Lance Richbourg | |
Width: | 140 |
Number: | 8 |
Position: | Right fielder |
Birth Date: | December 18, 1897 |
Birth Place: | DeFuniak Springs, Florida, U.S. |
Death Place: | Crestview, Florida, U.S. |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 4 |
Debutyear: | 1921 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 25 |
Finalyear: | 1932 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .308 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 806 |
Stat3label: | Runs scored |
Stat3value: | 378 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 247 |
Stat5label: | Home runs |
Stat5value: | 13 |
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Lance Clayton Richbourg (December 18, 1897 – September 10, 1975) was an American professional baseball player who was a Major League right fielder for eight seasons between and . Richbourg played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs. Richbourg was a career .308 hitter (806-2619) with 13 home runs and 247 RBI in 698 games played.
Richbourg was born in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, in the Florida Panhandle, in 1897.[1] He graduated from Walton High School in DeFuniak Springs. The high school adopted the nickname of "Braves" because Richbourg was a member of the Boston Braves in 1926.[1]
He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators baseball team for a single season in 1919.[2] He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1922. In between stints in the major leagues, Richbourg returned to Gainesville to coach the Gators baseball team in 1922 and 1923, and again in 1926.[2] He compiled a win–loss record of 39–21 (.650) in his three seasons as the Gators' head coach.[2]
Richbourg died in Crestview, Florida, in 1975; he was 77 years old.