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.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	NYY		TEX	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
2	2	Apr 11	NYY		TEX	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
3	3	Apr 12	NYY		TEX	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 13	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
5	5	Apr 15	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	6	Apr 17	NYY	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
7	7	Apr 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	39 (31)	May 24	NYY		CLE	L,5-12	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
9	40	May 25	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
10	41	May 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
11	42	May 27	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
12	43	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
13	44	May 30	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
14	45	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	46	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	47	Jun 2	NYY		BAL	W,5-3	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	48	Jun 3	NYY		BAL	W,2-0	CG	44	11.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
18	49	Jun 4	NYY		BAL	W,12-3	GS	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	50	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
20	51	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	52	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
22	53	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	54	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
24	55	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
25	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	57	Aug 10	NYY		TEX	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	58	Aug 11	NYY		TEX	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
28	59	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	60	Aug 13	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	GS	12	3.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	61	Aug 14	NYY	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
31	62	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	64 (1)	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
33	65	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
34	66	Aug 19	NYY		CHW	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	67	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
36	68	Aug 22	NYY		KCR	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
37	69	Aug 23	NYY		KCR	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
38	70	Aug 24	NYY		MIN	L,2-3	CG	47	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	72 (1)	Aug 26	NYY		MIN	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
40	73	Aug 27	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	7.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
41	74	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
42	75	Aug 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
43	76	Aug 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	79 (2)	Sep 2	NYY	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
45	80	Sep 3	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
46	81	Sep 4	NYY	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
47	82	Sep 5	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
48	83	Sep 6	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
49	84	Sep 7	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	85	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
51	86	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
52	87	Sep 11	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
53	89 (1)	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
54	90	Sep 14	NYY	@	MIL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
55	91	Sep 15	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
56	92	Sep 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
57	94 (1)	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
58	95	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	96	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
60	97	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
61	98	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
62	99	Sep 24	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
63	101 (1)	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
64	102	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
65	103	Sep 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
66	104	Sep 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
67	105	Oct 2	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
68	106	Oct 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
69	107	Oct 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
							69gm		568.0	353	26	3	382	1