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Billy Williams League 8-19-2071 |
| Lafayette "Foots" Richardson |  ShortstopRetired (1965, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .276 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .723 | Status | Deceased (2006) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 29 | Age at Death | 75 | Date of Birth | 09-24-1931 | |
| HR | 2 | Drafted | Round 31, Pick 494 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 1 years (4 games) |
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| RBI | 16 | |||||
| SB | 2 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (13.2%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | (7.3%) | RF | --- |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CLE | 55 |
105 |
17 |
29
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3 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
13 |
21 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | 2 | .723 |
.361 |
.362 |
.086 |
.276 |
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| Total | 55 |
105 |
17 |
29
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
13 |
21 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | 2 | .723 |
.361 |
.362 |
.086 |
.276 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1965-11-01 | Lafayette "Foots" Richardson has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1961-04-01 | The Kansas City Tornados have waived Lafayette "Foots" Richardson. |
| 1959-09-06 | The Kansas City Blues have acquired Lafayette "Foots" Richardson from the waiver wire. |
| 1959-04-25 | The New York Mets have waived Lafayette "Foots" Richardson. |
| 1954-04-01 | The Cleveland Dragons have promoted Lafayette "Foots" Richardson to the major league team. The Cleveland Dragons have designated Jack Bowers for assignment. |
| 1953-06-11 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago ShoelessHeroes and the Cleveland Dragons. The Cleveland Dragons receive John Gudat, Lafayette "Foots" Richardson from the Chicago ShoelessHeroes in exchange for Kiddo Gilligan. |
| 1951-03-03 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Lafayette "Foots" Richardson to the minors. |
| 1950-09-28 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Lafayette "Foots" Richardson to the major league team. |
| 1950-09-05 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Scott Brumfield to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Lafayette "Foots" Richardson to the minors. |
| 1950-09-05 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Dory Funderburk Jr to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Soulful Al Green to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have promoted Lafayette "Foots" Richardson to the major league team. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Bill Atwell to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent John Foster to the minors. The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have sent Scott Brumfield to the minors. |
| 1950-04-24 | The Chicago ShoelessHeroes have renamed Lafayette Richardson to Lafayette "Foots" Richardson. |