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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.