Rich Hand

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: July 10, 1948 in Bellevue, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 38th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (1st) of the 1969 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA).

High School: Lincoln HS (Seattle, WA)

School: University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)

Debut: April 9, 1970 (Age 21-273d, 12,962nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: September 26, 1973 (Age 25-078d)
vs. TEX 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Richard Allen Hand

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

ERA

4.01

104

487.1

278

WHIP

1.440

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	TEX	@	KCR	L,6-9	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 20	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-5	GS	26	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 25	TEX		DET	W,4-1	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	17 (4)	May 1	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6	GS	24	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	21 (3)	May 6	TEX	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
6	25 (3)	May 11	TEX		OAK	L,3-4	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (3)	May 14 (2)	TEX		MIN	L,4-6	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	34 (4)	May 19	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-9	GS	23	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Texas Rangers to California Angels
9	40	May 26	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-9		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	44 (3)	May 31	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-6		18	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	48 (3)	Jun 5	CAL		DET	L,2-5	GS	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	51 (2)	Jun 8	CAL		MIL	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	60 (8)	Jun 17 (2)	CAL		NYY	L,1-5	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	63 (2)	Jun 20	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-8	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	66 (2)	Jun 23	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-1	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	67	Jun 24 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	70 (2)	Jun 26	CAL		KCR	W,6-5		23	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	110 (39)	Aug 8	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-8	GF	9	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	114 (3)	Aug 12	CAL	@	BOS	L,8-14		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	131 (16)	Sep 2	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-13	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	137 (5)	Sep 8 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	GS	25	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	143 (5)	Sep 13	CAL		KCR	L,4-5	GS	29	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	153 (9)	Sep 21	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-1	GS	24	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
24	158 (4)	Sep 26	CAL		TEX	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	4	2	0	6	0	P
							24gm		96.1	8	16	2	26	0