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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-11 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 4

1970 Pitching Game Log

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1970 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	56	Jun 10	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-5	5-6		99	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.64	7	2	4	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.016	.23	0.01%	0.97	5b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d4
2	2	65	Jun 23	NYM	@	CHC	W,12-10	5-7		12	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.42	10	4	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.71	0.110	1.92	0.18%	1.85	5b -2- 1 out d2	7b 3 out d2
3	3	69	Jun 26	NYM	@	MON	L,5-6	4-4		2	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.69	4.51	4	0	1	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.097	.90	-0.15%	-1.32	4b -2- 1 out d2	4b 3 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	4	74	Jul 1	NYM		PIT	L,3-4	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.42	3.90	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.038	2.45	0.08%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
5	5	76	Jul 2(2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-8		0	1.1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1.17	4.59	8	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.76	-0.009	2.12	-0.01%	-0.58	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 123 1 out d1
6	6	77	Jul 3	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.08	4.37	5	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.79	0.088	10.46	0.15%	-0.51	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
7	7	81	Jul 7	NYM		STL	W,4-3	8-9	BS(1)	3	1.1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	2.70	5.04	7	3	0	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.75	-0.101	15.71	-0.20%	-0.07	8t 123 0 out a2	9t 12- 1 out tie
8	8	92	Jul 20	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS-6	L(0-1)	12	5.2	5	6	6	6	5	1	0	5.17	5.51	27	4	7	0	0	5	34			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	-0.317	4.03	-0.48%	-1.61	1b start tie	6b -23 2 out tie
9	9	97	Jul 26	NYM		LAD	L,3-5	8-GF		5	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.09	5.19	9	6	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.91	-0.019	2.46	-0.03%	0.01	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
10	10	100	Jul 29	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	6-7	BL(0-2)	2	1.2	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	6.05	6.00	11	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.60	-0.438	4.57	-0.75%	-2.60	6t --- 0 out a1	7t -23 2 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	11	109	Aug 7	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-6	6-7		8	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.66	5.83	6	2	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.28	0.02%	0.71	6b 1-- 2 out d5	7b 3 out d5
12	12	113	Aug 11	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-8	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	5	3	3	0	1	2	0	6.35	6.61	11	3	2	0	1	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.008	.08	-0.01%	-1.95	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 8
13	13	117	Aug 14(2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-2	7-GF	S(2)	2	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.61	6.30	13	4	5	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	0.276	6.86	0.50%	1.59	7b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
14	14	131	Aug 30	NYM	@	HOU	L,5-9	6-7		15	1.2	3	2	2	4	0	1	0	5.93	6.99	11	1	3	2	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.042	1.12	-0.08%	-1.26	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 1-- 2 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	15	133	Sep 1	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	11-11	H(1)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.18	6.94	2	0	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.09	-0.008	11.29	-0.02%	-0.02	11b --- 0 out a1	11b 1-- 1 out a1
16	16	135	Sep 3	NYM	@	STL	L,3-5	5-6		1	1.2	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	6.44	6.83	10	1	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.088	1.95	-0.22%	-1.34	5b --- 0 out d2	6b --3 2 out d4
							5-11		W-L:0-2,Sv:2,BSv:2,Hld:1	2.6	29.1	36	21	21	25	15	6	0	6.44	6.83	145	1.03		4%	13%	30	34	6	33%	0	0	0	115	5	1	4	2	1	1	1.27	-0.594	3.73	-1.03%	-5.65

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