LF Gus Richards #34
Atlanta Copperheads FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/12/1975
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LF GUS RICHARDS #34 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 27 12 2 0 1 3 5 2 .444 .531 .630 4 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 LAF Win, 3-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/11/1975 LAF Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/10/1975 LAF Loss, 4-8 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
05/09/1975 LAF Win, 6-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/07/1975 WAS Win, 4-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
05/06/1975 WAS Win, 9-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/1975 WAS Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
05/04/1975 @ BOS Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1975 @ WAS Win, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1975 @ WAS Loss, 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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, 101 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 133 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 20 27 12 2 0 1 3 6 5 2 .444 .531 .630 1.161 .505 .185 223
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 32 0 1 0 1 0 0 17 3 4 1 80.0 9.4 14.98 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Versus Right   24 9 1 0 1 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 .375 .483 .542 1.024
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 6 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
April   14 6 2 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .529 .786 1.315
May   13 6 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .462 .533 .462 .995
Spring Training   30 7 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .233 .324 .233 .557
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   132 44 7 0 3 21 20 14 13 2 1 0 .333 .392 .455 .846
Home   21 10 2 0 1 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 .476 .560 .714 1.274
Road   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Grass   24 11 2 0 1 3 6 5 2 0 0 0 .458 .552 .667 1.218
Turf   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Day   13 6 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 .462 .462 .692 1.154
Night   14 6 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 .429 .579 .571 1.150
As Starter   14 6 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .500 1.000
As Reliever / Substitution   13 6 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 .462 .562 .769 1.332
Pinch Hitting   10 5 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .583 .900 1.483
Close/Late   16 8 1 0 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .500 .579 .750 1.329
Inning 1-3   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Inning 4-6   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Inning 7-9   17 8 1 0 1 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 .471 .550 .706 1.256
Extra Innings   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
0 Outs   9 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .778 .778 1.111 1.889
1 Outs   10 3 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 .300 .500 .400 .900
2 Outs   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Scoring Position   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Empty   18 9 1 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .556 1.127
Runner on 1st   3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 2.000 2.750
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .375 .500 .375 .875
First Pitch   6 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.333 2.048
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-0   2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Behind in Count   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Ahead in Count   7 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .571 .667 .714 1.381
Batting Leadoff   8 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181
Batting 5th   5 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   9 5 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .556 .636 1.000 1.636
Low Leverage   13 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .385 .467 .462 .928
Medium Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
High Leverage   10 6 1 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
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 20 27 12 2 0 1 3 6 5 0 0 2 4 1 .444 .531 .630 1.161 223 223 0.6
Total FABL 113 132 44 7 0 3 21 20 14 0 2 13 5 2 .333 .392 .455 .846 144 141 1.1
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
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
1975 Atlanta - MLB LF 7 2 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 -0.3 1.007
1975 Atlanta - MLB CF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.0 1.024
TOTAL LF 291 245 406 11 0 430 13 .970 2219.0 1.69 -1.3 1.015
TOTAL CF 101 91 209 1 0 217 7 .968 805.0 2.35 -4.4 .962
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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