declines. 1983: 379+168=60.64+16.8=77.44
* 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
1970 BAL
33
125
11
27
0
0
3
14
7
 29 2 1
2
 2 1
.555
.267
.288
.072
.216
1971 BAL
64
234
21
59
17
1
5
31
19
 57 0 0
1
 1 0
.706
.308
.397
.145
.252
1972 BAL
33
61
12
18
4
0
5
12
6
 7 0 1
1
 1 0
.959
.353
.607
.311
.295
1973 BAL
85
220
20
61
10
3
4
35
18
 60 0 0
5
 2 0
.736
.332
.405
.127
.277
1974 BAL
96
307
40
89
14
2
7
42
29
 77 1 1
4
 1 2
.769
.352
.417
.127
.290
1975 BAL
135
498
70
142
17
5
15
81
37
 96 1 1
12
 3 3
.765
.335
.430
.145
.285
1976 KC
135
513
72
136
26
7
15
88
45
 111 0 5
9
 3 2
.752
.321
.431
.166
.265
1977 KC
118
477
66
140
22
3
18
89
31
 98 2 1
10
 0 3
.804
.339
.465
.172
.294
1978 KC
125
513
69
128
21
3
15
76
44
 99 3 1
18
 2 3
.702
.312
.390
.140
.250
1979 KC
135
559
87
165
32
6
13
77
49
 114 1 4
14
 5 2
.794
.351
.444
.148
.295
1980 KC
133
453
74
127
20
10
9
59
41
 113 6 2
13
 7 6
.775
.347
.428
.148
.280
1981 KC
135
457
61
139
20
4
17
74
42
 92 1 2
14
 7 3
.840
.363
.477
.173
.304
1982 KC
135
449
65
125
12
6
20
70
45
 95 1 1
9
 2 1
.810
.345
.465
.187
.278
1983 DET
136
509
74
133
19
5
19
75
48
 120 0 6
6
 11 6
.752
.321
.430
.169
.261
1984 CIN
31
131
16
31
5
0
1
14
11
 33 1 1
4
 3 0
.596
.299
.298
.061
.237
Total
1529
5506
758
1520
239
55
166
837
472
 1201 19 27
122
 50 32
.764
.334
.430
.154
.276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Dick Fitzgerald has retired from the Cincinnati Red Legs
1984-04-29Dick Fitzgerald of the Cincinnati Red Legs is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1984-03-31The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1984-03-31Dick Fitzgerald has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1983-04-01Trade #1171098 has been completed between the Kansas City Clippers and the Detroit Mustangs. The Detroit Mustangs receive Dick Fitzgerald from the Kansas City Clippers in exchange for Brad Arnovich.
1981-08-03The Kansas City Clippers have placed Dick Fitzgerald on the trade block.
1980-09-28Dick Fitzgerald of the Kansas City Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1978-05-22Dick Fitzgerald of the Kansas City Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-04-05Dick Fitzgerald of the Kansas City Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1976-03-28The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1976-03-28Dick Fitzgerald has signed with the Kansas City Clippers for $5.0M per year for 8 years.
1971-06-28Dick Fitzgerald of the Baltimore Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1971-04-08The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Bob Pierson to the minors.
1970-09-12The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors.
1970-08-10The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1970-04-14The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Harvey Nekola to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors.
1970-03-31The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1970-03-29The Baltimore Clippers have sent John Verble to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors.
1970-03-29The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted John Verble to the major league team.
1969-04-08The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Willie Heath to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors.
1969-04-08The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1969-03-31The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors.
1969-03-31The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1969-03-30The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent John Verble to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Elder Wasdell to the minors.
1969-03-30The Baltimore Clippers have promoted John Verble to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Elder Wasdell to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1969-03-29The Baltimore Clippers have sent Eddie Stem to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Bob Pierson to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent John Verble to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dan White to the minors.
1969-03-29The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dan White to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted John Verble to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Eddie Stem to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Elder Wasdell to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Bob Pierson to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team.
1967-03-30The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Jose Epps to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors.
1967-03-30The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Charlie Dravecky to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted John Verble to the major league team.
1966-03-30The Baltimore Clippers have sent John Verble to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent March Todd to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Bob Pierson to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Dick Fitzgerald to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent Jesus Krug to the minors. The Baltimore Clippers have sent John Coffman to the minors.
1966-03-30The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Bob Pierson to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted John Verble to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Jesus Krug to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Dick Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted John Coffman to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted March Todd to the major league team.