Dave LaRoche

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: May 14, 1948 in Colorado Springs, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 20th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from West HS (Torrance, CA) and the California Angels in the 5th round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

High School: West HS (Torrance, CA)

School: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Paradise, NV)

Debut: May 11, 1970 (Age 21-362d, 12,989th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: August 23, 1983 (Age 35-101d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: David Eugene LaRoche

Pronunciation: \la-ROHSH\

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Relatives: Father of Adam LaRoche, Andy LaRoche

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

ERA

3.53

647

126

1049.1

819

WHIP

1.313

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

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 10	CLE	@	BOS	W,19-9		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	3	Apr 11	CLE	@	TEX	L,2-3	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (3)	Apr 17 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,10-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 19	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-6	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (3)	Apr 24 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,1-7	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	14	Apr 27	CLE		TOR	L,5-6		10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	16 (1)	Apr 29	CLE	@	MIL	L,5-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	17	Apr 30	CLE	@	MIL	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	21 (3)	May 4	CLE		MIN	W,6-5	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	22	May 6	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	23	May 7	CLE		CHW	L,2-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	26 (2)	May 10 (2)	CLE		MIL	W,7-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to California Angels
14	31	May 12	CAL		BAL	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	35 (3)	May 16	CAL		BOS	L,7-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	39 (3)	May 21	CAL		MIN	W,5-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	44 (4)	May 28	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	47 (2)	May 31	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-6		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	48	Jun 4	CAL		DET	L,6-9	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	51 (2)	Jun 7	CAL		TOR	L,3-6	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	52	Jun 8	CAL		TOR	W,2-1	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	54 (1)	Jun 11	CAL		CLE	L,1-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	55	Jun 12	CAL		CLE	W,11-4	GF	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	56	Jun 14	CAL	@	MIN	W,12-9	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	59 (2)	Jun 17	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	66 (6)	Jun 25	CAL		TEX	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	68 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	CAL		TEX	W,4-3	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	69	Jun 27	CAL		KCR	L,2-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	73 (3)	Jul 2	CAL		OAK	L,4-9	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	78 (4)	Jul 7	CAL	@	MIN	L,6-8	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	80 (1)	Jul 9	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	82 (1)	Jul 11	CAL		MIN	W,6-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	84 (1)	Jul 13	CAL		MIN	L,3-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	85	Jul 14	CAL		SEA	L,1-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	88 (2)	Jul 17	CAL		SEA	L,7-8	GF	12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
36	91 (2)	Jul 23	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	93 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	CAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	96 (2)	Jul 27	CAL	@	OAK	W,9-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	100 (3)	Jul 31	CAL		BOS	L,0-1		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	103 (2)	Aug 3	CAL		NYY	W,5-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	106 (2)	Aug 7	CAL		BAL	W,6-3		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	107	Aug 8 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-4	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	109 (1)	Aug 10	CAL	@	BOS	L,10-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	112 (2)	Aug 12 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-9	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	116 (3)	Aug 16	CAL	@	TOR	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	118 (1)	Aug 20	CAL		TOR	L,4-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	120 (1)	Aug 22	CAL		DET	L,1-5		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
48	121	Aug 23	CAL		DET	L,1-3	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	123 (1)	Aug 24 (2)	CAL		CLE	W,5-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	124	Aug 26	CAL	@	DET	W,7-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	125	Aug 27	CAL	@	DET	L,6-7	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	128 (2)	Aug 30	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-8		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	135 (6)	Sep 8 (1)	CAL		CHW	W,2-0	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	140 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	146 (5)	Sep 17	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
56	151 (4)	Sep 21	CAL		TEX	L,1-9	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
57	156 (4)	Sep 25 (2)	CAL		KCR	L,2-6	GF	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	157	Sep 27	CAL	@	MIL	L,5-7	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	161 (3)	Oct 1	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	P
							59gm		100.0	6	10	0	16	3