David Arthur Roberts
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: September 11, 1944 in Gallipolis, OH
High School: Central HS (Columbus, OH)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1963.
(All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 1969 (Age 24)
vs. HOU 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Astros/Padres/Tigers/Cubs/Mariners/... 1969-1981
Final Game: May 16, 1981 (Age 36)
vs. LAD 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: January 9, 2009 in Short Gap, WV
Cremated
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177 | 1 | Apr 5 | HOU | @ | SFG | L,1-5 | GS-5 | L(0-1) | 99 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .86 | -0.187 | -2.58 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 2 | 178 | 5 | Apr 10 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,9-1 | CG | W(1-1) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .57 | 0.087 | 2.94 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a8 | ||||||
| 3 | 179 | 9 | Apr 14 | HOU | LAD | L,2-7 | GS-5 | L(1-2) | 3 | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | -0.281 | -2.58 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-3 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 4 | 180 | 14 | Apr 19 | HOU | ATL | W,8-2 | CG | W(2-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .69 | 0.114 | 1.94 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 5 | 181 | 19 | Apr 24 | HOU | @ | STL | W,9-4 | GS-8 | W(3-2) | 4 | 7.2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .47 | 0.057 | -1.05 | 1b start tie | 8b 123 2 out a5 | ||||||
| 6 | 182 | 23 | Apr 29 | HOU | CHC | W,18-2 | CG | W(4-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .43 | 0.076 | 1.94 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a16 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 7 | 183 | 27 | May 4 | HOU | STL | W,3-2 | GS-8 | W(5-2) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.48 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 0.277 | 1.50 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 8 | 184 | 31 | May 9 | HOU | PIT | L,1-4 | GS-7 | L(5-3) | 4 | 7.0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | -0.077 | 0.06 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 9 | 185 | 36 | May 13 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,4-8 | GS-5 | L(5-4) | 3 | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.40 | -0.338 | -3.25 | 1b start tie | 5b 1-3 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 10 | 186 | 42 | May 19 | HOU | CIN | L,1-7 | GS-5 | L(5-5) | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .62 | -0.242 | -1.81 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 11 | 187 | 47 | May 25 | HOU | @ | ATL | W,5-1 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 0.104 | 1.19 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 1 out tie | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 12 | 188 | 52 | Jun 1 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,1-3 | CG(8) | L(5-6) | 6 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .68 | -0.079 | 0.65 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 13 | 189 | 57 | Jun 8 | HOU | NYM | L,5-6 | GS-7 | 6 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.57 | 0.002 | 0.06 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 14 | 190 | 62 | Jun 14 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,7-10 | GS-3 | L(5-7) | 5 | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | -0.394 | -3.39 | 1b start tie | 3b 1-3 0 out tie | ||||||
| 15 | 191 | 63 | Jun 15 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,8-7 | 9-GF | S(1) | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 | 0.655 | 1.82 | 9b 1-3 0 out a1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 16 | 192 | 66 | Jun 18 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,1-0 | GS-1 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .88 | -0.038 | -0.41 | 1b start tie | 1b 12- 1 out tie | |||||||
| 17 | 193 | 77 | Jun 30(2) | HOU | @ | SDP | L,5-6 | GS-5 | 11 | 4.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.99 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 | -0.155 | -1.21 | 1b start a 1 | 5b 12- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 18 | 194 | 81 | Jul 4 | HOU | @ | ATL | W,4-3 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.89 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .94 | 0.028 | 1.36 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 19 | 195 | 86 | Jul 9 | HOU | STL | W,5-2 | CG | W(6-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.74 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .88 | 0.167 | 1.94 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 20 | 196 | 91 | Jul 15 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,1-3 | GS-7 | L(6-8) | 5 | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.69 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | -0.106 | -0.63 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 123 2 out d2 | ||||||
| 21 | 197 | 96 | Jul 20 | HOU | @ | STL | L,5-6 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.72 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | -0.120 | -0.23 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 22 | 198 | 102 | Jul 28 | HOU | SFG | W,3-2 | GS-9 | 7 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.64 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0.154 | 1.89 | 1t start tie | 9t -2- 0 out a1 | ||||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 23 | 199 | 107 | Aug 4 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,1-2 | GS-6 | L(6-9) | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.61 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.19 | 0.021 | 0.65 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 24 | 200 | 111 | Aug 8 | HOU | ATL | L,0-1 | GS-8 | L(6-10) | 3 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.229 | 2.50 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 25 | 201 | 115 | Aug 13 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,3-1 | CG | W(7-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.481 | 3.27 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 26 | 202 | 120 | Aug 18 | HOU | @ | MON | W,3-0 | SHO | W(8-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.555 | 4.36 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 27 | 203 | 125 | Aug 24 | HOU | PHI | W,1-0 | SHO | W(9-10) | 5 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.99 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.665 | 3.94 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 28 | 204 | 130 | Aug 29 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,0-7 | GS-4 | L(9-11) | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .72 | -0.227 | -2.17 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 29 | 205 | 135 | Sep 3 | HOU | CIN | L,5-7 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.32 | -0.042 | -0.66 | 1t start tie | 7t 123 2 out a2 | ||||||||
| 30 | 206 | 141 | Sep 10 | HOU | SFG | L,5-6 | GS-3 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | -0.265 | -2.69 | 1t start tie | 3t 3 out d4 | ||||||||
| 31 | 207 | 147 | Sep 15(2) | HOU | @ | SFG | L,4-8 | GS-4 | L(9-12) | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.56 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .97 | -0.416 | -3.49 | 1b start tie | 4b 12- 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 32 | 208 | 152 | Sep 21 | HOU | ATL | W,6-5 | 6-9 | 5 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 0.354 | 1.75 | 6t --- 0 out d1 | 9t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 33 | 209 | 155 | Sep 25 | HOU | @ | CIN | L,1-4 | 4-7 | 3 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .16 | 0.030 | 1.58 | 4b 1-- 2 out d4 | 7b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 34 | 210 | 159 | Sep 29 | HOU | @ | ATL | W,9-6 | 5-GF | W(10-12) | 3 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.52 | 0.061 | 1.17 | 5b --- 1 out tie | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| HOU | 204.0 | 216 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 3.40 | 870 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.93 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 27 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 2
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