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Dave Goltz
David Allan Goltz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.

Debut July 18, 1972
  vs. NYY 3.7 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 22, 1983
Born June 23, 1949 in Pelican Rapids, MN

Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1972 23 MIN AL   3   3  15  11   2   0   2  1   91.0   75   30   27   5   26   38   0   1   368   3   1  2.67  3.22  121 1.110
 1973 24 MIN AL   6   4  32  10   1   0  11  1  106.3  138   68   62  11   32   65   2   5   477   1   0  5.25  3.98   76 1.599
 1974 25 MIN AL  10  10  28  24   5   1   1  1  174.3  192   81   63  14   45   89   7   4   746   1   0  3.25  3.77  116 1.359
 1975 26 MIN AL  14  14  32  32  15   1   0  0  243.0  235  112   99  18   72  128   6  11  1015   2   3  3.67  3.86  105 1.263
 1976 27 MIN AL  14  14  36  35  13   4   0  0  249.3  239  113   93  14   91  133   5  15  1054   4   1  3.36  3.59  107 1.324
 1977 28 MIN AL  20  11  39  39  19   2   0  0  303.0  284  129  113  23   91  186   2   9  1253   4   1  3.36  4.03  120 1.238 CYA-6
 1978 29 MIN AL  15  10  29  29  13   2   0  0  220.3  209   72   61  12   67  116   1   4   913   1   1  2.49  3.85  155 1.253
 1979 30 MIN AL  14  13  36  35  12   1   1  0  250.7  282  124  116  22   69  132   1   5  1061   3   0  4.16  4.40  106 1.400
 1980 31 LAD NL   7  11  35  27   2   2   2  1  171.3  198   91   82  12   59   91   0   3   739   3   1  4.31  3.54   82 1.500
 1981 32 LAD NL   2   7  26   8   0   0   3  1   77.0   83   35   35   4   25   48   0   2   319   3   1  4.09  3.35   82 1.403
 1982 33 TOT      8   6  30   8   1   0  17  3   89.7   88   47   41   4   32   52   1   2   382   1   0  4.12  4.02   98 1.338
         LAD NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   1  0    3.7    6    4    2   0    0    3   0   0    17   0   0  4.91  3.50   71 1.636
         CAL AL   8   5  28   7   1   0  16  3   86.0   82   43   39   4   32   49   1   2   365   1   0  4.08  4.04   99 1.326
 1983 34 CAL AL   0   6  15   6   0   0   2  0   63.7   81   48   44  10   37   27   1   1   301   2   1  6.22  4.03   65 1.853
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .509 113 109 353 264  83  13  39  8 2039.7 2104  950  836 149  646 1105  26  62  8628  28  10  3.69  3.86  105 1.348
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  12  38  29   9   1   4  0  224.7  231  104   92  16   71  121   2   6   950   3   1  3.69  3.86  105 1.348
 Career High     20  14  39  39  19   4  17  3  303.0  284  129  116  23   91  186   7  15  1253   4   3  2.49  4.40  155 1.110

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 23 MIN AL  15   29    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  17  .103  .161  .103  -21    3   3   0   0   0   1
 1980 31 LAD NL  35   47    1    6   0  0   0    4   0  0   7  23  .128  .241  .128    7    6   7   0   0   0   0
 1981 32 LAD NL  26   17    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .059  .158  .059  -35    1   2   0   0   1   0
 1982 33 TOT      2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         LAD NL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons      83   94    1   10   0  0   0    7   0  0  10  49  .106  .200  .106  -10   10  12   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        183    2   20   0  0   0   14   0  0  20  96  .106  .200  .106  -10   20  23   0   0   2   2
 Career High     35   47    1    6   0  0   0    4   0  0   7  23                           6   7   0   0   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1972 23 MIN AL   34   30    1   0.9    87| .103  .252| .161  .321| .103  .364| .264  .685| -21  .072  -4.5  -0.5   0%
 1980 31 LAD NL   61   48    2   1.1    94| .128  .266| .241  .328| .128  .385| .369  .713|   7  .082  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1981 32 LAD NL   21   18    0   0.0    89| .059  .259| .158  .324| .059  .371| .217  .695| -35  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1982 33 TOT       1    1    0   0.0    93| .000  .263| .000  .326| .000  .382| .000  .708|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         LAD NL    1    1    0   0.0    93| .000  .263| .000  .326| .000  .382| .000  .708|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      117   97    3   0.8    91| .106  .260| .200  .325| .106  .376| .306  .701| -10  .052 -13.6  -1.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1972 23 MIN AL   P   15      8   14    1    0  .957  .948  1.47  0.75  2.18  1.86   11   91.0
 1973 24 MIN AL   P   32      7   17    1    4  .960  .952  0.75  0.86  2.03  1.86   10  106.3
 1974 25 MIN AL   P   28     14   27    2    3  .953  .947  1.46  0.83  2.12  1.81   24  174.3
 1975 26 MIN AL   P   32     20   38    3    4  .951  .940  1.81  0.85  2.15  1.87   32  243.0
 1976 27 MIN AL   P   36     18   35    3    3  .946  .950  1.47  0.85  1.91  1.87   35  249.3
 1977 28 MIN AL   P   39     20   41    5    4  .924  .949  1.56  0.84  1.81  1.95   39  303.0
                 DH    1
 1978 29 MIN AL   P   29     24   28    2    2  .963  .954  1.79  0.85  2.12  1.90   29  220.3
 1979 30 MIN AL   P   36     16   34    2    3  .962  .949  1.39  0.81  1.79  1.92   35  250.7
 1980 31 LAD NL   P   35     11   24    1    1  .972  .951  1.00  0.69  1.84  1.91   27  171.3
 1981 32 LAD NL   P   26      6   14    0    1 1.000  .957  0.77  0.68  2.34  1.98    8   77.0
 1982 33 TOT      P   30      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.37  0.73  1.10  1.81    8   89.7
         LAD NL   P    2      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  0.70  4.86  1.95    1    3.7
         CAL AL   P   28      4    5    0    0 1.000  .957  0.32  0.73  0.94  1.80    7   86.0
 1983 34 CAL AL   P   15      4    8    1    1  .923  .960  0.80  0.73  1.70  1.79    6   63.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1977 28 MIN AL  DH    1

