Rick Reichardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1943
Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Rick Reichardt
- Frederic Carl Reichardt (born March 16, 1943) is a Major League outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels/California Angels (1964–70), Washington Senators (1970), Chicago White Sox (1971–73) and Kansas City Royals (1973–74).
- He batted and threw right-handed. Reichardt was a spectacular two-sport star at the University of Wisconsin, twice leading the Big 10 in batting, and starring as a fullback on the 1962 #2 ranked Badgers Rose Bowl team, which was defeated in the 1963 Rose Bowl by #1 ranked USC in the "comeback that never was" where the Badgers scored 23 points in the last 12 minutes, but still lost by 5 points (42 to 37).
- His athletic prowess was highly rated by all Major League Baseball scouts, and when a bidding war ensued for his signing, he received a $200,000 ($1,636,739 today) signing bonus from the Los Angeles Angels, a record for that time.
- It was the bidding war for Reichardt that ultimately led Major League Baseball to institute a draft, which started in 1965, with Rick Monday being the first ever #1 overall selection (he was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics). In 1966, Reichardt became the first player to hit a home run at Anaheim Stadium.
- Later that season, after batting .288 with 16 home runs and 44 RBI through just 89 games, he was diagnosed with a kidney ailment that necessitated the removal of the kidney.
- Although he recovered to hit .265 with 17 home runs in 1967, and .255 with 21 home runs in 1968, he was never quite the same after the operation.
- After hitting only 13 home runs in 1969, he was traded with Aurelio RodrÃguez to the Washington Senators early in the 1970 season for 3rd baseman Ken McMullen.
- After a trade to the White Sox in 1971, he managed to hit .278 with 19 homers.
- From there, age and injuries took their toll and he never again attained double figures in home runs in a season.
- He retired after 1 at-bat in the 1974 season.
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