Allen Gordon Richter (February 7, 1927 – October 29, 2017) was an American professional baseball player.
| Al Richter | |
|---|---|
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| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 7, 1927 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: October 29, 2017 (aged 90) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| 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 | |
Biography
editA shortstop from Norfolk, Virginia, he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). He batted and threw right-handed. Richter was Jewish;[1] he attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School in Norfolk, the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] Richter died in October 2017, aged 90.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 20. January–February 2020.
- ^ "Al Richter Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "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
edit- 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.
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