John Lee Richmond
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John Lee Richmond (or simply Lee Richmond) (born May 5 1857 in Sheffield, Ohio - died October 1 1929 in Toledo, Ohio) pitched the first perfect game in major league baseball history. He played for the Worcester, Massachusetts Worcesters (no nickname). The game was played at the Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds near the intersection of Sever St. and Highland St. in Worcester. The game was played on June 12, 1880, and the second perfect game came just 5 days later, pitched by Monte Ward. Many rule changes were made before the third perfect game came, at the beginning of the 20th century, pitched by Cy Young. He was left-handed.
Sometimes called J. Lee Richmond, in a 6-season career, statistics show that he was 75-100 with a 3.06 ERA in 191 games, 179 starts. 161 of those starts were complete games, 8 of them shutouts, and one of those his famous perfect game. He had 552 strike outs in 1583 career innings pitched.
External links
- Biography at Galanis Sports Data (http://www.galanissportsdata.com/person.asp?personID=725)
- Statistics at Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/richmle01.shtml)
- Game box score at Baseball Almanac (http://www.baseball-almanac.com/boxscore/06121880.shtml)