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Ricardo Rincón

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: April 13, 1970 in Cuitlahuac, Mexico mx

High School: Esbao (Cordoba, Mexico)

Debut: April 3, 1997 (Age 26-355d, 17,016th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 25, 2008 (Age 38-165d)
vs. CHC 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Dave Stewart

Full Name: Ricardo Rincón

Pronunciation: \rin-CONE\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.2

ERA

3.59

565

443.2

400

WHIP

1.319

Summary of 41 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 6 go ahead

5 Tms
OAK	15
CLE	13
PIT	11
NYM	1
STL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	25
vs LHB	16

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	18

Outs
0	15
1	13
2	13

20 Opps
SEA	6
TEX	5
STL	4
TOR	4
NYY	3
BOS	3
MIN	2
COL	2
ARI	1
TBD	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
LAA	1
BAL	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
MIL	1

39 Batters
Tony Batista	2
Larry Walker	2
Phil Nevin	1
Tyler Houston	1
Russ Davis	1
Bret Boone	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Ron Gant	1
Doug Mirabelli	1
Jeff King	1
Mark Bellhorn	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Jason Varitek	1
Royce Clayton	1
Jeromy Burnitz	1
Ricky Ledée	1
Greg Colbrunn	1
Gregg Jefferies	1
Brian Jordan	1
Paul Sorrento	1
Craig Monroe	1
Greg Vaughn	1
Dustan Mohr	1
Garret Anderson	1
Richard Hidalgo	1
Ben Davis	1
Jason Giambi	1
Jay Gibbons	1
Tino Martinez	1
Butch Huskey	1
Mark McGwire	1
Sandy Alomar	1
Ray Lankford	1
Josh Phelps	1
Hank Blalock	1
Orlando Hudson	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Micah Hoffpauir	1

15 Parks
Progressive (CLE)	9
RingCentral Col (OAK)	8
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	6
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	15
9	10
89	7
78	5
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	10
3	7
4	6
6	5
1	5
7+	4
5	4

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	37
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	26
1--	10
-2-	2
1-3	2
12-	1

59 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	26
1 on	12
2 on	3
Any on	15

Inning
6	3
7	8
8	14
9	14
Extra	2

4-6	3
7-end	38

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+2	6
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	6
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	9

Ahead	16
Tied	4
Behind	21

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	7
3-2	6
1-1	6
2-1	6
0-0	5
2-2	5
0-1	3
0-2	1
1-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
PH	5
C	5
RF	5
3B	5
DH	4
2B	3
LF	3
CF	2
SS	2
PH/DH	1

