Doug Rau

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: December 15, 1948 in Columbus, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 20th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Columbus HS (Columbus, TX) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (7th) of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX).

High School: Columbus HS (Columbus, TX)

School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: September 2, 1972 (Age 23-262d, 13,276th in major league history)
vs. STL 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: May 26, 1981 (Age 32-162d)
vs. TOR 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Douglas James Rau

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.6

ERA

3.35

222

187

1261.0

697

WHIP

1.301

Summary of 99 Home Runs Allowed

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

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 14 tying, 29 go ahead

2 Tms
LAD	97
CAL	2

Platoon
vs RHB	74
vs LHB	25

Home/Road
Away	52
Home	47

Outs
0	49
1	26
2	24

13 Opps
SFG	18
CIN	16
PHI	11
CHC	9
HOU	9
PIT	8
SDP	8
STL	7
NYM	4
MON	4
ATL	3
DET	1
TOR	1

61 Batters
George Foster	5
Dave Kingman	4
Mike Schmidt	4
Bobby Murcer	4
Bill Madlock	3
Nate Colbert	3
Gary Matthews	3
Dick Allen	3
Joe Morgan	2
Al Oliver	2
Pete Rose	2
Dave Winfield	2
Doug Rader	2
Tony Pérez	2
Jerry Morales	2
Willie Montañez	2
Fred Kendall	2
Garry Maddox	2
José Cardenal	2
Greg Luzinski	2
Darrell Evans	2
José Cruz	2
Richie Zisk	2
Joe Ferguson	2
Keith Hernandez	2
Steve Swisher	1
Gene Tenace	1
Willie Crawford	1
Garry Templeton	1
Dave Concepción	1
Rusty Staub	1
Billy Williams	1
Mike Ivie	1
Jim Wynn	1
Tom Seaver	1
Willie Stargell	1
Barry Bonnell	1
Ellis Valentine	1
Dave Cash	1
Lou Whitaker	1
Ted Simmons	1
Dan Driessen	1
Enos Cabell	1
Bob Watson	1
Mike Vail	1
Dave Parker	1
Rick Auerbach	1
Ron Santo	1
Phil Garner	1
Larvell Blanks	1
Jack Clark	1
Willie McCovey	1
Ken Griffey	1
Andre Thornton	1
Earl Williams	1
George Mitterwald	1
Ken Reitz	1
Bill Robinson	1
Héctor Cruz	1
Art Howe	1
Gary Carter	1

13 Parks
Dodger Stad (LOS)	46
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	11
3Com Park (SFO)	10
VeteransStad (PHI)	6
Qualcomm St (SAN)	6
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	5
Astrodome (HOU)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Parc Jarry (MON)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1

Where Hit
7	43
9	25
8	16
78	5
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	66
2·HR gms	15
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	61
1--	27
12-	5
-2-	2
1-3	2
123	1
-23	1

147 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	61
1 on	29
2 on	8
3 on	1
Any on	38

Inning
1	8
2	15
3	9
4	19
5	16
6	15
7	6
8	4
9	6
Extra	1

1-3	32
4-6	50
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	2
+2	3
+1	18
Tied	22
-1	13
-2	11
-3	9
-4..	16

Ahead	28
Tied	22
Behind	49

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	20
3B	17
LF	15
1B	14
CF	11
C	9
2B	7
SS	3
PH	2
P	1

