Rick Auerbach
[edit] Biography
Rick Auerbach (Frederick Steven Auerbach) was born on February 15, 1950 in Woodland Hills, California. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1971 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .203 with 1 home run and 9 RBI. Auerbach played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 11 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 79
| 236
| 22
| 48
| 1
| 9
| .203
| .271
| .258
| 10
| 0
| 20
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| 153
| 554
| 50
| 121
| 2
| 30
| .218
| .277
| .269
| 16
| 3
| 43
| 62
| 2
| 5
| 24
| 5
| 14
|
| 1973
| MIL
| A
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 45
| 73
| 12
| 25
| 1
| 4
| .342
| .407
| .384
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 85
| 170
| 18
| 38
| 0
| 12
| .224
| .298
| .276
| 9
| 0
| 18
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 8
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 36
| 47
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .128
| .226
| .128
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 33
| 45
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .156
| .216
| .200
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 63
| 55
| 17
| 18
| 2
| 5
| .327
| .413
| .545
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 62
| 100
| 17
| 21
| 1
| 12
| .210
| .304
| .340
| 8
| 1
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 24
| 33
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 4
| .333
| .389
| .515
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| 38
| 84
| 12
| 13
| 1
| 6
| .155
| .200
| .226
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 348
| 523
| 81
| 126
| 5
| 41
| .241
| .319
| .327
| 26
| 2
| 60
| 80
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 4
| 18
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 276
| 884
| 86
| 183
| 4
| 45
| .207
| .266
| .261
| 30
| 3
| 67
| 118
| 5
| 16
| 28
| 6
| 18
|
| Total
|
|
| 624
| 1407
| 167
| 309
| 9
| 86
| .220
| .286
| .286
| 56
| 5
| 127
| 198
| 6
| 22
| 36
| 10
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 78
| 72
| 626.1
| 120
| 193
| 12
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 153
| 151
| 1320.2
| 256
| 452
| 30
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1973
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 3
| 2
| 19.1
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| SS
| 19
| 8
| 82.1
| 12
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 10
| 88
| 25
| 31
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| SS
| 80
| 53
| 486.1
| 77
| 137
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 50
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| SS
| 12
| 8
| 81
| 23
| 27
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 13
| 5
| 68
| 18
| 24
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 5
| 69
| 19
| 22
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 26
| 10
| 118
| 24
| 42
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1978
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 9
| 106
| 2
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1979
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 16
| 8
| 93
| 27
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1980
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 38
| 29
| 254.2
| 44
| 99
| 3
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 37
| 10
| 158
| 7
| 36
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 441
| 348
| 3167.2
| 608
| 1045
| 69
| 193
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 56
| 19
| 240.2
| 71
| 77
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by California Angels in the 13th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots in the 7th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (February 1, 1969).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Tim Johnson (April 24, 1973).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Milwaukee Brewers (September 4, 1973).
- Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Los Angeles Dodgers (October 27, 1973).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to New York Mets in exchange for Hank Webb and Richard Sander (February 7, 1977).
- Traded by New York Mets to Texas Rangers (May 20, 1977) completing trade in which New York Mets traded cash and a player to be named later to Texas Rangers in exchange for Lenny Randle (April 26, 1977).
- Sold by Texas Rangers to Cincinnati Reds (June 15, 1977).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Texas Rangers (July 19, 1980).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Richie Zisk, 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 (October 23, 1981).
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