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Name Team Age
Ron Ricketts Retired (1970, Age 33) Died (2022, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28
(1955)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A) 0 4 years (121 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B  F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- D 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B+ B- B-
Leadership   Mentor Value  
D+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 12/4/1936
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Type   Chances    Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1955 Minors 0.00 2 / 4 1 / 1 3 / 5 6 / 10
1956 Minors 0.00 1 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 5 2 / 14
1957 Minors 0.00 2 / 6 1 / 5 2 / 7 5 / 18
1957 Majors 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 3
1958 Minors 0.00 2 / 13 0 / 4 2 / 5 4 / 22
1958 Majors 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 6
1959 Minors 0.00 5 / 23 1 / 20 5 / 17 11 / 60
1960 Minors 0.00 2 / 18 5 / 22 3 / 15 10 / 55
1961 Minors 0.00 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 3
1961 Majors 0.00 1 / 2 0 / 8 4 / 21 5 / 31
1962 Majors 0.00 0 / 7 4 / 16 3 / 17 7 / 40
1963 Majors 0.00 1 / 7 4 / 19 2 / 17 7 / 43
1964 Majors 0.00 0 / 8 2 / 15 0 / 18 2 / 41
1965 Majors 0.00 0 / 8 2 / 17 1 / 19 3 / 44
1966 Majors 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 17 0 / 13 0 / 31
1967 Majors 0.00 0 / 7 1 / 21 0 / 16 1 / 44
1968 Majors 0.00 0 / 11 0 / 16 0 / 20 0 / 47
1969 Majors 0.00 0 / 2 0 / 12 0 / 18 0 / 32
Total 16 / 125 21 / 199 29 / 220 66 / 544
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Ron Ricketts has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1970-04-01The Cincinnati Goombas have waived Ron Ricketts.
1969-09-02The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted John Mackanin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Ron Ricketts for assignment.
1969-04-15The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Gary Watson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Ron Ricketts to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Charlie Iorg to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent John Mackanin to the minors.
1969-04-01The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted John Mackanin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Ron Ricketts for assignment.
1967-10-13The Cincinnati Goombas have re-claimed Ron Ricketts from the waiver wire.
1967-10-03The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Jacob Slaton to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Ron Ricketts for assignment.
1961-04-13The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Ron Ricketts to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted John Oldham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Tommy Miller to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Herb Kane for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Craig Cady for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Vada Pinson to the minors.
1958-09-25The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Dick Murphy to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Dick Vaughn to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Art Fowler to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Bill Caraway to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Nino Escalera to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Frank Baldwin to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Frank Robinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Eddie Waitkus to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Orlando Pena to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Bill Monroe to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Bobby Henrich to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Corky Valentine to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Ron Ricketts to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Vada Pinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Art Moore to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Dave Skaugstad to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Chuck Coles to the minors.
1958-08-29The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Joe Szekely to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Dave Skaugstad to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Ron Ricketts to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Bobby Henrich to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Frank Robinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Art Fowler to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Vada Pinson to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Joe Brovia to the minors.
1957-10-03The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Joe Szekely to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Joe Brovia to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Vinegar Bend Mizell to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Bobby Henrich to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Dave Skaugstad to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Ron Ricketts to the minors.
1957-09-22The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Hank Foiles to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Bobby Henrich to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Frank Robinson to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Dave Skaugstad to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Lou Delahanty to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Corky Valentine to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted Ron Ricketts to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have promoted John Oldham to the major league team. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Joe Szekely to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Joe Brovia to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Vinegar Bend Mizell to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Frank Baldwin to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Eddie Waitkus for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Hal Hudson to the minors. The Cincinnati Goombas have designated Cobe Coker for assignment. The Cincinnati Goombas have sent Art Fowler to the minors.
1956-06-26A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Goombas and the Chicago Jokers. The Chicago Jokers receive Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Goombas in exchange for Ron Ricketts.