Nolen Richardson
Nolen Richardson | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1903-01-18)January 18, 1903 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Died: September 25, 1951(1951-09-25) (aged 48) Athens, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1929, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 17, 1939, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Hits | 117 |
Runs batted in | 45 |
Teams | |
Clifford Nolen Richardson (January 18, 1903 – September 25, 1951) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended college at the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Richardson played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds in a span of six seasons between 1929 and 1939. In 168 career games, he collected 117 hits in 473 at bats for a .247 batting average.
In between, Richardson was the shortstop and team captain of the 1937 Newark Bears, which is widely regarded as the best in Minor League Baseball history.[1] Afterwards, Richardson became the head baseball coach at the University of Georgia.[2]
Richardson died on September 25, 1951, in Athens, Georgia. He had been suffering from cancer.[2]
Sources
- ^ Minor League Baseball Top Teams. MiLB.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Richardson's Death Saddens Notables". The Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or The Deadball Era
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