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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	SDP		SFG	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	SDP		SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
3	3	Apr 12	SDP		SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 13	SDP		SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 14	SDP		LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 15	SDP		LAD	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 16	SDP		LAD	L,4-10	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 17	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 18	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 19	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 20	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 22	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 23	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 24	SDP	@	ATL	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 26	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	20 (3)	May 2	SDP	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	21	May 3	SDP	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
19	22	May 4 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	23	May 4 (2)	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	24	May 6	SDP	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	25	May 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
23	26	May 8	SDP	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
24	27	May 9	SDP		PIT	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	28	May 10	SDP		PIT	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	29	May 11	SDP		PIT	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	30	May 13	SDP		STL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	31	May 14	SDP		STL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	32	May 15	SDP		STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	33	May 16	SDP		CHC	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	34	May 17	SDP		CHC	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	35	May 18	SDP		CHC	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	36	May 21 (1)	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	37	May 21 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
35	38	May 22	SDP	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	39	May 23	SDP	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	40	May 24	SDP	@	STL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	41	May 25	SDP	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	42	May 26	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF RF
40	43	May 27	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	44	May 28	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	45	May 29	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	46	May 30	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	47	May 31	SDP		CIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	48	Jun 1	SDP		CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	49	Jun 2	SDP		HOU	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	50	Jun 3	SDP		HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	51	Jun 4	SDP		HOU	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
49	52	Jun 6	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	53	Jun 7	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	54	Jun 8	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	55	Jun 9	SDP	@	CIN	T,6-6	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	56	Jun 10	SDP	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	57	Jun 11	SDP	@	MON	L,6-7	CG	46	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	58	Jun 12	SDP	@	MON	L,1-9	CG	46	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
56	59	Jun 13	SDP	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	61 (1)	Jun 15	SDP	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	62	Jun 16	SDP		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	63	Jun 17	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	65 (1)	Jun 19	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
61	66	Jun 20	SDP		MON	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	67	Jun 21	SDP		MON	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	LF
63	68	Jun 22	SDP		MON	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
64	69	Jun 24	SDP		SFG	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
65	70	Jun 25	SDP		SFG	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	71	Jun 26	SDP		SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	72	Jun 27	SDP		ATL	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
68	73	Jun 28 (1)	SDP		ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	74	Jun 28 (2)	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	76 (1)	Jun 30	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	77	Jul 1	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	78	Jul 2	SDP	@	LAD	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
73	79	Jul 3	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	81 (1)	Jul 5	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	82	Jul 6	SDP	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	83	Jul 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-9	GS	38	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	84	Jul 11	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	85	Jul 12	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	86	Jul 13	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	CG	66	15.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF
80	87	Jul 14	SDP		LAD	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	88	Jul 15	SDP	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
82	89	Jul 16	SDP	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	90	Jul 17	SDP	@	STL	L,3-15	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	91	Jul 18	SDP	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	92	Jul 19	SDP	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	40	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	LF
86	93	Jul 20	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
87	94	Jul 22	SDP		PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	95	Jul 23	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	96	Jul 24	SDP		PIT	L,1-7	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	97	Jul 25	SDP		STL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	98	Jul 26	SDP		STL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	7	1	0	8	1	LF
92	99	Jul 27	SDP		STL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	100	Jul 28	SDP		CHC	W,4-2	CG	47	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
94	101	Jul 29	SDP		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
95	102	Jul 30	SDP		CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	103	Aug 1	SDP	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	104	Aug 3 (1)	SDP	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
98	105	Aug 3 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	106	Aug 4 (1)	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
100	107	Aug 4 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
101	108	Aug 5	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	109	Aug 6	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	110	Aug 7	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	111	Aug 8	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
105	112	Aug 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	113	Aug 10	SDP	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	114	Aug 11	SDP		CIN	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	115	Aug 12	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	116	Aug 13	SDP		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	117	Aug 14	SDP		HOU	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	118	Aug 15	SDP		HOU	L,1-3	CG	76	20.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
112	119	Aug 17 (1)	SDP		HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
113	120	Aug 17 (2)	SDP		HOU	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	121	Aug 19	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	122	Aug 20	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	123	Aug 21	SDP	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	76	16.1	8	1	0	9	0	LF
117	124	Aug 22	SDP	@	MON	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	125	Aug 23	SDP	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	126	Aug 24	SDP	@	MON	L,9-12	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	127	Aug 26	SDP	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	76	18.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	128	Aug 27	SDP	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	129	Aug 29	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
123	130	Aug 30 (1)	SDP		PHI	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	131	Aug 30 (2)	SDP		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	132	Aug 31	SDP		PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	133	Sep 1	SDP		MON	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
127	134	Sep 2	SDP		MON	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	135	Sep 3	SDP		MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
129	136	Sep 4	SDP		NYM	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	137	Sep 5	SDP		NYM	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	138	Sep 6	SDP		NYM	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
132	139	Sep 7	SDP		NYM	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	140	Sep 9	SDP		SFG	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
134	141	Sep 10	SDP		SFG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	142	Sep 12	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
136	143	Sep 13	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	144	Sep 14	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	145	Sep 15	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
139	146	Sep 16	SDP	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	147	Sep 17	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
141	148	Sep 18	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	149	Sep 19	SDP		ATL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
143	150	Sep 20	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
144	151	Sep 21	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
145	152	Sep 22	SDP		HOU	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	153	Sep 23	SDP		HOU	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
147	154	Sep 24	SDP		CIN	L,6-7	CG	49	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
148	155	Sep 25	SDP		CIN	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
149	156	Sep 26	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
150	157	Sep 27	SDP		LAD	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
151	158	Sep 28	SDP		LAD	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
152	159	Sep 30	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	160	Oct 1	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
154	161	Oct 3	SDP	@	SFG	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
155	162	Oct 4	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
156	163	Oct 5	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							157gm		1383.1	310	19	7	336	4