Lee Edward "BeeBee" Richard (September 18, 1948 – August 6, 2023) was a

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player.

Playing career

He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between and , for the

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and

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. He played primarily at

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, especially early in his career, but his defense was poor, and he later appeared more as a

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. He was traded from the White Sox to the Cardinals for Buddy Bradford and

Greg Terlecky Gregory John Terlecky (born March 20, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Terlecky played for the St. Louis Cardinals in . He was traded along with Buddy Bradford from the Cardinals to the White Sox for Lee Richard on December 12, ...

on December 12, 1975."Veeck triggers wild trade spree," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Saturday, December 13, 1975.
Retrieved May 3, 2020

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