Dick Porter

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: December 30, 1901 in Princess Anne, MD us

Died: September 24, 1974 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Allen Methodist Church Cemetery, Allen, MD

High School: Wicomico HS (Salisbury, MD)

School: St. John's College (Annapolis, MD)

Debut: April 16, 1929 (Age 27-107d, 6,873rd in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1934 (Age 32-274d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1929 season

Full Name: Richard Twilley Porter

Nicknames: Wiggles or Twitches

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.9

2515

774

.308

426

RBI

282

OBP

.376

SLG

.414

OPS

.790

OPS+

101

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1930 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CLE	@	CHW	L,7-8	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	2	Apr 18	CLE	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 19	CLE	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 20	CLE	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	6 (1)	Apr 22	CLE		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	7	Apr 25	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	47	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	8	Apr 26	CLE		DET	W,11-4	GF	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	9	Apr 27	CLE		DET	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	10	Apr 28	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	11	Apr 29	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
11	12	Apr 30	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	39 (26)	May 30 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
13	40	May 30 (2)	CLE		DET	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	41	May 31	CLE		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	42	Jun 1	CLE		DET	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	43	Jun 3	CLE		BOS	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	44	Jun 4	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	45	Jun 5	CLE		BOS	W,17-7	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	46	Jun 6	CLE		BOS	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	47	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	48	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	49	Jun 11	CLE		PHA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	50	Jun 12	CLE		PHA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	51	Jun 13	CLE		PHA	W,15-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	52	Jun 14	CLE		NYY	L,7-11	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
26	53	Jun 15	CLE		NYY	L,10-17	CG	55	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
27	54	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	L,2-17	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	55	Jun 18	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	56	Jun 19	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	57	Jun 20	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
31	58	Jun 21	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
32	59	Jun 22	CLE		PHA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	60	Jun 23 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
34	61	Jun 23 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	62	Jun 24	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-7	CG	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	63	Jun 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-13	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	64	Jun 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,11-13	CG	49	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	73 (8)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	74	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,6-8	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	75	Jul 6	CLE		SLB	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	76	Jul 7	CLE		SLB	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	77	Jul 8	CLE		SLB	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
43	78	Jul 9	CLE		SLB	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	79	Jul 10	CLE	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
45	80	Jul 11	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	81	Jul 12	CLE		BOS	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	82	Jul 13	CLE		BOS	W,11-3	CG	31	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
48	83	Jul 14	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	84	Jul 15	CLE		BOS	L,4-13	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	85	Jul 16 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
51	86	Jul 16 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,13-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	87	Jul 17	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	88	Jul 18	CLE		WSH	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
54	89	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	90	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,4-17	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
56	91	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
57	92	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	93	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	94	Jul 22 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,10-8	CG	48	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
60	95	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	96	Jul 24	CLE		PHA	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	97	Jul 25	CLE		PHA	L,1-14	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	98	Jul 26	CLE		PHA	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
64	99	Jul 27	CLE		PHA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
65	100	Jul 28	CLE		DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	101	Jul 29	CLE		DET	W,14-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	102	Jul 30	CLE		DET	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	103	Jul 31	CLE		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	104	Aug 1	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	105	Aug 2	CLE	@	SLB	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	106	Aug 3	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-14	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	107	Aug 4	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	108	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
74	109	Aug 6	CLE	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
75	110	Aug 8	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	111	Aug 9 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,13-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	112	Aug 9 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	113	Aug 10	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-18	CG	53	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
79	114	Aug 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	115	Aug 12 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
81	116	Aug 12 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	117	Aug 13	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
83	118	Aug 14	CLE	@	PHA	W,15-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
84	119	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
85	120	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	121	Aug 19 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	122	Aug 19 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	123	Aug 21	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	53	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	124	Aug 22	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	125	Aug 24 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	1	5	0
91	126	Aug 24 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	127	Aug 27 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,5-14	CG	52	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
93	128	Aug 27 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	129	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	130	Aug 29	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	CG	56	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	131	Aug 30	CLE		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	132	Aug 31	CLE	@	SLB	W,17-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	133	Sep 1 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,13-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	134	Sep 1 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
101	136	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	137	Sep 5	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
103	138	Sep 6 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
104	139	Sep 6 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	140	Sep 7	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	141	Sep 9	CLE		NYY	L,6-8	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	142	Sep 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	143	Sep 11	CLE		NYY	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	144	Sep 13	CLE		PHA	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
110	145	Sep 14	CLE		PHA	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	146	Sep 17 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,13-7	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	147	Sep 17 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
113	148	Sep 18	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	149	Sep 19	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	150	Sep 20	CLE		BOS	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	151	Sep 21	CLE		BOS	L,4-9	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	152	Sep 27	CLE		SLB	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
118	153	Sep 28 (1)	CLE		SLB	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							118gm			189	11	8	208	4