Dick Stuart

Dick Stuart
Dick Stuart
	First baseman
	Born: November 7, 1932; San Francisco, California, U.S.
	Died: December 15, 2002 (aged 70); Redwood City, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: July 10, 1958, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
	NPB: 1967, for the Taiyo Whales
Last appearance
	NPB: 1968, for the Taiyo Whales
	MLB: May 27, 1969, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.264
Home runs	228
Runs batted in	743
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1958–1962); Boston Red Sox (1963–1964); Philadelphia Phillies (1965); New York Mets (1966); Los Angeles Dodgers (1966); Taiyo Whales (1967–1968); California Angels (1969);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1961, 1961²); World Series champion (1960); AL RBI leader (1963);

Richard Lee Stuart (November 7, 1932 – December 15, 2002), nicknamed "Dr. Strangeglove", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1958 to 1966 then, played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league from 1967 to 1968 before returning to play one final season in MLB in 1969.

A two-time All-Star player, Stuart was notable for being an integral member of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team that upset the New York Yankees to win the 1960 World Series and, for being the 1963 American League RBI champion. Stuart threw and batted right-handed; during his playing days, he stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall, weighing 212 pounds (96 kg).

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