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Name Team Age
Rick Damon Retired (1970, Age 38) Died (2024, Age 92)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 26
(1951)		 LF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 8 years (61 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 7/20/1932
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 4
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (2B)
A+ (96.4 %) C- (32.4 %) F  (0.8 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 CHN-PHI 54 157 11 34 4 0 0 7 12 27 4 1 0 .527 .285 .242 .217
1952 PHI 98 351 46 102 15 3 12 46 21 58 18 0 4 .783 .330 .453 .291
1953 PHI 125 389 43 97 17 3 7 31 22 75 9 1 6 .654 .291 .362 .249
1954 PHI 44 158 25 48 7 0 3 16 11 28 5 1 0 .756 .351 .405 .304
1955 PHI 155 582 67 140 26 6 10 57 40 107 22 2 4 .646 .289 .357 .241
1956 PHI 127 490 51 122 18 4 11 52 40 74 18 1 3 .677 .308 .369 .249
1957 PHI 155 600 91 191 23 11 24 110 56 91 33 3 4 .890 .377 .513 .318
1958 PHI 153 609 94 186 26 10 23 88 49 91 26 5 1 .852 .358 .494 .305
1959 PHI 149 598 110 192 35 9 22 111 69 109 13 7 6 .910 .390 .520 .321
1960 PHI 148 596 90 180 27 9 21 100 55 105 28 4 3 .844 .360 .483 .302
1961 PHI 150 604 109 189 32 6 28 108 56 105 29 7 3 .900 .375 .525 .313
1962 PHI 160 638 124 222 36 12 30 118 59 82 16 1 1 .984 .401 .583 .348
1963 PHI 148 584 129 191 32 11 33 116 54 81 22 4 8 .972 .383 .589 .327
1964 PHI 151 615 102 196 26 10 25 124 51 97 34 4 3 .887 .372 .515 .319
1965 PHI 152 603 88 178 30 10 25 107 50 95 17 5 6 .849 .346 .502 .295
1966 PHI 154 586 79 155 22 10 13 80 64 112 19 8 3 .741 .338 .403 .265
1967 PHI 135 526 87 155 30 7 19 93 54 87 12 4 8 .844 .357 .487 .295
1968 PHI-DET 104 363 48 94 18 5 10 52 31 72 5 2 7 .734 .316 .419 .259
1969 DET 68 219 40 58 15 1 5 29 23 38 9 2 0 .751 .340 .411 .265
1970 DET 99 232 34 64 10 2 5 40 22 36 15 5 3 .739 .339 .401 .276
Total 2529 9500 1468 2794 449 129 326 1485 839 1570 354 67 73 .823 .352 .471 .294
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Rick Damon has retired from the Detroit Rotties
1968-08-03A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Rotties. The Detroit Rotties receive Mike Mensor, Ty Greene, Rick Damon from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Adam Delatte, Tom Moore.
1961-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Gary Lasky to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rick Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Willie McGee to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Cal Streets to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Al Castino to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Vinny Nipper to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent John Burtt to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Steve McNamara to the minors.
1961-09-26The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Roger Veras to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rick Damon to the minors.
1960-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rick Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ron Coveleski to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Willie McGee to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Cal Streets to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Carl Brillheart to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Bobby Coles to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Danny Madden to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Joey Dauber to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Hal Mitterling to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Larry Carroll to the minors.
1960-09-23The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Bobby Coles to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rick Damon to the minors.
1959-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ron Coveleski to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Willie McGee to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rick Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Danny Madden to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Sam Turner to the minors. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Sam Schattinger to the minors.
1959-09-22The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Sam Schattinger to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rick Damon to the minors.
1958-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rick Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Billy Cecil to the minors.
1958-09-24The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Billy Cecil to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rick Damon to the minors.
1957-10-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rick Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Ensign Jensen to the minors.
1957-09-26The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ensign Jensen to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rick Damon to the minors.
1955-04-27The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Rick Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Greg Morgan to the minors.
1955-04-23The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ossie Scarce to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Rick Damon to the minors.
1955-04-08The Philadelphia Phillies have renamed Damon to Rick Damon.
1954-10-05The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Jophery Wilson to the minors.
1954-05-30The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Wilson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Damon to the minors.
1953-07-17The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Joe to the minors.
1953-07-06The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Jones to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Damon to the minors.
1953-06-03The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Marshall to the minors.
1953-05-17The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Marshall to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Damon to the minors.
1952-10-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Johnny to the minors.
1952-09-05The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Johnny to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Damon to the minors.
1952-04-22The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Damon to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have sent Wilson to the minors.
1952-04-01The Philadelphia Tigers have promoted Kilroy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Tigers have sent Damon to the minors.
1952-04-01The Philadelphia Tigers have renamed Damon Maple to Damon.
1951-07-16A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Tigers. The Philadelphia Tigers receive Doc Day, Damon Maple from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for McClain.