Richard Roy Cole (May 6, 1926 – October 18, 2018) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. Before the 1943 season, Cole was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals. Over eight years later, he made his debut with the Cardinals, but was traded after only 15 games of service to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he would spend the majority of his career. Cole was used at three different positions during his career, playing 169 games at shortstop, 118 games at second base, and 107 games at third. Cole died on October 18, 2018 at the age of 92.