Harry Riconda
Harry Riconda | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: New York City, New York | March 17, 1897|
Died: November 15, 1958 Mahopac, New York | (aged 61)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 19, 1923, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 18, 1930, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 70 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Henry Paul Riconda (March 17, 1897 in New York City – November 15, 1958 in Mahopac, New York), was a professional baseball player who played third base from 1923 to 1930.
Baseball career
[edit]Prior to the 1923 Major League Baseball season, Riconda was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New Haven Profs for $5,000. On November 17, 1924, Riconda was traded with Chuck Rowland, Dennis Burns, Bob Hasty, Ed Sherling and $35,000 to the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League for Mickey Cochrane. In October 1925, he was drafted by the Boston Braves in the 1925 Rule 5 draft. Riconda was traded with Frank Wilson to the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association as part of a trade completed earlier for Lance Richbourg. In September 1927, Milwaukee traded Riconda to the Brooklyn Robins for Johnny Butler. In December 1928, Brooklyn traded Riconda along with Jesse Petty to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Glenn Wright. The Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association purchased his contract in June 1929. He was drafted in the Rule 5 Draft in 1929 by the Cincinnati Reds.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1897 births
- 1958 deaths
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Brooklyn Robins players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Boston Braves players
- Baseball players from New York City
- Springfield Ponies players
- Springfield Green Sox players
- New Haven Murlins players
- New Haven Indians players
- Portland Beavers players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
- Nashville Vols players
- Montreal Royals players
- Burials at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Hawthorne, New York)
- Baseball third baseman stubs