Claude Ritchey
1897–1909 · bats B / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,673G
.273AVG
.348OBP
.342SLG
More career statistics
1,618H
18HR
673RBI
155SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,673 | 1,674 |
| Batting · At bats | 5,919 | 5,921 |
| Batting · Doubles | 215 | 217 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,618 | 1,617 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 72 | 73 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,822 | 6,865 |
| Batting · Runs | 708 | 710 |
| Batting · RBI | 673 | 643 |
| Batting · Triples | 68 | 69 |
| Batting · Walks | 607 | 640 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,673 | 6,822 | 5,919 | 708 | 1,618 | 215 | 68 | 18 | 673 | 607 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 2,023 | .273 | .348 | .342 | .690 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1904-08-16 to 1904-08-29
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1899-09-25 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1900-09-28 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1907-06-22 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 831 | 3356 | 789 | 10 | 348 | 359 | 111 | .279 | .342 | .355 |
| Away | 843 | 3509 | 828 | 8 | 295 | 281 | 137 | .268 | .316 | .330 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 141 | 583 | 131 | 0 | 52 | 53 | 21 | .261 | .316 | .317 |
| May | 308 | 1257 | 289 | 4 | 109 | 144 | 39 | .273 | .344 | .347 |
| June | 281 | 1172 | 286 | 4 | 105 | 83 | 50 | .277 | .315 | .338 |
| July | 299 | 1227 | 275 | 2 | 131 | 127 | 37 | .263 | .328 | .331 |
| August | 304 | 1231 | 279 | 2 | 96 | 111 | 46 | .262 | .317 | .325 |
| September | 283 | 1154 | 310 | 6 | 133 | 100 | 48 | .306 | .355 | .397 |
| October | 58 | 241 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 7 | .229 | .286 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 223 | 920 | 220 | 3 | 86 | 98 | 16 | .281 | .346 | .352 |
| chicago-cubs | 217 | 878 | 191 | 1 | 60 | 85 | 39 | .254 | .314 | .313 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 216 | 888 | 217 | 1 | 90 | 73 | 33 | .281 | .327 | .347 |
| new-york-giants | 215 | 875 | 224 | 4 | 97 | 73 | 44 | .292 | .339 | .375 |
| cincinnati-reds | 214 | 873 | 194 | 1 | 98 | 84 | 42 | .255 | .318 | .328 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 207 | 844 | 216 | 2 | 68 | 75 | 24 | .297 | .345 | .360 |
| boston-braves | 181 | 738 | 160 | 2 | 67 | 74 | 22 | .252 | .317 | .315 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 81 | 344 | 79 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 11 | .264 | .320 | .328 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Cincinnati Reds | 101 | 335 | 95 | – | 41 | 11 | .284 | – | – |
| 1898 |  Louisville Colonels | 151 | 551 | 140 | 5 | 51 | 19 | .254 | – | – |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | 148 | 540 | 162 | 4 | 75 | 21 | .300 | – | – |
| 1900 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 123 | 477 | 139 | 1 | 67 | 18 | .291 | – | – |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 541 | 160 | 1 | 74 | 15 | .296 | – | – |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 115 | 404 | 112 | 2 | 55 | 10 | .277 | – | – |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 139 | 507 | 145 | – | 56 | 15 | .286 | – | – |
| 1904 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 543 | 143 | – | 45 | 12 | .263 | – | – |
| 1905 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 533 | 136 | – | 45 | 12 | .255 | – | – |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 484 | 130 | 1 | 49 | 6 | .269 | – | – |
| 1907 |  Boston Braves | 144 | 499 | 127 | 2 | 42 | 8 | .255 | – | – |
| 1908 | Boston Braves | 121 | 420 | 113 | 2 | 41 | 7 | .269 | – | – |
| 1909 | Boston Braves | 31 | 87 | 15 | – | 2 | 1 | .172 | – | – |