John Richmond Notable

b. March 5, 1855 · Philadelphia Athletics 1875, Syracuse Stars 1879, Boston Red Caps 1880–1881, Cleveland Blues 1882, Philadelphia Athletics 1882, Columbus Buckeyes 1883–1884, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1885

John Richmond played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1875 and closing with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1885.

Across 440 games he batted .238, with 410 hits and 239 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 45 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He played 280 games at shortstop, with 822 assists and 176 errors. He turned 69 double plays. He also played 144 games in the outfield.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on March 5, 1855, and died on October 5, 1898.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1875*	ATH	29	125	29	25	2	0	0	12	1	4	1	.200
1879	SYR	62	254	31	54	8	4	1	23	4	24	0	.213
1880	BSN	32	129	12	32	3	1	0	9	2	18	0	.248
1881	BSN	27	98	13	27	2	2	1	12	6	7	0	.276
1882	CLV/PHA	59	205	20	36	8	4	0	15	22	27	0	.176
1883	COL	92	385	63	109	7	8	0	0	25	0	0	.283
1884	COL	105	398	57	100	13	7	3	0	35	0	0	.251
1885	PIT	34	131	14	27	2	2	0	12	8	0	0	.206
Major leagues	—	411	1600	210	385	43	28	5	71	102	76	0	.241
All seasons	—	440	1725	239	410	45	28	5	83	103	80	1	.238

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For John Richmond, that is 1875–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1855

Born March 5, 1855

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1898

Died October 5, 1898

1875

Major-league debut: John Richmond

John Richmond made a major-league debut on April 22, 1875.

1885

Final major-league game: John Richmond

John Richmond played a final major-league game on July 10, 1885.