| Richie Myers | |
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| Pinch runner/Pinch hitter | |
| Born:(1930-04-07)April 7, 1930 Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| Died: June 24, 2011(2011-06-24) (aged 81) Yreka, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1956, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 2, 1956, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
| At bats | 1 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Runs scored | 0 |
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Richard Myers (April 7, 1930 – June 24, 2011) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player. Listed at 5' 6", 150 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born inSacramento, California.
Myers had a nine-yearminor league career as ashortstop before joining theChicago Cubs during the1956 season, appearing in four games as apinch runner andpinch hitter.
In his only MLBat-bat on April 29, 1956, against theCincinnati Redlegs atCrosley Field, Myers pinch hit for CubpitcherVito Valentinetti andgrounded out to shortstopRoy McMillan against Cincinnatistarting pitcherArt Fowler.[1] As a pinch runner, he appeared in three other games but failed to score arun.
His 1948–1956 minor league career largely took place with his hometownSacramento Solons of thePacific Coast League, where he spent all or part of seven of his nine professional seasons. Myers posted a .261batting average with 45home runs in 937 games and a .964fielding percentage at shortstop.[2]
Following his retirement, Myers worked for the city of Sacramento as a street maintenance supervisor.[3] In 2006 Myers moved toYreka, California, where he died at the age of 81 following complications from a fall.
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