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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Team Record in Appearances: 2-7

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 4, Entered with runners on base: 1

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	IR	IS	CS	AB	3B	GDP	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	17	126	Sep 2	STL		LAD	L,1-5	7-8		99	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0.00	2.90	9	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	.07	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.86	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d4
2	18	131	Sep 6	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	6-GF(8)		3	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0.00	1.40	9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	.27	0.055	.00	0.00%	1.32	6b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
3	19	138	Sep 12	STL	@	MON	L,2-7	7-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.57	3	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.44	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
4	20	139	Sep 13	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	7-7	BS(1)	0	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	2.84	2.08	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2.65	-0.518	.00	0.00%	-2.69	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 1-3 1 out tie
5	21	145	Sep 20	STL		PHI	L,1-2	8-GF		6	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.16	2.16	6	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	.56	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.86	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
6	22	148	Sep 23(2)	STL		CHC	L,1-15	6-6		2	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	5.00	2.84	7	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	.25	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-2.97	6t --- 0 out d4	6t 12- 2 out d7
7	23	150	Sep 26	STL		NYM	L,1-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4.50	2.80	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	.13	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
8	24	153	Sep 30	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	14-GF(16)	W(1-0)	3	2.1	1	0	0	1	2	3.65	2.64	10	2	5	1	2	0	2	0	0	9	0	0	1	3.38	0.433	.00	0.00%	1.37	14b 12- 2 out tie	16b end a 1
9	25	155	Oct 3	STL	@	PIT	L,2-6	7-7		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.38	2.47	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.42	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
							2-7		W-L:1-0,BSv:1	2.9	13.1	12	5	5	5	7	3.38	2.47	56	0.94		6%	18%	11	2	0%	1	50	1	1	1	.98	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.04

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