OrderPos
3rd	21
4th	19
5th	13
6th	13
7th	12
1st	7
9th	5
2nd	5
8th	4

Leverage
High Lev	19
Medium Lev	41
Low Lev	39

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-09-07	Earl Williams	ATL	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2	4	2	26%	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Millán Scores
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1973-04-29 (1)	Willie Stargell	PIT		LAD	behind 7-8	b 10	2	---	1	4	7	49%	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1973-05-01	Billy Williams	CHC	@	LAD	ahead 5-1	t 4	0	1--	2	3	7	5%	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Beckert Scores
4	4	3	2	1973-05-01	Ron Santo	CHC	@	LAD	ahead 7-1	t 4	1	---	1	5	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep CF)
5	5	4	3	1973-05-01	José Cardenal	CHC	@	LAD	ahead 8-1	t 4	1	---	1	6	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	5	1	1973-08-10	Mike Schmidt	PHI	@	LAD	ahead 4-3	t 9	0	---	1	7	5	8%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1974-04-17	George Foster	CIN		LAD	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	1	7	8	12%	36%		Home Run (Deep CF)
8	8	2	1	1974-04-23	Greg Luzinski	PHI	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	7	20%	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Bowa Scores
9	9	3	1	1974-05-03	Willie Montañez	PHI		LAD	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	1	7	3	11%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	4	1	1974-05-11	Nate Colbert	SDP		LAD	behind 0-7	b 4	2	1--	2	4	3	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Tolan Scores
11	11	5	1	1974-05-21	Joe Morgan	CIN	@	LAD	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	1	2	4	18%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	6	1	1974-05-26	Garry Maddox	SFG		LAD	behind 0-5	b 4	0	---	1	3	8	5%	13%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	7	1	1974-06-15	Rusty Staub	NYM		LAD	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	1	5	9	11%	78%		Home Run
14	14	8	1	1974-06-29	Dave Kingman	SFG		LAD	behind 0-5	b 5	0	---	1	6	5	4%	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	9	1	1974-07-03 (2)	Pete Rose	CIN		LAD	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	1	7	15%	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	10	1	1974-07-31	Fred Kendall	SDP		LAD	behind 0-6	b 4	2	1--	2	7	2	6%	9%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Colbert Scores
17	17	11	2	1974-07-31	Nate Colbert	SDP		LAD	behind 3-15	b 9	0	---	1	6	3	0%	0%		Home Run (LF-CF)
18	18	12	1	1974-08-05	George Foster	CIN	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 7	2	1--	2	6	9	31%	44%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Pérez Scores
19	19	13	1	1974-08-23	Ted Simmons	STL	@	LAD	behind 0-1	t 6	1	---	1	5	2	18%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	14	1	1974-08-27	José Cardenal	CHC	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	7	17%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Kessinger Scores
21	21	15	2	1974-08-27	Jerry Morales	CHC	@	LAD	behind 2-4	t 3	1	1--	2	3	8	20%	48%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Cardenal Scores
22	22	16	1	1974-08-30	Richie Zisk	PIT	@	LAD	behind 0-3	t 6	2	---	1	5	9	7%	15%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	17	1	1974-09-03	Gary Matthews	SFG	@	LAD	behind 2-4	t 2	2	123	4	4	7	37%	69%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Rudolph Scores; J. Montefusco Scores; B. Bonds Scores
24	24	18	1	1974-09-08	Tony Pérez	CIN		LAD	behind 0-3	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	9%	26%		Home Run (Deep CF)
25	25	19	2	1974-09-08	Dan Driessen	CIN		LAD	behind 1-3	b 5	0	1--	2	8	5	24%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Gerónimo Scores
26	26	20	1	1974-09-13	Tony Pérez	CIN	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1975-04-10	George Foster	CIN		LAD	behind 0-5	b 4	0	---	1	5	8	5%	13%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	2	1	1975-04-18	Garry Maddox	SFG	@	LAD	behind 0-1	t 3	2	-2-	2	1	8	23%	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Ontiveros Scores
29	29	3	2	1975-04-18	Gary Matthews	SFG	@	LAD	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	1	4	7	12%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	4	1	1975-04-26	Bobby Murcer	SFG		LAD	behind 0-4	b 1	1	1--	2	3	9	13%	32%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Phillips Scores
31	31	5	1	1975-04-30	Larvell Blanks	ATL	@	LAD	behind 0-3	t 4	2	1--	2	8	6	17%	32%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Correll Scores
32	32	6	1	1975-05-24	Keith Hernandez	STL	@	LAD	tied 1-1	t 7	2	1--	2	7	3	36%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Hahn Scores
