1944
Born September 11, 1944
Gallipolis, OH, USA
Dave Roberts Notable
b. September 11, 1944 · San Diego Padres 1969–1971, Houston Astros 1972–1975, Detroit Tigers 1976–1977, Chicago Cubs 1977–1978, San Francisco Giants 1979, Pittsburgh Pirates 1979–1980, Seattle Mariners 1980, New York Mets 1981
Dave Roberts played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1969 and closing with the New York Mets in 1981.
He went 103 and 125 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 2,099 innings in 445 games. He struck out 957, completed 77 of his 277 starts and threw 20 shutouts. Across 452 games he batted .194, with 103 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 7 home runs and 15 doubles.
He was born in Gallipolis, OH, USA on September 11, 1944, and died on January 9, 2009. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1974 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SDP | 23 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .267 |
| 1970 | SDP | 43 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .153 |
| 1971 | SDP | 38 | 86 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .221 |
| 1972 | HOU | 35 | 67 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .239 |
| 1973 | HOU | 41 | 85 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .129 |
| 1974 | HOU | 35 | 73 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .219 |
| 1975 | HOU | 32 | 63 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .143 |
| 1976 | DET | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CHC/DET | 39 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .059 |
| 1978 | CHC | 37 | 52 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .327 |
| 1979 | PIT/SFG | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | PIT/SEA | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | NYM | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 452 | 531 | 28 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 133 | 0 | .194 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | SDP | 0 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 48.2 | 65 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 4.81 |
| 1970 | SDP | 8 | 14 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 181.2 | 182 | 77 | 43 | 102 | 3.81 |
| 1971 | SDP | 14 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 269.2 | 238 | 63 | 61 | 135 | 2.10 |
| 1972 | HOU | 12 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 2 | 192.0 | 227 | 96 | 57 | 111 | 4.50 |
| 1973 | HOU | 17 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 249.1 | 264 | 79 | 62 | 119 | 2.85 |
| 1974 | HOU | 10 | 12 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 204.0 | 216 | 77 | 65 | 72 | 3.40 |
| 1975 | HOU | 8 | 14 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 198.1 | 182 | 94 | 73 | 101 | 4.27 |
| 1976 | DET | 16 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 252.0 | 254 | 112 | 63 | 79 | 4.00 |
| 1977 | CHC/DET | 5 | 11 | 39 | 28 | 1 | 182.1 | 198 | 93 | 53 | 69 | 4.59 |
| 1978 | CHC | 6 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 142.1 | 159 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 5.25 |
| 1979 | PIT/SFG | 5 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 80.2 | 89 | 26 | 30 | 38 | 2.90 |
| 1980 | PIT/SEA | 2 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 82.2 | 88 | 40 | 28 | 48 | 4.35 |
| 1981 | NYM | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15.1 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9.39 |
| Career | — | 103 | 125 | 445 | 277 | 15 | 2099.0 | 2188 | 882 | 615 | 957 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Died January 9, 2009
1969
Major-league debut: Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts made a major-league debut on July 6, 1969.
1981
Final major-league game: Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts played a final major-league game on May 16, 1981.
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