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Ed Rakow

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 178lb (180cm, 80kg)

Born: May 30, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: August 26, 2000 in West Palm Beach, FL

Debut: April 22, 1960 (Age 24-328d, 11,718th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 28, 1967 (Age 32-121d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Edward Charles Rakow

Nicknames: Rock

Pronunciation: \ROCK-oh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

4.33

195

761.1

484

WHIP

1.412

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-39 / in Starts: 2-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 13

1961 Pitching Game Log

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1961 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	10	2	Apr 15	KCA	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.57	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.013	.36	0.02%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
2	11	4	Apr 21	KCA		CLE	L,3-5	8-GF		5	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.38	2.20	6	2	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.143	1.81	-0.17%	-0.54	8t --3 1 out tie	9t end d 2
3	12	6	Apr 23	KCA		CLE	L,8-10	8-8	BS(1)	1	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	5.40	3.17	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.16	-0.246	6.73	-0.31%	-1.00	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-3 2 out tie
4	13	7	Apr 24	KCA		MIN	L,6-10	8-9		0	1.1	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	7.71	3.43	9	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	-0.080	2.54	-0.09%	-0.57	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 123 1 out a3
5	14	11	Apr 29	KCA		CHW	W,13-9	4-8		4	4.0	2	3	3	5	0	0	0	7.27	4.77	19	8	4	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	.66	0.037	.94	0.03%	0.04	4t --- 0 out a2	8t 12- 0 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	15	21	May 13	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-10	2-3		13	0.2	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	8.68	4.72	9	0	2	0	1	5		2	2	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	.27	-0.131	.39	-0.12%	-5.93	2b 12- 1 out d3	3b 123 0 out d8
7	16	27	May 19	KCA	@	MIN	L,1-11	GS-3	L(0-1)	5	2.2	5	6	3	1	3	2	0	9.00	6.16	15	4	2	0	0	5	32			0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.03	-0.292	1.92	-0.33%	-4.51	1b start tie	3b --- 2 out d6
8	17	30	May 22	KCA		DET	L,2-10	6-8		2	3.0	2	1	0	3	1	0	0	7.20	5.91	14	6	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	.09	0.005	.12	0.01%	0.53	6t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d7
9	18	35	May 28(1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-9	5-6		5	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.35	5.52	9	5	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.05	0.004	.06	0.00%	0.99	5b --- 0 out d7	6b 3 out d7
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	19	41	Jun 2	KCA	@	WSA	L,4-12	4-4		4	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	7.00	5.52	6	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.44	-0.111	.58	-0.09%	-1.52	4b --- 0 out d2	4b 3 out d4
11	20	53	Jun 11(2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-6		8	5.2	6	3	1	2	4	1	0	5.70	5.28	26	8	6	1	3	6	51			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	-0.134	.61	-0.05%	-0.54	1b start tie	6b 1-3 2 out d2
12	21	59	Jun 17	KCA		LAA	L,0-3	9-GF		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.47	5.09	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.008	.04	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
13	22	64	Jun 22	KCA		NYY	L,3-8	7-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.26	5.11	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.51	7t --- 0 out d8	7t 3 out d8
14	23	67	Jun 25(1)	KCA		BOS	L,4-7	5-5		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.13	5.04	3	2	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.014	.03	0.00%	-0.31	5t -2- 1 out d5	5t 3 out d6
15	24	69	Jun 27(1)	KCA		BAL	L,3-5	2-7	L(0-2)	1	5.1	5	2	2	2	4	2	0	4.83	5.38	22	7	4	2	1	5		2	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.01	0.024	.09	0.00%	0.99	2t 12- 2 out d3	7t 3 out d2
16	25	72	Jun 29	KCA		BAL	L,2-6	6-8		1	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.46	5.11	9	4	3	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.007	.01	0.00%	0.97	6t --3 1 out d3	8t 3 out d4
17	26	73	Jun 30	KCA		MIN	L,2-8	6-8		0	3.0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	4.10	4.58	12	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	.05	0.011	.00	0.00%	1.53	6t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	27	74	Jul 1	KCA		MIN	L,3-9	7-8		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.89	4.38	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.29	0.037	.00	0.00%	1.02	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
19	28	75	Jul 2	KCA		MIN	W,8-7	8-GF	BW(1-2)	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	4	0	2	3.92	4.32	11	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.17	-0.075	.06	0.00%	0.02	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end tie
20	29	78	Jul 4(2)	KCA	@	LAA	L,5-7	5-7	L(1-3)	1	2.0	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	4.57	4.28	11	1	2	0	2	4		2	0	0	0	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.185	.01	0.00%	-0.88	5b 12- 0 out a3	7b 12- 0 out a1
21	30	81	Jul 7(1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-6	L(1-4)	2	6.0	8	6	6	3	2	1	0	5.11	4.44	28	8	7	0	1	8	31			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	-0.346	.00	0.00%	-3.07	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
