1950
Born February 15, 1950
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Rick Auerbach Notable
b. February 15, 1950 · Milwaukee Brewers 1971–1973, Los Angeles Dodgers 1974–1976, Cincinnati Reds 1977–1980, Seattle Mariners 1981
Rick Auerbach played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1981.
Across 624 games he batted .220, with 309 hits and 167 runs. He finished with 9 home runs, 56 doubles and 36 stolen bases.
He played 440 games at shortstop, with 1,045 assists and 69 errors. He turned 193 double plays.
He was born in Woodland Hills, CA, USA on February 15, 1950. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIL | 79 | 236 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 3 | .203 |
| 1972 | MIL | 153 | 554 | 50 | 121 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 43 | 62 | 24 | .218 |
| 1973 | MIL | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 |
| 1974 | LAD | 45 | 73 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | .342 |
| 1975 | LAD | 85 | 170 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 3 | .224 |
| 1976 | LAD | 36 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .128 |
| 1977 | CIN | 33 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .156 |
| 1978 | CIN | 63 | 55 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | .327 |
| 1979 | CIN | 62 | 100 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 0 | .210 |
| 1980 | CIN | 24 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .333 |
| 1981 | SEA | 38 | 84 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .155 |
| Career | — | 624 | 1407 | 167 | 309 | 56 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 127 | 198 | 36 | .220 |
On this day & linked events
1971
Major-league debut: Rick Auerbach
Rick Auerbach made a major-league debut on April 13, 1971.
1981
Final major-league game: Rick Auerbach
Rick Auerbach played a final major-league game on August 12, 1981.
Image: Danny Goodman, public domain