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Dick Padden

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Full Name: Richard Joseph Padden Primary Position: 2B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/165 First Game: July 15, 1896
Birthdate: September 17, 1870 Final Game: May 2, 1905
Birthplace: Wheeling, West Virginia MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: October 31, 1922
Deathplace: Martins Ferry, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Dick Padden (Richard Joseph Padden) was born on September 17, 1870 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on July 15, 1896 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1896, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI. Padden played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 9 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Dick Padden's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1897, when he hit for a .282 average and knocked in 58 runs. However, others believe that it was 1899, when he stole 27 bases, hit for a .277 average and knocked in 61 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1896 PIT N 61 219 33 53 2 24 .242 .294 .361 4 8 14 9 2 4 8 0 0
1897 PIT N 134 517 84 146 2 58 .282 .350 .364 16 10 38 0 16 20 18 0 0
1898 PIT N 128 463 61 119 2 43 .257 .335 .311 7 6 35 0 19 5 11 0 0
1899 WAS N 134 451 66 125 2 61 .277 .337 .366 20 7 24 0 17 8 27 0 0
1901 STL N 123 489 71 125 2 62 .256 .315 .331 17 7 31 0 11 10 26 0 0
1902 STL A 117 413 54 109 1 40 .264 .327 .349 26 3 30 0 9 9 11 0 0
1903 STL A 29 94 7 19 0 6 .202 .306 .234 3 0 9 0 5 1 5 0 0
1904 STL A 132 453 42 108 0 36 .238 .325 .298 19 4 40 0 18 9 23 0 0
1905 STL A 16 58 5 10 0 4 .172 .213 .224 1 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0
Total NL 580 2139 315 568 10 248 .266 .330 .345 64 38 142 9 65 47 90 0 0
Total AL 294 1018 108 246 1 86 .242 .318 .308 49 8 82 0 32 20 42 0 0
Total 874 3157 423 814 11 334 .258 .326 .333 113 46 224 9 97 67 132 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1896 PIT N 2B 61 0 0 176 149 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 .931
1897 PIT N 2B 134 0 0 369 402 48 36 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1898 PIT N 2B 128 0 0 301 407 40 46 0 0 0 0 0 .947
1899 WAS N SS 85 0 0 201 281 46 33 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1899 WAS N 2B 48 0 0 140 124 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 .936
1901 STL N 2B 115 0 0 286 336 33 47 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1901 STL N SS 8 0 0 15 24 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .848
1902 STL A 2B 117 0 0 288 363 22 64 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1903 STL A 2B 29 0 0 57 93 7 17 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1904 STL A 2B 132 0 0 288 373 28 31 0 0 0 0 0 .959
1905 STL A 2B 16 0 0 32 44 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .950
Total 2B 780 0 0 1937 2291 224 269 0 0 0 0 0 .950
Total SS 93 0 0 216 305 53 35 0 0 0 0 0 .908

[edit] Transactions

  • Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Jimmy Slagle and Jack O'Brien to Washington Senators in exchange for Heinie Reitz (December 14, 1898).
  • Sold by Washington Senators to Detroit (American) with Jack O'Brien for $1750 (March 24, 1900).
  • Released by St. Louis Browns (May 19, 1905).

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