LF Gus Richards #34
Atlanta Copperheads FABL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/08/1975
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LF GUS RICHARDS #34 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 431 138 20 4 10 49 55 46 .320 .400 .455 15 4.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/1975 LAF Loss, 3-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1975 @ LAF Win, 7-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/04/1975 @ LAF Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1975 LAF Win, 6-4 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
10/01/1975 LAF Loss, 5-15 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1975 @ WAS Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ WAS Win, 6-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ WAS Win, 4-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 NYG Win, 4-3 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 NYG Win, 7-4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/18/1948
Born in:Lafayette, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$35,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 66 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 19th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 431 138 20 4 10 49 76 55 46 .320 .400 .455 .855 .382 .135 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 494 4 8 0 3 2 2 196 34 15 7 68.2 83.0 7.30 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 30 4 1 2 12 11 11 11 1 0 1 .319 .393 .447 .839
Versus Right   337 108 16 3 8 37 64 44 35 1 2 3 .320 .403 .457 .860
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450
April   14 6 2 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .529 .786 1.315
May   34 11 1 0 0 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 .324 .368 .353 .721
June   74 27 4 0 3 14 19 16 3 1 2 0 .365 .473 .541 1.013
July   112 34 8 1 2 12 23 10 14 0 0 2 .304 .371 .446 .817
August   116 38 3 2 3 13 14 13 16 0 0 1 .328 .400 .466 .866
September   81 22 2 1 1 5 13 10 9 0 0 1 .272 .359 .358 .717
Spring Training   30 7 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .233 .324 .233 .557
Postseason   24 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 .208 .208 .250 .458
Last Year   93 30 5 0 2 17 12 8 8 2 1 0 .323 .369 .441 .810
2 Years Ago   8 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Career   536 170 25 4 12 67 90 64 57 4 3 4 .317 .391 .446 .837
Home   209 67 7 2 3 26 38 32 21 1 2 2 .321 .414 .416 .830
Road   222 71 13 2 7 23 38 23 25 1 0 2 .320 .387 .491 .878
Grass   408 130 19 4 8 46 70 55 43 2 2 4 .319 .403 .444 .847
Turf   23 8 1 0 2 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 .348 .348 .652 1.000
Day   89 31 4 0 3 13 14 8 10 0 0 1 .348 .408 .494 .903
Night   342 107 16 4 7 36 62 47 36 2 2 3 .313 .398 .444 .843
As Starter   402 130 18 4 9 46 71 52 43 1 2 4 .323 .405 .455 .860
As Reliever / Substitution   29 8 2 0 1 3 5 3 3 1 0 0 .276 .333 .448 .782
Pinch Hitting   21 7 2 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .571 .946
Close/Late   91 24 3 1 3 14 13 13 8 2 0 1 .264 .355 .418 .773
Inning 1-3   157 54 10 2 1 15 27 20 20 0 2 1 .344 .421 .452 .874
Inning 4-6   123 44 4 0 5 15 24 15 10 0 0 2 .358 .436 .512 .948
Inning 7-9   143 37 5 2 4 19 21 18 15 2 0 1 .259 .341 .406 .747
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   172 53 2 1 2 6 35 15 16 0 2 2 .308 .370 .366 .737
1 Outs   129 43 5 2 4 18 27 22 15 2 0 1 .333 .429 .496 .925
2 Outs   130 42 13 1 4 25 13 18 15 0 0 1 .323 .409 .531 .940
Scoring Position   111 35 5 1 2 38 18 22 9 2 2 1 .315 .426 .432 .859
Bases Empty   263 85 11 3 7 7 50 29 32 0 0 3 .323 .397 .468 .864
Runner on 1st   57 18 4 0 1 4 7 4 5 0 0 0 .316 .361 .439 .799
Runner on 2nd   39 13 4 1 1 11 4 7 3 0 2 0 .333 .435 .564 .999
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .273 .429 .273 .701
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 9 0 0 1 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 5 0 0 0 6 2 3 1 1 0 0 .455 .533 .455 .988
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 6 4 6 0 0 0 1 .273 .556 .364 .919
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Two Strikes   148 35 6 1 5 16 22 24 46 0 0 0 .236 .343 .392 .735
First Pitch   92 30 6 0 1 9 17 8 0 0 0 0 .326 .380 .424 .804
Count 0-1   48 17 3 1 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 3 .354 .392 .458 .850
Count 0-2   18 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 .222 .222 .389 .611
