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Danny Richardson
Daniel Richardson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 8", Weight 165 lb.

Debut May 22, 1884
Final Game September 24, 1894
Born January 25, 1863 in Elmira, NY
Died September 12, 1926 in New York, NY

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1884 21 NYG NL  74  277   36   70   8  1   1   27         16  17  .253  .294  .300   83   83                    
 1885 22 NYG NL  49  198   26   52   9  3   0   25         10  14  .263  .298  .338  104   67                    
 1886 23 NYG NL  68  237   43   55   9  1   1   27  12     17  21  .232  .283  .291   73   69                    
 1887 24 NYG NL 122  450   79  125  19 10   3   62  41     36  25  .278  .337  .384  103  173               4    
 1888 25 NYG NL 135  561   82  127  16  7   8   61  35     15  35  .226  .248  .323   81  181               1    
 1889 26 NYG NL 125  497   88  139  22  8   7  100  32     46  37  .280  .342  .398  103  198               1    
 1890 27 NYI PL 123  528  102  135  12  9   4   80  37     37  19  .256  .307  .335   66  177               2    
 1891 28 NYG NL 123  516   85  139  18  5   4   51  28     33  27  .269  .313  .347   95  179               0    
 1892 29 WHS NL 142  551   48  132  13  4   3   58  25     25  45  .240  .274  .294   74  162               1    
 1893 30 BRO NL  54  206   36   46   6  2   0   27   7     13  18  .223  .279  .272   50   56               3    
 1894 31 LOU NL 116  430   51  109  17  2   1   40   8     35  31  .253  .317  .309   56  133               5    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1131 4451  676 1129 149 52  32  558 225  0 283 289  .254  .301  .332   81 1478   0   0   0  17   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        638   97  162  21  7   5   80  32  0  41  41  .254  .301  .332   81  212   0   0   0   2   0
 Career High    142  561  102  139  22 10   8  100  41  0  46  45  .280  .342  .398  104  198   0   0   0   5   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1884 21 NYG NL  293  207   24   3.1    77| .253  .256| .294  .297| .300  .354| .594  .651|  83  .419  -5.1  -0.6     
 1885 22 NYG NL  208  146   20   3.6    70| .263  .248| .298  .291| .338  .332| .636  .623| 104  .532   0.9   0.1     
 1886 23 NYG NL  254  182   20   2.8    82| .232  .261| .283  .311| .291  .357| .574  .668|  73  .382  -7.5  -0.8     
 1887 24 NYG NL  490  325   57   4.6    94| .278  .270| .337  .327| .384  .384| .721  .711| 103  .516   2.3   0.2     
 1888 25 NYG NL  577  434   45   2.7    71| .226  .245| .248  .292| .323  .335| .571  .627|  81  .421 -13.4  -1.6     
 1889 26 NYG NL  544  358   67   4.9    99| .280  .277| .342  .349| .398  .379| .740  .728| 103  .561   0.9   0.1     
 1890 27 NYI PL  567  393   54   3.6   112| .256  .291| .307  .371| .335  .404| .642  .775|  66  .369 -29.3  -2.8     
 1891 28 NYG NL  549  377   56   3.9    85| .269  .255| .313  .328| .347  .347| .660  .676|  95  .499  -4.5  -0.5     
 1892 29 WHS NL  577  419   44   2.8    79| .240  .248| .274  .321| .294  .332| .568  .653|  74  .374 -19.5  -2.2     
 1893 30 BRO NL  222  160   15   2.5   102| .223  .280| .279  .357| .272  .381| .551  .738|  50  .223 -15.0  -1.4     
 1894 31 LOU NL  470  321   41   3.3   120| .253  .306| .317  .376| .309  .431| .626  .808|  56  .255 -29.0  -2.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4751 3322  443   3.5    91| .254  .267| .301  .332| .332  .368| .633  .700|  81  .416 -119.2 -12.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1885 22 NYG NL   7   1   9   8   7   1   1  0   75.0   58   30   20   0   18   21   0   1   301       0  2.40  2.73  114 1.013
 1886 23 NYG NL   0   2   5   1   1   0   4  0   25.0   33   24   16   1   11   17   0   3   114       0  5.76  3.25   56 1.760
 1887 24 NYG NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    0.0    0    0    0   0    1    0   0   0     1       0 undef  0.00 undef   inf
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .700   7   3  15   9   8   1   6  0  100.0   91   54   36   1   30   38   0   4   416       0  3.24  2.86   88 1.210
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19   8  42  25  22   2  17  0  283.3  257  153  102   2   85  107   0  11  1178   0   0  3.24  2.86   88 1.210
 Career High      7   2   9   8   7   1   4  0   75.0   58   30   20   1   18   21   0   3   301   0   0  2.40  2.73  114 1.013

