Ken Richardson Stats

Ken Richardson was born on Sunday, May 2, 1915, in Orleans, Indiana. Richardson was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1942, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Ken Richardson baseball stats page.

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Ken Richardson
 
 
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Birth Name:   Kenneth Franklin Richardson
Nickname:   Ken
Born On:   05-02-1915  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Orleans, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-07-1987 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Woodland Hills, California
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Lincoln High School (Ruston, LA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   04-14-1942 (Age 26)
Last Game:   05-02-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ken Richardson

Ken 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
Ken Richardson

Ken Richardson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 27 Athletics 6 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 0 1 - 0 0 .067 .176 .067
1946 31 Phillies 6 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 0 - 0 1 .150 .150 .200
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 12 35 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 2 1 - 0 1 .114 .162 .143
Ken Richardson

Ken Richardson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Athletics 1B 1 1 24 15 15.0 14 14 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 15.75
1942 Athletics 3B 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1942 Athletics LF 2 2 48 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1942 Athletics RF 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1946 Phillies 2B 6 5 126 33 5.5 31 16 15 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 6.64
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 6 5 126 33 5.5 31 16 15 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 6.64
LF Totals 2 2 48 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
3B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
RF Totals 1 1 24 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1B Totals 1 1 24 15 15.0 14 14 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 15.75
2 Years 11 9 222 54 4.9 51 34 17 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .944 6.20
Ken Richardson

Ken Richardson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Athletics 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1946 Phillies 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.0 10.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 17.5 17.5 - - -
Ken Richardson

Ken Richardson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Philadelphia Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1946 Philadelphia Phillies 2 Undetermined - -


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