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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	CAL	@	SEA	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4	Apr 8	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (8)	Apr 19	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	16 (2)	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	L,6-7	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19 (2)	Apr 26	CAL		BAL	L,2-4		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (3)	Apr 30	CAL		NYY	W,2-1	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	24	May 1	CAL		NYY	L,8-12		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27 (2)	May 6	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 9	CAL	@	BOS	L,8-9	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (2)	May 12	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6		16	3.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	34	May 13	CAL	@	NYY	L,10-12		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	36 (1)	May 16	CAL		MIL	W,4-3		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	37	May 17	CAL		MIL	W,8-5	GF	6	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
14	39 (1)	May 19	CAL		CHW	W,10-6	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	48 (8)	May 29	CAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	53 (4)	Jun 3	CAL		CLE	L,3-5		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	56 (2)	Jun 6	CAL		TOR	L,4-5		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	59 (2)	Jun 10	CAL		DET	L,7-10		18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	61 (1)	Jun 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,10-11		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	62	Jun 13 (1)	CAL	@	TOR	L,8-9	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	66 (3)	Jun 16	CAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	67	Jun 17	CAL	@	DET	L,4-8		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	71 (3)	Jun 21	CAL		TEX	L,2-3		7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	73 (1)	Jun 23	CAL		KCR	L,4-13		17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	78 (4)	Jun 29	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	79	Jun 30	CAL	@	KCR	W,8-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	87 (7)	Jul 8	CAL		BAL	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	92 (4)	Jul 14	CAL		NYY	W,8-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	94 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	12	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	98 (3)	Jul 22	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	100 (1)	Jul 24	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	103 (2)	Jul 27	CAL		MIN	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	105 (1)	Jul 29	CAL		MIN	W,9-3	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	108 (2)	Aug 1	CAL		SEA	L,6-7		10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	111 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	W,11-7		17	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	114 (2)	Aug 7	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-9	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	116 (1)	Aug 10	CAL		SEA	L,6-8		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	125 (8)	Aug 20	CAL		CLE	W,6-5	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	128 (2)	Aug 24	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	131 (2)	Aug 27	CAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	133 (1)	Aug 29	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	135 (1)	Aug 31	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-8		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	136	Sep 1	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	138 (1)	Sep 3	CAL		CHW	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	139	Sep 4	CAL		CHW	L,7-10	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	140	Sep 5	CAL		CHW	W,9-8	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	144 (3)	Sep 9	CAL		MIL	W,5-2		14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	145	Sep 11	CAL	@	CHW	L,7-8		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	146	Sep 12	CAL	@	CHW	L,5-11		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	147	Sep 14	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	153 (5)	Sep 20	CAL	@	KCR	W,11-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	159 (5)	Sep 26	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
53	161 (1)	Sep 29	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-6		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							53gm		85.2	4	17	0	21	0