Barry Lersch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: September 7, 1944 in Denver, CO us

Died: October 4, 2009 in Aurora, CO

Buried: Body donated to medical science

High School: East HS (Denver, CO)

School: Colorado Mesa University (Grand Junction, CO)

Debut: April 8, 1969 (Age 24-213d, 12,771st in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1974 (Age 30-014d)
vs. CHC 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Barry Lee Lersch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

ERA

3.82

169

570.1

317

WHIP

1.241

Summary of 70 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 24 go ahead

2 Tms
PHI	69
STL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	43
vs LHB	27

Home/Road
Away	36
Home	34

Outs
0	29
1	21
2	20

11 Opps
NYM	11
ATL	11
CIN	10
CHC	9
PIT	7
SDP	5
MON	5
STL	4
SFG	3
LAD	3
HOU	2

55 Batters
Lee May	3
Earl Williams	3
Ed Kranepool	3
Nate Colbert	2
Tony Pérez	2
Orlando Cepeda	2
Johnny Bench	2
Ron Fairly	2
Bob Robertson	2
Cleon Jones	2
Ron Santo	2
Ken Henderson	2
Dave Concepción	1
Bill Mazeroski	1
Billy Grabarkewitz	1
Ivan Murrell	1
Ken Singleton	1
Hal King	1
Manny Sanguillén	1
José Cruz	1
Al Oliver	1
Willie Stargell	1
Bob Tillman	1
Mike Shannon	1
Mike Lum	1
César Cedeño	1
Mike Jorgensen	1
Jim Wynn	1
Al Ferrara	1
Jerry Grote	1
Dick Allen	1
Larry Stahl	1
Joe Torre	1
Wayne Garrett	1
Dusty Baker	1
Art Shamsky	1
Tom Haller	1
Bill Plummer	1
Adolfo Phillips	1
Carl Morton	1
Ken Boswell	1
Carmen Fanzone	1
Pete Rose	1
Willie Smith	1
Joe Pepitone	1
Rick Monday	1
Rico Carty	1
Boots Day	1
Lou Brock	1
Dave Kingman	1
Billy Williams	1
Zoilo Versalles	1
Richie Hebner	1
Steve Swisher	1
Jim Hickman	1

13 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	20
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	13
Shea Stad (NYC)	6
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	5
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	4
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Parc Jarry (MON)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	24
9	14
8	8
89	4
78	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42
2·HR gms	8
3·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	13
12-	6
-2-	5
-23	3
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1

114 Runs
RISP	18
0 on	39
1 on	19
2 on	11
3 on	1
Any on	31

Inning
1	7
2	9
3	9
4	8
5	5
6	7
7	10
8	7
9	6
Extra	2

1-3	25
4-6	20
7-end	25

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	4
+2	7
+1	11
Tied	17
-1	11
-2	7
-3	2
-4..	2

Ahead	31
Tied	17
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	18
LF	11
3B	11
C	9
RF	8
CF	7
2B	2
SS	2
PH	1
P	1

