Dick Sovde
Richard Dean Sovde
Born: March 9, 1935
Deceased: October 1, 2019
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 200
Career: 1956-1965
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Dick Sovde compiled a career record of 82 wins and 66 losses and a 3.09 ERA in his 314-game pitching career with the St. Cloud Rox, Corpus Christi Giants, Rio Grande Valley Giants, Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants, El Paso Sun Kings, Tacoma Giants, Rochester Red Wings, Hawaii Islanders, Tri-City Angels and San Jose Bees. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.03 | 20 | 12 | 113.0 | 126 | 56 | 38 | 12 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1.95 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 221.0 | 178 | 80 | 48 | 8 | 49 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.32 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 217.0 | 222 | 103 | 80 | 10 | 58 | 11 | 164 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.69 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.0 | 67 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley Giants | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.26 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 138.0 | 135 | 69 | 50 | 15 | 56 | 6 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.56 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 149.0 | 120 | 65 | 59 | 19 | 58 | 9 | 132 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.68 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.62 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.05 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 180.0 | 201 | 93 | 81 | 31 | 55 | 7 | 132 | 8 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | A | NORW | Tri-City Angels | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1.44 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 60 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.97 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 82 | 66 | .554 | 3.09 | 314 | 135 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 1297.0 | 1223 | 582 | 445 | 122 | 386 | 40 | 893 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 21 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .119 | .119 | .119 | .238 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 40 | 84 | 73 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .123 | .179 | .123 | .303 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 37 | 81 | 68 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 26 | .132 | .211 | .147 | .358 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 10 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .211 | .375 | .316 | .691 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley Giants | 43 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .162 | .225 | .162 | .387 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | 43 | 50 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .071 | .188 | .071 | .259 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 29 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 31 | 68 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .119 | .133 | .119 | .252 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | NORW | Tri-City Angels | 32 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 315 | 455 | 395 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 125 | .124 | .185 | .132 | .317 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | P | 40 | 12 | 49 | 5 | 3 | .924 | 1.525 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | P | 37 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 2 | .870 | 1.270 |
| 1959 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | P | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.300 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley Giants | P | 43 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .968 | .698 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | P | 43 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .969 | .721 |
| 1962 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | P | 29 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .552 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 31 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .967 | .935 |
| 1964 | A | NORW | Tri-City Angels | P | 32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .406 |
| 1965 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .167 |
| Totals | 314 | 65 | 178 | 19 | 12 | .927 | .774 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1957 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Giants | SFN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Rio Grande Valley Giants | SFN | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Rio Grande Valley/Victoria Giants | SFN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | SFN | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1964 | A | Northwest League | Tri-City Angels | LAA | ||
| 1965 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | CAL |
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