33	33	7	1	1975-06-07	Dick Allen	PHI		LAD	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	11%	64%		Home Run
34	34	8	2	1975-06-07	Dick Allen	PHI		LAD	ahead 1-0	b 6	1	---	1	5	3	11%	84%		Home Run
35	35	9	1	1975-06-15	Dave Cash	PHI	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	4	11%	61%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	10	1	1975-06-24	Doug Rader	HOU		LAD	behind 1-4	b 2	2	---	1	7	5	9%	27%		Home Run
37	37	11	2	1975-06-24	Doug Rader	HOU		LAD	behind 2-7	b 5	0	---	1	7	5	4%	9%		Home Run
38	38	12	1	1975-07-18	Al Oliver	PIT	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 8	0	-2-	2	3	8	29%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Sanguillén Scores
39	39	13	2	1975-07-18	Richie Zisk	PIT	@	LAD	tied 2-2	t 8	1	---	1	5	7	29%	75%		Home Run (Deep CF)
40	40	14	1	1975-08-03	Dave Concepción	CIN	@	LAD	ahead 2-1	t 7	0	---	1	6	6	12%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	15	1	1975-08-12	Dick Allen	PHI		LAD	behind 0-3	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	9%	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	16	1	1975-08-17	Gary Carter	MON		LAD	behind 1-4	b 8	0	1--	2	3	9	17%	29%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Foli Scores
43	43	17	1	1975-08-22	Nate Colbert	MON	@	LAD	behind 0-1	t 9	0	---	1	9	PH	35%	50%		Home Run (LF-CF)
44	44	18	1	1975-09-04	George Foster	CIN		LAD	behind 0-3	b 2	2	---	1	6	7	9%	29%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1976-05-09	Greg Luzinski	PHI		LAD	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	---	1	4	7	10%	72%		Home Run
46	46	2	1	1976-05-15	Bill Robinson	PIT		LAD	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	6	9	11%	80%		Home Run (Deep CF)
47	47	3	2	1976-05-15	Al Oliver	PIT		LAD	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	1--	2	3	8	11%	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. Sanguillén Scores
48	48	4	1	1976-06-05	Dave Kingman	NYM	@	LAD	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	12%	80%		Home Run (Deep CF)
49	49	5	1	1976-06-10	Mike Schmidt	PHI	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 6	0	12-	3	3	5	34%	68%		Home Run; D. Cash Scores; L. Bowa Scores
50	50	6	1	1976-06-21	Ken Griffey	CIN		LAD	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	1	2	9	18%	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	7	2	1976-06-21	George Foster	CIN		LAD	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	---	1	3	7	11%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	8	1	1976-06-26	Gary Matthews	SFG	@	LAD	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---	1	3	7	35%	85%		Home Run (Deep CF)
53	53	9	2	1976-06-26	Bobby Murcer	SFG	@	LAD	ahead 3-2	t 9	0	---	1	4	9	8%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	10	1	1976-07-01	Fred Kendall	SDP		LAD	ahead 4-3	b 5	2	---	1	7	2	12%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	11	1	1976-07-06	Mike Schmidt	PHI		LAD	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	5	11%	62%		Home Run
56	56	12	1	1976-07-11	Willie Crawford	STL		LAD	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	12-	3	5	9	12%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Kessinger Scores; T. Simmons Scores
57	57	13	1	1976-07-15	Jerry Morales	CHC	@	LAD	behind 0-4	t 4	1	1--	2	4	9	12%	22%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. Trillo Scores
58	58	14	1	1976-07-31	Bobby Murcer	SFG		LAD	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	1--	2	4	9	15%	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Matthews Scores
59	59	15	1	1976-08-25	Ellis Valentine	MON	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	11%	61%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
60	60	16	1	1976-08-31	Andre Thornton	MON		LAD	behind 0-2	b 7	0	---	1	9	PH	14%	35%		Home Run (LF-CF)
61	61	17	1	1976-09-12 (1)	Jim Wynn	ATL	@	LAD	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	1	3	8	12%	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
62	62	18	1	1976-09-21	Bobby Murcer	SFG		LAD	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---	1	4	9	24%	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
63	63	1	1	1977-04-27	Dave Winfield	SDP		LAD	tied 0-0	b 3	1	1--	2	3	9	21%	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Rettenmund Scores
64	64	2	1	1977-05-02	Mike Vail	NYM	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	9	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
65	65	3	1	1977-05-19	Phil Garner	PIT		LAD	behind 1-5	b 4	0	12-	3	7	5	20%	42%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Stargell Scores; R. Stennett Scores
