Rick O'Keeffe
Richard J. O'Keeffe
Born: July 26, 1957
Bronx, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 1 (1975 June Amateur Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
School: Yorktown Heights HS (NY)
Career: 1975-1984
Rick O'Keeffe compiled a career record of 44 wins and 41 losses and a 3.97 ERA in his 209-game pitching career with the Newark Co-Pilots, Burlington Bees, Trois Rivieres Aigles, Holyoke Millers, Nashville Sounds, Greensboro Hornets, Waterbury Reds, Indianapolis Indians, Knoxville Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs and Jackson Mets. He began playing during the 1975 season and last took the field during the 1984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Short Season A | NYPL | Newark Co-Pilots | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.82 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67.0 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.87 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 166.0 | 143 | 71 | 53 | 12 | 95 | 0 | 113 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1977 | AA | EL | Trois Rivieres Aigles | 15 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | AA | EL | Holyoke Millers | 13 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Sounds | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89.0 | 94 | 48 | 41 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 6 | .000 | 6.21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.84 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 96.0 | 99 | 53 | 41 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.0 | 62 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2.30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 86.0 | 65 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.72 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 103.0 | 100 | 63 | 54 | 12 | 59 | 4 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1981 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 0 | 0 | 10.38 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.64 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 74 | 45 | 43 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.89 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | 43 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 44 | 41 | .518 | 3.97 | 209 | 125 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 806.7 | 777 | 429 | 356 | 63 | 448 | 11 | 466 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Short Season A | NYPL | Newark Co-Pilots | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Sounds | 21 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Sounds | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | 18 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .233 | .273 | .333 | .606 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 14 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .273 | .261 | .318 | .579 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 23 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .206 | .270 | .206 | .476 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 36 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .171 | .171 | .200 | .371 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 7 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 150 | 196 | 176 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | .205 | .224 | .233 | .457 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Short Season A | NYPL | Newark Co-Pilots | P | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 1.273 |
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 25 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 0 | .936 | 1.760 |
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Sounds | P | 21 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .905 |
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Nashville Sounds | P | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Hornets | P | 18 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 1.333 |
| 1980 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 18 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .889 | 1.333 |
| 1980 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.417 |
| 1981 | AA | EL | Waterbury Reds | P | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 1981 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 36 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .905 | .528 |
| 1982 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1982 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .889 | .571 |
| 1984 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 1.429 |
| Totals | 181 | 39 | 161 | 15 | 8 | .930 | 1.105 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Newark Co-Pilots | ML4 | ||
| 1976 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | ML4 | ||
| 1977 | AA | Eastern League | Trois Rivieres Aigles | CIN | ||
| 1977 | AA | Eastern League | Holyoke Millers | ML4 | ||
| 1978 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1979 | A | Western Carolinas League | Greensboro Hornets | CIN | ||
| 1979 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Sounds | CIN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1980 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1981 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Reds | CIN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | ||
| 1982 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1982 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1982 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1984 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN |
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