Jay Ritchie
Jay Seay Ritchie Sr.
Born: November 20, 1936
Salisbury, NC US
Deceased: January 5, 2016
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 175
Career: 1956-1970
Major League Statistics
Jay Ritchie compiled a career record of 89 wins and 75 losses and a 3.16 ERA in his 504-game pitching career with the Lafayette Red Sox, Corning Red Sox, Allentown Red Sox, Raleigh Capitals, Minneapolis Millers, Seattle Rainiers, York White Roses, Reading Red Sox, Richmond Braves, Indianapolis Indians and Louisville Colonels. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
 Raleigh Capitals |
 Seattle Rainiers |
 York White Roses |
 Richmond Braves |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Louisville Colonels |
 Richmond Braves |
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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 | D | MIDW | Lafayette Red Sox | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.15 | 41 | 0 | 80.0 | 78 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Corning Red Sox | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2.52 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 193.0 | 148 | 68 | 54 | 6 | 69 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2.62 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 | 84 | 36 | 28 | 7 | 43 | 3 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1.90 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.0 | 67 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.21 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.93 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 76 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | A | EL | York White Roses | 13 | 11 | .542 | 3.49 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 209.0 | 209 | 97 | 81 | 16 | 62 | 6 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.97 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 96.0 | 89 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.76 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 75.0 | 80 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.67 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 | 89 | 45 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.73 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 58 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.44 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 81.0 | 82 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58.0 | 76 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7.42 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 80 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 41 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 89 | 75 | .543 | 3.16 | 504 | 96 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1364.0 | 1269 | 586 | 479 | 78 | 493 | 60 | 925 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 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 | D | MIDW | Lafayette Red Sox | 41 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .261 | .522 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Corning Red Sox | 36 | 71 | 62 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .210 | .269 | .274 | .543 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | 43 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .192 | .222 | .192 | .415 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | 56 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 44 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .300 | .550 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 35 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .125 | .263 | .125 | .388 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | EL | York White Roses | 29 | 85 | 79 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .165 | .185 | .165 | .350 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 18 | 34 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .152 | .152 | .152 | .303 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 29 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 36 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .069 | .069 | .069 | .138 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 43 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 13 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | (+) Louisville Colonels | 44 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | (+) Richmond Braves | 44 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .211 | .250 | .211 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 449 | 400 | 371 | 22 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 91 | .173 | .203 | .191 | .394 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | MIDW | Lafayette Red Sox | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | D | NYPL | Corning Red Sox | P | 35 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 2 | .921 | 1.657 |
| 1958 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Raleigh Capitals | P | 43 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .349 |
| 1959 | A | EL | Allentown Red Sox | P | 56 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | .968 | .536 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 44 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 35 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .486 |
| 1962 | A | EL | York White Roses | P | 29 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.414 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .310 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | P | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.111 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 36 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .389 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 43 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .372 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .450 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 504 | 74 | 193 | 9 | 8 | .967 | .530 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Midwest League | Lafayette Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1957 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Corning Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | Allentown Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1958 | B | Carolina League | Raleigh Capitals | BOS | ||
| 1959 | A | Eastern League | Allentown Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | BOS | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1962 | A | Eastern League | York White Roses | BOS | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS |
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