* 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    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1884 21 NYG NL  OF   55     77   20   10    3  .907  .867  1.76  1.76                           11    7   37
                 SS   19     33   34   14    6  .827  .865  3.53  4.25                        
 1885 22 NYG NL  OF   22     35    3    2    0  .950  .882  1.73  1.82                           10    2   12
                 3B   21     15   43    3    1  .951  .866  2.76  3.22                        
                  P    9      2   12    0    0 1.000  .897  1.56  2.30  1.68  2.42    8   75.0
 1886 23 NYG NL  OF   64     94    7    5    0  .953  .890  1.58  1.71                           20   42    2
                  P    5      3    8    0    1 1.000  .917  2.20  2.08  3.96  2.27    1   25.0
                 2B    1      3    3    0    1 1.000  .909  6.00  5.50                        
                 3B    1      2    3    0    0 1.000  .862  5.00  3.30                        
                 SS    1      1    5    1    1  .857  .882  6.00  4.20                        
 1887 24 NYG NL  2B  108    257  384   50   46  .928  .911  5.94  5.79                        
                 3B   14     16   29    9    1  .833  .870  3.21  3.37                        
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                        
 1888 25 NYG NL  2B  135    321  423   46   43  .942  .920  5.51  5.66                        
 1889 26 NYG NL  2B  125    332  416   53   60  .934  .925  5.98  6.08                        
 1890 27 NYI PL  SS   68    153  263   46   33  .900  .868  6.12  5.05                        
                 2B   56    148  167   26   21  .924  .913  5.62  5.79                        
 1891 28 NYG NL  2B  114    323  429   38   60  .952  .929  6.60  5.88                        
                 SS    9     35   32    8    4  .893  .889  7.44  5.16                        
 1892 29 WHS NL  SS   93    225  355   43   45  .931  .897  6.24  5.33                        
                 2B   49    163  183   17   24  .953  .929  7.06  5.59                        
                 3B    1      1    3    0    0 1.000  .870  4.00  3.50                        
 1893 30 BRO NL  2B   46    115  107   12   18  .949  .933  4.83  5.88                        
                 3B    5      9    9    1    1  .947  .891  3.60  3.76                        
                 SS    3      6   13    1    2  .950  .896  6.33  5.47                        
 1894 31 LOU NL  SS  107    232  360   54   59  .916  .898  5.53  5.59                        
                 2B   10     35   28    3    5  .955  .928  6.30  5.71                        

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1886 23 NYG NL  2B    1      3    3    0    1 1.000  .909  6.00  5.50                        
 1887 24 NYG NL  2B  108    257  384   50   46  .928  .911  5.94  5.79                        
 1888 25 NYG NL  2B  135    321  423   46   43  .942  .920  5.51  5.66                        
 1889 26 NYG NL  2B  125    332  416   53   60  .934  .925  5.98  6.08                        
 1890 27 NYI PL  2B   56    148  167   26   21  .924  .913  5.62  5.79                        
 1891 28 NYG NL  2B  114    323  429   38   60  .952  .929  6.60  5.88                        
 1892 29 WHS NL  2B   49    163  183   17   24  .953  .929  7.06  5.59                        
 1893 30 BRO NL  2B   46    115  107   12   18  .949  .933  4.83  5.88                        
 1894 31 LOU NL  2B   10     35   28    3    5  .955  .928  6.30  5.71                        

 1885 22 NYG NL  3B   21     15   43    3    1  .951  .866  2.76  3.22                        
 1886 23 NYG NL  3B    1      2    3    0    0 1.000  .862  5.00  3.30                        
 1887 24 NYG NL  3B   14     16   29    9    1  .833  .870  3.21  3.37                        
 1892 29 WHS NL  3B    1      1    3    0    0 1.000  .870  4.00  3.50                        
 1893 30 BRO NL  3B    5      9    9    1    1  .947  .891  3.60  3.76                        

 1884 21 NYG NL  OF   55     77   20   10    3  .907  .867  1.76  1.76                           11    7   37
 1885 22 NYG NL  OF   22     35    3    2    0  .950  .882  1.73  1.82                           10    2   12
 1886 23 NYG NL  OF   64     94    7    5    0  .953  .890  1.58  1.71                           20   42    2

 1885 22 NYG NL   P    9      2   12    0    0 1.000  .897  1.56  2.30  1.68  2.42    8   75.0
 1886 23 NYG NL   P    5      3    8    0    1 1.000  .917  2.20  2.08  3.96  2.27    1   25.0
 1887 24 NYG NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90                        

 1884 21 NYG NL  SS   19     33   34   14    6  .827  .865  3.53  4.25                        
 1886 23 NYG NL  SS    1      1    5    1    1  .857  .882  6.00  4.20                        
 1890 27 NYI PL  SS   68    153  263   46   33  .900  .868  6.12  5.05                        
 1891 28 NYG NL  SS    9     35   32    8    4  .893  .889  7.44  5.16                        
 1892 29 WHS NL  SS   93    225  355   43   45  .931  .897  6.24  5.33                        
 1893 30 BRO NL  SS    3      6   13    1    2  .950  .896  6.33  5.47                        
 1894 31 LOU NL  SS  107    232  360   54   59  .916  .898  5.53  5.59                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  2B  644   1697 2140  245  278  .940  .922  5.96  5.82                        
                 SS  300    685 1062  167  150  .913  .889  5.82  5.28                        
                 OF  141    206   30   17    3  .933  .879  1.67  1.75                           41   51   51
                 3B   42     43   87   13    3  .909  .871  3.10  3.34                        
                  P*  15      5   20    0    1 1.000  .906  1.67  2.20                9  100.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1142   2636 3339  442  435  .931  .909  5.23  5.04
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1888   WS    NYG STL     W   9  36   6   6  2  0  0   6   3   5  .167  .231  .222   3                
 1889   WS    NYG BRO     W   9  35   8  11  1  1  3   8   3   5  .314  .368  .657   3                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0  18  71  14  17  3  1  3  14   6  10  .239  .299  .437   6                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1888 NL-135-3

At Bats
1888 NL-561-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1888 NL-577-6

RBI
1889 NL-100-6

At Bats per Strikeout
1890 PL-27.8-10

Outs
1888 NL-434-1
1890 PL-393-8

Games Finished
1885 NL-1-6
1886 NL-4-2
1887 NL-1-10

          

Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1642) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.9 (1123) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 16.0 (892) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

February 18, 1893: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Brooklyn Grooms for Bill Joyce and cash.

March 15, 1894: Purchased by the Louisville Colonels from the Brooklyn Grooms.

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