In Zisk's rookie season,1973,he batted .324 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI in 103 games.[5] On June 9,1974,he hit for the cycle in a 14–1 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.[6] For the season,he hit .313 with 17 home runs and a team-high 100 RBI in 149 games.[5][7] He made his only post-season appearances with the 1974 and 1975 Pirates. While batting an impressive .400 in the post-season,Zisk only scored one run and had no RBI as the Pirates lost in four games to the Dodgers in the 1974 NLCS and were swept by the Reds in the 1975 NLCS.[5]
Zisk became a free agent at the end of the 1977 season. On November 9,1977,he signed a 10-year,$2.75 million contract with the Texas Rangers.[10] This made him the first major league position player to sign a 10-year contract.[2] He batted clean-up,and started in right field at the 1978 All-Star Game at San Diego Stadium in San Diego.[11] For the season,Zisk batted .262 with 22 home runs and 85 RBI in 140 games while splitting time between left field,right field and designated hitter.[5]
↑ Taveras, Danny (November 9, 2004). "Classroom a thrill for teacher: Students say Caprio gives and receives respect, offers encouragement". Daily Record. Retrieved May 14, 2007. Caprio fondly recalls some of his former students who achieved success in the world of sports -- Joe Orsulak, the former professional baseball player, and Johnnie Morant, a recent graduate who is now a rookie playing football for the Oakland Raiders. 'My most famous student is Richie Zisk,' he says of the former professional baseball player.[dead link]
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