Richert appeared in the last 34 games of his career during the 1974 season, split between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, going 2-1 with a very nice 2.27 earned run average in 31.2 innings.
Originally a starter the first half of his career between 1962 and 1967, he was switched over to the bullpen in 1968 while with the Baltimore Orioles, and had a nice run the rest of the way.
He would post ERA’s under 2.30 four times during that span, with a low of 1.98 in 1970 when he helped the Baltimore Orioles cruise to a World Championship over the Cincinnati Reds.
He made two All-Star teams, in 1965 and 1966 while a starter for the Washington Senators, even garnering some MVP attention for his efforts.
By the time he was done in 1974, he retired with a career 80-73 record, with a very nice 3.19 ERA over 429 appearances and 1165.2 innings pitched, with three shutouts and 51 saves.
