Rick Dempsey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1969 (Age 20-010d, 12,942nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 43-014d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Warner Sports Management • Previously: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Rikard Dempsey

Nicknames: The Dipper

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Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

4692

1093

.233

525

RBI

471

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

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

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 5	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
2	4 (1)	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-6	GF	6	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
3	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
4	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-4	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
5	11 (4)	Apr 15	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	13 (1)	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GF	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	15 (1)	Apr 19	LAD		CIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	17 (1)	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
9	18	Apr 23	LAD		SFG	W,7-6	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	20 (1)	Apr 26	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
11	23 (2)	Apr 29	LAD	@	STL	L,0-1	GF	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
12	24	Apr 30	LAD	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	26 (1)	May 2	LAD		PIT	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	31 (4)	May 7	LAD		CHC	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH C
15	33 (1)	May 13	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
16	35 (1)	May 15	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
17	36	May 17	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
18	43 (6)	May 25	LAD		PHI	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
19	49 (5)	May 31	LAD		MON	W,9-4	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	52 (2)	Jun 3	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	23	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	53	Jun 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,6-7	GF	5	0.2	1	0	1	2	0	PH C
22	55 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS	31	8.1	8	0	0	8	0	C
23	57 (1)	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
24	59 (1)	Jun 10	LAD		CIN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
25	63 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		HOU	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	C
26	65 (1)	Jun 16	LAD		ATL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
27	69 (3)	Jun 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
28	73 (3)	Jun 25	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	75 (1)	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	L,3-5	GF	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	PH C
30	76	Jun 28	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	79 (2)	Jul 1	LAD		PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
32	82 (2)	Jul 4	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
33	85 (2)	Jul 7	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
34	90 (4)	Jul 15	LAD		STL	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	C
35	95 (4)	Jul 21 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
36	96	Jul 21 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
37	98 (1)	Jul 23 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	4	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
38	99	Jul 23 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
39	103 (3)	Jul 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
40	106 (2)	Jul 30	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	108 (1)	Aug 2	LAD		SFG	W,7-4	GF	4	1.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
42	109	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
43	112 (2)	Aug 6	LAD		SDP	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
44	113	Aug 7	LAD		ATL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
45	117 (3)	Aug 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
46	120 (2)	Aug 16	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	123 (2)	Aug 19	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	C
48	125 (1)	Aug 21	LAD	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
49	127 (1)	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	W,1-0	GF	53	15.0	11	4	0	15	1	C
50	128	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	GS	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
51	129	Aug 26	LAD		PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
52	131 (1)	Aug 28	LAD		NYM	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
53	133 (1)	Aug 30	LAD		NYM	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	134	Sep 1	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	140 (5)	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
56	143 (2)	Sep 10	LAD	@	SDP	W,14-8	GS	29	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
57	145 (1)	Sep 12	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	C
58	149 (3)	Sep 16	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
59	150	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
60	152 (1)	Sep 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	154 (1)	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
62	160 (5)	Oct 1	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
							62gm		379.1	265	35	5	305	4