 He led Buffalo to the International League pennant in before, retiring as a player at the age of 40.In an eight-year major league career, Richards played in 523 games, accumulating 321 hits in 1,417 at bats for a .227 career batting average along with 15 home runs and 155 runs batted in.In 17 minor league seasons, he posted a career .295 batting average with 171 home runs.