LF Gus Richards #34
Atlanta Copperheads FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
03/03/1975
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LF GUS RICHARDS #34 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1974 SLC Win, 8-3 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
08/30/1974 SLC Win, 9-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1974 SLC Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1974 @ HAW Loss, 0-13 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/26/1974 @ HAW Win, 7-3 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/25/1974 @ HAW Win, 9-6 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/24/1974 @ SAC Win, 7-5 5 0 2 0 0 1 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:1 Year, 66 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 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
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 7 28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 .393 .500 .464 .964 .412 .071 149
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 1 2 3 40.0 6.2 8.38 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Versus Right   20 8 0 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 .400 .538 .500 1.038
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 .393 .500 .464 .964
Last Year   28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 .393 .500 .464 .964
2 Years Ago   480 137 30 10 10 56 92 72 70 3 1 7 .285 .384 .452 .836
Career   948 294 60 18 17 119 169 124 129 4 10 18 .310 .399 .465 .864
Home   13 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Road   15 7 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 .467 .600 .600 1.200
Grass   28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 .393 .500 .464 .964
Day   17 8 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 .471 .591 .588 1.179
Night   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
As Starter   28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 .393 .500 .464 .964
Close/Late   5 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .800 .857 1.200 2.057
Inning 1-3   11 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .825
Inning 4-6   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Inning 7-9   7 5 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 .714 .778 1.000 1.778
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   17 8 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 .471 .550 .471 1.021
1 Outs   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
2 Outs   5 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .429 .600 1.029
Scoring Position   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Empty   23 10 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .435 .480 .435 .915
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .600 1.000 1.600
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Two Strikes   11 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
First Pitch   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Count 0-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 2-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Behind in Count   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Ahead in Count   8 5 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .625 .700 .875 1.575
Batting Leadoff   28 11 0 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 1 .393 .500 .464 .964
Low Leverage   12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .385 .333 .718
Medium Leverage   14 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .357 .471 .500 .971
High Leverage   2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
Total FABL 93 105 32 5 0 2 18 14 9 0 2 11 1 1 .305 .353 .410 .763 122 119 0.5
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 .964 145 149 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
Total FABL 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105
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
TOTAL LF 284 243 401 10 0 424 13 .969 2190.0 1.69 -1.0 1.015
TOTAL CF 99 89 206 1 0 214 7 .967 789.0 2.36 -4.3 .961
TOTAL RF 182 146 264 4 0 280 12 .957 1364.0 1.77 +5.6 1.049
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.
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