Dave LaRoche

Dave LaRoche
Dave LaRoche
Pitcher
Born: May 14, 1948 (1948-05-14) (age 63)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Batted: Left Threw: Left 
MLB debut
May 11, 1970 for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
August 23, 1983 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics
Win–Loss record     65–58
Earned run average     3.53
Strikeouts     819
Saves     126
Teams
Career highlights and awards

David Eugene LaRoche (born May 14, 1948 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. LaRoche is currently the pitching coach for the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s.

He is the father of current Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche, and Oakland Athletics third baseman Andy LaRoche.

LaRoche made his debut for the California Angels in 1970 and went on to pitch 14 seasons in the major leagues. LaRoche is most famous for throwing his own variant of the eephus pitch, which he called 'La Lob'. Over his career, LaRoche went 65-58, with 819 strikeouts in 1049 1/3 innings pitched. He has a career 3.53 ERA.

During his time as a player representative for the Minnesota Twins LaRoche had a reputation as a troublemaker. According to Bert Blyleven, "A reporter asked him why he wanted to be player rep and Dave said, 'Because all the player reps under Calvin Griffith get traded.'" [1]

LaRoche is of Mexican descent. According to his son Andy, Dave LaRoche's surname was Garcia, however, he changed it to LaRoche at age seven, the last name of his stepfather. "La Roche is French, but I have no French in me," Andy LaRoche said. "My grandfather was 100% Mexican." [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Twins at the Met, 2009, Beaver's Pond Press, Edina Minnesota, page 131
  2. ^ Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, "Andy La Roche wants a little space. Is that so wrong?" (February 21, 2007)

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