 1972 23 MIN AL   P   15      8   14    1    0  .957  .948  1.47  0.75  2.18  1.86   11   91.0
 1973 24 MIN AL   P   32      7   17    1    4  .960  .952  0.75  0.86  2.03  1.86   10  106.3
 1974 25 MIN AL   P   28     14   27    2    3  .953  .947  1.46  0.83  2.12  1.81   24  174.3
 1975 26 MIN AL   P   32     20   38    3    4  .951  .940  1.81  0.85  2.15  1.87   32  243.0
 1976 27 MIN AL   P   36     18   35    3    3  .946  .950  1.47  0.85  1.91  1.87   35  249.3
 1977 28 MIN AL   P   39     20   41    5    4  .924  .949  1.56  0.84  1.81  1.95   39  303.0
 1978 29 MIN AL   P   29     24   28    2    2  .963  .954  1.79  0.85  2.12  1.90   29  220.3
 1979 30 MIN AL   P   36     16   34    2    3  .962  .949  1.39  0.81  1.79  1.92   35  250.7
 1980 31 LAD NL   P   35     11   24    1    1  .972  .951  1.00  0.69  1.84  1.91   27  171.3
 1981 32 LAD NL   P   26      6   14    0    1 1.000  .957  0.77  0.68  2.34  1.98    8   77.0
 1982 33 TOT      P   30      4    7    0    0 1.000  .957  0.37  0.73  1.10  1.81    8   89.7
         LAD NL   P    2      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  0.70  4.86  1.95    1    3.7
         CAL AL   P   28      4    5    0    0 1.000  .957  0.32  0.73  0.94  1.80    7   86.0
 1983 34 CAL AL   P   15      4    8    1    1  .923  .960  0.80  0.73  1.70  1.79    6   63.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 353    152  287   21   26  .954  .949  1.24  0.80  1.94  1.89  264 2039.7
                 DH    1   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       353    152  287   21   26  .954  .949  1.24  0.80  1.94  1.89  264   2040
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1981   WS    LAD NYY     W   2   0   5.40  0  0  0  0   3.1   4   2   1   2 
 1982   ALCS  CAL MIL     L   1   0   7.36  0  0  0  0   3.2   4   3   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   3   0   6.43  0  0  0  0   7     8   5   3   4 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   WS    LAD NYY     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1982   ALCS  CAL MIL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1977-AL-6-0.14
Car-158-0.14 shares

ERA
1977 AL-3.36-8
1978 AL-2.49-5

Wins
1977 AL-20-1

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1977 AL-1.238-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1977 AL-8.44-9

Innings
1977 AL-303.0-2
1979 AL-250.7-7

Strikeouts
1977 AL-186-6
1979 AL-132-8

Games Started
1977 AL-39-1
1979 AL-35-8

Comp. Games
1977 AL-19-6

Shutouts
1976 AL-4-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1976 AL-91-6
1977 AL-91-3

Hits Allowed
1976 AL-239-10
1977 AL-284-1
1979 AL-282-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1977 AL-113-4
1979 AL-116-4

Wild Pitches
1975 AL-11-5
1976 AL-15-1

Batters Faced
1977 AL-1253-3
1979 AL-1061-7

Adjusted ERA+
1977 AL-120-10
1978 AL-155-4

    

Black Ink: Pitching - 5 (418) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 33 (706) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (981) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 12.0 (827) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

November 14, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 27, 1982: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

May 24, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

July 6, 1983: Released by the California Angels.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Los Angeles Dodgers$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$500,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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