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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	Apr 25	SDP		STL	L,1-3		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	16 (1)	Apr 27	SDP		CHC	L,2-4		14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	18 (1)	Apr 29	SDP		CHC	W,9-5		9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (1)	May 1	SDP		PIT	L,6-10		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (4)	May 8	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-7	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	27 (1)	May 11	SDP	@	PHI	L,1-9		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6		8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	33	May 19	SDP		HOU	L,4-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (2)	May 22	SDP		CIN	L,2-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37	May 23	SDP		CIN	L,0-11		9	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	40 (2)	May 26	SDP		LAD	L,0-8		10	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	45 (4)	May 31	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-7		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46	Jun 1	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-9		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	47	Jun 4	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-7		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	57 (9)	Jun 13 (2)	SDP		PHI	W,4-3		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	67 (9)	Jun 23 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-8		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68	Jun 24	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	71 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	SDP		ATL	L,3-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	73 (1)	Jun 28	SDP		CIN	L,3-7		12	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	74	Jun 29	SDP		CIN	L,5-12	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	82 (7)	Jul 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-10	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	90 (7)	Jul 17	SDP		STL	L,1-7		9	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	96 (5)	Jul 23	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-5		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	99 (2)	Jul 26	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	100	Jul 27	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-4		12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	104 (3)	Jul 30 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	109 (4)	Aug 3	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-7	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	118 (8)	Aug 13 (1)	SDP	@	MON	L,0-6		9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
29	123 (4)	Aug 17	SDP	@	STL	L,4-9		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	135 (11)	Sep 2	SDP	@	PIT	L,0-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	152 (16)	Sep 21	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	155 (2)	Sep 25	SDP	@	ATL	L,8-11		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	156	Sep 26	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-10		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		59.2	4	8	0	12	0