Nolen Richardson
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.
Nolen Richardson | |||
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Third baseman | |||
Born: Chattanooga, Tennessee | January 18, 1903|||
Died: September 25, 1951 48) Athens, Georgia | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 26, 1929, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
April 17, 1939, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .247 | ||
Runs scored | 39 | ||
Runs batted in | 45 | ||
Teams | |||
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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.
Richardson died on September 25, 1951 in Athens, Georgia.
Sources
- Minor League Baseball Top Teams. MiLB.com. Retrieved on February 20, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or The Deadball Era