Richard Fields
Louisville Redbirds (ML)
Richard Fields
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Nickname:
Goose
Birthdate:
Dec. 13, 1935 (36 y, 8 m, 17 d)
Born In:
Hawthorne, NJ, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'3"/196
Entry:
1954 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 3, Team: Waterloo Spitfires
Contract:
$625k / 8 years (1966-1973)
ML Service Time:
13 years, 102 days
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1954 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
All-Star 1964 Louisville (PUB)
1954 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
1953 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Silver Slugger 1964 - RF Louisville (PUB)
Batter of the Month Jun 1964 Louisville (PUB)
Sep 1962 Louisville (PUB)
Rookie of the Month Jul 1959 Louisville (PUB)
Player of the Week Jul 19, 1971 Louisville (PUB)
Jul 29, 1968 Louisville (PUB)
May 13, 1968 Louisville (PUB)
Aug 7, 1967 Louisville (PUB)
Aug 22, 1966 Louisville (PUB)
Jun 1, 1964 Louisville (PUB)
May 4, 1964 Louisville (PUB)
Aug 20, 1962 Louisville (PUB)
May 10, 1954 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
May 3, 1954 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Apr 19, 1954 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Apr 20, 1953 Vonore HS (PUBHS)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink4
Grey Ink90
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Fernando Colón 855
Will Lambert 851
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Billy West 841
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Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1961 150 6
1971 149 6
Year AB Rank
1961 612 10
1964 641 3
1966 594 10
1967 594 8
1968 614 5
Year Hits Rank
1964 203 7
Year K Rank
1959 178 1
1960 176 1
1961 216 1
1962 158 3
1963 163 6
1964 192 2
1965 146 8
1966 207 1
1967 205 3
1968 208 3
1970 178 5
1971 205 2
1972 155 5
Year TB Rank
1964 367 1
1968 320 2
1971 293 9
Year HR Rank
1963 40 3
1964 44 1
1965 33 5
1966 31 2
1968 34 4
1970 33 3
1971 37 6
Year SB Rank
1959 34 10
1960 38 6
1961 38 9
1963 28 9
1964 51 5
1965 29 10
1966 40 10
Year RBI Rank
1964 122 4
1968 121 2
Year R Rank
1964 107 7
Year IBB Rank
1967 9 6
1968 7 9
Year HBP Rank
1970 11 9
1972 15 8
Year SF Rank
1964 8 4
1966 7 8
Year XBH Rank
1964 75 3
1968 70 2
Year SLG Rank
1964 0.573 2
1965 0.545 5
1968 0.521 5
Year ISO Rank
1963 0.246 8
1964 0.256 2
1965 0.256 2
1968 0.231 6
1970 0.216 6
Year OPS Rank
1964 0.929 6
Year G Rank
1961 154 3
1964 161 4
1966 160 2
1967 158 5
1968 158 7
1971 160 3
Year WAR Rank
1964 5.7 6