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Bob Horner League
4-29-1975
Jim Richards Right Field
Retired (1964, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .322 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .918 Status Retired (1964) Option Years 0  
H 2087 Age 49 (OS 50) Date of Birth 12-16-1925
HR 278 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(77 games)
RBI 1060
SB 248
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B --- LF A+ (98.2%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1950 RF COL 125 118 1056.0 222 213 3 6 0 +1 1.84 .973
1951 RF COL 130 128 1139.1 252 244 6 2 1 +2 1.97 .992
1952 RF COL 121 119 1066.0 255 246 5 4 1 0 2.12 .984
1953 RF COL 122 118 1051.1 226 218 5 3 1 -2 1.91 .987
CF COL 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
1954 RF COL 125 117 1068.2 198 188 6 4 0 +2 1.63 .980
LF COL 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1955 RF COL 53 44 412.2 84 80 4 0 1 -3 1.83 1.000
LF COL 20 20 176.1 36 35 1 0 0 +1 1.84 1.000
CF COL 4 4 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 2.75 1.000
1956 LF COL-BOS 49 49 443.0 114 111 2 1 0 -3 2.30 .991
RF COL-BOS 14 13 121.1 26 25 0 1 0 +1 1.85 .962
1957 LF BOS 116 115 1027.2 231 223 5 3 1 -2 2.00 .987
1958 LF BOS 115 115 1038.1 250 245 4 1 3 +2 2.16 .996
RF BOS 18 18 160.2 34 30 3 1 0 0 1.85 .971
1959 LF BOS 70 69 615.1 165 159 5 1 1 -1 2.40 .994
RF BOS 55 55 491.1 100 96 2 2 0 +3 1.80 .980
1960 RF BOS-SEA 103 103 927.2 205 198 4 3 1 0 1.96 .985
LF BOS-SEA 19 19 166.0 45 42 3 0 0 0 2.44 1.000
CF BOS-SEA 6 6 49.0 16 16 0 0 0 -1 2.94 1.000
1961 RF SEA 122 122 1082.0 270 257 9 4 2 +5 2.21 .985
1962 RF SEA 72 72 652.2 148 142 4 2 1 0 2.01 .986
LF SEA 9 9 80.0 20 20 0 0 0 -2 2.25 1.000
1963 RF SEA 103 103 929.0 217 207 9 1 2 -6 2.09 .995
LF SEA 11 11 99.0 22 20 1 1 0 +1 1.91 .955
1964 RF SEA 2 2 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.12 1.000
Pos Total RF 1165 1132 10175.2 2241 2148 60 33 10 +3 1.95 .985
LF 410 408 3654.2 886 858 21 7 5 -4 2.16 .992
CF 11 11 93.0 30 30 0 0 0 -2 2.90 1.000
Total 1586 1551 13923.1 3157 3036 81 40 15 -3 2.01 .987
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Jim Richards has retired from the Seattle Rainiers
1964-08-29Jim Richards of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1964-08-25The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Jim Richards to the major league team.
1964-04-21The Seattle Rainiers have removed Jim Richards from the trade block.
1964-04-01The Seattle Rainiers have promoted Fred Trlicek to the major league team. The Seattle Rainiers have designated Jim Richards for assignment.
1964-03-25The Seattle Rainiers have placed Jim Richards on the trade block.
1962-05-12Jim Richards of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1961-11-01Jim Richards now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1961-05-12Jim Richards of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-07-02Jim Richards of the Seattle Rainiers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1960-06-15Trade #1878977 has been completed between the Boston Pops and the Seattle Rainiers. The Seattle Rainiers receive Jim Richards from the Boston Pops in exchange for Ernie Acosta.
1959-08-23The Boston Pops have placed Jim Richards on the trade block.
1958-11-01Jim Richards now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage.
1958-04-01The Boston Pops have removed Jim Richards from the trade block.
1957-08-30Jim Richards of the Boston Pops is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1957-07-27The Boston Pops have placed Jim Richards on the trade block.
1956-11-01Jim Richards now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1956-07-31Jim Richards of the Boston Pops is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1956-07-20Trade #1860764 has been completed between the Colorado Mastodons and the Boston Pops. The Boston Pops receive Jim Richards, Jim Wright from the Colorado Mastodons in exchange for Art "Show" McFarland, Sam Munch, Doug "Action" Jackson, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 BOS (Ernie Wallace).
1956-04-25Jim Richards of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
1955-09-12Jim Richards of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1955-07-28Jim Richards of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1955-05-12Jim Richards of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1954-06-15Jim Richards of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1953-11-01Jim Richards now holds the league record for career batting average.
1950-04-01The Colorado Mastodons have renamed Jim Rios to Jim Richards.