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Larry Dierker

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Full Name: Lawrence Edward Dierker Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/215 First Game: September 22, 1964
Birthdate: September 22, 1946 Final Game: October 1, 1977
Birthplace: Hollywood, California MLB Experience: 14 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on September 22, 1946 in Hollywood, California, Larry Dierker (Lawrence Edward Dierker) played for the Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 14 year career. Dierker broke into the bigs on September 22, 1964 with the Houston Colt .45s, and put up a 3.50 ERA in 146.2 innings pitched in 1965, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Larry Dierker's best season was 1969, when he posted a 2.33 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 232 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1964 HOU N 3 1 0 1 2.00 5 4 2 0 0 0 9 7 1 3 0 2 0
1965 HOU N 26 19 7 8 3.50 109 69 57 1 0 0 146.2 135 16 37 4 8 3
1966 HOU N 29 28 10 8 3.18 108 73 66 8 2 0 187 173 17 45 0 4 1
1967 HOU N 15 15 6 5 3.36 68 44 37 4 0 0 99 95 4 25 0 7 1
1968 HOU N 32 32 12 15 3.31 161 95 86 10 1 0 233.2 206 14 89 12 20 8
1969 HOU N 39 37 20 13 2.33 232 97 79 20 4 0 305.1 240 18 72 6 9 1
1970 HOU N 37 36 16 12 3.87 191 124 116 17 2 1 269.2 263 31 82 4 8 6
1971 HOU N 24 23 12 6 2.72 91 50 48 6 2 0 159 150 8 33 1 6 2
1972 HOU N 31 31 15 8 3.40 115 87 81 12 5 0 214.2 209 14 51 0 3 5
1973 HOU N 14 3 1 1 4.33 18 14 13 0 0 0 27 27 3 13 0 2 2
1974 HOU N 33 33 11 10 2.90 150 76 72 7 3 0 223.2 189 18 82 4 8 6
1975 HOU N 34 34 14 16 4.00 127 109 103 14 2 0 232 225 24 91 6 13 7
1976 HOU N 28 28 13 14 3.69 112 85 77 7 4 0 187.2 171 9 72 6 12 6
1977 STL N 11 9 2 6 4.58 6 21 20 0 0 0 39.1 40 7 16 0 2 2
Total 356 329 139 123 3.31 1493 948 857 106 25 1 2333.2 2130 184 711 43 104 50

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1964 HOU N P 3 1 8.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 HOU N P 26 19 146.2 10 17 4 0 0 2 10 3 0 .871
1966 HOU N P 29 28 187 13 26 2 1 0 1 13 2 0 .951
1967 HOU N P 15 15 99 7 10 2 0 0 2 8 3 0 .895
1968 HOU N P 32 32 233.2 13 28 1 2 0 2 16 3 0 .976
1969 HOU N P 39 37 305.1 14 42 3 5 0 1 9 10 1 .949
1970 HOU N P 37 36 269.2 19 31 3 3 0 1 14 12 1 .943
1971 HOU N P 24 23 159 16 23 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 .975
1972 HOU N P 31 31 214.2 16 19 0 1 0 3 14 5 1 1.000
1973 HOU N P 14 3 27 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 HOU N P 33 33 223.2 10 34 1 1 0 2 21 12 0 .978
1975 HOU N P 34 34 232 15 31 3 1 0 5 25 8 1 .939
1976 HOU N P 28 28 187.2 17 18 2 2 0 4 23 7 0 .946
1977 STL N P 11 9 39.1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
Total P 356 329 2333.1 152 287 23 16 0 24 159 68 4 .950

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1964 HOU N 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1965 HOU N 26 50 3 5 1 2 .100 .118 .160 0 0 1 15 0 4 0 0 1
1966 HOU N 29 67 6 10 1 4 .149 .174 .224 2 0 2 21 0 2 0 0 3
1967 HOU N 15 31 2 7 0 4 .226 .242 .323 3 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0
1968 HOU N 33 73 2 5 0 3 .068 .093 .082 1 0 2 35 0 9 0 0 2
1969 HOU N 39 118 7 17 1 7 .144 .158 .186 2 0 2 38 0 7 0 0 3
1970 HOU N 37 92 7 16 0 4 .174 .181 .196 2 0 1 37 0 9 0 0 2
1971 HOU N 24 54 4 4 0 2 .074 .091 .093 1 0 1 16 0 3 0 0 3
1972 HOU N 31 78 2 13 0 4 .167 .188 .167 0 0 1 24 1 6 0 0 0
1973 HOU N 14 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 HOU N 33 71 2 14 0 7 .197 .208 .239 3 0 1 27 0 11 0 0 0
1975 HOU N 34 76 0 7 0 5 .092 .092 .092 0 0 0 21 0 13 0 0 1
1976 HOU N 28 64 3 9 1 4 .141 .136 .188 0 0 0 20 0 3 0 0 1
1977 STL N 11 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
Total 357 789 38 107 4 46 .136 .149 .169 14 0 12 272 1 70 0 0 16

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (1964).
  • Traded by Houston Astros with Jerry DaVanon to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Joe Ferguson and Bob Detherage (November 23, 1976).
  • Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 28, 1978).

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