Major League Baseball Executive. He served as the general manager for both the Houston Astros (1967-1975) and San Francisco Giants (1976 to 1980). He got his start in baseball working with the Columbus Cardinals of the South Atlantic League in 1946. He would later rise to the rank of general manager and vice president of the Houston Astros where he was responsible for the building of the Astrodome, the stadium that was dubbed "the eighth wonder of the world". During his tenure as general manager of the Astros, he was responsible for several major trades which include the 1971 trade of Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Jack Billingham and Cesar Geronimo to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a package of players that included first baseman Lee May. Morgan, Billingham and Geronimo became key players on the Reds’ championship teams of the 1970s while the Astros didn't make the postseason during Richardson's tenure. After leaving the Astros in 1975, he joined the San Francisco Giants as general manager and served until being let go in 1980. While with the Giants, he was named "Executive of the Year" in 1978 and was best known for a controversial trade with the Oakland A's that brought pitcher Vida Blue to the team.
Major League Baseball Executive. He served as the general manager for both the Houston Astros (1967-1975) and San Francisco Giants (1976 to 1980). He got his start in baseball working with the Columbus Cardinals of the South Atlantic League in 1946. He would later rise to the rank of general manager and vice president of the Houston Astros where he was responsible for the building of the Astrodome, the stadium that was dubbed "the eighth wonder of the world". During his tenure as general manager of the Astros, he was responsible for several major trades which include the 1971 trade of Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Jack Billingham and Cesar Geronimo to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a package of players that included first baseman Lee May. Morgan, Billingham and Geronimo became key players on the Reds’ championship teams of the 1970s while the Astros didn't make the postseason during Richardson's tenure. After leaving the Astros in 1975, he joined the San Francisco Giants as general manager and served until being let go in 1980. While with the Giants, he was named "Executive of the Year" in 1978 and was best known for a controversial trade with the Oakland A's that brought pitcher Vida Blue to the team.
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