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Proper Name
John Rikard Dempsey
High Level
MLB (1969-1992)
Positions
C (1407) ... OF (23) ... DH (22) ... 1B (3) ... P (2) ... 3B (1)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 190
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
74.020
place
Fayetteville,Tennessee
High School
Crespi Carmelite (Encino,CA)
colleges
Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills,CA),
draft posit
C
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
BAL [12] MIN [4] NYA [4] LAN [3] CLE [1] MIL [1]
TBC#
10670
mlbam id
113264
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1969-1992].233.660469252510939647120
Speed
38
Power
55
Contact
56
XBH
60
RBIs
46
Runs
37
Hitting
40
Durability
47
Team
.543
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Uncle of Gregg Zaun ... Father of John Dempsey ... [1983] World Series Champion with Baltimore Orioles ... [1988] World Series Champion with Los Angeles Dodgers
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1992 1992-10-15 current -- -- Released by Orioles Hist -- No 43.032
1992 1992-09-27 1992-10-15 BAL MLB Signed to Minor League Contract - purpose of retirement Hist -- No 43.014
1992 1992-07-31 1992-09-27 -- -- Released by Orioles Hist -- No 42.321
1992 1992-06-22 1992-07-31 BAL MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 42.282
1991 1991-10-09 1992-06-22 -- -- Released by Brewers Hist -- No 42.025
1991 1991-04-02 1991-10-09 MIL MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 41.201
1990 1990-11-05 1991-04-02 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 41.053
1990 1990-04-16 1990-05-03 LAN MLB DL - Sprained lower back Injury -- No 40.215
1989 1989-01-29 1990-04-16 LAN MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 1989-1989 ($0.42m) [Avoids arbitration] Hist -- No 39.138
1988 1988-03-30 1989-01-29 LAN MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 38.198
1987 1987-10-29 1988-03-30 -- -- Released by Indians Hist -- No 38.045
1987 1987-07-22 1987-09-11 CLE MLB DL - Dislocated left thumb *Home plate collision with Bo jackson* Injury -- No 37.312
1987 1987-02-06 1987-07-22 CLE MLB Signed to #-year contract for 1987-1987 ($0m) [Free Agent] Hist -- No 37.146
1986 1986-11-12 1987-02-06 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 37.060
1977 1977-07-09 1977-08-21 BAL MLB DL - Fractured left hand Injury -- No 27.299
1976 1976-06-15 1977-07-09 BAL MLB Traded from New York Yankees with Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Dave Pagan and Scott McGregor to Baltimore Orioles for Ken Holtzman, Doyle Alexander, Grant Jackson, Ellie Hendricks and Jimmy Freeman Hist -- No 26.275
1972 1972-10-27 1976-06-15 NYA MLB Traded from Minnesota Twins to New York Yankees for Danny Walton Hist -- No 23.044
1967 1967-06-06 1972-10-27 MIN MLB Signed out of draft (California HS) Hist -- No 17.266
18 record(s)