This article was published in the fall 2017 baseball research journal. He knew what baseball meant to mario, but this wasnt like him. View the most current football statistics for bobby richardson, defensive end, for the tampa bay vipers at the football database. Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract. Check out bobby richardson career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. Johnny blanchard society for american baseball research. Bobby richardson hits grand slam for yankees in 4th inning, game. I was so lucky to have been a member of the best new york yankee team ever, blanchard says, referring to the 1961 bronx bombers. Bobby richardson baseball stats by baseball almanac. Tvclose baseball with bobby richardson 2010 youtube. Bobby richardson, who will be inducted into the nfhs national high school hall of fame july 2 in providence, rhode island, was a high school baseball and basketball standout in south carolina before his eventual stardom with the new york yankees. Wikipedia page, and the 1960 world series baseball almanac page. Bobby richardson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. He played in major league baseball mlb for the new york yankees from 1955 through 1966.
The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl. Call 18008952902 today for all of your athletic field equipment needs. Other teams before 1929 tried putting numbers on their uniforms, but mostly on an experimental only basis, usually not lasting longer than a season or sometimes even past a few games. He played in major league baseball mlb for the new york yankees from. Bobby richardson hit into a fielderschoiceforceout. Robert clinton bobby richardson born august 19, 1935, in sumter, south carolina is a former second baseman in major league baseball who played for the new york yankees from 1955 through 1966. Bobby richardson mlb player profile page from whatifsports. Blue jays with cash to the new york mets for simeon woods richardson minors and anthony kay. Batting and throwing righthanded, he was a superb defensive infielder, as well as something of a clutch hitter, who played no small role in the yankee baseball dynasty of his day.
During the 1960 world series, richardson put together one of the greatest single innings of offense in the history of baseball. Richardson, 24, started 11 games as a saints rookie in 2015, but hasnt seen an nfl field since. Louis cardinals beat the new york yankees 75 to take the seventh game of the 1964 world series. Kimmel smith knows the feeling of watching a dream evaporate when you realize you dont possess the. His range and adeptness at the double play allowed him to lead the al in double plays four times, and he won five consecutive gold gloves. Richardson athletics supplies the best quality baseball and softball athletic field equipment at the most competitive prices. The bobby richardson story richardson, robert clinton on. Bobby richardson has more rbis 12 in a world series 1960 than hall of fame yankees mickey mantle, yogi berra and lou gehrig. He retired from baseball at age 31 and shortly thereafter became the first fulltime baseball coach at the university of south carolina, establishing a winning tradition that continues to the present. Certain novels seem especially personal for the author, and thats the case with bobby baseball by robert kimmel smith. Mantles home run was his third of this world series, it was the eighteenth world series home run of his career, the. Bobby richardson played baseball for the new york yankees during the golden years of the dynasty.
Why bobby richardson should be in the baseball hall of fame. Published on feb 27, 2017 christ community church enjoyed an exclusive interview with former new york yankees second baseman, bobby richardson 1955. Bobby richardson books is focused on providing you with entertaining stories to read, because i believe that in todays world what we take time to read is important to us and not to be taken lightly, therefore i assure you that we will do all we can to meet your expectations. He graduated from university of north carolina school of medicine in 1961 and specializes in pediatrics.
A baseball card checklist for bobby richardson that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. He recovered in a second and whiffed bobby richardson, roger. Batting and throwing righthanded, he was a superb defensive infielder, as well as something of a clutch hitter, who played no small role in the. One defender who wont be competing for a roster spot in 2017 is bobby richardson, whom the broncos announced was waived today. Get more flip books related to 2020 unf baseball almanac. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. And, three decades after the dream play in denver, bushs oldest son, george w. Join facebook to connect with bobby richardson and others you may know.
Mario reread all of his fathers baseball books and magazines that october. Robert clinton bobby richardson born august 19, 1935 is a former second baseman in major league baseball who played for the new york yankees from 1955 through 1966. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Did you know that in the bobby richardson miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. According to the 1999 book the giants encyclopedia, bolin said. Baseball almanac is an indepth website with the tagline where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Get the latest fantasy news, stats, and injury updates for n. He was signed by the new orleans saints as an undrafted free agent in 2015. In game 7, bill mazeroski hit a walkoff ninthinning home run, the first time a winnertakeall world series game ended with a. Bobby richardson was a high school baseball and basketball standout in. Bobby richardson new york yankees autographed photo inscribed ws mvp bat on shoulderbobby richardson played for the new york yankees from 1955 through he is the only world series mvp ever to be selected from the losing team. All professional baseball statistics for bobby richardson.
