Lance Clayton Richbourg (December 18, 1897 – September 10, 1975) was an American professional

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player who was a Major League

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for eight seasons between and . Richbourg played

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for the

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, and thereafter, he played professionally for the

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, Washington Senators,

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and

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. Richbourg was a career .308 hitter (806-2619) with 13 home runs and 247 RBI in 698 games played.

Early years

Richbourg was born in

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, in the

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, in 1897.Baseball-Reference.com, Players
Lance Richbourg
Retrieved November 20, 2010. He graduated from Walton High School in DeFuniak Springs. The high school adopted the nickname of "Braves" because Richbourg was a member of the Boston Braves in 1926.

College career

He attended the

in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the

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team for a single season in 1919.
Florida Baseball 2012 Media Supplement
'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110, 115, 118 (2012). Retrieved May 15, 2012. He graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1922. In between stints in the major leagues, Richbourg returned to Gainesville to coach the Gators baseball team in 1922 and 1923, and again in 1926. He compiled a win–loss record of 39–21 (.650) in his three seasons as the Gators' head coach. Richbourg died in

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, in 1975; he was 77 years old.

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Early years

College career

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