Dick Lange

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: September 1, 1948 in Harbor Beach, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 7th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI).

High School: Bullock Creek HS (Midland, MI)

School: Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)

Debut: September 9, 1972 (Age 24-008d, 13,299th in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.1 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1975 (Age 27-022d)
vs. CHW 6.2 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Richard Otto Lange

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

ERA

4.47

276.0

137

WHIP

1.525

Summary of 31 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 9 go ahead

1 Tm
CAL	32

Platoon
vs LHB	19
vs RHB	13

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	14

Outs
0	12
2	11
1	9

10 Opps
NYY	6
CHW	5
TEX	4
CLE	4
KCR	3
BOS	3
DET	3
MIL	2
MIN	1
BAL	1

28 Batters
Roy White	2
Bill Melton	2
Jim Fregosi	2
John Mayberry	2
Oscar Gamble	1
Rick Manning	1
Ed Herrmann	1
George Scott	1
Graig Nettles	1
Tony Solaita	1
Dwight Evans	1
Earl Williams	1
Dave May	1
Billy Baldwin	1
Dick Allen	1
Dick Billings	1
Ken Henderson	1
Boog Powell	1
Orlando Cepeda	1
Lou Piniella	1
Rich Reese	1
Tony Oliva	1
Norm Cash	1
Bill Sudakis	1
Mike Hargrove	1
John Ellis	1
Tony Muser	1
Carlton Fisk	1

9 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	18
Shea Stad (NYC)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	16
7	9
8	4

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	5
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	5
12-	2
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

51 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	19
1 on	8
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	13

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

1-3	11
4-6	12
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	4
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	1
-2	5
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	13
Tied	9
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	7
C	5
DH	5
3B	5
RF	4
LF	4
CF	2

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

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1973-07-08 (2)	Oscar Gamble	CLE		CAL	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	1	3	9	13%	64%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1973-07-10	Earl Williams	BAL		CAL	behind 6-8	b 9	0	1--	2	5	2	46%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Davis Scores
3	3	3	1	1973-07-13	Rich Reese	DET		CAL	ahead 6-2	b 8	2	-2-	2	3	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Taylor Scores
4	4	4	1	1973-07-16	John Ellis	CLE	@	CAL	ahead 7-4	t 9	2	--3	2	4	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Gamble Scores
5	5	5	1	1973-08-10	Orlando Cepeda	BOS		CAL	behind 0-2	b 2	0	1--	2	5	DH	17%	55%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Yastrzemski Scores
6	6	6	2	1973-08-10	Dwight Evans	BOS		CAL	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---	1	3	9	17%	74%		Home Run (Deep CF)
7	7	7	1	1973-08-13	Roy White	NYY		CAL	ahead 4-0	b 2	1	-2-	2	3	7	6%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Alou Scores
8	8	8	1	1973-09-10	Tony Muser	CHW	@	CAL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	3	11%	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	9	1	1973-09-20 (2)	Dick Billings	TEX		CAL	ahead 5-1	b 5	2	-23	3	8	2	5%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Johnson Scores; B. Madlock Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1974-05-28	Dave May	MIL	@	CAL	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	---	1	2	9	9%	80%		Home Run
11	11	2	2	1974-05-28	George Scott	MIL	@	CAL	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	---	1	3	3	7%	87%		Home Run
12	12	3	1	1974-06-02	Norm Cash	DET	@	CAL	tied 0-0	t 8	2	---	1	5	3	31%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	4	1	1974-06-11	Bill Sudakis	NYY		CAL	behind 0-4	b 5	0	123	4	7	DH	29%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Munson Scores; G. Nettles Scores; C. Chambliss Scores/unER
14	14	5	1	1974-06-16	Carlton Fisk	BOS	@	CAL	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---	1	3	2	11%	35%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	6	1	1974-06-29	Jim Fregosi	TEX	@	CAL	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2	8	5	26%	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Spencer Scores
16	16	7	2	1974-06-29	Jim Fregosi	TEX	@	CAL	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	1	8	5	12%	28%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	8	1	1974-07-31	Bill Melton	CHW	@	CAL	behind 0-4	t 4	2	12-	3	6	5	21%	31%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. May Scores; K. Henderson Scores
18	18	9	2	1974-07-31	Dick Allen	CHW	@	CAL	behind 3-4	t 6	1	---	1	3	3	18%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	10	1	1974-08-11	Lou Piniella	NYY	@	CAL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	12%	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	11	1	1974-08-23	Roy White	NYY		CAL	ahead 5-3	b 4	1	1--	2	1	7	12%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Alomar Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1975-06-20	Mike Hargrove	TEX	@	CAL	ahead 6-4	t 5	0	---	1	4	7	8%	86%		Home Run (Deep CF)
22	22	2	1	1975-07-11	Boog Powell	CLE	@	CAL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	3	1	1975-07-20	Rick Manning	CLE		CAL	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---	1	3	8	10%	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	4	1	1975-07-27	Tony Oliva	MIN	@	CAL	behind 0-6	t 9	0	---	1	4	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	5	1	1975-08-06	Bill Melton	CHW		CAL	tied 1-1	b 1	1	12-	3	5	5	21%	80%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Orta Scores; D. Johnson Scores
26	26	6	1	1975-08-24 (2)	Graig Nettles	NYY		CAL	behind 1-4	b 8	0	---	1	5	5	8%	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	7	2	1975-08-24 (2)	Ed Herrmann	NYY		CAL	behind 2-4	b 8	1	---	1	7	2	12%	23%		Home Run (Deep CF)
28	28	8	1	1975-08-30	Billy Baldwin	DET		CAL	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	1-3	3	2	9	4%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Veryzer Scores; J. Knox Scores
29	29	9	1	1975-09-07	John Mayberry	KCR	@	CAL	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	DH	12%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	10	2	1975-09-07	Tony Solaita	KCR	@	CAL	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	1	6	3	9%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	11	3	1975-09-07	John Mayberry	KCR	@	CAL	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	1--	2	4	DH	17%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Brett Scores
32	32	12	1	1975-09-23	Ken Henderson	CHW	@	CAL	tied 4-4	t 7	1	---	1	5	8	23%	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)