Dick
Bokelmann
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: October 26, 1926 in Usa, IL, ARLINGTON HEI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1953   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1952 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1953 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1954 27 CIN NL $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 9 9 9
1955 28 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 8 8 8
1956 29 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8
1957 30 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1958 31 CIN NL $ 350,000 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1959 32 MIN AL $ 570,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 8 8 8
1960 33 BSN NL $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 3 4 4 3 4 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 570,000 6 4 4 4 4 5 4 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1951 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 27 CIN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 28 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 29 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 30 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 31 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 32 MIN AL $ 570,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 33 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 570,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1951 24 CIN NL 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 26.7 33 14 3 23 7 4.73 .311 .431 .434 .865 1.1
    AAA   10 6 .625 33 12 0 0 1 103.3 101 49 3 64 53 4.27 .259 .363 .341 .704  
1952 25 CIN NL 6 10 .375 78 0 0 0 8 90.3 106 46 3 47 30 4.58 .301 .384 .392 .776 6.2
1953 26 CIN NL 4 3 .571 39 0 0 0 20 35.7 40 18 3 19 10 4.54 .288 .369 .403 .772 4.3
1954 27 CIN NL 4 2 .667 29 0 0 0 0 34.3 48 34 4 16 15 8.91 .333 .393 .535 .927 0.0
1955 28 CIN NL 2 4 .333 65 0 0 0 2 58.3 66 30 7 30 25 4.63 .289 .373 .417 .790 2.4
1957 30 CIN NL 3 3 .500 49 0 0 0 17 40.3 44 19 2 25 13 4.24 .286 .381 .403 .784 4.4
1958 31 CIN NL 3 4 .429 34 0 0 0 4 23.3 43 25 3 22 10 9.64 .394 .489 .550 1.039 0.0
1959 32 MIN AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 2 1 0.00 .000 .400 .000 .400 0.5
    AA   2 0 1.000 74 0 0 0 10 57.7 42 16 4 25 53 2.50 .204 .290 .311 .601  
1960 33 BSN NL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 2 1 3 8 1.80 .152 .216 .273 .489 1.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 38.0 27 6 0 15 32 1.42 .197 .276 .219 .495  
    AA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0.00 .250 .500 .250 .750  
9 Years Sim 23 28 .451 317 0 0 0 52 320.3 385 188 26 187 119 5.28 .304 .391 .428 .819 19.9
2 Years AAA 12 6 .667 53 12 0 0 1 141.3 128 55 3 79 85 3.50 .243 .342 .309 .651  
2 Years AA 2 0 1.000 77 0 0 0 10 58.7 43 16 4 27 55 2.45 .205 .295 .310 .605  
4 Years Minors 14 6 .700 130 12 0 0 11 200.0 171 71 7 106 140 3.20 .232 .329 .309 .638  
Season Average 2 3 .400 35 0 0 0 5 35.6 42 20 2 20 13 5.28 .304 .391 .428 .819  
Career Highs 6 10 1.000 78 0 0 0 20 90.3 106 46 7 47 30 9.64 .394 .489 .550 1.039  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   204 95 14 103 75   .296 .387 .413 .800
vs LH   181 93 12 84 44   .313 .400 .446 .847
Home 12 9 .571 173 0 0 0 25 175.3 212 107 17 110 65 5.49 .304 .399 .436 .835
Away 11 19 .367 144 0 0 0 27 145.0 173 81 9 77 54 5.03 .303 .386 .419 .804
Mar/Apr 4 5 .444 53 0 0 0 11 54.3 78 44 4 26 23 7.29 .344 .411 .489 .900
May 6 5 .545 58 0 0 0 12 56.0 66 34 4 28 22 5.47 .300 .379 .405 .784
June 2 5 .286 50 0 0 0 5 51.6 67 31 2 30 18 5.40 .322 .408 .409 .816
July 3 2 .600 39 0 0 0 9 37.0 53 23 4 22 9 5.60 .349 .431 .539 .971
August 5 6 .455 50 0 0 0 4 45.3 43 27 5 34 11 5.36 .251 .376 .368 .744
Sep/Oct 3 5 .375 67 0 0 0 11 76.0 78 29 7 47 36 3.44 .269 .371 .390 .761
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
1951 24 CIN NL 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1952 25 CIN NL 78 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.5 0.2
1953 26 CIN NL 39 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.9 0.2
1954 27 CIN NL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1957 30 CIN NL 49 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1958 31 CIN NL 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1959 32 MIN AL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AA   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1960 33 BSN NL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AA   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
8 Years Sim 257 17 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .176 .176 .353 .529 1.0 0.4
2 Years AA 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176 .176 .353 .529 0.6  
Career Highs 78 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.9  
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   9 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .556 .778 1.1
vs LH   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Home 120 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0
Away 93 8 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 1.0
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0.8
Mar/Apr 23 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
May 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 14 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 1.000 1.333 0.8
Sep/Oct 30 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1951 24 CIN NL P 14 0 26.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.03    
1952 25 CIN NL P 78 0 90.3 11 29 1 0 .976 3.99    
1953 26 CIN NL P 39 0 35.7 3 10 0 1 1.000 3.28    
1954 27 CIN NL P 29 0 34.3 2 14 1 1 .941 4.19    
1955 28 CIN NL P 65 0 58.3 5 22 0 0 1.000 4.17    
1957 30 CIN NL P 49 0 40.3 3 10 0 0 1.000 2.90    
1958 31 CIN NL P 34 0 23.3 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.31    
    CF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1959 32 MIN AL CF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    P 3 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 6.77    
1960 33 BSN NL P 6 0 10.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  P 317 0 320.3 29 95 2 3 .984 3.48    
  CF 5 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
Career Totals   322 0 328.3 30 95 2 3 .984 3.43    
Career Highs   78 0 90.3 11 29 1 1 1.000 5.41    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1952-7-8
1953-2-20
1957-1-17
Games Pitched
1952-4-78
1955-9-65
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1951
Had first career hit on 9/10/1951, off Bill Werle (DET)
Earned first career win on 4/25/1952
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 2/8/1959 to a 1-year deal worth $570,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 4/2/1960 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 5/3/1960 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days