Rich Folkers

Full Name: Richard Nevin Folkers	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/180	First Game: June 10, 1970
Birthdate: October 17, 1946	Final Game: June 8, 1977
Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, Iowa, Rich Folkers (Richard Nevin Folkers) played for the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 7 year career. Folkers broke into the bigs on June 10, 1970 with the New York Mets, and put up a 3.61 ERA in 82.1 innings pitched in 1973, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Rich Folkers's best season was 1974, when he posted a 3.00 ERA and struck out 57 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1970	NY	N	16	1	0	2	6.44	15	21	21	0	2	29.1	36	6	25	4	2	0
1972	STL	N	9	0	1	0	3.38	7	5	5	0	0	13.1	12	0	5	0	1	0
1973	STL	N	34	9	4	4	3.61	44	34	33	1	3	82.1	74	10	34	4	3	3
1974	STL	N	55	0	6	2	3.00	57	31	30	0	2	90	65	4	38	10	3	2
1975	SD	N	45	15	6	11	4.18	87	70	66	4	0	142	155	8	39	3	9	1
1976	SD	N	33	3	2	3	5.28	26	39	35	0	0	59.2	67	10	25	8	3	2
1977	MIL	A	3	0	0	1	4.26	6	7	3	0	0	6.1	7	2	4	1	1	0
Total	NL		192	28	19	22	4.10	236	200	190	5	7	416.2	409	38	166	29	21	8
Total	AL		3	0	0	1	4.26	6	7	3	0	0	6.1	7	2	4	1	1	0
Total			195	28	19	23	4.11	242	207	193	5	7	423	416	40	170	30	22	8

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1970	NY	N	P	16	1	29.1	0	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1972	STL	N	P	9	0	13.1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000
1973	STL	N	P	34	9	82.1	4	11	1	1	1	2	2	2	.938
1974	STL	N	P	55	0	90	3	7	1	2	0	6	2	0	.909
1975	SD	N	P	45	15	142	10	20	3	0	0	10	2	0	.909
1976	SD	N	P	33	3	59.2	4	8	0	0	0	7	2	1	1.000
1977	MIL	A	P	3	0	6.1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	195	28	423	21	59	5	5	1	25	9	3	.941

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1970	NY	N	16	6	1	2	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	4	0	0
1972	STL	N	9	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
1973	STL	N	34	20	0	2	1	.100	.095	.100	0	0	6	1	0
1974	STL	N	55	10	0	1	0	.100	.100	.100	0	0	3	1	0
1975	SD	N	45	36	2	6	4	.167	.250	.194	1	4	14	4	0
1976	SD	N	33	4	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	1	0
1977	MIL	A	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		192	77	3	11	5	.143	.183	.156	1	4	28	7	1
Total	AL		3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total			195	77	3	11	5	.143	.183	.156	1	4	28	7	1

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Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 28, 1967).
Selected by New York Mets in the 1st round (20th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
Traded by New York Mets with Art Shamsky, Jim Bibby and Charlie Hudson to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker and Chip Coulter (October 18, 1971).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Alan Foster and Sonny Siebert to San Diego Padres as part of 3-team trade in which San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to Detroit Tigers; Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to St. Louis Cardinals; Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to San Diego Padres (November 18, 1974); and San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden to St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1974).
Claimed on waivers by Milwaukee Brewers from San Diego Padres (March 23, 1977).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Jim Slaton to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ben Oglivie (December 9, 1977).
Released by Detroit Tigers (March 23, 1978).

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