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25. Rico Petrocelli

25. Rico Petrocelli
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: June 27, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY USA
  • Weight: 175 lbs.
  • Height: 6'0"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 21, 1963
  • Final Game: September 14, 1976
  • TSN All-Star - 1969
  • MVP - 1967
  • MVP - 1969
  • MVP - 1972
 
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Rico Petrocelli played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox, which began as a late-season call-up in 1963.  The Sox kept him in Triple A for 1964, and he was anointed the starting Shortstop in Boston for 1965.  Named to the All-Star team in both 1967 & 1969, Petrocelli finished in the top six in Defensive bWAR each year from 1966 to 1969, and in 1969, he was first among all Position Players with a 10.0 bWAR.  As you can deduce, this was his best offensive season, where he was seventh in Batting Average (.297), fifth in On Base Percentage (.403), and fourth in Home Runs (40).  Petrocelli would finish seventh in MVP voting.

Petrocelli played until 1976, and he would have two more seasons of at least 28 Home Runs or more.  He retired with 1,352 Hits and 210 Home Runs, and was chosen for the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Short Stop, Third Base
  • Acquired: Signed as an Amateur Free Agent 7/2/61.
  • Departed: Released 3/26/77.
  • Games Played: 1553
  • Notable Statistics: 653 Runs Scored
    1,352 Hits
    237 Doubles
    22 Triples
    210 Home Runs
    773 Runs Batted In
    10 Stolen Bases
    .251/.332/.430 Slash Line
    39.1 bWAR

    17 Playoff Games
    7 Runs Scored
    14 Hits
    2 Doubles
    0 Triples
    3 Home Runs
    9 Runs Batted In
    0 Stolen Bases
    .241/.308/.431 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (1967 & 1969)
    Highest bWAR for Position Players (1969)
    Most Sacrifice Flies (1970)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Third Baseman (1972)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Third Baseman (1971)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Shortstop (1968 & 1969)

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