Complex sentence: David William Ricketts (July 12 1935--July 13 2008) was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who played parts of six seasons (,, -) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Split into simpler sentences: David William Ricketts (July 12,1935--July 13 2008) was a former professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of 6 seasons (1963,1965,1967-1970) with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.