Chris Richard

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: June 7, 1974 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK).

High School: University HS (San Diego, CA)

Schools: San Diego City College (San Diego, CA), San Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA), Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: July 17, 2000 (Age 26-040d, 17,712th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 2009 (Age 35-119d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Full Name: Christopher Robert Richard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

899

229

.255

132

RBI

122

OBP

.323

SLG

.445

OPS

.768

OPS+

102

Summary of 34 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
BAL	32
COL	1
STL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	32
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	22
Home	12

Outs
0	15
1	13
2	6

14 Opps
TBD	6
NYY	6
KCR	3
MIN	3
CLE	3
PHI	2
BOS	2
ANA	2
DET	2
ARI	1
NYM	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
CHW	1

30 Pitchers
Orlando Hernández	2
Mac Suzuki	2
Paul Wilson	2
Robert Person	2
Rolando Arrojo	1
Ramón Ortiz	1
Luis de los Santos	1
Joe Mays	1
Scott Karl	1
Mike Lincoln	1
Frank Castillo	1
Jay Tessmer	1
Dennis Cook	1
Justin Duchscherer	1
John Patterson	1
Roger Clemens	1
Mike Mussina	1
Brian Powell	1
Brad Radke	1
Dwight Gooden	1
Cory Lidle	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Kris Wilson	1
Dave Burba	1
Steve Woodard	1
Paul Shuey	1
Sean Lowe	1
Mike Judd	1
Ryan Rupe	1
Jorge Sosa	1

13 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	12
TropicanaFld (STP)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	17
8	6
7	6
89	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	10
2	8
3	7
5	4
7+	3
4	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	21
1--	8
12-	3
-2-	1
-23	1

51 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	21
1 on	9
2 on	4
Any on	13

Inning
1	2
2	5
3	3
4	12
5	5
6	3
7	2
8	2

1-3	10
4-6	20
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	5
-1	5
-2	3
-3	7
-4..	5

Ahead	9
Tied	5
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	10
1-0	5
3-2	3
1-1	3
3-1	3
0-1	3
0-2	2
1-2	2
2-0	2
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	16
DH	6
CF	5
RF	5
LF	2

OrderPos
6th	11
7th	8
5th	6
3rd	4
4th	3
8th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2000-07-17	STL	@	MIN	Mike Lincoln	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	7	0.092	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	2000-08-06	BAL	@	TBD	Ryan Rupe	behind 2-5	t 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	3	0.146	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Conine Scores
3	3	3	1	2000-08-13	BAL	@	KCR	Mac Suzuki	behind 1-4	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.078	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	2000-08-13	BAL	@	KCR	Mac Suzuki	behind 2-9	t 6	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	3	0.010	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2000-08-23	BAL	@	CHW	Sean Lowe	behind 0-5	t 4	2	---	9,(3-2) BBBCFFFFX	1	6	3	0.040	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	2000-08-29	BAL		DET	Jeff Weaver	behind 1-9	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	7	1	2000-09-03	BAL	@	CLE	Steve Woodard	behind 2-5	t 4	1	-23	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	3	0.181	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Belle Scores; C. Ripken Scores
8	8	8	2	2000-09-03	BAL	@	CLE	Paul Shuey	behind 9-11	t 7	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	3	0.254	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); L. Matos Scores
9	9	9	1	2000-09-08	BAL	@	ANA	Ramón Ortiz	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	6	3	0.125	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	10	1	2000-09-09	BAL	@	ANA	Scott Karl	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	3	0.103	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	2000-09-23	BAL	@	BOS	Rolando Arrojo	behind 1-4	t 4	1	---	8,(3-2) SBCBFFBX	1	5	3	0.078	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	1	2000-09-29	BAL		NYY	Dwight Gooden	ahead 7-0	b 2	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	3	0.029	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Belle Scores; C. Ripken Scores
13	13	13	2	2000-09-29	BAL		NYY	Jay Tessmer	ahead 11-1	b 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Mora Scores
14	14	14	1	2000-10-01	BAL		NYY	Orlando Hernández	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	3	0.134	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Ripken Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2001-04-17	BAL		CLE	Dave Burba	behind 0-3	b 2	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	6	3	0.088	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	2	1	2001-04-22	BAL	@	TBD	Mike Judd	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	8	0.116	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. DeShields Scores
17	17	3	1	2001-05-10	BAL	@	TBD	Paul Wilson	behind 1-3	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	3	0.105	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
18	18	4	1	2001-05-11	BAL	@	NYY	Mike Mussina	behind 0-9	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	4	3	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	5	1	2001-05-13	BAL	@	NYY	Orlando Hernández	behind 0-3	t 4	0	12-	8,(3-2) SBBFBFFX	3	6	8	0.206	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Myers Scores; J. Conine Scores
20	20	6	1	2001-05-19	BAL		MIN	Joe Mays	behind 1-2	b 5	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	8	0.155	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
21	21	7	1	2001-06-03	BAL	@	OAK	Cory Lidle	behind 0-3	t 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	8	0.077	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	8	1	2001-06-14	BAL		NYM	Dennis Cook	ahead 3-2	b 8	1	1--	5,(1-2) FCBFX	2	5	9	0.103	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Conine Scores
23	23	9	1	2001-06-16	BAL	@	PHI	Robert Person	behind 2-3	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	0.124	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
24	24	10	1	2001-07-08	BAL		PHI	Robert Person	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	5	9	0.116	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	11	1	2001-07-25 (1)	BAL	@	TEX	Justin Duchscherer	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	3,(0-2) SFX	2	3	9	0.156	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); B. Roberts Scores
26	26	12	1	2001-07-31	BAL		TBD	Paul Wilson	behind 0-4	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	0.067	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	13	1	2001-08-15	BAL		KCR	Kris Wilson	tied 3-3	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	0.113	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
28	28	14	1	2001-09-25	BAL	@	BOS	Frank Castillo	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	4,(2-1) BBCX	3	4	DH	0.203	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Bigbie Scores; J. Conine Scores
29	29	15	1	2001-09-30	BAL	@	NYY	Roger Clemens	behind 0-1	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	DH	0.152	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2002-07-31	BAL	@	TBD	Luis de los Santos	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	DH	0.080	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	2	1	2002-08-01	BAL	@	TBD	Jorge Sosa	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	7	DH	0.160	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cordova Scores
32	32	3	1	2002-08-08	BAL		MIN	Brad Radke	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	DH	0.159	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Batista Scores
33	33	4	1	2002-08-18	BAL		DET	Brian Powell	behind 3-4	b 5	1	---	4,(1-2) FFBX	1	3	DH	0.155	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2003-04-15	COL	@	ARI	John Patterson	ahead 4-1	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	7	0.064	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)