Rich Folkers

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 17, 1946 in Waterloo, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA), the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (20th) of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Parsons College (Fairfield, IA).

High School: Waterloo East HS (Waterloo, IA)

Schools: Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls, IA), Parsons College (Fairfield, IA)

Debut: June 10, 1970 (Age 23-236d, 13,000th in major league history)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 8, 1977 (Age 30-234d)
vs. NYY 5.0 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Richard Nevin Folkers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

4.11

195

423.0

242

WHIP

1.385

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-29 / in Starts: 0-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 23, Entered with runners on base: 12

1976 Pitching Game Log

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1976 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	160	14	Apr 25	SDP		STL	L,1-3	6-7		99	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.63	7	1	4	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.031	.32	0.03%	0.82	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
2	161	16	Apr 27	SDP		CHC	L,2-4	4-6		1	2.1	5	2	2	2	3	0	0	4.15	2.63	14	5	3	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.36	-0.135	1.90	-0.11%	-1.52	4t 1-- 0 out d1	6t 1-3 1 out d3
3	162	18	Apr 29	SDP		CHC	W,9-5	5-7		1	2.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.70	2.78	9	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.067	.92	0.05%	0.62	5t --- 0 out d1	7t -2- 1 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	163	20	May 1	SDP		PIT	L,6-10	6-6		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	2.76	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.16	0.01%	0.41	6t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d4
5	164	25	May 8	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-7	GS-1	L(0-1)	6	0.2	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	6.48	3.11	8	2	0	0	0	5	25			0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	-0.401	2.35	-0.34%	-3.98	1b start a 1	1b 12- 2 out d3
6	165	27	May 11	SDP	@	PHI	L,1-9	2-4		2	2.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.06	2.45	9	1	3	0	1	2		3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.020	.15	0.02%	1.65	2b 123 2 out d6	4b 3 out d6
7	166	32	May 18	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6	6-7		6	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.97	2.32	8	4	3	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	.09	-0.018	.13	-0.02%	-0.73	6b 1-- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
8	167	33	May 19	SDP		HOU	L,4-9	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.61	2.41	6	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.41	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
9	168	36	May 22	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.40	2.63	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.010	1.53	0.01%	0.12	7t --- 0 out d1	7t -2- 2 out d1
10	169	37	May 23	SDP		CIN	L,0-11	6-8		0	2.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.32	3.29	9	3	3	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.008	.01	-0.01%	-2.48	6t 123 2 out d7	8t 3 out d11
11	170	40	May 26	SDP		LAD	L,0-8	7-8		2	1.1	4	3	3	2	1	2	0	5.50	4.91	10	3	0	0	0	4		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	.07	-0.006	.12	-0.01%	-2.28	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 1-3 1 out d7
12	171	45	May 31	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-7	6-7	W(1-1)	4	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.40	4.83	9	4	2	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.038	.61	-0.03%	-0.06	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	172	46	Jun 1	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-9	5-6		0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	4.70	4	0	4	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.89	5b 12- 2 out d8	6b 3 out d8
14	173	47	Jun 4	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-7	5-7		2	3.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.81	4.61	13	4	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.030	.55	-0.02%	0.33	5b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
15	174	57	Jun 13(2)	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	6-7	W(2-1)	8	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.56	4.50	6	1	3	0	1	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.126	2.22	0.09%	1.12	6t 1-3 1 out d1	7t 12- 2 out a1
16	175	67	Jun 23(2)	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-8	3-3		9	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	1	0	5.40	4.96	6	0	3	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.50	-0.093	.73	-0.08%	-3.58	3b 12- 0 out d3	3b 3 out d8
17	176	68	Jun 24	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-8	6-6		0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.33	4.93	3	0	3	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.011	.15	-0.01%	-0.79	6b 1-- 2 out d5	6b 3 out d6
18	177	71	Jun 26(2)	SDP		ATL	L,3-7	8-GF		1	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.97	4.63	7	0	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.007	.07	0.01%	0.82	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
19	178	73	Jun 28	SDP		CIN	L,3-7	5-7		1	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.50	4.48	12	4	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.051	.88	0.06%	1.22	5t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
20	179	74	Jun 29	SDP		CIN	L,5-12	14-GF(14)		0	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	5.18	4.91	6	0	3	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.19	-0.037	.31	-0.04%	-3.64	14t 12- 0 out d2	14t end d 7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	180	82	Jul 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-10	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	5.03	4.93	7	2	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	1	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-1.52	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d10
22	181	90	Jul 17	SDP		STL	L,1-7	6-7		9	1.1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.09	4.93	9	1	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.22	-0.014	.06	0.00%	-1.00	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 12- 1 out d5
23	182	96	Jul 23	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-5	5-7		5	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.70	4.69	10	3	6	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.009	.04	0.00%	0.77	5b -23 0 out d3	7b 3 out d5
24	183	99	Jul 26	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-7	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.46	4.59	7	2	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.010	.01	0.00%	0.81	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
25	184	100	Jul 27	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-4	5-7		0	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	4.36	4.78	12	3	4	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.035	.02	0.00%	0.21	5b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
26	185	104	Jul 30(2)	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-6	L(2-2)	2	5.0	5	4	4	1	1	2	1	4.66	5.18	22	4	10	4	2	5	41			2	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.259	.05	-0.01%	-2.08	1b start tie	6b 1-3 0 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	186	109	Aug 3	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-7	GS-3	L(2-3)	3	2.2	5	7	5	2	2	2	0	5.29	5.59	15	4	2	0	0	5	24			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	1	0	1	.91	-0.430	.01	0.00%	-4.17	1b start tie	3b -23 2 out d3
28	187	118	Aug 13(1)	SDP	@	MON	L,0-6	5-6		9	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.26	5.54	9	4	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.10	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.07	5b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d6
29	188	123	Aug 17	SDP	@	STL	L,4-9	4-5		3	2.0	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	5.56	5.47	10	1	3	0	1	2		0	0	3	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	.17	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-2.11	4b --- 0 out d5	5b 3 out d8
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	189	135	Sep 2	SDP	@	PIT	L,0-5	7-GF(8)		15	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.37	5.30	6	0	3	2	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.89	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
31	190	152	Sep 21	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-9	8-GF(8)		18	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.28	5.22	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
32	191	155	Sep 25	SDP	@	ATL	L,8-11	6-7		3	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.13	5.25	8	2	3	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.14	0.005	.00	0.00%	1.01	6b 123 1 out d5	7b 3 out d4
33	192	156	Sep 26	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-10	8-8		0	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.28	5.30	3	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.12	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-2.33	8b 12- 2 out d3	8b 123 2 out d5
							4-29		W-L:2-3	3.0	59.2	67	39	35	25	26	10	2	5.28	5.30	273	0.67		12%	4%	53	30	24	58%	7	2	1	240	11	3	8	1	3	4	.44	-1.238	.40	-0.40%	-19.79

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