The New York Mets Hall of Records: Dave LaRoche

Dave LaRoche

David Eugene LaRoche
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: May 14, 1948 in Colorado Springs, CO
Drafted: 5th round 1967 by the California Angels

Dave was a longtime relief pitcher in the big leagues, occasionally donning the closer's mantle. He served one season on the Mets coaching staff. Pictured here on 1975 Topps, and below on a couple of MSA discs and a couple more cards.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG     IP  W L  PCT   H   R ER SO BB ShO SV ERA
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1970 Cal AL 38 0 0   49.2  4 1 .800 41 20 19 44 21   0   4 3.44
1971 Cal AL 56 0 0   72.0  5 1 .833 55 21 20 63 27   0   9 2.50
1972 Min AL 62 0 0   95.1  5 7 .417 72 33 30 79 39   0 10 2.83
1973 Chi NL 45 0 0   54.1  4 1 .800 55 37 35 34 29   0   4 5.80
1974 Chi NL 49 4 0   92.0  5 6 .455 103 54 49 49 47   0   5 4.79
1975 Cle AL 61  0 0   82.1  5 3 .625 61 26 20 94 57   0 17 2.19
1976 Cle AL 61 0 0   96.1  1 4 .200 57 25 24 104 49   0 21 2.24
1977 2teams 59 0 0 100.0  8 7 .533 79 44 39 79 44   0 17 3.51
1978 Cal AL 59 0 0   95.2 10 9 .526 73 35 30 70 48   0 25 2.82
1979 Cal AL 53 1 0   85.2  7 11 .389 107 54 53 59 32   0 10 5.57
1980 Cal AL 52 9 1 128.0  3 5 .375 122 62 58 89 39   0   4 4.08
1981 N Y AL 26 1 0   47.0  4 1 .800 38 16 13 24 16   0   0 2.49
1982 N Y AL 25 0 0   50.0  4 2 .667 54 19 19 31 11   0   0 3.42
1983 N Y AL   1 0 0    1.0  0 0 ----   2   2   2   0   0   0   0 18.00
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CAREER TOTS 648 15 1 1049.1 65 58 .528 919 448 411 819 459   0 126  3.53

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG     IP  W L  PCT   H   R ER SO BB ShO SV   ERA
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1977 Cle AL 13 0 0   18.2  2 2 .500 15 13 11 18   7   0   4 5.30
1977 Cal AL 46 0 0   81.1  6 5 .545 64 31 28 61 37   0 13 3.10

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This is a list of the Dave LaRoche cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third. Items that are struck through are no longer a part of the Rounding Third collection, having been sold for charity.