Dave LaRoche
David Eugene LaRoche
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 14, 1948 in Colorado Springs, CO
High School: West Torrance (Torrance, CA)
School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Drafted by the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed March 9, 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1970
Final Game: August 23, 1983
Relatives: Father of Adam LaRoche and Father of Andy LaRoche
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Standard Fielding

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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 CAL AL 22 P 38 0 49.2 12 5 7 0 1 1.000 2.17 0.32 .950 1.87 0.67
1971 CAL AL 23 P 56 0 72.0 9 0 8 1 0 .889 1.00 0.14 .956 1.98 0.77
1972 MIN AL 24 P 62 0 95.1 17 2 15 0 0 1.000 1.60 0.27 .947 1.86 0.75
1973 CHC NL 25 P 45 0 54.1 21 5 13 3 1 .857 2.98 0.40 .957 1.87 0.73
1974 CHC NL 26 P 49 4 92.0 17 3 14 0 0 1.000 1.66 0.35 .941 1.88 0.71
1975 CLE AL 27 P 61 0 82.1 20 7 13 0 0 1.000 2.19 0.33 .935 1.87 0.85
1976 CLE AL 28 P 61 0 96.1 15 3 9 3 0 .800 1.12 0.20 .960 1.87 0.85 AS
1977 TOT AL 29 P 59 0 100.0 16 6 10 0 3 1.000 1.44 0.27 .944 1.95 0.84 AS
1977 CLE AL 29 P 13 0 18.2 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.96 0.15 .950 1.98 0.84
1977 CAL AL 29 P 46 0 81.1 14 5 9 0 2 1.000 1.55 0.30 .943 1.95 0.84
1978 CAL AL 30 P 59 0 95.2 16 2 14 0 0 1.000 1.51 0.27 .950 1.90 0.85 MVP-25
1979 CAL AL 31 P 53 1 85.2 21 4 17 0 0 1.000 2.21 0.40 .948 1.92 0.81
1980 CAL AL 32 P 52 9 128.0 22 5 16 1 0 .955 1.48 0.40 .959 1.85 0.77
1981 NYY AL 33 P 26 1 47.0 9 5 4 0 0 1.000 1.72 0.35 .967 1.97 0.81
1982 NYY AL 34 P 25 0 50.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 0.72 0.16 .950 1.80 0.73
1983 NYY AL 35 P 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 0.70
14 Seasons P 647 15 1049.1 200 48 144 8 5 .960 1.65 0.30 .950 1.89 0.79
14 Seasons TOT 647 15 1049.1 200 48 144 8 5 .960 1.65 0.30 .910 1.89 0.79

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1970 CAL AL 22 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 CAL AL 23 56 0 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 MIN AL 24 62 0 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 CHC NL 25 45 0 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 CHC NL 26 50 4 50 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1975 CLE AL 27 61 0 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CLE AL 28 61 0 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CAL AL 29 46 0 1 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CLE AL 29 13 0 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 CAL AL 30 59 0 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CAL AL 31 53 0 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CAL AL 32 53 0 1 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 NYY AL 33 26 0 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 NYY AL 34 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 NYY AL 35 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 649 4 254 647 647 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1970 CAL AL 22 214 68% 22% 8 100% 0 4 1 2 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 100%
1971 CAL AL 23 304 70% 18% 12 83% 1 1 1 0 9 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1972 MIN AL 24 411 70% 19% 15 93% 1 2 2 0 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1973 CHC NL 25 247 74% 17% 15 93% 1 3 2 0 13 8 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 75%
1974 CHC NL 26 441 78% 23% 12 92% 0 3 0 3 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1975 CLE AL 27 376 59% 16% 18 100% 0 7 2 1 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1976 CLE AL 28 399 61% 15% 11 91% 0 3 0 0 9 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1977 CAL AL 29 353 72% 15% 8 100% 0 6 2 2 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 100%
1977 CLE AL 29 77 68% 14% 2 100% 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 100%
1978 CAL AL 30 415 71% 15% 13 92% 0 1 0 0 14 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1979 CAL AL 31 402 77% 14% 15 93% 0 4 1 3 18 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 86%
1980 CAL AL 32 548 76% 18% 20 85% 0 4 1 1 18 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 75%
1981 NYY AL 33 202 79% 14% 7 86% 0 5 3 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1982 NYY AL 34 217 80% 15% 2 100% 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1983 NYY AL 35 7 100% 14% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 4613 72% 17% 159 92% 3 45 16 13 149 102 9 8 1 2 5 2 5 1 3 2 56 89%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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