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Rich Folkers
Richard Nevin Folkers
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, IA
High School: East (Waterloo, IA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 1970
Final Game: June 8, 1977
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 23 NYM NL 0 2 .000 6.44 16 1 5 0 0 2 29.1 36 21 21 6 25 4 15 0 1 2 145 62 2.080 11.0 1.8 7.7 4.6 0.60
1972 25 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3.38 9 0 4 0 0 0 13.1 12 5 5 0 5 0 7 0 0 1 56 101 1.275 8.1 0.0 3.4 4.7 1.40
1973 26 STL NL 4 4 .500 3.61 34 9 7 1 0 3 82.1 74 34 33 10 34 4 44 3 1 3 350 102 1.312 8.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 1.29
1974 27 STL NL 6 2 .750 3.00 55 0 17 0 0 2 90.0 65 31 30 4 38 10 57 2 0 3 363 121 1.144 6.5 0.4 3.8 5.7 1.50
1975 28 SDP NL 6 11 .353 4.18 45 15 7 4 0 0 142.0 155 70 66 8 39 3 87 1 1 9 614 83 1.366 9.8 0.5 2.5 5.5 2.23
1976 29 SDP NL 2 3 .400 5.28 33 3 6 0 0 0 59.2 67 39 35 10 25 8 26 2 2 3 273 62 1.542 10.1 1.5 3.8 3.9 1.04
1977 30 MIL AL 0 1 .000 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 7 3 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 31 96 1.737 9.9 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.50
7 Seasons 19 23 .452 4.11 195 28 48 5 0 7 423.0 416 207 193 40 170 30 242 8 5 22 1832 87 1.385 8.9 0.9 3.6 5.1 1.42
162 Game Avg. 6 7 .452 4.11 59 9 15 2 0 2 129 127 63 59 12 52 9 74 2 2 7 559 87 1.385 8.9 0.9 3.6 5.1 1.42
STL (3 yrs) 11 6 .647 3.30 98 9 28 1 0 5 185.2 151 70 68 14 77 14 108 5 1 7 769 110 1.228 7.3 0.7 3.7 5.2 1.40
SDP (2 yrs) 8 14 .364 4.51 78 18 13 4 0 0 201.2 222 109 101 18 64 11 113 3 3 12 887 76 1.418 9.9 0.8 2.9 5.0 1.77
NYM (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.44 16 1 5 0 0 2 29.1 36 21 21 6 25 4 15 0 1 2 145 62 2.080 11.0 1.8 7.7 4.6 0.60
MIL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 7 3 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 31 96 1.737 9.9 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.50
NL (6 yrs) 19 22 .463 4.10 192 28 46 5 0 7 416.2 409 200 190 38 166 29 236 8 5 21 1801 87 1.380 8.8 0.8 3.6 5.1 1.42
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 7 7 3 2 4 1 6 0 0 1 31 96 1.737 9.9 2.8 5.7 8.5 1.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 23 NYM NL 16 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 25 STL NL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 26 STL NL 34 22 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .100 .095 .100 .195 -46 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
1974 27 STL NL 55 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 28 SDP NL 45 44 36 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 14 .167 .250 .194 .444 28 7 0 0 4 0 0 1
1976 29 SDP NL 33 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 192 89 77 3 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 28 .143 .183 .156 .339 -4 12 1 0 7 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 75 65 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 24 .143 .183 .156 .339 -4 10 1 0 6 1 0
STL (3 yrs) 98 34 31 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .097 .094 .097 .191 -47 3 1 0 2 1 0
SDP (2 yrs) 78 49 40 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 15 .150 .227 .175 .402 17 7 0 0 5 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 16 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .333 .667 80 2 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 NYM NL 23 P 16 1 29.1 10 0 10 0 2 1.000 3.07 0.63 .950 1.84 0.71
1972 STL NL 25 P 9 0 13.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.35 0.22 .950 1.76 0.73
1973 STL NL 26 P 34 9 82.1 16 4 11 1 1 .938 1.64 0.44 .950 1.88 0.73
1974 STL NL 27 P 55 0 90.0 11 3 7 1 2 .909 1.00 0.18 .945 1.88 0.71
1975 SDP NL 28 P 45 15 142.0 33 10 20 3 0 .909 1.90 0.67 .948 1.86 0.72
1976 SDP NL 29 P 33 3 59.2 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.81 0.36 .950 1.89 0.72
1977 MIL AL 30 P 3 0 6.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.42 0.33 .900 1.99 0.83
7 Seasons P 195 28 423.0 85 21 59 5 5 .941 1.70 0.41 .948 1.87 0.72
7 Seasons TOT 195 28 423.0 85 21 59 5 5 .941 1.70 0.41 .889 1.87 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1975 NL  9 (10th)

                                         

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 28, 1967: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign.

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary).

October 18, 1971: Traded by the New York Mets with Jim Bibby, Charlie Hudson and Art Shamsky to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Chip Coulter, Harry Parker and Chuck Taylor.

November 18, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Alan Foster and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later and Ed Brinkman. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 10, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

March 23, 1977: Selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the San Diego Padres.

December 9, 1977: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Jim Slaton to the Detroit Tigers for Ben Oglivie.

March 23, 1978: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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