| Rick Dempsey | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dempsey with the Baltimore Orioles in 1984 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 13, 1949 Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 23, 1969, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1992, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 96 |
| Runs batted in | 471 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player.[1] He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992, most prominently for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team.[1] Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era.[2] In 1997, he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.[3]
- ^ a b Rick Dempsey at Baseball Reference
- ^ "For Catchers, The Name of the Game is Defense", by George Vass, Baseball Digest, May 2005, Vol. 64, No. 3, ISSN 0005-609X
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame at MLB.com". mlb.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.