Rob Richie (baseball)
Robert Eugene Richie (born September 5, 1965) is former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1989.
| Rob Richie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Richie in 1988 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
| Born: September 5, 1965 Reno, Nevada | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 19, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1989, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .265 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 10 | ||
| Teams | |||
Richie was considered a top prospect. But he shocked the Tigers when he announced after the 1989 season that he was retiring to become a probation officer and to be able to focus more on his faith as a Jehovah’s Witness. [1][2]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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