Chris Richard

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Christopher Robert Richard (born June 7, 1974, in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He is an alumnus of Oklahoma State University.

[edit] Career

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1995 MLB amateur draft, Richard would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on July 17, 2000. After appearing in only six games with the Cardinals, Richard was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 29, 2000, for pitcher Mike Timlin.

With Baltimore, Richard would play the most important games of his career. His 2001 campaign would be the best of his career, appearing in 136 games for the Orioles and compiling a .265 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in.

After appearing in but 50 games for Baltimore in 2002, Richard was traded to the Colorado Rockies on March 21, 2003, for outfielder Jack Cust.

Initially a first baseman, Richard was converted to an outfielder with Jeff Conine being the Orioles mainstay at first base, and later Todd Helton being the Rockies first base starter.

Having not appeared in a Major League game since the 2003 season, Richard began the 2006 season playing for the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.