Gary Richter

 

Elected : USSSA New York Hall Of Fame in 2011
Inducted : March 2012, Islandia, NY

Gary was born and resided in New York City for 22 years. He played baseball and football for Holy Cross High School, winning All-City Award nominations in 1968 and 1969 for baseball. He attended St. Johns University on a baseball scholarship. He was also drafted by the New York Yankees in 1969, but chose to attend college.

He has been playing softball since he was 14 years old. In 1967 his team, Queen of Angels Royals, won the NYC Softball Championship. In 1969 the Queen of Angels Royals won the USSSA Church Worlds in York, PA. Gary was the MVP, Homerun Champ, and led in batting average. He then moved up to "big time softball" with County Sports. In 1981, County Sports won the USSSA "A" National Championship, with Gary being named MVP and the Best Defensive Player. He played four years in the APSPL (Pro Softball League) with the New York Clippers and Trenton Statesmen, making two All-Star appearances and batted in the top five, three of his four years in the league. In 2001, he joined the Senior Softball Circuit, as a pitcher for Thermco. In 2004, Thermcowon the USSSA Nationals, and again, Gary was named MVP.
 

Gary is married to Maureen and they have seven children; Jason, Christopher, Peter, Allison, Michael, Richard and Robert. He currently lives a few miles from Cooperstown, NY. Gary has had his own plumbing business for over 35 years.