Gordie Richardson
Gordon Clark Richardson
Born: July 19, 1938
Colquitt, GA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1957-1966
Major League Statistics
Gordie Richardson compiled a career record of 89 wins and 62 losses and a 3.39 ERA in his 293-game pitching career with the Albany Cardinals, Wytheville Cardinals, Houston Buffalos, Winston-Salem Red Birds, Tulsa Oilers, Jacksonville Suns and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.73 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 70.0 | 62 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 13 | 4 | .765 | 2.92 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 120.0 | 111 | 54 | 39 | 3 | 58 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.78 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 157.0 | 144 | 74 | 66 | 8 | 77 | 2 | 126 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.50 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 140.0 | 141 | 88 | 70 | 8 | 89 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.38 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 165.0 | 163 | 83 | 62 | 10 | 78 | 11 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3.18 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 198.0 | 194 | 86 | 70 | 13 | 57 | 5 | 153 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.85 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 187.0 | 192 | 92 | 80 | 21 | 57 | 3 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.55 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 116.0 | 90 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 8 | .200 | 3.31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 87.0 | 77 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.25 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 61.0 | 65 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 89 | 62 | .589 | 3.39 | 293 | 158 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 1301.0 | 1239 | 606 | 490 | 84 | 523 | 35 | 983 | 26 | 6 | 55 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1957 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | 14 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .280 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | 22 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .214 | .283 | .238 | .521 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 30 | 61 | 57 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .281 | .317 | .333 | .650 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 32 | 52 | 42 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .262 | .311 | .310 | .621 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 40 | 62 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .214 | .254 | .232 | .486 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 37 | 85 | 76 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .197 | .256 | .276 | .532 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 32 | 73 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .143 | .239 | .159 | .398 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 21 | 45 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .075 | .098 | .075 | .173 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 30 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .227 | .320 | .364 | .684 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 294 | 504 | 443 | 46 | 91 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 163 | .205 | .265 | .251 | .516 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | P | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .929 |
| 1958 | D | GAFL | Albany Cardinals | P | 21 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .864 | .905 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | P | 30 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .933 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 32 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 1.188 |
| 1961 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 40 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .921 | .875 |
| 1962 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | .947 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 31 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 1.258 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 21 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.048 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 30 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .567 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 33 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .933 | .424 |
| Totals | 293 | 60 | 201 | 12 | 17 | .956 | .891 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Albany Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1957 | D | Appalachian League | Wytheville Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1958 | D | Georgia-Florida League | Albany Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1959 | B | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1961 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1963 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | SLN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN |
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