Rich Chiles

Rich Chiles
Rich Chiles
	Outfielder
	Born: November 22, 1949; Sacramento, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 20, 1971, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
	September 30, 1978, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	76
Teams
	Houston Astros (1971–1972); New York Mets (1973); Houston Astros (1976); Minnesota Twins (1977–1978);

Richard Francis Chiles (born November 22, 1949 in Sacramento, California, and raised in Winters, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball.

Chiles was drafted by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft out of Winters High School (California) and he played six seasons in the major leagues between 1971 and 1978. He batted .254 (157/618) with 68 runs, 6 home runs and 76 RBIs.

He was traded with Buddy Harris from the Astros to the New York Mets for Tommie Agee at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.^[1]

He currently resides in Yolo County.

References

^ Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)

[1] Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020

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