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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.11

195

423.0

242

WHIP

1.385

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

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	Apr 27	STL		SFG	L,0-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	23 (6)	May 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-11	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
3	25 (1)	May 8	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	27 (1)	May 10	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	31 (3)	May 14	STL		PHI	L,5-10		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	33 (1)	May 16	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34	May 17	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	35	May 20 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	40 (4)	May 27	STL		ATL	W,5-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	41	May 28	STL		ATL	W,3-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	43 (1)	May 30	STL		CIN	W,5-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	56 (12)	Jun 12	STL	@	CIN	W,11-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	63 (6)	Jun 20	STL		MON	L,1-5		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	67 (3)	Jun 24	STL		CHC	L,0-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	70 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS	29	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	74 (3)	Jun 30	STL		PHI	W,9-8		4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (3)	Jul 3 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-6	GS	34	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	P
18	83 (4)	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	84	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	86 (1)	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	91 (4)	Jul 17	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	96 (4)	Jul 22	STL		LAD	W,5-4		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	102 (5)	Jul 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	108 (5)	Aug 3	STL	@	NYM	L,3-7	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	114 (5)	Aug 8	STL		ATL	L,1-4	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	117 (2)	Aug 11	STL		CIN	L,5-7		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	122 (4)	Aug 17	STL		SDP	L,2-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	125 (2)	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,7-11		7	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	130 (4)	Aug 27	STL	@	HOU	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	134 (3)	Aug 31	STL		NYM	L,4-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	138 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS	24	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	143 (4)	Sep 9	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	150 (6)	Sep 17 (2)	STL	@	MON	W,5-3	GS	19	4.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
34	156 (5)	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-5		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		82.1	4	11	1	16	1