Richard Francis Chiles (born November 22, 1949, in Sacramento, California, and raised in Winters, California) is a former

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. Chiles was drafted by the Houston Astros in the second round of the

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out of Winters High School (California) and he played six seasons in the major leagues between 1971 and 1978. He batted .254 (157/618) with 68 runs, 6 home runs and 76

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. He was traded with

Buddy Harris Walter Francis "Buddy" Harris (December 5, 1948 – November 5, 2022) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he worked in 22 games as a relief pitcher for the – Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Harris g ...

from the Astros to the

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for

Tommie Agee Tommie Lee Agee (August 9, 1942 – January 22, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from through , most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as th ...

at the

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on November 27, 1972.Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," ''The New York Times'', Tuesday, November 28, 1972.
Retrieved October 24, 2020 He currently resides in

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, in Northern California. Chiles is a cousin of Baseball Hall of Fame member George "Highpockets" Kelly.

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