Ralph
Houk
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 198
 
Born: August 9, 1919 in Usa, KS, LAWRENCE
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1948 28 SDP NL     6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1949 29 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1950 30 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
1951 31 SDP NL     6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 9 10 10
1952 32 SDP NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 8 8
1953 33 SDP NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 27 SDP NL 38 124 16 35 4 1 0 15 0 0 8 5 .282 .331 .331 .661 12.9 2.1
1948 28 AAA   137 568 66 144 24 1 8 51 7 5 45 37 .254 .308 .342 .650 59.6  
1949 29 SDP NL 19 38 6 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .263 .333 .316 .649 4.3 0.7
1950 30 SDP NL 9 26 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .346 .654 2.6 0.4
    AAA   105 294 31 90 12 2 1 39 7 4 32 8 .306 .374 .371 .745 40.9  
1951 31 AAA   137 551 71 166 23 5 11 62 5 6 52 34 .301 .362 .421 .783 80.8  
1952 32 AAA   128 534 48 149 23 2 4 52 9 5 42 29 .279 .332 .352 .684 61.7  
1953 33 AAA   137 578 71 160 18 3 8 51 9 4 43 51 .277 .327 .360 .687 67.9  
3 Years Sim 66 188 26 53 7 1 0 17 0 0 11 6 .282 .328 .330 .658 19.8 3.1
5 Years AAA 644 2525 287 709 100 13 32 255 37 24 214 159 .281 .338 .369 .706 311.0  
162 Game Average 461 63 130 17 2 0 41 0 0 27 14 .282 .328 .330 .658 48.6  
Career Highs 38 124 16 35 4 1 0 15 0 0 8 5 .308 .333 .346 .661 12.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   128 18 41 5 1 0 12 0 0 9 3 .320 .374 .375 .749 16.8
vs LH   60 8 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 3 .200 .226 .233 .459 2.5
Home 33 98 14 28 5 1 0 13 0 0 6 2 .286 .333 .357 .690 11.0
Away 33 90 12 25 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 4 .278 .323 .300 .623 8.4
RISP   45 0 13 2 0 0 17 0 0 6 1 .289 .385 .333 .718 5.9
Pinch Hitting   4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417 1.7
Close/Late   23 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .174 .296 .217 .514 1.8
Mar/Apr 7 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .150 .200 .350 0.1
May 4 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.8
June 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 1.0
July 10 20 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 .348 .250 .598 2.1
August 7 21 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .333 .364 .333 .697 2.5
Sep/Oct 35 117 17 35 5 1 0 13 0 0 5 3 .299 .333 .359 .692 13.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1947 27 SDP NL C 36 31 277.3 86 13 1 0 .990 3.21 12 4 .333 1 1.2
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1949 29 SDP NL C 13 8 73.3 26 1 0 0 1.000 3.31 4 1 .250 0 0.4
    RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 30 SDP NL C 9 6 57.0 21 1 0 0 1.000 3.47 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  C 58 45 407.7 133 15 1 0 .993 3.27 16 5 .313 1 2.0
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   60 45 410.7 135 15 1 0 .993 3.29 16 5 .313 1 2.0
Career Highs   37 31 279.3 87 13 1 0 1.000 3.47 12 4 .333 1  
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 48th overall pick, by San Diego in 1947
Had first career hit on 7/10/1947, off Joe Krakauskas (DET)
Won World Series with San Diego in 1950
Injured on 8/16/1952 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks