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Lance Richbourg
Lance Clayton Richbourg
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 160 lb.

Born: December 18, 1897 in DeFuniak Springs, FL
High School: DeFuniak Springs (DeFuniak Springs, FL)
School: University of Florida (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1921
Final Game: September 25, 1932
Died: September 10, 1975 in Crestview, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1921 23 PHI NL 10 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 51 2 0 0 /4
1924 26 WSH AL 15 35 32 3 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281 .324 .406 .730 89 13 0 1 /O
1927 29 BSN NL 115 491 450 57 139 12 9 2 34 24 22 30 .309 .342 .389 .731 102 175 1 18 *O
1928 30 BSN NL 148 685 612 105 206 26 12 2 52 11 62 39 .337 .399 .428 .828 121 262 2 9 *O MVP-15
1929 31 BSN NL 139 616 557 76 170 24 13 3 56 7 42 26 .305 .355 .411 .766 92 229 1 16 *O
1930 32 BSN NL 130 557 529 81 161 23 8 3 54 13 19 31 .304 .331 .395 .726 77 209 2 7 *O
1931 33 BSN NL 97 311 286 32 82 11 6 2 29 9 19 14 .287 .331 .388 .719 95 111 0 6 O
1932 34 CHC NL 44 159 148 22 38 2 2 1 21 0 8 4 .257 .295 .318 .612 65 47 0 3 O
8 Seasons 698 2859 2619 378 806 101 51 13 247 65 1 174 147 .308 .352 .400 .752 96 1048 6 60
162 Game Avg. 162 664 608 88 187 23 12 3 57 15 40 34 .308 .352 .400 .752 96 243 1 14
BSN (5 yrs) 629 2660 2434 351 758 96 48 12 225 64 164 140 .311 .356 .405 .761 98 986 6 56
WSH (1 yr) 15 35 32 3 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281 .324 .406 .730 89 13 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 10 5 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 51 2 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 44 159 148 22 38 2 2 1 21 0 8 4 .257 .295 .318 .612 65 47 0 3
NL (7 yrs) 683 2824 2587 375 797 99 50 13 246 65 1 172 147 .308 .353 .400 .753 96 1035 6 59
AL (1 yr) 15 35 32 3 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .281 .324 .406 .730 89 13 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1921 PHI NL 23 2B 4 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.75 .957 5.45
1924 WSH AL 26 OF 7 13 11 2 0 1 1.000 1.86 .969 2.27 0-0-7
1927 BSN NL 29 OF 110 255 233 10 12 0 .953 2.21 .971 2.35 0-3-107
1928 BSN NL 30 OF 148 386 367 8 11 1 .972 2.53 .972 2.31 0-0-148 MVP-15
1929 BSN NL 31 OF 134 347 323 14 10 2 .971 2.51 .973 2.38 2-0-132
1930 BSN NL 32 OF 128 312 294 9 9 4 .971 2.37 .968 2.28 0-0-128
1931 BSN NL 33 OF 71 160 154 3 3 2 .981 2.21 .972 2.38 15-0-56
1932 CHC NL 34 OF 33 73 70 2 1 1 .986 2.18 .975 2.41 1-3-29
7 Seasons OF 631 1546 1452 48 46 11 .970 2.38 .971 2.34 18-6-607
1 Season 2B 4 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.75 .957 5.45
8 Seasons TOT 635 1553 1455 52 46 11 .970 2.37 .942 2.36 18-6-607

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1928-NL-15-6%
0.06 Career Shares (1033rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1928 NL--.337--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1928 NL--.399--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1928 NL--612--6th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1928 NL--685--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1928 NL--105--6th

Hits s c a p y
1928 NL--206--4th

Triples s c a p y
1928 NL--12--6th
1929 NL--13--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1927 NL--24--5th
1930 NL--13--8th

Singles s c a p y
1928 NL--166--3rd

Runs Created s c a p y
1928 NL--104--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1928 NL--270--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 13 (1096), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 26 (648), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (830), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Pat Duncan (957)
  2. Dick Porter (955)
  3. Harry Walker (953)
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  5. Ernie Orsatti (952)
  6. Birdie Cree (949)
  7. Jimmy Welsh (948)
  8. Vin Campbell (943)
  9. Jigger Statz (941)
  10. Emmet Heidrick (941)
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  1. Algie McBride (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Ducky Holmes (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ernie Orsatti (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Debs Garms (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Harry Walker (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

July 1, 1921: Traded by the New York Giants with Lee King and Goldie Rapp to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Rawlings and Casey Stengel.

May 20, 1924: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the Washington Senators.

May 20, 1924: Returned to the Washington Senators by the New York Yankees following previous waiver selection.

June 10, 1924: Sent by the Washington Senators to Milwaukee (American Association) to complete an earlier deal made on June 2, 1924. The Washington Senators sent a player to be named later and cash to Milwaukee (American Association) for Wid Matthews. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 17, 1926: Purchased by the Boston Braves from Milwaukee (American Association).

December 17, 1931: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Boston Braves.

November 30, 1932: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Rollie Hemsley, Johnny Moore and Bob Smith to the Cincinnati Reds for Babe Herman.

January 3, 1933: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.

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