C Ben Richardson #52
Age: 52 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/11/1962
C BEN RICHARDSON #52 - AGE: 52 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 4 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/04/1909
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:11 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1927, 3rd Pick in Round 15
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1933 Cleveland - FABL 23 21 73 18 4 0 1 5 10 5 0 0 8 1 0 .247 .295 .342 .637 85 80 0.3
1935 Washington - FABL 25 7 30 11 3 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .367 .367 .467 .833 117 118 0.3
1936 Washington - FABL 26 13 33 6 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .222 .303 .525 36 32 -0.1
1936 Detroit - FABL 26 51 185 43 9 2 6 25 18 9 2 1 10 1 0 .232 .274 .400 .674 74 71 0.4
1936 Total - FABL 26 64 218 49 10 2 7 31 22 11 2 2 10 1 0 .225 .266 .385 .651 68 65 0.2
1937 Detroit - FABL 27 104 355 99 26 4 7 50 37 31 2 6 33 2 0 .279 .335 .434 .769 103 96 1.6
1938 Detroit - FABL 28 85 286 72 14 1 5 39 23 23 0 2 29 0 1 .252 .305 .360 .666 80 76 0.7
1940 Cincinnati - FABL 30 66 207 52 14 2 1 28 20 14 0 5 16 0 0 .251 .292 .353 .645 78 74 0.6
1941 Montreal - FABL 31 117 408 98 21 2 8 47 49 42 0 1 62 0 0 .240 .310 .360 .671 86 87 1.8
1942 Montreal - FABL 32 99 302 80 9 1 6 46 36 26 0 3 34 1 1 .265 .320 .361 .681 102 104 2.4
1943 Montreal - FABL 33 84 244 55 11 4 1 22 18 17 0 1 31 0 0 .225 .275 .316 .590 77 66 0.7
1944 Montreal - FABL 34 79 222 58 13 0 0 27 28 24 1 5 22 0 1 .261 .329 .320 .649 87 78 1.2
1945 Montreal - FABL 35 97 330 79 18 1 4 34 42 24 1 1 32 2 0 .239 .292 .336 .628 81 76 1.3
Total FABL 823 2675 671 143 17 40 337 288 217 6 26 279 7 3 .251 .306 .362 .668 86 82 10.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1925 Houston HS - HS 15 21 76 19 4 0 1 10 8 5 3 0 14 0 0 .250 .321 .342 .664 79 76 0.2
1926 Houston HS - HS 16 23 82 19 4 0 1 9 7 4 2 2 5 0 0 .232 .278 .317 .595 67 63 0.2
1927 Houston HS - HS 17 39 152 51 11 0 6 43 23 12 1 5 15 0 0 .336 .376 .526 .903 126 119 0.8
1928 San Jose - B 18 19 50 15 4 0 2 10 11 2 1 0 9 0 0 .300 .340 .500 .840 115 117 0.5
1929 La Crosse - C 19 71 253 74 18 0 4 41 32 19 3 3 33 0 3 .292 .345 .411 .756 134 130 3.1
1930 Savannah - B 20 53 180 59 14 0 3 33 35 20 0 0 20 0 1 .328 .395 .456 .851 124 126 1.3
1930 Reading - A 20 56 216 55 20 2 4 31 23 19 1 3 22 0 0 .255 .314 .421 .735 103 100 1.0
1931 Portland - AA 21 43 149 41 10 0 8 25 22 18 3 1 37 0 1 .275 .363 .503 .866 140 133 1.6
1932 Portland - AA 22 60 235 63 23 1 6 48 37 17 2 2 55 4 2 .268 .320 .451 .771 123 122 2.1
1932 Cincinnati - AAA 22 71 262 67 13 2 9 35 34 19 3 1 81 2 3 .256 .312 .424 .736 98 101 1.2
1933 Cincinnati - AAA 23 29 108 35 4 1 4 19 13 7 0 2 12 1 1 .324 .359 .491 .850 133 131 1.1
1933 Kansas City - AAA 23 42 165 36 5 1 2 21 14 12 1 5 16 0 0 .218 .268 .297 .565 47 43 -0.3
1933 Total - AAA 23 71 273 71 9 2 6 40 27 19 1 7 28 1 1 .260 .303 .374 .677 80 77 0.8
1934 Kansas City - AAA 24 86 312 88 26 2 6 60 45 28 2 2 21 1 1 .282 .343 .436 .779 105 101 1.8
1935 Kansas City - AAA 25 88 332 88 22 1 5 36 49 29 6 3 40 7 1 .265 .332 .383 .715 79 77 1.0
1939 Newark - AAA 29 102 364 117 37 1 12 81 52 31 5 4 53 5 0 .321 .379 .527 .906 131 128 3.5
Total CL 216 809 212 53 4 13 117 108 69 9 10 77 8 2 .262 .323 .386 .709 82 79
Total EA 103 384 104 33 1 14 73 59 35 5 3 92 4 3 .271 .337 .471 .809 130 126
Total UL 202 734 219 54 4 25 135 99 57 8 7 146 8 4 .298 .352 .485 .837 120 119
Total MAL 56 216 55 20 2 4 31 23 19 1 3 22 0 0 .255 .314 .421 .735 103 100
Total HS 83 310 89 19 0 8 62 38 21 6 7 34 0 0 .287 .337 .426 .763 99 94
Total SEL 53 180 59 14 0 3 33 35 20 0 0 20 0 1 .328 .395 .456 .851 124 126
Total COW 19 50 15 4 0 2 10 11 2 1 0 9 0 0 .300 .340 .500 .840 115 117
Total UMVA 71 253 74 18 0 4 41 32 19 3 3 33 0 3 .292 .345 .411 .756 134 130
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1925 Houston HS - HS C 21 21 195 15 1 210 0 1.000 182.1 10.37 +0.5 1.424 1 29 7 24.1
1926 Houston HS - HS C 23 23 209 20 1 230 1 .996 202.0 10.20 +1.8 1.211 2 24 13 54.2
1927 Houston HS - HS C 37 37 322 25 2 355 8 .977 323.1 9.66 -0.7 .934 6 51 9 17.6
1928 San Jose - B C 17 13 61 10 0 72 1 .986 117.0 5.46 +0.6 1.833 4 7 2 28.6
1929 La Crosse - C C 63 62 490 45 7 540 5 .991 554.1 8.69 +5.4 1.227 5 57 18 31.6
1930 Reading - A C 54 54 366 26 3 395 3 .992 479.2 7.36 +2.1 1.104 3 8 6 75.0
1930 Savannah - B C 45 41 196 35 3 236 5 .979 372.1 5.58 +0.8 .887 0 34 9 26.5
