Al Richter

Allen Gordon Richter (February 7, 1927 – October 29, 2017) was an American professional baseball player.

Al Richter
Shortstop
Born: (1927-02-07)February 7, 1927
Norfolk, Virginia
Died: October 29, 2017(2017-10-29) (aged 90)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 1951, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 21, 1953, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.091
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Biography

A shortstop from Norfolk, Virginia, he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). He batted and threw right-handed. Richter was Jewish;[1] he attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School in Norfolk, the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.[2]

Richter played ten seasons (1945; 1947–55) in minor league baseball and appeared in six Major League games for the Boston Red Sox in the 1951 and 1953 seasons, hitting a single in 11 at bats for a .091 batting average while scoring one run. In four fielding appearances, he made clean plays on his 20 chances and posted a 1.000 fielding percentage. His lone hit came off Spec Shea at Yankee Stadium on September 30, 1951.[3] Richter's best minor league season came in 1951, when he batted .321 with 164 hits in 129 games played at the Triple-A level.[4] Richter died in October 2017, aged 90.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 20. January–February 2020.
  2. "Al Richter Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. "New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 0". retrosheet.org. September 30, 1951. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. "Al Richter Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. "Allen Gordon Richter 1927-2017". legacy.com. The Virginian Pilot. November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.


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