Larry Dierker | Major Leaguer 1964-1977

Full Name: Lawrence Edward Dierker
Born: September 22,1946 in Hollywood, California
Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Taft (Woodland Hills,CA)
College: University of Houston

Managerial Record (MLB)

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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Astros in 1964

Transactions: [Jan 1,1964] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Astros. [Nov 23,1976] - Traded by Astros with Jerry Davanon to Cardinals for Bob Detherage and Joe Ferguson. [Mar 28,1978] - Released by Cardinals.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1964	Cocoa	Cocoa	17	Hoc	Rk	2	3	3.23	9	9	0				39.0	21	19	14		18	61			4.85	---	4.15	14.08	1.00	--
	Houston	NL	17	Hoc	MLB	0	1	2.00	3	1	0	0	2	0	9.0	7	4	2	1	3	5	2	0	7.00	1.00	3.00	5.00	1.11	--
1965	Houston	NL	18	Hou	MLB	7	8	3.50	26	19	1	0	2	0	146.2	135	69	57	16	37	109	8	2	8.28	0.98	2.27	6.69	1.17	59%
1966	Houston	NL	19	Hou	MLB	10	8	3.18	29	28	8	2	0	0	187.0	173	73	66	17	45	108	4	0	8.33	0.82	2.17	5.20	1.17	54%
1967	Houston	NL	20	Hou	MLB	6	5	3.36	15	15	4	0	0	0	99.0	95	44	37	4	25	68	7	0	8.64	0.36	2.27	6.18	1.21	58%
1968	Houston	NL	21	Hou	MLB	12	15	3.31	32	32	10	1	0	0	233.2	206	95	86	14	89	161	20	0	7.93	0.54	3.43	6.20	1.26	58%
1969	Houston	NL	22	Hou	MLB	20	13	2.33	39	37	20	4	0	0	305.1	240	97	79	18	72	232	9	0	7.07	0.53	2.12	6.84	1.02	65%
1970	Houston	NL	23	Hou	MLB	16	12	3.87	37	36	17	2	1	1	269.2	263	124	116	31	82	191	8	0	8.78	1.03	2.74	6.37	1.28	53%
1971	Houston	NL	24	Hou	MLB	12	6	2.72	24	23	6	2	0	0	159.0	150	50	48	8	33	91	6	0	8.49	0.45	1.87	5.15	1.15	52%
1972	Houston	NL	25	Hou	MLB	15	8	3.40	31	31	12	5	0	0	214.2	209	87	81	14	51	115	3	1	8.76	0.59	2.14	4.82	1.21	56%
1973	Houston	NL	26	Hou	MLB	1	1	4.33	14	3	0	0	4	0	27.0	27	14	13	3	13	18	2	0	9.00	1.00	4.33	6.00	1.48	49%
1974	Houston	NL	27	Hou	MLB	11	10	2.90	33	33	7	3	0	0	223.2	189	76	72	18	82	150	8	3	7.61	0.72	3.30	6.04	1.21	52%
1975	Houston	NL	28	Hou	MLB	14	16	4.00	34	34	14	2	0	0	232.0	225	109	103	24	91	127	13	1	8.73	0.93	3.53	4.93	1.36	49%
1976	Houston	NL	29	Hou	MLB	13	14	3.69	28	28	7	4	0	0	187.2	171	85	77	9	72	112	12	2	8.20	0.43	3.45	5.37	1.29	53%
1977	St. Louis	NL	30	Stl	MLB	2	6	4.58	11	9	0	0	1	0	39.1	40	21	20	7	16	6	2	1	9.15	1.60	3.66	1.37	1.42	55%

