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Name Team Age
Rick van Skike Retired (2001, Age 41) Died (2051, Age 91)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18
(1978)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wally Berger League 0 19 years (24 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A  C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 10/18/1960
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 3
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1983 CHN 159 575 66 153 23 5 10 62 68 80 13 11 6 .721 .345 .376 .266
1984 CHN 157 603 85 156 27 5 21 81 66 80 6 3 22 .757 .333 .425 .259
1985 CHN 158 600 78 161 30 4 9 73 62 64 7 4 23 .716 .339 .377 .268
1986 CHN 159 613 84 169 36 9 15 94 70 90 6 8 4 .787 .350 .437 .276
1987 CHN 158 627 92 196 27 13 13 92 66 89 6 3 5 .837 .378 .459 .313
1988 CHN 159 620 110 188 24 7 22 96 85 75 12 4 9 .856 .385 .471 .303
1989 CHN 158 606 92 168 29 8 20 75 77 90 8 1 5 .810 .360 .450 .277
1990 CHN 158 625 113 197 38 9 16 96 82 78 22 6 14 .875 .393 .482 .315
1991 CHN-KC 159 604 99 174 26 7 22 80 79 96 6 5 3 .836 .372 .464 .288
1992 KC-NYA 159 601 105 196 33 6 18 81 84 79 9 8 5 .900 .409 .491 .326
1993 NYA 158 647 114 194 37 8 15 76 80 101 30 7 8 .827 .376 .451 .300
1994 NYA 158 649 129 190 30 9 26 94 82 95 26 7 10 .860 .373 .487 .293
1995 NYA 159 664 121 198 31 6 17 79 82 108 16 12 3 .818 .379 .440 .298
1996 NYA 156 632 116 175 33 4 21 82 93 98 20 10 3 .814 .372 .441 .277
1997 NYA 155 621 86 161 24 3 13 54 70 95 10 13 4 .705 .335 .370 .259
1998 NYA 155 581 60 141 24 1 13 58 72 94 6 6 6 .684 .329 .355 .243
1999 NYA 144 596 74 153 28 2 13 53 55 106 8 7 8 .696 .321 .376 .257
2000 NYA 154 615 82 172 32 0 9 56 63 99 7 9 9 .726 .350 .376 .280
2001 NYA 78 249 20 52 6 3 4 21 19 33 1 4 1 .572 .267 .305 .209
Total 2901 11328 1726 3194 538 109 297 1403 1355 1650 219 128 148 .787 .360 .427 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Rick van Skike has retired from the New York Yankees
2000-04-29Rick van Skike collected his 3000th career hit.
1999-07-11Rick van Skike of the New York Yankees is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1996-05-15The New York Yankees have placed Rick van Skike on the trade block.
1992-07-24A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Mark Hicks, Francisco Roy, Jeff Garcia, Draft Pick 1994 Round 1 NYA (Kennie Stevens), Draft Pick 1993 Round 1 NYA (Jeff Patterson) from the New York Yankees in exchange for Rick van Skike, Edgar Rees.
1991-04-18A trade has been completed between the Chicago Whitewashers and the Kansas City Monarchs. The Kansas City Monarchs receive Dave Minor, Rick van Skike from the Chicago Whitewashers in exchange for Val Partenheimer.
1991-04-12The Chicago Whitewashers have placed Rick van Skike on the trade block.
1983-04-01The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Rick van Skike to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Ralph Jeffcoat to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Drew Miller to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have promoted Peter Schmitz to the major league team. The Chicago Shorebirds have designated Trevor Painter for assignment. The Chicago Shorebirds have designated Jimmie Faas for assignment.
1981-04-04The Chicago Shorebirds have renamed Bob Pinelli to Rick van Skike.