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Larry
Richardson		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 24, 1927 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1953   
Platinum Glove Award 1952   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 OAK CL $ 1,542,857  
1953 25 SLC PL $ 300,000  
1954 26 SLC PL $ 1,742,857  
1955 27 SLC PL $ 2,685,714  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,685,714  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 24 OAK CL 131 520 96 177 24 5 8 55 56 25 33 84 .340 .382 .452 .834 85.4 14.8
1953 25 SLC PL 109 298 56 91 14 7 5 43 35 7 21 45 .305 .357 .450 .807 47.3 7.0
1954 26 SLC PL 125 474 88 152 24 10 12 60 58 18 30 67 .321 .365 .489 .855 85.1 13.2
1955 27 SLC PL 128 484 103 152 30 3 12 55 73 19 42 74 .314 .378 .463 .841 87.6 14.5
4 Years Sim 493 1776 343 572 92 25 37 213 222 69 126 270 .322 .372 .465 .837 305.4 49.5
162 Game Average 583 112 187 30 8 12 69 72 22 41 88 .322 .372 .465 .837 100.3  
Career Highs 131 520 103 177 30 10 12 60 73 25 42 84 .340 .382 .489 .855 87.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1540 304 501 79 20 35 187 205 61 116 219 .325 .377 .471 .848 268.7
vs LH   236 39 71 13 5 2 26 17 8 10 51 .301 .341 .424 .765 31.0
Home 247 860 173 287 43 14 22 115 114 30 60 126 .334 .381 .493 .874 157.5
Away 246 916 170 285 49 11 15 98 108 39 66 144 .311 .364 .438 .802 142.1
RISP   376 0 117 15 6 12 170 0 0 28 54 .311 .361 .479 .839 61.0
Pinch Hitting   76 16 30 6 0 2 22 8 2 6 8 .395 .439 .553 .992 16.6
Close/Late   193 47 72 9 1 4 37 0 1 14 34 .373 .418 .492 .910 35.1
Mar/Apr 46 159 33 49 9 0 2 17 18 6 15 19 .308 .369 .403 .772 24.2
May 97 342 71 120 22 4 9 47 47 13 15 52 .351 .387 .518 .905 63.5
June 90 308 65 97 12 3 8 39 35 16 29 43 .315 .379 .451 .830 51.1
July 94 322 57 110 18 5 7 46 40 7 16 50 .342 .375 .494 .869 58.3
August 94 374 75 105 16 9 7 37 48 14 36 62 .281 .350 .428 .778 58.0
Sep/Oct 72 271 42 91 15 4 4 27 34 13 15 44 .336 .375 .465 .840 44.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 24 OAK CL RF 128 120 1065.3 241 9 0 3 1.000 2.11   3.2
    CF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1953 25 SLC PL LF 43 43 374.7 66 2 0 0 1.000 1.63   1.7
    RF 13 11 91.0 32 0 0 0 1.000 3.16    
    CF 11 11 90.0 17 0 1 0 .944 1.70    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1954 26 SLC PL LF 113 103 937.0 212 6 7 0 .969 2.09   3.0
    CF 3 2 18.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00    
    RF 1 0 8.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 7.88    
1955 27 SLC PL LF 80 69 637.0 150 3 3 1 .981 2.16   3.4
    RF 40 37 336.0 103 2 0 0 1.000 2.81    
    CF 2 1 13.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.46    
  LF 236 215 1948.7 428 11 10 1 .978 2.03   8.0
  RF 182 168 1500.3 383 11 0 3 1.000 2.36   3.2
  CF 18 14 125.0 30 0 1 0 .968 2.16    
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   438 397 3577.0 841 22 11 4 .987 2.17   11.2
Career Highs   130 120 1069.3 258 9 7 3 1.000 2.40    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 25 SLC PL 9 36 5 10 3 0 1 5 3 1 3 6 .278 .333 .444 .778
Career Post-Season Batting 9 36 5 10 3 0 1 5 3 1 3 6 .278 .333 .444 .778
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1952-6-.340
 At-Bats
1952-7-520
 Runs
1952-7-96
1955-9-103
CAR-33-343
 Hits
1952-5-177
CAR-44-572
 Singles
1952-3-140
CAR-27-418
 Triples
1953-7-7
1954-5-10
CAR-23-25
Stolen Bases
1952-5-56
1954-7-58
1955-3-73
CAR-6-222
 Caught Stealing
1952-1-25
1954-10-18
1955-4-19
CAR-6-69
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 22
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 70th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/15/1952, off Bruce Carlson (VAN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1952, off Billy Delucia (VAN)
Injured on 8/1/1952 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Won Platinum Glove Award at Rightfield in 1952
Traded from Oakland to Salt Lake City on 3/4/1953 (Going to OAK: 2B Edwin Carter, C Jose Trevino. Going to SLC: RF Larry Richardson)
Won Series of the West with Salt Lake City in 1953
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,742,857 through salary arbitration
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
 
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