Ricketts appeared in 14 games for the Pirates in 1970, hitting .182 with two hits over 11 at-bats, while filling in at catcher in seven of those games.
He played the other five seasons in the Majors with the St. Louis Cardinals, even playing in both the 1967 and 1968 World Series.
Never a full-time player, the most action he ever saw in any one season was 1967 when he played in 52 games, collecting 27 hits in 99 at-bats, scoring 11 runs with 14 RBIs, all career-highs.
All told, he finished his career with a .249 batting average, with 53 hits over 213 at-bats, scoring 15 runs and driving in 20 in 130 games.
