1948
Born December 15, 1948
Columbus, TX, USA
Doug Rau Notable
Doug Rau divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1972, then the California Angels through 1981.
He went 81 and 60 with a 3.35 earned run average, pitching 1,261 innings in 222 games. He struck out 697, completed 33 of his 187 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 222 games he batted .154, with 58 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Columbus, TX, USA on December 15, 1948. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1976 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAD | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1973 | LAD | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .091 |
| 1974 | LAD | 36 | 64 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .141 |
| 1975 | LAD | 38 | 87 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .195 |
| 1976 | LAD | 34 | 60 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .150 |
| 1977 | LAD | 32 | 71 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .141 |
| 1978 | LAD | 30 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .143 |
| 1979 | LAD | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1981 | CAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 222 | 377 | 21 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 95 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | LAD | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32.2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2.20 |
| 1973 | LAD | 4 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 63.2 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 51 | 3.96 |
| 1974 | LAD | 13 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 198.1 | 191 | 82 | 70 | 126 | 3.72 |
| 1975 | LAD | 15 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 257.2 | 227 | 89 | 61 | 151 | 3.11 |
| 1976 | LAD | 16 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 231.0 | 221 | 66 | 69 | 98 | 2.57 |
| 1977 | LAD | 14 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 212.1 | 232 | 81 | 49 | 126 | 3.43 |
| 1978 | LAD | 15 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 199.0 | 219 | 72 | 68 | 95 | 3.26 |
| 1979 | LAD | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 56.0 | 73 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 5.30 |
| 1981 | CAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10.1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8.71 |
| Career | — | 81 | 60 | 222 | 187 | 3 | 1261.0 | 1259 | 469 | 382 | 697 | 3.35 |
On this day & linked events
1972
Major-league debut: Doug Rau
Doug Rau made a major-league debut on September 2, 1972.
1976
John Candelaria's No-Hitter
John Candelaria threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976, winning 2–0.
1981
Final major-league game: Doug Rau
Doug Rau played a final major-league game on May 26, 1981.
Image: Danny Goodman, public domain