Ralph Houk

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 193lb (180cm, 87kg)

Born: August 9, 1919 in Lawrence, KS us

Died: July 21, 2010 in Winter Haven, FL

Buried: Rolling Hills Cemetery, Winter Haven, FL

High School: Lawrence HS (Lawrence, KS)

Debut: April 26, 1947 (Age 27-260d, 10,322nd in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1954 (Age 34-265d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Ralph George Houk

Nicknames: Major

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

158

.272

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.323

OPS

.650

OPS+

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

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	11	Apr 27	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (1)	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
4	14	May 3 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
5	15	May 3 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
6	16	May 4	NYY	@	DET	T,2-2	CG	26	6.0	2	1	0	3	0
7	17	May 6	NYY	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	20 (2)	May 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	21	May 13	NYY		SLB	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
10	22	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-8	GS	30	6.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	23	May 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	24	May 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
13	28 (3)	May 21	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
14	29	May 23	NYY		BOS	W,9-0	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	35 (5)	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	GF	16	4.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	40 (4)	Jun 3	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
17	42 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,17-8	GS	33	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	43	Jun 5	NYY	@	DET	W,7-0	GS	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	46 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
20	49 (2)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	51 (1)	Jun 13	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	GF	14	4.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	52	Jun 14	NYY		SLB	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
23	56 (3)	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	GS	31	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	57	Jun 20	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
25	58	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	59	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
27	67 (7)	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	69 (1)	Jul 2	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
29	80 (10)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	GF	0		1	0	0	1	0
30	88 (7)	Jul 20 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
31	94 (5)	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	113 (18)	Aug 16	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0
33	115 (1)	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
34	119 (3)	Aug 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS	32	6.0	4	0	1	5	0
35	121 (1)	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	123 (1)	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	132 (8)	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-2	GF	4	1.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	133	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
39	134	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5		6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	140 (5)	Sep 11 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
41	146 (5)	Sep 16 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							41gm		249.0	138	13	2	153	0