Gene Richards

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: September 29, 1953 in Monticello, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC).

School: South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC)

Debut: April 6, 1977 (Age 23-189d, 13,837th in major league history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 31-001d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Eugene Richards

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

3549

1028

.290

502

RBI

255

247

OBP

.357

SLG

.383

OPS

.739

OPS+

112

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

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 8	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 9	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	4	Apr 10	SDP	@	CIN	W,12-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
5	5	Apr 12	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
6	6	Apr 13	SDP		SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 14	SDP		SFG	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
8	8	Apr 15	SDP		CIN	L,5-9	GF	16	3.2	4	0	0	4	0	1B
9	9	Apr 16	SDP		CIN	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH LF
10	10	Apr 17	SDP		CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	5	2	1	8	3	1B
11	11	Apr 18	SDP	@	ATL	W,12-6	GS	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B CF
12	19 (7)	Apr 26	SDP		LAD	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
13	23 (3)	Apr 30	SDP		NYM	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	24	May 1	SDP		NYM	L,2-8	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	25	May 2	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	26	May 3	SDP		PHI	L,7-8	CG	52	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	27	May 4	SDP		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	28	May 5	SDP		PHI	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
19	29	May 6	SDP		MON	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	30	May 7	SDP		MON	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
21	31	May 11 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	32	May 11 (2)	SDP	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	33	May 12	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	34	May 13	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
25	35	May 14	SDP	@	PHI	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	36	May 15	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	37	May 16	SDP	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	38	May 17	SDP	@	CHC	L,6-23	CG	57	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	39	May 19	SDP	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	40	May 20	SDP	@	MON	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	CF
31	41	May 21	SDP	@	MON	W,11-8	CG	94	21.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	42	May 22	SDP	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	43	May 23	SDP		ATL	L,5-6	CG	54	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
34	44	May 24	SDP		ATL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	45	May 25	SDP		ATL	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
36	46	May 26	SDP		ATL	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	47	May 27	SDP		HOU	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
38	49 (1)	May 29	SDP		HOU	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	50	May 30 (1)	SDP	@	SFG	W,12-8	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	51	May 30 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	52	May 31	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-2	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	53	Jun 1	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	54	Jun 3	SDP	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	55	Jun 4	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	57 (1)	Jun 6	SDP	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	58	Jun 7	SDP	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
47	59	Jun 8	SDP	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
48	60	Jun 10	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-10	GS	50	10.2	4	1	0	5	0	CF LF
49	63 (2)	Jun 12 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	64	Jun 14	SDP		CHC	L,5-6	CG	51	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
51	65	Jun 15	SDP		CHC	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	66	Jun 16	SDP		CHC	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
53	67	Jun 17	SDP		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	68	Jun 18	SDP		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
55	69	Jun 19	SDP		STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	70	Jun 20	SDP		PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	72 (1)	Jun 22	SDP		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	73	Jun 24	SDP	@	ATL	L,8-9	CG	50	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	74	Jun 25	SDP	@	ATL	L,5-9	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	76 (1)	Jun 27	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	3	0	1	4	0	LF
61	77	Jun 28	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	78	Jun 29	SDP	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	79	Jul 1	SDP		CIN	L,1-2	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	82 (2)	Jul 4	SDP		HOU	L,7-12	GS	52	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF 1B
65	84 (1)	Jul 6	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-5	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	87 (2)	Jul 9	SDP	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS	22	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	89 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	91 (1)	Jul 12	SDP		SFG	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
69	92	Jul 13	SDP		SFG	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	93	Jul 15	SDP		LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	96 (2)	Jul 21	SDP		NYM	W,3-2	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	98 (1)	Jul 23	SDP		NYM	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
73	100 (1)	Jul 25	SDP		PHI	L,4-6		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
74	101	Jul 26 (1)	SDP		MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	102	Jul 26 (2)	SDP		MON	L,2-5	CG	58	15.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
76	103	Jul 27	SDP		MON	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	104	Jul 28	SDP		MON	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
78	105	Jul 29	SDP	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	106	Jul 30	SDP	@	NYM	W,8-6	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
80	107	Jul 31	SDP	@	NYM	L,9-10	GS	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	110 (2)	Aug 4	SDP	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	113 (2)	Aug 7 (1)	SDP	@	CHC	W,8-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
83	114	Aug 7 (2)	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	115	Aug 8	SDP	@	MON	L,5-6	GS	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
85	116	Aug 9	SDP	@	MON	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	117	Aug 10 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	118	Aug 10 (2)	SDP		ATL	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
88	119	Aug 11	SDP		ATL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
89	120	Aug 12	SDP		HOU	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
90	121	Aug 14	SDP		HOU	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
91	122	Aug 15	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	123	Aug 16	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	124	Aug 17	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B LF
94	125	Aug 19	SDP	@	STL	L,4-12	GS	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B CF
95	126	Aug 20	SDP	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	127	Aug 21	SDP	@	STL	W,7-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
97	128	Aug 22	SDP	@	PIT	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	129	Aug 23	SDP	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF 1B
99	130	Aug 26	SDP		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
100	133 (2)	Aug 29	SDP		STL	W,4-3	GS	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B LF
101	134	Aug 30	SDP		STL	W,7-4	GS	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B LF
102	135	Aug 31	SDP		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	136	Sep 2	SDP		CHC	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
104	137	Sep 3	SDP		CHC	W,4-1	GS	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B LF
105	138	Sep 4	SDP		CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	139	Sep 5	SDP		LAD	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
107	140	Sep 6	SDP		LAD	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
108	141	Sep 7	SDP	@	HOU	W,9-5	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
109	142	Sep 8	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	143	Sep 9	SDP	@	ATL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
111	144	Sep 10	SDP	@	ATL	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
112	145	Sep 11	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
113	146	Sep 12	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	40	9.2	8	0	0	8	1	1B
114	147	Sep 13	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-18	GS	39	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B CF
115	148	Sep 14	SDP		ATL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
116	149	Sep 15	SDP		ATL	L,7-8	CG	47	10.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
117	150	Sep 16	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
118	151	Sep 17	SDP		HOU	L,0-11	GS	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B LF
119	152	Sep 20	SDP		CIN	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	153	Sep 21	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
121	154	Sep 22	SDP		CIN	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	155	Sep 23	SDP		SFG	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
123	156	Sep 24	SDP		SFG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
124	157	Sep 25	SDP		SFG	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
125	158	Sep 27	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	159	Sep 28	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-8	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
127	160	Sep 30	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	161	Oct 1	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-13	GS	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B CF
129	162	Oct 2	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS	25	6.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
							145gm		1087.2	410	35	13	458	23