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Lou Whitaker League
4-1-2080
Will Richards Shortstop
Retired (1988, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .271 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .783 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 1394 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 08-23-1951
HR 195 Drafted Round 3, Pick 35
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(44 games)
RBI 779
SB 156
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (98.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1976 KC
60
233
30
58
13
3
8
40
13
 32 1 1
6
 4 9
.724
.290
.433
.185
.249
1977 KC
138
538
69
158
16
7
16
86
42
 87 4 2
24
 14 12
.787
.348
.439
.145
.294
1978 KC
111
431
61
122
25
9
16
68
37
 78 2 1
22
 18 14
.836
.342
.494
.211
.283
1979 KC
101
370
39
94
18
5
10
53
30
 73 0 2
12
 7 9
.719
.308
.411
.157
.254
1980 KC
139
520
73
139
22
5
28
75
42
 111 1 3
17
 10 16
.812
.322
.490
.223
.267
1981 KC
139
497
63
118
19
4
18
68
50
 93 2 2
12
 11 15
.709
.309
.400
.163
.237
1982 KC
139
557
95
162
22
10
26
98
45
 87 2 0
20
 2 13
.852
.346
.506
.215
.291
1983 KC
139
525
66
127
18
7
18
71
45
 95 2 1
14
 6 14
.709
.304
.406
.164
.242
1984 KC-BRO
136
390
44
104
16
4
9
53
28
 67 1 1
8
 7 11
.714
.317
.397
.131
.267
1985 BRO
126
345
65
104
15
9
19
62
34
 64 2 2
9
 6 12
.928
.366
.562
.261
.301
1986 BRO
103
262
32
74
11
5
11
44
22
 46 1 2
5
 0 6
.827
.338
.489
.206
.282
1987 BRO
98
243
45
78
13
2
12
40
17
 40 3 8
4
 1 7
.901
.362
.539
.218
.321
1988 BRO
82
237
23
56
14
2
4
21
20
 58 0 0
3
 1 6
.659
.296
.363
.127
.236
Total
1511
5148
705
1394
222
72
195
779
425
 931 21 25
156
 87 144
.783
.327
.456
.185
.271
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Will Richards has retired from the Brooklyn Royal Giants
1986-04-16Will Richards of the Brooklyn Royal Giants is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1984-06-03A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the Kansas City Blue Notes. The Kansas City Blue Notes receive Bill Coombs, Carlton Mottola, Draft Pick 1985 Round 1 BRO (Reggie Kocher) from the Brooklyn Royal Giants in exchange for Sam Brown, Will Richards.
1979-07-28Will Richards of the Kansas City Blue Notes is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
1978-06-05Will Richards of the Kansas City Blue Notes is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1978-05-13Will Richards of the Kansas City Blue Notes is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1977-08-30Will Richards of the Kansas City Blue Notes is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1976-09-20Will Richards of the Kansas City Blue Notes is injured and is expected to be out 49 days.
1976-06-12Will Richards of the Kansas City Blue Notes is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1976-05-25The Kansas City Blue Notes have promoted Will Richards to the major league team.
1974-04-28A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Blue Notes and the Cincinnati River Cats. The Cincinnati River Cats receive Ira Natal from the Kansas City Blue Notes in exchange for Will Richards.
1971-04-05The Cincinnati River Cats have renamed Billy Richie to Will Richards.