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Ricky
Kulou		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: February 27, 1941 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 32 LOU JL $ 3,352,000 7 6 7 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 5 5 5 5
1974 33 OMA JL $ 3,352,000 7 6 7 5 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 4 5 5 5 5
1975 34 OMA JL $ 3,352,000 7 6 7 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5
1976 35 OMA JL $ 3,352,000 7 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 4 4
1977 36 OMA JL $ 3,000,000 6 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,000,000 6 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,352,000 7 6 7 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 5 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 32 LOU JL 154 598 85 173 20 2 5 39 17 4 54 107 .289 .353 .355 .707 75.7 10.3
1974 33 LOU JL 107 428 51 117 18 3 3 37 12 3 26 58 .273 .318 .350 .669 49.2 7.5
  OMA JL 49 166 19 50 9 0 2 13 4 1 12 20 .301 .352 .392 .743 23.1 4.6
  TOT   156 594 70 167 27 3 5 50 16 4 38 78 .281 .328 .362 .690 72.3 12.1
1975 34 OMA JL 148 590 67 151 23 7 6 65 7 2 37 85 .256 .302 .349 .652 61.8 9.6
1976 35 OMA JL 144 503 52 151 21 1 1 30 1 4 31 64 .300 .344 .352 .696 57.3 10.4
1977 36 OMA JL 135 538 49 130 16 1 0 41 2 0 22 105 .242 .274 .275 .549 36.0 1.1
1978 37 AAA   18 14 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .214 .313 .286 .598 1.3  
5 Years Sim 737 2823 323 772 107 14 17 225 43 14 182 439 .273 .321 .339 .660 303.2 43.5
1 Years AAA 18 14 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .214 .313 .286 .598 1.3  
162 Game Average 620 70 169 23 3 3 49 9 3 40 96 .273 .321 .339 .660 66.6  
Career Highs 156 598 85 173 27 7 6 65 17 4 54 107 .300 .353 .362 .707 75.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1927 215 507 61 9 9 146 24 10 123 299 .263 .311 .318 .629 186.9
vs LH   896 108 265 46 5 8 79 19 4 59 140 .296 .341 .385 .726 114.5
Home 368 1399 150 376 51 8 5 115 19 9 89 233 .269 .317 .327 .645 140.8
Away 369 1424 173 396 56 6 12 110 24 5 93 206 .278 .324 .351 .675 160.5
RISP   580 0 151 18 1 1 187 0 0 43 88 .260 .306 .300 .606 54.4
Pinch Hitting   15 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .600 .933 2.7
Close/Late   315 25 81 9 0 4 32 0 0 14 55 .257 .289 .324 .613 28.5
Mar/Apr 133 503 52 131 15 3 5 40 7 1 28 83 .260 .304 .332 .636 49.9
May 117 432 43 116 16 4 3 46 10 1 40 65 .269 .335 .345 .680 51.2
June 113 422 45 121 12 4 1 34 7 4 23 60 .287 .323 .341 .664 45.1
July 128 527 60 141 25 1 1 46 5 3 25 86 .268 .303 .324 .627 48.9
August 126 496 75 135 16 2 4 26 8 4 38 82 .272 .325 .337 .662 54.3
Sep/Oct 120 443 48 128 23 0 3 33 6 1 28 63 .289 .339 .361 .700 51.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 32 LOU JL SS 154 152 1326.3 205 438 19 82 .971 4.36   7.7
1974 33 LOU JL SS 105 102 943.8 119 278 12 33 .971 3.79   1.8
  OMA JL SS 48 47 371.9 47 110 5 13 .969 3.80   1.4
  LOU JL 3B 1 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  OMA JL 3B 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    2B 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   SS 153 149 1315.7 166 388 17 46 .970 3.79   3.2
      3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
      2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1975 34 OMA JL SS 145 142 1258.3 173 393 12 74 .979 4.05   5.4
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1976 35 OMA JL SS 140 134 1122.7 165 379 19 64 .966 4.36   5.1
1977 36 OMA JL SS 135 135 1153.7 188 415 17 87 .973 4.70   2.6
  SS 727 712 6176.7 897 2013 84 353 .972 4.24   24.0
  2B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   730 712 6180.7 897 2013 84 353 .972 4.24   24.0
Career Highs   155 152 1326.3 205 438 19 87 .979 4.70    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 34 OMA JL 11 52 7 17 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 .327 .352 .327 .679
Career Post-Season Batting 11 52 7 17 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 .327 .352 .327 .679
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1974-9-594
1975-9-590
 Singles
1973-8-146
1974-3-132
1976-8-128
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Roland Coughlan (952)
  2. Joseph Akins (937)
  3. Tanner Boyle (933)
  4. Bill Choizza (915)
  5. Spike Russell (909)
  6. Pietro Guzman (907)
  7. Ricardo Tubbs (904)
  8. Joseph Drewes (901)
  9. Christian Jovanich (899)
  10. Chris Bowles (898)
History
Drafted in 8th round, 179th overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/3/1973, off Raz Nugent (CHA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1973, off Henry Mitcher (OMA)
Traded from Louisville to Omaha on 7/31/1974 (Going to OMA: SS R. Kulou, 3B T. Rizzi. Going to LOU: SS A. Barr, P M. Wood, 1B T. Calderon)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Honolulu on 7/14/1975
Injured on 9/1/1976 with a Sore Knee, out for one week
Injured on 5/12/1977 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 3/1/1978 to a minor league contract.Released by Chicago on 7/21/1978
 
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