Dick Sharon
[edit] Biography
Dick Sharon (Richard Louis Sharon) was born on April 15, 1950 in San Mateo, California. He made his Major League debut on May 13, 1973 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 7 home runs and 16 RBI. Sharon played for the Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| DET
| A
| 91
| 178
| 20
| 43
| 7
| 16
| .242
| .280
| .410
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 60
| 129
| 12
| 28
| 2
| 10
| .217
| .292
| .295
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| 91
| 160
| 14
| 31
| 4
| 20
| .194
| .306
| .313
| 7
| 0
| 26
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 91
| 160
| 14
| 31
| 4
| 20
| .194
| .306
| .313
| 7
| 0
| 26
| 35
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 151
| 307
| 32
| 71
| 9
| 26
| .231
| .285
| .362
| 13
| 0
| 24
| 60
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 242
| 467
| 46
| 102
| 13
| 46
| .218
| .293
| .345
| 20
| 0
| 50
| 95
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| DET
| A
| OF
| 91
| 43
| 486.2
| 124
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| CF
| 7
| 2
| 27
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| RF
| 71
| 37
| 393
| 103
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1973
| DET
| A
| LF
| 20
| 4
| 66.2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| RF
| 19
| 19
| 157.2
| 41
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| OF
| 56
| 33
| 327.1
| 84
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| CF
| 14
| 9
| 91
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| DET
| A
| LF
| 23
| 5
| 78.2
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| OF
| 57
| 35
| 359.1
| 91
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| RF
| 8
| 5
| 56
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| LF
| 39
| 21
| 219.2
| 52
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1975
| SD
| N
| CF
| 12
| 9
| 83.2
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 204
| 111
| 1173.1
| 299
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 33
| 20
| 201.2
| 60
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 98
| 61
| 606.2
| 155
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 82
| 30
| 365
| 85
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (9th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jim Foor and Norm McRae (November 30, 1972).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Bob Strampe to San Diego Padres as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to Detroit Tigers; Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to St. Louis Cardinals; St. Louis Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert to San Diego Padres (November 18, 1974); and San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden to St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1974).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Willie Davis (October 20, 1975).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to California Angels in exchange for Bill Rothan (January 12, 1976).
- Traded by California Angels with John Balaz and Dave Machemer to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dick Drago (March 3, 1976).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories
