Rich Dauer
[edit] Biography
Rich Dauer (Richard Fremont Dauer) was born on July 27, 1952 in San Bernardino, California. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1976 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 5 home runs and 25 RBI. Dauer played for the Baltimore Orioles for his entire 10 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Rich Dauer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he hit for a .280 average and knocked in 57 runs. However, others believe that it was 1980, when he hit for a .284 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 11
| 39
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .103
| .143
| .103
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 96
| 304
| 38
| 74
| 5
| 25
| .243
| .294
| .349
| 15
| 1
| 20
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 133
| 459
| 57
| 121
| 6
| 46
| .264
| .301
| .353
| 23
| 0
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 142
| 479
| 63
| 123
| 9
| 61
| .257
| .305
| .355
| 20
| 0
| 36
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 15
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 152
| 557
| 71
| 158
| 2
| 63
| .284
| .338
| .352
| 32
| 0
| 46
| 19
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 22
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 96
| 369
| 41
| 97
| 4
| 38
| .263
| .317
| .369
| 27
| 0
| 27
| 18
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 158
| 558
| 75
| 156
| 8
| 57
| .280
| .337
| .373
| 24
| 2
| 50
| 34
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 15
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 140
| 459
| 49
| 108
| 5
| 41
| .235
| .306
| .309
| 19
| 0
| 47
| 29
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 20
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 127
| 397
| 29
| 101
| 2
| 24
| .254
| .296
| .335
| 26
| 0
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 15
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 85
| 208
| 25
| 42
| 2
| 14
| .202
| .275
| .264
| 7
| 0
| 20
| 7
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 1140
| 3829
| 448
| 984
| 43
| 372
| .257
| .310
| .343
| 193
| 3
| 297
| 219
| 14
| 44
| 6
| 7
| 128
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1976
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 8
| 83.1
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 5
| 53
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 82
| 68
| 611
| 179
| 213
| 7
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 52
| 30
| 302.1
| 29
| 82
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 87
| 85
| 732
| 193
| 239
| 1
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 45
| 37
| 358.2
| 21
| 95
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 103
| 94
| 834.1
| 213
| 260
| 10
| 68
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 137
| 130
| 1115
| 320
| 368
| 6
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 34
| 16
| 198
| 14
| 50
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 94
| 91
| 798.2
| 201
| 253
| 5
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 10.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 63
| 34
| 357
| 28
| 86
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 123
| 118
| 983
| 261
| 268
| 7
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 131
| 126
| 1077.2
| 273
| 322
| 7
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 5
| 69.2
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 124
| 120
| 990.2
| 225
| 325
| 11
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 17
| 8
| 83.1
| 7
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 73
| 63
| 501.1
| 117
| 181
| 3
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 964
| 903
| 7727
| 2004
| 2451
| 57
| 636
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 243
| 135
| 1434.2
| 109
| 372
| 18
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 13, 1971).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 12, 1972).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (24th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
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