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Dave Roberts (pitcher) was born on 11 September, 1944 in Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S., is an American baseball player (1944-2009). Discover Dave Roberts (pitcher)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 11 September, 1944
Birthday 11 September
Birthplace Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death 2009
Died Place Short Gap, West Virginia, U.S.
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1944

David Arthur Roberts (September 11, 1944 – January 9, 2009) was an American professional baseball player.

1963

He attended George Washington elementary school, and then started high school at Gallia Academy, finally moving to and in 1963 graduating from Central High School in Columbus, Ohio, where his parents had relocated.

In basketball, he was All-Columbus.

Roberts was signed in June 1963 as an undrafted amateur free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Pitching for the 1963 Spartanburg Phillies he was 9-3 with a 1.79 ERA, Class-A Western Carolina League and throwing three shutouts in his 17 starts.

In the minor leagues from 1963–69, he was 65–32 with a 3.00 ERA.

1964

He played on farm clubs for the Phillies, Kansas City A's, and Pittsburgh Pirates (who claimed him on waivers in April 1964 for $8,000 ($0 in current dollar terms), and was chosen by San Diego with the 39th pick in the 1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft.

1966

In 1966 he pitched for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League, posting an ERA of 2.17 in 108 innings.

1968

Roberts was 1968 Pitcher of the Year for the International League Columbus Jets, after going 18–5.

1969

He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1969 to 1981 for eight teams.

He was second in the National League (NL) with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) in for the San Diego Padres, after which he was traded to the Houston Astros, where he spent the four most productive years of his career.

After debuting with the Padres in 1969, Roberts was sixth in the NL in walks per 9 innings (2.13) in 1970.

1971

He went 14–17 for the last-place 1971 Padres, finishing second to the New York Mets' Tom Seaver with a 2.10 ERA.

Roberts was traded from the Padres to the Houston Astros for Derrel Thomas, Bill Greif, and Mark Schaeffer on December 3, 1971.

1972

His being traded by the Padres was just prior to the Padres signing another Dave Roberts (see below), who joined the club in 1972.

If this trade had not taken place, the Padres' roster would have featured two unrelated players named "Dave Roberts", making this among the few occasions where a team's roster featured two unrelated players with the same name.

In 1972, Roberts was 12–7 for the Astros.

1973

In 1973, he recorded a career-best 17–11 record, setting a club record with a career-high six shutouts (second in the NL).

1974

Roberts was the August 25, 1974 NL Player of the Week.

That season, he finished sixth in the NL in wins and sacrifice hits (12), seventh in games started (36), eighth in complete games (12), and tenth in ERA (2.85) and walks per nine innings (2.24).

1975

Roberts was dealt along with Milt May and Jim Crawford from the Astros to the Detroit Tigers for Leon Roberts, Terry Humphrey, Gene Pentz and Mark Lemongello on December 6, 1975.

1976

After a 16–17 season with the 1976 Tigers, in which he was fifth in the American League (AL) in shutouts (4), seventh in games started (36) and ninth in complete games (18), he had surgery on his knee.

On the final day of the 1976 season, Roberts gave up Hank Aaron's final career hit and RBI in the sixth inning.

Aaron was lifted for a pinch runner.

1977

In 1977, Roberts was the Opening Day starter for the Tigers.

In July 1977 he was purchased by the Chicago Cubs.

1978

In 1978, Roberts batted .327 for the Cubs, with a .500 slugging percentage, in 52 at bats.

1979

Roberts was also a member of the 1979 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates team.

Over his major league career he won 103 games.

In February 1979 he signed as free agent with the San Francisco Giants.

Roberts was traded along with Bill Madlock and Lenny Randle from the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Holland, Ed Whitson and Fred Breining on June 28, 1979.

Combined, in 1979 he had a 2.90 ERA.

1980

After pitching just two games for the Pirates in 1980, Roberts was purchased by the Seattle Mariners in April.

He pitched the rest of the season in Seattle, going 2–3.

1981

Following that season, Roberts became a free agent, and in January 1981 he was signed by the Mets.

He pitched just seven games for the Mets, going 0–3 with a 9.39 ERA, before being released in May.

2004

He was sixth in the voting for the NL Cy Young Award, seventh in walks per 9 innings (2.04), ninth in innings pitched (269.7), tenth in complete games (14), and 24th in the voting for the NL MVP Award.

He held batters to a .191 batting average when runners were in scoring position.

2010

Roberts was one of the best Jewish pitchers all-time in major league history through 2010, ranking fourth in career games (445; behind only Scott Schoeneweis, Ken Holtzman, and John Grabow), fourth in wins (103) and strikeouts (957) behind Sandy Koufax, Holtzman, and Steve Stone, and seventh in ERA (3.78).

Roberts was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, and was Jewish.