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Richardson considered quitting baseball that season because of his struggles, but Ralph Houk, the Yankees' first base coach and Richardson's former manager at Denver, convinced him to keep playing. [1]
Jan 4, 2012 · Bobby was not big when he broke into professional baseball, not yet the 5’9″ and 166 pounds that would appear on the back of his later baseball cards. But he was an outstanding middle infielder. In 1954 he jumped to Class A Binghamton, where he batted .310 and was voted Most Valuable Player of the Eastern League.
Oct 24, 2021 · Richardson went to work after his baseball career ended. He became a baseball coach at the University of South Carolina (1970-76), Coastal Carolina (1985-86) and Liberty University (1987-90).
Aug 19, 2023 · Amid his struggles during that particular season, Bobby Richardson seriously contemplated leaving the world of baseball. Yet, a crucial figure in his journey, Ralph Houk, the Yankees’ first base coach and Bobby Richardson’s former manager back in Denver, managed to convince him to stay.
Apr 18, 2020 · Bill Kostroun. From that moment of baseball sorrow, resolve was born. “We came back in ’61 and ’62 and won world championships,’’ Richardson said of those beloved M&M Boys Yankees. In the...
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Feb 9, 2016 · Following his playing career, Richardson became a college baseball coach. He’s known as the “Father of South Carolina Baseball” for turning a mediocre program into a national powerhouse. In 1975, he led the Gamecocks to the national championship game before losing.
Bobby Richardson enjoyed baseball, and he was very good, finishing second behind Mantle in the 1962 season, but he had a bigger calling. Bobby found in the Yankee clubhouse acceptance and respect. He also found he could use baseball as a platform.