Count 1-0   42 17 2 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .405 .395 .452 .848
Count 1-1   38 19 2 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .513 .632 1.144
Count 1-2   55 10 2 0 3 4 7 0 21 0 0 0 .182 .182 .382 .564
Count 2-0   24 10 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .400 .708 1.108
Count 2-1   29 8 0 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .517 .793
Count 2-2   43 14 3 1 1 6 5 0 10 0 0 0 .326 .326 .512 .837
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 2 0 0 0 2 6 13 0 0 1 0 .200 .652 .200 .852
Full Count   32 7 1 0 0 5 8 24 7 0 0 0 .219 .554 .250 .804
Behind in Count   121 31 5 1 4 7 18 0 29 0 0 3 .256 .274 .413 .687
Ahead in Count   105 37 3 2 3 16 22 23 0 2 1 0 .352 .462 .505 .966
Batting Leadoff   229 69 11 4 5 21 41 27 28 0 0 3 .301 .382 .450 .832
Batting 2nd   41 17 2 0 2 9 14 3 4 0 1 1 .415 .467 .610 1.076
Batting 4th   22 7 0 0 1 4 4 5 1 1 0 0 .318 .429 .455 .883
Batting 5th   19 4 1 0 0 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 .211 .333 .263 .596
Batting 6th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   33 10 2 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .303 .361 .364 .725
Batting 8th   66 25 2 0 1 7 7 11 5 0 0 0 .379 .468 .455 .922
Batting 9th   16 6 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .688 1.132
Low Leverage   185 51 9 2 6 14 29 24 25 0 0 2 .276 .365 .443 .808
Medium Leverage   181 59 9 2 1 14 33 21 17 0 2 2 .326 .402 .414 .816
High Leverage   61 26 1 0 2 20 12 10 4 2 0 0 .426 .493 .541 1.034
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
1972 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 49 52 -0.0
1973 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 8 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347 -1 14 -0.1
1974 Atlanta - FABL 25 81 93 30 5 0 2 17 12 8 0 2 8 1 1 .323 .369 .441 .810 136 131 0.6
1975 Atlanta - FABL 26 134 431 138 20 4 10 49 76 55 4 2 46 15 7 .320 .400 .455 .855 139 145 4.1
Total FABL 227 536 170 25 4 12 67 90 64 4 4 57 16 8 .317 .391 .446 .837 136 140 4.6
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
1967 Jackson - R 18 21 60 14 2 0 1 6 5 6 1 0 20 4 2 .233 .313 .317 .630 86 81 0.1
1967 Spokane - A 18 21 45 14 2 0 1 5 5 3 0 0 8 1 0 .311 .354 .422 .776 114 118 0.1
1968 Jackson - R 19 49 194 64 9 1 1 17 29 24 0 1 50 9 10 .330 .402 .402 .804 119 124 0.8
1968 Spokane - A 19 5 19 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .368 .368 .579 .947 164 170 0.2
1969 Huntsville - R 20 9 39 14 1 2 5 13 13 10 0 0 12 2 0 .359 .490 .872 1.362 265 237 1.0
1969 Spokane - A 20 47 171 54 9 2 7 38 30 39 7 2 33 8 6 .316 .457 .515 .971 152 149 2.1
1969 Gary - A 20 53 190 45 7 1 2 21 19 19 1 3 36 2 3 .237 .305 .316 .621 88 84 -0.1
1970 Spokane - A 21 42 161 66 5 2 16 47 33 25 1 1 23 4 2 .410 .489 .764 1.253 237 226 3.4
1970 Gary - A 21 38 135 32 5 1 2 14 15 23 1 1 29 2 1 .237 .350 .333 .683 94 96 0.4
1970 Birmingham - AA 21 9 37 10 3 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 7 0 1 .270 .282 .405 .687 103 100 -0.1
1971 Tucson - AAA 22 88 160 55 13 4 1 18 31 11 4 1 19 3 0 .344 .398 .494 .891 144 151 1.5
1972 Tucson - AAA 23 115 280 91 17 3 6 44 43 36 6 0 38 6 3 .325 .413 .471 .884 144 140 2.6
1973 Tucson - AAA 24 131 480 137 30 10 10 56 92 72 7 3 70 5 9 .285 .384 .452 .836 122 124 2.7
1974 Tucson - AAA 25 7 28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 2 2 3 .393 .500 .464 .964 155 149 0.2
Total DIX 9 37 10 3 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 7 0 1 .270 .282 .405 .687 103 100
Total GWL 341 948 294 60 18 17 119 169 124 18 4 129 16 15 .310 .399 .465 .864 133 134
Total HL 91 325 77 12 2 4 35 34 42 2 4 65 4 4 .237 .324 .323 .647 91 89
Total COW 115 396 141 17 4 25 94 69 67 8 3 67 13 8 .356 .456 .609 1.064 182 178
Total GSL 79 293 92 12 3 7 36 47 40 1 1 82 15 12 .314 .397 .447 .844 133 132
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1974 Atlanta - FABL 25 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.2
1975 Atlanta - FABL 26 5 24 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .208 .208 .250 .458 28 30 -0.3
Total FABL 13 32 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .156 .156 .188 .344 -4 -4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Spokane - A LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 +0.1 1.054
1967 Jackson - R LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Spokane - A CF 10 6 13 0 0 15 2 .867 56.0 2.09 -1.1 .954
