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Rick Dempsey and Rick Hoiles Signed Baseballs Orioles

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Rick Dempsey and Rick Hoiles Signed Baseballs Orioles
After three and a half seasons with the Yankees, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in June 1976, where manager Earl Weaver made him the Orioles' starting catcher. For the next ten and a half seasons, Dempsey would remain as the Orioles' starting * catcher. * He became known for his exceptional ability to handle pitching staffs, his strong throwing arm, and for his agility behind home plate. In a 24 year career, Dempsey played in 1765 games, accumulating 1093 hits in 4692 at bats for a .233 career batting average * along with 96 home runs and 471 runs batted in. He ended his career with a .988 fielding percentage. Dempsey led American League catchers twice in fielding percentage, twice in baserunners caught * stealing and once in assists. He played more games as * a catcher than any other player in Orioles history (1230). * During his career, Dempsey caught ten different twenty game winning pitchers. He signed it in blue pen and made it out to Stephen, "Best Wishes"; the ball * is in very good condition with some surface wear throughout. * * * * **In a ten-year major league career, Rick Hoiles played in 894 games, accumulating 739 hits in 2,820 at * bats for a .262 career batting average along with 151 home runs, 449 runs batted in and an on base percentage of .366. * He led American League catchers four times in fielding percentage * and ended his career with a .994 average, which was 4 points above the league average during his playing career. * His .994 career fielding percentage ranks ninth all-time among Major * League catchers. Hoiles' career .837 on-base plus slugging percentage is 7th highest all-time among major league * catchers. His .467 slugging percentage is 11th highest all-time among major league catchers. His 151 career home * runs ranks 12th highest in Orioles team history. The ball is in excellent condition and Rick signed it in black pen.