Ralph Citarella

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 7, 1958 in East Orange, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (15th) of the 1978 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL), the Cincinnati Reds in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (12th) of the 1979 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL).

Schools: Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL), Florida Southern College (Lakeland, FL)

Debut: September 13, 1983 (Age 25-218d, 14,847th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 10, 1987 (Age 29-153d)
vs. NYY 4.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Ralph Alexander Citarella

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

ERA

4.06

44.1

WHIP

1.241

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1979	21	STL-min	A,Rk	0	2	.000	3.45	11	8		2	1	0	47.0	54	23	18	1	23	1	26	2	0	1				1.638	10.3	0.2	4.4	5.0	1.13	SPT,JOH FLOR,APPY
1980	22	STL-min	A	11	4	.733	1.64	51	6		1	0	8	126.0	87	35	23	6	49	2	113	5	1	6				1.079	6.2	0.4	3.5	8.1	2.31	GST SALL
1981	23	STL-min	AA,AAA	8	9	.471	3.82	32	17	12	4	2	2	132.0	127	60	56	8	39	2	83	2	3	4				1.258	8.7	0.5	2.7	5.7	2.13	ARK,SPR TL,AA
1982	24	STL-min	AAA	15	6	.714	4.88	28	25	1	4	0	0	153.0	171	95	83	18	62	0	82	6	4	10				1.523	10.1	1.1	3.6	4.8	1.32	LOU AA
1983	25	STL-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.76	37	13	16	3	0	7	109.2	122	67	58	13	41	4	64	4	1	5				1.486	10.0	1.1	3.4	5.3	1.56	LOU AA
1983	25	STL	NL	0	0		1.64	6	0	2	0	0	0	11.0	8	2	2	0	3	1	4	0	0	1	42	231	2.85	1.000	6.5	0.0	2.5	3.3	1.33
1984	26	STL-min	AAA	9	2	.818	3.91	16	14	1	4	0	1	89.2	91	43	39	7	30	0	38	3	2	2				1.349	9.1	0.7	3.0	3.8	1.27	LOU AA
1984	26	STL	NL	0	1	.000	3.63	10	2	2	0	0	0	22.1	20	9	9	0	7	2	15	3	0	1	95	98	2.77	1.209	8.1	0.0	2.8	6.0	2.14

1985	27	PHI-min	AAA	7	9	.438	3.44	30	18	1	1	0	0	136.0	128	67	52	9	58	4	86	2	1	2				1.368	8.5	0.6	3.8	5.7	1.48	POR PCL
1986	28	STL-OAK-min	AAA	7	4	.636	5.98	29	16	4	0	0	0	102.1	121	75	68	7	60	2	48	4	2	3				1.769	10.6	0.6	5.3	4.2	0.80	LOU,TAC AA,PCL
1987	29	CHW-min	AAA	3	8	.273	5.18	29	8	16	0	0	8	64.1	63	40	37	6	27	0	47	4	2	5				1.399	8.8	0.8	3.8	6.6	1.74	HAW PCL
1987	29	CHW	AL	0	0		7.36	5	0	2	0	0	0	11.0	13	9	9	4	4	0	9	2	0	0	49	64	7.60	1.545	10.6	3.3	3.3	7.4	2.25
1988	30	MIL-min	AA	1	0	1.000	4.15	8	5	3	0	0	0	30.1	27	17	14	3	10	1	22	4	5	1				1.220	8.0	0.9	3.0	6.5	2.20	ELP TL
3 Yrs				0	1	.000	4.06	21	2	6	0	0	0	44.1	41	20	20	4	14	3	28	5	0	2	186	96	3.99	1.241	8.3	0.8	2.8	5.7	2.00
162 Game Avg.				0	3	.000	4.06	62	6	18	0	0	0	131	121	59	59	12	41	9	83	15	0	6	550	96	3.99	1.241	8.3	0.8	2.8	5.7	2.00

STL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	2.97	16	2	4	0	0	0	33.1	28	11	11	0	10	3	19	3	0	2	137	122	2.79	1.140	7.6	0.0	2.7	5.1	1.90
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		7.36	5	0	2	0	0	0	11.0	13	9	9	4	4	0	9	2	0	0	49	64	7.60	1.545	10.6	3.3	3.3	7.4	2.25

NL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	2.97	16	2	4	0	0	0	33.1	28	11	11	0	10	3	19	3	0	2	137	122	2.79	1.140	7.6	0.0	2.7	5.1	1.90
AL (1 yr)				0	0		7.36	5	0	2	0	0	0	11.0	13	9	9	4	4	0	9	2	0	0	49	64	7.60	1.545	10.6	3.3	3.3	7.4	2.25

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