Larry Dierker
[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
| 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
| 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
| 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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