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: 15-19 / in Starts: 5-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 18, Entered with runners on base: 14

1973 Pitching Game Log

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1973 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	26	16	Apr 27	STL		SFG	L,0-5	9-GF		99	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.57	5	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.04	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
May				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
2	27	23	May 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-11	7-GF(8)		7	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.00	4.23	8	2	3	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.88	7b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
3	28	25	May 8	STL	@	SFG	L,7-9	8-8		2	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.70	4.97	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.010	.42	0.00%	0.13	8b 12- 1 out d1	8b 123 2 out d1
4	29	27	May 10	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	4.07	6	1	5	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.017	.04	0.00%	0.96	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
5	30	31	May 14	STL		PHI	L,5-10	7-8		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.23	4.07	7	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.008	.02	0.00%	0.92	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
6	31	33	May 16	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	8-GF	S(1)	1	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.00	3.68	6	0	3	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.187	.70	0.04%	1.01	8b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
7	32	34	May 17	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	9-GF	S(2)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.90	3.37	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.090	.64	0.03%	0.49	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
8	33	35	May 20(1)	STL	@	MON	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	3.29	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.04	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
9	34	40	May 27	STL		ATL	W,5-4	8-8	H(1)	6	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.79	3.54	3	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	-0.094	1.12	-0.03%	-0.41	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 12- 1 out a1
10	35	41	May 28	STL		ATL	W,3-2	9-9		0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.79	3.80	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	-0.119	1.64	-0.04%	-0.85	9t 12- 0 out a3	9t 123 0 out a3
11	36	43	May 30	STL		CIN	W,5-2	8-8	W(1-0)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.73	3.78	4	0	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.74	0.271	2.47	0.11%	1.43	8t 12- 0 out tie	8t 3 out tie
Jun				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
12	37	56	Jun 12	STL	@	CIN	W,11-5	7-7		12	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	3.78	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.06	-0.052	1.06	-0.03%	-1.00	7b 1-3 2 out a4	7b 1-3 2 out a3
13	38	63	Jun 20	STL		MON	L,1-5	4-5		7	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.63	3.68	7	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.021	.24	0.02%	0.92	4t --- 0 out d5	5t 3 out d5
14	39	67	Jun 24	STL		CHC	L,0-2	8-8		3	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	3.66	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	-0.299	5.01	-0.35%	-1.44	8t 12- 1 out tie	8t -2- 2 out d2
15	40	70	Jun 26(2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	GS-7		1	6.2	7	2	2	1	6	1	0	1.27	3.50	29	6	9	1	1	7	57			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.192	1.14	0.10%	1.19	1b start a 2	7b --- 2 out a1
16	41	74	Jun 30	STL		PHI	W,9-8	7-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1.23	3.66	4	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.003	.67	0.00%	-0.31	7t 12- 0 out a6	7t 123 2 out a5
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
17	42	78	Jul 3(2)	STL		PIT	W,7-6	GS-9	W(2-0)	2	8.2	4	4	4	4	2	1	0	2.05	4.03	34	11	13	0	3	4	58			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.203	.63	0.15%	2.41	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out a6
18	43	83	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	7-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.99	3.99	4	0	3	0	2	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.85	0.042	3.15	0.04%	0.82	7b 1-3 0 out tie	7b 3 out d1
19	44	84	Jul 10	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	9-9	H(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.97	3.97	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.10	0.157	12.28	0.16%	0.44	9b 12- 1 out a1	9b 12- 2 out a1
20	45	86	Jul 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS-7	L(2-1)	1	7.0	11	2	2	1	4	1	0	2.08	3.92	30	5	9	0	3	11	50			0	0	0	29	1	1	0	1	0	0	.74	0.009	1.30	0.01%	1.09	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
21	46	91	Jul 17	STL		SFG	W,2-1	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.88	3.65	32	10	14	1	2	5	72			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.28	0.603	3.22	0.91%	3.15	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
22	47	96	Jul 22	STL		LAD	W,5-4	7-8		4	1.2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1.99	3.63	8	2	2	0	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.098	4.15	0.16%	0.51	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 12- 2 out tie
23	48	102	Jul 29(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-7	L(3-2)	6	6.2	5	5	5	3	4	1	0	2.56	3.76	28	8	10	3	0	3	45			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.079	4.95	0.22%	0.69	1b start tie	7b 123 2 out a2
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
24	49	108	Aug 3	STL	@	NYM	L,3-7	GS-5	L(3-3)	4	4.1	6	4	4	1	3	0	0	2.97	3.62	20	5	5	0	2	6	37			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.372	3.04	-0.79%	-2.88	1b start tie	5b 1-3 1 out d1
25	50	114	Aug 8	STL		ATL	L,1-4	GS-5	L(3-4)	4	4.2	7	4	4	3	3	2	1	3.31	4.04	24	6	4	0	2	7	34			1	0	0	20	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.194	3.67	-0.40%	-1.91	1t start tie	5t 1-- 2 out d4
26	51	117	Aug 11	STL		CIN	L,5-7	8-9		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.21	3.93	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.16	0.019	.59	0.04%	0.92	8t --- 0 out d3	9t 3 out d3
27	52	122	Aug 17	STL		SDP	L,2-4	9-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.18	3.89	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.082	4.98	0.20%	1.15	9t 1-3 1 out d1	9t 3 out d1
28	53	125	Aug 21	STL	@	ATL	L,7-11	6-7		3	1.2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.36	3.86	7	3	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	1	1	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.088	1.25	-0.22%	-0.98	6b 1-- 1 out d2	7b 3 out d4
29	54	130	Aug 27	STL	@	HOU	W,6-3	14-GF(14)	S(3)	5	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.31	3.81	5	0	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.036	2.94	0.09%	0.46	14b --- 0 out a3	14b end a 3
30	55	134	Aug 31	STL		NYM	L,4-6	10-10		3	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.31	3.81	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.122	4.11	-0.34%	-1.94	10t 1-3 2 out d1	10t 12- 2 out d3
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
31	56	138	Sep 3(2)	STL	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS-6	W(4-4)	2	5.1	8	3	3	0	2	3	0	3.43	4.18	24	4	10	0	2	8	42			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.041	5.19	0.17%	-0.53	1b start tie	6b --- 1 out a5
32	57	143	Sep 9	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	5-5		5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.43	4.18	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.56	-0.194	9.49	-0.71%	-1.42	5b 1-- 1 out tie	5b --3 1 out d1
33	58	150	Sep 17(2)	STL	@	MON	W,5-3	GS-4		7	4.0	2	3	3	4	3	1	1	3.60	4.38	19	1	8	0	2	2	45			0	0	0	13	0	0	2	0	1	0	.77	-0.152	1.88	-0.22%	-1.10	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
34	59	156	Sep 23	STL	@	NYM	L,2-5	1-3		5	2.1	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	3.61	4.42	11	3	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	0.071	9.78	0.23%	0.81	1b 12- 0 out a2	3b 123 1 out a2
							15-19		W-L:4-4,Sv:3,Hld:2	3.3	82.1	74	34	33	34	44	10	3	3.61	4.42	350	0.69		3%	13%	71	49	25	32%	2	2	2	309	9	5	4	5	2	2	.97	0.554	2.55	-0.42%	6.57

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