1883
Born August 23, 1883
Ambler, PA, USA
Lew Richie Notable
b. August 23, 1883 · Philadelphia Phillies 1906–1909, Boston Doves 1909–1910, Chicago Cubs 1910–1913
Lew Richie played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1906 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1913.
He went 74 and 65 with a 2.54 earned run average, pitching 1,359 innings in 241 games. He struck out 438, completed 86 of his 136 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 241 games he batted .147, with 65 hits and 27 runs. He finished with 9 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Ambler, PA, USA on August 23, 1883, and died on August 15, 1936. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | PHI | 33 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .050 |
| 1907 | PHI | 25 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .163 |
| 1908 | PHI | 25 | 52 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .212 |
| 1909 | BSN/PHI | 33 | 60 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .150 |
| 1910 | BSN/CHC | 34 | 44 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .205 |
| 1911 | CHC | 36 | 91 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .154 |
| 1912 | CHC | 39 | 76 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .132 |
| 1913 | CHC | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .118 |
| Career | — | 241 | 443 | 27 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 96 | 2 | .147 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | PHI | 9 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 205.2 | 170 | 55 | 79 | 65 | 2.41 |
| 1907 | PHI | 6 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 117.0 | 88 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 1.77 |
| 1908 | PHI | 7 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 157.2 | 125 | 32 | 49 | 58 | 1.83 |
| 1909 | BSN/PHI | 8 | 8 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 176.2 | 158 | 44 | 62 | 53 | 2.24 |
| 1910 | BSN/CHC | 11 | 7 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 146.1 | 137 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 2.71 |
| 1911 | CHC | 15 | 11 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 253.0 | 213 | 65 | 103 | 78 | 2.31 |
| 1912 | CHC | 16 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 238.0 | 222 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 2.95 |
| 1913 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 65.0 | 77 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 5.82 |
| Career | — | 74 | 65 | 241 | 136 | 9 | 1359.1 | 1190 | 383 | 495 | 438 | 2.54 |
On this day & linked events
1936
Died August 15, 1936
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