Paul Richards

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: November 21, 1908 in Waxahachie, TX us

Died: May 4, 1986 in Waxahachie, TX

Buried: Hillcrest Burial Park, Waxahachie, TX

High School: Waxahachie HS (Waxahachie, TX)

Debut: April 17, 1932 (Age 23-148d, 7,464th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1946 (Age 37-305d)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Paul Rapier Richards

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

1417

321

.227

140

RBI

155

OBP

.305

SLG

.301

OPS

.606

OPS+

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

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1935 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	9 (2)	Apr 26	NYG		PHI	T,5-5	GF	13	3.0	3	0	0	3	0
3	12 (2)	Apr 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-12	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (2)	May 5	NYG		CIN	T,2-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
				Player went from New York Giants to Philadelphia Athletics
5	34	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	W,13-8	GS	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	36 (1)	Jun 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	37	Jun 2	PHA		WSH	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
8	38	Jun 3	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	39	Jun 5	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-7	GS	35	7.0	4	0	1	5	0
10	40	Jun 7	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
11	41	Jun 8	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	42	Jun 9	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	GF	16	2.2	1	0	0	1	0
13	43	Jun 11 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	45 (1)	Jun 12	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	49 (3)	Jun 15 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
16	51 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-3	GF	6	2.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	55 (3)	Jun 23 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
18	56	Jun 23 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
19	57	Jun 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	38	9.2	5	1	0	6	0
20	58	Jun 27	PHA		BOS	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
21	60 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,6-13	CG	45	9.0	8	2	0	10	0
22	61	Jun 30	PHA		BOS	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	62	Jul 2	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	63	Jul 3	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	65 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	66	Jul 6	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
27	67	Jul 7 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	53	12.2	7	1	0	8	0
28	69 (1)	Jul 10	PHA		SLB	L,2-7	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
29	71 (1)	Jul 11 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	73 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	PHA		DET	W,18-5	GF	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	74	Jul 13 (2)	PHA		DET	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	75	Jul 14	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	76	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,8-2	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
34	77	Jul 18	PHA		CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
35	78	Jul 20 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-15	GS	26	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	79	Jul 20 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	80	Jul 21	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
38	81	Jul 22	PHA		CHW	L,3-12	CG	51	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
39	82	Jul 23	PHA		CHW	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	84 (1)	Jul 27 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
41	85	Jul 28	PHA		BOS	L,3-11	CG	52	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
42	86	Jul 30	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	87	Aug 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	47	10.2	4	2	0	6	1
44	88	Aug 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	48	9.1	7	1	0	8	0
45	90 (1)	Aug 5	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
46	92 (1)	Aug 8	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
47	93	Aug 9	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	95 (1)	Aug 10 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
49	96	Aug 11 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
50	97	Aug 11 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
51	98	Aug 13	PHA	@	SLB	W,14-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
52	100 (1)	Aug 15	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-3	GS	25	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	103 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	29	5.0	1	0	1	2	0
54	105 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	107 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
56	108	Aug 21 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	110 (1)	Aug 22	PHA	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
58	111	Aug 23	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-10	GS	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	112	Aug 24	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	56	14.2	8	4	0	12	0
60	113	Aug 25	PHA	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	114	Aug 26 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,7-13	CG	51	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
62	117 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
63	118	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	L,0-11	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	119	Aug 29	PHA		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	121 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	122	Sep 1	PHA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
67	124 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	PHA		DET	L,1-15	GS	23	4.0	4	0	1	5	0
68	125	Sep 8 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	9	0	1	10	0
69	126	Sep 8 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,5-7	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
70	128 (1)	Sep 10	PHA		SLB	L,6-8	CG	51	9.0	5	1	1	7	0
71	129	Sep 12 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
72	133 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	134	Sep 15 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
74	135	Sep 15 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	136	Sep 16	PHA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	137	Sep 17	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
77	138	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
78	142 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
79	144 (1)	Sep 24 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	46	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
80	145	Sep 24 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	146	Sep 25	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	148 (1)	Sep 28 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-8	GF	16	3.0	3	2	0	5	1
83	149	Sep 29	PHA		WSH	W,11-8	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
							83gm		642.0	300	42	8	350	5