Hardy Richardson Notable

b. April 21, 1855 · Buffalo Bisons 1879–1885, Detroit Wolverines 1886–1888, Boston Beaneaters 1889, Boston Reds 1890–1891, Washington Senators 1892, New York Giants 1892

Hardy Richardson played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Buffalo Bisons in 1879 and closing with the New York Giants in 1892.

He collected 1,694 hits over 1,334 games, batting .299 with 828 runs batted in. He finished with 73 home runs, 305 doubles, 126 triples and 207 stolen bases. He went 3 and 0 with a 3.94 earned run average, pitching 16 innings in 5 games. He struck out 6.

He led the league in home runs two times between 1886 and 1890, topping out at 16. He led the league in hits once, in 1886, with 189. He also led it in runs batted in. He played 585 games at second base, with 1,986 assists and 349 errors. He turned 212 double plays. He also played 547 games in the outfield and 178 games at third base.

He was born in Clarksboro, NJ, USA on April 21, 1855, and died on January 14, 1931. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1879	BUF	79	336	54	95	18	10	0	37	16	30	0	.283
1880	BUF	83	343	48	89	18	8	0	17	14	37	0	.259
1881	BUF	83	344	62	100	18	9	2	53	12	27	0	.291
1882	BUF	83	354	61	96	20	8	2	57	11	33	0	.271
1883	BUF	92	399	73	124	34	7	1	56	22	20	0	.311
1884	BUF	102	439	85	132	27	9	6	60	22	41	0	.301
1885	BUF	96	426	90	136	19	11	6	44	20	22	0	.319
1886	DTN	125	538	125	189	27	11	11	61	46	27	42	.351
1887	DTN	120	543	131	178	25	18	8	94	31	40	29	.328
1888	DTN	58	266	60	77	18	2	6	32	17	23	13	.289
1889	BSN	132	536	122	163	33	10	6	79	48	44	47	.304
1890	BOS	133	570	133	187	28	14	16	152	52	47	44	.328
1891	BOS	74	278	45	71	9	4	7	52	40	26	16	.255
1892	NYG/WHS	74	285	38	57	11	5	2	34	26	29	16	.200
Career	—	1334	5657	1127	1694	305	126	73	828	377	446	207	.299

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1885	BUF	0	1	4.0	5	1	3	1	2.25
1886	DTN	3	4	12.0	11	6	10	5	4.50
Career	—	3	5	16.0	16	7	13	6	3.94

On this day & linked events

1855

Born April 21, 1855

Clarksboro, NJ, USA

1931

Died January 14, 1931

1879

Major-league debut: Hardy Richardson

Hardy Richardson made a major-league debut on May 1, 1879.

1892

Final major-league game: Hardy Richardson

Hardy Richardson played a final major-league game on September 10, 1892.

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