Randy Lerch
[edit] Biography
Born on October 9, 1954 in Sacramento, California, Randy Lerch (Randy Louis Lerch) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 11 year career. Lerch broke into the bigs on September 14, 1975 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 5.07 ERA in 168.2 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Randy Lerch's best season was 1978, when he posted a 3.96 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 96 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.43
| 8
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 28
| 10
| 6
| 5.07
| 81
| 102
| 95
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 168.2
| 207
| 20
| 75
| 3
| 8
| 1
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 28
| 11
| 8
| 3.96
| 96
| 89
| 81
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 183
| 15
| 70
| 3
| 5
| 1
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| 37
| 35
| 10
| 13
| 3.74
| 92
| 98
| 89
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 214
| 228
| 20
| 60
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 30
| 22
| 4
| 14
| 5.16
| 57
| 98
| 86
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 150
| 178
| 15
| 55
| 5
| 6
| 0
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 23
| 18
| 7
| 9
| 4.31
| 53
| 63
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 110.2
| 134
| 8
| 43
| 2
| 6
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3.42
| 4
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.2
| 26
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 21
| 20
| 8
| 7
| 4.97
| 33
| 68
| 60
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 108.2
| 123
| 12
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 27
| 24
| 10
| 7
| 4.69
| 37
| 79
| 69
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 132.1
| 149
| 12
| 59
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.38
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 19
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 6.75
| 24
| 29
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 38.2
| 45
| 6
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| 26
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 6.02
| 30
| 33
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.1
| 54
| 7
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 37
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 4.23
| 48
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 72.1
| 80
| 3
| 36
| 3
| 6
| 1
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7.88
| 5
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 209
| 126
| 45
| 48
| 4.50
| 421
| 481
| 440
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 880
| 975
| 81
| 338
| 23
| 31
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 38
| 15
| 16
| 4.64
| 86
| 131
| 113
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 219.1
| 257
| 20
| 94
| 3
| 8
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 253
| 164
| 60
| 64
| 4.53
| 507
| 612
| 553
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 1099.1
| 1232
| 101
| 432
| 26
| 39
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 28
| 168.2
| 16
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 6
| 0
| .961
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| P
| 33
| 28
| 184
| 9
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 8
| 4
| .953
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 35
| 214
| 13
| 38
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 12
| 7
| .981
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| P
| 30
| 22
| 150
| 8
| 29
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 10
| 4
| .974
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| P
| 23
| 18
| 110.2
| 4
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .962
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| P
| 6
| 4
| 23.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| P
| 21
| 20
| 108.2
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| .895
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| P
| 27
| 24
| 132.1
| 5
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| .917
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 10.2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| P
| 19
| 5
| 38.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| P
| 26
| 5
| 49.1
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| P
| 37
| 4
| 72.1
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 253
| 164
| 1099.1
| 63
| 189
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 12
| 118
| 44
| 15
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 33
| 54
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .167
| .196
| .204
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 36
| 60
| 11
| 15
| 3
| 9
| .250
| .303
| .450
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| PHI
| N
| 38
| 72
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 5
| .153
| .184
| .250
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 45
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .267
| .340
| .311
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MON
| N
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 27
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SF
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MON
| N
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .300
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| TOT
| N
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .300
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| SF
| N
| 37
| 15
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .133
| .278
| .133
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 218
| 267
| 27
| 55
| 4
| 23
| .206
| .257
| .303
| 12
| 1
| 19
| 44
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 262
| 267
| 27
| 55
| 4
| 23
| .206
| .257
| .303
| 12
| 1
| 19
| 44
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Dick Davis (March 1, 1981).
- Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Montreal Expos (August 14, 1982).
- Released by Montreal Expos (July 28, 1983).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (August 9, 1983).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (May 21, 1985).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (June 26, 1986).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories