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Rich Chiles
Richard Francis Chiles

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

Debut April 20, 1971
  vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1978
Born November 22, 1949 in Sacramento, CA

Cousin of George Kelly and Cousin of Ren Kelly

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 21 HOU NL  67  119   12   27   5  1   2   15   0  1   6  20  .227  .268  .336   72   40   1   1   0   1   2
 1972 22 HOU NL   9   11    0    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   1  .273  .333  .364  100    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1973 23 NYM NL   8   25    2    3   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .120  .120  .200  -12    5   0   0   0   0   2
 1976 26 HOU NL   5    4    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .750  267    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 27 MIN AL 108  261   31   69  16  1   3   36   0  1  23  17  .264  .323  .368   89   96   4   5   2   2   5
 1978 28 MIN AL  87  198   22   53  12  0   1   22   1  2  20  25  .268  .333  .343   90   68   0   5   2   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      284  618   68  157  37  2   6   76   1  4  50  65  .254  .310  .350   84  216   5  11   4   5  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        353   39   90  21  1   3   43   1  2  29  37  .254  .310  .350   84  123   3   6   2   3  10
 Career High    108  261   31   69  16  1   3   36   1  2  23  25  .264  .323  .368   89   96   4   5   2   2   9
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1971 21 HOU NL  128   97   10   2.8    91| .227  .257| .268  .323| .336  .377| .604  .700|  72  .331  -4.7  -0.5   0%
 1972 22 HOU NL   12    8    1   3.4    90| .273  .254| .333  .322| .364  .376| .697  .698| 100  .417   0.0   0.0   0%
 1973 23 NYM NL   25   24    0   0.0    95| .120  .260| .120  .329| .200  .387| .320  .716| -12  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1976 26 HOU NL    4    2    2  26.9    84| .500  .252| .500  .317| .750  .359|1.250  .676| 267  .969   0.8   0.1   0%
 1977 27 MIN AL  295  207   32   4.2    99| .264  .265| .323  .329| .368  .403| .691  .732|  89  .449  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1978 28 MIN AL  225  161   22   3.6    95| .268  .263| .333  .329| .343  .388| .676  .717|  90  .424  -1.5  -0.2  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       689  499   67   3.6    96| .254  .263| .310  .328| .350  .392| .660  .720|  84  .408 -11.9  -1.3  20%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1971 21 HOU NL OF 27 35 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.30 1.92 1.74 2.19 20 181.3 LF 25 35 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.40 1.53 1.78 1.87 20 177.3 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1972 22 HOU NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.95 2.77 2.15 2 13.0 RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.70 3.86 2.06 1 7.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.70 3.00 1.95 1 6.0 1973 23 NYM NL CF 8 22 1 0 1 1.000 .979 2.88 2.27 3.57 2.62 7 58.0 1976 26 HOU NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1977 27 MIN AL DH 61 OF 22 35 0 2 0 .946 .978 1.59 2.03 1.99 2.34 20 158.0 RF 21 35 0 2 0 .946 .975 1.67 1.71 2.10 2.08 19 150.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1978 28 MIN AL OF 61 108 3 4 0 .965 .979 1.82 2.13 2.30 2.47 54 434.7 LF 60 109 3 4 0 .966 .974 1.87 1.78 2.33 2.21 54 431.7 DH 8 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 23 NYM NL CF 8 22 1 0 1 1.000 .979 2.88 2.27 3.57 2.62 7 58.0 1977 27 MIN AL DH 61 1978 28 MIN AL DH 8 1971 21 HOU NL LF 25 35 0 0 0 1.000 .970 1.40 1.53 1.78 1.87 20 177.3 1972 22 HOU NL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 1.70 3.00 1.95 1 6.0 1976 26 HOU NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1977 27 MIN AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.14 1 8.0 1978 28 MIN AL LF 60 109 3 4 0 .966 .974 1.87 1.78 2.33 2.21 54 431.7 1971 21 HOU NL OF 27 35 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.30 1.92 1.74 2.19 20 181.3 1972 22 HOU NL OF 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.95 2.77 2.15 2 13.0 1973 23 NYM NL OF 8 22 1 0 1 1.000 .979 2.88 1.96 3.57 2.23 7 58.0 1976 26 HOU NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.00 12.86 2.57 0 0.7 1977 27 MIN AL OF 22 35 0 2 0 .946 .978 1.59 2.03 1.99 2.34 20 158.0 1978 28 MIN AL OF 61 108 3 4 0 .965 .979 1.82 2.13 2.30 2.47 54 434.7 1971 21 HOU NL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.02 0 4.0 1972 22 HOU NL RF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.70 3.86 2.06 1 7.0 1977 27 MIN AL RF 21 35 0 2 0 .946 .975 1.67 1.71 2.10 2.08 19 150.0 1978 28 MIN AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.85 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 121 205 4 6 1 .972 .978 1.73 2.05 2.22 2.36 103 845.7 88 8 26# LF* 88 147 3 4 0 .974 .973 1.70 1.70 2.16 2.11 76 623.7 DH 69 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 26 38 0 2 0 .950 .974 1.46 1.73 2.09 2.08 20 164.0 CF* 8 22 1 0 1 1.000 .979 2.88 2.27 3.57 2.62 7 58.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 121 205 4 6 1 .972 .978 1.73 2.05 2.22 2.36 103 846
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

November 27, 1972: Traded by the Houston Astros with Buddy Harris to the New York Mets for Tommie Agee.

April 6, 1974: Released by the New York Mets.

May 15, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

March 29, 1975: Released by the San Diego Padres.

Before 1976 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

December 6, 1976: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Houston Astros in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

February 13, 1979: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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