Rick Cerone

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 192lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: May 19, 1954 in Newark, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ).

High School: Essex Catholic HS (Newark, NJ)

School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)

Debut: August 17, 1975 (Age 21-090d, 13,674th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 10, 1992 (Age 38-052d)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich • Previously: George Kalafatis, Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Richard Aldo Cerone

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

4069

998

.245

393

RBI

436

OBP

.301

SLG

.343

OPS

.644

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	NYY	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	40	11.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	2	Apr 11	NYY	@	TEX	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
3	3	Apr 13 (1)	NYY	@	TEX	W,9-4	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	4	Apr 13 (2)	NYY	@	TEX	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	5	Apr 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	59	13.2	11	2	0	13	1	C
6	6	Apr 16	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	28	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 17	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
8	8	Apr 18	NYY		MIL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
9	9	Apr 19	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
10	10	Apr 20	NYY		MIL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	11	Apr 21	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	C
12	12	Apr 22	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
13	13	Apr 23	NYY		BAL	W,6-5	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
14	14	Apr 25	NYY		CHW	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	15	Apr 26	NYY		CHW	L,7-8	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	16	Apr 27	NYY		CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
17	17	Apr 29	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
18	18	Apr 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 2	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
20	20	May 3	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	21	May 4	NYY	@	MIN	W,10-1	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
22	22	May 6	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
23	23	May 7	NYY	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
24	24	May 9	NYY		MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
25	25	May 10	NYY		MIN	L,0-1	CG	40	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
26	26	May 11	NYY		MIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
27	27	May 12	NYY		KCR	L,3-12	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
28	28	May 13	NYY		KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
29	29	May 14	NYY		KCR	W,16-3	GS	28	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
30	30	May 16	NYY		TEX	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
31	31	May 17	NYY		TEX	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	32	May 18	NYY		TEX	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	33	May 19	NYY	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
34	34	May 20	NYY	@	DET	L,8-12	CG	46	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
35	35	May 21	NYY	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	42	11.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
36	36	May 22	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
37	37	May 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
38	38	May 24	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
39	39	May 25	NYY	@	TOR	L,6-9	GS	32	5.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
40	40	May 26	NYY		DET	W,13-5	GS	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
41	41	May 27	NYY		DET	W,9-6	GS	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
42	42	May 28	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
43	43	May 30	NYY		TOR	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
44	44	May 31	NYY		TOR	W,8-6	CG	50	11.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 1	NYY		TOR	W,11-7	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
46	46	Jun 2	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
47	47	Jun 3	NYY	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	47	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
48	48	Jun 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,3-9	GS	29	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
49	49	Jun 6	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
50	50	Jun 7	NYY	@	SEA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
51	51	Jun 8	NYY	@	SEA	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
52	52	Jun 9	NYY	@	CAL	W,8-7	CG	40	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
53	53	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
54	55 (1)	Jun 13 (1)	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
55	57 (1)	Jun 14	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
56	58	Jun 15	NYY	@	OAK	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
57	60 (1)	Jun 17	NYY		SEA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	61	Jun 18	NYY		CAL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
59	62	Jun 19	NYY		CAL	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
60	63	Jun 20	NYY		OAK	W,15-7	GS	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
61	64	Jun 21	NYY		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
62	65	Jun 22	NYY		OAK	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
63	66	Jun 23	NYY		BOS	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
64	67	Jun 24	NYY		BOS	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
65	68	Jun 25	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
66	69	Jun 27	NYY		CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
67	70	Jun 28	NYY		CLE	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
68	72 (1)	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	73	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
70	74	Jul 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
71	75	Jul 3	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
72	76	Jul 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-5	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
73	78 (1)	Jul 6	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
74	79	Jul 10	NYY	@	TEX	W,13-5	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
75	80	Jul 11	NYY	@	TEX	L,8-10	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
76	81	Jul 12	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
77	82	Jul 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
78	83	Jul 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
79	84	Jul 15	NYY		MIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
80	85	Jul 16	NYY		MIN	W,11-1	GS	17	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
81	86	Jul 17	NYY		MIN	W,10-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
82	87	Jul 18	NYY		KCR	L,1-13	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
83	88	Jul 19	NYY		KCR	W,13-7	GS	30	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
84	90 (1)	Jul 21	NYY		MIL	L,4-7	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
85	92 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
86	93	Jul 23	NYY		MIL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
87	94	Jul 25	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
88	95	Jul 26	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
89	96	Jul 27	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-8	GS	29	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
90	97	Jul 28	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
91	98	Jul 29	NYY	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
92	99	Jul 30	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.2	4	2	0	6	1	C
93	100	Jul 31	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	101	Aug 1	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	102	Aug 2	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
96	103	Aug 3	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
97	104	Aug 4	NYY		TEX	W,10-4	GS	19	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
98	105	Aug 5	NYY		TEX	L,1-8	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
99	106	Aug 6	NYY		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
100	107	Aug 8	NYY		BAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
101	108	Aug 9	NYY		BAL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
102	109	Aug 10	NYY		BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
103	110	Aug 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
104	111	Aug 12	NYY		CHW	W,8-4	CG	41	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
105	113 (1)	Aug 14	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
106	114	Aug 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
107	115	Aug 16	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
108	116	Aug 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
109	117	Aug 18	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
110	118	Aug 19	NYY	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
111	119	Aug 20	NYY	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
112	120	Aug 21	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	5	3	1	9	1	C
113	121	Aug 22	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
114	122	Aug 23	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
115	123	Aug 24	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
116	124	Aug 25	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
117	125	Aug 26	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
118	126	Aug 28	NYY		SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
119	127	Aug 29	NYY		SEA	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	C
120	129 (1)	Aug 31	NYY		SEA	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	130	Sep 1	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
122	131	Sep 2	NYY		OAK	W,6-1	GS	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
123	133 (1)	Sep 4	NYY		CAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
124	134	Sep 5	NYY		CAL	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
125	135	Sep 6	NYY		CAL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	C
126	136	Sep 7	NYY		CAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
127	137	Sep 8	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
128	138	Sep 9	NYY	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
129	139	Sep 10	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
130	140	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	44	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
131	141	Sep 12	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
132	142	Sep 13	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	1	C
133	143	Sep 14	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
134	144	Sep 16	NYY		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
135	145	Sep 17 susp	NYY		TOR	W,8-7	GS	37	9.2	13	0	0	13	0	C
136	149 (3)	Sep 21	NYY		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
137	150	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
138	151	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
139	152	Sep 24	NYY		CLE	W,7-3	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
140	153	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	GS	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
141	154	Sep 26	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
142	155	Sep 27	NYY	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
143	156	Sep 28	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
144	157	Sep 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,9-12	CG	41	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
145	158	Oct 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,18-7	GS	17	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
146	159	Oct 2	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
147	160	Oct 4 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
							147gm		1255.0	800	73	9	882	9