66	66	4	1	1977-05-25	Enos Cabell	HOU	@	LAD	behind 2-4	t 6	0	1--	2	6	5	23%	50%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Ferguson Scores
67	67	5	2	1977-05-25	Art Howe	HOU	@	LAD	tied 4-4	t 6	1	---	1	8	4	18%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
68	68	6	1	1977-06-05	Mike Ivie	SDP	@	LAD	tied 1-1	t 5	2	---	1	3	3	16%	60%		Home Run (Deep CF)
69	69	7	1	1977-06-21	Keith Hernandez	STL	@	LAD	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	---	1	3	3	8%	80%		Home Run (CF-RF)
70	70	8	1	1977-07-01	Bill Madlock	SFG		LAD	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1-3	3	3	5	27%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Hill Scores; R. Andrews Scores
71	71	9	2	1977-07-01	Bill Madlock	SFG		LAD	behind 3-7	b 6	0	---	1	3	5	6%	15%		Home Run (Deep LF)
72	72	10	1	1977-07-07	José Cruz	HOU	@	LAD	behind 0-5	t 2	0	---	1	6	9	5%	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
73	73	11	2	1977-07-07	Bob Watson	HOU	@	LAD	behind 1-5	t 3	1	1-3	3	4	3	18%	36%		Home Run (Deep CF); E. Cabell Scores; W. Howard Scores
74	74	12	1	1977-07-17	Gene Tenace	SDP		LAD	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	2	7	2	22%	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hendrick Scores
75	75	13	1	1977-08-09	Pete Rose	CIN	@	LAD	ahead 1-0	t 8	1	1--	2	1	5	17%	93%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. Gerónimo Scores
76	76	14	1	1977-08-20	George Mitterwald	CHC		LAD	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	1	8	2	15%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
77	77	15	1	1977-09-10	Tom Seaver	CIN		LAD	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	---	1	9	1	10%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
78	78	1	1	1978-04-10	Joe Ferguson	HOU		LAD	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	1	6	2	18%	56%		Home Run (Deep LF)
79	79	2	1	1978-04-26	Joe Morgan	CIN		LAD	behind 2-14	b 9	1	1--	2	3	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Griffey Scores
80	80	3	1	1978-05-03	Dave Kingman	CHC		LAD	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	2	7	7	18%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Ontiveros Scores
81	81	4	1	1978-05-09	Ken Reitz	STL	@	LAD	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	1	6	5	12%	46%		Home Run (Deep LF)
82	82	5	1	1978-05-14	Dave Kingman	CHC	@	LAD	behind 0-3	t 6	0	1--	2	4	7	17%	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Buckner Scores
83	83	6	1	1978-05-20	Darrell Evans	SFG	@	LAD	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	1	2	5	11%	73%		Home Run (Deep CF)
84	84	7	1	1978-05-26	Willie McCovey	SFG		LAD	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	12-	3	4	3	5%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Evans Scores; J. Clark Scores
85	85	8	1	1978-06-06	Willie Montañez	NYM		LAD	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	10%	28%		Home Run
86	86	9	1	1978-06-22	Joe Ferguson	HOU	@	LAD	behind 0-2	t 6	2	1--	2	6	2	28%	44%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores
87	87	10	1	1978-07-02	Rick Auerbach	CIN		LAD	behind 3-5	b 7	0	---	1	9	4	14%	34%		Home Run (Deep LF)
88	88	11	1	1978-07-07	José Cruz	HOU		LAD	behind 1-2	b 4	2	1--	2	6	9	30%	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Watson Scores
89	89	12	1	1978-07-19	Dave Parker	PIT		LAD	ahead 4-3	b 5	1	1--	2	3	9	17%	89%		Home Run (Deep CF); F. Taveras Scores
90	90	13	1	1978-08-04	Bill Madlock	SFG		LAD	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	1	1	4	16%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
91	91	14	1	1978-09-06	Héctor Cruz	SFG	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
92	92	15	2	1978-09-06	Darrell Evans	SFG	@	LAD	behind 1-5	t 5	0	---	1	2	5	6%	14%		Home Run (Deep RF)
93	93	16	1	1978-09-11	Jack Clark	SFG		LAD	behind 0-4	b 5	1	---	1	3	9	6%	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
94	94	17	1	1978-09-22	Dave Winfield	SDP	@	LAD	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	---	1	4	8	6%	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
95	95	1	1	1979-05-06	Mike Schmidt	PHI	@	LAD	tied 0-0	t 6	1	1--	2	5	5	27%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Luzinski Scores
96	96	2	1	1979-06-02	Garry Templeton	STL		LAD	ahead 5-0	b 2	0	---	1	1	6	3%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
97	97	3	2	1979-06-02	Steve Swisher	STL		LAD	ahead 7-3	b 3	0	---	1	7	2	4%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
98	98	1	1	1981-05-16	Lou Whitaker	DET		CAL	tied 1-1	b 2	2	-23	3	9	4	25%	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Parrish Scores; T. Brookens Scores
99	99	2	1	1981-05-26	Barry Bonnell	TOR	@	CAL	behind 1-2	t 3	1	12-	3	3	8	29%	71%		Home Run (LF-CF); E. Whitt Scores; A. Griffin Scores