Rich Folkers
Richard Nevin Folkers
Born: October 17, 1946
Waterloo, IA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
College: Parsons College, Ellsworth College
Career: 1970-1977
Draft: Round 4 (1966 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
Draft: Round 3 (1967 January Secondary Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 1 (1967 June Secondary Draft, New York Mets)
School: Ellsworth CC
Parsons College
Minor League Statistics
Rich Folkers compiled a career record of 19 wins and 23 losses in his 195-game career with the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.44 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29.3 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 145 |
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.38 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.61 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82.3 | 74 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 350 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.00 | 55 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90.0 | 65 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 363 |
| 1975 | NL | San Diego Padres | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.18 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 155 | 70 | 66 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 614 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.28 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.7 | 67 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 273 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Totals | 19 | 23 | .452 | 4.11 | 195 | 28 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 423.0 | 416 | 207 | 193 | 40 | 170 | 30 | 242 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 1832 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .100 | .095 | .100 | .195 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | San Diego Padres | 45 | 44 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .167 | .250 | .194 | .444 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 195 | 89 | 77 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .143 | .183 | .156 | .339 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | P | 16 | 1 | 29.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.103 | .625 |
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 9 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | .222 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 9 | 82.3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 1.640 | .441 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 55 | 0 | 90.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .909 | 1.000 | .182 |
| 1975 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 45 | 15 | 142.0 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .909 | 1.901 | .667 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | P | 33 | 3 | 59.7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.810 | .364 |
| 1977 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.421 | .333 |
| Totals | 195 | 28 | 422.3 | 21 | 59 | 5 | 5 | .941 | 1.705 | .410 |
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