Don Richmond

Donald Lester Richmond

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 27, 1919 in Gillett, PA
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1941
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Cardinals 1941-1951

Final Game: May 13, 1951
Died: May 24, 1981 in Elmira, NY
Buried: St. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Elmira, NY
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Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1940	20	BAT	D	107	446	446		147	23	12	6						.330	.330	.475	.805		212						BAT · PONY
1941	21	OAK-min	A	139	531	531		169	22	5	1						.318	.318	.384	.702		204						WPT · EL
1941	21	PHA	AL	9	37	35	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.286	.486	29	10	1	0	2		/5

1946	26	OAK-min	AAA	117	417	390	38	114	22	1	4	45	7	2	23	31	.292	.332	.385	.716		150	1	0	4			TTO · IL
1946	26	PHA	AL	16	64	62	3	18	3	0	1	9	1	0	0	10	.290	.290	.387	.677	90	24	0	0	2		5
1947	27	OAK-min	AA	49	194	194		63	11	3	7						.325	.325	.521	.845		101						BIR · SOUA
1947	27	PHA	AL	19	24	21	2	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	3	3	.190	.292	.333	.625	73	7	1	0	0		/54

1948	28	BAL-min	AAA	146	544	496	80	150	28	3	13	75	8		42	44	.302	.357	.450	.806		223		0	6			TOL · AA
1949	29	STL-BAL-min	AAA	116	485	432	70	130	14	1	8	65	4		43	22	.301	.364	.394	.758		170		0	10			ROC,BLT · IL
1950	30	STL-min	AAA	140	645	573	126	191	31	11	18	99	6		67	37	.333	.404	.520	.924		298		1	4			ROC · IL
1951	31	STL-min	AAA	105	449	412	71	144	31	5	5	49	4		33	29	.350	.400	.485	.886		200		2	2			ROC · IL
1951	31	STL	NL	12	37	34	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	1	3	3	.088	.162	.206	.368	-2	7	1	0	0		5
1952	32	STL-min	AAA	145	648	578	91	190	40	8	6	62	3		62	26	.329	.396	.457	.852		264		2	6			ROC · IL
1953	33	STL-min	AAA	139	600	552	101	172	33	8	15	89	9		41	30	.312	.360	.482	.842		266		1	6			ROC · IL
1954	34	PHI-STL-min	AAA	123	474	415	62	123	22	6	7	50	4		53	38	.296	.377	.429	.806		178		2	2	2		SYR,ROC · IL
1955	35	PHI-min	AAA	89	260	225	37	69	6	4	0	20	3		31	13	.307	.390	.369	.759		83		1	1	2		SYR · IL
1956	36	NYY-PHI-min	AA,AAA	90	311	307	4	89	19	3	2	7	1		3	4	.290	.296	.391	.687		120		0	0	1		BIR,MIA · SOUA,IL
1957	37	CLE-min	D	73	160	160		61	15	1	6						.381	.381	.600	.981		96						BAT · NYPL
4 Yrs				56	162	152	11	32	6	2	2	22	1	3	6	17	.211	.241	.316	.556	52	48	3	0	4
162 Game Avg.				162	469	440	32	93	17	6	6	64	3	9	17	49	.211	.241	.316	.556	52	139	9	0	12

PHA (3 yrs)				44	125	118	8	29	5	2	1	18	1	2	3	14	.246	.264	.347	.612	68	41	2	0	4
STL (1 yr)				12	37	34	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	1	3	3	.088	.162	.206	.368	-2	7	1	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				44	125	118	8	29	5	2	1	18	1	2	3	14	.246	.264	.347	.612	68	41	2	0	4
NL (1 yr)				12	37	34	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	1	3	3	.088	.162	.206	.368	-2	7	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1941	21	PHA	AL	9	37	-4	-1	0	0	0	-4	-0.5	1	-4	-0.4	.448	.497	-0.4	0.0	-4	$	/5

1946	26	PHA	AL	16	64	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.494	.499	0.1	0.0	1	$	5
1947	27	PHA	AL	19	24	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	0.0	.495	.499	0.0	-0.0	-0	$	/54

1951	31	STL	NL	12	37	-5	-0	0	1	0	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.3	.465	.497	-0.4	0.1	-4	$	5
4 Seasons				56	162	-10	-1	0	1	0	-10	-1.1	4	-6	-0.6	.481	.498	-0.7	0.1	-7	$

PHA (3 yrs)				44	125	-6	-1	0	0	0	-6	-0.6	3	-3	-0.3	.485	.499	-0.3	0.0	-3	$
STL (1 yr)				12	37	-5	-0	0	1	0	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.3	.465	.497	-0.4	0.1	-4	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
1941	21	PHA	AL	37	33	1	0.8	104	.206	.200	.272	.200	.348	.286	.401	.486	.749	29	.038	-3.8	-0.4	.258	.029	.086

1946	26	PHA	AL	64	46	7	4.1	94	.333	.290	.261	.290	.335	.387	.376	.677	.711	90	.490	-1.2	-0.1	.568	.113	.097	1.0
1947	27	PHA	AL	24	18	2	3.0	98	.222	.190	.264	.292	.344	.333	.379	.625	.723	73	.348	-0.9	-0.1	.556	.286	.143

