# Rich Chiles

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**Richard Francis Chiles** (born November 22, 1949, in Sacramento, California, and raised in Winters, California) is a former [outfielder](/source/Outfielder) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball).

Chiles was drafted by the [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) in the second round of the [1968 Major League Baseball draft](/source/1968_Major_League_Baseball_draft) out of [Winters High School (California)](/source/Winters_High_School_(California)) and he played six seasons in the major leagues between 1971 and 1978. He batted .254 (157/618) with 68 [runs](/source/Run_(baseball)), 6 [home runs](/source/Home_runs) and 76 [RBIs](/source/RBIs).

He was traded with [Buddy Harris](/source/Buddy_Harris) from the Astros to the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) for [Tommie Agee](/source/Tommie_Agee) at the [Winter Meetings](/source/Winter_Meetings) on November 27, 1972.[1]

He currently resides in [Yolo County](/source/Yolo_County), in Northern California.

Chiles is a cousin of hall of famer [George Kelly](/source/George_Kelly_(baseball)) and [Ren Kelly](/source/Ren_Kelly).[2] He is also a distant cousin of former player [Bill Lange](/source/Bill_Lange).[3]

## References

1. [Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," *The New York Times*, Tuesday, November 28, 1972.](https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/28/archives/mets-send-agee-to-the-astros-for-pair-yanks-trade-four-to-get-graig.html) Retrieved October 24, 2020

1. ["Rich Chiles Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chileri01.shtml). *Baseball-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

1. ["Bill Lange Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/langebi01.shtml). *Baseball-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2024-03-08.

## External links

, or [Retrosheet](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pchilr101.htm)

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