Nolen Richardson

This article is about a baseball player. For the basketball coach, see Nolan Richardson.

Nolen Richardson
Third baseman
Born: January 18, 1903(1903-01-18) Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: September 25, 1951(1951-09-25) (aged 48) Athens, Georgia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1929 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
April 17, 1939 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	45
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1929, 1931-32) New York Yankees (1935) Cincinnati Reds (1938-39)

Clifford Nolen Richardson was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born on January 18, 1903 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended college at the University of Georgia and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.^{[citation needed]}

Richardson played 6 seasons in the majors (1929, 1931-1932 with the Detroit Tigers, 1935 with the New York Yankees, and 1938-1939 with the Cincinnati Reds). In 168 career games, Richardson had 117 hits in 473 at bats (.247 average). He was the shortstop and captain of the 1937 Newark Bears team that is widely regarded as the best in minor league history. Richardson later became the head baseball coach at the University of Georgia.

He died on September 25, 1951 in Athens, Georgia.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Richardson, Nolen
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 18, 1903
Place of birth	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Date of death	September 25, 1951
Place of death	Athens, Georgia