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Dick
Sipek		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 175
 
Born: January 16, 1923 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 22 CLE AL     5 5 4 1 1 1 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 8
1946 23 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 3 3 8 9 9
1947 24 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 5 2 3 3 8 9 9
1948 25 CLE AL     5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 5 3 3 3 8 9 9
1949 26 CLE AL     5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 3 3 8 9 9
1950 27 CLE AL     5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 8 9 9
1951 28 CLE AL     5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 8 9 9
1952 29 CLE AL     5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 3 8 9 9
1953 30 CLE AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 3 2 8 9 8
1954 31 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
1955 32 NYA AL     4 4 3 1 1 1 5 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 3 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 5 6 6 3 3 3 8 9 9
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
1945 22 A   137 505 52 146 25 0 8 69 10 4 69 23 .289 .375 .386 .761 75.5  
1946 23 AAA   26 97 6 22 4 0 1 7 3 0 5 5 .227 .265 .299 .564 7.9  
    AA   110 435 41 112 20 0 7 43 2 2 36 23 .257 .314 .352 .666 47.9  
1947 24 AA   134 502 68 140 33 2 4 63 4 2 47 28 .279 .341 .376 .717 63.4  
1948 25 AA   133 479 64 129 21 1 9 56 7 11 50 29 .269 .338 .374 .712 59.3  
1949 26 AAA   47 75 8 18 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 2 .240 .313 .267 .580 6.7  
    AA   28 102 22 31 9 1 2 18 2 0 16 5 .304 .398 .471 .869 18.9  
1950 27 AA   136 508 54 122 24 0 6 36 4 5 66 35 .240 .328 .323 .650 56.4  
1951 28 AA   136 506 49 149 39 1 3 46 3 3 51 21 .294 .359 .393 .752 69.1  
1952 29 AAA   136 495 58 122 29 2 9 63 6 4 34 26 .246 .295 .368 .663 52.5  
1953 30 AAA   135 477 50 105 19 2 5 45 7 5 35 37 .220 .273 .300 .573 38.3  
1954 31 NYA AL 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
    AAA   68 197 21 49 8 3 3 19 0 4 9 21 .249 .282 .365 .647 18.3  
    A   56 219 20 60 14 1 4 29 2 4 16 16 .274 .323 .402 .725 26.6  
1955 32 NYA AL 18 37 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .135 .200 .189 .389 0.7 0.0
    AAA   25 90 10 21 3 0 0 10 1 0 6 11 .233 .281 .267 .548 6.8  
    A   80 301 30 76 18 2 3 38 4 6 34 13 .252 .328 .355 .684 34.6  
2 Years Sim 20 42 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .167 .222 .214 .437 1.4 0.2
6 Years AAA 437 1431 153 337 65 7 18 149 17 13 97 102 .235 .294 .328 .623 130.4  
6 Years AA 677 2532 298 683 146 5 31 262 22 23 266 141 .270 .351 .368 .719 315.0  
3 Years A 273 1025 102 282 57 3 15 136 16 14 119 52 .275 .364 .380 .744 136.8  
15 Years Minors 1387 4988 553 1302 268 15 64 547 55 50 482 295 .261 .338 .359 .697 582.1  
162 Game Average 340 16 56 16 0 0 24 0 0 16 32 .167 .222 .214 .437 11.4  
Career Highs 18 37 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7  
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   36 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .194 .256 .250 .506 1.8
vs LH   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Home 13 25 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .160 .250 .240 .490 1.1
Away 6 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.2
RISP   11 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 1.3
Pinch Hitting   3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 12 24 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .167 .259 .250 .509 1.2
Sep/Oct 8 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1954 31 NYA AL 3B 2 1 11.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 4.09   0.1
1955 32 NYA AL CF 7 7 61.0 11 1 2 0 .857 1.77   0.2
    RF 6 1 19.0 6 2 1 1 .889 3.79    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  CF 7 7 61.0 11 1 2 0 .857 1.77   0.2
  RF 6 1 19.0 6 2 1 1 .889 3.79    
  3B 3 1 12.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   17 9 93.0 18 8 3 1 .897 2.52   0.3
Career Highs   15 8 82.0 17 4 3 1 1.000 4.09    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 53rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1945
Injured on 7/11/1945 with a Bruised Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/11/1947 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/9/1948 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/19/1950 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Injured on 7/12/1951 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days
Traded from Cleveland to New York (A) on 7/1/1954 (Going to NYA: LF Dick Sipek. Going to CLE: C Roy Campanella)
Had first career hit on 9/28/1954, off Bob Miller (MIN)
Released by New York (A) on 9/22/1955
 
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