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Sep 20, 1928 Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States Died on 06 May 2018 (aged 89)
American baseball player
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About Ruth Richard
- Ruth Richard [Richie] (September 20, 1928 – May 6, 2018) was an American baseball player who played as a catcher from 1947 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- Listed at 5' 4", 134 lb., she batted left-handed and threw right-handed.Richard spent eight seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
- A six-time All-Star, she also was a member of four champion teams.
- Richard made a transition from outfield to catcher, which enabled her to utilize her strong throwing arm more effectively, and she responded by gunning down more baserunners than any catcher in the league.
- Basically a line-drive hitter, she posted a .241 career batting average in 725 games, driving in 287 runs while scoring 237.
- As a catcher, she committed only 134 errors in 3,407 total chances for a .961 career fielding average.
