Danny Richardson

Full Name: Daniel Richardson	Primary Position: 2B,SS,OF
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/165	First Game: May 22, 1884
Birthdate: January 25, 1863	Final Game: September 24, 1894
Birthplace: Elmira, New York	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: September 12, 1926
Deathplace: New York, New York
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Danny Richardson (Daniel Richardson) was born on January 25, 1863 in Elmira, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 22, 1884 for the New York Gothams. In 1884, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 1 home run and 27 RBI. Richardson played for the New York Gothams, New York Giants, Washington Senators, Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Louisville Colonels over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Danny Richardson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1889, when he stole 32 bases, hit for a .280 average and knocked in 100 runs. However, others believe that it was 1890, when he stole 37 bases and knocked in 80 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1884	NY	N	74	277	36	70	1	27	.253	.294	.300	8	1	16	17	0	0	0
1885	NY	N	49	198	26	52	0	25	.263	.298	.338	9	3	10	14	0	0	0
1886	NY	N	68	237	43	55	1	27	.232	.283	.291	9	1	17	21	0	0	12
1887	NY	N	122	450	79	125	3	62	.278	.337	.384	19	10	36	25	4	0	41
1888	NY	N	135	561	82	127	8	61	.226	.248	.323	16	7	15	35	1	0	35
1889	NY	N	125	497	88	139	7	100	.280	.342	.398	22	8	46	37	1	0	32
1890	NY	P	123	528	102	135	4	80	.256	.307	.335	12	9	37	19	2	0	37
1891	NY	N	123	516	85	139	4	51	.269	.313	.347	18	5	33	27	0	0	28
1892	WAS	N	142	551	48	132	3	58	.240	.274	.294	13	4	25	45	1	0	25
1893	BRO	N	54	206	36	46	0	27	.223	.279	.272	6	2	13	18	3	0	7
1894	LOU	N	116	430	51	109	1	40	.253	.317	.309	17	2	35	31	5	4	8
Total	PL		123	528	102	135	4	80	.256	.307	.335	12	9	37	19	2	0	37
Total	NL		1008	3923	574	994	28	478	.253	.300	.332	137	43	246	270	15	4	188
Total			1131	4451	676	1129	32	558	.254	.301	.332	149	52	283	289	17	4	225

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1884	NY	N	SS	19	33	34	14	6	.827
1884	NY	N	OF	55	77	20	10	3	.907
1885	NY	N	P	9	2	12	0	0	1.000
1885	NY	N	OF	22	35	3	2	0	.950
1885	NY	N	3B	21	15	43	3	1	.951
1886	NY	N	SS	1	1	5	1	1	.857
1886	NY	N	OF	64	94	7	5	0	.953
1886	NY	N	2B	1	3	3	0	1	1.000
1886	NY	N	P	5	3	8	0	1	1.000
1886	NY	N	3B	1	2	3	0	0	1.000
1887	NY	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1887	NY	N	2B	108	257	384	50	46	.928
1887	NY	N	3B	14	16	29	9	1	.833
1888	NY	N	2B	135	321	423	46	43	.942
1889	NY	N	2B	125	332	416	53	60	.934
1890	NY	P	SS	68	153	263	46	33	.900
1890	NY	P	2B	56	148	167	26	21	.924
1891	NY	N	SS	9	35	32	8	4	.893
1891	NY	N	2B	114	323	429	38	60	.952
1892	WAS	N	3B	1	1	3	0	0	1.000
1892	WAS	N	SS	93	225	355	43	45	.931
1892	WAS	N	2B	49	163	183	17	24	.953
1893	BRO	N	SS	3	6	13	1	2	.950
1893	BRO	N	2B	46	115	107	12	18	.949
1893	BRO	N	3B	5	9	9	1	1	.947
1894	LOU	N	SS	107	232	360	54	59	.916
1894	LOU	N	2B	10	35	28	3	5	.955
Total			2B	644	1697	2140	245	278	.940
Total			P	15	5	20	0	1	1.000
Total			3B	42	43	87	13	3	.909
Total			SS	300	685	1062	167	150	.913
Total			OF	141	206	30	17	3	.933

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	WP
1885	NY	N	9	8	7	1	2.40	21	30	20	7	1	75	58	0	18	1
1886	NY	N	5	1	0	2	5.76	17	24	16	1	0	25	33	1	11	3
1887	NY	N	1	0	0	0	.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			15	9	7	3	3.24	38	54	36	8	1	100	91	1	30	4

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Washington Senators to Brooklyn Bridegrooms in exchange for Bill Joyce and cash (February 18, 1893).
Sold by Brooklyn Bridegrooms to Louisville Colonels (March 15, 1894).

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