Dave LaRoche Trades and Transactions

The Dave LaRoche trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Dave LaRoche has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Dave LaRoche

Dave LaRoche Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#285)

Dave LaRoche Autograph on a 1981 Fleer (#285)
 

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Birth Name:   David Eugene LaRoche
Nickname:   Dave
Born On:   05-14-1948  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Colorado Springs, Colorado
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   West Torrance High School (Torrance, CA)
College:   Nevada Southern University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   05-11-1970 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-23-1983
Draft:   1966 : 20th Round (388th)
Dave LaRoche

Trades & Transactions

06-07-1966: Selected by California Angels in the 20th round — free-agent draft, did not sign.
01-28-1967: Selected by California Angels in the 5th round — secondary phase (or secondary phase delayed) — free-agent draft.
11-30-1971: Traded by California Angels to Minnesota Twins for Leo Cardenas.
11-30-1972: Traded by Minnesota Twins to Chicago Cubs for Bill Hands and Joe Decker.
02-25-1975: Traded by Chicago Cubs (with Brock Davis) to Cleveland Indians for Milt Wilcox.
05-11-1977: Traded by Cleveland Indians (with Dave Schuler) to California Angels for Bruce Bochte and Sid Monge.
04-01-1981: Released by California Angels.
04-17-1981: Signed by New York Yankees.
11-13-1981: Granted free agency.
04-09-1982: Signed by New York Yankees.
10-20-1982: Released by New York Yankees.
07-25-1983: Signed by New York Yankees.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Dave LaRoche trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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