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Swede
Risberg		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 13, 1894 in Usa, CA, SAN FRANCISCO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1917 22 NY1 NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 8
1918 23 NY1 NL     4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 6 7 9 8 9
1919 24 NY1 NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 6 7 10 9 9
1920 25 NY1 NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 9 9
1921 26 NY1 NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 9 9
1922 27 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 9 9
1923 28 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 9 9
1924 29 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 9 9
1925 30 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 8 9
1926 31 NY1 NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 8
1927 32 SLN NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 7 8
1928 33 SLN NL $ 600,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7 7 6 6 9 7 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 600,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1917 22 NY1 NL 73 230 24 41 6 2 1 23 12 7 34 32 .178 .284 .235 .518 18.8 1.1
    AA   45 155 19 39 4 3 1 15 4 5 46 22 .252 .423 .335 .758 26.6  
1918 23 AAA   105 341 56 74 20 3 2 42 11 8 99 39 .217 .393 .311 .704 52.3  
    AA   26 85 15 30 3 1 1 5 5 5 27 9 .353 .509 .447 .956 20.3  
1919 24 NY1 NL 41 66 8 8 0 2 0 5 3 2 2 6 .121 .147 .182 .329 -0.7 0.0
1920 25 NY1 NL 40 24 13 9 1 1 0 1 0 4 7 1 .375 .516 .500 1.016 4.3 0.8
1921 26 NY1 NL 56 66 16 17 3 2 0 8 4 3 12 9 .258 .380 .364 .743 9.2 1.2
1922 27 NY1 NL 35 83 19 24 1 5 0 8 2 4 7 3 .289 .348 .422 .770 10.8 1.0
1923 28 AAA   129 476 85 132 27 6 10 74 23 9 98 24 .277 .401 .422 .823 86.1  
1924 29 AAA   131 480 103 126 21 6 7 64 20 9 92 20 .263 .381 .375 .756 75.5  
1925 30 NY1 NL 74 125 13 34 6 1 0 13 3 5 20 2 .272 .378 .336 .714 15.7 1.3
1926 31 NY1 NL 56 79 19 18 4 2 0 5 1 2 11 2 .228 .330 .329 .659 7.7 0.4
1927 32 SLN NL 23 28 5 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 .214 .313 .286 .598 1.9 0.0
    AAA   25 87 10 24 4 3 0 13 2 3 17 8 .276 .394 .391 .785 13.6  
1928 33 SLN NL 80 152 24 31 8 2 1 18 2 2 23 12 .204 .313 .303 .615 14.4 0.9
9 Years Sim 478 853 141 188 29 18 2 84 27 30 120 67 .220 .320 .304 .623 82.0 6.7
4 Years AAA 390 1384 254 356 72 18 19 193 56 29 306 91 .257 .393 .376 .770 227.6  
2 Years AA 71 240 34 69 7 4 2 20 9 10 73 31 .288 .451 .375 .826 46.9  
6 Years Minors 461 1624 288 425 79 22 21 213 65 39 379 122 .262 .402 .376 .778 274.5  
162 Game Average 289 47 63 9 6 0 28 9 10 40 22 .220 .320 .304 .623 27.8  
Career Highs 80 230 24 41 8 5 1 23 12 7 34 32 .375 .516 .500 1.016 18.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   585 82 108 19 10 1 56 20 23 76 57 .185 .281 .256 .537 40.8
vs LH   268 59 80 10 8 1 28 7 7 44 10 .299 .402 .407 .809 43.4
Home 235 421 64 97 22 8 1 46 13 14 60 37 .230 .333 .328 .660 45.8
Away 243 432 77 91 7 10 1 38 14 16 60 30 .211 .307 .280 .587 38.4
RISP   233 0 48 4 4 0 73 0 0 32 25 .206 .299 .258 .556 20.2
Pinch Hitting   41 8 12 2 1 0 3 1 1 7 2 .293 .408 .390 .798 6.4
Close/Late   124 49 23 4 1 0 11 0 0 13 11 .185 .266 .234 .500 7.6
Mar/Apr 53 89 13 14 1 2 0 8 6 5 12 7 .157 .262 .213 .476 4.7
May 94 179 19 32 4 1 1 18 6 8 21 21 .179 .265 .229 .494 9.9
June 93 203 38 47 7 6 1 21 7 5 39 12 .232 .362 .340 .702 27.2
July 82 143 21 43 9 1 0 14 4 6 19 13 .301 .386 .378 .763 19.7
August 73 123 18 21 3 0 0 12 2 2 13 11 .171 .254 .195 .449 5.5
Sep/Oct 83 116 32 31 5 8 0 11 2 4 16 3 .267 .356 .448 .804 17.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1917 22 NY1 NL SS 72 70 631.7 112 337 16 49 .966 6.40   2.9
1919 24 NY1 NL SS 32 13 154.3 30 77 3 17 .973 6.24   0.7
1920 25 NY1 NL SS 8 4 46.7 12 28 0 7 1.000 7.72   0.3
1921 26 NY1 NL SS 22 20 157.3 35 69 3 16 .972 5.95   0.8
1922 27 NY1 NL SS 25 21 188.0 39 99 8 19 .945 6.61   1.0
    3B 2 1 10.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
    2B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1925 30 NY1 NL SS 39 25 244.7 56 127 13 20 .934 6.73   1.5
    2B 17 4 58.0 16 26 0 5 1.000 6.52   0.2
    3B 11 0 27.7 3 6 1 2 .900 2.93   0.1
1926 31 NY1 NL 3B 25 13 133.0 11 28 1 5 .975 2.64   0.4
    2B 8 4 39.0 9 17 0 4 1.000 6.00   0.1
    SS 3 2 18.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 5.50   0.1
1927 32 SLN NL 2B 14 2 42.0 18 25 0 8 1.000 9.21   0.3
    SS 4 2 18.0 1 10 2 0 .846 5.50   0.0
    3B 3 1 16.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.81   0.0
1928 33 SLN NL 2B 43 16 197.0 53 94 4 20 .974 6.72   0.7
    SS 21 17 144.7 26 79 5 15 .955 6.53   1.1
    3B 12 7 72.0 6 21 3 0 .900 3.38   0.1
  SS 226 174 1603.3 314 834 50 144 .958 6.44   8.5
  2B 84 26 340.0 97 163 4 37 .985 6.88   1.3
  3B 53 22 258.7 22 61 5 7 .943 2.89   0.8
Career Totals   363 222 2202.0 433 1058 59 188 .962 6.09   10.5
Career Highs   76 70 631.7 112 337 16 49 1.000 7.72    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1917
Traded from Brooklyn to New York (N) on 3/3/1917 (Going to NY1: SS Swede Risberg. Going to BRO: 3B Tony Boeckel)
Had first career hit on 4/12/1917, off Bob Groom (BRO)
Hit first career homerun on 6/19/1917, off Lefty Leifield (BRO)
Injured on 7/26/1918 with a Bruised Finger, out for 5 days
2/12/1922: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/11/1923: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/16/1924: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/29/1924 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/13/1927 to a minor league contract
Released by Washington on 4/13/1927
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 7/16/1927 to a minor league deal
9/1/1927: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $600,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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