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Paul Richards
Full name Paul Rapier Richards Born November 21, 1908, Waxahachie, Texas Died May 4, 1986, Waxahachie, Texas Buried at Hillcrest Burial Park, Waxahachie, Texas First Game: April 17, 1932 ; Final Game: September 22, 1946 Managed First Game: April 17, 1951 ; Managed Final Game: October 3, 1976 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 180 Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1938) Named catcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1945) Ejections as player: 1945 (1) Ejections as manager: 1951 (6), 1952 (11) , 1953 (7), 1954 (7) , 1955 (7) , 1956 (10) , 1957 (6) , 1958 (7) , 1959 (7), 1960 (7) , 1961 (8) . Total: 83 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1932 BRO N Daily Splits 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1932 BRO N
1933 NY N Daily Splits 51 87 4 17 3 0 0 10 3 0 12 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 .195 .222 .230 -1.0 1933 NY N
1934 NY N Daily Splits 42 75 10 12 1 0 0 3 13 1 8 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .160 .284 .173 -0.6 1934 NY N
1935 NY N Daily Splits 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 0.1 1935 NY N
1935 PHI A Daily Splits 85 257 31 63 10 1 4 29 24 3 12 0 5 0 5 7 0 0 .245 .310 .339 -1.5 1935 PHI A
1935 Total 92 261 31 64 10 1 4 29 26 3 13 0 5 0 5 7 0 0 .245 .314 .337 -1.4 1935 Total
1943 DET A Daily Splits 100 313 32 69 7 1 5 33 38 6 35 1 3 0 6 7 1 0 .220 .307 .297 1.9 1943 DET A
1944 DET A Daily Splits 95 300 24 71 13 0 3 37 35 3 30 1 7 0 4 13 8 3 .237 .318 .310 2.0 1944 DET A
1945 DET A Daily Splits 83 234 26 60 12 1 3 32 19 2 31 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 .256 .315 .355 1.7 1945 DET A
1946 DET A Daily Splits 57 139 13 28 5 2 0 11 23 4 18 0 5 0 4 7 2 0 .201 .315 .266 0.8 1946 DET A
Total NL ( 4 Years) 103 174 14 30 4 0 0 13 18 1 23 0 3 0 2 7 0 0 .172 .250 .195 -1.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 420 1243 126 291 47 5 15 142 139 18 126 3 22 0 22 35 15 3 .234 .313 .316 4.9 Total AL
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 523 1417 140 321 51 5 15 155 157 19 149 3 25 0 24 42 15 3 .227 .305 .301 3.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1945 DET A Daily Splits 7 19 0 4 2 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .348 .316 1945 DET A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1932 BRO N Daily Splits C 3 3 1 23 21 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1933 NY N Daily Splits C 36 17 13 184 74 17 1 2 0 0 12 9 1 .989
1934 NY N Daily Splits C 37 21 16 216.1 86 15 0 3 0 1 8 7 1 1.000
1935 NY N Daily Splits C 4 0 0 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1935 PHI A Daily Splits C 79 71 65 627.2 293 40 8 5 0 6 43 22 1 .977
1935 Total C 83 71 65 637.2 300 42 8 5 0 6 44 23 1 .977
1943 DET A Daily Splits C 100 93 79 851 537 86 9 12 0 6 37 54 5 .986
1944 DET A Daily Splits C 90 83 78 750.1 413 60 10 13 0 7 17 29 0 .979
1945 DET A Daily Splits C 83 71 59 623 361 44 2 7 0 4 13 19 1 .995
1946 DET A Daily Splits C 56 44 36 397.1 311 35 1 6 0 1 11 12 0 .997
Total ( 8 Years) Splits C 488 403 347 3682.2 2103 302 31 49 0 25 144 154 9 .987
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1945 DET A Daily Splits C 7 6 4 51.2 46 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 .981
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1951 CHI A 155 81 73 .526 714 644 4
1952 CHI A 156 81 73 .526 610 568 3
1953 CHI A 156 89 65 .578 716 592 3
1954 CHI A 146 91 54 .628 677 489 9-12 3 3
1955 BAL A 156 57 97 .370 540 754 7
1956 BAL A 154 69 85 .448 571 705 6
1957 BAL A 154 76 76 .500 597 588 5
1958 BAL A 154 74 79 .484 521 575 6
1959 BAL A 155 74 80 .481 551 621 6
1960 BAL A 154 89 65 .578 682 606 2
1961 BAL A 136 78 57 .578 607 507 8-30 3 3
1976 CHI A 161 64 97 .398 586 745 6
Total (12 Years) 1837 923 901 .506 7372 7394
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1961 AL 2 0 1 .000 5 6
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 6-1945(2) BOX DET A Hal Weafer Balls and strikes
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-25-1951 BOX CHI A Hank Soar Obstruction call
6-17-1951(1) BOX CHI A Larry Napp Call at 2B
7-29-1951(2) BOX CHI A Bill McKinley Call of time when pitcher ready
9- 3-1951(1) BOX CHI A Jim Duffy Ground-rule call
9- 7-1951(1) BOX CHI A Bill Summers Interference non-call
9-11-1951 BOX CHI A Cal Hubbard Balls and strikes
4-20-1952(2) BOX CHI A Eddie Rommel Balk non-call
5- 4-1952(1) BOX CHI A Charlie Berry Ordering pitch while batter out of box
5-10-1952 BOX CHI A Bill Grieve Balls and strikes
