Chris Richard (baseball)

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**Chris Richard**

Tampa Bay Rays — No. 62
Outfielder
Born: June 7, 1974 (1974-06-07) (age 34)
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
July 17, 2000 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.250
Home runs	34
Runs batted in	122
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2000) Baltimore Orioles (2000-2002) Colorado Rockies (2003)

For the basketball player, see Chris Richard (basketball).

Christopher Robert Richard (born June 7, 1974 in San Diego, California) is an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. 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 made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on July 17, 2000. He hit a home run in his first major-league at-bat, becoming only the fourth player in the history of the club to do so. 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's 2001 campaign would be the best of his career. In 136 games for the Orioles, he compiled a .265 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 RBI.

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 2003, Richard began the 2006 season playing for the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began the 2007 season with the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

IF this the same Chris Richards that played for Baltimore Orioles he has made apperance on ESPN baseball tonight as one of the host.