1967 Jackson - R CF 10 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 89.2 1.81 +0.4 .976
1967 Spokane - A RF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.1 1.96 -0.4 .857
1967 Jackson - R RF 4 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 -0.3 1.051
1968 Jackson - R LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.0 1.050
1968 Jackson - R CF 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.3 1.034
1968 Spokane - A RF 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 43.0 1.26 +0.1 1.039
1968 Jackson - R RF 39 38 59 0 0 61 2 .967 345.0 1.54 -1.0 1.040
1969 Gary - A LF 47 47 68 0 0 68 0 1.000 400.2 1.53 -2.4 .984
1969 Spokane - A LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.3 1.054
1969 Huntsville - R LF 9 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 86.0 1.47 +0.2 1.035
1969 Gary - A CF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.1 1.026
1969 Spokane - A CF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.3 1.032
1969 Gary - A RF 6 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 -0.1 1.036
1969 Spokane - A RF 40 40 62 0 0 64 2 .969 354.2 1.57 +4.6 1.105
1970 Birmingham - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.0 1.044
1970 Gary - A LF 12 10 13 1 0 16 2 .875 82.2 1.52 -1.3 .889
1970 Spokane - A LF 19 19 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 164.0 1.65 +0.4 1.078
1970 Birmingham - AA CF 7 7 16 0 0 17 1 .941 65.0 2.22 -1.4 .871
1970 Gary - A CF 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 28.0 2.89 +0.4 1.028
1970 Spokane - A CF 8 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 66.0 2.32 +0.6 1.029
1970 Gary - A RF 22 22 37 3 0 42 2 .952 195.0 1.85 +1.3 1.041
1970 Spokane - A RF 17 14 18 1 0 20 1 .950 127.2 1.34 +1.4 1.112
1971 Tucson - AAA LF 19 13 17 1 0 19 1 .947 132.0 1.23 -0.7 .893
1971 Tucson - AAA CF 5 4 11 0 0 12 1 .917 36.0 2.75 -0.2 .941
1971 Tucson - AAA RF 13 8 21 0 0 23 2 .913 82.2 2.29 -0.8 .968
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.001
1972 Tucson - AAA LF 32 20 46 2 0 50 2 .960 201.0 2.15 +2.0 1.048
1972 Tucson - AAA CF 38 38 82 1 0 85 2 .976 321.1 2.32 -2.6 .966
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .982
1972 Tucson - AAA RF 7 2 10 0 0 11 1 .909 28.2 3.14 +0.2 1.024
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Tucson - AAA LF 103 103 166 5 0 178 7 .961 893.2 1.72 +1.0 1.034
1973 Tucson - AAA CF 11 10 28 0 0 29 1 .966 84.0 3.00 -1.1 .918
1973 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Tucson - AAA RF 16 11 26 0 0 28 2 .929 103.0 2.27 +0.5 1.049
1974 Atlanta - MLB LF 23 5 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 76.0 2.37 -0.6 .995
1974 Tucson - AAA LF 7 7 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 62.0 2.18 +0.0 1.006
1974 Atlanta - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Atlanta - MLB RF 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 1.000
1974 Tucson - AAA RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.011
1975 Atlanta - MLB 1B 1 1 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.5 .698
1975 Atlanta - MLB LF 60 52 88 2 0 92 2 .978 466.0 1.74 +1.2 1.016
1975 Atlanta - MLB CF 31 31 69 4 0 73 0 1.000 268.1 2.45 -2.6 .911
1975 Atlanta - MLB RF 25 19 46 0 0 47 1 .979 189.2 2.18 +1.4 1.058
TOTAL 1B 1 1 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.5 .698
TOTAL LF 344 295 489 12 0 516 15 .971 2656.0 1.70 +0.2 1.015
TOTAL CF 130 120 275 5 0 287 7 .976 1057.1 2.38 -6.9 .948
TOTAL RF 207 165 310 4 0 327 13 .960 1553.2 1.82 +7.0 1.050
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (New Iberia; New Iberia, LA) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 4, Pick 19, 79th overall pick).
04/15/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
09/13/1969 Wins the 1969 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Huntsville Rockets!
06/08/1970 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
06/15/1970 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/10/1970 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Pittsburgh Miners.
07/13/1972 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/20/1972 Wins the 1972 World Championship Series with the Pittsburgh Miners.
05/07/1973 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/20/1973 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/25/1975 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
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