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Gene Richards
Eugene (Jr.) Richards

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School South Carolina State

MLB Debut April 6, 1977
Final Game September 30, 1984
Born September 29, 1953 in Monticello, SC (age 71)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1977 23 SDN NL  144  534   83  147  25  12   6   47  53   7   52   81  .275  .341  .401  .742   103   214   1   1   1   2   6  
 1978 24 SDN NL  151  549   94  178  32  12   3   70  46  15   63   79  .324  .400  .443  .843   120   243   1   4   4   9  12  
 1979 25 SDN NL  141  543   81  165  18   9   2   42  29   7   48   64  .304  .362  .381  .743   102   207   0   1   9   2  15  
 1980 26 SDN NL  162  627   85  199  31   5   9   71  45   6   47   88  .317  .363  .426  .789   111   267   8   7   3   2   8  MVP-14
 1981 27 SDN NL  159  586   75  164  25  14   6   64  24   7   68   76  .280  .355  .401  .756   113   235   8   8   1   5  12  
 1982 28 SDN NL  142  513   61  130  21  11   1   35  16   7   48   43  .253  .319  .343  .662    95   176   0   1   5   2   1  
 1983 29 SDN NL   65  130   23   46   4   3   1    8   5   1    9    8  .354  .396  .454  .850   120    59   0   0   2   0   4  
 1984 30 BAA AL   11   30    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    8  .167  .212  .167  .379    54     5   0   1   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      975 3512  505 1034 156  66  28  338 219  50  337  447  .294  .358  .400  .758        1406  18  23  25  22  60
 Per 600 PA           539   77  159  24  10   4   52  34   8   52   69                                 216   3   4   4   3   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SDN      964 3482  502 1029 156  66  28  337 218  50  335  439  .296  .359  .402  .761        1401  18  22  25  22  58
   With BAA       11   30    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    8  .167  .212  .167  .379           5   0   1   0   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1026 3549  502 1028 127  63  26  255 247  89  356  436  .290  .357  .383  .739        1359  20  13  39  20  56
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1977 23 SDN NL  13   81   5.5   6   2   0  .333  11   39   15  .385    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e14  -12   
 1978 24 SDN NL  27  102   6.9  10   3   0  .300  12   50   20  .400    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e12   42   
 1979 25 SDN NL  20   75   5.1  10   4   0  .400  10   51   18  .353    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e12   35   
 1980 26 SDN NL  27  105   6.2   0   0   0  .000   5   50   24  .480    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7     41   
 1981 27 SDN NL  28   88   5.2   0   0   0  .000   8   47   18  .383    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e8    -24   
 1982 28 SDN NL  20   59   4.1  10   4   1  .400   8   43   16  .372    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9    -30   
 1983 29 SDN NL  26   22   6.9  36  13   1  .361   0    9    3  .333    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7   138   
 1984 30 BAA AL  19    0   1.0   3   1   0  .333   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e16 -243   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          537   5.5  75  27   2  .360  54  290  114  .393    0    0  .000                  11   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 17.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 15.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1977 23 SDN NL  LF    80   111     2    5    0   .958    74   589.2   1.72
                 1B    61   469    31    6   48   .988    59   481.2   9.34
 1978 24 SDN NL  LF   109   234     8    6    2   .976   106   896.2   2.43
                 1B    34   240    20    6   29   .977    33   274.0   8.54
                 CF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    12.0   1.50
 1979 25 SDN NL  LF   103   180     7    7    1   .964   103   885.1   1.90
                 CF    29    80     2    3    1   .965    27   224.0   3.29
 1980 26 SDN NL  LF   162   258    14    5    1   .982   162  1261.0   1.94
 1981 27 SDN NL  LF   158   243     9    8    2   .969   158  1253.0   1.81
 1982 28 SDN NL  LF   131   192    11    8    3   .962   129  1005.2   1.82
 1983 29 SDN NL  LF    27    31     0    0    0  1.000    20   173.0   1.61
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    11.0   1.64
 1984 30 BAA AL  RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.12
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     1    11.1   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   772  1249    51   39    9   .971   753  6075.2   1.93
                 1B    95   709    51   12   77   .984    92   755.2   9.05
                 CF    34    84     2    3    1   .966    30   247.0   3.13
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.12
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register 
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1978 NLCS  SDN PIN   L    4  18  2  7  1  0  1   3  2  2  .389  .476  .611  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1977  SDN   67-95   Mike Tomeo
 1978  SDN  101-61   Mike Tomeo
 1979  SDN   75-87   Mike Tomeo
 1980  SDN   77-85   Mike Tomeo
 1981  SDN   86-76   Mike Tomeo
 1982  SDN   84-78   Mike Tomeo
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