Larry Dierker Notable

b. September 22, 1946 · Houston Colt .45's 1964, Houston Astros 1965–1976, St. Louis Cardinals 1977

Larry Dierker played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Colt .45's in 1964 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1977. His longest stay was with the Houston Astros, from 1965 to 1976.

He went 139 and 123 with a 3.31 earned run average, pitching 2,333.7 innings in 356 games. He struck out 1,493, completed 106 of his 329 starts and threw 25 shutouts. Across 357 games he batted .136, with 107 hits and 38 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 14 doubles.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1969 and 1971. He threw a no-hitter in 1976.

He was born in Hollywood, CA, USA on September 22, 1946. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1969, 1971

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1964	HOU	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
1965	HOU	26	50	3	5	0	1	2	1	15	.100
1966	HOU	29	67	6	10	2	1	4	2	21	.149
1967	HOU	15	31	2	7	3	0	4	1	11	.226
1968	HOU	33	73	2	5	1	0	3	2	35	.068
1969	HOU	39	118	7	17	2	1	7	2	38	.144
1970	HOU	37	92	7	16	2	0	4	1	37	.174
1971	HOU	24	54	4	4	1	0	2	1	16	.074
1972	HOU	31	78	2	13	0	0	4	1	24	.167
1973	HOU	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1974	HOU	33	71	2	14	3	0	7	1	27	.197
1975	HOU	34	76	0	7	0	0	5	0	21	.092
1976	HOU	28	64	3	9	0	1	4	0	20	.141
1977	STL	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000
Career	—	357	789	38	107	14	4	46	12	272	.136

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1964	HOU	0	1	3	1	0	9.0	7	2	3	5	2.00
1965	HOU	7	8	26	19	0	146.2	135	57	37	109	3.50
1966	HOU	10	8	29	28	0	187.0	173	66	45	108	3.18
1967	HOU	6	5	15	15	0	99.0	95	37	25	68	3.36
1968	HOU	12	15	32	32	0	233.2	206	86	89	161	3.31
1969	HOU	20	13	39	37	0	305.1	240	79	72	232	2.33
1970	HOU	16	12	37	36	1	269.2	263	116	82	191	3.87
1971	HOU	12	6	24	23	0	159.0	150	48	33	91	2.72
1972	HOU	15	8	31	31	0	214.2	209	81	51	115	3.40
1973	HOU	1	1	14	3	0	27.0	27	13	13	18	4.33
1974	HOU	11	10	33	33	0	223.2	189	72	82	150	2.90
1975	HOU	14	16	34	34	0	232.0	225	103	91	127	4.00
1976	HOU	13	14	28	28	0	187.2	171	77	72	112	3.69
1977	STL	2	6	11	9	0	39.1	40	20	16	6	4.58
Career	—	139	123	356	329	1	2333.2	2130	857	711	1493	3.31

On this day & linked events

1946

Born September 22, 1946

Hollywood, CA, USA

1964

Major-league debut: Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker made a major-league debut on September 22, 1964.

1976

Larry Dierker's No-Hitter

Larry Dierker threw a no-hitter for the Houston Astros against the Montreal Expos on July 9, 1976, winning 6–0.

1977

Final major-league game: Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker played a final major-league game on October 1, 1977.

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