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Rich Croushore

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: August 7, 1970 in Lakehurst, NJ us

High School: Mount Vernon HS (Mount Vernon, TX)

Schools: Hutchinson Community College (Hutchinson, KS), James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)

Debut: May 18, 1998 (Age 27-284d, 17,245th in major league history)
vs. FLA 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 30-055d)
vs. TBD 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Full Name: Richard Steven Croushore

Pronunciation: \KRAU-shore\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

4.88

111

142.0

149

WHIP

1.507

Summary of 16 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
STL	15
COL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	3

Home/Road
Home	8
Away	8

Outs
1	8
2	6
0	2

12 Opps
CIN	3
NYM	2
LAD	2
MIN	1
ARI	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
MON	1
CHC	1
HOU	1
DET	1
MIL	1

16 Batters
Ed Taubensee	1
Freddy García	1
John Olerud	1
Gary Sheffield	1
Dean Palmer	1
Kelly Stinnett	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Marty Cordova	1
Mike Lieberthal	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Michael Barrett	1
Hal Morris	1
Darrin Jackson	1
Charles Johnson	1
Aaron Boone	1
Mike Piazza	1

8 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	7
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	7
8	4
9	3
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	6
1	4
3	3
5	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	5
-2-	3
123	2
--3	2
1--	2
12-	1
1-3	1

33 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	5
1 on	7
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	11

Inning
6	1
7	3
8	8
9	4

4-6	1
7-end	15

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	2
Tied	2
-1	5
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	1

Ahead	3
Tied	2
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	4
0-0	4
1-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	6
LF	3
3B	3
1B	2
PH	1
RF	1

OrderPos
4th	3
8th	3
3rd	3
6th	3
5th	2
7th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-06-20	Kelly Stinnett	ARI	@	STL	behind 1-4	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
2	2	2	1	1998-06-26	Marty Cordova	MIN		STL	ahead 3-1	b 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball); B. Gates Scores
3	3	3	1	1998-07-17	Charles Johnson	LAD	@	STL	behind 0-3	t 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1998-07-28	Darrin Jackson	MIL	@	STL	behind 9-10	t 9	1	123	3,(1-1) BFX	4	6	7	51%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Loretta Scores; J. Cirillo Scores; J. Burnitz Scores
5	5	5	1	1998-08-08	Sammy Sosa	CHC	@	STL	behind 3-5	t 9	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	9	35%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Grace Scores
6	6	6	1	1998-08-15	Freddy García	PIT	@	STL	tied 4-4	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1999-05-21	Gary Sheffield	LAD		STL	behind 4-7	b 7	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	7	18%	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Young Scores
8	8	2	1	1999-06-06	Dean Palmer	DET		STL	behind 2-3	b 6	2	--3	5,(2-2) BSSBX	2	5	5	30%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Jefferies Scores
9	9	3	1	1999-07-22	Aaron Boone	CIN		STL	tied 3-3	b 8	1	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	5	27%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Cameron Scores
10	10	4	1	1999-08-18	Mike Lieberthal	PHI	@	STL	behind 3-5	t 8	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	6	2	54%	69%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Gant Scores; S. Rolen Scores
11	11	5	1	1999-08-22 (1)	John Olerud	NYM		STL	behind 1-6	b 8	1	123	5,(1-2) CSBFX	4	3	3	17%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Ordóñez Scores; R. Henderson Scores; E. Alfonzo Scores
12	12	6	2	1999-08-22 (1)	Mike Piazza	NYM		STL	behind 5-6	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	2	31%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive)
13	13	7	1	1999-08-23	Michael Barrett	MON		STL	ahead 8-6	b 8	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	2	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Vidro Scores; V. Guerrero Scores
14	14	8	1	1999-09-19	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	@	STL	behind 2-3	t 7	1	--3	5,(2-2) BSCBX	2	3	3	25%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Biggio Scores
15	15	9	1	1999-09-27	Ed Taubensee	CIN		STL	behind 5-6	b 7	2	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	6	2	40%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Young Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2000-04-11	Hal Morris	CIN	@	COL	ahead 9-2	t 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)