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Rick Sweet

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: September 7, 1952 in Longview, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) and the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA).

High School: Mark Morris HS (Longview, WA)

Schools: Lower Columbia College (Longview, WA), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Debut: April 8, 1978 (Age 25-213d, 14,004th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1983 (Age 31-025d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Ricky Joe Sweet

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

736

172

.234

RBI

OBP

.292

SLG

.292

OPS

.584

OPS+

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

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	44 (43)	May 23	SEA	@	MIL	W,6-5	GF	21	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	PH C
2	45	May 25	SEA		DET	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	46	May 26	SEA		DET	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
4	47	May 27	SEA		BOS	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
5	48	May 28	SEA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	51 (2)	May 31	SEA		MIL	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	52	Jun 1	SEA		MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
8	54 (1)	Jun 4	SEA	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
9	55	Jun 6	SEA	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
10	57 (1)	Jun 8	SEA	@	TEX	W,2-1	GF	13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
11	58	Jun 9	SEA	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	43	11.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
12	59	Jun 11	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-3	GF	14	3.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	60	Jun 12	SEA	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	63 (2)	Jun 15	SEA		TEX	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
15	64	Jun 16	SEA		TEX	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	67 (2)	Jun 19	SEA		KCR	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
17	69 (1)	Jun 21	SEA		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
18	71 (1)	Jun 23	SEA		TOR	L,3-5	CG	44	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
19	72	Jun 25	SEA		CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
20	75 (2)	Jun 29	SEA	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
21	76	Jun 30	SEA	@	TOR	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	77	Jul 1	SEA	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
23	78	Jul 3	SEA	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	35	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
24	81 (2)	Jul 6	SEA		NYY	L,7-8	GF	15	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
25	82	Jul 7	SEA		BAL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
26	84 (1)	Jul 9	SEA		CLE	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	85	Jul 10	SEA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
28	86	Jul 11	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
29	87	Jul 15	SEA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
30	88	Jul 16	SEA	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
31	89	Jul 17	SEA	@	BAL	L,4-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
32	90	Jul 18	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
33	92 (1)	Jul 20	SEA	@	NYY	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
34	93	Jul 21	SEA	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS	41	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
35	94	Jul 23	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	C
36	95	Jul 24	SEA	@	CLE	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	96	Jul 25	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
38	98 (1)	Jul 27	SEA		MIN	W,9-7	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
39	99	Jul 28	SEA		MIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
40	100	Jul 29	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
41	101	Jul 30	SEA	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	28	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
42	102	Jul 31	SEA	@	CAL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	104 (1)	Aug 2	SEA	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	105	Aug 3	SEA	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
45	106	Aug 4 (1)	SEA	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	107	Aug 4 (2)	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	108	Aug 6	SEA		CAL	L,9-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
48	109	Aug 7	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	110	Aug 8	SEA		CAL	L,5-9	GS	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	111	Aug 9	SEA		OAK	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	C
51	112	Aug 10	SEA		OAK	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
52	113	Aug 11	SEA		OAK	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
53	114	Aug 13	SEA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
54	115	Aug 14	SEA	@	MIN	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	116	Aug 15	SEA	@	MIN	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
56	117	Aug 16	SEA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
57	118	Aug 17 (1)	SEA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
58	120 (1)	Aug 18	SEA	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
59	122 (1)	Aug 21	SEA		MIL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	C
60	124 (1)	Aug 23	SEA		BOS	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
61	125	Aug 24	SEA		BOS	L,4-5	GF	14	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
62	126	Aug 26	SEA		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
63	127	Aug 27	SEA		DET	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
64	129 (1)	Aug 29	SEA		DET	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
65	130	Aug 30	SEA	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	132 (1)	Sep 1	SEA	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
67	133	Sep 3	SEA	@	BOS	L,8-10	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
68	134	Sep 4	SEA	@	BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
69	135	Sep 5	SEA	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
70	140 (4)	Sep 11	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
71	141	Sep 12	SEA	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
72	143 (1)	Sep 14	SEA	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS	23	5.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
73	144	Sep 15	SEA	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	14	2.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
74	145	Sep 16	SEA	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	146	Sep 17	SEA		TEX	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
76	149 (2)	Sep 20	SEA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
77	151 (1)	Sep 22	SEA		CHW	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
78	153 (1)	Sep 24	SEA		TOR	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	PH C
79	155 (1)	Sep 26	SEA		TOR	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
80	158 (2)	Sep 28	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
81	159	Sep 29	SEA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
82	160	Oct 1	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
83	162 (1)	Oct 3	SEA	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
							83gm		604.0	431	26	3	460	6