OrderPos
4th	22
7th	10
5th	10
3rd	7
2nd	6
8th	6
6th	6
1st	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1969-04-08	Willie Smith	CHC		PHI	behind 5-6	b 11	1	1--	2	7	PH	79%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Hundley Scores
2	2	2	1	1969-04-10	Ron Santo	CHC		PHI	ahead 4-1	b 7	2	---	1	4	5	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1969-04-26	Mike Shannon	STL	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 8	1	12-	3	5	5	55%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Flood Scores; J. Hicks Scores
4	4	4	2	1969-04-26	Lou Brock	STL	@	PHI	tied 4-4	t 9	2	---	1	2	7	42%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1969-04-29	Ron Santo	CHC	@	PHI	ahead 9-0	t 9	0	---	1	4	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
6	6	6	1	1969-05-13	Tony Pérez	CIN	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 6	0	-2-	2	4	5	20%	80%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Johnson Scores
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1970-04-15	Billy Williams	CHC		PHI	ahead 4-1	b 7	0	---	1	3	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	2	1	1970-04-18	Ken Boswell	NYM		PHI	ahead 4-0	b 6	0	---	1	7	4	2%	97%		Home Run; K. Boswell Scores
9	9	3	1	1970-05-05	Al Ferrara	SDP	@	PHI	behind 4-7	t 7	2	1--	2	4	7	15%	23%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Gaston Scores
10	10	4	1	1970-05-31	Rico Carty	ATL		PHI	ahead 6-0	b 6	2	1--	2	4	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); F. Millán Scores
11	11	5	1	1970-06-19	Wayne Garrett	NYM		PHI	ahead 12-3	b 7	0	---	1	7	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	6	1	1970-07-01 (1)	Adolfo Phillips	MON		PHI	ahead 6-1	b 5	1	--3	2	7	8	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Laboy Scores
13	13	7	1	1970-07-28	Billy Grabarkewitz	LAD	@	PHI	ahead 5-2	t 8	2	---	1	7	5	4%	96%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	8	1	1970-07-31 (2)	Ken Henderson	SFG	@	PHI	ahead 4-2	t 6	2	1-3	3	4	9	16%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bonds Scores; R. Hunt Scores
15	15	9	1	1970-08-06 (2)	Bob Robertson	PIT		PHI	ahead 3-2	b 3	1	1-3	3	6	3	16%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Oliver Scores; R. Hebner Scores
16	16	10	1	1970-08-15	Lee May	CIN		PHI	behind 0-1	b 2	0	-2-	2	5	3	15%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Carbo Scores
17	17	11	1	1970-08-30	Bob Tillman	ATL	@	PHI	behind 0-2	t 3	0	---	1	8	2	10%	38%		Home Run (Deep CF)
18	18	12	2	1970-08-30	Mike Lum	ATL	@	PHI	behind 1-2	t 3	2	---	1	2	9	12%	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	13	1	1970-09-09 (1)	Cleon Jones	NYM		PHI	behind 0-2	b 6	0	1--	2	3	7	26%	58%		Home Run; W. Garrett Scores
20	20	14	1	1970-09-15	Willie Stargell	PIT	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	7	22%	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Patek Scores; M. Alou Scores
21	21	15	2	1970-09-15	Richie Hebner	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 3-2	t 4	0	---	1	7	5	11%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	16	3	1970-09-15	Bill Mazeroski	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 4-2	t 4	0	---	1	8	4	9%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	17	1	1970-09-26	Joe Pepitone	CHC	@	PHI	behind 0-6	t 7	2	---	1	7	8	1%	2%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1971-04-17	Orlando Cepeda	ATL	@	PHI	behind 0-1	t 7	0	---	1	4	3	21%	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	2	2	1971-04-17	Hal King	ATL	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 7	0	---	1	5	2	21%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	3	3	1971-04-17	Earl Williams	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 2-1	t 7	1	---	1	7	5	13%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	4	1	1971-04-23	Joe Torre	STL		PHI	behind 1-2	b 3	2	1--	2	4	5	25%	64%		Home Run (LF-CF); T. Simmons Scores
28	28	5	1	1971-05-14	Orlando Cepeda	ATL		PHI	behind 0-2	b 7	0	---	1	4	3	14%	34%		Home Run (Deep CF)
29	29	6	1	1971-05-18	Pete Rose	CIN		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	9	11%	66%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	7	2	1971-05-18	Lee May	CIN		PHI	behind 1-2	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	13%	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	8	1	1971-05-22	Lee May	CIN	@	PHI	behind 2-5	t 9	1	---	1	5	3	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	9	1	1971-05-26	Ed Kranepool	NYM		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	11%	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	10	1	1971-05-31 (2)	Ivan Murrell	SDP		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	-23	3	6	7	21%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Colbert Scores; O. Brown Scores
34	34	11	1	1971-06-15	Ken Henderson	SFG	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	12%	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	12	1	1971-06-20 (1)	Mike Jorgensen	NYM		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	2	2	8	14%	75%		Home Run; B. Harrelson Scores
