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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
B  C+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 9/9/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 4
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (99.1 %) A+ (98.7 %) D  (13.3 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 LHP 64 129 30 4 1 1 11 20 24 .638 .336 .302 .233
1977 RHP 90 261 51 9 2 7 27 20 45 .584 .258 .326 .195
1978 LHP 81 182 47 10 1 5 21 17 32 .728 .322 .407 .258
1978 RHP 122 383 102 14 3 4 37 49 63 .701 .351 .350 .266
1979 LHP 75 159 36 7 2 2 17 27 23 .677 .344 .333 .226
1979 RHP 125 373 105 15 1 8 33 36 57 .738 .346 .391 .282
1980 AHP 70 269 74 11 2 6 35 28 34 .738 .340 .398 .275
1980 HHP 70 266 73 10 1 7 41 32 29 .750 .351 .398 .274
1980 LHP 66 149 36 2 0 4 20 16 23 .647 .311 .336 .242
1980 RHP 120 386 111 19 3 9 56 44 40 .781 .359 .422 .288
1981 AHP 50 163 41 7 2 1 16 30 26 .709 .371 .337 .252
1981 HHP 50 180 58 11 2 5 31 17 20 .873 .384 .489 .322
1981 LHP 55 111 39 7 2 2 18 17 14 .942 .438 .505 .351
1981 RHP 85 232 60 11 2 4 29 30 32 .723 .348 .375 .259
1982 AHP 41 276 72 8 2 9 40 34 28 .745 .343 .402 .261
1982 HHP 39 269 70 14 2 7 36 31 31 .743 .338 .405 .260
1982 LHP 66 130 30 6 0 3 12 11 20 .642 .296 .346 .231
1982 RHP 129 415 112 16 4 13 64 54 39 .776 .354 .422 .270
1983 AHP 66 240 65 10 4 6 42 31 40 .782 .361 .421 .271
1983 HHP 57 200 51 9 1 6 24 27 23 .742 .342 .400 .255
1983 LHP 64 121 28 1 2 5 23 21 19 .757 .361 .397 .231
1983 RHP 109 319 88 18 3 7 43 37 44 .766 .349 .417 .276
1984 AHP 71 293 92 21 1 6 23 44 51 .864 .411 .454 .314
1984 HHP 69 276 89 15 1 7 33 31 33 .853 .393 .460 .322
1984 LHP 52 102 29 7 0 3 9 17 17 .833 .392 .441 .284
1984 RHP 131 467 152 29 2 10 47 58 67 .865 .405 .460 .325
1985 AHP 69 295 86 10 1 10 42 35 39 .798 .364 .434 .292
1985 HHP 70 279 78 20 1 10 38 25 40 .808 .342 .466 .280
1985 LHP 58 110 39 9 2 4 18 14 18 1.009 .427 .582 .355
1985 RHP 132 464 125 21 0 16 62 46 61 .754 .336 .418 .269
1986 AHP 69 275 69 11 1 6 26 39 49 .708 .344 .364 .251
1986 HHP 70 287 88 29 0 5 31 29 43 .831 .371 .460 .307
1986 LHP 50 102 30 8 0 3 11 10 17 .818 .357 .461 .294
1986 RHP 132 460 127 32 1 8 46 58 75 .760 .358 .402 .276
1987 AHP 60 245 66 12 1 5 20 24 39 .724 .336 .388 .269
1987 HHP 59 219 52 11 1 6 23 32 34 .712 .333 .379 .237
1987 LHP 43 87 18 3 0 1 5 10 17 .572 .296 .276 .207
1987 RHP 109 377 100 20 2 10 38 46 56 .752 .344 .408 .265
1988 AHP 54 199 62 9 2 9 26 25 34 .901 .388 .513 .312
1988 HHP 51 191 65 14 4 4 13 20 31 .921 .403 .518 .340
1988 LHP 42 86 28 8 2 0 3 12 15 .873 .408 .465 .326
1988 RHP 93 304 99 15 4 13 36 33 50 .921 .392 .530 .326
1989 AHP 74 229 58 7 1 4 22 23 51 .664 .319 .345 .253
1989 HHP 74 194 56 12 1 5 26 22 29 .794 .356 .438 .289
1989 LHP 52 113 29 7 0 1 8 16 21 .691 .346 .345 .257
1989 RHP 127 310 85 12 2 8 40 29 59 .736 .332 .403 .274
1990 AHP 18 32 5 0 1 0 1 3 8 .447 .229 .219 .156
1990 HHP 21 27 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .464 .241 .222 .185
1990 LHP 13 34 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 .400 .194 .206 .147
1990 RHP 28 25 5 1 0 0 1 3 4 .526 .286 .240 .200
Total AHP 642 2516 690 106 18 62 293 316 399 .761 .356 .405 .274
Total HHP 630 2388 685 146 14 62 296 268 317 .797 .359 .438 .287
Total LHP 781 1615 424 79 13 34 176 210 268 .740 .350 .391 .263
Total RHP 1532 4776 1322 232 29 117 559 543 692 .762 .351 .411 .277
Total 1712 6391 1746 311 42 151 735 753 960 .757 .351 .406 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01John Ratzer has retired from the Chicago Shamrocks
1989-04-01A 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.
1988-04-05John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 51 days.
1988-04-01The Boston Red Sox have removed John Ratzer from the trade block.
1987-08-30John Ratzer of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1987-03-05The Boston Red Sox have placed John Ratzer on the trade block.
1985-08-30The Boston Tridentines have removed John Ratzer from the trade block.
1985-06-26The Boston Tridentines have placed John Ratzer on the trade block.
1981-07-25John Ratzer of the Boston Tridentines is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1977-05-21The Boston Tridentines have promoted John Ratzer to the major league team. The Boston Tridentines have designated Jimmy Nelson for assignment.