Richard Frederick Johnston (April 6, 1863 – April 4, 1934) was a 19th-century

center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the c ...

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. He played eight seasons in the majors, for five different teams in three different leagues. In 746 games over eight seasons, Johnston posted a .251

batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ...

(751-for-2992) with 453 runs, 33

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

, 386

RBIs A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the bat ...

and 151

stolen bases In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which they are not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or ...

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1863 births 1934 deaths Major League Baseball center fielders Baseball players from New York (state) Richmond Virginians players Boston Beaneaters players Boston Reds (PL) players New York Giants (PL) players Cincinnati Kelly's Killers players 19th-century baseball players Sportspeople from Kingston, New York Richmond Virginias players Richmond Virginians (minor league) players New Haven Nutmegs players Elmira Gladiators players Kingston Patriarchs players Kingston Colonels players Burials in Ulster County, New York {{US-baseball-outfielder-1860s-stub

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