1931 Portland - AA C 42 42 414 25 2 450 11 .976 375.2 10.52 -0.6 .776 5 32 9 28.1
1932 Cincinnati - AAA C 69 68 601 46 2 656 9 .986 599.2 9.71 +0.2 1.022 7 47 12 25.5
1932 Portland - AA C 57 56 540 37 3 592 15 .975 504.1 10.30 +0.9 1.151 3 46 11 23.9
1933 Cleveland - MLB C 21 20 55 9 3 65 1 .985 178.2 3.22 -0.2 .668 1 12 5 41.7
1933 Kansas City - AAA C 42 42 133 30 1 164 1 .994 376.2 3.89 +1.6 1.101 1 25 14 56.0
1933 Cincinnati - AAA C 27 27 102 15 0 120 3 .975 241.1 4.36 +0.4 1.093 1 10 5 50.0
1934 Kansas City - AAA C 82 80 223 51 8 284 10 .965 708.1 3.48 +1.1 1.033 2 62 28 45.2
1935 Washington - MLB C 7 7 21 4 0 26 1 .962 65.0 3.46 +0.7 .000 0 5 3 60.0
1935 Kansas City - AAA C 88 87 378 91 6 486 17 .965 749.0 5.64 +3.9 1.075 12 128 56 43.8
1936 Washington - MLB C 12 8 40 4 2 46 2 .957 78.0 5.08 -0.2 .514 1 1 1 100.0
1936 Detroit - MLB C 51 50 179 39 5 223 5 .978 444.0 4.42 +1.7 1.027 2 35 16 45.7
1937 Detroit - MLB C 100 99 356 54 8 426 16 .962 866.0 4.26 -1.7 .950 9 64 26 40.6
1938 Detroit - MLB C 84 77 310 36 9 353 7 .980 697.2 4.46 +0.4 .900 3 40 16 40.0
1939 Newark - AAA C 98 92 547 74 5 644 23 .964 814.1 6.86 +1.4 1.100 4 120 37 30.8
1940 Cincinnati - MLB C 64 55 234 33 1 271 4 .985 504.1 4.76 -0.6 .745 8 31 19 61.3
1941 Montreal - MLB C 116 113 437 66 0 511 8 .984 981.2 4.61 +3.1 1.212 8 68 34 50.0
1942 Montreal - MLB C 98 83 269 56 4 336 11 .967 752.0 3.89 +2.7 1.090 7 41 24 58.5
1943 Montreal - MLB C 82 72 237 45 2 288 6 .979 627.0 4.05 +2.3 .946 2 30 16 53.3
1944 Montreal - MLB C 76 61 243 41 5 285 1 .996 582.2 4.39 +2.9 1.108 7 27 18 66.7
1945 Montreal - MLB C 94 89 291 60 5 361 10 .972 796.1 3.97 +2.6 1.039 6 47 21 44.7
TOTAL C 1570 1479 7449 992 88 8625 184 .979 13173.2 5.77 +33.2 1.042 110 1081 435 40.2
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1924 Joined the Houston HS Hurricanes.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/02/1926 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1927 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1927 Released by the Houston HS Hurricanes.
12/05/1927 Drafted in the 1927 first-year player draft by the Chicago Cougars (Round 15, Pick 3, 227th overall pick).
01/01/1928 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/29/1929 Wins the UMVA UMVA Player of the Week Award.
09/05/1929 Wins the 1929 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
10/18/1929 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Cleveland Foresters, along with 1B Luke Nixon, SP Harry Parker, SS Pat Schuring, in exchange for SP Max Wilder, SS Russ Combs.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/16/1930 Wins the SEL SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/24/1930 Wins the 1930 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/22/1931 Injured (Broken hand), out for 4 months.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/31/1933 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Washington Eagles, along with SP Karl Johnson, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for C T.R. Goins.
08/12/1933 Injured (Hamstring tendinitis), out for one week.
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/01/1935 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/20/1936 Injured (Wrist tendinitis), day-to-day for one week.
06/14/1936 Was claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Washington.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/19/1939 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/23/1939 Released by the Detroit organization.
11/21/1939 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $14,000 with the Baltimore Cannons organization.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
11/25/1940 Was traded by the Cincinnati Cannons to the Montreal Saints, along with LF Otis Parker, SP Jackie James, a 1st round draft pick, and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for C Adam Mullins.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/15/1941 Goes 6-6 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 3 2B, 6 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/28/1942 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1943 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/29/1946 Released by the Montreal Saints.
10/13/1946 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1941 62 10
Year SF Rank
1937 6 8
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