22	31	85	Jul 14(1)	KCA	@	WSA	W,8-3	CG	W(2-4)	6	9.0	7	3	3	4	7	1	0	4.78	4.34	37	5	14	2	4	7	64			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	.35	0.175	.00	0.00%	1.31	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a5
23	32	91	Jul 18	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-7		3	6.0	5	3	3	0	0	1	0	4.76	4.38	21	13	3	0	0	5	50			0	2	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.16	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.61	1b start a 2	7b 1-- 0 out a1
24	33	95	Jul 23(2)	KCA		DET	L,14-17	GS-3		4	2.2	6	5	4	1	2	0	0	5.10	4.29	16	5	2	0	0	6	29			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.14	-0.317	.00	0.00%	-3.71	1t start tie	3t 1-- 2 out a1
25	34	97	Jul 26	KCA		CLE	L,5-12	8-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.08	4.28	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.44	8t 12- 2 out d7	8t 3 out d7
26	35	99	Jul 28	KCA		WSA	L,6-10	GS-6		1	5.1	7	4	4	1	6	0	0	5.20	4.03	22	6	2	1	0	7	43			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.13	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.48	1t start tie	6t 1-- 1 out a1
27	36	101	Jul 30	KCA		WSA	L,0-4	7-8		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.11	4.01	4	1	3	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.020	.00	0.00%	1.01	7t 1-3 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	37	107	Aug 6(1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-2	L(2-5)	6	1.2	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	5.35	4.01	12	4	1	0	0	6	30			0	0	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.242	.00	0.00%	-2.42	1b start a 1	2b 12- 2 out d2
29	38	109	Aug 7	KCA	@	BAL	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	5.45	4.14	8	5	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-1.02	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 1
30	39	113	Aug 10	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-8	1-4		2	3.2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	5.20	3.93	12	3	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.24	-0.019	.00	0.00%	0.64	1b 1-3 1 out d3	4b 3 out d5
31	40	117	Aug 14	KCA	@	MIN	L,2-6	5-6		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.08	3.87	7	4	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.42	5b 1-3 0 out d5	6b 3 out d6
32	41	120	Aug 18	KCA		CHW	W,3-1	8-GF	S(1)	3	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.96	3.84	8	3	3	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.150	.00	0.00%	1.02	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
33	42	122	Aug 20(1)	KCA		CHW	L,3-5	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	4.95	3.84	9	5	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.02	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
34	43	126	Aug 24	KCA		BAL	W,5-3	GS-7		3	7.0	9	3	3	4	3	0	1	4.87	3.85	33	11	5	0	1	9	46			2	0	0	26	1	1	0	2	1	0	1.75	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.56	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
35	44	131	Aug 29	KCA		BOS	L,4-8	GS-9	L(2-6)	4	8.2	7	6	5	6	8	0	1	4.89	3.79	39	11	6	1	1	7	50			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.43	0.143	.00	0.00%	0.80	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
36	45	136	Sep 2	KCA	@	LAA	L,3-6	GS-6	L(2-7)	3	6.0	5	3	3	4	4	1	0	4.87	3.88	25	8	4	0	0	5	50			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.31	-0.092	.00	0.00%	0.36	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
37	46	137	Sep 4(1)	KCA		LAA	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.83	3.86	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.51	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
38	47	140	Sep 5(2)	KCA		LAA	W,13-12	6-6		0	1.0	1	3	2	1	1	1	0	4.95	3.98	6	2	1	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.42	-0.326	.00	0.00%	-3.65	6t 123 0 out a6	6t 3 out tie
39	48	142	Sep 9	KCA		MIN	L,4-5	6-7	L(2-8)	3	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.97	4.06	5	2	1	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.030	.00	0.00%	0.29	6t 123 2 out tie	7t 3 out d1
40	49	144	Sep 10(2)	KCA		MIN	L,0-7	4-5		0	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.88	4.04	8	4	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.039	.00	0.00%	1.02	4t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d4
41	50	152	Sep 19(2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-6	5-6		8	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	4.87	4.18	9	2	4	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.01	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
42	51	155	Sep 23	KCA		CLE	L,5-9	4-7		3	4.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.71	4.08	13	7	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	.91	0.217	.00	0.00%	2.04	4t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
43	52	156	Sep 25(1)	KCA		DET	L,4-6	8-8		1	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	4.07	3	0	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.67	8t -2- 2 out d2	8t 3 out d3
44	53	159	Sep 27	KCA		DET	L,2-10	7-7		1	1.0	3	5	4	0	1	1	1	4.96	4.18	8	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	.53	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-4.49	7t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d7
45	54	161	Sep 30	KCA		WSA	L,4-5	4-6		2	3.0	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	4.84	4.11	16	8	1	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.14	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.53	4t --- 0 out d3	6t 3 out d1
							6-39		W-L:2-8,Sv:1,BSv:2	2.6	124.2	131	80	67	49	81	14	8	4.84	4.11	555	1.87		3%	7%	130	43	24	50%	3	3	1	487	20	6	1	12	7	14	.97	-2.107	.27	-1.10%	-15.16

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