Rick Short

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: December 6, 1972 in Elgin, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL).

High School: South HS (Elgin, IL)

School: Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)

Debut: June 10, 2005 (Age 32-186d, 18,688th in major league history)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 2005 (Age 32-291d)
vs. NYM 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Richard Ryan Short

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

.400

RBI

OBP

.471

SLG

.933

OPS

1.404

OPS+

265

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1994	21	BAL-min	Rk	64	255	229	39	69	8	0	4	35	4	6	22	23	.301	.365	.389	.753		89	3	2	0	2	1		BLD · APPY
1995	22	BAL-min	A+,Rk	45	167	150	24	53	5	0	6	26	4	3	13	8	.353	.413	.507	.920		76	4	3	0	1	0		HDS,BLD,FDK · CALL,APPY,CARL
1996	23	BAL-min	A+	126	517	474	68	148	33	0	3	54	12	7	29	44	.312	.355	.401	.756		190	14	5	5	4	2		FDK · CARL
1997	24	BAL-min	A+	126	538	480	73	153	29	1	10	72	10	7	38	44	.319	.382	.446	.828		214	20	12	7	1	2		FDK · CARL
1998	25	BAL-min	A+,AA,AAA	106	396	342	51	94	19	0	9	50	3	2	35	51	.275	.350	.409	.760		140	14	9	2	8	1		FDK,BOW,ROC · CARL,EL,IL
1999	26	BAL-min	AA	112	449	392	60	123	19	0	16	62	6	1	43	48	.314	.390	.485	.874		190	9	9	0	5	2		BOW · EL
2000	27	BAL-min	AA,AAA	129	550	484	66	157	40	1	10	85	3	3	48	58	.324	.391	.473	.864		229	14	10	0	8	2		BOW,ROC · EL,IL
2001	28	CHC-min	AAA,AA	113	369	332	43	91	19	1	5	34	2	2	27	43	.274	.335	.383	.718		127	13	4	5	1	0		IWA,WTN · PCL,SOUL
2002	29	ANA-min	AAA	105	446	410	71	146	29	2	7	68	3	2	23	43	.356	.399	.488	.887		200	4	9	0	4	1		SLK · PCL
2004	31	KCR-MON-min	AAA	129	503	468	43	140	29	0	9	67	2	2	25	46	.299	.339	.419	.757		196	20	5	1	4	0		OMA,EDM · PCL
2005	32	WSN-min	AAA	108	433	376	72	144	35	1	11	70	5	4	46	27	.383	.456	.569	1.025		214	8	7	1	3	6		NOR · PCL
2005	32	WSN	NL	11	17	15	4	6	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	1	.400	.471	.933	1.404	265	14	0	1	0	0	0	/4H3
1 Yr				11	17	15	4	6	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	1	.400	.471	.933	1.404	265	14	0	1	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	250	221	59	88	29	0	29	59	0	0	15	15	.400	.471	.933	1.404	265	206	0	15	0	0	0

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