Show modern player card
Name Team Age
Richie Zisk Retired (1984, Age 36) 72
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 38
(1973)
1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Simmons Davis League 0 11 years (4 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 3/7/1948
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
A- (77.3 %) B+ (69.7 %) (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1973 PIT 161 613 73 160 29 11 13 92 37 162 15 11 8 .713 .305 .408 .261
1974 PIT 161 634 65 150 21 6 29 92 33 164 13 9 8 .702 .276 .426 .237
1975 PIT 161 570 64 157 17 4 25 62 36 153 18 13 4 .770 .319 .451 .275
1976 PIT 161 559 57 132 16 0 25 69 41 133 21 10 7 .690 .291 .399 .236
1977 PIT 147 581 73 146 34 3 29 95 31 146 16 10 1 .762 .292 .470 .251
1978 PIT 134 483 59 126 20 5 15 53 29 124 12 3 2 .724 .308 .416 .261
1979 PIT 147 327 50 89 16 2 18 41 24 89 10 6 1 .822 .324 .498 .272
1980 PIT-CLE 130 307 30 80 12 2 12 39 16 92 6 4 1 .725 .295 .430 .261
1981 LAA 92 296 32 69 12 5 11 36 18 68 4 2 2 .694 .275 .419 .233
1982 LAA 161 585 74 144 17 2 27 72 56 136 25 14 5 .736 .315 .421 .246
1983 LAA 160 611 70 140 24 3 18 70 41 189 13 5 8 .643 .277 .367 .229
1984 LAA-ARI-CIN 16 21 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 .360 .217 .143 .143
Total 1631 5587 647 1396 218 43 222 724 364 1464 154 87 47 .721 .297 .423 .250
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Richie Zisk has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-10-22The Cincinnati Red Legs! have waived Richie Zisk.
1984-09-16The Cincinnati Red Legs! have designated Richie Zisk for assignment.
1984-08-28The Cincinnati Red Legs! have promoted Richie Zisk to the major league team.
1984-08-28The Cincinnati Red Legs! have acquired Richie Zisk from the waiver wire.
1984-06-20The Arizona RoadRunners have waived Richie Zisk.
1984-06-15The Arizona RoadRunners have designated Richie Zisk for assignment.
1984-05-17The Arizona RoadRunners have promoted Richie Zisk to the major league team.
1984-05-17The Arizona RoadRunners have acquired Richie Zisk from the waiver wire.
1984-04-09The Los Angeles Avengers have waived Richie Zisk.
1984-04-05The Los Angeles Avengers have designated Richie Zisk for assignment.
1980-08-23The Cleveland Indians have removed Richie Zisk from the trade block.
1980-07-13The Cleveland Indians have placed Richie Zisk on the trade block.
1980-07-13Trade #1560705 has been completed between the Pittsburgh Players and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Richie Zisk, Austin Higuera, Dean Chamberlain from the Pittsburgh Players in exchange for Al Jackson, Bill Allen.
1980-03-05The Pittsburgh Players have placed Richie Zisk on the trade block.
1979-04-02The Pittsburgh Players have promoted Richie Zisk to the major league team.
1978-09-29The Pittsburgh Players have promoted Happy Al Dente to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Players have sent Richie Zisk to the minors.
1978-04-16Richie Zisk of the Pittsburgh Players is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1977-08-14Richie Zisk of the Pittsburgh Players is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1977-04-01The Pittsburgh Players have renamed Red Tyner to Richie Zisk.
1975-04-05The Pittsburgh Players have promoted Red Tyner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Players have designated Bill Stanley for assignment.
1975-04-05The Pittsburgh Players have demoted Red Tyner to the minor leagues.
1973-04-01The Pittsburgh Players have promoted Red Tyner to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Players have promoted Bob Ritchie to the major league team.