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This 1978 Hall of Honor inductee is a true all-time great. He owns 4 batting titles (1943, 1951, 1952 & 1958), which are the most of any player in PSML history. His first batting title was .424 in 1943 and his last batting title was 15 years later in 1958 with a batting average of .436.
In 1951 he led the league with a .390 average and in 1952 he led the league with a .471 average. Upon his retirement in 1962, he finished with the second-highest career batting average of all time: .362. He also finished near the tops of many other batting categories upon his retirement: hits (427 – 2nd place), doubles (64 – 3rd place), triples (28 – 3rd place), home runs (22 – 7th place), RBI’s (218 – 2nd place), at bats (1181 – 4th place), runs scored (222 – 3rd place).
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Dick was an elite slugger during his 25-year Sunday morning League career. Upon his retirement in 1974, he was among the league leaders in many batting statistical categories.
He finished with 422 career hits (3rd place upon his retirement), 23 career home runs (7th place upon retirement), 251 RBI’s (2nd place upon retirement), 1452 at-bats (2nd place upon retirement), and 234 runs scored (3rd place upon retirement). His career batting average was .291. He won the 1972 batting title with an average of .434 for the Illinois furniture team.
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