1949
Born November 22, 1949
Sacramento, CA, USA
Rich Chiles Notable
b. November 22, 1949 · Houston Astros 1971–1972, 1976, New York Mets 1973, Minnesota Twins 1977–1978
Rich Chiles played for three clubs across eight seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Houston Astros in 1971 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1978.
Across 284 games he batted .254, with 157 hits and 68 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 37 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 121 games in the outfield, with 205 putouts and 6 errors.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on November 22, 1949. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | 67 | 119 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .227 |
| 1972 | HOU | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| 1973 | NYM | 8 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .120 |
| 1976 | HOU | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1977 | MIN | 108 | 261 | 31 | 69 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 0 | .264 |
| 1978 | MIN | 87 | 198 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 1 | .268 |
| Career | — | 284 | 618 | 68 | 157 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 50 | 65 | 1 | .254 |
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