6- 4-1952 BOX CHI A Bill McKinley Bench jockeying
6-20-1952 BOX CHI A Larry Napp Interference non-call
6-28-1952 BOX CHI A Grover Froese Call at HP
7-22-1952 BOX CHI A Charlie Berry Balk non-call
7-26-1952 BOX CHI A Eddie Rommel Call at 2B
8-17-1952(1) BOX CHI A Bill Summers Balls and strikes
9-23-1952 BOX CHI A Johnny Stevens Call at HP
9-24-1952 BOX CHI A Bill Summers Call at HP
4-30-1953 BOX CHI A Jim Duffy Home run call
6- 2-1953 BOX CHI A Eddie Hurley HBP non-call
6-25-1953 BOX CHI A Eddie Hurley Call at 1B
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-31-1953 BOX CHI A Grover Froese Call at 1B
8-27-1953 BOX CHI A Johnny Stevens Balls and strikes
8-30-1953(2) BOX CHI A Bill McKinley Balls and strikes
9- 9-1953 BOX CHI A Larry Napp Call at HP (Reversed)
4-20-1954 BOX CHI A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
5- 5-1954 BOX CHI A Frank Umont Balls and strikes (Shoved umpire)
5- 6-1954 BOX CHI A Charlie Berry Balls and strikes
5-14-1954 BOX CHI A Johnny Stevens Obstruction non-call
6- 5-1954 BOX CHI A Bill McKinley Call at HP
6-25-1954 BOX CHI A Charlie Berry Call at 3B
7-25-1954(2) BOX CHI A Bill McKinley Balls and strikes
4-20-1955 BOX BAL A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
5-20-1955 BOX BAL A Frank Umont Balls and strikes
6- 5-1955(2) BOX BAL A Bill Summers Balls and strikes
6- 8-1955 BOX BAL A Bill McKinley Balls and strikes
7- 6-1955 BOX BAL A Bill McKinley Call at 1B
8-15-1955(2) BOX BAL A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
9- 4-1955 BOX BAL A Johnny Stevens Call at 2B
5- 5-1956 BOX BAL A Larry Napp Called third strike
5-11-1956 BOX BAL A Frank Umont Call at HP
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-12-1956 BOX BAL A Charlie Berry Balls and strikes
6- 1-1956 BOX BAL A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
7-24-1956(1) BOX BAL A Johnny Stevens Balk call
8- 3-1956 BOX BAL A Frank Umont Balls and strikes
8- 9-1956 BOX BAL A Charlie Berry Called third strike
8-12-1956(1) BOX BAL A Frank Umont Interference non-call
8-19-1956 BOX BAL A Ed Runge Balls and strikes
9- 3-1956(2) BOX BAL A Nestor Chylak Balls and strikes
5- 4-1957 BOX BAL A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
6-13-1957 BOX BAL A Frank Tabacchi Balls and strikes
7- 7-1957 BOX BAL A Joe Paparella Balls and strikes
7-23-1957 BOX BAL A Frank Umont Balls and strikes
8-23-1957 BOX BAL A Frank Umont Balls and strikes
8-30-1957 BOX BAL A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
5-27-1958 BOX BAL A Frank Umont Balls and strikes
6-14-1958 BOX BAL A Bill Summers Fair/foul call
6-29-1958(2) BOX BAL A Larry Napp Balk call
7-15-1958 BOX BAL A Joe Paparella Balls and strikes
7-16-1958(2) BOX BAL A Ed Runge Call at HP
8- 3-1958(1) BOX BAL A Bill McKinley Call at 1B
Date Team Umpire Reason
8- 3-1958(2) BOX BAL A Red Flaherty Fair/foul call
4-22-1959 BOX BAL A Eddie Hurley Balls and strikes
5-23-1959 BOX BAL A Frank Tabacchi Balls and strikes
5-28-1959 BOX BAL A Larry Napp Balls and strikes
6- 5-1959 BOX BAL A Ed Runge Balls and strikes
7- 3-1959 BOX BAL A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
8-15-1959 BOX BAL A Bob Stewart Balls and strikes
9-12-1959 BOX BAL A Eddie Rommel Balls and strikes
4-19-1960 BOX BAL A Larry Napp Balls and strikes
5- 5-1960 BOX BAL A Al Smith Double/home run reversal
6-27-1960 BOX BAL A Joe Paparella Fair/foul call
6-29-1960 BOX BAL A Al Smith Balls and strikes
8- 1-1960 BOX BAL A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
8- 7-1960(1) BOX BAL A Ed Runge Call at 2B
8-17-1960 BOX BAL A Al Smith Call at 1B
4-30-1961(2) BOX BAL A Harry Schwarts Arguing ejection from game 1
5-10-1961 BOX BAL A Sam Carrigan Balls and strikes
5-15-1961 BOX BAL A Hank Soar Call at 1B
5-21-1961(2) BOX BAL A John Rice Balls and strikes
5-25-1961 BOX BAL A Larry Napp Interference call
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-25-1961 BOX BAL A Al Smith Balls and strikes
8-16-1961 BOX BAL A Cal Drummond Call at 1B
8-24-1961 BOX BAL A Larry Napp Balk call
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Robins (May, 1926).
Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Minneapolis (American Association) (June 15, 1932 ).
Sold by Minneapolis (American Association) to New York Giants (September 15, 1932 ).
Sold by New York Giants to Philadelphia Athletics (May 25, 1935 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with cash to Atlanta (Southern Association) in
exchange for Al Williams (November 20, 1935 ).
Released by Detroit Tigers (December 20, 1946 ).
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