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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1953 PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1954 PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1956 PIT 108 382 58 104 20 5 6 45 39 53 6 0 13 .738 .340 .398 .272
1957 PIT 118 441 56 107 24 2 5 49 42 65 13 8 9 .649 .309 .340 .243
1958 PIT 135 548 79 138 28 4 10 58 47 89 17 7 14 .682 .310 .372 .252
1959 PIT 126 521 74 146 29 5 3 39 59 79 19 12 12 .726 .354 .372 .280
1960 PIT 135 482 39 109 20 5 3 41 42 73 15 9 19 .594 .287 .307 .226
1961 PIT 135 489 75 142 23 5 7 53 57 63 33 12 12 .770 .369 .401 .290
1962 PIT 135 553 95 170 36 6 12 54 77 80 23 11 10 .852 .393 .459 .307
1963 PIT 135 558 95 146 32 8 13 60 63 69 29 16 13 .756 .339 .418 .262
1964 PIT 103 432 80 126 18 1 15 54 48 65 19 14 6 .804 .362 .442 .292
1965 PIT 107 437 69 135 31 0 10 45 59 64 19 12 10 .840 .391 .449 .309
1966 PIT 126 522 85 141 23 2 15 57 61 83 25 17 8 .755 .346 .408 .270
1967 PIT 128 513 97 143 23 3 9 48 72 73 26 16 11 .754 .366 .388 .279
1968 PIT 82 216 43 52 6 1 5 28 35 42 9 4 7 .704 .357 .347 .241
1969 PIT 33 115 21 33 8 0 2 14 11 20 4 4 2 .763 .354 .409 .287
Total 1607 6210 966 1692 321 47 115 645 712 918 257 142 146 .743 .348 .395 .272
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).