Gene Richards
[edit] Biography
Gene Richards (Eugene Richards) was born on September 29, 1953 in Monticello, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 1977 for the San Diego Padres. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .290 with 5 home runs and 32 RBI. Richards played for the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Gene Richards's best season was 1980, when he stole 61 bases and hit for a .301 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 146
| 525
| 79
| 152
| 5
| 32
| .290
| .363
| .390
| 16
| 11
| 60
| 80
| 2
| 2
| 56
| 12
| 9
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 154
| 555
| 90
| 171
| 4
| 45
| .308
| .381
| .420
| 26
| 12
| 64
| 80
| 4
| 2
| 37
| 7
| 9
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| 150
| 545
| 77
| 152
| 4
| 41
| .279
| .343
| .365
| 17
| 9
| 47
| 62
| 8
| 3
| 24
| 6
| 7
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| 158
| 642
| 91
| 193
| 4
| 41
| .301
| .363
| .385
| 26
| 8
| 61
| 73
| 2
| 7
| 61
| 7
| 9
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| 104
| 393
| 47
| 113
| 3
| 42
| .288
| .373
| .407
| 14
| 12
| 53
| 44
| 1
| 5
| 20
| 3
| 6
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| 132
| 521
| 63
| 149
| 3
| 28
| .286
| .333
| .359
| 13
| 8
| 36
| 52
| 2
| 1
| 30
| 1
| 5
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| 95
| 233
| 37
| 64
| 3
| 22
| .275
| .325
| .386
| 11
| 3
| 17
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 8
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 87
| 135
| 18
| 34
| 0
| 4
| .252
| .340
| .281
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1026
| 3549
| 502
| 1028
| 26
| 255
| .290
| .357
| .383
| 127
| 63
| 356
| 436
| 20
| 20
| 247
| 39
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| SD
| N
| OF
| 109
| 92
| 850.2
| 193
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 32
| 29
| 237
| 223
| 22
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| LF
| 75
| 60
| 545.1
| 103
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| SD
| N
| CF
| 37
| 31
| 299.1
| 84
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| LF
| 115
| 90
| 822
| 155
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| CF
| 26
| 24
| 167.1
| 50
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| OF
| 125
| 114
| 989.1
| 210
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 26
| 22
| 195
| 211
| 12
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| OF
| 132
| 129
| 1118
| 320
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| CF
| 122
| 119
| 1032
| 299
| 7
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1979
| SD
| N
| LF
| 11
| 10
| 86
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| OF
| 156
| 155
| 1384.1
| 307
| 21
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1980
| SD
| N
| LF
| 156
| 155
| 1383.1
| 310
| 19
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| OF
| 101
| 100
| 895
| 178
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1981
| SD
| N
| LF
| 101
| 100
| 895
| 184
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| OF
| 102
| 101
| 838.1
| 200
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| LF
| 101
| 100
| 830
| 198
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1982
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 25
| 24
| 198
| 223
| 12
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| OF
| 54
| 51
| 391.2
| 96
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| LF
| 54
| 51
| 391.2
| 94
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| OF
| 26
| 19
| 196.1
| 46
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| LF
| 15
| 10
| 102.2
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| RF
| 11
| 9
| 91.2
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 628
| 576
| 5056
| 1095
| 58
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 83
| 75
| 630
| 657
| 46
| 20
| 63
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 805
| 761
| 6663.2
| 1550
| 74
| 47
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 186
| 174
| 1500.2
| 433
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 14
| 11
| 107
| 19
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1975).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (March 28, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
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