Pete Richert
Pete Richert | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Floral Park, New York, U.S. | October 29, 1939|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 12, 1962, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 2, 1974, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 80–73 |
Earned run average | 3.19 |
Strikeouts | 925 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Peter Gerard Richert (born October 29, 1939) is an
Baseball career
In his
That year, he went 5–4 as a spot starter in a rotation led by the future
]In 1963, he went 5–3 on a Dodgers team which won the World Series; Richert did not pitch in the Series, in which the Dodgers swept the New York Yankees.
After the 1964 season, Richert, Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Dick Nen and Phil Ortega were traded to the Washington Senators for pitcher Claude Osteen, infielder John Kennedy and $100,000 cash. Richert's two full seasons with the Senators, 1965 and 1966, were the two best seasons of his career. In the former he won a career-high 15 games with a 2.60 earned run average, also a career high. In the latter, Richert went 14–14 with a 3.37 ERA and set a career-high with 195 strikeouts. He struck out seven consecutive batters in an April 24 game against the Detroit Tigers in the latter year, but still lost, 4–0.
Richert was also an All-Star during both seasons and was the losing pitcher in the 1966 game, giving up a single to former Dodgers teammate Maury Wills, which scored Tim McCarver for the winning run in the 10th inning.
After going 2–6 to start the 1967 season, Richert was acquired by the Baltimore Orioles in a deal sending Mike Epstein and Frank Bertaina to Washington. Richert went 7–10 with the Orioles in this, his final season as a starter.
In 1968 he went 6–3 with a 3.47 earned run average in his first season as a relief pitcher.
Richert pitched on an Orioles team that played in three consecutive World Series from 1969 to 1971.
In 1969 he went 7–4 with 12 saves and a 2.20 ERA. The Orioles lost the World Series in surprising fashion to the New York Mets, and Richert was involved in a controversial play which ended Game 4. In the bottom of the 10th, with the game tied at 1–1, J. C. Martin laid down a bunt and was hit by Richert's throw; the error allowed Rod Gaspar to score the winning run from second. Television replays later showed Martin was running inside the baseline, which could have resulted in him being called out for interference.
In 1970, Richert went 7–2 with 13 saves and a 1.98 ERA. He was a member of the championship team that year, the Orioles defeating the Cincinnati Reds in five games. Richert saved Game 1 of that Series in relief of Jim Palmer.
Richert returned to the Dodgers upon being traded, along with Frank Robinson, from the Orioles for Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman at the Winter Meetings on December 2, 1971.[2] He was dealt from the Dodgers to the Cardinals for Tommie Agee two years later at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1973.[3]
During a 13-year baseball career, Richert compiled 80
See also
References
- ^ a b "Pete Richert Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Durso, Joseph. "White Sox Add Bahnsen, Ship McKinney to Yanks," The New York Times, Friday, December 3, 1971. Retrieved December 4, 2021
- ^ Koppett, Leonard. "Dodgers Also Acquire Agee From Cards," The New York Times, Thursday, December 6, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pete Richert at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Pete Richert at Baseball Almanac
- "BASEBALL NOTES/ Giants Hire A's Richert As Fresno Pitching Coach" San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, November 25, 1999