Jeff Ransom
Jeffrey Dean Ransom
Born: November 11, 1960
Fresno, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 5 (1978 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Berkeley HS (CA)
Career: 1978-1988
Major League Statistics
Jeff Ransom compiled a career batting average of .239 with 44 home runs and 295 RBI in his 816-game career with the Fresno Giants, Shreveport Captains, Phoenix Giants, Charlotte O's, Rochester Red Wings, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Toledo Mud Hens and Albuquerque Dukes. He began playing during the 1978 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
 Fresno Giants |
 Shreveport Captains |
 Phoenix Giants |
 Charlotte O's |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Durham Bulls |
 Greenville Braves |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 26 | 104 | 72 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 28 | .250 | .460 | .403 | .863 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 43 | 155 | 145 | 10 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .276 | .314 | .331 | .645 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | 62 | 253 | 216 | 29 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 47 | .255 | .352 | .352 | .704 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 124 | 452 | 394 | 38 | 104 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 49 | .264 | .341 | .310 | .650 | 122 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 108 | 403 | 358 | 45 | 83 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 72 | .232 | .306 | .313 | .619 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1982 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 76 | 279 | 238 | 33 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 58 | .235 | .344 | .408 | .752 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 102 | 350 | 289 | 43 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 63 | .225 | .344 | .349 | .694 | 101 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 23 | 70 | 65 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .185 | .243 | .338 | .581 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | 47 | 166 | 149 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 24 | .221 | .297 | .309 | .606 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 53 | 191 | 169 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 32 | .219 | .295 | .343 | .638 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1985 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 24 | 86 | 75 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | .227 | .314 | .293 | .607 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 114 | 380 | 343 | 40 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 67 | .248 | .312 | .370 | .682 | 127 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 14 | 45 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .114 | .267 | .143 | .410 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 816 | 2934 | 2548 | 305 | 609 | 94 | 15 | 44 | 295 | 22 | 11 | 330 | 498 | .239 | .327 | .339 | .666 | 865 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | C | 9 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .963 | 5.778 | 3 | |||
| 1978 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | OF | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.222 | ||||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | C | 51 | 365 | 40 | 14 | 7 | .967 | 7.941 | 20 | |||
| 1979 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 32 | 140 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .981 | 4.875 | 4 | |||
| 1979 | A | CALL | Fresno Giants | OF | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.333 | ||||
| 1980 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 113 | 618 | 90 | 18 | 13 | .975 | 6.265 | 19 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | C | 90 | 388 | 73 | 12 | 7 | .975 | 5.122 | 12 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | OF | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1982 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 3B | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .889 | 1.778 | ||||
| 1982 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | C | 36 | 257 | 30 | 2 | 6 | .993 | 7.972 | 5 | |||
| 1982 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | OF | 19 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.737 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | C | 78 | 415 | 41 | 14 | 3 | .970 | 5.846 | 5 | |||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | OF | 20 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .824 | 1.400 | ||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | C | 29 | 133 | 18 | 3 | 2 | .981 | 5.207 | 2 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 20 | 86 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 4.800 | 3 | |||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte O's | OF | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.818 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | C | 51 | 310 | 25 | 7 | 1 | .980 | 6.569 | 3 | |||
| 1985 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | C | 22 | 148 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .987 | 7.136 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | OF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1B | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .833 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | C | 59 | 334 | 37 | 1 | 4 | .997 | 6.288 | 5 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 28 | 163 | 17 | 2 | 15 | .989 | 6.429 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 24 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 1 | .934 | 2.375 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 11 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 2.182 | ||||
| Totals | 751 | 3556 | 497 | 101 | 71 | .976 | 5.397 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1979 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1979 | A | California League | Fresno Giants | SFN | ||
| 1980 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1982 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | SFN | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Giants | SFN | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte O's | BAL | ||
| 1984 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1985 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1985 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN |
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