Paul Richards
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[edit] Biography
Paul Richards (Paul Rapier Richards) was born on November 21, 1908 in Waxahachie, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1932 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1935, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 4 home runs and 29 RBI. Richards played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 8 year career.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BRO | N | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NY | N | 51 | 87 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10 | .195 | .222 | .230 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1934 | NY | N | 42 | 75 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .160 | .284 | .173 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1935 | PHI | A | 85 | 257 | 31 | 63 | 4 | 29 | .245 | .310 | .339 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NY | N | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | Total | 92 | 261 | 31 | 64 | 4 | 29 | .245 | .314 | .337 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1943 | DET | A | 100 | 313 | 32 | 69 | 5 | 33 | .220 | .307 | .297 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1944 | DET | A | 95 | 300 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 37 | .237 | .318 | .310 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 1945 | DET | A | 83 | 234 | 26 | 60 | 3 | 32 | .256 | .315 | .355 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946 | DET | A | 57 | 139 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 11 | .201 | .315 | .266 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | NL | 103 | 174 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 13 | .172 | .250 | .195 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | AL | 420 | 1243 | 126 | 291 | 15 | 142 | .234 | .313 | .316 | 47 | 5 | 139 | 126 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 28 | |
| Total | 523 | 1417 | 140 | 321 | 15 | 155 | .227 | .305 | .301 | 51 | 5 | 157 | 149 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 35 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | BRO | N | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1933 | NY | N | C | 36 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1934 | NY | N | C | 37 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1935 | PHI | A | C | 79 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1935 | NY | N | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1935 | Total | C | 83 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 | |
| 1943 | DET | A | C | 100 | 0 | 0 | 537 | 86 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1944 | DET | A | C | 90 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 60 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1945 | DET | A | C | 83 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1946 | DET | A | C | 54 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .997 |
| Total | C | 486 | 0 | 0 | 2103 | 302 | 31 | 49 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .987 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Minneapolis (American Association) (June 15, 1932).
- Sold by Minneapolis (American Association) to New York Giants (September 15, 1932).
- Sold by New York Giants to Philadelphia Athletics (May 25, 1935).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (December 20, 1946).
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