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| Name | Team | Age |
| John Ratzer | Retired (1990, Age 36) | Died (2025, Age 71) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 5 (1976) |
2B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Mel Ott League | 0 | 13 years (30 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 9/9/1954 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (SS) |
| (99.1 %) | (98.7 %) | (13.3 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1977 | 2B | BOS | 102 | 102 | 919.66 | 519 | 254 | 251 | 14 | 52 | -25 | 4.94 | .973 |
| 1978 | 2B | BOS | 139 | 139 | 1211.0 | 692 | 318 | 359 | 15 | 100 | -15 | 5.03 | .978 |
| 1979 | 2B | BOS | 112 | 112 | 986.66 | 528 | 258 | 263 | 7 | 56 | -16 | 4.75 | .987 |
| 3B | BOS | 27 | 27 | 232.0 | 87 | 22 | 59 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 3.14 | .931 | |
| 1980 | 1B | BOS | 99 | 99 | 870.66 | 922 | 896 | 24 | 2 | 69 | -4 | 9.51 | .998 |
| 2B | BOS | 28 | 28 | 250.66 | 158 | 70 | 87 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5.64 | .994 | |
| 3B | BOS | 12 | 12 | 105.0 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 2.83 | .943 | |
| 1981 | 1B | BOS | 59 | 52 | 471.33 | 498 | 479 | 15 | 4 | 37 | +2 | 9.43 | .992 |
| 2B | BOS | 26 | 26 | 227.33 | 130 | 58 | 69 | 3 | 17 | -1 | 5.03 | .977 | |
| 3B | BOS | 7 | 7 | 61.33 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 3.08 | .913 | |
| 1982 | 2B | BOS | 139 | 139 | 1267.0 | 754 | 343 | 389 | 22 | 89 | +10 | 5.20 | .971 |
| 3B | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1983 | 1B | BOS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 | 1.000 |
| 2B | BOS | 93 | 93 | 851.33 | 454 | 179 | 260 | 15 | 52 | +9 | 4.64 | .967 | |
| 3B | BOS | 7 | 7 | 58.0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | .857 | |
| SS | BOS | 13 | 13 | 109.0 | 51 | 11 | 35 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 3.80 | .902 | |
| RF | BOS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | 2B | BOS | 139 | 135 | 1205.0 | 650 | 299 | 344 | 7 | 76 | -12 | 4.80 | .989 |
| 1985 | 2B | BOS | 124 | 124 | 1113.0 | 607 | 275 | 322 | 10 | 67 | -9 | 4.83 | .984 |
| CF | BOS | 15 | 15 | 124.66 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1.95 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | 2B | BOS | 139 | 139 | 1230.0 | 650 | 300 | 340 | 10 | 69 | +8 | 4.68 | .985 |
| 1987 | 2B | BOS | 117 | 114 | 1019.33 | 561 | 243 | 302 | 16 | 82 | -8 | 4.81 | .971 |
| 1988 | 1B | BOS | 11 | 11 | 91.66 | 110 | 102 | 8 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 10.80 | 1.000 |
| 2B | BOS | 4 | 3 | 29.0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.48 | .889 | |
| 3B | BOS | 64 | 63 | 553.33 | 164 | 31 | 119 | 14 | 3 | -15 | 2.44 | .915 | |
| SS | BOS | 21 | 21 | 182.33 | 83 | 30 | 51 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4.00 | .976 | |
| 1989 | 1B | CHA | 59 | 59 | 528.0 | 557 | 530 | 20 | 7 | 35 | -4 | 9.38 | .987 |
| 2B | CHA | 17 | 17 | 150.0 | 76 | 30 | 46 | 0 | 7 | +2 | 4.56 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | CHA | 16 | 16 | 140.33 | 45 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.82 | .978 | |
| LF | CHA | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |
| CF | CHA | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1.12 | .500 | |
| 1990 | 1B | CHA | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1.000 |
| 2B | CHA | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.000 | |
| 3B | CHA | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.83 | 1.000 | |
| Pos Total | 1B | 231 | 222 | 1974.65 | 2103 | 2022 | 68 | 13 | 147 | -4 | 9.53 | .994 | |
| 2B | 1182 | 1174 | 10484.97 | 5803 | 2636 | 3046 | 121 | 695 | -57 | 4.88 | .979 | ||
| 3B | 138 | 137 | 1193.99 | 380 | 83 | 270 | 27 | 21 | -12 | 2.66 | .929 | ||
| SS | 34 | 34 | 291.33 | 134 | 41 | 86 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 3.92 | .948 | ||
| LF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| CF | 16 | 16 | 132.66 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1.90 | .966 | ||
| RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 1603 | 1584 | 14086.6 | 8450 | 4811 | 3470 | 169 | 874 | -82 | 5.29 | .980 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1990-11-01 | John Ratzer has retired from the Chicago Shamrocks |
| 1989-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Shamrocks. The Chicago Shamrocks receive John Ratzer from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Lerrin Thomas, Dean Nichols. Vote on Trade. |
| 1988-04-05 | John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 51 days. |
| 1988-04-01 | The Boston Red Sox have removed John Ratzer from the trade block. |
| 1987-08-30 | John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 35 days. |
| 1987-03-05 | The Boston Red Sox have placed John Ratzer on the trade block. |
| 1985-08-30 | The Boston Tridentines have removed John Ratzer from the trade block. |
| 1985-06-26 | The Boston Tridentines have placed John Ratzer on the trade block. |
| 1981-07-25 | John Ratzer of the Boston Tridentines is injured and is expected to be out 43 days. |
| 1977-05-21 | The Boston Tridentines have promoted John Ratzer to the major league team. The Boston Tridentines have designated Jimmy Nelson for assignment. |