Ratliff, who originally made it up to the Majors in 1963 at the age of 19 with the Minnesota Twins for 10 games, would have to wait until the 1970 season before getting another shot at Big League action, appearing in 69 games and hitting .268 before coming back for 44 games in 1971 split between the Twins and Brewers, when he hit .165 over 85 official at-bats.
In 1972, he hit .071 with three hits in 42 at-bats for the Brewers while filling in at catcher, finishing up his brief career with a .205 batting average, with 12 homers and 42 runs batted in over 145 games and 297 at-bats, never again playing pro ball.
