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Ralph Houk

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, KS us

Died: July 21, 2010 in Winter Haven, FL

Buried: Rolling Hills Cemetery, Winter Haven, FL

High School: Lawrence HS (Lawrence, KS)

Debut: April 26, 1947 (Age 27-260d, 10,322nd in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1954 (Age 34-265d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Ralph George Houk

Nicknames: Major

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

158

.272

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.323

OPS

.650

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-6 / in Starts: 6-2
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	16 (10-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
P Rizzuto	1
J Lindell	1
C Keller	1
B Johnson	0

Most Driven In By
S Stirnweiss	1
J Page	1
E Lopat	1

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	42	119 (118)	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	8	.36	0.134	2.96	0.67%	2.03	C
2	43	120	Aug 28	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	8	1.48	-0.113	12.50	-0.57%	-0.91	C
3	44	122 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	NYY		DET	W,11-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	8	.17	-0.020	1.05	-0.07%	-0.77	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	45	125 (2)	Sep 1	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	8						C
5	46	126	Sep 3 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.467	.800	8	.28	0.012	2.12	0.06%	-0.16	C
6	47	131 (4)	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,2-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	8	.70	0.002	5.84	0.01%	-0.02	C
7	48	132	Sep 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	8						C
8	49	133	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.421	.737	8	.08	-0.002	.94	-0.01%	-0.12	C
9	50	139 (5)	Sep 16 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.391	.696	8	1.36	-0.014	11.19	-0.07%	-0.74	C
10	51	141 (1)	Sep 18	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.346	.615	8	1.34	-0.094	13.98	-0.59%	-0.73	C
11	52	143 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.345	.621	8	.79	-0.022	5.79	-0.10%	-0.85	C
12	53	149 (5)	Sep 26	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.276	.345	.621	7						C
13	54	153 (3)	Oct 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.276	.345	.621	7						C
14	55	154	Oct 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-10	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.276	.345	.621	7						C
							8-6		29	29	3	8	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.276	.345	.621		.75	-0.117	6.37	-0.68%	-2.27

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