Hardy Richardson

Full Name: Abram Harding Richardson	Primary Position: 2B,OF,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/170	First Game: May 1, 1879
Birthdate: April 21, 1855	Final Game: September 10, 1892
Birthplace: Clarksboro, New Jersey	MLB Experience: 14 years
Died: January 14, 1931
Deathplace: Utica, New York
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Hardy Richardson (Abram Harding Richardson) was born on April 21, 1855 in Clarksboro, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1879 for the Buffalo Bisons. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 0 home runs and 37 RBI. Richardson played for the Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, Washington Senators and New York Giants over the course of his 14 year career.

Most people believe that Hardy Richardson's best season was 1890, when he stole 42 bases, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 146 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SB
1879	BUF	N	79	336	54	95	0	37	.283	.315	.396	18	10	16	30	0	0
1880	BUF	N	83	343	48	89	0	17	.259	.289	.359	18	8	14	37	0	0
1881	BUF	N	83	344	62	100	2	53	.291	.315	.413	18	9	12	27	0	0
1882	BUF	N	83	354	61	96	2	57	.271	.293	.390	20	8	11	33	0	0
1883	BUF	N	92	399	73	124	1	56	.311	.347	.439	34	7	22	20	0	0
1884	BUF	N	102	439	85	132	6	60	.301	.334	.444	27	9	22	41	0	0
1885	BUF	N	96	426	90	136	6	44	.319	.350	.458	19	11	20	22	0	0
1886	DET	N	125	538	125	189	11	61	.351	.402	.504	27	11	46	27	0	42
1887	DET	N	120	543	131	178	8	94	.328	.366	.484	25	18	31	40	2	29
1888	DET	N	58	266	60	77	6	32	.289	.335	.440	18	2	17	23	1	13
1889	BOS	N	132	536	122	163	6	79	.304	.367	.437	33	10	48	44	5	47
1890	BOS	P	130	555	126	181	13	146	.326	.384	.494	26	14	52	46	0	42
1891	BOS	a	74	278	45	71	7	52	.255	.351	.392	9	4	40	26	1	16
1892	WAS	N	10	37	2	4	0	0	.108	.214	.108	0	0	5	3	0	2
1892	NY	N	64	248	36	53	2	34	.214	.278	.323	11	5	21	26	1	14
1892	TOT	N	74	285	38	57	2	34	.200	.269	.295	11	5	26	29	1	16
Total	PL		130	555	126	181	13	146	.326	.384	.494	26	14	52	46	0	42
Total	NL		1127	4809	949	1436	50	624	.299	.339	.430	268	108	285	373	9	147
Total	AA		74	278	45	71	7	52	.255	.351	.392	9	4	40	26	1	16
Total			1331	5642	1120	1688	70	822	.299	.344	.435	303	126	377	445	10	205

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1879	BUF	N	C	1	11	0	0	0	3	1.000
1879	BUF	N	3B	78	83	153	44	13	0	.843
1880	BUF	N	3B	81	108	154	47	6	0	.848
1880	BUF	N	C	5	15	9	5	0	14	.828
1881	BUF	N	OF	79	179	45	21	3	0	.914
1881	BUF	N	3B	1	2	1	0	1	0	1.000
1881	BUF	N	2B	5	12	12	3	0	0	.889
1881	BUF	N	SS	1	2	4	0	2	0	1.000
1882	BUF	N	2B	83	275	280	63	28	0	.898
1883	BUF	N	2B	92	289	344	68	33	0	.903
1884	BUF	N	3B	5	9	10	3	0	0	.864
1884	BUF	N	2B	71	191	243	50	18	0	.897
1884	BUF	N	1B	3	31	0	1	1	0	.969
1884	BUF	N	OF	24	44	5	3	2	0	.942
1885	BUF	N	OF	48	120	6	14	2	0	.900
1885	BUF	N	SS	1	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1885	BUF	N	2B	50	163	169	35	17	0	.905
1885	BUF	N	P	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1886	DET	N	OF	80	131	21	17	1	0	.899
1886	DET	N	SS	3	7	7	1	2	0	.933
1886	DET	N	2B	42	103	118	14	15	0	.940
1886	DET	N	3B	2	1	5	0	1	0	1.000
1886	DET	N	P	4	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1887	DET	N	OF	59	109	8	8	1	0	.936
1887	DET	N	2B	64	219	215	27	27	0	.941
1888	DET	N	2B	58	173	185	29	21	0	.925
1889	BOS	N	OF	46	74	6	5	1	0	.941
1889	BOS	N	2B	86	246	310	46	44	0	.924
1890	BOS	P	1B	1	13	1	0	1	0	1.000
1890	BOS	P	OF	124	235	13	13	3	0	.950
1890	BOS	P	SS	6	12	23	0	4	0	1.000
1891	BOS	a	SS	4	7	17	2	2	0	.923
1891	BOS	a	OF	60	101	5	5	2	0	.955
1891	BOS	a	1B	3	21	0	1	0	0	.955
1891	BOS	a	3B	9	12	14	2	1	0	.929
1892	WAS	N	3B	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
1892	WAS	N	2B	1	3	2	0	0	0	1.000
1892	WAS	N	OF	7	16	0	1	0	0	.941
1892	NY	N	OF	17	20	1	2	0	0	.913
1892	NY	N	1B	9	106	3	3	4	0	.973
1892	NY	N	2B	33	82	108	14	11	0	.931
1892	NY	N	SS	6	10	24	5	1	0	.872
1892	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1892	TOT	N	OF	24	36	1	3	0	0	.925
1892	TOT	N	2B	34	85	110	14	11	0	.933
Total			3B	178	215	339	96	22	0	.852
Total			P	5	0	4	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	16	171	4	5	6	0	.972
Total			C	6	26	9	5	0	17	.875
Total			SS	21	39	77	8	11	0	.935
Total			2B	585	1756	1986	349	214	0	.915
Total			OF	544	1029	110	89	15	0	.928

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	W	ERA	K	R	ER	IP	H	HR	BB	WP
1885	BUF	N	1	0	2.25	1	2	1	4	5	0	3	2
1886	DET	N	4	3	4.50	5	8	6	12	11	1	10	2
Total			5	3	3.94	6	10	7	16	16	1	13	4

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Buffalo Bisons (1879).
Sold by Buffalo Bisons to Detroit Wolverines with Dan Brouthers, Jack Rowe and Deacon White for $7000 (sum was for entire team) (September 16, 1885).
Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Boston Beaneaters with Charlie Bennett, Dan Brouthers, Charlie Ganzel and Deacon White for $30000 (estimate) (October 16, 1888).
Granted to league by Boston Reds (1892).
Obtained from league by Boston Beaneaters (1892).
Assigned to Washington Senators by Boston Beaneaters (1892).
Released by Washington Senators (April 28, 1892).
Signed by New York Giants (April 30, 1892).
Released by New York Giants (September 5, 1892).

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