Rich Folkers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA), the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (20th) of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Parsons College (Fairfield, IA).

High School: Waterloo East HS (Waterloo, IA)

Schools: Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA), Parsons College (Fairfield, IA)

Debut: June 10, 1970 (Age 23-236d, 13,000th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 8, 1977 (Age 30-234d)
vs. NYY 5.0 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Richard Nevin Folkers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.11

195

423.0

242

WHIP

1.385

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-19 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (11-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
K Reitz	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	26	16 (15)	Apr 27	STL		SFG	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	27	23 (6)	May 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-11	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	28	25 (1)	May 8	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
4	29	27 (1)	May 10	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						P
5	30	31 (3)	May 14	STL		PHI	L,5-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						P
6	31	33 (1)	May 16	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	32	34	May 17	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						P
8	33	35	May 20 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
9	34	40 (4)	May 27	STL		ATL	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	35	41	May 28	STL		ATL	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	36	43 (1)	May 30	STL		CIN	W,5-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	37	56 (12)	Jun 12	STL	@	CIN	W,11-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
13	38	63 (6)	Jun 20	STL		MON	L,1-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
14	39	67 (3)	Jun 24	STL		CHC	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
15	40	70 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.061	.67	-0.03%	-0.60	P
16	41	74 (3)	Jun 30	STL		PHI	W,9-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	42	78 (3)	Jul 3 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.26	-0.026	.32	-0.02%	-0.99	P
18	43	83 (4)	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	44	84	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	45	86 (1)	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.97	-0.093	3.43	-0.10%	-0.74	P
21	46	91 (4)	Jul 17	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.86	-0.048	2.16	-0.07%	-0.50	P
22	47	96 (4)	Jul 22	STL		LAD	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	3						P
23	48	102 (5)	Jul 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.93	-0.078	4.27	-0.22%	-0.96	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	49	108 (5)	Aug 3	STL	@	NYM	L,3-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.59	-0.031	2.07	-0.07%	-0.30	P
25	50	114 (5)	Aug 8	STL		ATL	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	.99	-0.025	3.37	-0.05%	-0.22	P
26	51	117 (2)	Aug 11	STL		CIN	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
27	52	122 (4)	Aug 17	STL		SDP	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
28	53	125 (2)	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,7-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
29	54	130 (4)	Aug 27	STL	@	HOU	W,6-3	14-GF(14)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	7						P
30	55	134 (3)	Aug 31	STL		NYM	L,4-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	56	138 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.056	.053	.056	.108	9	1.21	-0.015	8.53	-0.07%	-0.50	P
32	57	143 (4)	Sep 9	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.053	.056	.108	9						P
33	58	150 (6)	Sep 17 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,5-3	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.100	.105	.205	9	.46	0.014	1.12	0.02%	0.12	P
34	59	156 (5)	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-5	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.095	.100	.195	9	.61	-0.017	3.34	-0.06%	-0.21	P
							15-19		22	20	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.100	.095	.100	.195		.85	-0.380	3.01	-0.65%	-4.90

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