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	5-11 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

Most Driven In By
B Harrelson	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	1	56 (55)	Jun 10	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	65 (8)	Jun 23	NYM	@	CHC	W,12-10	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.25	-0.033	3.38	-0.05%	-0.26	P
3	3	69 (3)	Jun 26	NYM	@	MON	L,5-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
4	4	74 (4)	Jul 1	NYM		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	76 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	77	Jul 3	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	81 (3)	Jul 7	NYM		STL	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	92 (10)	Jul 20	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.06	-0.058	2.70	-0.09%	-0.67	P
9	9	97 (4)	Jul 26	NYM		LAD	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3						P
10	10	100 (2)	Jul 29	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.62	0.023	1.77	0.04%	0.26	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
11	11	109 (8)	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
12	12	113 (3)	Aug 11	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
13	13	117 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.18	-0.005	.54	-0.01%	-0.11	P
14	14	131 (13)	Aug 30	NYM	@	HOU	L,5-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	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
15	15	133 (1)	Sep 1	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
16	16	135 (1)	Sep 3	NYM	@	STL	L,3-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
							5-11		6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		.87	-0.073	2.30	-0.11%	-0.78

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