Bobby richardson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Bobby richardson baseball cards by baseball almanac. He graduated from university of north carolina school of medicine in 1961 and specializes in pediatrics. Bobby richardson books is focused on providing you with entertaining stories to read, because i believe that in todays world what we take time to read is important to us and not to be taken lightly, therefore i assure you that we will do all we can to meet your expectations. Certain novels seem especially personal for the author, and thats the case with bobby baseball by robert kimmel smith. Mantles home run was his third of this world series, it was the eighteenth world series home run of his career, the. Bobby richardson allstar stats by baseball almanac. All professional baseball statistics for bobby richardson. The book is a good mix of richardsons personal testimony as a christian and a recounting of his baseball career. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. Kimmel smith knows the feeling of watching a dream evaporate when you realize you dont possess the. Philadelphia eagles quarterback carson wentz throws an incomplete pass intended for tight end dallas goedert resulting in a turnover on downs. The bobby richardson story richardson, robert clinton on. Leaving a lasting legacy on and off the field is the life story of new york yankee great bobby richardson.
During the 1960 world series, richardson put together one of the greatest single innings of offense in the history of baseball. Call 18008952902 today for all of your athletic field equipment needs. This bobby richardson baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that bobby richardson has appeared on, in chronological order. Bobby richardson society for american baseball research. A lifelong baseball fan who as a kid aspired to star in the big leagues, mr.
In 1949 bantam books published joe dimaggios autobiography lucky to be a yankee it could be the title of johnny blanchards life story as well. The new york yankees were the first team to begin regularly wearing uniform numbers. Find bobby richardsons phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Bobby richardson has more hits in a world series 1964 than any other major league player. Christian faith marks yankee legend bobby richardsons. This week in 1960s baseball october 15, 1964 in what would be his final postseason game, mickey mantle today hit a threerun homer, but it wouldnt be enough as the st. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive bobby richardson baseball stats page. Bobby richardson, who will be inducted into the nfhs national high school hall of fame july 2 in providence, rhode island, was a high school baseball and basketball standout in south carolina before his eventual stardom with the new york yankees. I was so lucky to have been a member of the best new york yankee team ever, blanchard says, referring to the 1961 bronx bombers. Start by marking the bobby richardson story as want to read. Did you know that in the bobby richardson miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen.
Bobby richardson has more rbis 12 in a world series 1960 than hall of fame yankees mickey mantle, yogi berra and lou gehrig. Update 2baseballcubs crush indians to send world series to game 7. Bill wise, 1963 official baseball almanac it seems merely the day before yesterday that richardson came to the yankees from sumter, south carolina via their farm operations in binghamton and denver where he played for ralph houk. Bobby richardson, md is a pediatrics specialist in reddick, fl and has been practicing for 56 years. Bobby richardson mlb player profile page from whatifsports.
Also central to the book is his marriage and family life. Join facebook to connect with bobby richardson and others you may know. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. Bobby richardson played second base for the new york yankees from 1955 to 1966, a key contributor during one of the yankees most successful stretches in their legendary history. Richardson traces his childhood in sumter, south carolina through his high school years to the years in the minors and on into the big leagues with the yankees. Batting and throwing righthanded, he was a superb defensive infielder, as well as something of a clutch hitter, who played no small role in the yankee baseball dynasty of his day. Johnny blanchard society for american baseball research. Christ community church enjoyed an exclusive interview with former new york yankees second baseman, bobby richardson 1955 1966. The moment bill mazeroski hit the home run at forbes field to beat the yankees in game 7 of the 1960 world series, second baseman bobby richardson looked to yogi berra in left field. Bobby richardson new york yankees autographed photo inscribed ws mvp bat on shoulderbobby richardson played for the new york yankees from 1955 through he is the only world series mvp ever to be selected from the losing team.
Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. Seventime allstar and fivetime gold glove winner at second base also known for his clutchhitting. Get the latest updated stats for new york yankees bobby richardson on. Batting and throwing righthanded, he formed a top double play combination with fellow yankee infielders clete boyer and tony kubek. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Richardson athletics supplies the best quality baseball and softball athletic field equipment at the most competitive prices.
The 1960 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates of the national league nl and the new york yankees of the american league al from october 5, 1960. In spring training, alltime yankee great joe dimaggio predicted that bobby richardson would be a. Bobby richardson is an outwardly christian baseball player that played second base on seven yankee pennant winning games. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff g pa ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so ba obp slg. He was a chunky, quiet, brighteyed youth in search of a job in a championship infield. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This page is dedicated to my dad who took me to minneapolis to see my baseball idol in the early 70s and who instilled and nurtured in me a lifelong love for sports. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. News 01 mar 17 former yankee bobby richardson, softball star lisa fernandez lead high school hall of fame march 1, 2017 by. We present them here for purely educational purposes.
Bill wise, 1964 official baseball almanac in this era of the home run craze and overpowering pitching, the. In game 7, bill mazeroski hit a walkoff ninthinning home run, the first time a winnertakeall world series game ended with a. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bobby richardson played baseball for the new york yankees during the golden years of the dynasty. Check out bobby richardson career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. Written in 196465 at the height of his career, richardson gives a brief but interesting look into his life as a baseball player, giving equal attention to his life in the minors as well as life as second baseman for the world champion new york yankees, as well as a look into his life as a christian. The billy graham library welcomes bobby richardson, second baseman for the new york yankees and 1960 world series mvp, on saturday, oct. A hero in my youth and a wonderful ambassador for the game. Bobby richardson was born on august 19, 1935 in sumter, south carolina, usa as robert clinton richardson. Other teams before 1929 tried putting numbers on their uniforms, but mostly on an experimental only basis, usually not lasting longer than a season or sometimes even past a few games. Richardson gives a brief but interesting look into his life as a baseball player, giving equal. Get the latest fantasy news, stats, and injury updates for n. Bobby richardson baseball stats by baseball almanac. He played in major league baseball mlb for the new york yankees from 1955 through 1966.
Richardson says he retired in 1966 in large part to be with his family. Bobby richardson blogs, comments and archive news on. His range and adeptness at the double play allowed him to lead the al in double plays four times, and he won five consecutive gold gloves. Bobby richardson keynote speaker brooks international. Bobby richardsons phone number, email, address spokeo. Yankees bobby richardson was high school star in south. A baseball card checklist for bobby richardson that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database. Bobby richardson latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Bobby richardson booking agency profile call christian speakers 360 at 1. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for bobby richardson.
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