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{{Infobox baseball biography<br />
|name=Rich Chiles<br />
|position=[[Outfielder]]<br />
|image=1978 Minnesota Twins Postcards Rich Chiles.jpg<br />
|bats=Left<br />
|throws=Left<br />
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1949|11|22}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Sacramento, California]], U.S.<br />
|death_date=<br />
|death_place=<br />
|debutleague = MLB<br />
|debutdate= April 20 <br />
|debutyear= 1971<br />
|debutteam= Houston Astros<br />
|finalleague = MLB<br />
|finaldate=September 30<br />
|finalyear=1978<br />
|finalteam=Minnesota Twins<br />
|statleague = MLB<br />
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]<br />
|stat1value=.254<br />
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s<br />
|stat2value=6<br />
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]<br />
|stat3value=76<br />
|teams=<br />
* [[Houston Astros]] ({{Baseball year|1971}}–{{Baseball year|1972}})<br />
* [[New York Mets]] ({{Baseball year|1973}})<br />
* [[Houston Astros]] ({{Baseball year|1976}})<br />
* [[Minnesota Twins]] ({{Baseball year|1977}}–{{Baseball year|1978}})<br />
}}<br />
'''Richard Francis Chiles''' (born November 22, 1949, in Sacramento, California, and raised in Winters, California) is a former [[outfielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]].<br />
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Chiles was drafted by the [[Houston Astros]] in the second round of the [[1968 Major League Baseball Draft]] out of [[Winters High School (California)]] and he played six seasons in the major leagues between 1971 and 1978. He batted .254 (157/618) with 68 [[run (baseball)|runs]], 6 [[home runs]] and 76 [[RBIs]].<br />
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He was traded with [[Buddy Harris]] from the Astros to the [[New York Mets]] for [[Tommie Agee]] at the [[Winter Meetings]] on November 27, 1972.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/28/archives/mets-send-agee-to-the-astros-for-pair-yanks-trade-four-to-get-graig.html 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.] Retrieved October 24, 2020</ref><br />
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He currently resides in [[Yolo County]], in Northern California.<br />
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Chiles is a cousin of hall of famer [[George Kelly (baseball)|George Kelly]] and [[Ren Kelly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rich Chiles Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chileri01.shtml |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He is also a distant cousin of former player [[Bill Lange]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Lange Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/langebi01.shtml |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Baseballstats|br=c/chileri01|fangraphs=1002192|brm=chiles001ric}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pchilr101.htm Retrosheet]<br />
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