Lance Richbourg
1921–1932 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1901-60)
698G
.308AVG
.352OBP
.400SLG
More career statistics
806H
13HR
247RBI
65SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,619 | 2,618 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 58 |
| Batting · Hits | 806 | 807 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 6 | 7 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 153 | 151 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,859 | 2,860 |
| Batting · Runs | 378 | 377 |
| Batting · RBI | 247 | 246 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 65 | 67 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 698 | 2,859 | 2,619 | 378 | 806 | 101 | 51 | 13 | 247 | 174 | 153 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1,048 | .308 | .352 | .400 | .752 |
Streaks
30longest hitting streak · 1927-09-17 to 1928-05-10
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1929-07-31 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1928-04-30 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1930-08-17 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 346 | 1338 | 378 | 4 | 102 | 87 | 64 | .310 | .348 | .397 |
| Away | 352 | 1522 | 429 | 9 | 144 | 87 | 87 | .306 | .339 | .404 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 172 | 44 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 10 | .291 | .366 | .377 |
| May | 133 | 540 | 127 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 36 | .255 | .289 | .331 |
| June | 113 | 436 | 111 | 2 | 42 | 34 | 26 | .282 | .333 | .361 |
| July | 118 | 481 | 145 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 22 | .330 | .364 | .431 |
| August | 139 | 585 | 187 | 2 | 53 | 29 | 25 | .346 | .369 | .464 |
| September | 142 | 624 | 186 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 31 | .323 | .349 | .409 |
| October | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .350 | .364 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 104 | 451 | 150 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 13 | .371 | .406 | .483 |
| cincinnati-reds | 102 | 404 | 118 | 0 | 34 | 25 | 11 | .318 | .354 | .383 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 102 | 426 | 116 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 14 | .302 | .324 | .380 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 101 | 402 | 124 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 20 | .332 | .361 | .465 |
| chicago-cubs | 96 | 412 | 100 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 27 | .262 | .301 | .360 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 88 | 376 | 95 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 34 | .275 | .322 | .354 |
| new-york-giants | 83 | 338 | 92 | 1 | 26 | 19 | 23 | .294 | .328 | .364 |
| boston-braves | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .214 | .312 | .429 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | .200 | – | – |
| 1924 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 15 | 32 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1927 |  Boston Braves | 115 | 449 | 139 | 2 | 35 | 25 | .310 | – | – |
| 1928 | Boston Braves | 148 | 612 | 206 | 2 | 52 | 11 | .337 | – | – |
| 1929 | Boston Braves | 139 | 557 | 171 | 3 | 55 | 8 | .307 | – | – |
| 1930 | Boston Braves | 130 | 529 | 161 | 3 | 54 | 13 | .304 | – | – |
| 1931 | Boston Braves | 97 | 286 | 82 | 2 | 29 | 9 | .287 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Chicago Cubs | 44 | 148 | 38 | 1 | 20 | – | .257 | – | – |