Dick Koecher
Richard Finlay Koecher
Born: March 30, 1926
Philadelphia, PA US
Deceased: February 4, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 196
Career: 1946-1949
Major League Statistics
Dick Koecher compiled a career record of 40 wins and 17 losses and a 3.34 ERA in his 89-game pitching career with the Terre Haute Phillies, Utica Blue Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.88 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 125.0 | 103 | 51 | 40 | 70 | 86 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.05 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 198.0 | 135 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 91 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 13 | 5 | .722 | 3.79 | 29 | 23 | 178.0 | 167 | 87 | 75 | 73 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 40 | 17 | .702 | 3.34 | 89 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 507.0 | 412 | 224 | 188 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 182 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | 19 | 50 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .119 | .245 | .119 | .364 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 36 | 84 | 74 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 31 | .203 | .272 | .311 | .582 | 23 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | 34 | 61 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .262 | .311 | .574 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 89 | 195 | 177 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 49 | .203 | .262 | .266 | .527 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | IIIL | Terre Haute Phillies | P | 19 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.684 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 36 | 7 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .965 | 1.528 |
| 1948 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1948 | A | EL | Utica Blue Sox | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 89 | 10 | 77 | 4 | 4 | .956 | .978 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Terre Haute Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1948 | A | Eastern League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1948 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | PHI | ||
| 1949 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | SLA |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
