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Hardy Richardson

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Full Name: Abram Harding Richardson Primary Position: 2B,OF,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/170 First Game: May 1, 1879
Birthdate: April 21, 1855 Final Game: September 10, 1892
Birthplace: Clarksboro, New Jersey MLB Experience: 14 years
Died: January 14, 1931
Deathplace: Utica, New York
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Pitching Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Hardy Richardson (Abram Harding Richardson) was born on April 21, 1855 in Clarksboro, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1879 for the Buffalo Bisons. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 0 home runs and 37 RBI. Richardson played for the Buffalo Bisons, Detroit Wolverines, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Reds, Washington Senators and New York Giants over the course of his 14 year career.

Most people believe that Hardy Richardson's best season was 1890, when he stole 42 bases, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 146 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1879 BUF N 79 336 54 95 0 37 .283 .315 .396 18 10 16 30 0 0 0 0 0
1880 BUF N 83 343 48 89 0 17 .259 .289 .359 18 8 14 37 0 0 0 0 0
1881 BUF N 83 344 62 100 2 53 .291 .315 .413 18 9 12 27 0 0 0 0 0
1882 BUF N 83 354 61 96 2 57 .271 .293 .390 20 8 11 33 0 0 0 0 0
1883 BUF N 92 399 73 124 1 56 .311 .347 .439 34 7 22 20 0 0 0 0 0
1884 BUF N 102 439 85 132 6 60 .301 .334 .444 27 9 22 41 0 0 0 0 0
1885 BUF N 96 426 90 136 6 44 .319 .350 .458 19 11 20 22 0 0 0 0 0
1886 DET N 125 538 125 189 11 61 .351 .402 .504 27 11 46 27 0 0 42 0 0
1887 DET N 120 543 131 178 8 94 .328 .366 .484 25 18 31 40 2 0 29 0 0
1888 DET N 58 266 60 77 6 32 .289 .335 .440 18 2 17 23 1 0 13 0 0
1889 BOS N 132 536 122 163 6 79 .304 .367 .437 33 10 48 44 5 0 47 0 0
1890 BOS P 130 555 126 181 13 146 .326 .384 .494 26 14 52 46 0 0 42 0 0
1891 BOS a 74 278 45 71 7 52 .255 .351 .392 9 4 40 26 1 0 16 0 0
1892 WAS N 10 37 2 4 0 0 .108 .214 .108 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 0 0
1892 NY N 64 248 36 53 2 34 .214 .278 .323 11 5 21 26 1 0 14 0 0
1892 TOT N 74 285 38 57 2 34 .200 .269 .295 11 5 26 29 1 0 16 0 0
Total PL 130 555 126 181 13 146 .326 .384 .494 26 14 52 46 0 0 42 0 0
Total NL 1127 4809 949 1436 50 624 .299 .339 .430 268 108 285 373 9 0 147 0 0
Total AA 74 278 45 71 7 52 .255 .351 .392 9 4 40 26 1 0 16 0 0
Total 1331 5642 1120 1688 70 822 .299 .344 .435 303 126 377 445 10 0 205 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1879 BUF N C 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1.000
1879 BUF N 3B 78 0 0 83 153 44 13 0 0 0 0 0 .843
1880 BUF N 3B 81 0 0 108 154 47 6 0 0 0 0 0 .848
1880 BUF N C 5 0 0 15 9 5 0 0 14 0 0 0 .828
1881 BUF N OF 79 0 0 179 45 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 .914
1881 BUF N 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1881 BUF N 2B 5 0 0 12 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .889
1881 BUF N SS 1 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1882 BUF N 2B 83 0 0 275 280 63 28 0 0 0 0 0 .898
1883 BUF N 2B 92 0 0 289 344 68 33 0 0 0 0 0 .903
1884 BUF N 3B 5 0 0 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .864
1884 BUF N 2B 71 0 0 191 243 50 18 0 0 0 0 0 .897
1884 BUF N 1B 3 0 0 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1884 BUF N OF 24 0 0 44 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .942
1885 BUF N OF 48 0 0 120 6 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1885 BUF N SS 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1885 BUF N 2B 50 0 0 163 169 35 17 0 0 0 0 0 .905
1885 BUF N P 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1886 DET N OF 80 0 0 131 21 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 .899
1886 DET N SS 3 0 0 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1886 DET N 2B 42 0 0 103 118 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 .940
1886 DET N 3B 2 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1886 DET N P 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1887 DET N OF 59 0 0 109 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .936
1887 DET N 2B 64 0 0 219 215 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1888 DET N 2B 58 0 0 173 185 29 21 0 0 0 0 0 .925
1889 BOS N OF 46 0 0 74 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1889 BOS N 2B 86 0 0 246 310 46 44 0 0 0 0 0 .924
1890 BOS P 1B 1 0 0 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1890 BOS P OF 124 0 0 235 13 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1890 BOS P SS 6 0 0 12 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1891 BOS a SS 4 0 0 7 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1891 BOS a OF 60 0 0 101 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1891 BOS a 1B 3 0 0 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1891 BOS a 3B 9 0 0 12 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1892 WAS N 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1892 WAS N 2B 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1892 WAS N OF 7 0 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1892 NY N OF 17 0 0 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1892 NY N 1B 9 0 0 106 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1892 NY N 2B 33 0 0 82 108 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 .931
1892 NY N SS 6 0 0 10 24 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .872
1892 TOT N LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1892 TOT N OF 24 0 0 36 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .925
1892 TOT N 2B 34 0 0 85 110 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 .933
Total 3B 178 0 0 215 339 96 22 0 0 0 0 0 .852
Total P 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 1B 16 0 0 171 4 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .972
Total C 6 0 0 26 9 5 0 0 17 0 0 0 .875
Total SS 21 0 0 39 77 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 .935
Total 2B 585 0 0 1756 1986 349 214 0 0 0 0 0 .915
Total OF 544 0 0 1029 110 89 15 0 0 0 0 0 .928

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1885 BUF N 1 0 0 0 2.25 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 2 0
1886 DET N 4 0 3 0 4.50 5 8 6 0 0 0 12 11 1 10 0 2 0
Total 5 0 3 0 3.94 6 10 7 0 0 0 16 16 1 13 0 4 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Buffalo Bisons (1879).
  • Sold by Buffalo Bisons to Detroit Wolverines with Dan Brouthers, Jack Rowe and Deacon White for $7000 (sum was for entire team) (September 16, 1885).
  • Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Boston Beaneaters with Charlie Bennett, Dan Brouthers, Charlie Ganzel and Deacon White for $30000 (estimate) (October 16, 1888).
  • Granted to league by Boston Reds (1892).
  • Obtained from league by Boston Beaneaters (1892).
  • Assigned to Washington Senators by Boston Beaneaters (1892).
  • Released by Washington Senators (April 28, 1892).
  • Signed by New York Giants (April 30, 1892).
  • Released by New York Giants (September 5, 1892).

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