Rick Joseph
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| Ricardo Joseph | |
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| Third baseman/First baseman | |
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Born: August 24, 1939 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic | |
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Died: September 8, 1979 (aged 40) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 18, 1964 for the Kansas City Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1970 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .243 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 65 |
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Joseph and the second or maternal family name is Harrigan.
Ricardo Emelindo Joseph Harrigan (August 24, 1939 – September 8, 1979) was a Dominican Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics during the 1964 season and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1967 to 1970. Primarily a first baseman and third baseman, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 192 pounds (87 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.
Joseph was the 1967 Most Valuable Player of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, batting .300 with 24 home runs for the league champion San Diego Padres.[1] The performance earned him a late August call-up to the Phillies.
Rick Joseph died at age 40 from diabetes.[2]
References
- ↑ Baseball Reference
- ↑ Too Young to Die, thedeadballera.com
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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