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Dick Drago

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 25, 1945 in Toledo, OH us

Died: November 3, 2023 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Woodward HS (Toledo, OH)

School: University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 23-290d, 12,790th in major league history)
vs. OAK 4.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1981 (Age 36-097d)
vs. TEX 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Richard Anthony Drago

Pronunciation: \DRAY-go\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.1

108

117

ERA

3.62

519

189

1875.0

987

WHIP

1.311

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-20 / in Starts: 14-19
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 84 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	55 (29-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 84 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
P Schaal	1
L Piniella	1
R Scheinblum	1
A Otis	1
E Kirkpatrick	1
B Floyd	0
F Patek	0

Most Driven In By
A Otis	2
E Kirkpatrick	1
P Schaal	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	112	1	Apr 15	KCR		CHW	W,2-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.29	-0.098	2.10	-0.10%	-0.58	P
2	113	5 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-4	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.67	0.028	1.29	0.03%	0.22	P
3	114	10 (4)	Apr 25	KCR		BAL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.13	0.002	1.21	0.00%	-0.33	P
4	115	14 (3)	Apr 30	KCR		CLE	L,3-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.35	-0.016	.37	-0.01%	-0.15	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	116	18 (3)	May 6	KCR	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.18	-0.017	.16	-0.01%	-0.81	P
6	117	22 (3)	May 13	KCR		DET	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	1.42	-0.071	1.00	-0.03%	-0.50	P
7	118	27 (4)	May 17	KCR		TEX	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.40	-0.069	1.12	-0.03%	-0.49	P
8	119	31 (3)	May 24	KCR		MIN	L,0-1	CG(12)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	2.05	-0.164	1.19	-0.06%	-0.65	P
9	120	35 (3)	May 28	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	.57	0.018	.22	0.00%	0.11	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	121	39 (3)	Jun 2	KCR		BOS	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.087	.160	.087	.247	9	.72	0.081	.19	0.01%	1.14	P
11	122	41 (1)	Jun 4 (1)	KCR		BOS	W,7-5	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.087	.247	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
12	123	44 (2)	Jun 7	KCR		MIL	W,5-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.42	-0.010	.12	0.00%	-0.08	P
13	124	48 (3)	Jun 11	KCR		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.148	.080	.228	9	1.12	-0.051	.21	-0.01%	-0.49	P
14	125	52 (3)	Jun 16	KCR	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	1.10	-0.083	.40	-0.02%	-0.54	P
15	126	55 (2)	Jun 20	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.44	-0.071	.45	-0.01%	-0.54	P
16	127	58 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.121	.065	.186	9	.87	-0.019	.32	0.00%	-0.24	P
17	128	62 (3)	Jun 29 (1)	KCR	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.139	.061	.199	9	.90	-0.043	.32	-0.01%	-0.50	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	129	68 (5)	Jul 3	KCR		TEX	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.132	.057	.189	9	1.57	-0.077	.57	-0.02%	-0.56	P
19	130	72 (3)	Jul 7	KCR	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.167	.054	.221	9	1.08	0.022	.44	0.01%	0.57	P
20	131	77 (4)	Jul 11	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	.152	.049	.201	9	1.48	-0.141	1.10	-0.06%	-0.73	P
21	132	81 (3)	Jul 15	KCR	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.047	.146	.047	.192	9	.72	-0.034	.51	-0.02%	-0.32	P
22	133	85 (3)	Jul 19	KCR		CLE	L,1-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.047	.146	.047	.192	9						P
23	134	89 (3)	Jul 23	KCR		BAL	L,4-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.143	.045	.188	9	.22	-0.005	.11	0.00%	-0.08	P
24	135	92 (2)	Jul 28	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.137	.043	.181	9	.69	-0.033	.25	-0.01%	-0.27	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	136	97 (4)	Aug 2	KCR	@	OAK	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.132	.042	.174	9	.70	-0.032	.13	0.00%	-0.23	P
26	137	102 (4)	Aug 7	KCR		OAK	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.060	.161	.060	.221	9	1.25	0.128	.07	0.00%	0.81	P
27	138	107 (4)	Aug 13	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-13	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.058	.155	.058	.213	9	1.10	-0.054	.10	0.00%	-0.42	P
28	139	112 (4)	Aug 19	KCR		MIL	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.055	.148	.055	.202	9	.96	-0.069	.02	0.00%	-0.58	P
29	140	118 (5)	Aug 26	KCR	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.156	.053	.209	9	.48	0.038	.01	0.00%	0.05	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	141	124 (5)	Sep 1	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.052	.154	.052	.206	9	.99	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.20	P
31	142	133 (8)	Sep 10	KCR		MIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.049	.147	.049	.196	9	.96	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.11	P
32	143	138 (4)	Sep 16	KCR	@	MIN	L,1-11	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.171	.065	.236	9	.80	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
33	144	143 (4)	Sep 22	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.062	.176	.062	.237	9	1.28	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
34	145	149 (5)	Sep 28	KCR	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.169	.059	.228	9	1.06	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
35	146	153 (3)	Oct 3	KCR		TEX	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.169	.059	.228	9						P
							15-20		84	68	4	4	0	0	0	5	8	0	36	1	7	0	1	0	0	0	.059	.169	.059	.228		1.02	-1.065	.44	-0.34%	-8.54

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