Thomas Richards
Thomas Richards
Born: February 4, 1935
Carlos, MD US
Deceased: September 11, 2024
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1954-1964
Thomas Richards compiled a career record of 77 wins and 71 losses and a 3.86 ERA in his 280-game pitching career with the Dubuque Packers, Superior Blues, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Waterloo White Hawks, Davenport DavSox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Charleston ChaSox, Indianapolis Indians, Nashville Vols, Mobile Bears and Lynchburg White Sox. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5.15 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 131.0 | 126 | 98 | 75 | 10 | 95 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.59 | 31 | 24 | 222.0 | 155 | 86 | 64 | 4 | 139 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 4 | 9 | .308 | 5.85 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 80.0 | 91 | 69 | 52 | 14 | 47 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.80 | 18 | 16 | 132.0 | 100 | 53 | 41 | 9 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 | 60 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Davenport DavSox | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.51 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.54 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 65.0 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.78 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charleston ChaSox | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.63 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 129.0 | 127 | 59 | 52 | 11 | 59 | 8 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.86 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 24 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4.37 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 160.7 | 178 | 87 | 78 | 11 | 67 | 12 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Lynchburg White Sox | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.22 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 150.0 | 137 | 48 | 37 | 9 | 43 | 3 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | 4 | 2 | .667 | 5.21 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 95.0 | 117 | 60 | 55 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 77 | 71 | .520 | 3.86 | 280 | 164 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1314.7 | 1249 | 689 | 564 | 95 | 669 | 30 | 598 | 33 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 56 | 150 | 125 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 19 | .248 | .356 | .376 | .732 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | 49 | 85 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .235 | .424 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 26 | 59 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .254 | .254 | .458 | .712 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 18 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .214 | .324 | .357 | .681 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 147 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .200 | .360 | .200 | .560 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Davenport DavSox | 14 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .267 | .389 | .333 | .722 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 29 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charleston ChaSox | 24 | 52 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .143 | .294 | .190 | .485 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | (+) Nashville Vols | 28 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .314 | .385 | .429 | .813 | 15 | ||||||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | (+) Mobile Bears | 28 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .314 | .385 | .429 | .813 | 15 | ||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 49 | 64 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 18 | .128 | .317 | .234 | .552 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Lynchburg White Sox | 29 | 52 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .043 | .118 | .106 | .224 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | 18 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .227 | .227 | .273 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 478 | 602 | 528 | 43 | 98 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 107 | .186 | .269 | .277 | .545 | 146 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | P | 23 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 1.696 |
| 1955 | C | NORL1 | Superior Blues | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.357 |
| 1957 | B | IIIL | Davenport DavSox | P | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1957 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.091 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .900 | .429 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Charleston ChaSox | P | 22 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.045 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .700 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 37 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .811 |
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Lynchburg White Sox | P | 29 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 5 | .968 | 1.034 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Lynchburg White Sox | P | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .944 |
| Totals | 255 | 36 | 159 | 5 | 16 | .975 | .765 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | Miss-Ohio Valley (M.O.V.) League | Dubuque Packers | CHA | ||
| 1955 | C | Northern League | Superior Blues | CHA | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1957 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1957 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Davenport DavSox | CHA | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston ChaSox | CHA | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Nashville Vols | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | CLE | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | PHI | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | NYN | ||
| 1963 | AA | South Atlantic League | Lynchburg White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Lynchburg White Sox | CHA |
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