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Albert Pujols League
7-2-2131
Frank Richards Right Field
Retired (1970, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .820 Status Deceased (1996) Option Years 0  
H 1791 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 01-27-1934
HR 238 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(15 games)
RBI 1006
SB 88
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B    Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity F    Mentor vR A 
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 6
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 11
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 16
3B A+ (98.9%) RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1952 Minors 18 66.00 6 / 8 12 / 12 6 / 14 4 / 9 2 / 5 10 / 10 8 / 8 48 / 66
1953 Minors 19 45.00 7 / 8 4 / 6 3 / 6 1 / 2 3 / 8 7 / 7 7 / 8 32 / 45
1954 Minors 20 51.00 7 / 7 2 / 2 8 / 14 4 / 7 3 / 10 5 / 5 6 / 6 35 / 51
1955 Minors 21 50.00 6 / 8 3 / 8 4 / 11 2 / 3 3 / 7 6 / 6 5 / 7 29 / 50
1955 Pos (RF) 21 12.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 12
1956 Minors 22 46.00 4 / 7 5 / 9 6 / 10 0 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 3 5 / 7 23 / 46
1956 Majors 22 12.69 30 25 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 1 4 / 4 1 / 1 8 / 12
1956 Pos (RF) 22 113.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 13 / 113
1957 Majors 23 65.83 162 128 0 6 / 10 3 / 7 2 / 11 2 / 8 2 / 12 4 / 8 7 / 9 26 / 65
1958 Majors 24 67.14 162 127 0 4 / 5 4 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 14 1 / 9 3 / 10 3 / 10 15 / 67
1959 Majors 25 60.37 138 111 24 2 / 9 3 / 8 0 / 6 2 / 12 1 / 8 1 / 9 1 / 8 10 / 60
1960 Majors 26 72.39 162 130 0 3 / 16 3 / 12 3 / 10 1 / 6 1 / 13 3 / 8 1 / 7 15 / 72
1961 Majors 27 71.96 162 130 0 1 / 15 0 / 9 2 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 18 1 / 5 1 / 8 6 / 71
1962 Majors 28 69.04 162 130 0 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 10 1 / 12 0 / 10 0 / 8 1 / 69
1963 Majors 29 64.26 151 121 11 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 10 0 / 64
1964 Majors 30 43.03 117 95 45 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 43
1965 Majors 31 57.57 162 107 0 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 57
1966 Majors 32 46.19 119 76 43 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 5 2 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 6 2 / 46
1967 Majors 33 62.13 162 99 0 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 62
1968 Majors 34 56.11 140 98 22 -3 / 9 -1 / 7 -4 / 3 -1 / 10 -6 / 9 -1 / 7 -1 / 11 -17 / 56
1969 Majors 35 58.86 149 95 13 -1 / 11 -1 / 9 -3 / 7 0 / 6 -9 / 12 0 / 7 -1 / 6 -15 / 58
1970 Majors 36 53.85 141 86 21 -4 / 4 -6 / 9 -3 / 10 -1 / 9 -2 / 6 -1 / 9 -4 / 6 -21 / 53
Total 2119 1558 179 39 / 156 31 / 167 25 / 172 17 / 158 3 / 173 43 / 142 39 / 145 212 / 1238
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Frank Richards has retired from the Florida Keys
1970-05-14Frank Richards of the Florida Keys is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1969-04-10Frank Richards of the Florida Keys is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1968-04-27Frank Richards of the Florida Keys is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1967-04-14A trade has been completed between the Florida Keys and the Tampa Bay Sharks. The Tampa Bay Sharks receive Doug Ward, Paul Baxter, Draft Pick 1968 Round 2 FLA (Bill Parker) from the Florida Keys in exchange for Frank Richards.
1967-04-01The Tampa Bay Sharks have placed Frank Richards on the trade block.
1966-04-30Frank Richards of the Tampa Bay Sharks is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
1966-04-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Magnums and the Tampa Bay Sharks. The Tampa Bay Sharks receive Frank Richards, Draft Pick 1968 Round 2 CLE (Ben Haislip) from the Cleveland Magnums in exchange for Reggie Savory.
1964-06-17Frank Richards of the Cleveland Magnums is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1963-05-05Frank Richards of the Cleveland Magnums is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1960-10-09Frank Richards of the Cleveland Magnums is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1959-04-19Frank Richards of the Cleveland Magnums is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1956-09-19The Cleveland Magnums have promoted Frank Richards to the major league team.
1956-08-23The Cleveland Magnums have sent Pep Curtis to the minors. The Cleveland Magnums have sent Frank Richards to the minors.
1956-08-03The Cleveland Magnums have promoted Frank Richards to the major league team.
1955-10-23The Cleveland Magnums have sent Harry Thomas to the minors. The Cleveland Magnums have sent Frank Richards to the minors.
1955-10-03The Cleveland Magnums have promoted Frank Richards to the major league team.
1954-10-13The Cleveland Magnums have sent Harry Thomas to the minors. The Cleveland Magnums have sent Frank Richards to the minors. The Cleveland Magnums have sent Tom Raleigh to the minors.
1954-10-03The Cleveland Magnums have promoted Frank Richards to the major league team. The Cleveland Magnums have promoted Tom Raleigh to the major league team. The Cleveland Magnums have promoted Harry Thomas to the major league team.
1951-09-22A trade has been completed between the Detroit Red Legs and the Cleveland Magnums. The Cleveland Magnums receive Connie Dubiel, Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 CHA (Frank Richards) from the Detroit Red Legs in exchange for Tom Campbell.
1951-08-12A trade has been completed between the Chicago Engineers and the Detroit Red Legs. The Detroit Red Legs receive Ted Thomas, Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 CHA (Frank Richards) from the Chicago Engineers in exchange for Joe Nelson, Brandon Phillips, Draft Pick 1952 Round 1 TB (Rimp Lucey).