| Nolen Richardson | |
| Position: | Third baseman |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | January 18, 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 26 |
| Debutyear: | 1929 |
| Debutteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | April 17 |
| Finalyear: | 1939 |
| Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .247 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 117 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 45 |
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Clifford Nolen Richardson (January 18, 1903 – September 25, 1951) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended college at the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Richardson played for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds in a span of six seasons between 1929 and 1939. In 168 career games, he collected 117 hits in 473 at bats for a .247 batting average.
In between, Richardson was the shortstop and team captain of the 1937 Newark Bears, which is widely regarded as the best in Minor League Baseball history.[1] Afterwards, Richardson became the head baseball coach at the University of Georgia.[2]
Richardson died on September 25, 1951, in Athens, Georgia. He had been suffering from cancer.
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