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David Arthur Roberts was a left-handed major league baseball pitcher. He was born September 11, 1944, in Gallipolis, Ohio. Over his major league career he won 103 games. People who are left-handed are more dextrous with their left hand than with their right hand: they will probably also use their left hand for tasks such as personal care, cooking, and so on. ...
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Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Downtown Gallipolis has maintained much of its original character. ...
Roberts changed organizations 11 times in his pro baseball career. "The way I look at it," he said, "either I'm a bum or everybody wants me."
He was one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history, 3rd in games career-wise (445) behind only Scott Radinsky and Ken Holtzman, 4th in wins (103) and strikeouts (957) behind only Sandy Koufax, Holtzman, and Steve Stone, and 7th in ERA (3.78).[1] The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...
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Sanford Koufax (IPA pronunciation: /kofæks/) (born Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. ...
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Minor league career
Roberts, who is Jewish, was approached by 14 teams after graduating from high school.
He was initially signed in June 1963 as an undrafted amateur free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies. Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,14,20,32,36,42 Name Philadelphia Phillies (1883–present) unofficially Philadelphia Blue Jays (1944-1945) Philadelphia Quakers (1882) (Commonly referred to as Blue Jays 1944-1945 despite formal name remaining Phillies) Ballpark Citizens...
He played as a farmhand for them, as well as the Kansas City A's and Pittsburgh Pirates (who claimed him on waivers in April 1964), before being taken by San Diego with the 39th pick in the October 1968 expansion draft. This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,4,8,9,20,21,33,40 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882-1889) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers Stadium...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Roberts was 1968 Pitcher of the Year for the International League Columbus Jets, after going 18-5. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...
The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ...
In the minor leagues from 1963-69, he was 65-32 with a 3.00 ERA.
Major league career In 1970 Roberts was 6th in the NL in bases on balls/9 IP (2.13). 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
He went 14-17 for the last-place 1971 Padres, finishing 2nd to Tom Seaver with a 2.10 ERA. He was 6th in the voting for the NL Cy Young Award, 7th in bases on balls/9IP (2.04), 9th in innings pitched (269.7), 10th in complete games (14), and 24th in the voting for the NL MVP. He held batters to a .191 batting average when runners were in scoring position. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ...
George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944 in Fresno, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the major leagues in 1967 and retired in 1986. ...
NL can stand for: NL (complexity), a computational complexity class Netherlands, its alpha-2 country code Dutch language, its alpha-2 language code Shaheen Air International, its IATA airline designator National League, US baseball league Newfoundland and Labrador, its Canada Post provincial abbreviation New Line, film production studio No liability...
In baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best pitchers in the Major Leagues. ...
In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ...
In December 1971 he was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Mark Schaeffer, Bill Greif, and Derrell Thomas. Astros redirects here, for other uses see Astros (disambiguation) Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 24,25,32,33,34,40,49,42 Name Houston Astros (1965–present) Houston Colt . ...
In 1972 he was 12-7. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
With Houston in 1973, he recorded a career-best 17-11 record, setting a club record with 6 shutouts (2nd in the NL). He was 6th in the NL in wins and sacrifice hits (12), 7th in games started (36), 8th in complete games (12), and 10th in ERA (2.85) and bases on balls/9IP (2.24). 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
In team sports, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score. ...
In December 1975 he was traded by the Astros with Jim Crawford and Milt May to the Detroit Tigers for Mark Lemongello, Gene Pentz, Terry Humphrey, and Leon Roberts. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Jim Crawford may refer to one of several individuals: James Walker Crawford, Jr. ...
Milton Scott May (born August 1, 1950 in Gary, Indiana) was a Major League Baseball player from 1970 to 1984 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and San Francisco Giants. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium(1961-1999) a. ...
Leon Kauffman Roberts (born January 22, 1951 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a former Major League outfielder (mostly left and right) who played for the Detroit Tigers (1974-75), Houston Astros (1976-77), Seattle Mariners (1978-80), Texas Rangers (1981-82), Toronto Blue Jays (1982), and the Kansas City Royals (1983...
After a 16-17 season with the 1976 Tigers, in which he was 5th in the league in shutouts (4), 7th in games started (36), and 9th in complete games (18), he had surgery to correct an arthritic knee. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
In July 1977 he was purchased by the Chicago Cubs. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1889) (a. ...
In 1978 he batted .327 for the Cubs, with a .500 slugging percentage, in 52 at bats. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
In February 1979 he signed as free agent with the San Francisco Giants. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3,4,11,24,27,30,36,42,44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Troy Union Cities / Trojans (1879-1882) Ballpark AT&T Park...
In June 1979 he was traded by the Giants with Len Randle and Bill Madlock to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Holland, Fred Breining, and Ed Whitson. Bill Madlock (born Bill Madlock Jr. ...
Al Holland (born August 16, 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1977 and 1979-1987. ...
Eddie Lee (Ed) Whitson (born May 19, 1955 in Johnson City, Tennessee) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1977-1979), San Francisco Giants (1979-1981), Cleveland Indians (1982), San Diego Padres (1983-1984, 1986-1991) and New York Yankees (1985-1986). ...
Combined, in 1979 he had a 2.90 ERA.
In April 1980 he was purchased by the Seattle Mariners. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) West Division (1977–present) Current uniform Name Seattle Mariners (1977–present) Ballpark Safeco Field (1999–present) The Kingdome (1977-1999) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (3) [1] 2001 • 1997 • 1995 Wild card berths...
In January 1981 he was signed as a free agent by the New York Mets. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) The Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1969 • 1986 NL Pennants (4) 1969 • 1973 • 1986...
In June 1981 he was signed as a free agent by the San Francisco Giants.
Pitching He had great success against Graig Nettles, who was 0-19 against him in his career. Graig Nettles (born August 20, 1944 in San Diego, California) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and left-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1967-69), Cleveland Indians (1970-72), New York Yankees (1973-83), San Diego Padres (1984-86), Atlanta Braves (1987) and Montreal Expos...
Hitting A good hitter for a pitcher, Roberts had a career BA of .194 with 7 home runs.
Sources - Baseball Cube
- Baseball Almanac
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