The New York Mets Hall of Records: Rich Chiles

Rich Chiles

Richard Francis Chiles
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: November 22, 1949 in Sacramento, CA
Drafted: 2nd round 1968 by the Houston Astros
Acquired: traded from the Astros with Buddy Harris for Tommie Agee, November 1972
Departed: released, April 1974

Rich, an outfielder by trade, was not able to forge himself a place on the Mets roster in his short trial with the New Yorkers, instead earning himself another three years in the minors before finally breaking through with the Twins in 1977. This card is from the 1974 Caruso Hawaii Islanders set.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G AB R   H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG
1971 Hou NL 67 119 12 27 5 1 2 15 40 0 1 20 6   1   1 1 .268 .336 .227
1972 Hou NL   9 11 0   3 1 0 0   2   4 0 0 1 1   0   0 0 .333 .364 .273
1973 *METS*   8 25 2   3 2 0 0   1   5 0 0 2 0   0   0 0 .120 .200 .120
1976 Hou NL   5   4 1   2 1 0 0   0   3 0 0 0 0   0   0 0 .500 .750 .500
1977 Min AL 108 261 31 69 16 1 3 36 96 0 1 17 23   2   4 5 .323 .368 .264
1978 Min AL 87 198 22 53 12 0 1 22 68 1 2 25 20   2   0 5 .333 .343 .268
METS TOTALS   8 25 2   3 2 0 0   1   5 0 0 2 0   0   0 0 .120 .200 .120
OTHER CLUBS 276 593 66 154 35 2 6 75 211 1 4 63 50   5   5 11 .317 .356 .260
CAREER TOTS 284 618 68 157 37 2 6 76 216 1 4 65 50   5   5 11 .310 .350 .254

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This is a list of the Rich Chiles cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1972 Topps #56

1973 Topps #617

1974 Caruso Hawaii Islanders #107

1978 Topps #193

1979 Topps #498

1991 WIZ Mets #72

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