Rick Stelmaszek

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 8, 1948 in Chicago, IL us

Died: November 6, 2017 in Chicago, IL

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, IL

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 11th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mendel Catholic HS (Chicago, IL).

High School: Mendel Catholic HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: June 25, 1971 (Age 22-260d, 13,143rd in major league history)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1974 (Age 25-352d)
vs. MON 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Richard Francis Stelmaszek

Pronunciation: \Stel-May-sek\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

.170

RBI

OBP

.302

SLG

.239

OPS

.541

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1968	19	WSA-min	A,A-	101	361	280	30	65	7	5	5	37	4	4	71	54	.232	.394	.346	.740		97		5	3	2			SBY,GEN · WCRS,NYPL
1969	20	WSA-min	A,WRk	148	587	459	65	118	16	8	5	71	2	1	116	67	.257	.405	.359	.765		165		4	0	8			SHL,SNR · WCRS,FLIS
1970	21	WSA-min	AA	128	501	386	50	95	11	4	4	47	1	0	98	41	.246	.398	.326	.724		126		4	6	7			PFD · EL
1971	22	WSA-min	AAA	73	247	194	27	48	1	1	1	25	0	2	49	43	.247	.397	.278	.675		54		1	0	3			DEN · AA
1971	22	WSA	AL	6	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H2

1972	23	SDP-TEX-CIN-min	AAA	99	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.000	.167	.000	.167		0		0	0	0			HAW,DEN,INA · PCL,AA
1973	24	CAL-min	AAA	43	150	106	17	25	7	1	0	8	2	1	39	19	.236	.438	.321	.759		34		0	4	1			SLC · PCL
1973	24	TOT	AL	29	43	35	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	9	.143	.286	.171	.457	37	6	1	0	1	0	0	2
1973	24	TEX	AL	7	10	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.111	.200	.111	.311	-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1973	24	CAL	AL	22	33	26	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	7	.154	.313	.192	.505	51	5	1	0	1	0	0	2
1974	25	CAL-min	AAA	83	322	260	39	70	12	3	6	40	2	1	55	34	.269	.399	.408	.806		106		3	1	3			SLC · PCL
1974	25	CHC	NL	25	56	44	2	10	2	0	1	7	0	0	10	6	.227	.364	.341	.705	96	15	2	0	1	1	0	2H
1975	26	CHC-min	AAA	106	402	336	40	89	14	3	6	47	1	1	61	52	.265	.376	.378	.754		127		1	0	4			WCH · AA
1976	27	NYY-min	AAA	74	270	214	30	47	10	0	2	23	0	1	49	26	.220	.365	.294	.659		63		0	7	0			SYR · IL
1977	28	TEX-min	AAA	83	295	240	27	68	9	1	2	35	2	6	50	19	.283	.403	.354	.757		85		0	2	3			TUC · PCL
1978	29	MIN-min	A	23	76	55	15	15	6	0	0	7	0	0	16	7	.273	.440	.382	.822		21		2	1	2			WRA · MIDW
3 Yrs				60	108	88	4	15	3	0	1	10	0	0	17	18	.170	.302	.239	.541	55	21	3	0	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	292	238	11	40	8	0	3	27	0	0	46	49	.170	.302	.239	.541	55	57	8	0	5	3	0

TEX (2 yrs)				13	19	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.056	.105	.056	.161	-52	1	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				25	56	44	2	10	2	0	1	7	0	0	10	6	.227	.364	.341	.705	96	15	2	0	1	1	0
CAL (1 yr)				22	33	26	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	7	.154	.313	.192	.505	51	5	1	0	1	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				35	52	44	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	12	.114	.235	.136	.372	11	6	1	0	1	0	0
NL (1 yr)				25	56	44	2	10	2	0	1	7	0	0	10	6	.227	.364	.341	.705	96	15	2	0	1	1	0

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