Roger Erickson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: August 30, 1956 in Springfield, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA).

High School: Lanphier HS (Springfield, IL)

Schools: Springfield College in Illinois (Springfield, IL), University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: April 6, 1978 (Age 21-219d, 13,997th in major league history)
vs. SEA 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: September 26, 1983 (Age 27-027d)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Roger Farrell Erickson

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Relatives: Nephew of Don Erickson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

ERA

4.13

135

117

799.1

365

WHIP

1.400

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS	25	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 11	MIN	@	CAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 16 (1)	MIN		SEA	L,5-8	GS	27	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 22	MIN		CAL	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (2)	Apr 26	MIN	@	OAK	L,8-9	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	24 (3)	Apr 30	MIN		NYY	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	28 (3)	May 6	MIN	@	BAL	W,8-7	GS	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	31 (2)	May 10	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (2)	May 15	MIN		BAL	W,9-6	GS	30	5.1	1	2	1	4	0	P
10	37 (2)	May 19	MIN	@	KCR	W,5-3	GS	29	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	P
11	41 (3)	May 23	MIN		TEX	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	46 (4)	May 29 (2)	MIN	@	TEX	W,7-2	GS	30	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (2)	Jun 2	MIN	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	36	8.2	1	3	0	4	1	P
14	52 (2)	Jun 7	MIN		CHW	L,3-8	GS	11	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	55 (2)	Jun 10	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	59 (3)	Jun 14	MIN		CLE	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
17	63 (3)	Jun 20	MIN		CAL	L,5-10	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (5)	Jun 25 (2)	MIN	@	CHW	W,9-6	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	75 (5)	Jul 3	MIN		MIL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
20	80 (4)	Jul 8	MIN	@	OAK	W,9-8	GS	21	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	86 (5)	Jul 16 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (3)	Jul 21	MIN		BAL	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	95 (4)	Jul 25	MIN		BOS	W,5-2	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	100 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	106 (5)	Aug 5 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	111 (4)	Aug 9	MIN		SEA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	P
27	116 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	MIN		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	121 (4)	Aug 17	MIN		KCR	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	127 (5)	Aug 23	MIN		TEX	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
30	131 (3)	Aug 27	MIN	@	TOR	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	134 (2)	Sep 1	MIN		CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
32	139 (4)	Sep 5	MIN		CHW	L,3-4	GS	17	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	142 (2)	Sep 9	MIN		MIL	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	146 (3)	Sep 15	MIN	@	MIL	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
35	150 (3)	Sep 19	MIN		CAL	L,1-4	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	155 (4)	Sep 23	MIN		KCR	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
37	159 (3)	Sep 27	MIN	@	TEX	L,5-10	GS	24	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
							37gm		265.2	13	44	5	62	3