Dave LaRoche

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: May 14, 1948 in Colorado Springs, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 20th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from West HS (Torrance, CA) and the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

High School: West HS (Torrance, CA)

School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, NV)

Debut: May 11, 1970 (Age 21-362d, 12,989th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: August 23, 1983 (Age 35-101d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: David Eugene LaRoche

Pronunciation: \la-ROHSH\

Relatives: Father of Adam LaRoche, Andy LaRoche

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

ERA

3.53

647

126

1049.1

819

WHIP

1.313

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

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 19	NYY	@	TEX	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	11 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		DET	W,7-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (1)	Apr 25	NYY		TOR	L,2-7	GF	0	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (4)	May 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,6-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (4)	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	30 (6)	May 13	NYY		OAK	L,4-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	36 (5)	May 20	NYY		KCR	W,5-4		17	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	37	May 22	NYY		CLE	L,3-7	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	40 (2)	May 25	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-10	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	41	May 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45 (3)	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (3)	Jun 4	NYY		BAL	W,12-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	50	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	GF	21	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	54 (3)	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	59 (4)	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,5-4		12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	62 (2)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	GS	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	67 (4)	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	71 (3)	Aug 25	NYY		MIN	L,0-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	78 (6)	Sep 1	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-6	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	86 (7)	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,3-5		13	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	89 (2)	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	94 (4)	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	96 (1)	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	97	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	GF	2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	103 (5)	Sep 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-6		19	4.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
26	106 (2)	Oct 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							26gm		47.0	5	4	0	9	0