Ralph Houk Stats

Ralph Houk was born on Saturday, August 9, 1919, in Lawrence, Kansas. Houk was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1947, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ralph Houk baseball stats page.
"What (Ralph) Houk did best was kick his cap. In a moment of anger, I once saw him kick it from home plate all the way out to second. That's the record." - Baltimore Orioles' Manager Earl Weaver

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Ralph Houk

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Ralph "The Major" Houk Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#282)
 

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Birth Name:   Ralph George Houk
Nickname:   Major or Skip
Born On:   08-09-1919  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lawrence, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-21-2010 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Winter Haven, Florida
Cemetery:   Rolling Hills Cemetery, Winter Haven, Florida
High School:   Lawrence High School (Lawrence, KS)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   193
First Game:   04-26-1947 (Age 27)
Last Game:   05-01-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 28 Yankees 41 92 7 25 3 1 0 0 12 11 - 5 0 - 1 2 .272 .356 .326
1948 29 Yankees 14 29 3 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .276 .276 .345
1949 30 Yankees 5 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .571 .571 .571
1950 31 Yankees 10 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .111 .111 .222
1951 32 Yankees 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .200 .200 .200
1952 33 Yankees 9 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .333 .429 .333
1953 34 Yankees 8 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 - 0 1 .222 .222 .222
1954 35 Yankees 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 91 158 12 43 6 1 0 0 20 12 - 10 0 0 1 3 .272 .327 .323
Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1947 Yankees C 41 29 675 153 3.7 151 138 13 2 0 2 9 7 .987 6.04
1948 Yankees C 14 8 191 56 4.0 56 51 5 0 1 0 0 4 1.000 7.92
1949 Yankees C 5 0 42 9 1.8 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 .889 5.14
1950 Yankees C 9 1 76 14 1.6 13 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 .929 4.62
1951 Yankees C 3 1 36 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 2.25
1952 Yankees C 9 0 68 12 1.3 11 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 .917 4.37
1953 Yankees C 8 0 69 10 1.3 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.91
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 89 39 1,157 257 2.9 252 231 21 5 2 2 11 12 .981 5.88
7 Years 89 39 1,157 257 2.9 252 231 21 5 2 2 11 12 .981 5.88
Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 18.4 7.7 - - -
1948 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 9.7 - - -
1949 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 7.0 - - -
1950 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 9.0 - - -
1951 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 2.5 - - -
1952 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1953 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 9.0 - - -
1954 Yankees 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 15.8 7.9 - - -
Ralph Houk

Ralph Houk Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1947 New York Yankees 50, 32 $3,600.00 - Stats
1948 New York Yankees 32 $5,125.00 - -
1949 New York Yankees 32 $6,500.00 - -
1950 New York Yankees 32 $7,500.00 - -
1951 New York Yankees 32 $8,500.00 - -
1952 New York Yankees 32 $9,000.00 - Stats
1953 New York Yankees 32 $10,000.00 - -
1954 New York Yankees 32 $11,000.00 - -




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