- Culley Rikard
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Culley Rikard Outfielder Born: May 9, 1914
Oxford, MississippiDied: February 20, 2000 (aged 85)
Memphis, TennesseeBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut September 20, 1941 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Last MLB appearance September 25, 1947 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Career statistics Batting average .270 Home runs 4 Runs batted in 37 Teams - Pittsburgh Pirates (1941-42, 1947)
Culley Rikard (May 9, 1914 – February 20, 2000) was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, 1941, 1942, and 1947, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, primarily as an outfielder.
After a handful of games as a pinch hitter the first two seasons, he was drafted for World War II before the 1943 season.[1]
His best season was in 1947 when he played in 109 games with 324 at bats as a fourth outfielder. He batted .287 with four home runs and 32 runs batted in. On June 5, 1947, in a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers he hit a line drive to center field. All-Star outfielder Pete Reiser caught the ball, but collided with the Ebbets Field wall, knocking him unconscious. Reiser famously received last rites by the Catholic Church, but eventually managed to recover with a concussion. The injury also caused a case vertigo which damaged his career.[2]
Rikard was released to Indianapolis of the American Association after the 47 season.[3] Rikard was later traded to the Pacific Coast League San Francisco Seals during the 1949 season for Dino Restelli.
Rikard died in Memphis, Tennessee.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Memphis Tigers head baseball coaches Clyde H. Wilson (1915–1916) • No team (1917–1918) • Clyde H. Wilson (1919) • Elmer George (1920) • No team (1921–1923) • Lester Barnard (1924) • No team (1925–1926) • Zach Curlin (1927) • No team (1928–1933) • Zach Curlin (1934) • No team (1935–1947) • Leo Davis (1948–1951) • R. A. Long (1952) • Arnold Ryan (1953) • Culley Rikard (1954–1955) • Frank Price (1956–1957) • Dean Ehlers (1958–1961) • Bob Stephenson (1962) • Al Brown (1963–1971) • Bob Kilpatrick (1972–1992) • Jeff Hopkins (1993–2001) • Dave Anderson (2002–2004) • Daron Schoenrock (2005– )
Categories:- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Columbus Bengals players
- Cleveland Bengals players
- Cleveland A's players
- Texarkana Liners players
- Monroe Twins players
- Greenville Bucks players
- Memphis Chickasaws players
- Hollywood Stars players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Memphis Tigers baseball coaches
- Baseball players from Mississippi
- People from Oxford, Mississippi
- American military personnel of World War II
- 1914 births
- 2000 deaths
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