Dick McAuliffe

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1975)

AVG .247
HR 197
RBI 697
H 1,530
OPS .746
PIV 12,336
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 176 lb
Born
11/29/1939 in Hartford, CT, USA
Died
5/13/2016 in Farmington, CT, USA
MLB Debut
1960-09-17
Last Game
1975-09-01
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Richard John McAuliffe

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,763 6,185 888 1,530 231 71 197 697 63 882 974 .247 .343 .403 .746 12,336

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1960 DET AL 8 27 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 .259 — — — — 0.0
1961 DET AL 80 285 36 73 12 4 6 33 2 24 39 .256 .258 (-1%) .328 (-2%) .399 (-2%) .727 (-2%) -109.9
1962 DET AL 139 471 50 124 20 5 12 63 4 64 76 .263 .257 (+2%) .326 (+7%) .393 (+3%) .719 (+5%) 510.1
1963 DET AL 150 568 77 149 18 6 13 61 11 64 75 .262 .246 (+7%) .308 (+8%) .371 (+3%) .680 (+5%) 687.1
1964 DET AL 162 557 85 134 18 7 24 66 8 77 96 .241 .250 (-4%) .312 (+7%) .377 (+13%) .690 (+10%) 1244.3
1965 DET AL 113 404 61 105 13 6 15 54 6 49 62 .260 .245 (+6%) .310 (+10%) .371 (+17%) .682 (+14%) 1052.2
1966 DET AL 124 430 83 118 16 8 23 56 5 66 80 .274 .248 (+10%) .309 (+20%) .376 (+35%) .685 (+29%) 2408.0
1967 DET AL 153 557 92 133 16 7 22 65 6 105 118 .239 .242 (-1%) .306 (+19%) .357 (+15%) .663 (+17%) 2198.6
1968 DET AL 151 570 95 142 24 10 16 56 8 82 99 .249 .236 (+5%) .298 (+15%) .340 (+21%) .638 (+18%) 2027.9
1969 DET AL 74 271 49 71 10 5 11 33 2 47 41 .262 .248 (+6%) .320 (+15%) .369 (+24%) .689 (+20%) 1001.9
1970 DET AL 146 530 73 124 21 1 12 50 5 101 62 .234 .253 (-8%) .325 (+10%) .385 (-10%) .711 (-1%) 288.7
1971 DET AL 128 477 67 99 16 6 18 57 4 53 67 .208 .249 (-17%) .316 (-8%) .365 (+4%) .682 (-1%) -136.1
1972 DET AL 122 408 47 98 16 3 8 30 0 59 59 .240 .243 (-1%) .310 (+9%) .353 (avg) .664 (+4%) 482.5
1973 DET AL 106 343 39 94 18 1 12 47 0 49 52 .274 .256 (+7%) .325 (+13%) .378 (+15%) .703 (+14%) 1013.9
1974 BOS AL 100 272 32 57 13 1 5 24 2 39 40 .210 .256 (-18%) .324 (-4%) .369 (-13%) .693 (-9%) -332.6
1975 BOS AL 7 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .133 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,763 6,185 888 1,530 231 71 197 697 63 882 974 .247 — — — — 12,336

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 47 8 10 0 0 2 4 5 10 .213

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1972 ALCS DET 5 20 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 .200
1968 WS DET 7 27 5 6 0 0 1 3 4 6 .222

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8943024494793110362.262
Away869316039473787334.233

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1975-09-01 BOSNYYL 301000100
1975-08-31 BOSOAKL 100000000
1975-08-30 BOSOAKL 501000001
1975-08-29 BOSOAKW 300000001
1975-08-27 BOSLAAW 300000010
1975-08-26 BOSLAAL 000000000
1975-08-23 BOSCHWL 000000000
1974-09-29 BOSDETL 400000101
1974-09-28 BOSDETW 401000010
1974-09-26 BOSDETW 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 971 903 2155 2299 104 552
3B 146 123 120 241 30 26
SS 666 600 992 1685 126 313

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1960 DET SS 7 7 12 26 5 7
1961 DET 3B 22 21 13 39 5 3
1961 DET SS 55 49 79 115 14 29
1962 DET 2B 70 67 186 146 12 32
1962 DET 3B 49 47 61 79 14 10
1962 DET SS 16 12 13 32 4 3
1963 DET 2B 15 15 36 32 2 8
1963 DET SS 133 133 220 356 22 68
1964 DET SS 160 159 262 467 32 84
1965 DET SS 112 107 190 286 22 58
1966 DET 3B 15 14 14 29 2 3
1966 DET SS 105 98 160 292 17 49
1967 DET 2B 145 123 270 307 21 74
1967 DET SS 43 27 30 67 7 8
1968 DET 2B 148 144 288 348 9 79
1968 DET SS 5 2 4 4 0 1
1969 DET 2B 72 70 167 196 9 40
1970 DET 2B 127 116 280 333 16 75
1970 DET 3B 12 11 3 24 2 5
1970 DET SS 15 6 16 34 3 3
1971 DET 2B 123 117 322 308 8 86
1971 DET SS 7 0 4 2 0 1
1972 DET 2B 116 110 266 249 13 63
1972 DET 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1972 DET SS 3 0 1 2 0 0
1973 DET 2B 102 96 217 265 7 62
1973 DET SS 2 0 0 1 0 1
1974 BOS 2B 53 45 123 115 7 33
1974 BOS 3B 40 25 27 62 4 4
1974 BOS SS 3 0 1 1 0 1
1975 BOS 3B 7 5 2 8 3 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 971
Third Base 145
Shortstop 668
Designated Hitter 4

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1968 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 71.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dick McAuliffe (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Bailey
    .257 avg, 189 HR
  2. 85
    Jim Fregosi
    .265 avg, 151 HR
  3. 84
    Roy Smalley
    .257 avg, 163 HR
  4. 81
    Willie Jones
    .258 avg, 190 HR
  5. 76
    Rico Petrocelli
    .251 avg, 210 HR
  6. 75
    Don Money
    .261 avg, 176 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick McAuliffe

What years did Dick McAuliffe play?
Dick McAuliffe played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1975.
Was Dick McAuliffe a pitcher?
No. Dick McAuliffe was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Dick McAuliffe hit?
Dick McAuliffe hit 197 career home runs with 1530 hits.