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Name Team Age
Ralph Kearney Retired (1969, Age 38) Died (2006, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21
(1952)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 13 years (104 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  A-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A  A  B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C  D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D  0 9/20/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 4 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D  (15.2 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Minors 56.00 9 / 9 9 / 10 6 / 8 5 / 7 8 / 10 2 / 4 6 / 8 45 / 56
1952 Pos (2B) 31.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 19 / 31
1952 Pos (3B) 27.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 7 / 27
1953 Minors 58.00 9 / 11 7 / 10 6 / 8 4 / 6 3 / 7 6 / 10 2 / 6 37 / 58
1953 Pos (1B) 126.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 18 / 126
1953 Pos (3B) 18.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 11 / 18
1953 Pos (LF) 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 15
1954 Minors 57.00 4 / 8 1 / 4 6 / 12 5 / 6 3 / 8 8 / 11 4 / 8 31 / 57
1954 Majors 0.32 2 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1954 Pos (3B) 3.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 3
1954 Pos (LF) 114.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 17 / 114
1954 Pos (RF) 43.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 43
1955 Minors 42.00 2 / 8 4 / 5 4 / 8 2 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 6 19 / 42
1955 Pos (RF) 90.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 13 / 90
1956 Majors 59.00 136 96 26 0 / 4 2 / 6 5 / 11 5 / 12 3 / 10 1 / 6 3 / 10 19 / 59
1957 Majors 64.51 141 113 21 1 / 9 1 / 5 3 / 10 4 / 15 2 / 11 0 / 7 3 / 7 14 / 64
1958 Majors 73.72 162 135 0 2 / 14 0 / 7 2 / 10 2 / 12 0 / 13 0 / 6 2 / 11 8 / 73
1959 Majors 66.45 150 126 12 3 / 12 3 / 7 1 / 4 3 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 12 12 / 66
1960 Majors 66.32 162 135 0 0 / 10 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 10 1 / 13 3 / 66
1961 Majors 65.43 162 135 0 1 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 13 1 / 9 3 / 65
1962 Majors 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 8 1 / 67
1963 Majors 67.22 162 135 0 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 67
1964 Majors 51.37 123 103 39 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 51
1965 Majors 53.36 127 107 35 -2 / 7 -1 / 4 -3 / 9 -4 / 8 -3 / 10 -4 / 8 -1 / 7 -18 / 53
1966 Majors 62.83 150 126 12 -2 / 8 -4 / 8 0 / 9 -1 / 10 -2 / 11 -1 / 5 -2 / 11 -12 / 62
1967 Majors 67.05 162 124 0 -3 / 12 -4 / 8 0 / 8 -5 / 8 -2 / 9 -3 / 8 0 / 14 -17 / 67
1968 Majors 42.38 162 53 0 0 / 3 -7 / 5 -3 / 6 -4 / 7 -7 / 5 -3 / 10 -3 / 6 -27 / 42
1969 Majors 27.48 162 28 0 -3 / 2 -4 / 5 -3 / 4 -7 / 4 -3 / 4 -3 / 5 -1 / 3 -24 / 27
Total 2125 1551 145 21 / 157 8 / 126 25 / 148 11 / 157 5 / 153 7 / 147 19 / 154 187 / 1509
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Ralph Kearney has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1966-08-27Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1965-09-21Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1965-06-21Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1964-08-18Ralph Kearney of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1964-07-14The Pittsburgh Pirates have removed Ralph Kearney from the trade block.
1962-09-23The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Ralph Kearney on the trade block.
1961-04-01The Pittsburgh Pirates have renamed Marshall Gates to Ralph Kearney.
1959-09-05Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1959-08-23Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1957-09-05Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1956-08-16Marshall Gates of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1956-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Baldschun for assignment.
1955-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Deacon Walsh to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rafael Baker to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marshall Gates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Rudy Birdsall to the minors.
1954-09-30The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bob McCarthy to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team.
1953-10-13The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bob McCarthy to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marshall Gates to the minors.
1953-09-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team.
1953-03-25The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bill Leitner to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Earle Redman for assignment. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Harry Lucas to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Bob McCarthy to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Marshall Gates to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Xavier Dudra to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Terry Tatum to the minors.
1952-10-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Marshall Gates to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Bill Leitner to the major league team.
1952-06-21A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Tampa Bay Thunder. The Tampa Bay Thunder receive Ryne Minshall from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Marshall Gates, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (TB).