1980s Rick_Cerone

1 1980s

1.1 new york yankees (1980-84)
1.2 atlanta braves (1985)
1.3 milwaukee brewers (1986)
1.4 new york yankees (1987)
1.5 boston red sox (1988-89)

1980s
new york yankees (1980-84)

cerone joined new york yankees 1980 season, following death of catcher thurman munson year before. in first season yankees, cerone batted .277 14 hr , 85 rbi in 147 games, , finished seventh in american league mvp voting, helped new york win american league east division , qualify playoffs. defensively, cerone led american league threw out 57 attempted stolen base attempts, league best 51.8%. in first playoffs, cerone hit .333 home run , 2 rbi, however, yankees swept kansas city royals in 3 games.

cerone s production dipped in 1981 season, hit .244 2 hr , 21 rbi in 71 games, however, yankees reached post-season once again. in playoffs, cerone hit .333 home run , 5 rbi in yankees victory on milwaukee brewers in american league divisional series. in american league championship series against oakland athletics, cerone struggled .100 batting average, however, yankees won series , reached 1981 world series. in world series against los angeles dodgers, cerone hit .190 home run , 3 rbi, yankees lost los angeles in 6 games.

in 1982, cerone split playing time butch wynegar, appeared in 89 games, hitting .227 5 hr , 28 rbi, yankees failed make playoffs. cerone s production continued drop in 1983, hit .220 2 hr , 22 rbi in 80 games. in 1984, cerone became backup catcher wynegar, appearing in 38 games, batting .208 2 hr , 13 rbi. on november 5, yankees traded cerone atlanta braves brian fisher

atlanta braves (1985)

cerone spent 1985 season atlanta braves, splitting time bruce benedict braves catcher, cerone appeared in 96 games, hitting .216 3 hr , 25 rbi. on march 5, 1986, braves traded cerone 2 minor leaguers milwaukee brewers ted simmons.

milwaukee brewers (1986)

cerone played 1986 season milwaukee brewers, , charlie moore shared catching duties club. in 69 games, cerone hit .259 4 hr , 18 rbi. on november 12, cerone granted free agency.

new york yankees (1987)

on february 13, 1987, cerone rejoined new york yankees, spent 5 seasons club 1980-1984. cerone play in 113 games, highest total since appearing in 147 games in 1980 season, hit .243 4 hr , 23 rbi. cerone played yankees during spring training in 1988, however, on april 4, yankees released him.

boston red sox (1988-89)

cerone signed boston red sox on april 15, 1988, , in 84 games red sox, cerone had .269 batting average 3 hr , 27 rbi, , rich gedman shared catching duties. red sox won american league east division, however, cerone did not appear in playoff games.

he returned red sox 1989 season, cerone hit .243 4 hr , 48 rbi in 102 games boston, however, red sox fell short in making post-season. on december 19, boston released cerone.