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Richie Zisk   |   Major Leaguer   1971-1983

Full Name:  Richard Walter Zisk
Born:  February 6,1949  in  Brooklyn, New York
Height:  6-1  Weight:  208  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Parsippany (Parsippany,NJ)
College:  Seton Hall University

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle

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Drafted:  Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in 3rd Round (56th overall) of 1967 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Dec 10,1976] - Traded by Pirates with Silvio Martinez to White Sox for Terry Forster and Rich Gossage.  [Nov 2,1977] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 9,1977] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Dec 12,1980] - Traded by Rangers with Steve Finch, Brian Allard, Jerry Don Gleaton, Ken Clay and Rick Auerbach to Mariners for Willie Horton, Leon Roberts, Larry Cox, Mario Mendoza and Rick Honeycutt.  [Jan 16,1985] - Released by Mariners.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1967SalemApp18PitRk   561894158921651          .307---.630-----
1968GastoniaWcar19PitA   531853252811341          .281---.546-----
1969SalemCaro20PitA+   7826543841251145          .317---.525-----
1970WaterburyEast21PitAA   125450831331763488          .296---.587-----
1971CharlestonIL22PitAAA   1354249012315129109          .290---.535-----
 PittsburghNL22PitMLB of6,4715231012004700000 .200.368.4678350%
1972CharlestonIL23PitAAA   122441831363042686          .308---.571-----
 PittsburghNL23PitMLB of9,5,417374730040071000001 .189.318.27058864%
1973PittsburghNL24PitMLB of510333344108237105400216300008 .324.364.52689047%
1974PittsburghNL25PitMLB of51495367516830317100116591070312 .313.386.47686250%
1975PittsburghNL26PitMLB of5,61475046914627320750168109290412 .290.374.47484848%
1976PittsburghNL27PitMLB of5,3,6155581911683522189105296030820 .289.343.46580852%
1977Chi Wh-SoxAL28ChwMLB of41415317815417630101045598371915 .290.355.51486949%
1978TexasAL29TexMLB of-dh4140511681341912285335876374514 .262.338.43277049%
1979TexasAL30TexMLB of4,5,6144503691322111864115775041215 .262.336.41675257%
1980TexasAL31TexMLB dh-of5,6135448481301711977023972051418 .290.344.46080450%
1981SeattleAL32SeaMLB dh49435742111121164302286333008 .311.366.48585150%
1982SeattleAL33SeaMLB dh413150361147281216221498914039 .292.354.47783155%
1983SeattleAL34SeaMLB dh4902853069120123600306103036 .242.311.41172253%
 
Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)145351446811477245262077928155339101252741138 .287.353.46681951%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)56919543725869119129420 .300---.564-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1974PittsburghNL25PitCh310130000000300000 .300.300.300600--
1975PittsburghNL26PitCh310051000002200000 .500.583.6001183--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)620181000002500000 .400.455.450905--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1971PittsburghNL22PitMLBOF670070---1.000--
 
1972PittsburghNL23PitMLBOF121411160---.938--
 
1973PittsburghNL24PitMLBOF841391221534---.987--
 
1974PittsburghNL25PitMLBOF141312953263---.985--
 
1975PittsburghNL26PitMLBOF140264772781---.975--
 
1976PittsburghNL27PitMLBOF1523001143152---.987--
 
1977Chi Wh-SoxAL28ChwMLBOF109210942233---.982--
1977Chi Wh-SoxAL28ChwMLBDH28--------
 
1978TexasAL29TexMLBOF90155621630---.988--
1978TexasAL29TexMLBDH49--------
 
1979TexasAL30TexMLBOF1342341072516---.972--
1979TexasAL30TexMLBDH3--------
 
1980TexasAL31TexMLBOF374531491---.980--
1980TexasAL31TexMLBDH86--------
 
1981SeattleAL32SeaMLBDH93--------
 
1982SeattleAL33SeaMLBDH130--------
 
1983SeattleAL34SeaMLBDH84--------
 


 Awards
[1973] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #9)  [1974] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #9)  [1976] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #25)  [1977] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1978] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year  [1989] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (0 votes - 0%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985272,500  299,10841
1986272,500  325,46643
1987272,500  292,85335
 
Career:  $817,500   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
2006 - Coach for Daytona of Florida State League (A)

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1977-1978)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
2006-2008Daytona [Fsl]Hitting Coach
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