Ralph Michaels

Ralph Joseph Michaels

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 178 lb.

• Debut April 16, 1924
• Final Game April 30, 1926
• Born May 3, 1902 in Etna, PA USA
• Died August 5, 1988 in Monroeville, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Ralph Michaels hit .276 with 1,134 hits in 4,110 at-bats as a minor leaguer. Not a power hitter, he hit only 15 home runs in his career, along with 160 doubles and 41 triples. Perhaps his best season offensively was his very first - in 1922 with the Cedar Rapids Bunnies, Michaels hit .301 with 30 doubles in 129 games. He did not impress in the field that season however, as he committed 53 errors.

Michaels is not listed as playing for the Kansas City Blues in 1925, but his name appeared in the box score for the the 1925 season opener between the Blues and the Indianapolis Indians on April 14th at West Washington Street Park in Indianapolis. He played second base, and batted second. Michaels was credited with a single, a putout and six assists. In many cases, players who played only a handful of games for a minor league team in those years did not see their statistics included in the final league statistics, which appears to have been Michaels' case that year.

He managed the Waterloo Hawks in the Western League for the first part of 1936. The team's overall record that year was 50-79, finishing in 6th place.

Following his death, he was interred at St. Mary Church Cemetery in Sharpsburg, PA.