Up
on the blog today we have a career-capping 1975 card for a starter
turned reliever who put together a nice 13-year career in the Big
Leagues, Pete Richert:
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.