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Rich Chiles

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: November 22, 1949 in Sacramento, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Winters HS (Winters, CA).

High School: Winters HS (Winters, CA)

Debut: April 20, 1971 (Age 21-149d, 13,115th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1978 (Age 28-312d)
vs. KCR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Richard Francis Chiles

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Relatives: Cousin of George Kelly, Ren Kelly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

618

157

.254

RBI

OBP

.310

SLG

.350

OPS

.659

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-7 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	8 (4-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
J Edwards	1
T Helms	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	68	131 (130)	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.61	-0.014	.20	0.00%	-0.13	PH
2	69	138 (6)	Sep 14	HOU		SDP	W,10-6	3-4	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.62	0.227	.65	0.03%	1.65	PH
3	70	143 (4)	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	8	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.11	PH
4	71	146 (2)	Sep 24	HOU		CIN	L,2-10	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
5	72	147	Sep 26	HOU		SFG	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	.41	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.24	PH
6	73	150 (2)	Sep 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8	2.87	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.55	PH
7	74	151	Oct 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.35	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.20	PH
8	75	152	Oct 3	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708	6	1.04	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.45	LF
9	76	153	Oct 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	6	1.15	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.30	RF
							2-7		12	11	3	1	2	1	1	1	.273	.333	.364	.697		1.04	0.121	.07	0.03%	0.55

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