#93 Hank Ruszkowski, Catcher, 30 yrs, Cincinnati Redlegs

#93 Hank Ruszkowski, Catcher, 30 yrs, Cincinnati Redlegs
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Hank Ruszkowski

11/10/1925
30
USA,OH,CLEVELAND
6"0
195

Catcher
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3.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 12,000,000
1958
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	6	4	5	6
Versus LHP	6	6	4	5	6
Versus RHP	6	6	4	5	6
Talent	6	5	5	6	6

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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
C : 4 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 7
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/9	ATL	L 7-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#5
9/11	KC	L 3-7	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
9/12	KC	L 4-6	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
9/13	CHC	W 6-2	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	#5
9/14	CHC	L 1-10	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#4
9/15	@SEA	W 1-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
9/16	@SEA	W 11-10	5	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	#5
9/18	@HOL	W 10-9	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	#5
9/20	@ATL	L 7-10	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#4
9/21	BRO	L 3-8	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 1956

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	137	476	140	25	2	16	73	68	52	61	.294	.364	.456	.820	.778	.162
Projected	137	476	140	25	2	16	73	68	52	61	.294	.364	.456	.820	.778	.162

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	120	534	2	11	1	13	0	3	217	43	2	2	50.0	79.4	6.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	118	28	9	0	5	16	16	19	16	1	0	0	.237	.341	.441	.781
vs. RHP	358	112	16	2	11	57	52	33	45	2	0	2	.313	.372	.461	.833
Close/Late	66	19	3	0	2	12	10	12	7	0	0	0	.288	.397	.424	.822
Scoring Position	129	37	5	0	3	52	0	19	17	3	0	0	.287	.371	.395	.766
Pinch Hitting	14	6	1	0	1	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	.429	.529	.714	1.244

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	67	218	65	14	1	7	40	31	28	35	.298	.382	.468	.849
Road	70	258	75	11	1	9	33	37	24	26	.291	.347	.446	.793
March/April	24	92	21	4	0	5	12	11	6	9	.228	.276	.435	.710
May	26	90	27	3	1	4	14	11	9	11	.300	.360	.489	.849
June	19	68	18	3	1	1	8	11	8	12	.265	.338	.382	.720
July	24	79	28	8	0	2	16	13	14	8	.354	.463	.532	.995
August	27	86	26	5	0	3	11	14	10	14	.302	.371	.465	.836
Sept/Oct	17	61	20	2	0	1	12	8	5	7	.328	.373	.410	.783

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1944	123	425	109	12	2	3	50	28	19	0	5	70	0	1	.256	.285	.315	.600	CIN
1945	98	340	88	10	1	2	45	27	18	0	2	47	0	1	.259	.294	.312	.606	CIN
1946	119	354	105	12	0	7	63	42	22	2	3	49	0	1	.297	.339	.390	.728	CIN
1947	126	452	116	10	2	4	54	40	27	0	5	48	0	2	.257	.295	.314	.610	CIN
1948	127	439	120	17	1	7	65	52	33	1	4	49	0	0	.273	.323	.364	.687	CIN
1949	141	482	153	13	3	8	72	53	51	2	4	56	5	1	.317	.382	.407	.789	CIN,LL
1950	123	402	103	19	0	6	43	41	59	1	2	42	4	3	.256	.351	.348	.700	CIN
1951	141	477	130	15	0	7	36	57	39	0	1	51	1	0	.273	.327	.348	.675	CIN
1952	140	500	130	22	1	12	61	75	62	1	3	56	0	1	.260	.341	.380	.721	CIN
1953	108	393	112	18	1	6	48	42	42	0	4	43	0	0	.285	.351	.382	.732	CIN
1954	121	427	115	14	2	16	61	57	39	3	3	75	0	0	.269	.333	.424	.757	CIN
1955	133	488	135	30	1	14	75	65	42	0	3	66	0	2	.277	.332	.428	.760	CIN,LL
1956	137	476	140	25	2	16	73	68	52	2	3	61	2	2	.294	.364	.456	.820	CIN
Total	1637	5655	1556	217	16	108	746	647	505	12	42	713	12	14	.275	.334	.376	.710

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	127	120	456	60	0	519	3	.994	1071.2	4.36	0	59	27	45.8

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 20th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1944...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1944, off HILTON SMITH (PIT)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1944, off Whit Wyatt (LA)...
Injured on 4/7/1945 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,440,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,440,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,440,000 through salary arbitration...
6/11/1949: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/2/1950 with a Fractured Hip, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 5/6/1953 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks...
7/21/1953: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $12,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injured on 8/29/1954 with a Fractured Hand, out for 4 weeks...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 1956...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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