36	36	13	2	1971-06-20 (1)	Art Shamsky	NYM		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	1--	2	3	7	11%	91%		Home Run; M. Jorgensen Scores
37	37	14	1	1971-06-29	Jerry Grote	NYM	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	7	2	15%	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	15	2	1971-06-29	Cleon Jones	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 8	0	---	1	3	7	12%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	16	3	1971-06-29	Ed Kranepool	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	---	1	4	3	6%	94%		Home Run (CF-RF)
40	40	17	1	1971-07-03	Ron Fairly	MON		PHI	behind 0-2	b 4	2	1--	2	4	7	26%	51%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Bailey Scores
41	41	18	1	1971-07-07	Earl Williams	ATL		PHI	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1	6	3	12%	51%		Home Run (LF-CF)
42	42	19	2	1971-07-07	Zoilo Versalles	ATL		PHI	behind 1-2	b 3	0	---	1	8	6	13%	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	20	3	1971-07-07	Earl Williams	ATL		PHI	tied 2-2	b 4	2	1--	2	6	3	25%	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Evans Scores
44	44	21	1	1971-07-11	Boots Day	MON	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3	5	8	27%	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Fairly Scores; R. Staub Scores
45	45	22	2	1971-07-11	Carl Morton	MON	@	PHI	ahead 3-2	t 2	1	-2-	2	9	1	16%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Sutherland Scores
46	46	23	1	1971-08-10	Tom Haller	LAD		PHI	tied 1-1	b 5	0	1--	2	6	2	23%	84%		Home Run (CF-RF); W. Crawford Scores
47	47	24	1	1971-08-15 (2)	Larry Stahl	SDP		PHI	behind 0-1	b 3	1	12-	3	3	9	31%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Hernández Scores; D. Campbell Scores
48	48	25	1	1971-08-20	Dick Allen	LAD	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 3	1	-23	3	4	5	20%	81%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. Wills Scores; M. Mota Scores
49	49	26	1	1971-08-24	Nate Colbert	SDP	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	12%	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
50	50	27	1	1971-09-04 (2)	Ed Kranepool	NYM	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	4	3	15%	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	28	2	1971-09-04 (2)	Ken Singleton	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	---	1	6	9	7%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1972-04-26	Dave Kingman	SFG		PHI	ahead 3-2	b 6	1	---	1	4	3	12%	85%		Home Run
53	53	2	1	1972-04-30 (1)	Nate Colbert	SDP		PHI	behind 0-4	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	7%	21%		Home Run
54	54	3	1	1972-05-22	Ron Fairly	MON		PHI	behind 2-3	b 5	2	12-	3	4	9	42%	81%		Home Run; R. Hunt Scores; B. Day Scores
55	55	4	1	1972-06-02	Johnny Bench	CIN	@	PHI	ahead 3-2	t 17	1	12-	3	4	2	11%	99%		Home Run; J. Morgan Scores; B. Tolan Scores
56	56	5	1	1972-06-14	Johnny Bench	CIN		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	4	2	11%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	6	1	1972-06-18	César Cedeño	HOU		PHI	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	---	1	2	8	3%	97%		Home Run
58	58	7	1	1972-09-01 (2)	Dusty Baker	ATL		PHI	behind 0-2	b 1	1	-23	3	4	8	20%	63%		Home Run; R. Garr Scores; S. Jackson Scores
59	59	8	1	1972-10-04	Jim Hickman	CHC		PHI	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	11%	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
60	60	1	1	1973-05-09	Dave Concepción	CIN	@	PHI	tied 7-7	t 9	1	1--	2	2	6	42%	92%		Home Run; P. Rose Scores
61	61	2	1	1973-05-13 (2)	Rick Monday	CHC		PHI	ahead 7-1	b 5	1	1--	2	1	8	1%	99%		Home Run; B. Bonham Scores
62	62	3	1	1973-05-18	Carmen Fanzone	CHC	@	PHI	ahead 7-2	t 9	0	---	1	5	5	0%	100%		Home Run
63	63	4	1	1973-06-30	José Cruz	STL		PHI	ahead 8-6	b 8	1	---	1	8	9	3%	97%		Home Run
64	64	5	1	1973-07-06	Tony Pérez	CIN	@	PHI	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	---	1	5	3	7%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
65	65	6	2	1973-07-06	Bill Plummer	CIN	@	PHI	ahead 5-2	t 8	2	1--	2	8	2	5%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Tolan Scores
66	66	7	1	1973-07-12	Jim Wynn	HOU	@	PHI	tied 6-6	t 9	1	---	1	3	9	39%	83%		Home Run
67	67	8	1	1973-07-29 (2)	Bob Robertson	PIT		PHI	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	7	3	12%	63%		Home Run
68	68	9	2	1973-07-29 (2)	Manny Sanguillén	PIT		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	1--	2	2	2	17%	84%		Home Run; R. Stennett Scores
69	69	10	1	1973-09-27	Al Oliver	PIT		PHI	behind 0-2	b 1	1	-2-	2	3	3	17%	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Cash Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
70	70	1	1	1974-09-21	Steve Swisher	CHC	@	STL	ahead 8-0	t 6	2	123	4	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Cardenal Scores; A. Thornton Scores; B. Grabarkewitz Scores