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Name Team Age
Rick Strong Retired (1971, Age 38) Died (2015, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 63
(1951)		 RF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Tris Speaker League 0 13 years (4 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ A  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ C+
Endurance Velocity Control
C  D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 9/9/1933
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
B  (64.0 %) C+ (47.0 %) F  (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
1953 BAL 28 117 18 29 5 2 3 18 10 17 4 1 0 .714 .312 .402 .248
1954 BAL 119 456 56 134 21 6 9 49 44 69 14 11 9 .783 .357 .425 .294
1955 BAL 159 637 94 168 32 10 12 69 66 110 19 16 28 .738 .336 .402 .264
1956 BAL 159 665 101 180 26 8 13 78 77 112 16 2 21 .743 .351 .392 .271
1957 BAL 159 650 123 188 37 11 33 101 73 99 10 3 5 .897 .365 .532 .289
1958 BAL 159 648 116 229 45 9 22 98 46 96 29 1 1 .950 .397 .552 .353
1959 BAL 159 649 115 178 46 4 19 92 77 106 17 5 4 .796 .351 .445 .274
1960 BAL 159 652 136 229 40 12 28 120 79 82 19 5 2 .997 .419 .578 .351
1961 BAL 158 651 112 203 40 10 23 113 61 107 17 1 6 .880 .370 .510 .312
1962 BAL 159 641 114 197 28 10 17 78 79 94 24 3 2 .844 .382 .462 .307
1963 BAL 159 649 114 184 31 7 27 98 67 114 18 1 2 .827 .349 .478 .284
1964 BAL 135 362 63 105 21 5 19 60 38 54 12 2 6 .890 .357 .533 .290
1965 BAL 139 302 47 86 15 2 15 55 42 47 5 2 4 .865 .368 .497 .285
1966 BAL 153 543 106 177 32 10 25 110 66 88 13 2 0 .962 .402 .560 .326
1967 BAL 159 629 106 179 22 7 26 117 78 94 23 5 5 .829 .363 .466 .285
1968 CHN 158 596 86 187 26 6 14 85 58 71 20 4 3 .823 .375 .448 .314
1969 CHN 154 519 64 131 23 4 14 57 59 93 10 1 1 .721 .328 .393 .252
1970 CHN 156 544 61 143 24 7 16 57 53 78 5 2 1 .752 .331 .421 .263
1971 CHN 155 526 50 122 19 2 16 56 64 94 5 5 6 .684 .317 .367 .232
Total 2786 10436 1682 3049 533 132 351 1511 1137 1625 280 72 106 .832 .362 .469 .292
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Rick Strong has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1953-07-22The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Rick Strong to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have sent Brian Pinkney to the minors.
1953-04-01The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Joe McTigue to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have sent Rick Strong to the minors.
1952-10-03The Baltimore Choppers have promoted Rick Strong to the major league team. The Baltimore Choppers have sent Kevin Daugherty to the minors.