Al Richter
| Al Richter | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: February 7, 1927 Norfolk, Virginia | |||
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Died: October 29, 2017 (aged 90) Virginia Beach, Virginia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 23, 1951, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 21, 1953, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .091 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
| Teams | |||
Allen Gordon Richter (February 7, 1927 – October 29, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). He batted and threw right-handed.
Richter played ten seasons (1945; 1947–55) in minor league baseball and appeared in six Major League games for the Boston Red Sox in the 1951 and 1953 seasons, hitting a single in 11 at bats for a .091 batting average while scoring one run. In four fielding appearances, he made clean plays on his 20 chances and posted a 1.000 fielding percentage. His lone hit came off Spec Shea at Yankee Stadium on September 30, 1951.[1] Richter's best minor league season came in 1951, when he batted .321 with 164 hits in 129 games played at the Triple-A level.[2] Richter died in October 2017, aged 90.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 0". retrosheet.org. September 30, 1951. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Al Richter Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Allen Gordon Richter 1927-2017". legacy.com. The Virginian Pilot. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) and Retrosheet
- Al Richter at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Bill Nowlin, Retrieved November 1, 2017.