physics professor tried to convince him that nothing could make a ball curve in midair. In both 1881 and 1882, Richmond pitched over 400 innings. After the 1882 season, the Worcester franchise disbanded, and Richmond played for the National League's Providence Grays in 1883. He experienced arm problems and was primarily an outfielder that year. He finished his MLB career with a record of 75–100, a 3.06 ERA, and 552 strikeouts. Later life In the winter of 1880, Richmond had begun to pursue a career in medicine, studying under a Providence physician, C. T. Gardner. He enrolled at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York a few months later, then at the University of the City of New York. After the 1883 baseball season, Richmond practiced medicine at Bellevue Hospital and with Gardner in Providence. Richmond then changed careers, and from 1890 to 1921, he was a high school chemistry teacher at Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio. Richmond married Mary Naomi Chapin, his former student, in 1892, and had three children: Ruth, Dorothy, and Jane. He died in Toledo in 1929. See also List of Major League Baseball perfect games List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders References External links 1857 births 1929 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers who have pitched a perfect game Boston Red Caps players Boston Red Stockings players Worcester Ruby Legs players Providence Grays players Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Worcester Grays players Baseball players from Ohio Physicians from Ohio Brown Bears baseball players People from Lorain County, Ohio Schoolteachers from Ohio