OrderPos
4th	9
6th	9
3rd	7
7th	4
9th	3
2nd	3
8th	3
5th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1997-06-05	Ray Lankford	STL	@	PIT	behind 2-9	t 9	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BFX	1	3	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	1997-06-14	Jeff King	KCR	@	PIT	ahead 6-3	t 9	2	1--	3,(1-1) C*BX	2	4	3	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Howard Scores; J. King Scores
3	3	3	1	1997-06-16	Terry Steinbach	MIN		PIT	behind 3-8	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	2	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Knoblauch Scores; T. Steinbach Scores
4	4	4	1	1997-07-22	Greg Vaughn	SDP		PIT	behind 0-2	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) ...FX	1	9	PH	12%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	5	1	1997-08-01	Larry Walker	COL	@	PIT	tied 6-6	t 9	2	---	6,(2-2) CSBBFX	1	3	9	41%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1998-06-09	Sandy Alomar	CLE		PIT	behind 3-7	b 9	1	---	6,(1-2) CBSFFX	1	6	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
7	7	2	1	1998-07-12	Gregg Jefferies	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 8-4	t 8	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	7	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Glanville Scores/unER; G. Jefferies Scores/unER
8	8	3	1	1998-08-15	Ron Gant	STL		PIT	behind 4-5	b 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BBSFX	1	6	PH	47%	58%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
9	9	4	2	1998-08-15	Brian Jordan	STL		PIT	behind 5-7	b 10	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	5	49%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. McGwire Scores
10	10	5	1	1998-08-23	Mark McGwire	STL	@	PIT	behind 2-4	t 8	2	---	6,(2-2) FSBBFX	1	3	3	9%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	6	1	1998-09-02	Tony Batista	ARI	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	6	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1999-06-18	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	@	CLE	ahead 7-4	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	3	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	2	2	1999-06-18	Butch Huskey	SEA	@	CLE	ahead 8-4	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	4	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	3	1	1999-06-20	Russ Davis	SEA	@	CLE	behind 1-13	t 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Huskey Scores
15	15	4	1	1999-07-25	Ricky Ledée	NYY		CLE	tied 1-1	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BTX	1	7	7	41%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	5	1	1999-08-08	Paul Sorrento	TBD		CLE	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	6	3	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	6	1	1999-08-18	Royce Clayton	TEX	@	CLE	ahead 4-1	t 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	8	6	8%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball); L. Stevens Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2000-10-01	Tony Batista	TOR	@	CLE	behind 3-11	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2001-06-14	Tyler Houston	MIL	@	CLE	ahead 6-4	t 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BFBSX	1	6	5	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
20	20	2	1	2001-06-25	Tino Martinez	NYY		CLE	behind 6-7	b 7	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	6	PH	35%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Spencer Scores
21	21	3	1	2001-08-28	Doug Mirabelli	BOS	@	CLE	behind 2-8	t 9	1	---	7,(3-2) BCBSFBX	1	9	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2002-06-16	Larry Walker	COL		CLE	behind 2-5	b 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	3	9	19%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Butler Scores
23	23	2	1	2002-06-26	Jason Varitek	BOS		CLE	ahead 6-4	b 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	2	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
24	24	3	1	2002-07-24	Jason Giambi	NYY	@	CLE	ahead 12-7	t 7	2	---	9,(3-2) CCBBFF1FBX	1	3	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	4	1	2002-08-31	Dustan Mohr	MIN	@	OAK	behind 1-3	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BBSX	1	1	PH	10%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2003-04-03	Ben Davis	SEA	@	OAK	tied 5-5	t 11	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	2	33%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	2	1	2003-06-25	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		OAK	behind 5-6	b 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	DH	22%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	2003-06-30	Greg Colbrunn	SEA	@	OAK	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	5	PH	10%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
29	29	4	1	2003-08-25	Josh Phelps	TOR		OAK	behind 3-7	b 8	1	1-3	3,(1-1) CBX	3	6	DH	17%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); V. Wells Scores; T. Wilson Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2004-05-18	Craig Monroe	DET	@	OAK	ahead 3-1	t 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) .BX	2	8	PH/DH	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); G. Norton Scores
31	31	2	1	2004-05-25	Mark Bellhorn	BOS		OAK	ahead 9-2	b 7	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	2	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Damon Scores
32	32	3	1	2004-07-19	Carlos Delgado	TOR	@	OAK	ahead 4-2	t 8	0	---	7,(3-2) .SF*BBFBX	1	4	3	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2005-04-17	Garret Anderson	LAA	@	OAK	behind 3-4	t 6	0	1-3	4,(2-1) .BBSX	3	4	7	23%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. DaVanon Scores; V. Guerrero Scores
34	34	2	1	2005-04-29	Bret Boone	SEA	@	OAK	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	---	7,(3-2) .FFBBFBX	1	5	4	7%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	3	1	2005-07-05	Orlando Hudson	TOR		OAK	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	4	22%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	4	1	2005-07-17	Hank Blalock	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	---	5,(0-2) .FCFFX	1	4	5	14%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
37	37	5	1	2005-07-22	Richard Hidalgo	TEX		OAK	behind 6-11	b 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Mench Scores
38	38	6	1	2005-08-29	Jay Gibbons	BAL		OAK	behind 3-5	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	9	14%	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
39	39	7	1	2005-09-09	Phil Nevin	TEX		OAK	behind 4-9	b 9	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	1	7	DH	1%	2%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	2006-04-18	Jeromy Burnitz	PIT		STL	ahead 9-3	b 6	2	1--	5,(2-2) ..BC*BFX	2	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Bay Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2008-09-25	Micah Hoffpauir	CHC	@	NYM	tied 3-3	t 7	0	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	3	3	25%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Pie Scores; R. Theriot Scores