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\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Father of Adam LaRoche, Andy LaRoche

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

ERA

3.53

647

126

1049.1

819

WHIP

1.313

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-18 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 16

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 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	596	8	Apr 19	NYY	@	TEX	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.60	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.01	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
2	597	11	Apr 22	NYY		DET	W,7-2	7-7	BW(1-0)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.60	2	0	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.65	0.010	2.16	0.01%	0.13	7t 1-3 1 out a1	7t 3 out tie
3	598	13	Apr 25	NYY		TOR	L,2-7	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.60	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.46	9t 1-3 2 out d6	9t end d 6
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
4	599	18	May 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,6-8	6-7		5	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.00	0.60	4	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.059	.82	0.03%	1.08	6b 1-3 1 out d2	7b 1-- 1 out d1
5	600	23	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.25	1.35	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.002	.06	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
6	601	30	May 13	NYY		OAK	L,4-5	8-9		7	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.80	1.80	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	-0.019	.15	-0.01%	0.08	8t --- 0 out d5	9t 1-- 0 out d1
7	602	36	May 20	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	4-9		6	5.0	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0.90	1.30	17	5	3	0	0	2		2	0	0	1	1	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.394	1.31	0.20%	2.39	4t 1-3 2 out d1	9t -2- 2 out tie
8	603	37	May 22	NYY		CLE	L,3-7	8-GF		1	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.77	1.14	5	0	3	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.013	.12	0.01%	1.30	8t 12- 1 out d4	9t end d 4
9	604	40	May 25	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-10	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.66	1.80	7	1	4	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.25	7b 1-3 0 out d8	8b end d 9
10	605	41	May 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	5-6		0	1.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.61	2.46	7	0	3	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.022	.56	-0.01%	-0.45	5b --- 1 out d2	6b 1-3 1 out d2
11	606	45	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	5-7		4	1.2	5	1	1	1	1	1	0	1.10	3.33	11	2	2	0	0	5		2	2	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	.15	-0.041	.13	-0.02%	-1.57	5b -23 1 out d3	7b 1-- 0 out d6
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	607	49	Jun 4	NYY		BAL	W,12-3	9-GF		3	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	3.31	4	0	2	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.37	9t -2- 1 out a10	9t end a 9
13	608	50	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	7-GF(12)	W(2-0)	0	5.2	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.79	3.17	21	3	12	2	0	4		1	0	0	1	1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	0.692	1.99	0.42%	2.70	7t 1-- 1 out tie	12t end tie
14	609	54	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5	2-5	W(3-0)	3	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.68	3.09	13	3	8	0	0	2		2	1	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00	0.191	1.14	0.13%	1.68	2b -23 1 out d3	5b 3 out a1
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
15	610	59	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	5-8	W(4-0)	63	2.2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.62	2.98	12	2	5	1	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.017	1.58	0.01%	0.20	5t --3 2 out tie	8t 1-- 1 out a1
16	611	62	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	GS-4	L(4-1)	2	3.2	4	4	4	2	0	1	1	1.65	3.61	18	4	9	0	2	2	35			0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.06	-0.337	1.54	-0.29%	-2.35	1b start a 1	4b 1-- 2 out d1
17	612	67	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.60	3.46	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.03	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
18	613	71	Aug 25	NYY		MIN	L,0-3	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	3.44	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.006	.04	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
Sep/Oct				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
19	614	78	Sep 1	NYY	@	MIN	W,11-6	9-GF		6	1.0	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	1.77	3.50	8	1	3	2	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	.05	0.000	.05	0.00%	-3.52	9b --- 0 out a9	9b end a 5
20	615	86	Sep 9(2)	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	5-7		7	3.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.63	3.35	12	3	3	0	2	2		3	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.096	1.00	0.11%	3.15	5t 123 0 out d4	7t 3 out d3
21	616	89	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	9-GF		3	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.82	3.41	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.005	.34	0.00%	-0.56	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
22	617	94	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	8-GF(8)	BS(2)	5	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	2.25	3.68	3	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.88	-0.690	8.00	-1.15%	-3.57	8b 12- 2 out a1	8b end d 3
23	618	96	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	9-GF		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.21	3.66	2	0	2	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	0.50	9t 123 1 out d4	9t end d 5
24	619	97	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	3.64	2	0	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.024	.16	0.00%	0.85	9t 12- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
25	620	103	Sep 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-6	2-7		5	4.2	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	2.54	3.56	19	4	10	1	2	3		2	0	2	0	0	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	.71	0.028	.04	0.00%	0.02	2b 12- 2 out d3	7b -2- 1 out d3
26	621	106	Oct 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	7-7		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.49	3.49	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.45	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
							8-18		W-L:4-1,BSv:2	3.3	47.0	38	16	13	16	24	3	1	2.49	3.49	192	0.41		7%	9%	35	35	31	32%	4	4	2	166	8	2	1	1	6	1	.86	0.442	.92	-0.57%	5.62

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