#5 Gene Richards, Rightfield, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Monday, 5/13/1986 |
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| Gene Richards
9/29/1953
32
5"11
185
Rightfield
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L
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2.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,000,000
1988
8 Year(s), 66 Days (1442 total Days)
42 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 109 Days (1657 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Talent | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 7 (Range), .963 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .966 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 8 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 2
Outfield Arm : 10
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 4/30 | SEA | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 5/1 | SEA | W 9-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 5/2 | SEA | L 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
| 5/4 | CAL | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/5 | CAL | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 5/6 | CAL | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 5/7 | CAL | W 10-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 5/8 | MIN | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 5/9 | MIN | W 5-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
| 5/10 | MIN | W 8-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 35 | 125 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 26 | .288 | .336 | .360 | .696 | .673 | .072 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 28 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 | 19.2 | 5.2 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .087 | .120 | .087 | .207 |
| vs. RHP | 102 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .382 | .422 | .803 |
| Close/Late | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .381 | .438 | .818 |
| Scoring Position | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .250 | .208 | .458 |
| Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 19 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 14 | .259 | .333 | .315 | .648 |
| Road | 16 | 71 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | .310 | .329 | .394 | .723 |
| Last Week | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 |
| March/April | 26 | 104 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 20 | .298 | .336 | .356 | .692 |
| May | 9 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .238 | .304 | .381 | .685 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1977 | 162 | 601 | 171 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 98 | 52 | 90 | 72 | 16 | .285 | .342 | .379 | .721 | PHI |
| 1978 | 155 | 590 | 186 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 89 | 41 | 69 | 57 | 20 | .315 | .360 | .422 | .782 | PHI |
| 1979 | 160 | 592 | 169 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 96 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 21 | .285 | .344 | .390 | .734 | PHI |
| 1980 | 153 | 604 | 169 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 94 | 67 | 73 | 60 | 20 | .280 | .352 | .376 | .728 | PHI |
| 1981 | 158 | 633 | 183 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 92 | 53 | 76 | 61 | 26 | .289 | .344 | .384 | .728 | PHL |
| 1982 | 48 | 194 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 11 | .351 | .403 | .448 | .851 | PHL |
| 1983 | 95 | 231 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 6 | .299 | .349 | .420 | .769 | PHL |
| 1984 | 102 | 137 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 7 | .234 | .305 | .321 | .626 | PHL |
| 1985 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .200 | .294 | .200 | .494 | PHL |
| 1986 | 35 | 125 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 8 | .288 | .336 | .360 | .696 | DET |
| Total | 1097 | 3722 | 1086 | 140 | 81 | 22 | 277 | 590 | 326 | 465 | 376 | 139 | .292 | .349 | .391 | .739 | |
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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 |
| 1985, AAA | 104 | 407 | 144 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 47 | 70 | 46 | 89 | 25 | 14 | .354 | .414 | .516 | .930 |
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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 |
| 1983 | 10 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .400 | .429 | .625 | 1.054 |
| Total | 10 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .400 | .429 | .625 | 1.054 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 29 | 27 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | .922 | 239.0 | 1.92 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 1.50 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
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Injured on 9/19/1980 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week... Hit for the cycle against New York (N) on 6/8/1981... Injured on 5/25/1982 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for full seas
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Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/2/1986 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year...
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Hits
1981 - 183 - 3rd
| Triples
1981 - 15 - 3rd
| SB
1981 - 61 - 3rd
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