#15 Gene Richards, Leftfield, 32 yrs, Kansas City Royals Thursday, 2/23/1986 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Gene Richards
9/29/1953 32 USA,SC,MONTICELLO 6"0 175
Leftfield L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,526,493 1989 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 0 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 8 7 6 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 6 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 6 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1977 | 156 | 661 | 163 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 112 | 72 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 67 | 28 | .247 | .322 | .343 | .666 | CLE |
1978 | 157 | 619 | 184 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 94 | 74 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 72 | 46 | .297 | .375 | .402 | .777 | CLE |
1979 | 156 | 632 | 171 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 109 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 57 | 33 | .271 | .346 | .378 | .724 | CLE |
1980 | 158 | 619 | 167 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 98 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 63 | 30 | .270 | .337 | .389 | .726 | CLE |
1981 | 158 | 650 | 195 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 74 | 105 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 76 | 39 | .300 | .368 | .429 | .797 | CLE |
1982 | 160 | 658 | 161 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 92 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 65 | 30 | .245 | .315 | .333 | .648 | CLE |
1983 | 139 | 369 | 114 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 71 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 45 | 17 | .309 | .390 | .396 | .786 | SD |
1984 | 155 | 595 | 180 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 66 | 104 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 51 | 28 | .303 | .357 | .413 | .770 | SD |
1985 | 156 | 553 | 179 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 106 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 68 | 18 | .324 | .397 | .425 | .822 | SD |
Total | 1395 | 5356 | 1514 | 229 | 97 | 48 | 497 | 891 | 579 | 26 | 29 | 438 | 564 | 269 | .283 | .354 | .389 | .742 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1977 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .255 | .352 | .383 | .735 |
Total | 12 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .255 | .352 | .383 | .735 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
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Drafted in 1st round, 21st overall pick, by Cleveland in 1977... Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1977, off Bert Blyleven (DET)... Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1977, off Ray Bare (BOS)... Drove in 6 runs against Milwaukee on 8/8/1977... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/26/1979... 2/3/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston on 4/14/1980... 2/3/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,321,429 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Detroit on 6/28/1981... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/17/1981... 2/3/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Milwaukee on 4/18/1982... Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/22/1983 to a 3-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/5/1986 to a 4-year deal worth $5,526,493 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1985 - .324 - 5th
| OBP 1985 - .397 - 7th
| Hits 1981 - 195 - 8th 1985 - 179 - 8th
| Triples 1977 - 10 - 5th 1979 - 11 - 2nd 1980 - 14 - 2nd 1981 - 17 - 2nd 1984 - 11 - 3rd 1985 - 13 - 3rd
| Runs 1977 - 112 - 9th 1984 - 104 - 10th 1985 - 106 - 10th
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SB 1977 - 67 - 1st 1978 - 72 - 1st 1979 - 57 - 1st 1980 - 63 - 2nd 1981 - 76 - 2nd 1982 - 65 - 2nd 1983 - 45 - 4th 1984 - 51 - 3rd 1985 - 68 - 3rd
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