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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	4-29 / in Starts: 0-3
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (2-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

1976 Batting Game Log

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1976 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	160	14 (13)	Apr 25	SDP		STL	L,1-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	161	16 (1)	Apr 27	SDP		CHC	L,2-4	4-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.65	-0.023	2.30	-0.02%	-0.16	P
3	162	18 (1)	Apr 29	SDP		CHC	W,9-5	5-7	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
4	163	20 (1)	May 1	SDP		PIT	L,6-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	164	25 (4)	May 8	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	165	27 (1)	May 11	SDP	@	PHI	L,1-9	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.005	.29	0.00%	-0.15	P
7	166	32 (4)	May 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	167	33	May 19	SDP		HOU	L,4-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	168	36 (2)	May 22	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	169	37	May 23	SDP		CIN	L,0-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	170	40 (2)	May 26	SDP		LAD	L,0-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	171	45 (4)	May 31	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
13	172	46	Jun 1	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	173	47	Jun 4	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-7	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	174	57 (9)	Jun 13 (2)	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	175	67 (9)	Jun 23 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-8	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	176	68	Jun 24	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	177	71 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	SDP		ATL	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	178	73 (1)	Jun 28	SDP		CIN	L,3-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	179	74	Jun 29	SDP		CIN	L,5-12	14-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						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
21	180	82 (7)	Jul 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	181	90 (7)	Jul 17	SDP		STL	L,1-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
23	182	96 (5)	Jul 23	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
24	183	99 (2)	Jul 26	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	184	100	Jul 27	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
26	185	104 (3)	Jul 30 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.051	.06	0.00%	-0.43	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
27	186	109 (4)	Aug 3	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.22	P
28	187	118 (8)	Aug 13 (1)	SDP	@	MON	L,0-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
29	188	123 (4)	Aug 17	SDP	@	STL	L,4-9	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
30	189	135 (11)	Sep 2	SDP	@	PIT	L,0-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	190	152 (16)	Sep 21	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
32	191	155 (2)	Sep 25	SDP	@	ATL	L,8-11	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
33	192	156	Sep 26	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-10	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
							4-29		5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.95	-0.103	.54	-0.03%	-0.95

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