Lee Edward "BeeBee" Richard September 18, 1948 - August 6, 2023 is a former
Major League Baseball
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infielder.
Playing career
He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between and , for the
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...
and
St. Louis Cardinals. He played primarily at
shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ...
, especially early in his career, but his defense was poor, and he later appeared more as a
second baseman or
third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system u ...
. He was traded from the White Sox to the Cardinals for
Buddy Bradford and
Greg Terlecky on December 12, 1975.
"Veeck triggers wild trade spree," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Saturday, December 13, 1975.
Retrieved May 3, 2020
References
External links
1948 births
Living people
African-American baseball players
Baseball players from Lafayette, Louisiana
Chicago White Sox players
Columbus Clippers players
Hawaii Islanders players
Indianapolis Indians players
Iowa Oaks players
Major League Baseball shortstops
Mobile White Sox players
Panama Banqueros players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Southern Jaguars baseball players
Tucson Toros players
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