1951	31	STL	NL	37	33	1	0.8	103	.067	.088	.268	.162	.342	.206	.405	.368	.747	-2	.042	-5.1	-0.5	.273	.176	.118	.0
4 Yrs				162	130	11	2.3	99	.226	.211	.266	.241	.341	.316	.389	.556	.730	52	.230	-11.0	-1.1	.413	.132	.105	1.3
162 Game Avg.				469	376	32	2.3	99	.226	.211	.266	.241	.341	.316	.389	.556	.730	52	.230	-11.0	-1.1	.413	.132	.105	4

PHA (3 yrs)				125	97	10	2.8	98	.272	.246	.265	.264	.341	.347	.384	.612	.725	68	.304	-5.9	-0.6	.462	.119	.102	1.0
STL (1 yr)				37	33	1	0.8	103	.067	.088	.268	.162	.342	.206	.405	.368	.747	-2	.042	-5.1	-0.5	.273	.176	.118	.0

AL (3 yrs)				125	97	10	2.8	98	.272	.246	.265	.264	.341	.347	.384	.612	.725	68	.304	-5.9	-0.6	.462	.119	.102	1.0
NL (1 yr)				37	33	1	0.8	103	.067	.088	.268	.162	.342	.206	.405	.368	.747	-2	.042	-5.1	-0.5	.273	.176	.118	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1941	21	PHA	AL	37	0.0%	2.7%	0.0%	5.4%	29%		35.0		7.0		92%

1946	26	PHA	AL	64	1.6%	15.6%	0.0%	6.3%	22%		6.2	62.0	6.9		80%
1947	27	PHA	AL	24	0.0%	12.5%	12.5%	8.3%	50%	1.00	7.0		5.3		75%

1951	31	STL	NL	37	2.7%	8.1%	8.1%	5.4%	67%	1.00	11.3	34.0	8.5	1.17	81%
4 Yrs				162	1.2%	10.5%	3.7%	6.2%	31%	2.83	8.9	76.0	6.9	1.17	82%
MLB Averages					1.5%	9.3%	9.4%	6.1%	26%	0.99	9.5	60.8	8.5	0.97	78%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1941	21	PHA	AL	-3.9	-0.4	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1946	26	PHA	AL	-1.2	-0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1947	27	PHA	AL	-0.9	-0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1951	31	STL	NL	-5.1	-0.5	34	-0.3	0.2	-0.5	.75	-0.5	0.1	-2.9	-0.3	0.88	-3.8	0.34	1
4 Yrs				-11.1	-1.1	34	-0.3	0.2	-0.5	.75	-0.5	0.1	-2.9	-0.3	0.88	-3.8	0.34	1

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1951	31	STL	NL	1	0	40%	7	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				1	0	25%	7	1	3	25%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1951	31	STL	NL	37	82%	3			1	0	0	0	0.34	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		5	1	20%	4	2	50%	16	3	19%	3	3	100%	0	0		0
4 Yrs				37	82%	32			1	0	0	0	0.34	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4		5	3	60%	4	2	50%	16	3	19%	3	3	100%	0	0		0
MLB Averages					51%																			328%			35%			33%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
1941	21	9	37	35	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.286	.486	29	10	1	2
1942	22	9	37	35	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.286	.486	29	10	1	2
1943	23	9	37	35	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.286	.486	29	10	1	2
1944	24	9	37	35	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.286	.486	29	10	1	2
1945	25	9	37	35	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.286	.486	29	10	1	2
1946	26	25	101	97	6	25	4	1	1	14	1	2	0	11	.258	.258	.351	.608	67	34	1	4
1947	27	44	125	118	8	29	5	2	1	18	1	2	3	14	.246	.264	.347	.612	68	41	2	4
1948	28	44	125	118	8	29	5	2	1	18	1	2	3	14	.246	.264	.347	.612	68	41	2	4
1949	29	44	125	118	8	29	5	2	1	18	1	2	3	14	.246	.264	.347	.612	68	41	2	4
1950	30	44	125	118	8	29	5	2	1	18	1	2	3	14	.246	.264	.347	.612	68	41	2	4
1951	31	56	162	152	11	32	6	2	2	22	1	3	6	17	.211	.241	.316	.556	52	48	3	4

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1941	21	9	38	36	3	7	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	.194	.194	.278	.472	2	9

1946	26	17	68	66	4	20	3	0	1	11	1	0	10	.303	.303	.394	.697	8	16
1947	27	20	25	22	2	4	1	1	0	4	0	3	3	.182	.280	.318	.598	2	19

1951	31	12	38	35	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	3	3	.086	.158	.200	.358	1	12
4 Yrs		58	169	159	12	34	6	2	2	24	1	6	17	.214	.242	.314	.557	13	56
162 Game Avg.		162	472	444	34	95	17	6	6	67	3	17	47	.214	.242	.314	.557	36	56

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