1948
Born May 14, 1948
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Dave LaRoche Notable
b. May 14, 1948 · California Angels 1970–1971, 1977–1980, Minnesota Twins 1972, Chicago Cubs 1973–1974, Cleveland Indians 1975–1977, New York Yankees 1981–1983
Dave LaRoche played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the California Angels in 1970 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1983.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 126 games and appeared 647 times, with a 3.53 earned run average. He struck out 819. Across 649 games he batted .246, with 15 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1976 to 1977.
He was born in Colorado Springs, CO, USA on May 14, 1948. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CAL | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1971 | CAL | 56 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .091 |
| 1972 | MIN | 62 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 1973 | CHC | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1974 | CHC | 50 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| 1975 | CLE | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CLE | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CAL/CLE | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | CAL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CAL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | CAL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | NYY | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | NYY | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 649 | 61 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .246 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CAL | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 49.2 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 44 | 3.44 |
| 1971 | CAL | 5 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 9 | 72.0 | 55 | 20 | 27 | 63 | 2.50 |
| 1972 | MIN | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 10 | 95.1 | 72 | 30 | 39 | 79 | 2.83 |
| 1973 | CHC | 4 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 54.1 | 55 | 35 | 29 | 34 | 5.80 |
| 1974 | CHC | 5 | 6 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 92.0 | 103 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 4.79 |
| 1975 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 17 | 82.1 | 61 | 20 | 57 | 94 | 2.19 |
| 1976 | CLE | 1 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 96.1 | 57 | 24 | 49 | 104 | 2.24 |
| 1977 | CAL/CLE | 8 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 17 | 100.0 | 79 | 39 | 44 | 79 | 3.51 |
| 1978 | CAL | 10 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 25 | 95.2 | 73 | 30 | 48 | 70 | 2.82 |
| 1979 | CAL | 7 | 11 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 85.2 | 107 | 53 | 32 | 59 | 5.57 |
| 1980 | CAL | 3 | 5 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 128.0 | 122 | 58 | 39 | 89 | 4.08 |
| 1981 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 | 38 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 2.49 |
| 1982 | NYY | 4 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 3.42 |
| 1983 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Career | — | 65 | 58 | 647 | 15 | 126 | 1049.1 | 919 | 411 | 459 | 819 | 3.53 |
On this day & linked events
1970
Major-league debut: Dave LaRoche
Dave LaRoche made a major-league debut on May 11, 1970.
1983
Final major-league game: Dave LaRoche
Dave LaRoche played a final major-league game on August 23, 1983.
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