Richie Zisk

Full Name: Richard Walter Zisk	Primary Position: OF,RF,DH,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/200	First Game: September 8, 1971
Birthdate: February 6, 1949	Final Game: September 21, 1983
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York	MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Richie Zisk (Richard Walter Zisk) was born on February 6, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1971 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .324 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI. Zisk played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 13 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Richie Zisk's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1977, when he slugged 30 home runs, hit for a .290 average and knocked in 101 runs. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 89 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1971	PIT	N	7	15	2	3	1	2	.200	.368	.467	1	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0
1972	PIT	N	17	37	4	7	0	4	.189	.318	.270	3	0	7	10	0	0	0	0	1
1973	PIT	N	103	333	44	108	10	54	.324	.364	.526	23	7	21	63	0	0	0	0	8
1974	PIT	N	149	536	75	168	17	100	.313	.386	.476	30	3	65	91	0	0	1	7	12
1975	PIT	N	147	504	69	146	20	75	.290	.374	.474	27	3	68	109	2	0	0	9	12
1976	PIT	N	155	581	91	168	21	89	.289	.343	.465	35	2	52	96	0	0	1	3	20
1977	CHI	A	141	531	78	154	30	101	.290	.355	.514	17	6	55	98	3	1	0	7	15
1978	TEX	A	140	511	68	134	22	85	.262	.338	.432	19	1	58	76	3	4	3	7	14
1979	TEX	A	144	503	69	132	18	64	.262	.336	.416	21	1	57	75	0	1	1	4	15
1980	TEX	A	135	448	48	130	19	77	.290	.344	.460	17	1	39	72	0	1	0	5	18
1981	SEA	A	94	357	42	111	16	43	.311	.366	.485	12	1	28	63	3	0	0	3	8
1982	SEA	A	131	503	61	147	21	62	.292	.354	.477	28	1	49	89	1	0	2	4	9
1983	SEA	A	90	285	30	69	12	36	.242	.311	.411	12	0	30	61	0	0	0	3	6
Total	NL		578	2006	285	600	69	324	.299	.366	.477	119	15	217	376	2	0	2	19	53
Total	AL		875	3138	396	877	138	468	.279	.345	.459	126	11	316	534	10	7	6	33	85
Total			1453	5144	681	1477	207	792	.287	.353	.466	245	26	533	910	12	7	8	52	138

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1971	PIT	N	OF	5	4	35	7	0	0	0	1.000
1971	PIT	N	LF	3	3	24	2	0	0	0	1.000
1971	PIT	N	RF	2	1	11	5	0	0	0	1.000
1972	PIT	N	OF	12	8	84.1	14	1	1	0	.938
1972	PIT	N	LF	12	8	81.1	14	1	1	0	.938
1972	PIT	N	RF	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1.000
1973	PIT	N	OF	84	78	708.2	139	12	2	4	.987
1973	PIT	N	RF	64	62	552	102	6	2	3	.982
1973	PIT	N	LF	23	16	156.2	39	6	0	1	1.000
1974	PIT	N	OF	141	137	1197	312	9	5	3	.985
1974	PIT	N	RF	131	128	1102.1	293	9	4	3	.987
1974	PIT	N	LF	12	9	94.2	15	0	1	0	.938
1975	PIT	N	OF	140	138	1210.1	264	7	7	1	.975
1975	PIT	N	LF	140	138	1210.1	267	7	7	1	.975
1976	PIT	N	LF	152	152	1322.1	302	11	4	2	.987
1976	PIT	N	OF	152	152	1322.1	300	11	4	2	.987
1977	CHI	A	DH	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	CHI	A	OF	108	108	931.1	210	9	4	3	.982
1977	CHI	A	LF	8	7	62	21	0	1	0	.955
1977	CHI	A	RF	101	101	869.1	190	9	3	3	.985
1978	TEX	A	DH	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	TEX	A	LF	48	47	408.2	93	0	2	0	.979
1978	TEX	A	OF	90	89	779.2	155	6	2	0	.988
1978	TEX	A	RF	42	42	371	61	6	0	1	1.000
1979	TEX	A	LF	15	14	116	20	1	2	0	.913
1979	TEX	A	OF	135	132	1136.1	234	10	7	6	.972
1979	TEX	A	DH	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	TEX	A	RF	127	118	1020.1	213	10	5	6	.978
1980	TEX	A	OF	37	34	281.1	45	3	1	1	.980
1980	TEX	A	RF	35	32	262	40	3	1	1	.977
1980	TEX	A	DH	87	77	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	TEX	A	LF	2	2	19.1	6	0	0	0	1.000
1981	SEA	A	DH	93	93	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	SEA	A	DH	130	130	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	SEA	A	DH	84	77	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	474	456	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	503	484	4191	906	43	15	17	.984
Total			LF	415	396	3495.1	779	26	18	4	.978
Total			OF	904	880	7686.1	1680	68	33	20	.981

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Silvio Martinez to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Rich Gossage and Terry Forster (December 10, 1976).
Granted free agency (November 2, 1977).
Signed by Texas Rangers (November 9, 1977).
Traded by Texas Rangers with Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Gleaton, Brian Allard and Steve Finch to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, Larry Cox, Leon Roberts and Willie Horton (December 12, 1980).
Released by Seattle Mariners (January 16, 1985).