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Richard Nevin Folkers (born October 17, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1970 to 1977 for the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. He was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kilograms).
Before entering professional baseball, Folkers attended both Ellsworth Community College and Parsons College and was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 1966 draft. Deciding not to sign, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets in 1967 at different times. The White Sox chose him in the third round, while the Mets took him in the first. The 20th pick overall of the secondary phase draft of 1967, Folkers decided to sign with the Mets.
From 1967 to 1970, Folkers' earned run average in a minor league season never rose above 3.19. In 1968, his record was 13–9, and he posted an ERA of 2.41 in 27 games, striking out 142 and walking only 48 in 168 innings.
As noted on Baseball Reference.com, he missed the 1969 regular season while serving in the U.S. military, but did play briefly during the winter in the Florida Instructional League.
Folkers got his first glimpse of the majors in 1970. On June 10, at the age of 23, Folkers pitched two solid innings in relief, giving up only one hit and allowing no runs. However, the success of that game did not carry over to the rest of the games. In 16 games that year, his ERA was 6.44. He walked 25 batters and struck out 15 in 29.1 innings of work.
He spent all of 1971 and most of 1972 in the minors. After having a lackluster 1971 season (7–11, 4.50 ERA), the Mets traded away their former first-round draft pick with Jim Bibby, Charlie Hudson and Art Shamsky to the Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker and Chip Coulter on October 18, 1971.[1]
He posted a 3.10 ERA in the minors in 1972. He was recalled to the Majors, pitching nine games in relief for the Cardinals that year. This stint in the Majors was much more successful: not only did he collect his first big league win on September 30 against Ron Santo, Rick Monday and the rest of the Chicago Cubs, he also posted a 3.38 ERA.
Folkers was used both as a starter and reliever in 1973, posting a 3.61 ERA in 34 games (nine of them started).
Rich Folkers
Richard Nevin Folkers (born October 17, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1970 to 1977 for the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. He was 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kilograms).
Before entering professional baseball, Folkers attended both Ellsworth Community College and Parsons College and was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 1966 draft. Deciding not to sign, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets in 1967 at different times. The White Sox chose him in the third round, while the Mets took him in the first. The 20th pick overall of the secondary phase draft of 1967, Folkers decided to sign with the Mets.
From 1967 to 1970, Folkers' earned run average in a minor league season never rose above 3.19. In 1968, his record was 13–9, and he posted an ERA of 2.41 in 27 games, striking out 142 and walking only 48 in 168 innings.
As noted on Baseball Reference.com, he missed the 1969 regular season while serving in the U.S. military, but did play briefly during the winter in the Florida Instructional League.
Folkers got his first glimpse of the majors in 1970. On June 10, at the age of 23, Folkers pitched two solid innings in relief, giving up only one hit and allowing no runs. However, the success of that game did not carry over to the rest of the games. In 16 games that year, his ERA was 6.44. He walked 25 batters and struck out 15 in 29.1 innings of work.
He spent all of 1971 and most of 1972 in the minors. After having a lackluster 1971 season (7–11, 4.50 ERA), the Mets traded away their former first-round draft pick with Jim Bibby, Charlie Hudson and Art Shamsky to the Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker and Chip Coulter on October 18, 1971.[1]
He posted a 3.10 ERA in the minors in 1972. He was recalled to the Majors, pitching nine games in relief for the Cardinals that year. This stint in the Majors was much more successful: not only did he collect his first big league win on September 30 against Ron Santo, Rick Monday and the rest of the Chicago Cubs, he also posted a 3.38 ERA.
Folkers was used both as a starter and reliever in 1973, posting a 3.61 ERA in 34 games (nine of them started).
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