Wikipedia Biodata / Profile Background
Introduction :
Paul Ratliff is a retired American baseball player, famous for having played for the Minnesota Twins and the Milwaukee Brewers in the major league. He has not been in the sports scene since his last game in the early 1970s.
‘Paul Ratliff’ is also the name of actress Maggie Siff’s husband. However, he is a design consultant and not to be confused with baseball player Paul
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Paul Hawthorne Ratliff was born on 23rd January 1944, in San Diego, California.
Career and Stats :
- Paul played high school baseball in Pasadena, before being signed as an amateur free agent by the Minnesota Twins in 1962.
- He made his debut in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1967, as a Minnesota Twins player in the position of catcher. He remained at the club until 1971, after which he transferred to Milwaukee Brewers.
- Ratliff played a total of 23 games for the team until 1972, and later was traded to the California Angels.
- His last appearance as a baseball player was in 1972.
- Ratliff finished his four-year MLB career with a .205 average from over 145 games and 297 at-bats, with 61 hits and 12 home runs to go, with 28 runs scored and 42 runs batted in. His statistics can be found on sports platforms such as ESPN.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- During his playing days, Paul’s weight was 190 lbs and his height 6’ 2, which were both high measures compared to the average at the time, but almost equal with today’s average for baseball players.
- At age 19, he appeared in ten games for the Minnesota Twins before being demoted to the minor leagues, and he would not make it back to the majors until 1970, when he played in the American League Championship Series.
- On April 25, 1970, Ratliff was involved in a bizarre play during a match against the Detroit Tigers, in which he was charged with an error of play after rolling the ball back to the mound, although a strikeout was not signalled.
- In 1963, he got his own multi-player rookie card in the Topps set, a brand of collectible trading cards depicting baseball players. He had to wait until 1970 to feature on them again.
- After his last game, Ratliff dropped out of the limelight, not playing in major or minor league after 1972.
- He played alongside baseball stars such as Marcelino López, Phil Roof, and Brant Alyea, among others.
Reports by Other Sites :
- Online site The Trading Card Database shares a collection of vintage cards featuring Paul, that show his personal information and role in the team. These antiques can be bought on the same page.
- Apparently, he didn’t make quite a big impact for the Minnesota Twins, as fans from the Classic Minnesota Twins blog called him one of the average fill-in catchers who populated the Twins roster.