Steve Ridzik Trades and Transactions

The Steve Ridzik trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Steve Ridzik has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Steve Ridzik

Steve Ridzik Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#294)

Steve Ridzik Autograph on a 1966 Topps (#294)
 

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Birth Name:   Stephen George Ridzik
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   04-29-1929  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Yonkers, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-08-2008
Place of Death Data Died In:   Bradenton, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-04-1950 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-10-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Steve Ridzik

Trades & Transactions

08-05-1945: Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies.
04-30-1955: Traded by Philadelphia Phillies (with Smoky Burgess and Stan Palys) to Cincinnati Reds for Andy Seminick, Glen Gorbous and Jim Greengrass.
10-17-1955: Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Seattle (PCL).
11-27-1955: Selected by New York Giants from Seattle (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft.
04-08-1958: Sold by San Francisco Giants to Cleveland Indians.
05-07-1959: Sold by Cleveland Indians to Chicago Cubs.
04-01-1960: Sold by Chicago Cubs to Toronto (International).
11-08-1961: Obtained rights when entering into working agreement with a minor league team (Milwaukee Braves).
00-00-1963: Obtained rights when entering into working agreement with a minor league team (Washington Senators).
04-13-1966: Sold by Washington Senators to Philadelphia Phillies.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Steve Ridzik trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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