Steve Ridzik
Stephen George Ridzik
Born: April 29, 1929
Yonkers, NY US
Deceased: January 8, 2008
Bradenton, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1945-1966
Major League Statistics
Steve Ridzik compiled a career record of 127 wins and 107 losses and a 3.69 ERA in his 373-game pitching career with the Greensboro Patriots, Schenectady Blue Jays, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Utica Blue Sox, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Minneapolis Millers and Fort Worth Cats. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1966 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CAML | Schenectady Blue Jays | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.79 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 57.0 | 58 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | C | CAML | Schenectady Blue Jays | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.68 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 104.0 | 84 | 35 | 31 | 45 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.41 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.75 | 20 | 132.0 | 129 | 65 | 55 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.99 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 238.0 | 216 | 100 | 79 | 109 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.02 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 103.0 | 96 | 51 | 46 | 57 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 11 | .312 | 4.20 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 133.0 | 133 | 70 | 62 | 76 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.71 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 60.7 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.38 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 117.0 | 112 | 64 | 57 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.03 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 111.0 | 117 | 72 | 62 | 14 | 49 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Fort Worth Cats | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.74 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 187.0 | 171 | 64 | 57 | 9 | 76 | 5 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.13 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 184.0 | 148 | 72 | 64 | 12 | 81 | 5 | 116 | 14 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.89 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 171.0 | 154 | 84 | 74 | 17 | 76 | 3 | 119 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.27 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 192.0 | 170 | 96 | 91 | 24 | 89 | 2 | 151 | 16 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.34 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 116.0 | 98 | 49 | 43 | 12 | 39 | 6 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.63 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 56 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 127 | 107 | .543 | 3.69 | 373 | 225 | 4 | 106 | 18 | 0 | 2015.7 | 1841 | 941 | 827 | 109 | 908 | 25 | 1193 | 84 | 2 | 47 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | C | CARL | Greensboro Patriots | 10 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .000 | .227 | .000 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1946 | C | CAML | Schenectady Blue Jays | 10 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .217 | .250 | .217 | .467 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | C | CAML | Schenectady Blue Jays | 19 | 46 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .195 | .233 | .244 | .476 | 10 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 21 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .292 | .542 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 52 | 122 | 116 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .302 | .331 | .422 | .753 | 49 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 18 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .263 | .282 | .421 | .703 | 16 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 33 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .146 | .167 | .244 | .411 | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | 16 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .227 | .261 | .227 | .488 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 24 | 49 | 47 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .404 | .429 | .638 | 1.067 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 27 | 48 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .239 | .255 | .283 | .538 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Fort Worth Cats | 39 | 80 | 70 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .243 | .284 | .386 | .669 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 76 | 69 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .159 | .194 | .435 | .629 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 47 | 68 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .154 | .164 | .215 | .380 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 37 | 80 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .141 | .208 | .225 | .433 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 16 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .150 | .171 | .200 | .371 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 29 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 432 | 839 | 771 | 67 | 168 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 146 | .218 | .252 | .324 | .577 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | C | CAML | Schenectady Blue Jays | P | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.700 |
| 1947 | C | CAML | Schenectady Blue Jays | P | 16 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .973 | 2.250 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | B | INSL6 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 33 | 17 | 50 | 3 | 2 | .957 | 2.030 |
| 1950 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 18 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .966 | 1.556 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 31 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 1.161 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 1.267 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 21 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .970 | 1.524 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 21 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.238 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Fort Worth Cats | P | 31 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .941 | 1.032 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 30 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 2 | .915 | 1.433 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 40 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .947 | .900 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 16 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.562 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .379 |
| Totals | 373 | 111 | 329 | 23 | 24 | .950 | 1.180 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | C | Carolina League | Greensboro Patriots | PHI | ||
| 1946 | C | Canadian-American League | Schenectady Blue Jays | PHI | ||
| 1947 | C | Canadian-American League | Schenectady Blue Jays | PHI | ||
| 1948 | B | Inter-State League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | PHI | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHI | ||
| 1949 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1950 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHI | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | NY1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Fort Worth Cats | CHN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | CLE | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | ML1 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | ML1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | PHI |
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