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Ken Griffey Jr League
4-8-2080
Tony Richards First Base
Retired (1973, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .652 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 589 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 11-21-1936
HR 20 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1958)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(102 games)
RBI 227
SB 98
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed B- Bunt D- Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF C- (35.3%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B D- (6.6%) RF B+ (70.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1960 CHA
7
30
2
4
0
0
0
1
1
6 0 0
0
0 0
.295
.161
.133
.000
.133
1961 CHA
29
83
7
22
3
0
0
11
3
16 0 0
0
0 0
.592
.291
.301
.036
.265
1962 CHA-BAL-DET
76
230
18
49
4
2
2
11
23
42 0 0
11
5 2
.558
.285
.274
.061
.213
1963 DET
61
134
12
29
3
1
1
9
18
22 2 0
8
2 3
.594
.318
.276
.060
.216
1964 DET-PHI
28
66
11
12
3
0
0
5
15
10 0 1
3
1 0
.557
.329
.227
.045
.182
1965 PHI-KC-MIL
81
171
19
36
4
2
0
14
25
22 1 2
7
4 0
.569
.312
.257
.047
.211
1966 MIL
89
220
23
63
4
0
2
25
16
40 0 4
11
2 6
.661
.329
.332
.045
.286
1967 MIL
89
238
35
65
9
3
1
24
34
36 1 2
12
4 4
.712
.364
.349
.076
.273
1968 MIL
76
190
16
37
4
0
1
16
18
27 0 3
5
0 5
.492
.261
.232
.037
.195
1969 MIL
79
169
29
51
10
1
2
23
22
27 0 0
6
2 0
.790
.382
.408
.107
.302
1970 MIL
62
171
27
51
7
1
3
25
17
26 1 0
4
0 0
.769
.365
.404
.105
.298
1971 MIL
131
409
55
115
12
2
7
44
56
55 0 0
24
6 5
.739
.368
.372
.090
.281
1972 MIL
65
184
34
53
8
0
1
17
21
30 0 1
7
4 4
.707
.359
.348
.060
.288
1973 MIL
9
25
0
2
0
0
0
2
3
6 0 0
0
0 6
.259
.179
.080
.000
.080
Total
882
2320
288
589
71
12
20
227
272
365 5 13
98
30 35
.652
.332
.321
.067
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Tony Richards has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1973-05-20The Milwaukee Crew have waived Tony Richards.
1973-04-25The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Norse Reichman to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have designated Tony Richards for assignment.
1972-07-29The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have sent Norse Reichman to the minors.
1972-05-18The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Norse Reichman to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have designated Tony Richards for assignment.
1970-07-30The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have sent Blas Flint to the minors.
1970-06-11The Milwaukee Crew have promoted Marsh Tarpin to the major league team. The Milwaukee Crew have designated Tony Richards for assignment.
1965-04-22A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Crew. The Milwaukee Crew receive Tony Richards, Pete Leever, J.C. Edmondson from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Tom Gonzalez, Sean Klein, Pryor Geren.
1965-04-05The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Tony Richards from the waiver wire.
1965-04-01The Philadelphia Dong have promoted Anton Round to the major league team. The Philadelphia Dong have designated Tony Richards for assignment.
1964-09-22The Philadelphia Dong have acquired Tony Richards from the waiver wire.
1964-09-18The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have designated Tony Richards for assignment.
1962-10-03The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team.
1962-09-17The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Jim Dillard to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have sent Tony Richards to the minors.
1962-06-04The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team. The Detroit Southern Railwaymen have designated Butch Knoll for assignment.
1962-06-03A trade has been completed between the Detroit Southern Railwaymen and the Baltimore Senators. The Baltimore Senators receive Johnny Goodell, Don Cardwell from the Detroit Southern Railwaymen in exchange for Tony Richards.
1962-05-20The Baltimore Senators have promoted Randy Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Senators have sent Tony Richards to the minors.
1962-03-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Avengers and the Baltimore Senators. The Baltimore Senators receive Pop Sweeney, Jeff Casey, Tony Richards from the Chicago Avengers in exchange for Ramon Kyle.
1962-03-01The Chicago Avengers have promoted Dickie Drago to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team.
1961-09-29The Chicago Avengers have sent Fred Swaggerty to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have designated Steve Kerns for assignment. The Chicago Avengers have sent Tony Richards to the minors.
1961-09-03The Chicago Avengers have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team.
1961-07-06The Chicago Avengers have demoted Tony Richards to the minor leagues.
1961-06-19The Chicago Avengers have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have designated Wayne Terwilliger for assignment.
1961-06-17The Chicago Avengers have demoted Tony Richards to the minor leagues.
1961-06-04The Chicago Avengers have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have promoted Bill Pack to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have designated Olen Hannon for assignment. The Chicago Avengers have designated Pop Snyder for assignment.
1960-10-16The Chicago Avengers have sent Wayne Narum to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Jose Bearnarth to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Dickie Drago to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Tom Porray to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Pokey Gumpert to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Tim Weber to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Tony Richards to the minors. The Chicago Avengers have sent Skeeter Benn to the minors.
1960-09-25The Chicago Avengers have promoted Dickie Drago to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have promoted Jose Bearnarth to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have promoted Tony Richards to the major league team. The Chicago Avengers have designated Babe Hammer for assignment. The Chicago Avengers have designated Bruno Fridley for assignment. The Chicago Avengers have sent Max Marshall to the minors.