Bobby Richardson Stats

Bobby Richardson was born on Monday, August 19, 1935, in Sumter, South Carolina. Richardson was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 5, 1955, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bobby Richardson baseball stats page.
"Look at him (Bobby Richardson). He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he doesn't chew, he doesn't stay out late and he still can't hit .250." - Manager Casey Stengel in Baseball Digest (November 1985, Robbie Andreu, 'All-Time, All-Flake Team Includes Many Characters', Page 77)

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Bobby Richardson

Bobby Richardson Autograph on a 1994 Ted Williams (#63)

Bobby Richardson Autograph on a 1994 Ted Williams (#63)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Clinton Richardson
Nickname:   Bobby
Born On:   08-19-1935  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Sumter, South Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Edmunds High School (Sumter, SC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-05-1955 (Age 19)
Last Game:   10-02-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bobby Richardson

Bobby Richardson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bobby Richardson

Bobby Richardson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 20 Yankees 11 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .154 .214 .154
1956 21 Yankees 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1957 22 Yankees 97 305 36 78 11 1 0 0 19 9 3 26 3 3 0 9 .256 .274 .298
1958 23 Yankees 73 182 18 45 6 2 0 0 14 8 0 5 3 2 0 1 .247 .276 .302
1959 24 Yankees 134 469 53 141 18 6 2 0 33 26 3 20 10 3 0 3 .301 .335 .377
1960 25 Yankees 150 460 45 116 12 3 1 0 26 35 6 19 9 3 0 7 .252 .303 .298
1961 26 Yankees 162 662 80 173 17 5 3 0 49 30 1 23 10 2 2 15 .261 .295 .316
1962 27 Yankees 161 692 99 209 38 5 8 1 59 37 1 24 20 4 1 13 .302 .337 .406
1963 28 Yankees 151 630 72 167 20 6 3 0 48 25 0 22 8 3 2 8 .265 .294 .330
1964 29 Yankees 159 679 90 181 25 4 4 0 50 28 1 36 16 5 0 15 .267 .294 .333
1965 30 Yankees 160 664 76 164 28 2 6 0 47 37 4 39 9 2 1 11 .247 .287 .322
1966 31 Yankees 149 610 71 153 21 3 7 0 42 25 1 28 9 3 1 17 .251 .280 .330
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,412 5,386 643 1,432 196 37 34 1 390 262 20 243 98 30 7 100 .266 .299 .335
Bobby Richardson

Bobby Richardson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1955 Yankees 2B 6 6 162 22 3.7 19 12 7 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .864 3.17
1955 Yankees SS 4 0 21 4 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
1956 Yankees 2B 5 2 69 19 3.8 19 15 4 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.43
1957 Yankees 2B 93 83 2,199 438 4.7 429 206 223 9 60 n/a n/a n/a .979 5.27
1958 Yankees 2B 51 42 1,134 220 4.3 214 104 110 6 35 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.10
1958 Yankees 3B 13 9 237 36 2.8 35 8 27 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .972 3.99
1958 Yankees SS 2 1 27 8 4.0 7 3 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 7.00
1959 Yankees 2B 109 107 2,847 565 5.2 548 256 292 17 85 n/a n/a n/a .970 5.20
1959 Yankees 3B 12 0 75 5 0.4 5 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1959 Yankees SS 14 13 327 57 4.1 52 11 41 5 9 n/a n/a n/a .912 4.29
1960 Yankees 2B 141 133 3,369 667 4.7 649 312 337 18 103 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.20
1960 Yankees 3B 11 5 168 19 1.7 19 6 13 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.05
1961 Yankees 2B 161 160 6,420 807 5.0 789 413 376 18 136 n/a n/a n/a .978 3.32
1962 Yankees 2B 161 161 465 844 5.2 829 378 451 15 116 n/a n/a n/a .982 48.14
1963 Yankees 2B 150 150 4,011 771 5.1 759 335 424 12 105 n/a n/a n/a .984 5.11
1964 Yankees 2B 157 156 159 825 5.3 810 400 410 15 108 n/a n/a n/a .982 137.55
1964 Yankees SS 1 0 15 5 5.0 5 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1965 Yankees 2B 158 157 4,593 790 5.0 775 372 403 15 121 n/a n/a n/a .981 4.56
1966 Yankees 2B 147 144 3,810 745 5.1 730 322 408 15 91 n/a n/a n/a .980 5.17
1966 Yankees 3B 2 1 24 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 1,339 1,301 29,238 6,713 5.0 6,570 3,125 3,445 143 963 n/a n/a n/a .979 6.07
3B Totals 38 15 504 62 1.6 61 16 45 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .984 3.27
SS Totals 21 14 390 74 3.5 68 18 50 6 11 n/a n/a n/a .919 4.71
12 Years 1,398 1,330 30,132 6,849 4.9 6,699 3,159 3,540 150 977 n/a n/a n/a .978 6.00
Bobby Richardson

Bobby Richardson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Yankees 1 1 .500 1 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.7 - - -
1956 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 - - -
1957 Yankees 1 3 .250 1 8 n/a 0.0 11.7 16.1 - - -
1958 Yankees 1 3 .250 0 9 n/a 0.0 36.4 13.0 - - -
1959 Yankees 5 5 .500 0 3 n/a 234.5 23.5 14.2 - - -
1960 Yankees 6 6 .500 1 5 n/a 460.0 24.2 17.7 - - -
1961 Yankees 9 7 .563 1 0 n/a 220.7 28.8 13.5 - - -
1962 Yankees 11 9 .550 0 0 n/a 86.5 28.8 11.7 - - -
1963 Yankees 15 1 .938 1 0 n/a 210.0 28.6 13.1 - - -
1964 Yankees 11 2 .846 2 1 n/a 169.8 18.9 13.6 - - -
1965 Yankees 7 5 .583 3 0 n/a 110.7 17.0 14.1 - - -
1966 Yankees 6 6 .500 2 2 n/a 87.1 21.8 14.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 73 48 .603 12 30 n/a 158.4 22.2 13.8 - - -
Bobby Richardson

Bobby Richardson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1955 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1956 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1957 New York Yankees 29 Undetermined Stats Stats
1958 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined - Stats
1959 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined Stats -
1960 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined - Stats
1961 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined - Stats
1962 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1963 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1964 New York Yankees 1 Undetermined Stats Stats
1965 New York Yankees 1 $30,000.00 Stats -
1966 New York Yankees 1 $60,000.00 Stats -




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