Richie Zisk Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg) Born: February 6, 1949 in Brooklyn, NY High School: Parsippany HS (Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ) Debut: September 8, 1971 (13,192nd in major league history) vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 21, 1983 vs. TOR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Agents: Jerry…
1981 – In the conclusion of the longest game in Fenway Park history, the Mariners beat the Red Sox, 8 – 7, in 20 innings, on Joe Simpson’s run-scoring triple. The game began on September 3rd, but was suspended after 19 innings.
December 12, 1980 – The Mariners trade Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Willie Horton, Mario Mendoza and Leon Roberts to the Texas Rangers for Steve Finch, Brian Allard, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton and Richie Zisk. Honeycutt will lead the league in era in 1983 for the Rangers. Zisk will have 2 productive years…
At Arlington Stadium’s season opener, Jon Matlack and Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry match zeroes for nine innings. In the 12th, with his 1978 Opening Day nemesis, Richie Zisk, at the plate, Goose Gossage allows Mickey Rivers to score the game’s only run from third base when his first and only pitch is wild, giving the Rangers a 1-0 victory.
On March 16, 1978, high-priced free agent Andy Messersmith separates his shoulder in an exhibition game for the New York Yankees. A 20-game winner both for the Angels and Dodgers, Messersmith will never win a game for the Yankees. He will pitch one more season in 1979 before retiring. Messersmith will however leave…
1977 – Free agent Richie Zisk, formerly of the Chicago White Sox, signs a 10-year $2.3 million contract with the Texas Rangers.
On December 10, 1976 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Richie Zisk and pitcher Silvio Martinez to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for pitchers Goose Gossage and Terry Forster. Martinez was a minor leaguer at the time while the other three were just one year away from free agency. By 1978 none of the four…
The Pirates miss scoring in the top of the 13th inning when Dave Augustine’s ‘home run’ bounces off the top of the fence into the glove of left fielder Cleon Jones, who relays the ball to Wayne Garrett in time for the third baseman to nail Richie Zisk at the plate. In the bottom of the frame, Mets rookie catcher Ron Hodges ends the Shea Stadium contest, which will become known as the ‘Ball on the Wall Game’, with a one-out single off Bucs’ reliever Dave Giusti, plating John Milner for the 4-3 victory.
The last-place New York Yankees have the first pick in the free-agent draft and use it to take Ron Blomberg. Blomberg will be the first designated hitter in major league history. In the secondary phase, the Orioles select pitcher Mike Adamson, who will leap directly to the big leagues, debuting on July 1, becoming the first player in draft history to bypass the minors.
February 6, 1949 Richie Zisk was born in Brooklyn New York. Zisk played baseball at Parsippany High School in New Jersey. Zisk was drafted by the Pirates in the first round in 1967. He was a 2X All-Star and received MVP votes in 3 seasons. In his 13-year career (1971-1983), Richie had 1,477 hits, 207 HR,…