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Name	Team	Age
Deadhead Ricketts	Retired (1979, Age 38)	Died (2026, Age 85)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9 (1963)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Joe Medwick League	0	13 years (39 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	D
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B+	0	2/15/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	2
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (3B)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1966	CIN	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	0
1967	CIN	0	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0
1968	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1969	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1970	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1971	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1972	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1973	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1974	CIN	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	0
1975	CIN	0	0	0	0	154	0	0	0	0
1976	CIN	0	0	0	1	59	0	0	0	54
1977	CIN	0	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	23
1978	CIN	0	0	0	0	42	1	0	0	25
1979	CIN	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	5

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Deadhead Ricketts has retired from the Cincinnati Mustangs
1979-05-05	The Cincinnati Mustangs have promoted Buddy Weber to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mustangs have designated Deadhead Ricketts for assignment.
1967-04-28	Deadhead Ricketts of the Cincinnati Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1966-03-01	The Cincinnati Mustangs have promoted Deadhead Ricketts to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mustangs have promoted Dick Hancock to the major league team. The Cincinnati Mustangs have designated Kennard Bibbs for assignment. The Cincinnati Mustangs have designated Sid Chiozza for assignment.
1963-04-01	The Cincinnati Mustangs have renamed Red Cremins to Deadhead Ricketts.