John Lee Richmond

Infobox MLB retired
name=John Lee Richmond
position=Pitcher


width=190
bgcolor1=#000066
bgcolor2=#000066
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
birthdate=May 5, 1857
Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1929|11|01|1857|7|2
city-state|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania
bats=Unknown
throws=Left
debutdate=September 27
debutyear=1879
debutteam=Boston Red Caps
finaldate=October 4
finalyear=1886
finalteam=Cincinnati Red Stockings
stat1label=Earned run average
stat2label=Pitching Record
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=3.06
stat2value=75-100
stat3value=552
teams=
*Boston Red Caps (1879)
*Worcester Ruby Legs (1880-1882)
*Providence Grays (1893)
*Cincinnati Red Stockings (1886)
highlights=
*Threw a perfect game on June 12, 1880, against the Cleveland Blues.

John Lee Richmond (or simply Lee Richmond) (born May 5, 1857, in Sheffield, Ohio - died October 1, 1929, in Toledo, Ohio) was a left-handed pitcher who threw the first perfect game in major league baseball history. He played for the Worcester Ruby Legs. The game was played at the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds near the intersection of Sever St. and Highland St. in Worcester. The game was played on June 12, 1880, and the second perfect game came just 5 days later, pitched by John Montgomery Ward. In his perfect game, Richmond struck out five, allowed only three balls to be hit out of the infield, and, remarkably, got one of his 27 outs when the right fielder threw the batter out at first base. Worcester beat Cleveland 1-0, with the only run scoring on an error by the Cleveland second baseman.

Sometimes called J. Lee Richmond, in a six-season career, statistics show that he was 75-100 with a 3.06 ERA in 191 games, 179 starts. Of those starts, 161 were complete games, 8 of them shutouts, and one of those his famous perfect game. He had 552 strike outs in 1,583 career innings pitched. After leaving baseball, Richmond became a doctor and later a professor. He was buried in Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball saves champions
* Pitchers who have thrown a perfect game

External links

* [http://www.galanissportsdata.com/person.asp?personID=725 Biography at "Galanis Sports Data"]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/richmle01.shtml Statistics at "Baseball Reference"]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06121880.shtml Perfect game box score at "Baseball Almanac"]
* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Richmond.JLee.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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