Dick Green
| Dick Green | |||
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: April 21, 1941 Sioux City, Iowa |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1963, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1974, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .240 | ||
| Home runs | 80 | ||
| Runs batted in | 422 | ||
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Richard Larry Green (born April 21, 1941) is a former Major League Baseball player.
He was raised in Rapid City, S.D., where his ability as a baseball player was first noted.
Green, a right-handed player who also batted right, was a second baseman with the Kansas City Athletics from 1963 to 1967 and with the Oakland Athletics from 1968 to 1974.
Green did not attend college, and was signed by the Kansas City Athletics before the 1960 season as an amateur free agent. Green spent a few seasons in the minor leagues before being called up on September 9, 1963. Green played minimally in 13 games, but did pick up 10 hits, including his first major league home run.
In 1964, his first full year in Major League Baseball, Green played 130 games, with 115 hits, 11 of them being home runs and posted a .264 batting average. He also committed just six errors at second base and finished the season with a .990 fielding percentage. The following season, Green finished with a batting average of .232 and 110 hits in 133 games.
In 1966, Green improved, hitting .250, slapping in 127 hits in 140 games, and also knocked in 62 runs. However, Green struggled the following season. With 69 hits in 122 games, Green coupled his .198 batting average with 5 home runs and 37 RBIs.
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