Former yankee bobby richardson played alongside mickey mantle, roger maris, whitey ford, joe pepitone, and yogi berra during one of the most prolific dynasties in baseball history, and he remains to this day the only player from the losing team ever to be named world series mvp. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. Bobby richardson allstar stats by baseball almanac. The classic 1960 world series baseball history comes alive. World series most valuable player mvp award on baseball almanac.
Complete source for hockey history including complete player, team, and league stats, awards, records, leaders, rookies and scores. Bobby donald bolin was born january 29, 1939 in hickory grove, south carolina to blanche and nelson joe bolin. This week in 1960s baseball october 15, 1964 in what would be his final postseason game, mickey mantle today hit a threerun homer, but it wouldnt be enough as the st. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bobby richardson keynote speaker brooks international. At bobby richardson books, we welcome the opportunity to deliver to you the best service in the industry, along with a very entertaining tale that has been written in a downtoearth style, to inspire you to also reach your goals in life, as the central character in the story does. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Years later, mickey mantle was quoted in ken burns documentary baseball as. Seventime allstar and fivetime gold glove winner at second base also known for his clutchhitting. The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl and the new york yankees of the american league al from october 5, 1960. Bobby richardson stats by baseball almanac did you know that bobby richardson is the only player in major league history to have been named the world series most valuable player for his record setting performance in the 1960 world series, even though he was on the losing team. The complete collegiate baseball record of george h. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive bobby doerr baseball stats page. Bobby richardson is an outwardly christian baseball player that played second base on seven yankee pennant winning games.
Bobby richardson 1960 world series is the only receipient who has won the world series most. Bobby richardson has more hits in a world series 1964 than any other major league player. Get the latest updated stats for new york yankees bobby richardson on. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Bobby richardson blogs, comments and archive news on. Leaving a lasting legacy on and off the field is the life story of new york yankee great bobby richardson. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. The series mvp was bobby richardson of the yankees, the only time in. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. Baseball almanac is baseball history, filled with baseball records, baseball awards, baseball stats, baseball quotes, baseball feats, and 500000 more pages of. Baseball with bobby richardson producer, editor and graphics tv 2010 this show introduces viewers to the original baseball with bobby richardson series produced in the 70s. Christian faith marks yankee greats career, home life. Richardson gives a brief but interesting look into his life as a baseball player, giving equal. Richardson traces his childhood in sumter, south carolina through his high school years to the years in the minors and on into the big leagues with the yankees.
A lifelong baseball fan who as a kid aspired to star in the big leagues, mr. Start by marking the bobby richardson story as want to read. Bobby richardson trades and transactions by baseball almanac. Bobby richardson born november 30, 1992 is an american football defensive end for the tampa bay vipers of the xfl. This page lists every known baseball award won by bobby richardson in chronological order. Yankees bobby richardson was high school star in south. Bobby richardson baseball cards by baseball almanac. Bobby richardson played second base for the new york yankees from 1955 to 1966, a key contributor during one of the yankees most successful stretches in their legendary history. Batting and throwing righthanded, he formed a top double play combination with fellow yankee infielders clete boyer and tony kubek. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. In 1949 bantam books published joe dimaggios autobiography lucky to be a yankee it could be the title of johnny blanchards life story as well. Bobby richardson society for american baseball research. Bobby richardson inducted into high school hall of fame.
Christian faith marks yankee legend bobby richardsons. The billy graham library welcomes bobby richardson, second baseman for the new york yankees and 1960 world series mvp, on saturday, oct. Bobby abreu baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. The moment bill mazeroski hit the home run at forbes field to beat the yankees in game 7 of the 1960 world series, second baseman bobby richardson looked to yogi berra in left field. In 1962, he led the american league al in hits with 209 and. Philadelphia eagles quarterback carson wentz throws an incomplete pass intended for tight end dallas goedert resulting in a turnover on downs. The new york yankees were the first team to begin regularly wearing uniform numbers. Bobby richardson, md is a pediatrics specialist in reddick, fl and has been practicing for 56 years. This bobby richardson baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that bobby richardson has appeared on, in chronological order. Richardson was by all accounts a slick, rangy glove man and a steady stick man. Robert clinton bobby richardson august 19, 1935 is the only player to win the world series most valuable player award on a losing team when he hit.
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