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Reggie Jackson League
10-26-2066
Dick Esposito First Base
Retired (1965, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .837 Status Deceased (1989) Option Years 0  
H 1410 Age at Death 61 Date of Birth 12-15-1928
HR 178 Drafted Round 9, Pick 142
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(59 games)
RBI 804
SB 140
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance C-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR A-
Speed B- Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (4.7%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 2
3B (0.5%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CIN
8
26
0
5
1
0
0
3
2
9 0 0
1
2 0
.481
.250
.231
.038
.192
1951 CIN
103
249
35
70
9
2
10
27
25
37 4 0
0
0 2
.810
.356
.454
.173
.281
1952 CIN-PHI-CHN
57
172
26
42
9
1
6
25
21
24 1 3
6
4 1
.738
.325
.413
.169
.244
1953 CHN
130
521
80
154
26
2
17
78
52
87 3 6
9
7 6
.810
.359
.451
.155
.296
1954 CHN
130
514
95
160
26
6
25
117
57
86 2 5
16
9 30
.910
.379
.531
.220
.311
1955 CHN
88
321
56
88
18
5
16
62
39
36 7 3
10
2 20
.873
.362
.511
.237
.274
1956 CHN
105
412
64
129
29
6
14
75
39
66 5 4
14
1 7
.891
.376
.515
.201
.313
1957 CHN
97
367
68
125
25
4
13
70
49
47 0 3
19
2 20
.952
.415
.537
.196
.341
1958 CHN
110
320
46
97
23
3
10
62
41
39 1 1
12
1 4
.870
.383
.488
.184
.303
1959 CHN
124
267
51
87
16
7
11
38
26
37 1 0
5
2 1
.950
.388
.562
.236
.326
1960 CHN
120
178
20
42
8
0
7
32
20
29 1 4
6
1 0
.709
.310
.399
.163
.236
1961 CHN-BOS
135
343
44
104
20
5
9
58
37
39 2 3
7
1 0
.841
.371
.469
.166
.303
1962 BOS
151
433
73
121
13
4
13
69
50
71 1 5
18
2 11
.770
.352
.418
.139
.279
1963 BOS
132
371
62
95
15
2
17
49
46
58 3 1
8
1 10
.787
.342
.445
.189
.256
1964 BOS
124
331
61
87
19
0
10
37
36
52 2 2
8
5 3
.748
.337
.411
.148
.263
1965 PHI
16
25
3
4
0
0
0
2
4
5 0 0
1
0 1
.436
.276
.160
.000
.160
Total
1630
4850
784
1410
257
47
178
804
544
722 33 40
140
40 116
.837
.363
.473
.182
.291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Dick Esposito has retired from the Philadelphia White Stockings
1965-09-30The Philadelphia White Stockings have promoted Putsy Caballero to the major league team. The Philadelphia White Stockings have designated Dick Esposito for assignment.
1965-04-05The Philadelphia White Stockings have acquired Dick Esposito from the waiver wire.
1965-04-05The Philadelphia White Stockings have demoted Walt Otero to the minor leagues.
1965-04-01The Boston Bombers have promoted Edgar McCarthy to the major league team. The Boston Bombers have promoted Gus Deal to the major league team. The Boston Bombers have designated Dick Esposito for assignment. The Boston Bombers have designated Norm Newsome for assignment.
1961-04-30A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Bombers. The Boston Bombers receive Dick Esposito, Randy Abrams from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Connie Huntz.
1953-03-03The Chicago Cubs have renamed Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to Dick Esposito.
1952-08-25A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia White Stockings and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Steamboat Williams, Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (PHI) from the Philadelphia White Stockings in exchange for Snooks Soto, Burt Mieske.
1952-07-29The Philadelphia White Stockings have promoted Jersey Joe Stripp to the major league team. The Philadelphia White Stockings have sent Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the minors.
1952-07-13A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati SKUNKS and the Philadelphia White Stockings. The Philadelphia White Stockings receive Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace, Dawg"Da Bounty" Hunter, Scott "Ironman"Riggins from the Cincinnati SKUNKS in exchange for Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 3 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 4 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 5 (PHI).
1952-05-15The Cincinnati SKUNKS have sent Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the minors.
1952-05-14The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Ron Couch to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Bill Bradley to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have designated Ricardo Diaz for assignment. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have designated Luke Jorgens for assignment. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have sent Bobby Lane to the minors.
1952-05-14The Cincinnati SKUNKS have demoted Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the minor leagues.
1952-05-03The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have designated Joe Maysey for assignment.
1952-04-22The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Hank Hill to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have sent Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the minors.
1952-04-20The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have sent Shano Collins to the minors.
1952-04-17The Cincinnati SKUNKS have promoted Shano Collins to the major league team. The Cincinnati SKUNKS have sent Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace to the minors.
1952-03-01The Cincinnati SKUNKS have renamed lyle"bear in the air"wallace to Lyle "Bear in the Air" Wallace.
1951-09-15The Cincinnati switchblade have sent lyle"bear in the air"wallace down to the minors.
1951-04-02The Cincinnati switchblade have promoted lyle"bear in the air"wallace to the major leagues.
1950-04-20The Cincinnati switchblade have sent lyle"bear in the air"wallace down to the minors.
1950-04-19The Cincinnati switchblade have promoted lyle"bear in the air"wallace to the major league team.
1950-04-11The Cincinnati switchblade have renamed Dick Esposito to lyle"bear in the air"wallace.
1950-04-11The Cincinnati switchblade have promoted Sammy Helfand to the major league team. The Cincinnati switchblade have sent Dick Esposito to the minors.
1950-04-08The Cincinnati switchblade have promoted Ed Brashear to the major league team. The Cincinnati switchblade have promoted Dick Esposito to the major league team. The Cincinnati switchblade have designated Charley Belinda for assignment. The Cincinnati switchblade have designated Jim Rose for assignment.
1950-04-08The Cincinnati switchblade have demoted Dick Esposito to the minor leagues.