Rich Folkers Stats

Rich Folkers was born on Thursday, October 17, 1946, in Waterloo, Iowa. Folkers was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 10, 1970, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rich Folkers baseball stats page.
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Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#98)

Rich Folkers Autograph on a 1975 Topps (#98)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard Nevin Folkers
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   10-17-1946  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waterloo, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   East High School (Waterloo, IA)
College:   Parsons College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   06-10-1970 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-08-1977
Draft:   1967 : 1st Round (20th)
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1970 24 Mets 16 1 5 0 2 .000 6.44 0 0 2 29.1 145 36 21 21 6 25 4 15 2 0 1 -
1972 26 Cardinals 9 0 4 1 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 0 13.1 56 12 5 5 0 5 0 7 1 0 0 -
1973 27 Cardinals 34 9 7 4 4 .500 3.61 1 0 3 82.1 350 74 33 34 10 34 4 44 3 3 1 -
1974 28 Cardinals 55 0 17 6 2 .750 3.00 0 0 2 90.0 363 65 30 31 4 38 10 57 3 2 0 -
1975 29 Padres 45 15 7 6 11 .353 4.18 4 0 0 142.0 614 155 66 70 8 39 3 87 9 1 1 -
1976 30 Padres 33 3 6 2 3 .400 5.28 0 0 0 59.2 273 67 35 39 10 25 8 26 3 2 2 -
1977 31 Brewers 3 0 2 0 1 .000 4.26 0 0 0 6.1 31 7 3 7 2 4 1 6 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 195 28 48 19 23 .452 4.11 5 0 7 423.0 1,832 416 193 207 40 170 30 242 22 8 5 -
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 24 Mets 16 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1972 26 Cardinals 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1973 27 Cardinals 34 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 .100 .095 .100
1974 28 Cardinals 55 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100
1975 29 Padres 45 36 2 6 1 0 0 0 4 4 0 14 4 0 0 0 .167 .250 .194
1976 30 Padres 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 31 Brewers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 195 77 3 11 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 28 7 1 0 1 .143 .183 .156
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Rich Folkers Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1970 Mets P 16 1 88 10 0.6 10 0 10 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.07
1972 Cardinals P 9 0 40 2 0.2 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.35
1973 Cardinals P 34 9 247 16 0.5 15 4 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.64
1974 Cardinals P 55 0 270 11 0.2 10 3 7 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.00
1975 Padres P 45 15 426 33 0.7 30 10 20 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.90
1976 Padres P 33 3 179 12 0.4 12 4 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.81
1977 Brewers P 3 0 19 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 195 28 1,269 85 0.4 80 21 59 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.70
7 Years 195 28 1,269 85 0.4 80 21 59 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.70
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Rich Folkers Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.60 4.60 7.67
1972 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.40 4.73 3.38
1973 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 20.0 1.29 4.81 3.72
1974 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 1.50 5.70 3.80
1975 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 9.0 2.23 5.51 2.47
1976 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.04 3.92 3.77
1977 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 8.53 5.68
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.8 15.4 1.42 5.15 3.62
Rich Folkers

Rich Folkers Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1970 New York Mets 38 $12,000.00 - -
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 28 $13,500.00 - -
1973 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1975 San Diego Padres 26 Undetermined - -
1976 San Diego Padres 26 Undetermined - -
1977 Milwaukee Brewers 45 Undetermined - -




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Did you know that Rich Folkers served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:

Baseball Players who are Vietnam War Veterans
Name Name Name
Vic Albury Doug Griffin Thurman Munson
Matt Alexander Tom Heintzelman Bobby Murcer
Frank Baker Phil Hennigan Ray Newman
Jim Bibby Jim Holt Scott Northey
Larry Biittner Mike Jackson Darrell Osteen
Gene Brabender Ray Jarvis Harry Parker
Al Bumbry Bob Johnson Hal Quick
Darrel Chaney Bob Jones Dave Schneck
Bruce Christensen Jerry Kenney Mickey Scott
Mike Davison Jim Kern Rich Severson
Ed Figueroa Jerry Koosman Fred Stanley
Rich Folkers John Lowenstein Leroy Stanton
Ted Ford Garry Maddox Earl Stephenson
Larry French Jim Magnuson Jim Strickland
Wayne Garrett Gene Martin Champ Summers
Roy Gleason Larry Miller Jerry Terrell
Chuck Goggin George Mitterwald Floyd Wicker
Dave Goltz Curt Motton George Zeber

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