Major League Totals - 14 Season(s)						139	123	3.31	356	329	106	25	10	1	2,333.2	2130	948	857	184	711	1493	104	10	8.21	0.71	2.74	5.76	1.22	55%
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)						2	3	3.23	9	9	0				39.0	21	19	14		18	61			4.85	---	4.15	14.08	1.00	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1964	Houston	NL	17	Hoc	MLB	p	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1965	Houston	NL	18	Hou	MLB	p	9	26	50	3	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	15	0	0	4	0	1	.100	.118	.160	278	68%
1966	Houston	NL	19	Hou	MLB	p	9	29	67	6	10	2	0	1	4	0	0	2	21	0	0	2	0	3	.149	.174	.224	398	55%
1967	Houston	NL	20	Hou	MLB	p	9	15	31	2	7	3	0	0	4	0	0	1	11	0	0	1	1	0	.226	.242	.323	565	57%
1968	Houston	NL	21	Hou	MLB	p	9	33	73	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	35	0	0	9	0	2	.068	.093	.082	175	67%
1969	Houston	NL	22	Hou	MLB	p	9	39	118	7	17	2	0	1	7	0	0	2	38	0	0	7	0	3	.144	.158	.186	344	78%
1970	Houston	NL	23	Hou	MLB	p	9	37	92	7	16	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	37	0	0	9	1	2	.174	.181	.196	377	66%
1971	Houston	NL	24	Hou	MLB	p	9	24	54	4	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	16	0	0	3	0	3	.074	.091	.093	184	52%
1972	Houston	NL	25	Hou	MLB	p	9	31	78	2	13	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	24	1	0	6	0	0	.167	.188	.167	355	68%
1973	Houston	NL	26	Hou	MLB	p	9	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	50%
1974	Houston	NL	27	Hou	MLB	p	9	33	71	2	14	3	0	0	7	0	0	1	27	0	0	11	0	0	.197	.208	.239	447	62%
1975	Houston	NL	28	Hou	MLB	p	9	34	76	0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	21	0	0	13	0	1	.092	.092	.092	184	50%
1976	Houston	NL	29	Hou	MLB	p	9	28	64	3	9	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	20	0	0	3	2	1	.141	.136	.188	324	56%
1977	St. Louis	NL	30	Stl	MLB	p	9	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	67%

Major League Totals - 14 Season(s)								357	789	38	107	14	0	4	46	0	0	12	272	1	0	70	4	16	.136	.149	.169	318	63%

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1964	Houston	NL	17	Hoc	MLB	P	3		9	0	0	1	1	0	-	-	-	.000	.00

1965	Houston	NL	18	Hou	MLB	P	26		146.2	10	17	4	31	0	-	-	-	.871	1.66

1966	Houston	NL	19	Hou	MLB	P	29		187	13	26	2	41	1	-	-	-	.951	1.88

1967	Houston	NL	20	Hou	MLB	P	15		99	7	10	2	19	0	-	-	-	.895	1.55

1968	Houston	NL	21	Hou	MLB	P	32		233.2	13	28	1	42	2	-	-	-	.976	1.58

1969	Houston	NL	22	Hou	MLB	P	39		305.1	14	42	3	59	5	-	-	-	.949	1.65

1970	Houston	NL	23	Hou	MLB	P	37		269.2	19	31	3	53	3	-	-	-	.943	1.67

1971	Houston	NL	24	Hou	MLB	P	24		159	16	23	1	40	0	-	-	-	.975	2.21

1972	Houston	NL	25	Hou	MLB	P	31		214.2	16	19	0	35	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.47

1973	Houston	NL	26	Hou	MLB	P	14		27	0	3	0	3	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.00

1974	Houston	NL	27	Hou	MLB	P	33		223.2	10	34	1	45	1	-	-	-	.978	1.77

1975	Houston	NL	28	Hou	MLB	P	34		232	15	31	3	49	1	-	-	-	.939	1.78

1976	Houston	NL	29	Hou	MLB	P	28		187.2	17	18	2	37	2	-	-	-	.946	1.68

1977	St. Louis	NL	30	Stl	MLB	P	11		39.1	2	5	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.60

Awards

[1969] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #23), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1971] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1983] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (0 votes - 0%) [1997] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #3) [1998] - National League Manager of the Year [1999] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #3) [2001] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #5)

Trivia and Player Notes

Dierker had his #49 retired by the Houston Astros on May 19, 2002.

Notes: Played in 2 all-star games during his career (1969, 1971)

Jobs in Baseball

Year(s)	Team	Position
1979-1996	Houston Astros [MLB]	Broadcaster
1997-2001	Houston Astros [MLB]	Manager
2008	Houston Astros [MLB]	Community Outreach Executive